When Rowan opened his eyes, Spencer was standing before him.
" Huh? Uncle Spencer…BLEUGHH!"
Before he could say anything, Rowan's face changed as nausea rose. He rushed to the window and vomited outside. Spencer was alarmed when he saw Rowan.
" Young Master! Are you alright?!"
" Just…Bring me some water…" Rowan clenched his teeth and spoke. " And some lemon…"
Only after drinking cold water with lemon, Rowan felt his nausea calmed a bit. He never thought that after his consciousness returned to his body, he would get hit by such motion sickness.
" Haahhh, Uncle Spencer, you are still here?" Rowan asked after getting refreshed a bit. " How long has it been?"
" How long?" Spencer was confused. " It's barely five minutes, Young Master."
" What? Only five minutes?"
Rowan was stunned because he felt like an hour or two had already passed. ' Damn, did I just experience some time dilation or something?'
" Where is the crystal, Young Master. It seemed to have vanished." Spencer asked in a curious voice. Rowan shook his head, " I used it. Looks like I didn't gain much."
" Anyways, it's already late. Uncle Spencer, please rest early."
" Very well…" Spencer bowed, " I shall be waiting for you in the training area in the morning, Young Master."
" Good night!"
Rowan sighed as he couldn't get himself to sleep. ' Ugh, maybe I should read some books.'
He already cleared the crap books earlier, burning them to ashes. Next, Rowan decided to read some of the study books to broaden his horizons. Technically, his brain could be considered a nerdy brain, but Josh, inside, wanted to study nonetheless.
Discovery of Mana and Day-to-Day applications.
"….."
Rowan almost felt his eyes popping out. The anomaly of this world was right before him, but he seemed to overlook it.
Mana is the invisible energy that moves around the world. It creates, nurtures, and is released back to the world itself after the destruction of matter.
The first conclusive proof of mana appeared before the general mass appeared after the First Great War. After that, the development of mana as an energy source has increased.
' You are saying you can carve certain inscriptions on certain devices, and make it channel mana and use it?'
For a moment, Rowan… no, Josh, fell into existential crisis.
' Isn't that how electricity worked? No wait, how did it work actually?'
Yes, electricity is generated in a place, supplied through a power grid, and used through circuit boards.
But how are the circuit boards made? All those macro and micro components, generation of electricity, modern equipment, suddenly Josh suddenly realized that he actually knows shit nothing.
If someone here asked how a smartphone works, Josh could only stare at the questionnaire in a blank stare.
' What if they are also using magic and witchcraft, and we didn't just know?'
Slapping his face, Rowan regained his sanity for a moment. No wonder people say even knowing something can make you insane!
The book was rather thin as it just contained various examples of mana interactions. However, what caught Rowan's eye was, " It's not proven that the human body can control mana at will. Such ancient practices are still considered myths."
Next was the world map, which was totally different than Earth. The Nation of Traycore was more like an empire, spanning across almost a third of the continent of Libertas. To its east was the Orzun Country, and to the south was the Stretch of Wyrmland.
From the North to the west side was covered by the Emerald Ocean, where the Circle of Isles is located. Beyond the Circle of Isles was the Coalition of Seven Kingdoms and the Holy Sanctuary.
Four Major religions rule the world, which have the approval of all nations and kingdoms.
Temple of Thunder's leader was Zarus, the lord of lightning and master of the ocean.
Dome of Sun and Moon prays to Solas and Lunis, the Dragons of Gold and Knowledge.
Church of Endless prays to Queen Nixia, the queen of dreams and abundance, and the Goddess of Night.
Finally, the Blood and Iron Shrine that prays to the Erpysus, the God of War and Protection.
However, all religions were said to have appeared from the Holy Sanctuary.
Two major religions in the Nation of Traycor are the Temple of Thunder and the Church of Endless.
As for heretics, these are people from the organization that opposes these four major religions and countries, hunted down by both the government and religions.
However, churches aren't the only oldest organizations, as ancient families existed as well.
Among the five noble clans of the Nation of Traycor, there is the Augustus Family, which is the ruler of the entire nation.
Then Narciel Family of East, controlling over corps and food supply.
The Dyrker Family holds the military power, with the most contributions in previous wars.
The Aurelius Family was of West, controlling the merchant and flow of money with various businesses.
The Grephon Family of South, which has the largest number of civil servants and controls the political narrative.
But if asked by a true historian, they will only answer that the Augustus Family is the ruler, and the Aurelius and Dryker Families as the only contenders of them.
[ Ding! You have learned information about both your world and the Heavenly Tower within a short span of time!
[ You have gained
[ You have opened the Intelligence stat! Intelligence stat gets +3]
Rowan chortled when he saw the achievement window. ' Ah, this one…it's more like a backhand reward for those bastards who play Divine Battlefield 5 hours game continuously.'
With a thought, Rowan opened his status window.
Name: Rowan Von Aurelius
Strength: 4
Agility: 8
Constitution: 6
Stamina: 5
Spirit: 7
Intelligence: 7
Level: 3
Skill: Cloud Stealing Divine Hands
Rowan rubbed his chin as he nodded. " This is more likely. I wonder how many stats I need to reach level 10?"
The next day, in the training ground.
When Rowan appeared there, the window of the Akashic Record appeared before him.
[ Ding! Constellation of Handsome and Intelligent Monkeys has given you a task! Are you willing to accept?]
' Ehh? They are finally going to give me some rewards?' Rowan was elated as he clicked on yes.
Daily Tasks:
Master of Stick: Wield a staff 1000 times ( 0/1000)
Steps towards strength: Practice 100 punches and 100 kicks while wearing weights of 30 KG
(0/100)
(0/100)
One time task:
Heart of Tranquility: Pass the test set by Prabhanjan
(0/1)