Chapter 12: Gaining Experience.

Feeling satisfied with the result, Franz looked at Rocoso's information again.

Golem (Bronze): Rocky.

Current Kingdom: Third Grade Beast.

Skills:

Earthbending (A) (Advanced)

Rock Body (B) (Mastered)

Affinity with nature (B) (Intermediate)

Mana Pool (D)(Mastered)

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Even though mana reserve is a low-quality skill, it was due to the Golem's state that the skill had such an impact on him, as the Golem's mana had grown by at least a third, removing not only the mana deficit state, but also bringing the Golem's mana to the level of mana that under normal circumstances it should have had.

And thanks to the fact that the mastery over his skills had grown quite a bit, Franz managed to bring his skill to the mastered level in a week and even managed to take a category B skill to the intermediate level.

Speaking of which, Franz almost became unconscious when he did that, it turns out that the requirements to level up higher quality skills are higher than the lower quality ones, previously if Franz had tried, he would most likely have died or been knocked unconscious or something like that, although maybe he was just exaggerating, however, thanks to the fact that he wasn't too far away from reaching the second grade and thanks to the fact that he shared skills with Pom Pom due to his talent and if his guesses were correct, his mana should be pretty much the same as that of a newly advanced second grade. 

On the other hand, Franz was quite happy with Pom Pom, because as with the Golem, both mana reserve and minor healing liquid, they had managed to reach the mastered level, leaving only the last level of advancement, illuminated, which, thinking about it, Franz wondered if there would be any changes or improvements when he managed to bring a monster's abilities to the maximum level.

Dingggggggg

The door of the private room opened and the one who entered was Alek, he looked quite expectant, as if he had been waiting for Franz to call him at any moment.

- Hi Alek, it took me a little longer than estimated, but Rocky is ready to show himself to the world - Franz said with big words.

Alek nodded and when he was about to greet Franz, he was quite frightened when he saw him.

- Hey Franz, sorry to ask, but have you slept? –

Franz didn't understand the question, but when Alek showed him a mirror, he could see why he was asking that, emaciated appearance and dirty clothes from the dirt that the Golem naturally shed, Franz had the appearance of a zombie at this time.

Most likely, if his parents or Nepheli saw him in this state, it was safe to say that they would first tease him a little and then ask if he was okay.

- Well, Rocky required more energy than I estimated, but that's okay, thanks to him I was able to learn some new things and I also loved the time I was able to work with him, you may not believe it, but working with monsters is a pretty rewarding experience –

- Yes- I see, I'm glad to hear that Rocky was of help to you too - said Alek, still worried about Franz who seemed to fall unconscious at any moment.

Franz nodded and after exchanging a few words with Alek, Franz explained that, as much as possible, he should avoid getting Rocky into fights for at least two or three months since, although his condition had disappeared, it was still possible for him to reappear if he got into many battles of attrition, Alek nodded and after paying him and confirming with reception that the task had been successfully accomplished, she said goodbye to Franz, hoping to see him again to invite him to lunch next time.

Now that Franz had nothing to do, he decided to go take a bath and sleep, tomorrow he would continue training with Hans, so he needed to be in optimal condition for it.

Luckily the association offered all kinds of services for its members, of course, for a small price.

Franz paid for a room and after thanking the receptionist, Franz took some keys and entered the room, to tell the truth, he just closed the door and as soon as he touched the bed he fell asleep, possibly whoever was in charge of cleaning the room would curse when he saw the bed full of dust and dirt.

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The next day, after waking up, Franz took a bath and asked for something to eat, Pom Pom and he feasted on the food, Pom Pom was the most cheerful because he had never eaten so much since he was hired as a beast, although it was not because Franz was a stingy, rather Pom Pom was one of those gluttonous monsters, Even if he already needed to eat, he would still continue to do so if someone did not take away his food or set a limit.

After finishing everything, Franz handed over the keys to the room and thanked the receptionist, of course not before cleaning the room a little because if he had thought about it, he would feel bad if the workers of the place pointed him out as someone dirty and messy.

There were still two hours to meet with his teacher, but Franz decided to ask for a taxi just in case, it was better to arrive early than late, even more so if your teacher was someone strict.

The meeting would be held in the training camps offered by the warrior academy in this city, Franz found it quite convenient that the academies also offered this type of services so that mana practitioners had a place to train, but it was a pity that not all cities implemented this system, an example would be the city of Lambda where Franz used to live.

Along the way, Franz took some time to see the different places that the city offered, to tell the truth, he had not had much time to travel around the city, nor would he have been in the mood for it.

Among the places he saw, there were some that caught his attention, when he asked him about them, the taxi driver was quite kind to explain about these places.

The first was the magician's game room, it was a place that uses state-of-the-art technology made by alchemists and magicians, it was simulation rooms in which the body was materialized in a digital or spiritual world, the advantage of this was that mana practitioners and ordinary people could engage in fights without fear of getting really hurt, The place was quite popular and it was no wonder why.

The second place of interest was a museum, the museum of the history of humanity, there are recorded all kinds of strange events and ancient relics that are said to have existed during the mythical era of humanity, an era in which it is said, the human was the ruling species in the world and mana was not the energy that was practiced, but another more special type of energy, one that is said to be capable of turning humans into gods.

Both Franz and the taxi driver agreed that something like this should be impossible, aberrations, mythical beings such as dragons and other species, Franz did not see how the humans of old could have been stronger than that, much less could he believe that there had been any other energy apart from mana of which there is no real proof but only theories.

The third and last place of interest was the dawn tower or test tower, in reality it was a kind of test, the tower is made with special power so it can house an immense space inside despite its size, as for who created it, it was a secret to the public.

The test tower consisted of 100 floors, each floor has a different test, you may have to kill a monster, solve a puzzle or get out of an illusion, the taxi driver could not explain what happened when you passed the top floor as either, until now no one had completed the tower completely, or it was a secret matter that had not yet been revealed.

Franz didn't pay any more attention to the other places and continued to converse with the taxi driver to kill time, although there was something that bothered Franz, perhaps it was his imagination, but he thought he had seen the same light at the top of the test tower that he saw when he focused his eyes on some mana practitioner or an ordinary person.

About 40 minutes passed, Franz had arrived at his destination and standing at the entrance of the training camps, there was Hans waving at him, Franz approached him, but was shocked when he saw Nepheli behind Hans.

Franz wanted to ask why his friend was here and Hans answered him before he could speak.

- Franz, I thought you would need a trusted partner, so I thought of your friend, you may not believe it, but outside the city it is not uncommon for people to betray their own colleagues, so someone trustworthy would come in handy -

- And besides, Mr. Hans needed someone to put you in your place if you became confident - Nepheli said who sometimes did not have much tact for words, Hans on the other hand only laughed as he began to enter the training grounds.

Franz could only smile bitterly, even though deep down he was actually quite happy to be able to continue living with Nepheli, sometimes it was quite boring to be alone with Pom Pom who could barely make a sound.