[Bonus chapter]True Vision

"Damn it, why isn't it working!?".

Ian; who was lying down on the bed, couldn't help but punch the mattress in his fury.

No matter how many times he tried, He could not use True vision.

' I even got an inheritance related to it… ' This only further increased his frustration, making him contemplate life.

Usually, since he already had an inheritance with the ability recorded inside it, it shouldn't take long to learn how to use it, but ...

"As expected, I am not that talented in this… "

If someone compared his talent in Mind Cultivation with every student in the University, then it would be considered one of the worst among them all …

Of course, this does not mean he lacks talent, but compared to the monsters and prodigal sons who are studying at this university, he has a relatively meager talent for Mind cultivation.

'Haa… Talent? That isn't absolute. I just need to figure out what I'm doing wrong. '

Ian didn't believe in talent; instead, he thought that a person's capacity for a given topic depended on how much he knew about it. Just because he was dull at something doesn't mean he is useless at it. He may not have understood it well enough.

If he really thought talent is everything, then he would have given up on trying to climb higher when he got a job in that shady company.

Ian shook his head and diverted his attention to the inheritance in his mind.

' True vision, huh... fascinating. '

The more Ian learned about this Hidden Ability, the more amazed he was.

True vision is quite a unique ability; Ian had never heard of any other similar ability in the Mortal stage.

It not only allows the user to see another mind practitioner's grade, but it can also serve as a foundation for learning other abilities in the Heart Astute State!

This is completely unexpected for Ian.

In that case, as long as he learned this hidden ability, he could learn other abilities in the Heart Astute state even faster! Drastically speeding up his progress in reaching Green grade.

Of course, all of this would happen on the premise that he succeeded in learning True vision right now.

"Let's try again..."

With his eyes closed, Ian tried to recollect the strange sensation he experienced after consuming the Mind Explosion pill.

There was a reason why the Mind explosion pill could help in learning the abilities for the starting grades.

In addition to enhancing his awareness, the sensation he felt after consuming the pill helped him better understand the Heart Astute State, which aids in the process of learning abilities.

When Ian first heard about this from Osiris, he was confused.

Only after getting the inheritance did he finally understand the reason behind this.

Abilities were derived from states!

That's also the reason why people can only learn a particular ability in a specific state.

It's because every ability is derived from its respective state, which means a Mind practitioner can only learn those abilities when he was in that state.

For example, True vision and emotion reading are abilities derived from the Heart Astute state.

Only a few monstrous geniuses have ever learned an ability even when they are not in the required state... and Aeric is one of them.

Maybe that's why he was deemed the most talented student of the current year by many people. Aeric already learned every ability in the Mortal stage when he was in red grade...

He only needs to consume some treasures to reach purple grade with no side effects.

But Ian knew that Aeric won't do that, It's because of the opportunity that Aeric got from that Mysterious entity- Babel!

The library which contains all wisdom and knowledge... Since that library has all knowledge, it obviously had a ton of abilities from who knows which era.

So, Aeric is currently planning to advance every grade perfectly by learning all abilities he could and naturally increasing his grade.

Ian couldn't help but envy Aeric, which only further resolved his determination.

Hence, Ian tried everything he could to recreate that feeling, but nothing worked no matter how hard he tried or how much time he wasted.

Dejected by this outcome, Ian let out a sigh.

"what should I do now..." While Ian was thinking of any viable shortcut, he suddenly recalled something that might be useful.

Herbology!

' Aren't there many potions which help to learn the abilities? '

These potions are usually only sold to a selected few, and their recipes are some families' heirlooms.

' Fortunately, I can still remember some ...'

Filled with enthusiasm, Ian immediately started writing a recipe on a piece of paper.

In the novel, Aeric has a really interesting nickname in the middle of the main plot - Bizarre Alchemist, It's because of the strange but effective potions developed by him.

And in the novel, Ian estimated that he wrote about 300 to 400 recipes developed by Aeric... which is nothing when compared to the total number of recipes developed by Aeric, this is excluding pills and any other Herbology related things.

Even though Ian forgot most of those recipes by now, maybe because of the improvement in his memory after reaching red grade. he suddenly recalled a few potion recipes, and among them, some can help him to learn abilities.

After writing the recipe and required materials on that paper, Ian smiled in satisfaction and started changing his clothes.

"Where is that map again?.."

He took a small notebook from under his bed and started walking out of the room after dressing in his second-year uniform.

After exiting his room, Ian glanced at a sewer hole hidden between the trees a few dozen yards away from his room.

It is an abandoned sewer system that was only known to a few old professors and faculty members.

Asher accidentally found this sewer system in the original plot and that trio used it quite a lot.

Ian pieced together what bare bits of information he could remember about the sewer route and wrote it in a notebook yesterday.

He once again checked where Herbology Lab was on the university map and searched for an available route in the sewer system before jumping into the hole.

He held the notebook and map with both of his hands and the flashlight with his mouth.

Maybe because it was abandoned for a long time, but the sewer tunnel was dry and didn't have any disgusting smell in it.

When Ian was checking all of his belongings, he realized something.

' Ugh... I forgot to lock my dorm room...' Ian's eyelids twitched in frustration and he once again climbed out of the sewer.