Training

Arno started by saying

"You must understand that I won't be free all the time, however, you can ask me about anything anytime I'm available.

This training room will be your residence, Behind me you can see two doors, One of them is a small room with a bed and a table inside it, And the other is a bathroom.

Of course, You are allowed to leave anytime you want, But I do not recommend that, Staying here and focusing on your training should be your highest priority.

You have great potential, and it'd be a shame if you don't take advantage of it.

Some people never overcome their first bottleneck, You didn't face any until now, But will this last forever? Of course not.

If you stop training, then your body might become weaker, I don't recommend stopping training anytime soon."

Leus nodded

'I won't face bottlenecks for a long time ... But you're right, It won't be forever'

but there was an important question on his mind

"Living here is ..... Free, Right?"

Arno chuckled

"Of course, Not only that, It comes with many advantages"

"Like what?"

"I'll give you this"

Arno took out an Emblem and gave it to Leus

The Emblem was blue and had the image of the Crimson Library on it

"This is the emblem of the Crimson Librarian's apprentice, Put it on your chest.

Wearing this emblem means that you have the potential to become the next Librarian, And it gives you command over the guards of the library, Naturally, You can read any book in the library, but I'd rather you stick with those I give you first."

Leus was impressed

'That's .... Very valuable'

Leus felt reluctant to accept it, But Arno gave it to him and took out another object

"Right about now, I was supposed to give you this"

He showed Leus a ring and continued

"This ring is magical, It increases your mana regeneration rate.

It is a very useful object for apprentices because they have a limited amount of Mana, Which quickly gets depleted.

But in your case, It's of no use, It might even stop you from depleting your Mana Pool, causing it not to grow, So ... Just keep it with you but don't wear it"

Leus was perplexed as he never expected any of these things

'I just thought he'd teach me some things and that's it...'

'But he seems really invested in me'

Honestly, Leus felt gratitude

"Thank ... Thank you very much, Master"

Arno waved his hand

"Don't mention it.

Now Let me teach you how to enter the room and also how to recharge the magical barrier, You must do these things on your own"

Arno got up and went to the exit door, Leus followed him

When Arno and Leus exited the room and closed the door, The bookshelf appeared again, Covering the door

Arno explained

"You place your hand on the shelf and add mana, Any amount will suffice, Do it"

Leus put his hand on the shelf and pushed some mana into it

And the door appeared again

Leus opened the door and entered again with Arno

"There are countless secret rooms, passages, and tunnels in the Library, Some of them require special ways of putting mana, Like adding only Water Mana, Or adding 5 small pulses of Mana instead of a connected one.

I'll tell you about some of them.

You won't only learn Magic here, You'll learn a lot more"

"Alright"

Arno reached the Barrier and explained how it works to Leus

"Activating the barrier is simple, You just add mana to it.

But it requires a lot of mana, The more mana you add the longer it will last"

"I see, That's very simple"

Arno nodded and then pointed at the bookshelf

"Now that we're done with the basics, it's time to get to the important part"

"Yes, Master"

"All sorts of spells can be found in these books.

Based on everything you told me I have conceived a plan for your training, its goal is simple, To evolve you into an Elite Mage.

It will take a couple of years, But eventually, You should be able to evolve, And not just that, With your superior abilities, Mastery over mana, High quality of mana, and the vast amount of it, You'll be more powerful than any other Elite Mage in the city. Except me of course.

Honestly, I see a great future for you Leus"

He took a deep breath and then asked

"Are you ready?"

Leus replied without any hesitation

"I am"

Arno faintly smiled

'Looks like I will have to alter a lot of my plans'

' ... Perhaps ... Leus can achieve what we are unable to'

He quickly pushed these thoughts away

'No need to count my chickens before they hatch'

He focused back on Leus and said

"Very well,

The first thing you need to do is to master silently casting Light and then Darkness spells.

Then you can start learning more spells of the other elements.

After that, you must begin training on third-tier spells.

Once you gain the ability to silently cast spells that consist of two different elements, we can proceed to the next and final step, Understanding more about your affinity and unlocking a Skill, Perhaps I'll send you to the Duke that time.

But before that, I will make you unlock some Abstracts ... Or maybe Many Abstracts ...

We got a lot to do."

"I understand, Master"

"While you train your magic, You'll learn from me more about politics and history, I also must teach you more about The Library."

Leus nodded

"I'm ready"

"Very well, Hang your emblem above your heart"

Leus hung the Emblem on his chest

"Begin whenever you're ready, I'll take my leave now.

If you have questions, or if you are facing difficulties, You can come to me."

Leus nodded

"Alright, I'll begin now"

After saying that, Arno left the room, And so, Leus was left alone in his new room.