Death Mage with an SS-Rank Talent-Chapter 121

Two Months Later...

Aaron and Zara became close after doing the deed and would again do so whenever Aaron feels the urge. This was because he felt the urge to have sex with her more times than she did. So, they followed his urges.

More than two months went by since they first hooked up. In these two months, they were able to get to know each other intimately, not just physically but also mentally.

He came to know more about her than he knew before, and so did she about him.

Before their first time, Zara used to flirt with him. He too acted politely and didn’t reject her outright. As time went on, he started to get attracted to her character, and not just her body. It was why he invited her to lunch and then proceeded to do the deed.

Though this happened, he knew very little of her, and it holds the same for her too.

They had only known each other for a very short time, and the interactions between them were not done on a daily basis. So, they didn’t know much about each other, but that was not the case anymore.

They spoke to each other a lot, and much information was out in the open, except for a few things that couldn’t be revealed.

Aaron finally learned Zara’s profession. He thought she would be a Dark or Death-related professional who hated fights, but she was a crafter, an alchemist to be exact.

The reason why she took the job as a receptionist was that the cost of producing an excellent alchemist is sky high. Though an alchemist can earn a lot, the chances of one becoming such a capable and powerful alchemist are very low.

She is not from a powerful and wealthy family. So, she had to depend totally on the academy to improve herself. If she had powerful talent, then she would have joined the Alchemy Academy, where the newly awakened talented alchemists go.

Though she joined the Dusk Academy, not everyone would get as many resources as Aaron did. They have to earn them by themselves.

To improve her skills and rank, she has to practise alchemy a lot, and that requires a lot of ingredients, which would be very costly. Since she can’t fight, she could only settle for jobs like the receptionist in the resource center, which would give her some credit that could be useful to buy ingredients for her practice.

When Aaron learned about this, he sympathised with her.

Though he didn’t directly experience this, his parents did. They are cooks and can’t go out to hunt for materials. They have to depend on others, which means they have to pay a lot. This is why, though there were two of them, instead of opening a restaurant by themselves, they joined as helpers in the kitchen for a big restaurant.

If not for Aaron’s performance in the alliance exam, they would have remained as helpers for a long time. freёnovelkiss.com

Aaron wanted to help her, but he knew that he was not in a position to help her much.

So, he gave her a Magic necklace that can help the wearer regenerate mana faster. This was given by his school principal, but he didn’t use the item much as his mana regeneration was very high and added to that, he has a skill to regenerate even faster.

So, this necklace started collecting dust in his storage.

Instead of wasting it like that, he decided to give it to Zara. Though the bonus was only +5%, it was very useful for her while making alchemy products, as the process would deplete a lot of her mana resource.

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In these two months, a lot has happened.

First in the academy, there were a few more tournaments than there should be. This was something Aaron and his fellow first-year students came to know from their seniors.

It was not just the tournaments that underwent a change.

The class costs were reduced a lot. Unless it was an important topic or the class was taught by someone important, the cost of a class was drastically reduced, which made it possible for more students to attend the classes.

This was for all years, not just the first-year students.

Why these changes were implemented all of a sudden, no one knows, but there are many rumours circulating around.

The only student who knew why the academy implemented these changes kept silent about it, as speaking about that may land him in trouble.

First of all, not many knew the reason, and if he knew, then there should be very few reasons behind that, and none are good for him.

The easy way to know was that he was notified by the system, and that means he reached an uncommon grade. A newbie without any background reaching the Uncommon grade, that would be sensational news. The info regarding his talent may leak out because of this.

The only other way that he would have known was if someone told him. Though Aaron didn’t know that there was a gag order to not reveal this info, he knew something like that should exist, as if this info was leaked to the public, it would cause mass panic.

So, if they knew that the info came into his hands in this way, the outcome would be way worse.

Second, if the academy wanted everyone to know, they would have done it so. They wanted to keep it under wraps so that there won’t be any panic, which could cause more damage.

So, Aaron kept his mouth shut.

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In these two months, even Aaron’s status changed a lot. He knew about the upcoming crisis. Though when it would happen is unknown, he believed that it would happen sooner or later.

So, he dived into the dungeons as much as he could and collected a lot of loot and experience, increasing his level a lot.

His increased level was not the main change in his status but something else, something that he believed would happen a lot later and something that brought more benefits than he initially assumed.

"Status"

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Name: Aaron Skyhart

Age: 18

Bloodline: Death Swallow (SS-Rank)

Physique: Death Physique (SS-Rank)

Talent: Supreme Growth (SS-Rank) (Unique)

Class/Profession: Death Mage, S-Rank

Grade: Uncommon >> Elite (+10% to all Physical and Mental attributes; +10% Mana Regeneration)

Rank: 2

Level: 105 >> 130

Vitality: 1,745 (+5%) >> 2,945 (+10%)

Strength: 1,745 (+5%) >> 2,945 (+10%)

Stamina: 1,745 (+5%)>> 2,945 (+10%)

Agility: 1,745 (+5%) >> 2,945 (+10%)

Intelligence: 2,500 (+10) (+5%) >> 4,300 (+10) (+10%)

Wisdom: 2,500 (+5%) >> 4,300 (+10%)

Health: 17,450 (+5%) >> 29,450 (+10%)

Mana: 25,000 (+5%) >> 43,000 (+10%)

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Death Energy: 25,000 (+5%) >> 43,000 (+10%)

Perception: 2,500 (+5%) >> 4,300 (+10%)

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Skills/Spells: Summon Skeleton (950/950) (Bronze Rank 9) >> (1270/1270) (Silver Rank 1); Death Lash (Rank 5); Sprint (Rank 6); Death’s Disguise (Rank 6); Summon Ghost (470/470) (Bronze Rank 6) >> (630/630) (Bronze Rank 7); Mana Regeneration (Bronze Rank 1) (+300%); Mana Ball (Rank 6); Dual Cast (Rank 6); Death Gaze (Bronze Rank 1); Death Drain (Rank 9); Insights (Rank 9); Analysis (Rank 2);

Free Status Points: 68,530 >> 118,530 >> 92,130

Skill Points: 149 >> 20,149 >> 5,149 >> 149

Items: Wolf Fang Pendant (+10 INT); Holder’s Defence;

Blessing: Silvermoon Blessing;

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