Heavy snow drifted outside, the cold biting to the bone, while inside, heat billowed and white mist clouded the windows.
Having just finished a round of body-forging training, Ronan stepped into the bathtub full of hot water, his entire body drenched in sweat.
In such cold weather, taking a comfortable hot bath after intense exercise was undoubtedly an immensely pleasant thing.
Ronan lay in the tub, closed his eyes, and quietly enjoyed himself for a while before bringing up his Character Panel.
Name: Ronan Damien Age: 16 Talent: Non-attribute Affinity Strength: Level Seven Wizard Apprentice (70%) Skills: Basic Meditation Technique (Expert 439/800) Energy Missile-Particle Torrent (Master 4/1600) Charged Weapon (Expert 633/800) Rune Inscription—Cleanse (Proficient 185/200), [Shine] (Proficient 33/200), Protection (Mastery 112/400) Ascetic Body Forging (Expert 106/800) Basic Swordsmanship (Expert 702/800)
Ever since Ascetic Body Forging had reached Expert Level, its proficiency had grown exceptionally slowly—so slowly that it increased by roughly one point every three to five days.
The main reason was that Ronan had adopted an extremely laid-back attitude toward this technique.
He trained up to whichever movement his pain tolerance allowed, never deliberately pursuing breakthroughs or excessively torturing himself.
For a wizard to train body forging to his level was already something exceedingly rare and remarkable.
Ronan raised his right arm. From his deltoid to his brachioradialis, the entire arm possessed a perfect, streamlined shape. With the slightest exertion, it brimmed with power.
Thinking back, his original purpose for body forging had merely been to alleviate the problem of energy particle erosion.
Now, not only had that problem been completely resolved, but its subsequent development had far surpassed his expectations. Still, no matter how one trained a body-forging technique, once one reached the level of an official wizard, the advantages brought by a strong physique would