Inside the Wizard Mansion.
Flecks of blue light shimmered in Ryan's pupils as he absorbed and digested every piece of information in the barklike Freshman Manual.
Two hundred Umbral Points was a staggering sum. Wizard Freshmen like them probably could not save that much in a year.
Umbral Points were the internal currency of the Umbral Expanse. Backed by its headquarters, they were worth far more than Magic Stones or even other Supernatural Resources, and they were difficult to obtain.
If Ryan wanted to earn them, he would have to go through the Umbral Library.
The library's first floor housed the Mission Reception Center, where Wizards could accept all kinds of Wizard Missions. They could also connect their consciousness to the Umbral Wizard Mark, enter the Virtual Platform, and select missions directly.
Completing missions brought various rewards, including Umbral Points. Missions issued by headquarters generally offered more of them.
Most other Wizard Missions paid in Magic Stones or other Supernatural Resources.
Almost every Wizard in the Umbral Expanse lacked Umbral Points. They could be exchanged for Supernatural Resources unique to the Umbral Expanse, or used on the second floor of the Upper Academy Library to obtain various Wizard Legacies.
Notice: Unknown Book suspected to be a diary. Analysis time remaining: 6 hours
Ryan marveled at how quickly time had passed. The Unknown Book was about to reveal its secrets, yet he felt little joy. At most, it would satisfy his curiosity.
His attention was far more drawn to everything at the Umbral Wizard Academy.
The manual listed twenty-one basic disciplines taught in the Teaching Building.
Besides popular Supernatural Disciplines such as Supernatural Anatomy, Potioncraft, Alchemy, Energy Studies, Elemental Particle Studies, and Biological Nurturing, there were niche or unconventional subjects from other branches of the Wizard System, including Supernatural