The Transmigrated Professor

Chapter 65: Lesson #1

The marketplace of Wolfsbane wasn't all that different from the Market District of Capital City. There were shops for almost everything imaginable, ranging from mundane items like food and clothes to items for the use of Awakened like magical weapons and Potions.

If anything, the market here appeared even more extravagant than the one in Capital City, likely as a way for the mercenaries to one-up the Heroes from the capital, who saw themselves as superior to the more money-driven mercenaries.

As the assistant who led them to the house had mentioned, the market restaurants were indeed really good. After stuffing themselves to their hearts' content, Izzy, Mike, and Rohan were sprawled on the sofa, while Jacob took a brisk one inside the house to aid digestion.

Having spent most of their day registering with the Pack and then wandering through the market, it was already 8 PM by the time they returned to the house.

"Now, I know you're all relaxing, but in three days, I'll be sending you into your first Dungeon. Since time is short, we're starting lessons now," Ray announced.

"What? Can't you just let us relax tonight?" Izzy protested.

"Yeah. Wouldn't we learn better tomorrow after we all feel refreshed?" Rohan chimed in, too lazy to study.

"Nope. I already told you, this isn't a vacation. So move your butts and follow me, or I'll whoop your asses," Ray said firmly.

"Isn't there some sort of law that teachers can't beat their students?" Izzy asked, hoping to get him off their backs.

"Even if there is a law like that, what are you gonna do if I break it? There are no police or Heroes here who are going to help some strange kids." Ray said with a shallow smile, leading them to the small garden surrounding the house.

"Just so you know, I was a Mana Professor at the best Hero Academy in the world. Whatever I teach you will help you grow as Heroes, especially when it comes to mana control. However weapon training, I am sure you guys will be the ones training me rather than the other way around. So for now let's stick with the mana lessons."

"Since two of you haven't been to an Academy, we're starting from the beginning," Ray continued, but Rohan raised his hand.

"I already know all the basics."

"Yes, Rohan, I know. You were in my class. But there's no harm in relearning the basics," Ray responded calmly. "Now, let's begin."

With a snap of his fingers, Ray conjured four solid bursts of mana: a mini-tornado, a small fire, an orb of floating water, and a fist-sized boulder.

"I am sure even before any of you Awakened and gained access to mana, you all knew what it was. Keeping aside the Mana Theory classes you got in high school, I am sure at an instinctive level you guys have all felt it around us. It's like how babies breathe even when they don't know what air is."

"If you look at it from a research point of view, mana is just a bundle of energy. A form of energy that can directly shape the world into what you desire. Most school and Academy books will tell you that mana一this energy一can be subdivided into six elements. To an extent, this is true because they are preparing you to be Heroes, and most Heroes require only this much knowledge to fight at their maximum efficiency."

"But if you limit yourself to this understanding, you'll inevitably limit your growth. A prerequisite for scholars of magic such as me is to learn about the Advanced States of Mana. It's basically when you supercharge an aspect of a particular Element and evolve the element into a completely new variety."