Surprise overwhelmed Cynthia. An E+ mana stat in a child who didn't look a day over 15 was unheard of in the empire.
"It's always been said that those from other worlds have a better affinity for mana. The Emperor is proof of that, reaching E+ rank at the age of 18, but this has never been seen before." Cynthia suppressed her surprise and tried to maintain a warm facade for the Transmigrants.
While Cynthia wrestled with her thoughts, Verju, Kida, Churn, and Huis were stunned by the arrival of the character they had seen so often in their favorite game, who now stood before them, greeting them with a warm smile.
"This is incredible..." Kida whispered, unable to tear his gaze away from Cynthia.
Everyone else was thinking the same thing, until footsteps were heard in the distance, and they regained their composure, a strange warmth spreading through their bodies.
All the other survivors appeared and looked at Cynthia warmly, with the look of someone being rescued by a firefighter.
Cynthia smiled at them and repeated what she had said earlier: "Good morning, beings from another world! Representative of the Empire, Cynthia Ferris, welcomes you."
"Finally, the government. Damn it."
"ahh, yes."
"Yes, we're no longer in our world."
"Thank you." Murmurs were heard in the room, and Cynthia's arrival was met with a great tranquility"
"I need you to follow me. I'm from the Kalestrian Empire." Cinthia spoke.
she hurriedly summarized the history of this world and how parts of her planet ended up here.
The crowd's reaction was disappointing to Cinthia; her entire world had vanished, and here its inhabitants were at ease.
That seemed incredible to her. It was true that the system was a great help.
"All of you will be transported to the Empire's base; you have nothing to worry about. The Empire needs you" Cinthia said firmly.
Kida, Churn, Verju, Huis, and Murd were still in shock. One character from their favorite game was real; they didn't feel scared. The Imperium of Kalestria was not aggressive with the players; in fact, they offered support.
The people accepted the words of Cinthia and followed her.
All the people were leaving the school, and a sound was heard. It was heard nearby; many gentlemen were approaching. This short time in the school had come to an end.
"What nonsense, the journey was exhausting. Cinthia used her ability to teleport everyone, but not before speaking with Murd and handing him a document. After that, none of us ever saw him again," Huis thought.
lying on the bed the Empire had provided. He didn't much like where he was, but Cinthia had told them it was temporary.
A gust of wind hit his face, and he tried to close the leather door.
In this attempt, he was pushed by two guys, Churn and Kida. "I hate this," Huis whispered. "Good morning, Huis," Kida said with a smiling face as Churn yawned into the room and plopped down on Huis' bed.
"And Verju," Huis said when he saw Churn in his bed. "He was with the gentlemen; it seems he has made friends" Kida said as she moved a chair and lay down next to the table.
"Don't you feel exhausted?" Huis asked. "Exhausted? No, I don't feel anything. Maybe in the first few days, but now I'm just curious," Kida said.
A loud noise called everyone. "Hello inhabitants of the other world. We need you to head towards the entrance of this town," the voice said. "So what," Churn growled as he got out of bed.
Thousands of people had gathered in this small area,
"it seems there were many more people near here," said Churn, still tired, "yes, yes," said Huis as he looked at how strange objects appeared near them.
Hundreds of these objects? none of these machines had appeared
when everyone had seen the strange appearance of these machines, Cinthia's firm voice echoed throughout the area.
"Don't worry, they are just registration machines, I guess they had something like that in their world, Welcome, new citizens of the Kalestrian Empire"
The machines were lined up.
"Please place your hand on the scanner and say your name," a sound came from one of them.
The first to approach was a small boy with a huge smile.
"Please place your hand on the scanner and say your name," the sound came again.
The boy put his hand on the scanner and said, "Adrius Grimmus," maintaining his smile throughout the entire process.
"The boy felt a slight tickle in his chest, but he ignored it as quickly as it had appeared."
"The faces of other people changed. They realized that they could change their names, which was why hundreds of people ran towards the machines."
Just imagine a name, epic in a world of fantasy; that is the dream of many Hunting dragons while using magic and swords is that beautiful.
Churn and the other both ran to the machines. I managed to arrive; he did not change his name but added a second name, 'Barkham'. Huis added 'Xirio', Kida added the last name 'Rose', and Verju did not change anything.
"Welcome, Churn Barkham Brown. ."
"Welcome, Huis Xirio Amspoker."
"Welcome, Kida Rose Liu."
"Welcome, Verju Baldwin."
The four of them heard the voice at the same time.
Tomorrow they will be sent to the empire for lodging and for a presentation to the Emperor.
"Where will we stay?" asked Kida excitedly.
"In the Ten Palaces, in the Gentlemen's Base, or at the Academy? I can't wait for it!" Kida continued while running to the room.
"I tried to restrain myself, but I am really excited," said Churn. "Me too," added Verju while stretching his arms.
"But does someone know about Murd? I trust him, but it is strange that he is gone," said Kida with a worried face.
"I think he is coming with Cynthia; you saw how she shouted when she saw that mana," Verju said, trying to calm him down.
"Mana E+ is incredible," whispered Verju.
"It's a huge difference from the other characters. I remember my third character with Mana F; I shouted for ten minutes because of my luck!" hes thout
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"You need to register in the database," said Cynthia, who was looking at Murd.
"Okay," said Murd, and he walked to the machine in the room.
"Please place your hand on the scanner and say your name." The machine made a sound
"He placed his hand on the scanner and said, 'Murd Evander Cadwell,' with a slight smile."
"Welcome Murd Evander Cadwell" said the machine.
"Take this," Cynthia tossed a strange badge, "Hold it close to the machine."
"Oka..ay.. ," Murd said, puzzled. Even so, he obeyed Cynthia's orders and the machines produced a new sound
"Welcome Murd Evander Cadwel, member of the omnipotent dawn."
"Omnipotent Dawn..." said Murd, trying not to laugh.
"Please, don't mention that name. I created it when I was 19; it sounded epic and powerful" said cynthia whit blushing slightly.
"Okay," Murd said, trying not to laugh. "So what's next?" Murd added.
"Well, I think your friends will be taken to a base near the Imperial Castle. After that, they might be taught something about this world, and in two months, the clan selection will take place."
"And probably, when they turn 16, they'll go to the Academy"added Cynthia.
"A lot to process?" asked Cynthia with a smile.
"No, no, I'm fine," said Murd.
"Well, you will need to adapt to this world. You probably won't see your friends for a long time maybe seven months until the inscriptions and exams start." said cynthia meanwhile, she stretched her arms.
"But don't worry about that; with those mana stats, your admission is direct," Cynthia added.
"Okay, I'm not really worried about that," said Murd. "What do I need to do now?" he added.
"hmm.... Learn this," said Cynthia, throwing two books at him. "Okay..." Murd said, while reading the titles.
"ABSORB" by Cynthia
"PHYSICAL MAINTENANCE" by Cynthia
"Good names," said Murd.
"Yeah, I know," Cynthia replied.
"Well, you can do it," said Cynthia, meanwhile lifting her arm toward Murd.
"Okay, I don't want to wait to see you in two weeks. Goodbye!" said Cynthia.
"Wait, wait, wait!" said Murd.
"What?" asked Cynthia.
"Can you do me a favor?".
"A favor... Well, why not?" she replied.
--That was much easier than I expected--, Murd thought.
"Can you say it quickly? I don't have all day." said Cynthia
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--Two weeks have passed, I guess. He should have learned physical maintenance,-- Cynthia thought. --I hope he doesn't get distracted by those rare objects I helped him get.--
Her magic took effect, and she spawned in a huge mansion. The atmosphere was gloomy, and the maids had vacant expressions.
One of them said, "Hello, my Lady."
"Hi... what happened here?" asked Cynthia.
"Come up and listen for yourself, my lady," replied the maid.
"Okay..." said Cynthia, her face growing darker by the minute.
When she reached the second floor, a screeching sound rumbled in her ears.
She ran, trying to find the source.
She arrived at Murd's room and heard: "I THOUGHT I SAW...' The sound rumbled even more powerfully, and she shouted: "SHUT UP, PLEASE!"
Murd got scared and jumped out of his chair. "What's wrong with you, Cynthia? I was just singing!"
"Please, don't ever sing again in your entire life," Cynthia said.
Cynthia felt as if she had stepped into paradise. The silence was divine
She stayed in that position for five minutes
"Are you okay?" Murd asked, waving his hand in front of Cynthia's face.
"Yes, yes, I'm fine," Cynthia replied, stroking his ears.
"What were you doing?" Cynthia asked.
"Not much, writing a couple of things," Murd replied.
"How's Absorb coming along and physical maintenance?" Cynthia asked. "I think I'm doing well. I have some doubts about Absorb, sorry it's incomplete," Murd replied.
"Hahaha, it is. Absorb was created for the purpose of controlling and absorbing mana. Unlike other types of mana control, this one must completely merge with your core, and well, it's something that's different for each type of person, so you have to discover it yourself. It's my masterpiece," Cynthia replied while yawning.
"And you give your masterpiece to a kid from another world you met less than a month ago?" Murd said.
"Yes, I do. Do you really think I'm that stupid? I can see everything, well, not everything, but I can see what kind of person you are, and well, you're similar to me, and I don't consider myself a bad person, and you saw how talented you are. This benefits me more than you," Cynthia replied.
"Damn, thanks I guess," Murd said.
"Nah, you don't need to thank me now," Cynthia said. "Actually, do you need help applying 'physical maintenance' to your body?" Cynthia asked.
"No, I already did it. You explained it very well," Murd replied.
"Oh crap, two weeks and you've already mastered 'physical maintenance'. It's ridiculously fast," Cynthia said.
"Two weeks?" Murd asked. "I mastered it and applied it ten days ago," Murd said with a smug smile.
--Fucking genius-- Cynthia thought.