Chapter 51:Teacher II
Chris was happily eating the bunny he asked Grey to prepare for him. 'Having a student who knows how to make good meals really has its perks' Chris regretted not having a student sooner. If he had known, he would have just accepted Grey as a student the moment he came to the Academy.
Although he was interested in Grey, it was just from the fact that he felt it was quite amazing to experience both of Grey's tests. He started having thoughts of taking Grey as a student after he tasted Grey's cooking. This was the only way he could think of to get Grey to cook for him frequently.
After he was done eating, "Do you know about arrays?" asked Chris.
When Grey heard him mention arrays, he was suddenly reminded of the books he had read regarding arrays. Although there wasn't much information about them, this was not the first he heard about it.
"A little" replied Grey.
Chris stood up and went into the cabin behind him. After some time, he came back out with a bunch of scrolls. He tossed them at Grey, "This contains the basics of arrays. After reading this, you should have a good idea about it".
Grey caught the scrolls before sitting down not too far from Chris and started reading the scrolls. After reading the introductions, Grey understood why Chris asked him to release his spiritual energy. Without strong spiritual energy, it was almost impossible to make arrays. The stronger your spiritual energy, the easier it is for you to make them.
Grey didn't expect Chris was an array master, talk less of taking him as a student. He felt he was extremely lucky for Chris to choose him. If only he knew what made Chris take him as a student, he might probably faint from exasperation.
While Grey was still reading the scrolls, Chris suddenly asked.
"Have you heard of Inscribers?"
Grey thought for a while before shaking his head, "No".
Chris didn't seem surprised with Grey's reply, he only asked just to confirm. Although a lot of people knew about arrays, only a few knew about inscribers.
"Let me show you something," said Chris.
He suddenly stretched out his and some fire arrows suddenly formed and struck the lake close to them.
After that attack died down, a symbol suddenly appeared in the sky about two meters in diameter. Fire arrows suddenly rained down from the symbol.
"What is the difference between both attacks?" Chris asked while looking at Grey.
Grey thought for a while before responding, "The second attack is faster and stronger than the first".
Chris nodded, "What I just did was air inscription. Although it's not very effective in a one-on-one fight since it takes time to inscribe the symbol, it's terrifying when it comes to attacking groups. You can make the range of the attack wider, and it also has a longer range" Chris explained.
"That girl we met at the city gate?" Grey asked to confirm if it was who Klaus was talking about.
"Yes" replied Klaus.
"What's up with her?" Grey asked since he didn't know why his friend brought up her name.
"She's now my girlfriend" Klaus proudly declared.
Grey stared wide-eyed at his friend, "What about Danielle?".
"Dani" Klaus sighed, "We just weren't meant to be" He added.
"But you said you felt something special from her?" Grey said. Clearly confused about this whole relationship thing.
"I thought I did. But I suddenly felt she wasn't the one" Klaus said sadly. "I was lost in the darkness of my little world, and then Leanne came in, she lit up my entire world" Klaus's sad face immediately turned into a smiling one.
"This was exactly what you said after breaking up with Trista and hooking up with Danielle," said Grey in exasperation.
"I know, but the feeling I get from Leanne penetrates deep into my very core," Klaus said still grinning.
"The last time you said the feeling you got from Danielle penetrates deep into your skin. Now, the one you get from Leanne goes deep into your core" Grey felt a headache when he looked at his buddy who was grinning like an idiot.
In one year, Klaus had already broken up with nine different girls. Grey didn't know how their relationships even worked in the first place. He decided to just let it be, since talking more about wouldn't make a difference.
After they fooled around for some time.
"Hey Grey" Klaus suddenly said.
"Hrm" Grey raised his head to look at his friend.
"Do you know about the competition held among the Academies every five years?" asked Klaus.
"No, I haven't heard about that" Grey shook his head.
Klaus went on to tell Grey about the competition. The competition was held at Capital City, the city where the Emperor resides. It would be a contest among the students of each Academy, the winners always receive some amazing rewards from the Emperor.
People say the Emperor did this competition, so he would be able to know all the young talents in the empire and build a solid relationship with them. No one truly knows the reason, but the competition is something that was always anticipated by the citizens since it was the only time the gates of the Capital City would be opened to all.
"There's still three months before the competition, I should be able to break through before then," Grey said confidently.