Chapter 116.1– Ranger Academy XVI

[*Ding!* Congratulations! You’ve upgraded your second class – [Ranger-Mage] - Radiance]

[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Ranger-Mage] has leveled up to level 129! +10 Free Stats, +5 Speed, +5 Vitality, +20 Mana, +20 Mana Regen, +20 Magic power, +20 Magic Control from your Class! +1 Free Stat for being Human! +1 Strength, +1 Mana Regen from your Element!]

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[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Ranger-Mage] has leveled up to level 180! +10 Free Stats, +5 Speed, +5 Vitality, +20 Mana, +20 Mana Regen, +20 Magic power, +20 Magic Control from your Class! +1 Free Stat for being Human! +1 Strength, +1 Mana Regen from your Element!]

Yes! Straight to level 180! I needed to sit down and do some math – the number seemed high – but I was pleased as punch over it.

[*Ding!* Your skill [Fire Affinity] has evolved into [Radiance Affinity] - 128]

[*Ding!* Your skill [Fire Resistance] has evolved into [Radiance Resistance] - 128]

[*Ding!* Your skill [Fire Conjuration] has evolved into [Radiance Conjuration] - 128]

[*Ding!* Your skill [Fire Manipulation] has evolved into [Radiance Manipulation] - 128]

Absolutely no surprise here. I’d half-hoped that I wouldn’t need the [Radiance Resistance] skill, but then again I was channeling ridiculously hot sunbeams next to my skin. Probably all of the Fire-evolutions required the resistance skill, except maybe Mithril.

Or I could dump it and burn my hand off every time I used a skill, or burn my face off when breathing fire.

Hang on, I couldn’t breathe fire anymore. I could…

I could shoot lasers (Fine, beams of radiance) from my eyes. Yessssss.

The resistance skill could live.

[*Ding!* Your skill [Fuel for the Fire] has evolved into [Sun-Kissed] - 128]

Sun-Kissed: The gentle warmth of the sun shines down on you, loving you, caressing you. The sun is the source of all life, and places a gentle kiss upon you. Additional Free Mana Regeneration while in sunlight. Solar-powered! No food required! .2% Increased Mana Regeneration per skill level.

[*Ding!* Your skill [Burn Brightly] has evolved into [Blaze] - 128]

Blaze: The sun shines through your skills, letting them burn like the sun. Increased heat and damage to all offensive Radiance skills per level. -1024 Mana Regen.

[*Ding!* Your skill [Rapidash] has evolved into [Radiant Steps] - 128]

Radiant Steps: Your steps brim with light, leaving glowing footsteps in your wake. Increased movement speed per level.

[*Ding!* Your skill [Fireball] has evolved into [Nova] - 128]

Nova: A small, exploding sun. Increased speed, control, heat, damage, and explosion radius per level.

[*Ding!* Would you like to move [Warmth of the Sun] from [Constellation of the Healer] to [Ranger-Mage]?]

I blinked. That was new. Kinda made sense though – the skill could easily be from either Element. I declined to move it over, keeping the healing skill with the healing class, but I resolved to experiment with the “warmth” part of the skill – maybe I could make the aura warmer than before?

[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Radiance Affinity] has reached level 129!]

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[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Radiance Affinity] has reached level 180!]

[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Radiance Resistance] has reached level 129!]

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[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Radiance Resistance] has reached level 180!]

[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Radiance Conjuration] has reached level 129!]

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[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Radiance Conjuration] has reached level 180!]

[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Radiance Manipulation] has reached level 129!]

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[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Radiance Manipulation] has reached level 180!]

[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Blaze] has reached level 129!]

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[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Blaze] has reached level 180!]

No surprise there! I’d been blasting flames at Formorians for months on end.

[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Nova] has reached level 129!]

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[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Nova] has reached level 180!]

I’d been blasting them with [Fireball] as well. Onto the more painful ones…

[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Radiant Steps] has reached level 129!]

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[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Radiant Steps] has reached level 155!]

Well, that was better than I could’ve hoped for, given how little I was using [Rapidash] on the frontlines.

[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Sun-Kissed] has reached level 129!]

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[*Ding!* Congratulations! [Sun-Kissed] has reached level 140!]

And I was back to grinding a really slow skill. [Fuel for the Fire] had taken me ages to get capped, and now I had another mostly passive skill that I had to deal with.

I really, really hoped that [Phases of the Moon] could handle skin damage and skin cancer, otherwise I was in for a one-way ticket to trouble.

[*Ding!* For reaching level 150, your skill [Radiant Steps] has evolved into [Talaria]!]

Talaria: The winged sandals of Hermes, forged by Hephaestus, made out of radiant light. Wear sandals, strap them on, and step on sunbeams to take flight! 4% decreased cost per level, increased speed per level.

“Yes!” I screamed out, sitting up, throwing my hands up!

“Ack!” I heard a scream, and I looked around, processing.

Right, my room. Where I was being looked after.

“Ranger Elaine! Are you ok!?” One of the women came up to me, face creased in concern. “Is anything wrong? What happened?”

“Huh? I’m fine.” I said, only for my stomach to betray me, sound echoing throughout the room. *Gurgle gurgle gurgle*. A sudden wave of hunger and embarrassment came over me.

“Totally fine.” I said, trying to keep a straight face. The lady grinned at me, pointing to a tray of food.

“Of course, Ranger Elaine. We appreciate the week-long break. We were just concerned; I’ve never heard of someone taking so long to class up.”

She nodded at the other slave, who promptly vanished.

I started to eat, discovered that yes, I was ravenous, just like someone who hadn’t eaten in a week, and chowed down with vigor.

It was weird, adjusting to eating without [Fuel for the Fire]. I’d gotten used to the skill helping me, and now it was gone. It was like I kept reaching for a crutch that wasn’t there.

I paused a moment, slowing down so I could eat without choking. Choking was another thing that [Phases] couldn’t heal right now, although… I could just blast my throat open, remove the problem, and heal it back up again. It wasn’t harm when it was saving my life.

Let’s not choke. How about I review my stats instead?

[Name: Elaine]

[Race: Human]

[Age: 18]

[Mana: 50400/50400]

[Mana Regen: 45874]

Stats

[Free Stats: 572]

[Strength: 236]

[Dexterity: 203]

[Vitality: 560]

[Speed: 480]

[Mana: 5040]

[Mana Regeneration: 5092]

[Magic Power: 4410]

[Magic Control: 4369]

[Class 1: [Constellation of the Healer - Celestial: Lv 240]]

[Celestial Affinity: 240]

[Warmth of the sun: 198]

[Medicine: 202]

[Center of the Galaxy: 233]

[Phases of the Moon: 240]

[Moonlight: 240]

[Veil of the Aurora: 212]

[Vastness of the Stars: 139]

[Class 2: [Ranger-Mage - Radiance: Lv 180]]

[Radiance Affinity: 180]

[Radiance Resistance: 180]

[Radiance Conjuration: 180]

[Radiance Manipulation: 180]

[Sun-Kissed: 140]

[Blaze: 180]

[Talaria: 155]

[Nova: 180]

[Class 3: Locked]

General Skills

[Identify: 136]

[Recollection of a Distant Life: 159]

[Pretty: 132]

[Vigilant: 195]

[Oath of Elaine to Lyra: 200]

[Ranger's Lore: 190]

[Training: 160]

[Learning: 212]