Chapter 16 - External Energy

Close to two months before his fifth birthday Hermann got to the third stage of his training manual where he was able to use his creation and control outside of his body. The moment he advanced to this new stage he could feel something similar to a sixth sense developing. It was like his mind had expanded his senses out of his body and could feel the matter and energy in a radius of one meter all around him. This brought a major boost to his training. As soon as he was proficient with it he went to his usual training place and worked to acquire new abilities.

As he was still lacking in his external abilities he started with smaller things. As he thought about what to start with he walked towards a tree.

H: [Can I change the growth structure of living objects]

Curiously he sent his sense towards the tree and observed it carefully. However the tree was to big for him to change yet so he moved towards a low hanging branch as thick as his ankle and tried again. Slowly he straightened a part of it, made it flat and slowly changed the overall appearance.

After his design was finished he thinned the ends of his new object until it was cut out from the branch completely. After polishing his creation once again he looked at his newly made wooden great sword.

To complete his design Hermann dove into his mental library and looked for scanned elements. Shortly after he found the copy of the scanned structure corresponding to stainless steel.

Slowly he closed his eyes, focused his new sense on his sword and created new atoms. From an outside view one could see the swords blade and pommel slowly being coated with a shining layer of stainless steel.

After the blade was fully covered Hermann engraved groves on the hilt of the great sword. Following that Hermann once again accessed his memories and created a comfortable leather grip on the hilt.

After he had finished his sword he got a notification from the system:

H: [Sword of the Beginning]

Hermann thought it was a fitting name for the sword as it was the first Sword he had ever created and the first Sword that was ever created from nothingness. For the future he planned to extract the wood beneath the blade and make the blade fully metal.

Afterwords to train his Tailor Skill he created a big piece of leather which he cut by coating his hand with a sharp layer of energy. Then he created a tiny needle out of stainless steel and by enhancing his eyesight with energy and coating his new needle with sharp energy pierced countless small hole into the two leather pieces. With a fitting metal thread he sewed the two pieces together and created a scabbard for his new tool. To carry it comfortably he also created a shoulder strap and bound his scabbard to it.

After his preparations were finished he observed the notifications he received in the process of creation of his sword. He had made it a habit to order the system to only display his his progress if he asked for it to not disturb him.

His Tailor Skill had leveled up twice as he had worked with good material and had put effort into the creation. Additionally he had leveled his control and creation ability as well as learned a new Skill Energy Coating. This Skill allowed him to cover himself or Objects with external energy. It did additional 10% damage and 5% defense. Besides all of that he had gained the Title Craftsman (Beginner) that gave +25% bonus stats on his creations. After he went through the notifications he used his external Observation Skill on the Sword.

Attack: 40

Sharpness: 30

Durability: 50

- Bleeding : Attacks can cause bleeding on enemies that continuously lowers their health

- Crush: Attacks can break the bones of a target

STR: 40

This sword made out of stainless steel, wood and leather was the first work of the beginner craftsmen Kaiser. It is exceptionally sharp due to being created from nothingness instead of being made by a smith.

----------------- New Status -------------------

Name: Kaiser (Formerly known as: Hermann Kaiser)

Titles: Assassin, Craftsman (Beginner)

Age: 4 years 10 months

VIT: 62 (+10)

STR: 43 (+5)

DEF: 42 (+5)

INT: 39

WIL: 35

STA: 53 (+15)

LUK: 14

System points: 578 532

Unused Rewards: -

Open Quests: Destroy Gang Headquarters (repeatable) = Destroy a base of operation

Spartan Training (repeatable) = Train your body to your limit for a day

Inventory: Sword of the Beginning (equipped)

- ??? Energy&Matter Manual (Stage 3: Basic External)

- Energy&Matter Creation Lv.13

- Energy&Matter Control Lv.12

- Adapt&Improve Lv.MAX

- Multidimensional Travel LV.MAX

- Observation (internal) Lv.15

- Observation (external) Lv.14

- Pain Resistance Lv.4

- Sneak Lv.11

- Energy Enhancement (internal) Lv.8

- Energy Coating

- Bone Enhancement Lv.11

- Muscle Enhancement Lv.11

- Nerve Enhancement Lv.11

- Ligament Enhancement Lv.11

- Energy&Matter Creation Lv.10

- Martial Arts Lv.9

- Punching Lv.14

- Kicking Lv.14

- Running Lv.15

- Climbing Lv.9

- Tailor Lv.5