Chapter 65: Attending His Mandatory Classes

He tried to keep an open mind, he really did, but he didn’t like the class at all. She taught the exact opposite of how he used mana. Where he was more intuitive with his use, she was structured and inflexible.

The best way he could describe it was by comparing it to throwing a baseball at a target on the wall. For example, when Julius threw a baseball, he didn’t have to calculate exactly how far something was and what was the optimal angle to throw it so it landed in the center of the target.

Instead, he was able to intuitively know how hard and how much he would need to arc his throw so it would hit the target. It came from the experience of throwing a ball many times at various distances over his life. Professor Stewart was teaching the class how to find the exact distance of the target, and how much power you need to throw it with a specific angle to achieve the same thing. It felt convoluted and unnecessary for something simple. If he had to do that in his battle with the troll, the troll would have smashed him into a paste before he even started to form a construct.

Sure, her way might technically be the most accurate, but Julius didn’t believe it was that practical. You might be able to use a certain amount of spells with a high level of proficiency, but you would find it difficult or next to impossible to change a spell on the fly.

Maybe Julius was being unfair and too harsh. It was only the first lesson after all. He should give her a chance.

On another note, he did see Tristan in that class. He was toward the back with the other nobles and he didn’t even look his way once. Julius would make sure to be careful, but he wasn’t as worried as he was when he first saw Tristan.

Julius’s next class was Tier Advancement. One could probably guess from the name, but if it wasn’t obvious, it was a class that discussed how advancing through the tiers worked.

That one was more interesting. It was taught by Professor Youma and he was a very kind man. He explained to the class that they would be mainly meditating and trying to advance during this class period.

When Julius initially walked in, he was surprised to see the class organized on one half with desks and a traditional classroom, and on the other side, there were soft cushions and chairs for meditation.

Professor Youma was sitting on top of his desk with his legs crossed over each other. He was an older gentleman, even for someone who was high-tiered. He watched from his desk as students started to pile in and find themselves a seat. It was only when the last student had sat down that he got off of his desk and started to walk around the room.

While he was old, Julius watched him move with a grace that spoke of someone who had been an experienced fighter in his younger days. His feet were light, almost gliding across the wooden panels of the floor, each turn was precise and diligent. It was hard to explain, but it gave off a different type of presence.

Professor Edwards had been the more intimidating type who had let his aura go a little wild to pressure his students. Professor Stewart had been the type who was strict and her aura came off as restrained, but cold and firm. Professor Youma on the other hand, had an aura that was gentle like water. It was strong, Julius believed that this man was at least Tier 4, but it was so controlled, much like Declan’s.

His presence whenever it bumped against another student felt like a ray of sunshine, warm and relaxing. It didn’t force the students to fear or respect him. However, it was his movements and the way he spoke that captured the student’s attention. There was a poise that Professor Youma carried himself with that was missing from the other professors. It made the other professors look like they were trying to impress the students, whereas Professor Youma didn’t come across that way. The students wanted to respect him all on their own.

Even the way he talked to the students was more casual and personal like one would hear from their grandfather. For the first half of the class, he talked about what they could expect to do during the year, much like the other professors. But Julius used [Spatial Perception] to sense around him, to gauge other student’s reactions, and was surprised that every one of them, even the nobles were hanging onto his every word.

Professor Youma said that this class was a class that focused on getting them to Tier 2. That meant that most of the time, they would be meditating or asking questions about their future advancements.

Professor Youma talked about the advancement to Tier 2 for a little bit, but even he said there wasn’t much to talk about. Tier 2 was a very simple Tier to achieve. All it took was some time and effort to advance.

As long as you were able to suffuse your body with the mana from your Core, you would be able to advance easily. Julius remembered Edwin and Lukas had said the same thing. It was only at Tier 3 that more requirements were needed to be met.

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Professor Youma also touched on some of the aspects of advancing to Tier 3. He mentioned that skills were an important factor for advancement. Advancement increased the size of one’s soul, but in order to advance to Tier 3, one needed to improve the quality of their soul, and evolving skills was apparently a good way to do so.

It was a general consensus that you needed to have at least three rare skills to advance to Tier 3. Without that, most find themselves unable to progress to Tier 3 or they might become stuck at Tier 3 for the rest of their lives.