Skill: Scan
Evolution: 30 / 100
Skill: Mana Manipulation
Evolution: 20 / 100
"Hmm... interesting..."
"So when I use Scan more frequently than Mana Manipulation, its evolution points increase faster..."
He rubbed his chin, thinking.
"Looks like the system tracks how often I use a skill. The more I rely on it, the more it evolves."
"Scan reached 30, and Mana Manipulation is still at 20... I've been scanning everything lately — no wonder."
He smiled slightly.
"Then if I want to evolve faster... I just need to keep using them. Constantly."
"Let's test this."
"Let's use Scan until my mana drops to 10."
He whispered and raised his hand slightly.
"Scan, activate."
The world shifted.
Everything turned into high contrast — glowing white and black outlines filled his vision. It was like seeing the blueprint of reality.
He walked to the window.
Outside, the wind stirred softly.
In the sky above, milky white and golden particles drifted slowly through the air, twinkling gently like snowflakes in slow motion.
"So these are... light and wind mana particles?"
"Amazing…"
He stretched his senses, trying to push the limits of what he could see.
"Should I try to increase my Mana Manipulation range too?"
He paused.
"No... First, I need to check how much evolution point Scan gained."
But something below caught his eye.
Near the field outside his house, several men were working — their bodies glowing with different colors.
Blue, milky white, red, green, even black.
He focused on one man glowing red, and as his gaze sharpened—
"Ding!"
Name: Kiyon
Age: 56
Race: Human
Core: Fire Mana Core (Red)
Mana: 4234 / 5000
His eyes widened.
"Whoa... Scan also works like an appraisal system?"
He repeated the number in awe.
"His mana capacity... 5000?"
"That's huge compared to mine."
Curious, he squinted further, zooming his focus onto the man's chest.
As he concentrated, something new appeared — glowing inside the body:
Thin red energy veins — like wires — spread across the man's torso.
And right at the center, just below the sternum—
A glowing, fist-sized red sphere.
"That must be his mana core..."
The pulse of energy from it beat slowly, like a heart made of flame.
"If I can see this much detail... What happens if I keep evolving Scan?"
He repeated the process, one by one, scanning each man in the field.
With every Scan, detailed information unfolded before his eyes:
>Ding!
Name: Ruhan
Age:47
Race: Human
Core: Water Mana Core (Blue)
Mana: 3120 / 4000
Ding!
Name: Jaret
Age: 42
Core: Wind Mana Core (Milky White)
Mana: 2810 / 3500
Ding!
Name: Alven
Age:39
Core: Earth Mana Core (Green) – Mana: 1980 / 2700
Ding!
Name: Torrek
Age: 46
Core: Shadow Mana Core (Black)
Mana: 4300 / 4300
He studied them closely — the mana colors, the web of glowing energy veins, and the pulsating spheres in their chests.
Each core was unique,
but they all shared one thing.
"None of them... has a second mana core."
He frowned slightly, folding his arms.
"So far, not even one person with a dual-core structure."
"It must be incredibly difficult... to create a second mana wire system and a new core."
Then, his eyes narrowed with determination.
"But for me, that difficulty means nothing."
He clenched his fist.
"With Scan, I can observe every detail of the body's mana flow... and with Mana Manipulation, I can guide and control the particles inside me."
"If I keep practicing… I will create my second wire system. I will form a second core."
Time passed.
The sun moved higher in the sky.
One hour… then another…
He kept observing, scanning, and comparing. Studying mana pathways. Analyzing flow rates. Estimating core sizes and density.
His eyes grew tired. His mana dropped dangerously low.
But his mind was sharper than ever.
> "This world doesn't realize yet… what I'm going to do."
"Haaa! Haaa-hhhaaaa!"
"Hah—HHHAA"
His laughter echoed through the room
Just then, a sharp, crisp sound echoed inside his mind—
> Ding!
[Mana dropped below 10]
Ding!
[Skill "Scan" leveled up!]
Sam blinked rapidly, jolted out of his trance.
"Oof—my mana..."
He closed the skill
*********
He wobbled slightly, hand on the windowsill as the glowing outlines around the world slowly faded from view. His body felt light and drained.
"So… normal Scan only uses 1 mana every 5 minutes… but when I used appraisal and looked into mana wires and cores, it drained way more."
He smiled.
"That's actually... really good to know."
His face lit up.
"And… Scan leveled up!"
He quickly gave the command:
"Status Open."
A light blue screen floated before his eyes, displaying glowing, neat lines of text:
---
[STATUS SCREEN]
Name: Sam
Age: 5
Race: Human
Core: Water Mana Core (Blue)
• Evolution: 0 / 100
• Core Status: Stable (100%)
Mana: 9 / 100
Mana Regeneration: 1 per 5 minutes
• (Bonus: Faster regeneration near water sources)
Affinities:
• Water (Primary) – Unlocked
• ??? (Unknown) – Locked
---
Skills
• Scan – Lv. 2
→ Can analyze environment and living beings with greater detail
→ Mana Cost: 1 every 10 minutes (improved efficiency)
→ Higher focus improves depth of analysis
• Evolution Progress: 80 / 100
• Mana Manipulation (Beginner) – Lv. 1
→ Control and guide ambient mana within the 1-meter radius
→ Range and precision improve with practice
• Evolution Progress: 20 / 100
---
Passive Trait
• Gentle Flow — Mana regeneration increases near water
• Evolution: 10 / 100
---
System Level: 1
---
Sam leaned back, grinning.
"Haa… Scan's evolution jumped from 30 to 80 just like that..."
He let out a small laugh.
"Hahaha... so it's really this easy to evolve skills? Just keep using them smartly."
Then he paused.
A curious thought crept into his mind.
"Wait a minute... when an evolution does anything reset?"
"Do I lose the progress I made toward level up? Or do I keep it?"
He frowned, thoughtful, as he rubbed his chin.
His eyes lit up with new curiosity.
"I need to test this. Just one more Scan... and it'll hit 100. Let's see what happens."
Sam stared at the status screen…
Then rubbed his eyes.
Then I looked again.
And frowned.
"Tch... This useless system…"
"It's hiding the memory option from me "
He muttered in frustration, tapping his fingers on the edge of the screen like a grumpy old man discovering tech for the first time.
"Why would you turn off memory by default, huh?!"
He opened the [Settings], scrolled through the system interface, and finally found the toggle:
[Memory Function – OFF] → [ON]
Ding!
[Memory Function Activated]
He smiled in satisfaction.
"There you go. Now act like a real system."
He reopened the status screen, and this time something new appeared—
---
[STATUS SCREEN]
Name: Sam
Age: 5
Race: Human
Memory: 1 / lock
Core: Water Mana Core (Blue)
• Evolution: 0 / 100
• Core Status: Stable (100%)
Mana: 9 / 100
Mana Regeneration: 1 per 5 minutes
• (Bonus: Faster regeneration near water sources)
Affinities:
• Water (Primary) – Unlocked
• ??? (Unknown) – Locked
---
Skills
• Scan – Lv. 2
→ Can analyze environment and living beings with greater detail
→ Mana Cost: 1 every 10 minutes (improved efficiency)
→ Higher focus improves depth of analysis
• Evolution Progress: 80 / 100
• Mana Manipulation (Beginner) – Lv. 1
→ Control and guide ambient mana within the 1-meter radius
→ Range and precision improve with practice
• Evolution Progress: 20 / 100
---
Passive Trait
• Gentle Flow — Mana regeneration increases near water
• Evolution: 10 / 100
---
System Level: 1
Sam looked at the status screen, eyes glowing with determination.
"I'm going to evolve everything in my system…"
He clenched his tiny fists, a wild grin stretching across his face.
"Every skill, every trait, every core— I'll unlock it all!"
And then—
He threw his head back and laughed.
"Haaa! Haaa-hhhaaaa!"
"Hah—HHHAAH! "
His laughter echoed through the room like a tiny, overpowered villain in the making.
But suddenly—
A sharp voice cut through the madness.
"Stop right there, my little maniac—before the neighbors start thinking you've gone mad."
The voice didn't come from the system.
It came from the hallway.
He froze.
Eyes wide.
He instantly shut his mouth.
"Mmm…"
"Sorry, Mama…"
He whispered under his breath, eyes sparkling again:
"Still going to evolve everything…"
************************************
[10 Years Later]
Time moved on — quietly, steadily — like the flow of a deep river.
And in that flow, ten long years passed.
In those ten years… a lot changed.
A lot happened.
---
Midnight
The forest was silent — still — wrapped in soft shadows under a pale silver moons.
A 15-year-old boy sat atop a large, flat rock, high on a cliffside. The wind gently tousled his dark hair, his blue cloak fluttering behind him like ripples on water.
His eyes were half-lidded, exhausted.
"Aaahh… so sleepy…"
He yawned, stretching his arms wide.
"Looks like… this is the last one."
With a quiet sigh, he stood, turned slowly—
And in an instant, his entire body disintegrated into a swirl of tiny, glowing golden particles.
The particles shimmered for a moment in the moonlight—
Then scattered into the air and disappeared into the wind.
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Somewhere far away...
In the middle of a dark room, the air shimmered faintly. One by one, those same golden particles began to gather—slowly, gently—like snow rising in reverse.
They spiraled upward, forming the shape of a boy.
Within seconds, the figure became solid
He took a few slow steps, eyes barely open, and dropped face-first onto his bed.
"Mmmh... finally…"
He pulled the blanket over himself without even undressing, already drifting into sleep.