Reincarnated With A Glitched System: Why Is My MP Not Running Out?

Chapter 1429: Ruby's Lessons With Master Felicia 2



Once the Liquified Mana filled the Alchemy Cauldron, Ruby glanced in wonder as the liquid Mana began to rapidly bubble, creating a perfect environment to quite literally "cook" materials together through Alchemy.

"You could think of this early level of alchemy as cooking a big soup!" said Felicia. "Sometimes, to make it easier, alchemist use other techniques and spells to process materials beforehand, some materials possess different grades of purity and quality, and sometimes to make it easier, you have to cut them down into smaller pieces, crush them into dust, boil them, dry them, and so on."

"Ooohh!" nodded Ruby. "So what should I do now?"

"Use the same materials as before," said Felicia. "Although your synthesis failed, the materials had been slightly processed. The fire spirit stone is now crushed into smaller pieces imbued with your mana, and the gold melted, making it easier to process. Also now that's imbued with mana, it should obey your commands more easily."

"E-Eh? So even if I failed it can still be used?" wondered Ruby.

"Why, of course, the elements of the universe only go through changes in their form, they never truly disappear!" said Felicia. "The gold and the fire spirit stone aren't ruined. In fact you could restore them to their original form through alchemy, but it's better like this so they are processed more easily!"

"Is that so..." Ruby felt enlightened. "Thanks! I thought I would be making a potion first, but making something with metal might seem easier... maybe. Though I've always sucked at the things I make."

"Hmm~ I've seen what you make," nodded Felicia. "Despite how it might look rough or bad, several of your products were rather high quality anyways. Their structural form was good, and you were pretty good at runic inscription despite your amateurish approaches. It's just that they get ruined because you're too rough. I believe that because you were constantly suppressing your Blessing abilities, you always have to put strength and mana into every action."

"Really?" Ruby wondered. "I had not thought about that... It has become almost instinctive within me to seal my Blessing Powers now... After what made me want to never use them again. But I guess I was indeed too rough with my craft. I was... well, maybe it was because of my own problems. Smashing metal together and making stuff was my way to cope with my reality, I could simply let go of all things and just watch the fire and the steel... I let go of all my frustrations through it, but I only grew more frustrated... because everything I made sucked."

"Hmm, we'll work on that later then, now, begin synthesizing," said Felica. "I'll watch over you, so don't worry. Imagine what you want to make. Small accessories are all possible through alchemy, did you know? Although large things such as swords, shields, armor, and so on, not entirely. You would need to combine it with Forging and Metallurgy... Which you're pretty good at already, right?"

"I wouldn't say I'm good, but I know how to do it," said Ruby. "But yeah, for now I'll make something like an accessory... Um, something for Sylphy, as a thanks."

"Then pour your heart into this creation, Ruby!"

Felicia guided Ruby into the alchemy process. From the creation of Liquid Mana to the addition of the slightly processed materials left behind from her failed synthesis, she started with smaller Synthesis Spells in quick succession, followed by Extraction of elemental energies from the materials to further combine them better, and then Metamorphosis, where she could imbue her thoughts into the spell and the ideas she thought about, as mental blueprints, imprinted into the materials, slowly making them take shape without having to use a hammer or anything.

"Hmm..."

She kept concentrating, the item constantly spun and floated within the Liquid Mana, Ruby added her own Runic Inscriptions, which her mother had taught her how to make when she was a kid.

"You're good at Runic Inscription, it comes from you almost naturally!" Felicia commented. "If you didn't ruin your products by being too rough on the shaping process, your creations would be amazing magical artifacts. How did you learn to do this so seamlessly?"

"My mother taught me," said Ruby with a smile. "She was one of the most talented Red Oni Blacksmith out there. She was a Runic Blacksmith, capable to seamlessly combine runes and her crafting together. She wasn't the best with dexterity or precision due to her big hands, but that's where dad complemented her. The two were an amazing pair..."

"Oh, a Runic Blacksmith, that's a rare one," said Felicia with a nod. "You're almost done, give it the finishing touches with Synthesis. Extract the product and then place it again at least... two more times, three if you want it perfect."

"Huh, alright boss!"

Ruby continued doing as she was told, and eventually, her creation was done, it looked slightly rough and not as detailed as she would have wanted, but the overall shape was

perfect, and she made sure there wouldn't be weird bumps on it.

"A beautiful accessory! Is it a hairpin too?" wondered Felicia.

The item Ruby made had the shape of a small butterfly made of gold, with several small fire spirit jewels on top of its head, body, and wings, it was smaller than their palms, but very beautiful and shiny.

"Yes, it's for Sylphy..." Ruby felt happy. "I'm glad it came out... well enough. This feeling, it's really... It's nice. To make something that ends as I wanted, for once."

FLASH!

And then Ruby felt something, fiery red aura surging from her body, the Divine Powers she had been restraining this entire time surged from her body, the item she made gained a similar aura, as it was directly "Blessed" by her Divine Protection.

"Huh?!"

FLUOSH!

The hairpin suddenly changed, becoming slightly larger, gaining even more details and runes on top of it, and becoming almost life-like.

"Oh! So that's how your Divine Ability works," said Felicia. "Amazing, a direct boost ton/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

quality and shape?"

"I-It's exactly how I wanted now?!" Ruby gasped. "A-Amazing... This power, it didn't destroy anything either..."

"Alchemy might be the way to heal your Divine Powers from having been sealed for so long, Ruby," Felicia smiled. "Well done, your first synthetized item is a success! You pass the first

test as my disciple!"

"Eh? This was a test?!"