After Alicia left the room, I thanked Nano and opened the system "screen" to check the exercise routine that had changed drastically over the last few days. Now I had to do several sets of each exercise every day.
The fatigue in my body practically didn't exist, and Nano said I didn't need to hold back because she would repair my body if something happened. Because of that, my exercise sets became more frequent and much longer.
Another five days passed like this.
The changes in my body became even more noticeable. My muscles had started to appear now, even if they were still small. Besides exercising more, I was also eating a lot more.
Alicia had just left after bringing me a heavy tray full of food. More than ten boiled eggs, several pieces of bread, a bowl full of oatmeal, and a bottle of milk.
There were also many fruits.
I quickly ate everything and returned to my exercises.
Over the last few days, I've been talking quite a lot with Alicia. I always try to appear as depressed as possible, but even after asking her every day to take me for a walk, she still hasn't done it.
She said that if she did something like that, Loki would get angry with her. And when Loki gets truly angry with someone, it's not good.
Even so, I didn't give up making the same request every day. It was starting to make her uncomfortable, but that was the goal. Maybe she'll give in at some point and let me go outside.
And why do I want to go outside?
Well, for Nano to analyze the rest of the Loki Familia's house.
The reconstructions Nano made on her own might not be correct. When I asked her, she said there was a 60% chance that she had accurately recreated the layout of the entire first floor.
I want to trust her, but I'm not sure if I should.
Well, even if I can't convince Alicia to do something like that, I just need to become strong enough to break this door.
Once I'm capable of doing that, I'll be able to escape.
Actually… am I already capable of doing that?
Strength: 23
Endurance: 17
Dexterity: 15
Agility: 16
Magic: 5
In five days, because of my increased food intake, constant training, and the support of the nanomachines, my status has increased significantly. I'm stronger than a novice adventurer, and I didn't even need a Falna for that.
I'm managing to evolve without collecting Excelia, which Nano said was normally necessary for growth.
When I asked Nano about this, her answer was that the easiest way to grow stronger is to join a Familia and explore the dungeon like a normal adventurer. However, I could enter the dungeon without belonging to a Familia, and she would test whether it was possible to evolve without a Falna.
She said she could try to create a cultivation technique to make that possible.
A cultivation technique to "cultivate" using Excelia. That's truly impressive.
'Wait a second… cultivation? Can't I use some cultivation technique right now? If I remember correctly, there's magical energy in the air. Can't I cultivate using that?'
I noticed that although my body was evolving, my Magic stat was still stuck at 5.
So I asked Nano about it.
Her answer made me excited.
[The energy present in the environment of this world contains dispersed magical particles capable of being absorbed by the human body in small quantities. Using the collected data regarding the environmental mana flow, and the host's bodily adaptation, it is possible to develop an experimental cultivation technique that allows the absorption of magical energy from the environment to simultaneously strengthen the host's physical body and magical core.]
A smile instantly appeared on my face.
'What are you waiting for? Help me with that technique! You should have told me earlier that something this beautiful existed,' I thought excitedly.
If I can strengthen even my body using magical energy, isn't that amazing?
I won't need to keep doing physical exercises to develop my body.
And in the future, I won't need to tie myself to a Familia either.
In Chinese stories, cultivation never seems that difficult. Let's see how difficult it really is.
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[Based on the analysis of environmental magical energy and the collected data, this unit has developed the technique Arcane Refinement Cycle. The nanomachines will first gradually adapt the host's body, strengthening the nervous and muscular channels to support mana circulation.
During training, the host must remain in a stable position and perform the following process:
Slowly inhale while imagining the magical energy of the environment being drawn into the body. Then hold the breath for a few seconds, allowing the nanomachines to disperse and refine this energy throughout the muscles, bones, and nervous system. Finally, slowly exhale while directing the excess energy toward the center of the body, where the system will begin forming and strengthening the host's magical core.
Continuous repetition of this cycle will allow the absorbed mana to be converted simultaneously into physical strengthening and magical growth, while Excelia obtained through combat will accelerate the evolution process.]
After reading Nano's explanation, I asked her to modify my body so it could adapt to it. After a few seconds, I received a positive response saying it had been done.
I didn't feel anything different in my body.
I sat cross-legged on the bed, copying the position I had seen many times in Chinese and Korean stories.
Before closing my eyes and trying to put what I learned from Nano into practice, I asked:
'How long will I need to do this to reach the strength of a strong Level 1 adventurer?'
[Based on the current rate of environmental mana absorption, the efficiency of the nanomachines, and the host's physical condition, it is estimated that continuous practice of the Arcane Refinement Cycle for 15 to 20 days will allow your body to reach a level of strength comparable to that of a well-trained Level 1 adventurer.]
'I see. That's a bit slow, and I want to leave here in at most 10 days. I hope I can reach an acceptable level by then.'
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