Infinite Potential System

"Treasures? Sure, I'll take those too." William nodded with a satisfied smile. Things were going so well today; he didn't want it to end.

The Vice Principal held his palm out as if he was a road guard stopping traffic. "I didn't say that—"

"It's very kind of you, sir, to help me out so much. I've never been treated so well." Not at least since my Master Ascended...

Kenny sighed and gave up, "Alright, fine, you can have this." he snapped his fingers and a small red ring appeared. The shank was made from Starmetal and inscribed with Arrays, and the center was a small red crystal which seemed to be downsized from a much larger crystal with the Space Element.

Instantly, the room's ambient temperature rose several times and William's skin tingled. His Stealth Talent struggled to suppress William's Mana, several hundred thousand leaking out from his pores despite William's best efforts.

In response to the special Artifact, William realized that his Fire Mana was reacting excitedly. Its emotions rose much like during the Chaos and Order upgrades, allowing William to barely sense what it was feeling.

It's mine! I want it! The Fire Element seemed to say. At least, that's how William interpreted its emotions. As a Common Element, whatever was in front of William must be a powerful treasure.

When Kenny set the ring on the table, William's instincts told him to snatch it up before anyone else did. If he didn't grab it now, someone else might get to it first, he felt.

"What is it?" he asked while suppressing his desire to snatch the Artifact.

Kenny couldn't help but look at William strangely with that question. "This is one of the most popular items in the Slightveil Plane, how do you not know about it?"

William shook his head, "I really don't know. I've been here for only a few weeks."

Kenny nodded in understanding. "This is a Ring of Primary Laws. It was developed by the Slightwing Family several thousand years ago, and has the ability to store Mana of its specified Element to cast Primary Laws."

He continued, "The best advantage of this Ring, however, is that one doesn't actually need to have comprehended the Fire Affinity to use the Ring. They don't even need the Fire Element to use it! Of course, the Ring will shatter if you use it too many times in a short period.

These are usually given to Cultivators that already have a profound understanding of the Fire Element, since the Ring won't break if the owner already understand the Primary Law of Fire."

William listened to Kenny in awe. The Ring of Primary Laws was just like those orbs that Yuhe Slightwing was using in the Quake Dungeon! If he had this, William wouldn't need to hide his Fire Element!

William knew the purpose of this gift was to help William clear the Quake Dungeon, but he didn't have the heart to tell Kenny that he didn't plan on using the Fire Element within the Quake Dungeon. It wouldn't progress his System Quest, after all.

"Thank you, Sir." William accepted the Ring of Primary Laws without hesitation. He had made a good choice in joining the Filem Academy, since nowhere else would William earn such rare items so easily.

"Don't break it. This Ring is a lot sturdier than the less expensive one-time-use versions. It's made with a Deity Fire Shard, which can't just be gathered from anywhere. It takes hundreds of thousands of years for one to form naturally, unless a new Dungeon pops up that replenishes them every few hundred years."

The key words made William understand why the Fire Element was so excited. When the Deity Earth Shard was revealed, his Earth Element was also affected, though he didn't notice at the time because of his battle and the fact that his Mana Reserves were almost empty.

Now, his Mana Reserves were nearly full, and the area was calm. He placed the Ring of Primary Laws on his left middle finger, replacing an empty Space Ring that was in the same location. As he did so, he didn't fail to notice a System Message from a moment before.

-Acquired Ring of Primary Laws (Fire): +25 AP

-Detected a Deity Fire Shard within the Ring of Primary Laws. Fire Element has met the requirements for Ascension. Would you like to absorb the Deity Fire Shard now?

I'm in front of the Vice Principal and my teacher. Let's wait on that. William answered to the System, though he couldn't believe the Ring was worth so many Ascended Points.

In comparison to the Deity Earth Shard from before, William had earned 20 more Ascended Points! That was insane! It must be because the Deity Earth Shard was a simple raw material, while the Deity Fire Shard had been crafted into something useful for all Cultivators.

It was easy to understand that one had much greater value than the other.

Professor Tenningbrew looked at the Ring of Primary Laws on William's finger, "I'm jealous. Old Kenny, you actually gave that thing up."

"Hehe, it seems that even old guys like me can change." Kenny laughed. "Besides, I've already comprehended the Secondary Law of Fire; what good will that little tool do me anyways? It's better to pass it along to this kiddo."

Hearing about the Secondary Law of Fire made William think. His Earth Element had been upgraded several times since Ascension, but he had barely comprehended it at all. Learning new Spells didn't do anything for his comprehension, meaning he'd have to rely on either Enlightenment or the Element Farms from the System.

The problem is, he only had so many Farm Slots. He couldn't comprehend everything even if he wanted to.

William decided to push that problem aside for now, since the Farms hadn't even grown yet. There were still 13 days left until their growth period ended, so he'd think about it then.

Professor Tenningbrew interrupted his thoughts, "Student William, what are you climbing the Quake Dungeon for? You've already made it to the 14th floor, right?"

"Money, mostly, but also to improve my understanding of the Earth Element." William replied. This was his original intent, so it wasn't really a lie. He simply didn't need to mention the System Quest.

"Hmm. Why would you want a bigger group for that, then? I know I'm repeating what was said earlier, but... it doesn't make much sense to me..." Tenningbrew asked.

"Heh. I'm pretty weak right now," William started, "so why risk my life when I can scout in safety?"

Tenningbrew gasped in surprise. "I used to think you were a little... special, but it seems you are capable of scheming..."

He thought for a moment before continuing. "Your plan is to scout the floors with a large group now, then come back by yourself and kill the easy enemies on the higher floors by yourself, right? If this was in class, I might've given you a Tenningbuck!"

"Gerald, you're still doing that Tenningbuck nonsense? I thought I told you to give it up. You're embarrassing the prestigious nature of our school. That's a tactic for children, not future powerhouses." Kenny reprimanded.

"It works though! Classroom participation has risen fifty percent since I introduced the Tenningbuck system! Here's all the data!" Tenningbrew used the Summoning Element to call a white ferret to his side.

He patted in its back in a unique pattern, causing the ferret to cough several times before puking up a dozen scrolls. Tenningbrew picked up one of the scrolls and unraveled it, revealing several charts that made little sense to William.

He pointed to a certain part of the graph, "See! Fifty-six percent improvement compared to last year's first week!"

Kenny wrinkled his nose and pushed away the chart, "Gross, get that out of here."

"Not until you admit that it works!"

"Is this torture or blackmail? I can't tell, just get it out of here!"

"So, you admit it, right?"

"Okay, yes, fine. Tenningbrew, get that out of here, it smells like salt and vinegar had a baby with an oak tree!"

William wanted to laugh at the situation, but the smell overwhelmed him to the point where he didn't dare open his mouth. Unfortunately, the System didn't seem to possess any Talents that would resist foul smells, hence leaving William completely unprotected. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

Tenningbrew rolled up the scrolls once more and stuffed them down the ferret's throat once more, unsummoning the creature moments later.

When William finally stopped holding his breath, he asked, "Isn't it cruel to do that to your ferrets, Professor?"

Tenningbrew shook his head, "That one isn't your typical white ferret. That's my Contract Ferret, which stores all my documents for me within its throat. He doesn't eat or drink, and feeds on my Mana in exchange for storing items for me. It's a mutual agreement that he and I made many years ago.

Do you have the Summoning Element as well? Your Mythical Rat Snake is very cute."