Lord Evolution: Starting With SS-rank Skills

It has been exactly two days since Rowan awakened his mana core. In these two days, Rowan has made significant improvements in his magic cultivation, as well as in the development of his soldiers.

Within the first twenty-four hours after awakening his mana core, Rowan learned and mastered numerous basic Tier-1 water magic spells.

However, after activating and mastering so many spells, he soon discovered something both strange and exciting—his mana reserve seemed to be unlimited, or so he initially thought.

He could power up additional spells without needing to meditate like other mages to replenish his mana reserve. Rowan could cast spells endlessly, without a single fear of his mana running out. The amount of mana he expended each hour exceeded what an average Apprentice-stage mage could use in 48 hours!

Confused, he queried his system and received his answer—his evolution points converted to mana automatically.

The response came as a shock—this meant he could use the strongest spells and activate the most powerful magic formations, as long as he had enough evolution points.

Moreover, with the number of evolution points he possessed, he should have as much mana as an archmage, or perhaps even more!

With this realization, Rowan continued practicing his water magic spells, only stopping at night to attend to his duties with Riela and to relax.

Currently, Rowan has mastered the following spells— Water Whip, Bubble Pop, Misty Veil, Water Burst, and Bubble Shield.

However, his awakening and rapid magical growth weren't the only events in these two days.

Riela and her fellow tailors managed to complete the sewing and designing of clothes for the villagers.

On the evening of the second day, Rowan gathered the villagers and distributed the robes among them.

Rowan and Riela promised to work diligently to provide more clothing for the people before the rainy season finally begins.

This was a major improvement for the village.

At last, the villagers could dress comfortably.

With the expertly made clothes, they would be able to endure the harsh cold season predicted to begin in less than a week, based on the recent minor weather and temperature changes.

Additionally, yesterday, Dragun revealed his intention to travel to the uninhabited territory he and Rowan had discussed.

Naturally, this news made Rowan happy—a larger and more established territory for himself and his people was an opportunity he could not afford to miss.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

On the other hand, Vishirk also announced his plan to leave the village for Yellow River City to acquire new spells for his own use.

This was the first time Vishirk planned to leave the village alone, making Rowan somewhat suspicious. However, he didn't voice his concerns and agreed without much thought.

The changes in the village over the past days were positive, at least on the first day—there were no deaths or casualties.

However, the same couldn't be said for the second day.

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A new day dawned. The sun rose as usual, and the villagers went about their duties. It was the third day since Rowan's mana core awakening, and also the scheduled day for Rowan and his soldiers' hunting exercise.

However, at that moment, Rowan and his villagers had gathered in the village square once again to mourn the dead!

Rowan and the village's top echelon stood in the center of the village square, gazing sorrowfully at the corpse on the ground.

The bodies of ten adults and ten children under the age of ten lay dead and immobile on the ground.

Loud cries thundered around them as parents and loved ones gathered to weep their sorrows, sorrow that seemed endless and would leave a deep scar.

Rowan, standing amidst Dragun and Vishirk, stared at the bodies with a deep frown on his face as his mind wandered angrily.

'The bastard did not stop—it only paused briefly to give me and my people a false hope of peace and happiness before attacking again, this time more ferociously!' Rowan's mind wandered.

'At this point, the activities are more like a psychological game—a form of torture, to be precise,' he continued, recalling the events of the recent deaths.

The first attack was unexpected and focused solely on a specific region of the village—this was meant to deceive Rowan and divert his attention to a particular point.

The second attack was also unexpected; it occurred randomly and targeted only the babies. In this way, it succeeded in deceiving him and claiming the young and innocent, deepening the sorrow of the casualties.

After the first two, it suddenly halted for two days without killing!

The villagers regained hope. They felt happy and calm.

This allowed calmness and happiness to settle among the villagers before attacking once again.

This time, it took more lives than before.

It claimed five lives from each region, one after the other.

At the sound of the first cry, Rowan, Blaze, and most of his soldiers who were awake at that hour rushed to the region.

While processing those deaths,

cries erupted from other parts of the village.

Even if they could act,

with the random pattern, it became difficult for them to respond effectively.

This not only devastated Rowan and his soldiers but also exhausted them.

"What is happening again?"

"What are we going to do, Lord Rowan?"

"Lord Rowan, please do something fast, I don't want to die!"

At that moment, these phrases echoed throughout the village square.

"I don't think this is the Dream Weaver anymore, Rowan," Dragun said without even looking at him. His eyes were fixed on the corpse on the ground and the grieving people beside him, and a deeply worried expression marked his face.

Rowan didn't respond, too deep in his vengeful thoughts.

After a few seconds, he turned to Dragun and asked, "Is there any magic formation to eliminate these dark creatures?"

Dragun nodded. "There are many, each designed for different levels of dark creature strength. However, these formations require a large quantity of mana to activate."

"How much is required to acquire the strongest one?"

Rowan asked seriously.

He had a large mana reserve.

He could activate any magic formation he desired.

He didn't mind spending money and mana as long as he could trap and eliminate the dark creatures attacking his people.