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Only-ia-icouple-iof-idays-iago-ithat-ithe-inews-iwas-ileaked-ito-ithe-iupper-iclass-iand-iaristocrats-iabout-ithe-icause-iof-ithe-idisturbance.-iThe-iauthorities-ihas-iacquired-ia-imana-iartifact-ithat-iwas-icapable-iof-icancelling-imagic-ijammers.-iThis-inews-ishocked-ithem-ias-ieven-ithough-imagic-ijammers-iwas-irare,-ithey-ialways-iinduce-isome-iheadache-ito-ithe-igovernment-iwhenever-ithey-iappear.
During-ithe-iclean-iup-ioperation-iconducted-iby-ithe-igovernment-iin-i5-ibases-iof-ithe-ienemies,-ithey-ihave-icollected-imagic-ijammer-iartifacts-ibut-idue-ito-iintense-ifight,-i2-iartifacts-iwere-icompletely-idestroyed-iand-iwas-ionly-iable-ito-iretrieve-i3-icomplete-iartifact.-iIt-iwas-isuch-ia-ibig-ihaul-ifor-ithe-igovernment-isince-ithis-ioperation-ihas-ian-ielement-iof-isurprise-ito-ithe-ienemies.
All-ithe-idisturbances-ithat-ioccurred-iduring-ithe-ifight-iwas-iglossed-iover-iby-ithe-igovernment-iand-iprovided-isuperficial-iexcuses-ito-ithe-ipublic.-iOf-icourse,-ipeople-iin-ithe-iupper-iclass-ihas-isources-iof-iintelligence-iin-itheir-iown-iand-ionly-itook-ia-icouple-iof-idays-ito-iknow-ithe-itruth-ibehind-ithe-iskirmishes-ion-iseveral-iparts-iof-ithe-icountry.-i
Traceless-iHands,-iit-iwas-ithe-iname-ithat-ihas-iappeared-iin-ithe-ipatent-iapplication-iand-iit's-ireal-iidentity-iwas-ideliberately-ihidden-inot-ijust-iby-ithe-iNMTI-ibut-ithe-igovernment-iitself-ito-iprotect-ithis-iyoung-imagic-iengineer.-iRight-inow,-ieven-ithough-ithey-iknow-iwho-icreated-ithis-istructure,-ionly-ithe-iZairus-igovernment-iholds-ithe-imagic-istructure-ifor-ithis-imagic-ijammer-icanceller.-i
"Well,-iwe-ican't-ifall-ibehind-iour-iclassmates,-iright?"
Mark-iadded-ias-iTracy-iwas-ipondering-icarefully-ias-ishe-iabsorbs-ihow-ithis-irevelation-iimplicates-iher.
"Was-iit-ireally-iconfirmed?"
Tracy-idoubted-ia-ibit-ibut-ithen-ishook-iher-ihead-ias-ishe-iremembered-ithat-ithis-iguy-iis-ia-ison-iof-ian-iinfluential-ipolitician.-iTheir-isource-iof-iintelligence-iwould-iclearly-ibe-ibetter-ithan-itheir-ifamily-iwho-idabbled-iin-ibusiness-iwith-iregards-ito-ithis-ikind-iof-iinformation.
Tracy-iwas-iunaware-iof-ithe-ireal-iidentity-iof-ithat-iTraceless-iHands-iand-ionly-ilearned-iit-inow.-iAlthough-ishe-iwas-iaware-iof-itheir-iexistence,-ishe-iwasn't-icurious-iof-itheir-ireal-iidentity-iand-imore-iinterested-iof-ilearning-ithe-imagic-istructure-ifor-imagic-ijammer-icanceller.-iIf-iit-iwas-ieasy-ito-icreate-ithat-imana-iartifact,-iit-ihas-ilong-ibeen-icreated-iby-isome-iother-ipowerful-icountries-iand-iwould-inot-itake-i60-iyears-iafter-ithe-iappearance-iof-imagic-ijammer-ijust-ito-idevelop-iit.
Everyone-iwas-iaware-iof-iit's-iimportance-ias-ino-imagician-iwants-ito-iexperience-ia-itime-iwere-ithey-iweren't-iable-ito-iuse-itheir-imagic-iand-inever-ifeel-imana-iin-itheir-idaily-ilife.-iIt-iwould-ibe-inightmare-ifor-ithem,-ifortunately,-ithe-imagic-ijammer-iis-ialready-iscarce-iand-ionly-itop-iorganizations,-icountry's-igovernment-ior-iother-ipowerful-ientities-ipossess-isuch-iartifact-iwith-ia-ivery-ilimited-inumber.
"Yes,-iwe-igot-iit-ifrom-ia-ivery-itrusted-isource."-iMark-ianswered-iher-iquestion-inevertheless.
"Then,-iwhat-ido-iyou-iwant-ime-ito-ido?-iDo-iyou-ifeel-ithreatened-ithat-iyou-iwon't-ibe-iable-ito-ijoin-ithe-icompetition?"-iTracy-ivoiced-iher-iquestion-ito-ithis-itop-i2-istudent-iin-itheir-iclass.
"It's-inot-ithat,-iI-ijust-iwant-ito-imake-isure-ithat-iRoss-iwould-ibe-ithe-ione-ijoining-ius-iin-ithe-icompetition.-iYou-iknow-ithat-ihe's-imy-ifriend,-iright?-iIt-iwould-ibe-ibetter-ifor-ius-iif-iwe'll-icompete-iwith-isomeone-iyou-iare-iclose-iwith,-iwon't-iyou-iagree?"
"I-idon't-ireally-icare-iwho-iwould-ibe-iparticipating.-iAs-ilong-ias-ithey're-iqualified."
Tracy-iwasn't-iinterested-ion-iwhatever-igame-iMark-iwas-ibrewing.-iShe-idoesn't-iwant-ito-ibe-iinvolve-iand-imore-iconcerned-ion-ihow-ito-iimprove-iherself-iin-ithe-iremaining-imonth-ibefore-ithe-iselection-iof-iparticipants.-i
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William-iwas-inow-ibrowsing-ithe-icatalog-igiven-iby-ithe-irealtor-ifor-ihis-inew-iplace-iand-iworkshop.-iThere-iare-iactually-ionly-i6-ichoices-ithat-imatches-ihis-icriteria.-iThese-i6-ihouses-iwith-iincluded-iworkshop-iwas-iconsidered-idue-ito-itheir-isize-iand-ilocation-i.
But-iif-iWilliam-iwill-iadd-ihis-ibudget-iin-ihis-icriteria,-ithere-iwould-iactually-ibe-ionly-i2-ichoices-ias-ithe-iother-ifour-iis-ilocated-iin-ithe-ibusiest-ilocation-iof-ithe-icity-iand-iwould-icost-ian-ienormous-isum.
After-icareful-iconsideration,-iWilliam-iselected-ia-i6,600-isquare-ifoot-imodern-ihouse-iwith-ithree-idistinct-iliving-ispaces.-iIt's-ia-itwo-istorey-ibuilding-iwith-istunning-icopper-iand-istone-iexterior-ithat-icomplements-ithe-imultiple-ibalconies.-iIn-ithe-imain-istructure,-iit-iuses-iradiant-ifloor-iheat,-ithere-iis-ialso-ian-ienchanting-iwine-igrotto,-ia-itemperature-controlled-iwine-icellar.-iAlthough-iWilliam-idoesn't-ineed-ithis-iwine-icellar,-ihe-ihas-iother-iplans-ifor-iit.-iThere's-ialso-ia-iprivate-imaster-ibalcony-iwith-ian-ioutdoor-ifireplace.-i
William-ilooked-iat-ithe-isurrounding-ihouses-iand-istructures-iand-inoticed-ithat-ithis-iplace-ihas-ia-ilot-iof-ispaces-iand-itrees-iunlike-ithe-icenter-iof-ithe-icity-iwhich-ihas-ia-ibusy-icrowd-iall-ithe-itime.-iThough-ihe-ineeds-i30-iminutes-iride-ion-ia-ibus-ito-iattend-iclass-iin-ithe-iacademy,-iit-imatters-ia-ilittle-ifor-ihim.
"I-ilike-ithis-iplace."
William-ismiled-iand-iimmediately-idecided-ito-ipurchase-ithis-inew-iplace-ionce-ihe-isaw-ithe-ibeautiful-iplace-iand-iit's-iacceptable-iprice.-iIf-ithe-iowner-idoesn't-ineed-ia-iquick-icash,-iWilliam-iwould-inot-ibe-iable-ito-ipurchase-ithis-iat-ia-ismall-iprice.
Aside-ifrom-ithat,-ithe-irealtor-iliked-iit-ieven-imore-ithan-iWilliam-iand-ihappily-iassisted-ihim-ito-ipurchase-ithis-iplace.-iA-i9.8-imillion-icredits-iimmediately-idisappeared-ion-ihis-ibank-iaccount.
William-imoved-ito-ithis-iplace-ithe-isecond-iday-iafter-ihe-ipurchased-ithe-ihouse-iand-ia-iday-iafter-iit,-ithe-imaterials-ihe-ipurchased-ifew-idays-iago-iarrived-ito-ithis-inewly-iprovided-iaddress.
"Hmm...-iI'll-ifirst-ipractice-ihydraulic-idrive-isystem."-iObviously,-iWilliam-iwas-inot-ithinking-iof-iusing-ijust-ia-ifluid-ifor-ithis-ione-ibut-ihe-iwas-iplanning-ito-ihave-ifluid-imana-ireplace-iit.
The-imemory-icrystal-ihe-iabsorbed-iinspired-ihis-iplan-ifor-ia-ibigger-iproject-iand-ihe-ineeded-ito-istart-ior-iexplore-ion-iquite-ia-ifew-ithings-ibefore-itackling-ithis.-i
William-ilaughed-ias-ihe-isuddenly-iremembered-ihis-iflawed-iCompact-iMananuclear-iReactor-ihe-iprovided-ito-ihis-iseniors.-iIt-iwasn't-ireally-ihis-iintention.
###-iChapter-i27-i--iNew-iMission
William-itried-ito-iplan-ihis-inew-imagic-istructure-ithat-ievening.-iHe-iwas-iaware-ithat-ihis-iattempts-ito-igain-ienough-ireputation-ito-iparticipate-iin-ithe-icompetition-ihadn't-igone-iunnoticed-ito-ihis-iclassmates.
He-ipurchased-ia-ibunch-iof-ialloys-iand-iores-ias-ihis-inew-imana-iartifact-idesign-irequires-ia-ibetter-iquality-iequipment.
Only-i29-idays-ileft-iuntil-ithe-iselection-ifor-ithe-icompetition-ion-ithe-ilast-imonth-iof-ithe-iyear.-iOnce-ia-iparticipant-iwas-iselected-iin-itheir-iacademy,-ithey-iwould-istill-ihave-ia-imonth-iof-ipreparation-ibefore-ithe-istart-iof-ithe-icompetition,-ithey-iwill-ireceive-ispecial-itraining-iand-iprivileges-iduring-ithis-itime.
If-ithe-iacademy-iwill-iselect-ithe-iparticipant-iright-inow,-ino-idoubt-ithat-iWilliam-iwould-ibe-iselected.-iBut-ithere-iare-istill-iremaining-idays-ileft-iso-ihe-ican't-ibe-irelaxed-iand-ihas-ito-imaintain-ia-igood-iperformance.
William-ientered-ihis-inew-iworkshop-ithat-iis-iconnected-iat-ithe-ileft-iside-iof-ithis-ihouse.-iThe-iinterior-iwas-ipainted-iwhite-iand-igray-iat-ithe-iedges.-iThere-iwere-istacked-iboxes-iand-ipiles-iof-imetals-ion-ithe-ifloor.
William-icreated-ia-ispace-iat-ithe-icenter-itable-iand-iput-ithe-iartifact-iforging-ibox-ion-itop-iof-iit.-iThis-iforging-ibox-iwas-ian-iold-ione-iinherited-ifrom-ihis-ifather.-iUnlike-ithe-ischool's-ibox,-ithis-ione-iwas-ian-iolder-idesign-ibut-iwas-iwell-imaintained-iby-iWilliam.
"Should-iI-ifirst-icreate-ia-imuch-ibetter-imana-istabilization-iarray?"
William-ipondered-ia-ibit.-iHis-imana-iaffinity-ihas-iincreased-ia-ibit-ithanks-ito-ithe-ifirst-ireward-ihe-ireceived-ibefore-iand-ifelt-ithat-ihe-iwas-iabl
e-ito-icontrol-ilarger-iamount-iof-imana.-iAnd-imaybe-idue-ito-ithe-ichanges-ion-ihis-ibody,-iit-icontinued-ito-iaffect-ihis-iimprovement-iin-imana-iaffinity.
Due-ito-ithis,-ihe-ineeds-ito-iadjust-ihis-iown-iarray.-iAlthough-iany-imana-istabilization-iarray-iout-ithere-iwould-icontrol-ithe-iflow-iof-ihis-imana-ito-ithe-iforging-ibox,-ijust-ilike-iGilbert-itold-ibefore,-iit-iwould-ibe-ibetter-ito-iuse-iyour-iown-iarray-idue-ito-icompatibility-ireasons.
Of-icourse,-iit-idoesn't-imean-iyou'll-ibe-iable-ito-iperform-ito-ithe-ibest-iof-iyour-iability-ias-ithose-iprofessionally-imade-iarray-ican-ibe-ifound-ito-ibe-ibetter-ithan-iwhat-iyou-ican-icreate.-iNot-iall-irookies-iwere-ilike-iWilliam-iwho-ihas-ia-igood-igrasp-ion-ithis-iarray.
William-istarted-iadjusting-ihis-iarray-iand-imana-igathering-iformation-ito-ibetter-isuit-ihimself-ibefore-ihe-istarted-ithe-iforge.
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A-iweek-ihas-ipassed-iand-isome-ichanges-ioccurred-ias-iRoss-iintroduced-ihis-inewly-icreated-imana-iartifact-iand-iwas-ieven-ipublished-iat-ithe-ilocal-inewspapers.-iThere-iwere-iseveral-iarticles-iintroducing-ithe-inew-imana-iartifact.
"A-itop-istudent-iat-ithe-iLeonhearts-iAcademy,-ia-idescendant-iof-ia-ilegend,-iRoss-iSchien-ihas-isubmitted-ihis-inew-imana-iartifact-iat-ithe-iNMTI.-iAnother-i5th-igen-iartifact-ithat-ihas-ia-igrade-irating-iof-iA..."
"Arcane-iSword-i--iA-inew-imana-iartifact-idesigned-iby-iRoss-iSchien,-ian-iuprising-istar-iin-ithe-ifield-iof-iartifact-iforging..."
It's-iunusual-ito-ihave-ia-isecond-iyear-istudent-iin-ischool-icreate-itheir-iown-ioriginal-imana-iartifact-iand-imagic-istructure.-iAt-imost,-istudents-iand-inewly-igraduates-iare-iexpected-ito-ionly-ibe-icapable-iof-ireplicating-ia-ipre-designed-imana-iartifacts.-iSo-ithis-inews-iwas-iimmediately-inoticed-iby-imany-ipeople.
Although-iit-iwas-isurprising-ito-imany,-iafter-ithey-ilearned-ithe-iperson's-ibackground,-ithey-iattributed-iit-ias-ihim-ibeing-ia-idescendant-iof-iAeolia-iSchien.
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William-igot-ia-ihold-iof-ithe-inews-ias-iGilbert-itold-ihim-iabout-iit-ithis-ithe-imorning-ion-itheir-iclass.
"Isn't-iRoss-iamazing?-iI-iwish-iI-icould-iaccomplish-ithat-ias-iwell.-iSomeday,-iI'll-imake-imy-iown."
It-iwas-iGilbert,-ihe-iwas-ireferring-ion-imaking-ihis-iown-iartifact.-iHe-iwas-ichatting-iwith-iWilliam-ias-ithey-ihave-ifree-itime-ibetween-itheir-isubjects.
William-iwas-ialso-ichecking-iout-ithis-inew-iartifact-ifeatured.-iHe-iused-ihis-ilaptop-ito-icheck-ithe-iArcane-iSword-imade-iby-iRoss.-iAlthough-ithe-icomplete-iattributes-iwasn't-ipublished-idue-ito-iconfidentiality-ireasons,-iit-iwas-ienough-ito-ihave-ia-isome-igrasp-ion-iits-icapability.
It-iis-ia-i23-iinches-idull-ishort-isword,-isilver-ihilt-iand-ihandle.-iIt-iwas-idesigned-ithat-ithe-iblade-iwasn't-iso-isharp-ibut-iwith-ithe-iusage-iof-imagic-istructure-iimbued-iin-ithe-imana-iartifact,-iit-icould-iunleash-isharpness-ithat-icould-icut-ialmost-ianything.
Another-inotable-ithing-iis-ithe-ishimmering-ipurple-igem-iattached-ion-ithe-isword-ijust-iabove-iit's-ihilt.-iBase-ion-iit's-idescription,-iit-iallows-ithe-iuser-ito-icontrol-ilightning-iand-ifire-ielement.-iOf-icourse,-ithe-itwo-ielement-icould-inot-ibe-iused-iat-ithe-isame-itime-ibut-iit's-itransition-iwas-iquick.-iIf-ithe-imagician's-imana-icontrol-iwas-isuperb,-ithey-icould-itransition-ielemental-iattacks-iwith-ionly-i2-iseconds-ias-ia-ibuffer.
William-iobserve-ithe-imana-iartifact-iand-iabsorbed-iall-ithe-iinformation-iin-ithe-iarticles-ihe-iread.
"It-iseem's-ithat-iRoss-iis-igoing-iall-iout.-iThis-iis-idefinitely-ihis-iattempt-ito-isecure-ihis-iposition-ias-iparticipant...-ibut-iit-iseems-ito-ibe-ia-ibit-irushed.-iThere's-istill-isome-iflaws-ion-iit."
William-iwas-imuttering-iand-iGilbert-iheard-ithis.
"Really?-iWhere?-iHaha..-iMaybe-ibecause-ihe's-iin-ihurry?-iWho-iknows,-ihe-iprobably-ithought-ithat-iyou-imight-ibe-iselected-ias-iparticipant-iinstead."
Gilbert-icommented-ibut-idid-inot-ireally-iwait-ifor-iWilliam-ito-ianswer-ihim.-iAs-ithey-icontinued-ichatting,-iWilliam-inoticed-ithat-iTracy-iwas-ilooking-iat-ihim-ifrom-itime-ito-itime.
She-iwas-iseated-i2-idesk-iin-ifront-iof-ihim-iso-iwhenever-ishe-ilooked-ibehind,-iWilliam-icould-inotice-iher-iin-ihis-iperipheral-ivision.
William-iwasn't-itoo-iconcerned-iabout-iit-ias-ihe-iignored-ithe-igirl.-iA-ifew-imoment-ibefore-itheir-iinstructor-iarrived-ifor-ithe-inext-isubject.
William-iheard-ia-ifamiliar-isound-iin-ihis-imind.-iIt-iwas-inotification-ifrom-ithe-ipathfinder.
[-iThe-icompetition-iis-inear!-iMake-iyour-ipresence-iknown-ionce-imore.
Mission-i:-iTo-ibe-iselected-ias-ia-iparticipant-ion-ithe-iupcoming-iacademies-icompetition
Mission-iReward-i:-i2x-iMystery-iBox-iand-ia-ismall-iincrease-iin-imana-iaffinity.-i]
William-ichecked-ithe-inew-imission.-iIt-iwas-ialigned-ito-ihis-igoal-iso-ihe-ijust-inodded-iupon-ireading-ithe-inew-imission-ifrom-ithe-ipathfinder.
"21-idays-ileft-ibefore-ithe-iselection.-iI-istill-ihave-isome-itime."-iWilliam-ithought-ihe-icould-istill-icomplete-ihis-inew-imana-iartifact.
As-ihe-iwas-ithinking-iabout-ihis-iplans,-iit-iseems-ithat-iTracy-icould-inot-iwait-ianymore-iand-iapproached-ihim.
Gilbert,-iwho-iwas-isitted-ijust-ibeside-iWilliam-isaw-iher-iproactively-iapproaching-ithem-iwas-iamused-iand-ihe-iimmediately-iwent-isilent.-iIn-ihis-imind,-ifirst-iit-iwas-ithe-iCummings-itwins-ibut-inow,-ieven-ithe-itop-istudent.
"Do-iyou-ihave-isome-itime-iafter-ithis-iclass?"-iTracy-iasked-iWilliam-iwho-iwas-inow-ilooking-iat-iher.
Mark's-ieyes-isquinted-ias-ihe-isaw-ithis-iscene.-iAlthough-iit-iwas-inormal-ifor-iclassmates-ito-ihave-ia-ichat,-iform-ia-igroup-iafter-iclasses-iand-iTracy-iwas-ieven-iknown-ito-ibe-ifriendly-iand-iapproachable,-ihe-ifelt-ithat-iit-iwas-idifferent-ithis-itime.
###-iChapter-i28-i--iNaturals
For-ithe-iupcoming-icompetition,-iyou-idon't-ireally-ineed-ito-ibe-ia-imagic-iengineer-icapable-iof-iproducing-ioriginal-imana-iartifact-ior-imagic-istructure.
It-idoesn't-irequire-iyou-ito-ihave-ian-iexperience-iin-ithat-ifield-ias-ilong-ias-iyou're-ifoundation-iin-iforging-iwas-ibroad.-iAs-ilong-ias-iyou-ihave-iwide-irange-iof-imana-iartifact-iand-imagic-istructure-iin-ithe-ilist-ithat-iyou-ican-imake,-iit-iwould-ibe-ienough.-i
Of-icourse,-iif-iyou're-icapable-iof-icreating-iyour-iown,-iit-iwould-ibe-ia-isurprise-ifactor-ithat-icould-iadd-isome-ichances-iin-iwinning.-iBut-ia-iproven-iand-itested-imana-iartifacts-iwas-iconsidered-ito-ibe-ia-ibetter-ichoice-iwhenever-iparticipating-iin-isuch-icompetition.-i
In-ifact,-iTracy-iand-iMark-ihave-inot-iyet-ipublished-iany-ioriginal-imana-iartifact-ias-iwell-ias-ithe-itwins,-iKenneth-iand-iKatherine.-iBut-ieven-ithough-ithat-iwas-ithe-icase,-iwith-ithe-iskills-iof-iboth-iTracy-iand-iMark-iin-icreating-ivarious-ipre-designed-iartifact-iand-istructure,-ithey-iclaimed-itop-ispots-iin-ioverall-irankings-iin-ithe-i2nd-iyear-iclass.-iAdded-iwith-itheir-italent-iand-iavailable-iresources,-iit-iwas-ino-iwonder-ithat-ithey-icould-iget-itop-iranks.
Tracy-idoesn't-ifeel-ithreatened-iabout-iWilliam's-iappearance-iand-iin-ifact,-ishe-iwas-iglad-ito-isee-ianother-igood-icompetitor.-iShe-ibelieves-ithat-ia-igood-ichallenge-iwill-iallow-iher-ito-ibetter-iherself.-i
"I-ihave-isome-itime..-iso-ilet's-italk-ilater."
William-idid-inot-iignore-iTracy-ithis-itime-iand-ianswered-iher-ias-ihe-inoticed-ithat-itheir-isubject-iinstructor-ihas-iarrived.-i
Tracy-inodded-iat-ithis-iand-iwent-iback-ito-iher-iseat-iwhile-igrinning.-i
The-iinstructor-iwho-ijust-iarrived-iwas-itheir-iSir-iRiba-iwho-iteaches-iMana-iPraxis-iand-iAssiduity.-iIt-irevolves-iaround-iutilization-iof-inaturally-imana-iinfused-imaterials.
Yes,-ithere-iwere-imaterials-ithat-ialready-ipossess-imana-iwithin-ibecause-iof-itheir-ilong-iexposure-iin-imana-ifilled-ienvironment-ior-ibecause-itheir-istructure-iis-ijust-isusceptible-ito-imana.-i
This-istudy-iallows-ithe-istudents-ito-ifamiliarize-ithemselves-ion-ithe-iabundant-inumbers-iof-imaterials,-iplants-iand-ieven-icreatures-ithat-ipossess-imana.-i
Materials-ilike-imana-istone,-ijax-istone,-istar-iburr-iare-isamples-iof-inaturally-imana-iinfused-imateri
als.-iThey-iwere-iindispensible-icomponents-iin-isome-imana-iartifact.
Of-icourse,-imaterials-ithat-iwere-iartificially-iinfused-iby-imana-iusing-ia-iforging-ibox-iwith-iarray-iand-iformation-iwas-imore-ipopular-isince-iacquiring-ithese-inaturals-iwas-ieasier-isaid-ithan-idone.
Just-ilike-ihumans,-inot-iall-iplants-iand-imaterials-ihas-imana-iaffinity.-iMost-iof-ithem-iare-ieven-ibeing-icontrolled-iby-ilarge-icompanies,-igovernment-iand-iother-iprivate-iorganizations.
There-iwas-ialso-ithese-iinteresting-icreatures-ithat-ihas-ian-iaffinity-iin-imana-ithat-ican-ibe-ifound-iin-imana-ifilled-ienvironment.-iThey-inormally-ipossess-istrong-ibody,-isome-ilevel-iof-iintelligence-iand-icould-icontrol-imana-iwith-ia-ithought.-i
Although-itheir-inumbers-iwere-ilow,-ievery-icreatures-ithat-iwas-inaturally-inurtured-iby-imana-ihas-istrength-ito-ibe-ireckoned-iwith.-i
William-iis-ivery-iinterested-iin-ithis-isubject-ias-ithe-ilocation-iwhere-ihis-ispaceship-ilanded-iseems-ito-ibe-ian-ienvironment-ifilled-iwith-imana-iand-irich-iwith-iplants-iinfused-iwith-iit.-i
He-iwas-iable-ito-irecognize-ithose-iplants-ibecause-iof-ithis-isubject.-iThis-iclass-ilasted-ifor-i2-ihours-iand-ibeing-itaught-i3x-ia-iweek-iallowing-ithem-ito-ilearn-ia-ilot-iover-ithis-isubject.