Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 102

Chapter 102 Bringing Everything Together

Atticus sat cross-legged with a katana in his grasp, his eyes closed as he cleared his mind of any thoughts, maintaining absolute focus.

Seeing Atticus ready, Cedric began speaking, "The first step is easy: channel your mana into your Katana."

The first step was indeed straightforward, something even novice-ranked individuals could accomplish, let alone Atticus, who possessed excellent mana control.

With a single-minded focus, a blue glow suddenly enveloped the katana in his right hand.

Cedric continued, "Now, the next step is a little more complicated. You have to synchronize the flow of the mana in your body with that of the katana," he instructed.

The following step was a bit more challenging than simply channeling mana into the katana. Channeling mana into an object involved actively infusing your katana with your mana. It was essentially just pushing your mana into the weapon.

In contrast, synchronizing your mana with an object meant harmonizing your own mana, the mana in your body, with that of the katana.

You don't force your mana into the katana but rather become attuned to the mana in the katana, ensuring that both flows were on the same wavelength.

Synchronization wouldn't be necessary if the object in question were a normal weapon. However, due to the inherent mana that each magic weapon possessed, the mana you channeled into the weapon had a different signature than that in your body.

Synchronization essentially meant ensuring that the mana in your body and the mana in the katana had the same signature.

And once again, this process was child's play for Atticus, who had already learned how to mimic different mana signatures when he was learning the Ethereal Cloak art.

Atticus focused on the mana signature in the katana, immediately noting the difference compared to that in his body. He skillfully manipulated the mana he was channeling into the katana, ensuring that the mana in the katana matched that in his body.

After a few seconds, he successfully synchronized the two.

Cedric's eyes nearly bulged from their sockets at the speed of Atticus's progress. 'In just a few seconds? What the hell is this boy!' he thought to himself.

Then he suddenly remembered he was here to teach Atticus. He cleared his throat, and continued.

"That's excellent! Now, the next step is to release short bursts of mana from your core, making it flow like a river through your body and concentrating the flow on your legs, arms, and the katana's sharp blade."

Atticus listened and released a burst from his core. He concentrated on it, sending some to the katana's blade first.

However, as it reached the tip of his hand holding the hilt of the katana, Atticus suddenly felt that he had lost control, and the mana signature in the katana reverted back to its earlier state, disrupting the flow.

"Hm?" Atticus pondered what had happened.

Cedric immediately released a quiet breath of relief, 'If he had gotten this one immediately too, I would have gone crazy.'

As Cedric was about to explain to Atticus what had happened, he saw Atticus release another burst from his core and smiled, 'Looks like he doesn't know how to deal with a setback.'

Cedric knew that most geniuses, especially those who had never faced a setback in their lives, wouldn't know how to handle a loss. Atticus could have just easily asked him for help, but because of his pride, he'd rather just keep on trying.