Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

Vincent furrowed his brows after hearing the Professor's words.

'Demihumans?'

Not just him, but a few others were also unsure about this…

'Otherworldly beings? The Celestial Beings and their enemies? What is she saying?'

They were stunned by this revelation unsure how to react. Nevertheless, Professor Levent continued.

"It seems none of you had come from a large clan or organization. Very well, let me explain. The Celestial Beings and Demihumans weren't originally from this world… Ahh. Before that, have you seen or encountered a Celestial and Demis before?" The professor asked.

Many of them shook their heads as they have barely left their homes! How could they encounter these beings? Normally, Celestial Beings would only show up if there is a war or battles that can't be settled by simple negotiations.

As for Demihumans, some of them had only seen them in books and some have never heard about them at all. This includes Vincent who has an idea of what a Demihuman is but hasn't seen them before.

"Very well… Since you guys have been selected for this special class, you will know of this sooner or later. It was about 700 years ago when the Celestial Beings, about ten thousand of them, arrived in our world using an incredibly advanced ship… or I should call them spacecraft."

As soon as this was mentioned, Vincent realized that the things he had found out were not a secret at all.

"This spacecraft carried the Celestial Beings that we all know. They came from a faraway star. They were followed by mystical creatures that we call Demihumans. I heard some ancient lands even call them Celestial Beasts but they meant the same thing… Furthermore, these two races were enemies."

Professor Levent continued telling the brief history of the world.

While the Celestial Beings arrived on the planet using spacecraft, the demihumans used a space portal instead to summon themselves to this world.

It was such an interesting story so the whole class remained silent and listened attentively.

She further explained that the celestials can fight using their advanced weapons and technology while the demihumans can use their awakened skills that defy the laws of the world to fight… Professor Levent even guessed that the space portal that the demihumans used was also some kind of awakened skill and not a technology that can be produced at all.

These two races fought in this land destroying the civilization of the first humans of this world.

Luckily, the Celestial Beings weren't evil creatures. A few of them studied the existence of mana and created various techniques or cultivation method and passed it down to the natives.

This created the Tier 1 to Tier 3 system of the current mana arts.

Of course, it didn't end just that. As the war against the Demihumans continued, some numbered Celestial Beings studied their enemy's awakened skills and learned to develop them. This created the Tier 4 and Tier 5 skills of the Mana Arts system.

'No wonder Tier 4 and Tier 5 Mana Arts are all about body modifications with some random skills. They were actually based on the Demihumans' awakened skills.'

Vincent was finally enlightened.

It was the same for others as they slowly recall all the Tier 4 and Tier 5 Mana Arts they know.

"Unfortunately, the Tier 4 and Tier 5 Mana Arts can't be learned by the Celestial Beings so they were quickly passed unto us. Hmm… With this story, I guess you guys already had some clues about the mysteries of the world?"

Professor Levent asked.

p "Hmm… Is it about the existence of Mana?"

"No, I think it's all about the humans… Since they are a different race, they're probably curious about us being humans, right?"

"Well, that might be true… But perhaps they're more interested in the dungeons that are everywhere in this world? I heard that these dungeons were older than the Celestials."

"Oh! That's actually possible… I heard from my grandfather that the Celestial Beings had conquered and used these dungeons as their hideout or base of operations back in the days. What if they're also treasure hunting there?"

Professor Levent smiled in contentment after seeing the active interactions of her students. She was previously worried that these young girls and boys with incredible talent would decline to express themselves and remain silent throughout their class.

She knows a bit of their history and because of their disabilities, they weren't well received in other places. This obviously affected their personality and to be honest, she was expecting that they would only be able to relax among themselves after a few days.

Luckily, as one or two of them engaged in conversation, the others could easily join thanks to the mind network.

"Hmm… How about you, Vincent? You haven't answered yet. What do you think is the mystery, or possibly something that attracted the Celestials and Demihumans?"

Levent asked after noticing that he was the only one who didn't share his opinion.

"Ah…" Vincent was startled by the sudden call but he immediately tried to compose himself and think of an answer.

"If it's not the existence of mana, then I have no idea, Professor. However, I'm more interested in the advanced technology brought by the Celestial Beings. Is it possible to study them as well?"

"Oh? Then you need to attend the Class of Mundane Magic under Professor Ceren. Her class is teaching about the influence of magic technology on our everyday life. The most I have here are some records of their technology but not their complete study or how they are being used right now."

"Thank you, professor. I'll look into it."

"Very well… Since all of you have expressed your opinions, then let me reveal to you what truly attracted the Celestials and Demihumans here… Touch the crystals in front of you and use a bit of your mana to connect to them."

Everyone followed her instructions as they poured their mana into the crystal.

'Should I appraise this first? Ah, that can wait…' Vincent thought as he waited for any changes that would happen.

Soon, a book appeared in his mind… This appears to be the Knowledge Base within the crystal.

'You can open the book…'

Professor Levent's voice was heard in the background as Vincent did as instructed.

Soon, the introduction to the existence of soul and spirit was revealed to them. Vincent and the others didn't even need to read it as this particular piece of information was directly sent to their minds.

'So they were attracted to the existence of life on this planet?'

Vincent mused as he carefully reviewed the information in his head.