Cosmic Ruler

Chapter 59 Last class

After the little drama with Jake, the class proceeded smoothly, with Emily calling an Ice spirit, Mark a flame spirit, Jimmy a lightning one, and Dio a Nature spirit or plant-based spirit.

After the class ended, Jake and his friends separated once more and went to their respective classes.

"Hmm, next is Runes and Glyphs classes. Hmmm, what are Glyphs?" Jake mumbled as he located the next classroom.

"[Glyphs are Runes, but each of them is like a picture unlike Runes, which are more or less different strokes of lines. It's like a bird picture to represent a spell, can be called a Glyph]," Nexus answered.

"Hmm, so it's like the Ancient Egyptian language from my previous world?" Jake asked.

"[You can say that]," Nexus replied.

Jake nodded and entered the class, noticing that it was quite full, unlike previous classes which were only 50 or 60% full.

As Jake entered, everyone eyed him intently. Jake tilted his head, not knowing why he was getting so much attention, so he enhanced his senses to listen to their murmurs.

"Why is a Royal here?"

"Is he also weak?"

"No, he is first rank this year."

"So, what is he doing in the weaklings class?"

"I dunno, but stop talking, what if he heard you?"

"Hmm, but still, aren't Runes for those who have weak cores?"

"Just shut up, will ya?"

Jake shook his head and understood why he was getting so much attention.

"[What a weird mindset]," Nexus commented.

"It isn't," Jake said.

"[How?]"

"It's similar to having a car and yet learning to drive a bicycle; it's of no use, right?" Jake explained.

"[I see, those with powerful cores don't need Runes to empower their attacks, so they found it a waste of time]," Nexus concluded.

"Yes, though, I think the potential of Runes is more," Jake said.

"[I agree]," Nexus replied.

"Silence."

Jake looked up and saw a middle-aged man with spectacles and messy hair entering the class.

"[He is the textbook example of scholars]," Nexus commented.

Jake inwardly chuckled and nodded.

"We will start with basics," the teacher said and then distributed books to everyone.

"Runes mostly rely on one's own comprehension, so go and learn from this book. If a question arises, ask me," he said, sitting on a chair and then dozing off.

Jake expected someone to lash out at him, but everyone just opened their books and started studying.

Jake also opened the books. "I have already learned this," he thought, as his mom had taught him the basics already.

"What should I do?" Jake thought for a moment and decided to meditate.

Just after a few seconds, he closed his eyes, feeling something hit his forehead.

Opening his eyes, he looked at the thing that hit his forehead. "A cap?"

"It's mine," the teacher snatched the cap and asked, "What were you doing when I clearly told you to study?"

"I already did," Jake replied.

"Huh? Very well, then tell me the symbol of the warm water Rune," he crossed his arms and looked at Jake.

Jake nodded and drew the Rune in mid-air.

The teacher then asked for a few more, nodding when he saw Jake draw them all perfectly.

"If you had already learned the basics, tell me earlier," he said, passing another book to Jake.

Jake looked at the book and saw it was about Basic Glyphs.

Opening the book, he started studying. "Hmm, they are pretty straightforward," Jake mumbled, as each glyph's effect could be seen from its symbol.

Jake kept studying, and after half of the class time had passed, the teacher stood up and snatched the books from all of them.

"Now we will have a Rune mage fight," he said.

"But we haven't even learned a single one," someone shouted.

The teacher looked at the class and said, "All of you had half an hour. It's pretty much easy to learn at least three of the basic Runes, and yet you said you haven't learned even one?"

The student who shouted earlier closed his mouth, and then the teacher nodded, starting the duels.

"Remember, this is a Rune Mage battle. The use of spells or arts other than Runes is prohibited," he said as two students faced each other.

The teacher then signaled the match, and two students started drawing Runes in mid-air. Once the Runes were completed, they fired spells.

Both of them drew Flame Runes and threw them, and flames rushed out like a flamethrower.

The teacher snapped his hand and said, "It's a draw."

Looking at the rest of the students, he said, "You all need to counter the Runes of your opponent. If someone is drawing a Red Rune, you should draw a water or Blue Rune."

After a little lecture, the matches continued, and soon only Jake was left.

"I will play with you, or else others might cry," the teacher said as he faced Jake.

Jake nodded and then swiftly created two Runes.

"Oh, Dual casting, impressive," the teacher said, waving his hand as ten Runes manifested altogether, and a flood of flames erupted from them.

Jake muttered, "...What is this?"

"The winner is the teacher," the teacher shamelessly said, posing beside the blackened Jake.

"[It was personal]," Nexus commented.

"Definitely," Jake nodded.

The teacher then healed Jake, and the class ended.

Returning to his mansion, he spotted Luna watching T.V.

"Wash up. I will set the table," Luna said, starting to arrange food on the table.

"Umm, Luna..." Jake hesitated.

"Yes?" Luna looked at him.

"Nothing," Jake said, deciding not to bring up his declining her food.

Jake was going to decline her food, but seeing her serious and dangerous eyes, he decided to eat.

"Arghh, I am full," Jake mumbled as he laid on his bed.

"[She can be scary sometimes]," Nexus commented.

"Yes," Jake nodded and decided to have a little sleep.

Alarm! Alarm!

Jake woke up and looked at the time.

"It's still 10 minutes," he mumbled. After freshening up, he logged into World's End.

Logging in as Dusk, he waited, and soon he received his friends' messages.

Jake then accepted their teleportation request, and soon everyone reached Jake's Territory.

"Oh, you hit the jackpot," Dio exclaimed, looking at the territory.

"I know," Jake smiled and then invited them all in.

"You don't have many villagers," Dio observed.

"Well..." Jake then explained his way of village establishment.

"What a cheat, though it seems it also backfired," Dio said.

"Hmm," Jake nodded helplessly.

Unlike others who do a set of quests from some villages and then build their own village and invite those villagers, Jake directly received the village establishment quest and hence wasn't able to build up affinity with other villagers, and now he can't invite anyone.

"If you want, I can give you some of my villagers," Emily offered.

"Nah, it's alright," Jake shook his head.

"I have enough for now," Jake said, and even if he didn't, he could call undead villagers from his other account, and undead have infinite stamina.

"hmm, but you can always ask us, you know," Mark said.

"Hmm, I will," Jake nodded.

Jake then started showing them his Village.

"It's beautiful," Emily said, looking at Lily's house, his Golden Knight Lily house, which is pure white with a garden that she manages herself.

"My Golden Knight planted all of them," Jake said, as he was also mesmerized by the beautiful garden when he saw it for the first time.

"My lord," Lily came out, hearing the commotion outside, and bowed to Jake.

"She is Lily, and Lily, they are my friends," Jake introduced them to each other.

"You really have luck with women," Mark commented with a sly smile.

"Yes, he has," Dio nodded.

"Humph," Emily scoffed.

"I also want a powerful knight as a hero," Jimmy said.

Jake shrugged; it's not like he specifically asked for her.

Jake then led them to another house, which was Razor's.

"The wind element is too strong here," Emily said.

"Razor is a Mage with Wind and Flame elements, after all," Jake said, pointing at Razor's house, which is just a simple house with no modifications unlike Lily's.

The last place he showed was the Magic Tower.

"So, this is your special building?" Dio asked.

"Yes," Jake nodded.

Each of them then introduced their special buildings.

"Mine is the Spirit Tower," Dio said.

"Mine is the Grey Dwarves Dwelling," Jimmy said.

"I got the Archery Hall," Mark said.

"It was the Holy Knight hall for me," Emily said.

Jake nodded, and then, as they were touring, a rumbling sound came, and his friends looked at him.

"You haven't completed the newbie test?" Mark asked.

"I have done it... one time," Jake said.

His friends shook their heads, and then Dio said, "Then we came at the wrong time. Now, our presence will increase the difficulty of the test."

"Well, whatever," Jake said and then jumped upwards to look in the direction where the tide was coming from.

"It's from the East this time," Jake mumbled and then ran to the east side of his village.

"Do you need our help?" Dio and others asked.

"No, I want to fight on my own," Jake replied and then motioned to Lily and Razor to standby only.

"Kill anything that went past me," Jake instructed, and his heroes nodded

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