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despite his excitement. Was the drain on his mana somehow causing him to become tired?
    He chose to persevere, however. He had one more spell to consider. Scott focused on the image of an iceberg floating at seas then raised his hand once more. “Freeze!”
    A bright blue sphere of roiling light formed in front of his palm then a cone of energy shot outward about five feet, some might have called it a bit over a meter. The flowers in front of him were coated in frost after the spell ended.
    Mid hopped forward then stretched her staff outward. A green beam of light shot out of the tip of her walking stick. The frozen flowers immediately thawed and seemed no worse for the experience.
    “The freeze spell is an area effect spell. It moves in a cone and you can try to freeze several opponents at once.”
    Scott had figured that much out on his own, but he did not want to say anything. The older woman was being quite helpful. “That’s all I can do for right now. I don’t have enough mana for another spell.”
    “Ah, the curse of the young. I bet you feel quite tired too, don’t you?”
    He nodded. “I feel like I just finished a hard run to be honest.”
    Mid smiled. “Mana is a specialized form of energy exerted by your mind, body, and spirit. When you use your mana, you are forced to compensate. You’ll feel tired and sluggish until your energy recharges.”
    “I see. How long does that usually take?” He had a horrible suspicion.
    “Normally you will need to either drink a mana potion, or sleep for a few hours. A good night’s sleep is usually what it takes when your mana is emptied completely.”
    Damn this old school system! It really was like those older games where you used up all your magic and had to sleep in an inn or a tent to replenish your life and mana. “So, my mana won’t just replenish if I sit around long enough?”
    Mid chuckled at Scott. “In time, certainly. If you are awake, but resting, you might be able to regenerate one point of mana per hour at your level.”
    Scott frowned. That seemed like a major problem. He did not know how long he would be in this weird place, but if he could only use three spells per day for the moment, he would be in serious trouble. He had no idea how his supposed martial arts skills would stack up in a world like this.
    The wizened elder saw his expression then smirked. “Would you like for me to show you the basic method of recovering mana quickly?”
    “Yes, by all means!”
    Mid raised her staff. Dark red energy currents rose up from the ground and concentrated to a single point in front of her staff.
     
    ~Let life’s troubles become nothing but ephemeral memories. ~
     
    Sleep!
     
    A wave of energy washed over Scott and his body grew incredibly heavy. He tried to resist the sense of weakness that washed over him, but he collapsed to the ground anyway. His consciousness slipped away and he knew nothing for a time.
    When he awoke once more Mid was sitting down. She had her eyes closed and a gentle smile on her lips. Before he could ask her why she had done what she did, the tiny old woman opened her eyes and said, “Sleeping is the best way to restore your mana. You can meditate in order to regenerate your mana, but it still only regenerates several times faster than simply sitting down.”
    Scott had not expected to be rendered unconscious as a training method. “I see... so mana won’t regenerate otherwise?”
    “Well, you can eat certain herbs, eat a meal, or drink potions. The only method that doesn’t require an outside source is simple rest. There are abilities that improve regeneration rates, however. If you learn the advanced meditation ability you can regenerate at a much faster rate. Sleeping is still best once you manage to gain a large mana pool, however. ”
    “Is it the same for my hit points?”
    “It is, unless you develop heightened regeneration ability.”
    “You can’t quickly regenerate without healing magic, potions, food, or