Vishok: " So the confusion is now over, right? You can now concentrate on acquiring martial techniques.
Ben: That is what I am thinking of. I have so many gaps in my combat. I seriously need to get some techniques.
Mahaansh: With the battles these days, you should have a good enough grasp of what you need. But don't be greedy. Pushing one's limit is fine. But training techniques is not easy. So concentrate on 1 or 2 techniques at a time. Close the gaps one by one.
Ben: Yes, I will keep that in mind.
Vishok: Well but for that you have to go back to civilization. Or are you planning to stop here?
Ben: No way. I am completing the 30 days here. I seriously need some resources. Also the technique from my meridian seed, I need to practice that as well.
Mahaansh: Speaking of the technique, did you get a good enough grasp on its working?
Ben: No, unfortunately no. But I believe after a good enough meditation, I will be able to get it.
Mahaansh: Good. That will be a good addition to your arsenal. It is not really so easy to get the innate technique. It is bound to take some time and quite a few tries. These matters cannot be rushed. But it is also good that you got a new technique from your meridian seed this early Any way, be careful when you go out. Though there were no subsequent issues, one ought to be careful.
Ben: Yes, I will keep that in mind. "
With that they ended their conversation. Mahaansh actually wanted to do a spar but decide against it. He decide to hold one when Ben had found the innate martial art from his meridian seed. He guessed that this would help Ben to better assimilate the martial art to his fighting style and thus make the sparring more effective. He was trying to create a plan for Ben. He had to do it in such a way that it did not hinder his natural development and progress. He also did not want to nail it to him, to the extent where he felt suffocated. He was doing this because, Ben was the first of his students in his 30 year career to achieve the knight status at 17 years of age. As such, he was excited about it and wanted to do everything he could to ensure the right growth of this potential.
Mahaansh, who everyone thought had a crude personality was actually the opposite of it. He was sophisticated and a very effective teacher. His meridian seed also gave him many advantages which he used for his teaching career. His extensive knowledge of combat combined with his meridian seed capabilities of energy creation and manipulation helped him in finding the potential of a student and growing it. That was the reason why despite his achievements in army, and int the special forces, he was allowed to be a teacher. He was quite a successful person in teaching field as well. During his 30 years as a teacher he had taught countless students. Many of them were on par with him in terms of martial capabilities and were often in army and various high ranking government positions. Some of the wealthy scions whom he taught were still extremely thankful to him for being able to teach them properly.
Ben after the creation of cultivation technique was deciding on the subsequent matters and decisions that had to be made and done. Now he could concentrate on buying martial techniques. With the movement technique from his meridian seed, he can close that gap as well. But first, he needed to master the technique and the underlying principle of that technique was elusive to him right now. Ben also calculated that he now had about 21 days remaining in the forest and a savings of 5.5 million. Of that about 1.5 million would go into the repayment of his debt. He also wanted to give something to his parents. But he did not know how to give them that. They were stubborn and extremely proud people. If he tries it the regular way, they might not even take a glance at it. He thought he would figure something out later. Then came the purchase of other martial techniques and the training resources that came with it. While the current savings he has is high, but he did not know when another opportunity like this would come. The resources needed for martial arts practice was high and he was not going to waste time.
There was also another matter than Ben had in forgotten about and was reminded now. The school work. Ben had about 4-5 more months for the school to finish. But during this time he needed to complete all the school works as well and secure the first place in scoring. The scoring criteria was tougher for him as he was a martial knight. So all in all, this would be most likely the last chance that he will have to secure some resources before the school ends and the start of his military career.
After thinking about all these and calming himself down in some time, Ben began to meditate. This time he was deliberately trying to find out the mechanics of the technique was. He immersed himself and tried to remember what he saw in the dream was. He saw the father lupis hopping around and the little cub trying to mimic it. This time he focused on the energy gathering and its usage. Obviously, the energy was concentrated on the legs, or the hindlegs of the lupis. The forelegs were being used by them to change direction or to stop swiftly. The long tail also played a part in it. Now he did not know if he should grow a tail or something. Slowly he could understand what the technique was. Now he was elated. Even with this little information and time, he could think of countless applications for this technique and also decide an attack pattern based on this movement technique.
After meditating for some time and understanding more about the technique, Ben rose up. Now he wanted to write down something, so that he would not forget. He also needed to decide where he would go to gather resources. He really wanted to go to the under water environment as well as the marshes. But unfortunately, he did not have any suitable techniques for the underwater and he did not know if the marshes had any resources left or not. Even there the environment was not really suitable for him. Then there was the territory of the qon prosimians and the territory of the blesk coraxes. He had gone there previously and had pretty much explored them. The presence of high realm creatures there prevented a through exploration. Then there was the territory that belonged to the trava lupis. He could explore that.
With that being said, he began to look at the map and decide to go there. So he began to get ready for tomorrow. He made a route map, checked for his supplies and the storage devices. He also glanced at the information on various resources.