The training with the Land Sliders was intense. The group of Earth Mages that had taken Boulder in had taught him a lot. Like how quick casting spells was faster, but if you really wanted to boost your spells, to learn the stances. They spent a while teaching him the stances. “Magic can be cast from the menu, but the real power comes from learning how it works. The menu spells simply cast the spell based on an average cast, with a tiny chance for perfect, which only happens on a critical hit, making it much more effective as far as crits go. Learn how to manually cast your spells, and they will be much stronger.” One of the Land Sliders explained during the training.
The training included fighting monsters, so he leveled up a few times. More than a few actually. He had gained more Earth specialty skills, as well as gaining a skill for a magma blast, and crystal barrage.
The training sequence had taken him to out of the starting town, then back. The Land Sliders dropped him off at the port, where he could travel anywhere, with the option to remain with them, but Boulder decided he was going to go and do his own thing.