In just three weeks, Matt fully converted his 0.01 mana. When he expanded his pool back to 320 mana, it had kept its progress, which let him skip the slow process of converting normally.
His mana now spun like a top. Even once it left its string, it kept spinning for some time.
The effect kept Matt’s mana active for longer than it normally should. Single cast spells like [Fireball] or [Mana Bolt] had their range expanded by about twenty percent. It was useful, but for his other skills with continuous effects, the advantages were far greater.
When Matt now cast [Mage’s Retreat], he could cut the flow of mana early, and the mana inside the skill structure would linger before petering out. That allowed him to redirect his mana generation to other skills while keeping the effects of the ski
