Special Privilege

Aster went to the Traveler's center first thing in the morning.

There wasn't a teleportation route to Kyolastix in the Capital so he had to go to Division 1 in order to find transportation.

He currently wears a mask that has the property of changing his face. He had some random person's face on.

He also had [Conceal] activated to the maximum.

Active skill:[Conceal Lv 1]

[Description: Hides your presence slightly]

[The skill [Conceal] has leveled up]

Although he had the [Stealth] skill along with the stealth attribute, they are useless in his case since he wasn't exactly hiding, he was under a disguise.

It was 5 am in the morning but the streets were already bustling with people, it reminded him of Earth.

'I wonder when I can go to Earth. It said that I gifted the planet mana so some monsters should be there right?'

[The skill [Conceal] has leveled up]

Soon Aster reached the southern side of the Wall. There was a giant building fused together with it and that was the Traveler's center. There were many transport methods there, ranging from riding a griffin across the skies or riding a tamed horned whale to going through the ocean or just going by car.

The Capital exists on a shore, 2 divisions also exist on the shore with the Capital in the middle, one is inland and the other 3 exist on islands. Division one is one of the cities that's on an island so Aster has to go by a boat or a sea mount to get to Kyolastix.

He was stopped and questioned by the security before he got inside the building, which was acceptable but his poster on the wall made him think that the owner of the center was also looking to make some quick money.

The building was circular shaped with a glass dome. It was quite tall, about 150m tall so taller than the wall. There were multiple floors but they weren't separated by a ceiling, the only ceiling was the dome so one could see all the shops and the stalls the center had to offer.

It was like a grand shopping mall on earth with overpriced products to scam tourists and newcomers.

Aster, however, ignored all those stalls and looked around the ground floor. It didn't take him long to spot some people in black and white suits.

'Blake, seriously? Anyone can see that they are affiliated with something. Bruh.'

Aster went up to meet the shady people.

After half-heartedly skimming through the instructions the agents had given him, he got his new I.D, 500 gold and some body refinement elixirs. It seems the solar lord wanted to fix his broken image so he was extra generous this time.

"Remember, when you get to the Traveler's center in Division 1, go by the sea station 11. I repeat, STATION 11! Not station 10 or station 12 if you value your life and your family's got it? station 11!" one of the men repeatedly warned Aster which made him a bit intrigued.

'Maybe I should go to a different station, just to fuck with Blake. What's so special about the other stations that he has to threaten my life to follow Blake's instructions.'

The thought that the man was not threatening him but rather was trying to help him completely crossed his mind.

"Yeah, yeah station 6 got it."

"STATION 11!!!"

"I said I got it, station 14!"

'This kid is going to get himself and his family killed.' The man mused but did not warn further. He nodded and left Aster.

'I thought he was going to beat me up for a second.' he sighed in relief. "Anyways, where is the sea dragon express?"

***

In a couple of hours, Aster and his family were riding on top of a tamed water dragon.

The dragon was around 17 meters wide and 120 meters long. It had bright azure scales that were tougher than most metals on Gaia. It had a bunch of seats strapped on its back and it was swimming at a moderate speed so as not to harm its passengers. There was a mage, it's tamer sitting on its head.

Most of the original humans had monotone expressions while the Gaelcius family was the polar opposite. They were one of the few Earthlings who got to experience riding a dragon.

Aster though, was excited for a different reason. Riding dragons is cool but observing a dragon use its magic was even cooler.

With [Magic sense] he carefully observed how the water dragon interacted with the water particles and effortlessly swum.

'Whoa.'

He then followed the dragon's lead and tried to manipulate water particles himself. It was difficult since the dragon took control of the water particles around itself and there's no way Aster can override a dragon's will but he tried nonetheless.

[Magic sense [EX]] was reaching master rank and had 100 meter radius detection but he couldn't detect a water particle that wasn't being influenced by the dragon's will. He had a long way to go.

Giving up on water magic, he observed the dragon's aura instead. Although it was a lesser water dragon, the aura it emitted was no less than majestic. The sea was dangerous, it was home to many horrifying eldritch monsters but none dared to approach the dragon. Granted, this part of the sea didn't have any notable sea monsters but still.

Aster couldn't help but be mesmerized by it, not just its strength but its quality. Aura is energy produced by living beings, humans and monsters alike and its quality differs depending on the elemental affinity, soul strength, will power, etc.

Aster's Aura was pure, he did not possess any elemental affinity or any special properties and thereby it was transparent. Mars' aura was red due to his personal traits and his bloodlust and Blake's was golden, like the sun.

The dragon had a deep blue aura like the sea and that wasn't all, its aura felt… weird but natural. It gave Aster enlightenment.

He closed his eyes and used [Focus]. With the help of his sensory skills, he sensed his aura and his mana with ease. He was wrong to think that he didn't possess any special properties, he actually had! He had mana affinity while being from manaless world!

He fused his mana with his aura and it gained a light blue glow as a result.

[The skill [Magic Aura Lv 1] has been acquired]

[Description: Uses Aura to enhance magic. +20% magic efficiency.]

[The skill [Magic manipulation[EX]] has evolved to [Magic aura manipulation[EX]]]

[Description: Can control magic aura in a 100 meter radius]

[The skill [Magic sense[EX]] has evolved to [Magic aura sensitivity[EX]]]

[Description: Can sense aura, mana and elemental particles in a 100 meter radius]

"Hahaha, thank you," He thanked the dragon. It snorted, seemingly acknowledging Aster but he wouldn't have a way of knowing.

Thanks to this new skill, his aura felt natural, better and more sophisticated but most importantly, he won't have to look after 2 different things such as mana and aura, it's better to have them united. Although he might need to cancel [Magic Aura Lv 1] to separate it in order to practice body refining technique, it's worth it. He can later use [Magic Aura] to fuse it with an element and cultivate to increase his affinity towards certain elements and refine his body further.

'This reminds me, what class do I have to go for?'

Although he doesn't intend to focus solely on one class, he needs a strong point if he wants to continue further. A failsafe in case he meets stronger opponents and he can't beat it with his low ranked classes.

'Should I go for mage type class? My body will naturally get stronger the more I level up so it's not like I'm ignoring melee combat. I should be versatile, able to adapt to any situation'

[The skill [Conceal] has leveled up]

'Ahh, it's leveling up. That's good. But I wonder-'

He then canceled his skill and unleashed his magic aura fully. The passengers found it slightly hard to breathe but it wasn't anything serious. The dragon didn't even notice it but something else did.

'Hah, my aura is still weak. My willpower is basically non-existent so it's soft without any toughness and I can't force pressure on others. Intimidation can't level up freely because of it.'

While Aster pondered, something appeared from the water.

A kid noticed it and realized what it was immediately.

"A Mermaid!" she screamed.

This attracted the attention of everyone on the dragon. After all, a water spirit is not something you can see daily.

Aster turned around and saw a woman floating in the water smiling at him. She had blue hair, sapphire eyes, 2 coral red horns, a fish tail for a leg and a mature beautiful face. She also had greenish scales covering her busty torso, much to some people's disappointment.

Aster, however, froze when he saw the beautiful lady smiling brightly at him. His super brain went into overdrive mode, recalling what her race was and what they did.

His eyes widened in horror at the realization.

"Sirens" he muttered.

There were few things he knew about sirens. First they were all females and preferred to travel in large groups, second, they were extremely beautiful and lustful and became fantasies of many men. Third, they had the [Charm] skill which was extremely bad since he has no resistance towards it. Finally, their diet consists of fish and flora in the ocean and humans.

If not the first and the last point was not horrifying enough, she was smiling at him which meant she identified Aster as prey. What kind of prey, he did not know but either way, it would be bad.

The tamer of the dragon stood up and prepared for some action. He removed his robes and showed his abs to attract the sirens.

Few more sirens popped up and they all stared at Aster, to which he got up and prepared for a fight.

However, contrary to his expectations, they continued to whisper amongst themselves and remained a distance away. One of them dived down and came back holding something after a while.

One of them took it, and softly pushed it towards him. The wave carried it and he caught it. It was a fist sized, deep blue pearl.

"Huh?" he muttered.

The first Siren blew him a kiss and they all disappeared, leaving everyone dumbstruck.

"Did you just… receive a gift from a siren?" The driver asked, dumbfounded.

"I think I did." He replied, half excited and half disappointed.

"Can I appraise it?" A passenger asked.

"Sure."

A young man in his 20's got up and looked at the pearl. Then his eyes glowed brown.

Instantly his knees buckled and he fell down and almost slid off the dragon.

"What is it?"

"Ahhh… Please sell it to me, I will give you 600 gold right now and 5 platinum when we get to Division 1."

"What is it???"

"It's a unique ranked magic item." He shakily said.

"It increases your water affinity and it identifies you as Siren.. Siren…"

"Just tell me already!" He shook the already shaken young man.

"Siren queen's esteemed guest." he meekly added, as if trying to hide the Item's true value.

Although he barely whispered it, everyone heard it. Instantly, almost every man on board started bidding prices.

"3 platinum!"

"I know a rich person, I can pay you 5 platinum as soon as we land"

"Give it to me if you value your life!"

Aster did not hear their bullshit as he was still stupefied. Slowly a wide grin appeared on his face.

'My title… It seems it's more valuable than I thought.'

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