Magic stages

Alex was 11 years old now and for all these 7 years under the guidance of his teacher Sebastian he had learned everything about science and magic from basic to advance level. If he wanted to study any farther then he had no other option but to join a college unfortunately any top ranked colleges, whatever course it offered had one major requirement magic awakening.

As to study anything magic prowess was needed to grasp and learn the arrdous syllabus offered by them. The minimum age for undergoing the magic awakening was 18 when the body was more or less developed and could undergo the baptism of magic. There cases where those below 18 had undergone awakening with the help of some taboo skill and were very rare.

In this duration of 6 years Alex had earned a lot of money by investing in stocks of companies he knew would prosper later as well as making small inventions below tier 3. It was mostly thanks to Alex's photographic memory and his past life. Alex could clearly remember every research document he ever read from his past life so all he needed to do was gain an in depth knowledge in that field of invention and patent it.

Research and new design products/equipment were divided into tiers based on their complexity alone. Below tier 3 all patents and products were just based on scientific attributes and had no involvement of magic in them.

Alex's inventions were not game changing, cutting edge or anything yet the single fact that they were made by an 11 year old kid was what garnered attention towards him. He was called a prodigy wherever he went. People were surprised by his achievements yet the impact his inventions caused wasn't much to make a difference where it mattered.

But Alex was satisfied afterall "one shouldn't chew more than one can swallow", He thought.

Alex's parents were on cloud 9 and couldn't be anymore happy because of his achievements. So much so that on Alex's 9th birthday Matthew and Remy had built him his own lab as per his wish. He had the latest quantum computer for faster renders, space watch with 100 cubic meters of storage more than enough for him, a defense treasure of tier 7 grade on his body to protect him at all times, it was a gift from Rocky on one of his birthdays. It won't be an exaggeration to say that he was a walking treasure.

But Alex had a completely different mindset since the last time he died. He had become more mature and much harder on himself than before. He couldn't point it out but there was a certain kind of unrest and hunger in his heart which kept him driven towards his goals as compared to before where his aim was just to open a clinic and enjoy life.

He had read many biographies of great cultivators and almost all of them became who they were because of the hardships they had to undergo. Alex knew that all these goods that were bestowed upon him were okay for now afterall it would be idiotic to not make use of them at this stage, but later he knew he had to build his own empire right from the first brick if not it was bound to crumble in the storm that was yet to arrive.

Almost anything Alex wanted was available to him right away yet this created a peculiar problem for him. Money! All his money was in joint accounts with his parents because he was a minor so he was unable to hold individual bank accounts. But he needed money to do incognito purchases on the black market online.

It maybe for skill books, some dangerous materials for research or some peculiar weapons for his own research. But thankfully for him there was no need to wait anymore.

Alex had requested his father to admit him into the military school starting next year. Even though the age for admittance was 15, given who his father was Alex was pretty sure arrangements could be made.

Military schools were made to teach and integrate a sense of discipline in kids at the same time it also taught them the importance of battle prowess. How to struggle in harsh environments, how to make use of surroundings, battle-tactics etc. But above all it was a major platform for the government to reel in talents.

Awakening of magic was a free service provided by the government for every individual but what came later was the cultivation techniques, skills and so on which weren't free at all.

Cultivation techniques were hoarded by the prominent people of the society as for why well power gravitates resources it was a simple phenomenon. These were divided into tiers corresponding to Cultivation levels.

After awakening any person whatever their physique, started at Level 1 prowess of cultivation. The first three levels from 1 to 3 focused on Body, from 4 to 6 the focus moved on to the magic accumulation in body and from 7 to 9 the focus went to mental/soul power which was considered to be the most difficult as compared to the earlier two body and magic minor stages.

Soul power could only develop through one's own insight. No amount of externally developed magic potions, medicines could help develop soul power. That was also one reason why new names from unknown origins emerged to become powerful existences just like his father. But sadly these talented individuals had to pay the price of their loyalty to gain these resources. That's why his father was in Military but he never complained, the military had given him the path to power and in return asked for his services it was a fair deal.

Last but not the least was level 10 also known as harmony level. It focused on the integration and harmony of all three aspects body, magic, soul and was a major barricade to the next stage. The same obstacles and divisions existed for each set of 10 levels from 1 to level 100.

Each set of 10 levels were called stages which began with foundation stage, human stage, Beast stage etc.

The skill books that could work for each stage were this given names correspondingly such as foundation grade, human grade, beast grade etc. There were also some skill and cultivation books that called primordial books because they had no restriction if cultivated from level 1 they would accompany the user till the end. But they were as rear as phoenix's feather.

The Military, prominent figures and families had a firm grasp over their cultivation books, If one wanted them one could only hope to impress the said organisations and join them before walking the road of cultivation.

But didn't need to fear these things as now that his dad was a general of Military. It was more like his dad owned a part of it and had a say in it just like a board member of a company.

His father knew Alex almost never asked him anything so he had made it his mission to get Alex into the Military school the only thing that was hindering this process was his protective mom. But Alex didn't worry about it much afterall a hug and a pitiful request was what he needed to make Remy change her mind so he was waiting for the perfect opportunity to act lest his mother went back on her words.