Awakened License Exam ( 1 )

Cyril returned to his room.

Only about 4 hours had passed after entering the Arcane World so he knows that his Aunt should still be sleeping right now.

He looks at the items on his hands and smiled after seeing that he managed to take them all out without anything missing.

"Good… I'll be rich!" Cyril smiled widely. These precious gems and stones were all valuable!

Because there aren't many supplies at the moment, their prices were so high than what he could remember in the past.

Apparently, not many Arcane World can provide tons of precious resources. Only about 30% of the known Arcane Worlds can actually supply the real world.

He was very lucky that what he found is a world where red goblins are present since it means that there will be precious stones or jewels in their area.

If he probably gets an Arcane World similar to the floating island used by the Black Market, he would probably not have any use for it and he'll just end up selling it for more money.

'Haa~ It's already late. I need to rest for a bit."

Cyril yawned as he decided to sleep even for at least three hours since he need to do a lot of things later.

***

The morning came peacefully as Cyril woke up filled with energy. He found a loaf of bread and took a couple of slices for his breakfast.

He then opened the television as a habit to hear the morning news…

[ We have obtained an official announcement from the World Awakened Organization about the discovery of the new type of Artifacts that are being discovered in many mid-class Arcane World as of the moment. The Artifact appears to be a normal bead with unknown ancient text engraved on it… ]

Cyril jolted in surprise after hearing the reporter's words...

He didn't realize that this was actually reported in the news about a month earlier.

As written in his notebook filled with important events in the next few years, on September 20 to 26, there will be huge recruitment of Awakened to test this new Artifact on them.

They will basically become guinea pigs for the government and their safety wasn't even guaranteed.

There is a chance that they could die and be given a huge amount of compensation. Normally, the ones who will participate in this were those people who are filled with debts or perhaps daredevils who find excitement in this type of thing.

Whether they survive or not, their families would receive a lot of money and essentially allow them to live a good life.

After thinking about it, Cyril realized that a month of preparation is actually just normal considering that they still have to pass such a law to accommodate this human experimentation.

Perhaps, they are also trying to find a way to use these Artifacts without any tests on humans at all… He couldn't really tell.

'I still have plenty of time… I'll be selected here for sure.'

Cyril smirked as he knows the criteria for their selection and he has plenty of time to complete them in a month.

As he finished watching the news, he decided to continue hunting some entrance crystals for the whole day. He's unsure about the location of the crystals that he could snatch but a few of them should be existing around here.

Anyway, he doesn't plan to sell the items he brought here yet. He would collect a few more before going back to the black market.

He also had to visit the Awakened Association in a couple of days to complete his registration and become a licensed Arcane Explorer.

"Cy! Is that you?" A beautiful young lady called his name as he was headed to the train station.

The young man saw his childhood friend again. She's on her tracksuit and he can see her sweat trickling down her neck.

She was definitely one of the most attractive ladies that he had even acquainted with.

'Ugh… Just how dumb I was before and forgotten about her.' Cyril suddenly had random thoughts after seeing her.

"Naomi… It's been a while. Have you just finished your jogging?"

"Ahh, you're right… I'm about to return home. I started early today."

The two chatted for a while and Cyril was happy about this. This young woman would become a doctor in the future and being close with her might even benefit him. Of course, if she also needed some help, he would gladly assist her in the future…

Aside from that, whenever he sees her, he recalls Xagan's words about hypnotizing her to fall in love with him for only 6 months of his life as an exchange.*

He knows that he should just forget about it and the demon was just tempting him but it truly marked in his memory…

'Haa~ At the very least, I can always recall that I can use this method if I'm desperate.'

Cyril mused as he continued his way to the train station after their long chat. He was actually quite happy that he can get closer to some other people in this second chance that he had…

He somehow had an urge to thank Xagan for this but decided to stay silent for now.

On this day, Cyril decided to visit a lot of places to snatch some Entrance Crystal…

***

A week had quickly passed and he's now planning to register at the Awakened Association. During the past few days, Cyril found three more unowned Entrance Crystal…

In truth, he actually detected a total of 49 Crystals in the region but they are already obtained by some powerful Awakened and organizations in the area.

The three crystals he found were the only ones that are kept hidden in tough places.

'Haa~'

Cyril exhaled and relaxed as he entered the Awakened Association. He already made an appointment for his visit so there shouldn't be any problems…

Today, he needs to get tested to confirm his identity as an Awakened to receive his license.