9: Stop staring at Women

Before diving into the story, please take note of the 7 stages to become a Supreme Magus.

All the meridians are connected from the backbone to the skull. There are 7 rings attached from the tail of the backbone to the skull.

Primary Mage: Class 1 to 5;

Secondary Mage: Class 6 to 10;

Elder Mage: Class 11 and 12;

Master Mage: Whoever masters any particular element in nature;

Grandmaster Mage; Mastery of mystic arts;

Mortal Sovereign Magus: Development of a third eye on the forehead of the Mage which can be controlled;

Supreme Magus: The ultimate magician capable of defeating 100 mortal sovereigns at once.

*The primary secondary rings contain 5 compartments for storing Aura. A person who can fill Aura inside these compartments can surpass their current stage.

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As Kent closed his eyes and focused on absorbing the aura, a surge of white aura rushed into his meridians like a flooding river. Before this, the aura used to trickle down into his meridians, which were very narrow and twisted to allow the free flow of aura energy.

Like an energy bar, the aura filled his 4th and 5th compartments inside his Primary Mage Cycle. Instead of pushing forward, Kent stabilized his aura.

Like a shaken coke bottle, the aura continued to flood his medians; soon filling the 6th and 7th compartments of the Secondary Mage Cycle.

Kent quickly stopped the incoming aura and concentrated on refining the energy within his primary mage cycle.

As the primary cycle began revolving at a rapid speed, black impurities were expelled out of his body. His heart began racing as he gasped for air, focused on interconnecting the five compartments of the Primary Mage Cycle.

*[For some new readers who are new to magic novels, if you are a 3rd-class mage, you can control 3 compartments of Aura in the outside world. Similarly, the same pattern continues.]

Finally, after two hours of meditation, Kent woke up with a serene smile playing on his lips.

In one sitting, he had advanced to 7th class Magus. Without wasting another second, he moved to the combat room to test his strength.

The combat room was a long rectangular chamber similar to a modern firing range. As far as he remembered, Kent had only studied basic maze skills.

He manipulated the aura to create magic weapons like daggers, swords, sabers, and spears, all gleaming with a transparent golden color. After conjuring those weapons, he attacked the dummies that stood at the far end of the combat chamber.

Most of the weapons disappeared mid-air, and only a few daggers could reach the dummies, but even after contact, they only left a shallow mark.

"Worst of all, these basic skill books are useless. I must get a powerful skill book. The school only has some trash skills," Kent muttered, scratching his head in frustration after analyzing his performance.

Buying skill books as an outsider was difficult. Even if we were to have enough gold, Kent would need a Wizard Hall recognition token to buy one. Hence, most people depended on the schools.

The schools are also very partial since they only provide advanced skill books to talented mages in return for their service.

Even after an hour of trying, Kent's combat improvement remained minimal. Without a skill book, he couldn't manipulate his aura freely– it was like being a scholar who couldn't speak the language.

After letting out a sigh, Kent stopped his practice and went out to roam the streets. Neon lights illuminated all the stores, and as the night deepened, he saw several girls in modern clothes heading to the clubs.

Kent tried to keep his thoughts straight as the beautiful ladies in short skirts walked by, their long legs and alluring thighs attracting his gaze. A thick, feminine scent filled his nostrils, intoxicating his mind with bad thoughts.

"Stop staring at women. Don't you know any manners?" Suddenly, a lady shouted from his side.

Kent shrugged and turned toward the voice. The woman's reprimand was so loud that a few ladies passing beside Kent gave him a disgusted look.

After seeing the woman who shouted at him, Kent felt a bit of relief– it was Thea, his promised wife.

"Is this your first time seeing women?" Thea questioned with a cold glare, her irritation evident in her tone.

"Why do you care? I'm not looking at you," Kent replied, staring directly at her face. Both of them stared at each other with cold expressions.

"Why is this idiot not showing any fear?" Thea thought while gripping her fists. Before this, Kent had always shown concern for her, as he heartily considered Thea as his wife, but the recent incident with Thea completely changed his attitude towards her.

"Hmmhh… Let's see how many days you can survive on borrowed money," Thea commented angrily and left with a cold shrug.

Kent stared at her fleeting figure for a long time, memories stirring in his mind. He remembered how he used to sleep next to her. Even though Thea scolded him every time, she would let him sleep by her side until Grandma died.

Thinking about the past, Kent moved forward. He finished his dinner in a small roadside stall where he used to eat every time and turned back towards the Hotel Moon Light.

"I should call my aunt for some advice on skill books; she might help me get an advanced skill book," Kent muttered while walking towards the ground eagles inside the hotel.

As he got onto the eagle to reach his room, a pair of eyes who stood at the reception continued to stare at him with a wide open mouth.

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"Hey, Mona, guess who I saw at Hotel Moon Light?" Ric, Mona's current boyfriend, asked in a surprised tone. 

It was Ric who had seen Kent inside the hotel.

"Who?" Mona was questioned with a confused face. (The girl who had warned Kent about the repayment of debt),

"It's Kent! I saw him with my own eyes. Also, he was holding a room keystone," Ric exclaimed aloud.

"What?! That's impossible. I don't think it would be Kent. You must have seen someone who looks like him," Mona spoke modestly, unable to believe the news.

"No… I'm damn sure. It definitely was Kent. And since I'm with my dad, I can't follow him. Otherwise, I would have sent a video message," Ric insisted while holding his glass orb toward his face.

Mona remained silent, struggling to believe his words. "Ric, let's ask him tomorrow. I'm really curious about how he got money to pay for a room," she finally replied after some thought.

"Ok… ok… I will meet you tomorrow. I'm with my dad now. Goodbye, babe," Ric said before disconnecting the call with a wave.

Just as he finished the call, the receptionist said, "Sir, the standard rooms are under renovation. Only VIP rooms are available."

"What do you mean? I just saw a pauper goi..." Before Ric could finish his rant, his father stopped him by blocking his mouth.

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Just as Kent prepared for sleep, his old glass orb began glowing and vibrating inside the bamboo bag.

"Why is she calling me now?" Kent muttered, staring at Thea's image on his old glass orb. (Not the sky orb given by his aunt.)