From MC's perspective:
Time passed in a blink of an eye,
After 7 days of journey, the caravan reaches the Capital. When the caravan enters the capital. I feel sudden changes in the environment.
Though I'm staying in the Gregor Mansion. I can tell that mana is dense in the surroundings. Which is also one of the signs that this place is blessed with mana.
But I'm yet to see the place outside. Sitting in the control room, I looked at the ugly wealthy man Van Richmond.
I hope he arrives at his mansion soon.
Outside,
The ugly man Van revealed a relaxed smile on his face. After weeks of traveling, he finally gets to stay in his mansion.
Unlike the remote land, the city is filled with towering buildings. Sky scrappers can be found all over the city. Most of the buildings are glass architecture.
They are showcasing the modern architecture of the country.
The streets are clean and neat. The roads are not crowded with vehicles.
Several flying transits can be seen moving in mid-air. The city looks almost peaceful. But outsiders aren't aware of the undercurrent surging down here.
After passing several wealthy streets, the carriages came to a halt in front of the Richmond household.
It's a huge mansion built with white marble. Which is enough to show the wealth of the Richmond household.
Van Richmond walks out of the carriage with a peaceful expression on his face. His earlier gloomy look was swept away completely.
But that doesn't mean that he forgot the assassination attempt on him. He is going to investigate his family members.
After signaling his guards, he walked straight toward the mansion.
At the same time, the carriages start moving. The carriage driver is going to park them at the backside of the mansion.
Swoosh~
I appeared back in the carriage. I immediately inhale the dense air filled with mana. My whole body is thirsting with hunger. It's been a week since I stopped practicing the mental method.
Now I have a chance to meditate again. But before that, I have to plan the next course of action.
The carriage is on the move. I bet they are going to park the carriages somewhere.
Since it's daytime, I don't plan on moving right now. First, I will start my meditation. Then I will leave during the night time.
After gaining some clarity, I appeared back in the Gregor Mansion. In the middle of the hallway, I sat cross-legged to meditate.
The mana around here is not comparable to the academy. But it's enough to sustain my daily practice.
I closed my eyes and started to run the Gravity Ark mental method. Right after, I feel the gray mana particles nearing me. Seeing that I concentrated on attracting them.
When the mana particles entered my body. I guided the energy according to the mental method.
After circulation, the refined mana gathers inside the mana core space. The rock size golden-patterned gray mana core quickly absorbs the refiner essence.
The next moment, I feel a change in my physique. Seeing that I continued to repeat the process.
Time passed,
I opened my eyes three hours later. After reaching the limit, it's a waste of time to continue here.
Then my attention shifted to the status panel.
"System, show me the status panel," I said to the system.
[Ding! The Host's command is recognized.]
[Ding! Level-Up System, 1.1 is ready.]
[Status Panel]
[Host's Name – Vincent Carey]
[Magic Power– Gravity]
[Mage Level – Level 5 Limiter]
[Mental Method- Gravity Ark (Running)]
>>Grade- Earth
>> Running Mode – Automatic
>> Rate of absorption – 82%
[Gravity Core status- lvl.5 (55%) (Progressing)]
>> Sacred Core – Gravity core
[Mana Power - 700]
>> Mana Capacity - 700
[Talent – Top Bottom (Upgradeable)]
[Colour – Pale Orange]
[Strength –466]
[Speed –466]
[Stamina –454]
[Vitality – 457]
[Intelligence – lvl.5 (50)]
[Soul Power – lvl.5 (50)]
[Mental Power - lvl.5 (50)]
[Constitution – lvl.5 (50)]
>> Sacred Gravity Physique (lvl.4(14%))
>>Passive Gravity Pressure (8%)
[Spell Models – 6]
>> 1. Gravity Field (lvl.5)
>>2. Gravity Push (lvl.5)
>>3. Gravity Pull (lvl.5)
>>4. Gravity Blast (lvl.5)
>>5. Repulsive Force (lvl.5)
>>6. Zero Gravity (lvl.5)
[Spell Slots Available - 9]
[Title: Lord of the Gregor Mansion.]
[Storage space items: Earth Golem Puppet, Black Star Pendant, Magic Cloak, The Gregor Mansion, Magic artifact, herbs, potions, mana stones and spell books...etc..,]
A status panel appeared in front of my eyes. Then I slowly began to go through the details. For one week, I immersed myself in reading wizard books.
But now after seeing the rise in attributes. A hint of relief flashes in my eyes.
Unknowingly, some of my attributes have touched the limit. Now I'm sure, I will reach a breakthrough point before going back to the academy.
Then after going through the status panel once again, I closed it. Now I can think about what to do next. Should I approach the local academy branch?
But then I shook my head in denial. First, I have to gather information. I want to know about the power structure that exists here.
Then it will be easier for me to plan the next course of action.
Time passed,
8 P.M
Swoosh!
I appeared back in the carriage. I was dressed in a set of black clothes. And I wore a black mask to cover my face. For safety, I also wore the magic cloak on top of the shirt.
Below, the level-6 no can sense my presence.
Creak~
I opened the door and walked out slowly. When my feet touched the gland. A small smile grew on my face.
My 1st foreign country trip, it's going to be a nice experience. In the dark, it is difficult for regular humans to see. But wizards have better vision. High-level wizards can do their job in the daytime.
After gaining some clarity, I decided to find some people. When I started to walk. I heard a rustling sound all of a sudden.
When I turned around, I saw something interesting. A fierce dog with blood red looked at me with a piercing gaze.
But it's not barking for some reason. The magic cloak hides my presence including the mana pressure.
Otherwise, the strange dog would have been scared sh!t right? But what caught my eye was the dog's eyes.
Strangely, it reminds me of a reptile monster's eyes. Then shaking my head, I put these unnecessary thoughts behind me before walking away.
When I walked a little further ahead on this green ground. A white building came into view. A look of understanding dawned upon me.
I'm still inside Richmond's territory. Which makes my job earlier. Earlier, I wanted to use the Richmond household to find the information.
Now that I'm here. I'm going to deal with it.
Shortly after, I came close to the white mansion. I spotted guards doing patrol. But the next moment, I sneered inside.
Because the strength of the guard was a level-1 wizard. Was this country weaker than my Sand Rock Country?
Doubt appeared in my heart. Because back in dragon city, there was no place for low-level wizards. Apart from the merchants, rarely anyone stays in the city.
The society here is different. After glancing at him, I walked towards the front of the mansion.
The tall trees on the way provided me with good cover. When I reached the front. I saw 2 people standing in front of the door.
Seeing that my eyes gleamed with a twinkle.
I was planning to abduct someone with Richmond's name to collect information. Because rich people have information that is supposed to be confidential.
To know how the power structure works here. I have to find a person with a Richmond name.
When I'm pondering, the main door opens all of a sudden. And a person walks out with a cautious look on his face.
My eyes lit up with surprise after recognized the face. "Van Richmond," I said in my heart.
What is he doing here? Before I could think further. He said something to the guards. Then both guards bowed to him before leaving.
"Hmm," My eyes lit up with surprise.
Then I was immediately able to connect the dots. Before coming here, there was an assassination attempt on him.
"Did he find something?" I said in my heart.
Then I decided to wait for a while. A black shadow appeared 10 minutes later. He seems to be speaking to Van Richmond.
Then both of them went back to the mansion. Seeing their back disappear. I decided to follow them as well.
After entering inside, I looked around the room. My curiosity grew further. I would like to know what he is going to do.
I perked up my ears. Because of heightened senses. I can hear their conversation. Both of them are going deep into the mansion.
Then I followed the source of the sound as well. Strangely, on the way. I found no other family members or guards.
This mansion looks empty without people. After a few seconds, I saw them entering the secret room together.
