Chapter 72: Damn
The following day, Arthur woke up very early, and the first thing he did was drink an Enhancement Elixir and train hard. Due to being busy over the past days, he had neglected his training considerably, but now he decided to double his efforts to reach Level D as quickly as possible.
After finishing, he decided to head to the bath for a cold, refreshing wash. He opened his room’s door and, as usual, found his maid Octavia waiting silently. Upon seeing him, she greeted him politely and somewhat shyly, "Greetings, my lord."
He nodded in response to her greeting and said, "Tell the maids to prepare the bath. Also, order Brent to prepare some horses and soldiers; we will be touring the forest."
"As you command, my lord," Octavia replied, then quickly left to carry out his orders. He returned to his room and sat before his desk filled with blueprints, his face bearing a strange expression. After a brief moment of silence, he sighed, "She still acts oddly. Hmm, it’s fine as long as she doesn’t do anything strange or suspicious."
Calmly, he shook his head and stopped thinking about Octavia. More precisely, he emptied his mind of all distractions and focused on one thing. He moved his hand, and a small green glass orb faintly flickered in it. He stared at the Wooden Mana Core with mysterious eyes and then muttered, "Obtaining you was an unbelievable stroke of luck, but I really needed something like you. You’re the only thing that might help me solve my magical affinity problem. Still, it’s annoying and more complicated than necessary."
He sighed!
"More importantly, it’s painful and requires a lot of preparation."
Knock!
While he was immersed in thought, Octavia knocked on his room door and informed him.
"My lord, everything is ready."
"Alright, I’m coming." Calmly, he returned the Mana Core into the "Dimensional Storage," then stood up, opened his room door, and walked toward the bath. Naturally, Octavia walked beside him. When they reached the bath, he paused at the door and asked, "How is the progress of the new mages? Have they managed to sense mana?"