Not long after Rezen received the potion, he immediately bade goodbye and went back to his villa anxiously. He was afraid that someone from the academy would discover that he possessed such a valuable potion and snatch it from him forcefully. Truly, having wealth without enough power is enough to make a person die from anxiousness
Fortunately, Rezen was able to safely return to the villa and when he thought of it, he might be too paranoid. At the very least, his roommate and friend is the lover of the Tryst Academy's Headmaster. While Potential Explosion Potion is extremely precious, it was not enough for people to ignore the deterrence of a high cycle Senior Mage
Of course, if it was known that Rezen had hundreds or even thousands sets of ingredients for the potion then that is another matter
Still, Rezen was glad that he returned to his room safely and he even activated the protective formation inside his room along with the magic formation that increases the amount of mana inside his room
This is all for the sake of consuming the Potential Explosion Potion!
Currently, Rezen is already in the 5th cycle of the Junior Rank. If the potion is able to elevate his rank by a small realm he would reach the 6th cycle. That would place him at the peak of the mid-cycle of the Junior Rank
With the increase in cultivation speed that the potion provides, it wouldn't take a long time before he reach the 7th cycle. That would push him into the ranks of high cycle Junior Mages
At the very least, Rezen would have some more power to protect himself and the time to reach the 8th and 9th cycles would be shorter
Thinking of this, Rezen can't help but think that reaching the Senior Rank might not be too far from now. Not to mention, the more he increases his rank, the more 9th cycle spirit plants he can consume and that would further increase his cultivation speed
His situation was different. Thanks to his Unsullied Body, he can consume spirit plants at the 9th cycle or the peak of the Junior Rank! The amount that he can digest in the past was minimal and the digestion was also extremely low but the higher his rank is, the easier it is to consume these resources!
Instead of having a slower progress as his realm progresses, Rezen's case was the opposite! Of course, this will only be effective until he reaches the peak of the Junior Rank
Without any more delay, Rezen uncapped the potion bottle. In an instant, a medicinal fragrance wafted in the air, and Rezen could sense the potent medicinal properties that the potion possessed
In excitement, Rezen immediately placed the bottle above his mouth and poured its contents down his throat
The potion felt cool to his throat as it traveled down to his esophagus and stomach. As soon as the potion entered his stomach, it 'bloomed' and the potent medicinal properties exploded
It flowed into every inch of Rezen's body and it even affected his soul. It felt like some sort of shackles inside him was loosened, causing some droplets of water to leak
"GRRRRR!!!"
In the span of a few days, the frontlines received a lot more casualties than usual forcing them back and closer to the city
While there were some dangers around the city in the past, it was still safe in some sense considering the frequency of 'cleaning' of the soldiers
However, now that the frontlines were being pushed back, the safe zones around the city were shrinking
If that isn't already a bad thing another thing has changed. In the past, the magic beasts have to go through the humans' frontline first before they could reach the city walls, and only by breaking the city walls could they damage the city
Things are different now though. Crimson gates could randomly appear anywhere inside the city. It doesn't matter if it was inside the outer, inner, or core walls. These crimson gates could appear!
Of course, it was better if the crimson gates often appeared inside the core walls considering that there were more powerful mages living inside making it easier to destroy these gates and kill the magic beasts
However, as if the crimson gates know where the danger lies, they often appear inside the outer walls and even in the resource points that humans have!
At this point, no one knows how many hidden dangers were there inside the city. If the magic beasts appeared in places where humans are, the City wouldn't turn a blind eye. The management will immediately dispatch mages to kill the magic beasts and destroy the crimson gate
However, what if it was in the resource points? Magic beasts are already living in those resource points as the magic beasts themselves are resources for humans but as long as the magic beasts don't come out of the resource points, they would generally left alive except if the humans have a need for them
With the appearance of the crimson gates, who knows how many magic beasts are now hiding inside the resource points?
No one expected that the situation will changes in just a few days. The humans were simply not prepared for it
But of course, the Guardian and the Elders wouldn't be too passive. They are also making their move to eradicate the dangers that humanity is currently facing
Just like now, an announcement was made and all the students of the Tryst Academy had received it, including Rezen
"Mandatory enlistment... All mages in the various academies have to become part of the military and fight with the magic beasts for at least 2 months per year. If they serve for 6 months, they wouldn't have to serve in the military for 3 years.
And if they serve for a whole year, they wouldn't have to serve for 7 years!" Rezen read the information he received from his student token and he could not help but frown
"Did the various powers agree with this or does the Guardian insist on this despite the backlash? If it was the former then the situation has become more dire than I can imagine. After all, no matter what identity a person has, they would still be drafted. I would prefer it if the situation was the latter.
If it was the Guardian that insisted on this at the very least, the situation is a bit less dangerous than it was if all the factions in the city fully agreed with this indiscriminate drafting"