The moment Sully cut the connection, Arthur could feel the murderous gaze of his wives. He knew his time would be hard after meeting up with them again, but that would have to wait for some time.
Arthur had a goal while inside the capital of the dark lands, which was to increase his power as much as possible. Based on the information he got, the maximum level of power mages could achieve there was the seventh circle.
After that, the low mana in the region’s atmosphere would be quite hard. For that reason, almost all mages at the 7th circle range left these continents, going towards the central continent where one could have the opportunity to increase its power.
Normal mages increased their powers by absorbing the mana from the atmosphere using their meditation techniques. Arthur could do that as well, but he would usually have a good time with his wives to increase his power.
“Hey, kiddo. Something is off with your body,” George said, channeling through the mark.
With a frown, Arthur started the link to have a good chat with George.
“What is wrong with me?” Arthur said.
“How can I say it? Look, mages usually have something called Spiritual Force. It is like a condensed version of the mana they absorb from the atmosphere,”
“But you, you don’t have any. It does not make sense to me, as even a first-circle mage would have a tiny amount of spiritual force. I assume yours are somewhat blocked, and without it, you will not be able to increase your power.”
George could not understand how Arthur managed to have the power of a mage and even cast strong spells yet did not have any Spiritual Force. Arthur, on the other hand, understood everything in an instant.
The way he increased his power was not through meditation but with the increase of his attributes through sex. The mana he got inside his body was not condensed into Spiritual Force through normal means.
“So now I will have to meditate to condense my mana? How troublesome, but it is still faster than first absorbing the mana and condensing afterward.” Arthur thought.
Normal mages took a long time to absorb the mana and condense it. Arthur had the luxury of increasing his mana with a single tap when increasing his attributes.
Now, a question crossed his mind. What meditation technique would he use? As it was not something he had done previously, Arthur did not clearly understand it.
“George, what is stronger, a dragon or your bloodline?”
“A strange question, hum, let me see. I think someone that trains in our bloodline meditation technique can go toe to toe with a normal dragon, and some outstanding members of our family can win against high-grade dragons,”
“Now, if you ask me if someone from our bloodline can contest against the lord of dragons, that is a pipe dream. Although the source of our lineage, the Monlog Giant, can win against any dragon and even go toe to toe with the gods.”
George gave Arthur a brief explanation, sending him into deep thought.
He browsed through the mysterious book he had that contained the dragon techniques, hoping to find the meditation technique from Placidusax, but it was not there.
“Can someone train in more than one meditation technique? Like, switching it?”
“Taking you as an example? I don’t think so.”
“What do you mean?”
“You have the bloodline of the Monlog Giant. Thus, it would help if you practiced using the meditation technique of that bloodline. The only possible way for you to switch is if you are not human but another ancient creature, which is impossible,” George said.
“So, hypothetically speaking, if someone trains using your technique and is also an ancient creature and trains with another, what would happen?”
“If you train in my technique, you will get extraordinary powers similar to the Monlog Giant. Then, let’s say you are a dragon as well, and also train in the dragon technique; then, you will have both powers and turn into a completely new creature capable of shaking multiple realms and worlds. A theory, of course, as that is impossible to come true.”
Arthur tried his best to hide the smile he had on his face. There was no way Arthur would share all of his secrets with George, at least not until he completely trusted the man.
“Could you perhaps give me the technique from our family?”
“Of course. You and I are brothers now. I will imprint it in your head.”
As George said, lots of information entered Arthur’s mind. It was about the Monlog Giant Meditation Technique, which consisted of levels according to what realm the mage was in.
It went from the first circle to the tenth, from the rank one magone to the 7, and ended.
“Rank 7 mage? Only that?”
“O-Only that? This is one of the strongest meditation techniques one can find. Look, the so-called central continent in this realm is the strongest place there is, yet the highest mage there is only at rank 2, or 3 perhaps considering a lot of time had passed,”
“A rank seven mage can erase this world with a wave of his hand, yet you called weakly? Also, when turning into a rank one mage, your life span will increase significantly, and a rank seven mage, for example, is known to live for almost 100 thousand years.”
Arthur was shocked. One of the things he wished to achieve in this new world was to live forever, but considering how little time had passed since he got there, that idea went to the back of his mind, but now? It seemed it was something he could also achieve in the future.
“Is there someone at a higher rank than 7?”
“In this era? No. It is said to have mages of rank 8 and 9 in the ancient era, but that is long gone, and the highest is at rank 7. All the mages in the rank 7 are old and slowly dying, incapable of reaching the next level.”
Every time Arthur spoke with George, it was as if he realized how small of an ant he was. Arthur was believed to be one of the strongest with his system, yet the world was far more extensive than he expected.
The Bone Lord, seen by the people there as a demigod, was only someone who did not even reach the rank of one mage status.
“You say these mages are old, yet I managed to reach my level quickly,” Arthur said.
“Yes, that is because you are only at the early stages. Reaching the ten circles is easy, but after that, it gets tough, and the difference between the levels is worlds apart,”
“To give you perspective. I, George, can proudly say I reach the ten circle at three years old,”
“Turned into an official rank one mage at the age of 11, and reached the rank two at the age of 80,”
“The rest I will not tell because you think I am a grandpa.”
When Arthur heard that, it was as if lightning had stroked him. George had achieved the ten circles when he was still an infant, yet the people in the realm of Arthur never reached it using all of their life spans. One could tell the difference in talent just by that.
Still, even with the superior talent and resources, it took George a lot of time to reach the rank two mark.
“You look shocked by the years, but that is just because you did not reach that level yet. When you get your life span increased by a lot when becoming a rank one mage, spending years and years in meditation and research will not seem strange to you and will pass in the blink of an eye.”
Arthur was not concerned about himself but for his wives and the people he cared about. He knew that not only he but Wisa and Jane had their powers increased while having sex with him, but would they keep up with him?
There was no way he would let them die, so he had to devise a plan to make them grow stronger and faster. Not only them but his disciple Kai, and he would try his best to help the rest of his students.
“George, I have a few important people I don’t wish to see dying. Is there a way to increase their power as well? They are mages at the five circle, I think.”
“Well, I have a few other high-grade meditation techniques that might be suitable for them, but if you want them to increase their power fast and have a similar life span, then you should consider planting your bloodline into them.”
“Is that possible?”
“Yes, and I can teach you. We, mages with a bloodline, have a longer life span than normal mages, so if you truly want to live a long time with your wives, then granting them your bloodline might seem like a good idea.”
After that, George shared the way of sharing the bloodline, which made Arthur sigh with relief.
“Thanks, George,” Arthur said as he cut the link between them.
His focus was to increase his power as fast as possible, so it was time to train in the Monlog Giant Meditation Technique.