After coming out of the bath, Aegon changed into his casual clothes. Then, he stared at his reflection in the mirror for a bit longer, wondering just how much he had changed in a single year.
His face no longer held the boyish charm of the past, it was now replaced by a sharp, youthful energy that made him look mature yet vibrant. Even his height had crossed six feet, making him one of the taller boys of his batch.
His jet-black hair now reached his shoulders, so he tied it neatly behind and smiled. His defined jawline, slightly pale skin, and golden swirling eyes made him an eye candy among students.
’Eye candy... can’t they find a better na?’
That title had been given by the girls, none of whom ever dared to approach him for so reason, though Aegon had his own guesses.
’Once the Academy is done, I can go around the world, adventuring in this magical realm,’ Aegon thought, his heart fluttering with excitent. But he quickly rembered his promise to his Opa.
’Whatever. I need to focus on developing this first. It’s still in its infant stages.’
With that, he returned to the living room where Kai awaited him. As always, the room was simple, illuminated with calm lighting and filled with a faint, fragrant aroma that brought peace to the mind.
"Co!" Kai said as he prepared the tea and passed one cup to him. "So, what did you achieve, my good man?"
"You don’t need to pretend, Kai. I’m sure you already guessed it," Aegon smiled and took out the red tal box.
Kai stared deeply at the box before muttering, disbelief heavy in his voice, "I really didn’t want to believe you actually did it."
Aegon’s smile widened.
He knew Kai wasn’t shocked about the replication of the Mana Stone but rather about how fast he had achieved it.
It had taken him only a year to go from nothing to a Rank 3 RuneMaster and to create a brand-new Rune Formation. It was a ridiculous achievent that no one in history had ever attained.
Kai knew that if word of this got out, it would shake the entire Empire once again. Even the most talented geniuses took a year to reach Rank 1, and yet here he was achieving Rank 3 in just a single year.
Fortunately, Kai had already been subjected to Aegon’s nonsensical growth rate along with his unshakable stubbornness to improve, so he was ntally prepared for sothing like this.
He already knew Aegon would succeed, just not this soon.
Aegon leaned back and chuckled, "I really wanted it, after all."
"You speak of it so casually, good man," Kai shook his head helplessly before placing his hand gently on the tal box.
A few seconds later, he pulled his hand back and said, "Impressive, Aegon. You graduate from my class with this. I have nothing else left to teach you."
"What are you saying, Kai?" Aegon scoffed. "I still have so much more to learn."
But even he knew Kai was serious this ti. The fact that his teacher wasn’t using his usual speaking style said it all.
"The path is for you to tread from now on," Kai said, a proud smile gracing his calm and composed features. "Rember what I told you during our first eting, I only teach the fundantals. You’ve already mastered them."
"Don’t make emotional on such a happy day, man," Aegon sighed, slumping against the table. "So, what do you think of this?"
"It’s a great invention, but a wasteful one nonetheless," Kai said honestly. "It isn’t worth it in its current form."
"I know, that’s why I already made plans for it," Aegon said with a faint smile. "Tell , what would happen if I made them available to the mundane people? At a much cheaper rate since they’ll be recyclable?"
"For that, you’ll have to—"
"Exactly!" Aegon laughed before Kai could finish. "I’ll add the Essence Gathering Rune Formation too. That way, it’ll constantly recharge itself without any additional costs."
"Have you thought about the consequences?" Kai asked, his tone turning serious.
"Kind of. That’s why I’ve already made a few plans, but I’ll need to discuss them with soone else first," Aegon replied, glancing at his teacher. "Thanks a lot, Kai. Without you, this would have been impossible, and I can’t even begin to explain what this ans to ."
"I rely did what a teacher must do," Kai said, tapping the table lightly. "Co to think of it, a graduation like this deserves a gift."
"What are you giving ?" Aegon sat up straight in excitent. "A book from the lower floors?"
"No, those are forbidden," Kai said with a small chuckle before taking out a needle that looked no different than a pen. He slid it across the table to Aegon.
"What is this?" Aegon asked curiously, inspecting the sleek object.
"Just as Mages have their wands, RuneMasters have their Kalams," Kai explained. "It’ll help you make Rune Formations more easily and with less energy consumption."
"Damnation! I really needed this," Aegon exclaid, staring at the needle in admiration. "The consumption rate was so high despite my perfect control!"
"I’m glad you like it," Kai smiled warmly. "Whenever you use it, you’ll rember that I’m proud of you as your teacher. You’re my best student, Aegon."
"Hehe, are you trying to embarrass now?" Aegon chuckled softly before thinking to himself, ’Sign-in.’
[Ding! Signing in at the Lotus Palace!]
[Ding! High-Grade Kalam: Needle of Ti acquired!]
[Ding! 10x Rewards Bonus Applied!]
[Ding! Weaver’s Hand Acquired!]
’Huh!? What is that?’ Aegon wondered, but before he could ask the system for its description, his communication stone began ringing.
Taking it out in annoyance, he answered, "Who dares to disturb this young master?"
[Your Grandpa!]
"I don’t have a grandpa!" he retorted imdiately.
[Oh!? Did that old bag of bones finally die? Haha!]
"You can stop your celebration, old man," Aegon scoffed. "My Opa is very much alive and well."
[Ah! That’s unfortunate then. Really unfortunate.]
"Just tell why you called?" Aegon asked with an exhausted sigh.
[Did you finally lose it in excitent? You’re the one who called , brat.]
"Nah uh! I didn’t call you," Aegon denied with a straight face. "Clearly, you called . I even have a witness here."
[Witness my ass! Stop playing gas or I’ll leave!]
"Wait! Did you seriously co to the Academy?" Aegon asked, dumbfounded.
Didn’t they just talk a few minutes ago? Didn’t this old man say it would take so ti? Also, how in the world did he cross thousands of kiloters in just a few minutes?
’Teleportation?’ Aegon shook his head, then said, "Where are you? I’m coming to you."
[Co to the Dean’s office.]
"Why in blue hell does everything always happen there?" he mumbled in confusion.
[What did you just say?]
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