Chapter 4

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Ladies and gentlemen, I have some private matters to attend to. Please excuse me.”

Norton Smith raised his wine cup and bowed to his surroundings, indicating that he was about to leave. The guests in the banquet hall were also mannered and raised their cups to send him off.

After drinking the last cup of wine, Norton willed and the silver spatial magic array pattern quickly lit up. In the next moment, he brought the old concierge and appeared in front of Hughes and his sister.

His lips moved, but the throat that had been soaked by the wine let out an extremely dry voice.

“Did you succeed?”

“I succeeded.”

“Relax your body. Follow me.”

Norton nodded in satisfaction. Then, the silver array pattern lit up again and the two disappeared in an instant.

In the claustrophobic alternate dimension, Norton reached out and touched Hughes’ glabella.

“In this dimension, there exists all the elements that are known in the present world. Use your full strength and let me see your results.”

The long years of military service had made Norton extremely straightforward and efficient. At the same time, it had also made him lose some of his ability to express his emotions.

He was as cold as steel and was not good at showing his yearning gently. He would only use this kind of cold inspection to express his approval of his son.

After more than ten years of father-son affection, Hughes naturally knew Norton’s intention.

He did not say much and immediately used his mind to sketch the array pattern of the water ball spell in this space.

Bang!

The water ball with a diameter of 30 centimeters shot out. The speed of the water ball was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it had drilled into the depths of this space.

Huh? It was actually so well practiced!

Although he was extremely excited in his heart, on the surface, Norton still pretended to be calm and said indifferently,

“Not bad, you still have some form.”

“Drink this magic potion. After replenishing your magic power, release it again for me to see. This time, I want you to use your full strength. You must bring out your best.”

Norton had successfully advanced to the 8th rank Saint Magister a year ago. With his rank, he could easily see that Hughes’ current mana was drained. That move just now did not represent his true level.

Gulp Gulp Gulp..

Hughes drank the potion in one gulp, but he did not immediately sit down to meditate. Instead, he refined the potion’s power into his own mana.

“Two more bottles. This potion is only enough for me to recover 30% of my mana.”

Huh? It was not enough!

Oh, right, this kid was born with full spiritual power. A bottle of tier 2 potion probably would not be enough to feed him.

“Take it.”

Norton did not show any emotion on his face. He took out two bottles of potions and threw them to Hughes. Hughes did not waste any time. After drinking the two bottles of potions, he sat down and recovered his magic power.

With the help of the potions, Hughes’ mana quickly recovered to its peak level.

The magic power in his body surged up and down, and the magic circuit hidden in his body also lit up at this moment.

[ Ding! Detected that the host’s magic power has recovered to its peak level. Tier 2 spell, Water Dragon Magic Circuit activated. Activation rate: 10% ! ]

Magic Circuit?

Hughes’ pupils instantly dilated. He was shocked beyond words.

Magic Circuit was a godly skill that all the mages in the Europa continent dreamed of.

As long as there was a magic circuit in the body of a mage, the mages would be able to cast spells instantaneously without having to draw magic patterns.

The stronger the magic circuit was, the faster the speed of casting spells instantaneously, and the greater the power of the spells.

If a mage chose to draw magic array, they would also receive the amplification from the magic circuit. Their casting power would be more than twice that of an ordinary mage.

However, these two abilities were not the real reason why the Magic Circuit was hailed as a godly skill.

The most powerful aspect of the magic circuit was that it could mobilize the elemental energy around the mage at all times, tempering the mage’s physique and allowing the mage’s body to gradually transform into an elemental conductor that surpassed all other materials. This would open the door to Tier 9 mage God for the Mage!

Simply put, the magic circuit was the stamp of a powerful mage!

Buzz!

With a thought from Hughes, the magic circuit in his body instantly burst out with an icy blue light. The surrounding water elements gathered crazily and rushed into Hughes’s body like a wild wave!

Water Dragon Spell!

With a roar, the icy blue water dragon as thick as a water tank suddenly flashed and swirled with waves of elemental whirlpools.

This time, Hughes cast the water dragon spell at an extremely fast speed. It was at least four times faster than the previous water dragon spell, and it was more than ten times faster than the water ball spell that he had just cast!

Bang!

After running for a thousand meters, the water dragon spell exploded!

A powerful shockwave spread out from the original point of the explosion. The elemental power in the quiet space was also carried by the Shockwave and crashed into the Mana Crystal Wall that Norton had set up beforehand.

“Tier 3 spell!”

Feeling the power coming from the Mana Crystal Wall, Norton’s expression changed drastically. Even a Tier 8 saint magister like him who had seen countless storms..,

was also shocked by Hughes’ water dragon spell.

After all, Hughes has yet to pass the first-order elemental baptism, and he’s still a very new apprentice.

No! With Hughes’ current physique, it was impossible for him to master third-order magic!

The momentary shock did not break Norton’s judgment, and his experience told him that something was amiss.

Magic Circuit? Could it be that this kid had managed to master it by chance?

After thinking about it, Norton could no longer hold back his curiosity. He excitedly pressed on Hughes’ shoulder and asked in a deep voice,

“Is it a magic circuit? Is there a magic circuit in your body?”

Without waiting for Hughes to answer, Norton stretched out his finger again and pressed on Hughes’ body.

Pure white light magic array pattern lit up. In an instant, the magic array pattern in Hughes’ body was activated by Norton and began to vibrate.

Whoosh!

Norton let out a heavy breath. Then, he withdrew his index finger that was pressing on Hughes’ body and shouted in a deep voice,

“This matter must be kept between us. It must not be known by a third person!”

Norton’s expression changed rapidly. The skin on his forehead wrinkled into three lines.

“Remember, don’t let anyone know, including your brother and sister!”

“I won’t ask you where you got such an opportunity. One more person knowing will make things more dangerous!”

Looking at his father’s rapidly changing expression, Hughes was puzzled.

It was just a magic circuit, there was no need to be so nervous.

Although he had such thoughts, Hughes did not directly ask this question because he could see a trace of worry on his father’s face.

He recalled the information that the system had given him earlier — ‘black magic brand detected in host’s body, perfect elemental affinity returned!’ Hughes keenly sensed that something was unusual!

“Someone wants to harm me?” Hughes asked tentatively.

“Yes, but I’m not sure who it is for the time being.”

Norton did not try to hide anything and directly admitted Hughes’s guess.

“For 2,700 years, our tulip family has always been the pillar of the empire. Although we have declined several times during this period, we have always been able to rise up and become the top family of the Empire.”

“2,700 years is too long. Our family has too many enemies. I suspect that the failure of your awakening when you were 12 years old was caused by our enemies in the dark!”

Saying this, Norton’s eyes suddenly shot out a bright light. His entire temperament was also filled with a thick murderous aura!