Chapter 7 - News

Cyril opened his mobile phone to browse the internet and to refresh his mind about the events that will happen this year.

He wanted to make sure that he didn't forget any important happenings in the next month.

However, as soon as he opened his phone, he noticed several messages coming from his co-workers and even his boss.

[ Bald Harry: Boss Sir is looking for you, he's already angry. You should hurry. – 9:02 AM ]

[ Jenny: Cy! Where are you?! It's your shift now! I can't do this alone! >.< – 9:05 AM ]

[ Arvin: I won't cover for you. – 9:06 AM ]

[ Boss Sir: You don't need to come. You're no longer working here. --- 9:16 AM ]

Just like that, he lost his morning part-time job because of a single absence. No, he might even just be late for a few minutes but the boss has already decided to end his employment.

He didn't feel that this is a huge loss to him and he also didn't feel happy about it.

He just didn't care at all.

Anyway, he doesn't have those bad memories working within this busy diner since he was working most of the time. He had no time to think of anything else but to serve the customers.

At that time, he just felt like it's the natural thing to do to earn money and felt that the diner which is not too far from his home is a good choice.

He didn't bother replying to them right now and thought of answering later once they calmed down.

Cyril just browsed the internet and looked for news that might ignite his memories and recall some of the unimportant things that are about to happen.

'Hmmm…'

[ Dead Body of E-Rank Awakened Found in Cemetery! ]

[ Lose 8 Pounds in 1 week! ]

[ 4 Ways to Make Money While Waiting for Retirement Benefits ]

[ "Mind Wars: The Strongest Force" Ultimate Guide ]

[ 6 Reasons To Date A Girl With An Eating Disorder ]

The young man read the headlines of some articles but there's no familiar news here that could evoke his memories.

Nevertheless, he continued looking for some news and until he finally found some articles related to the Arcane World.

[ The Northern Badger Guild bought 8 Low-Class Entrances of the Arcane World! ]

[ Guild Merge of Azure Dragon and White Tiger to Conquer a High-Class Arcane World Confirmed! ]

[ Why We Don't Have A Single S-Rank Awakened? ]

[ Blood Knights Announced Their Acquisition of 2 A-Rank Awakened! ]

[ Rumors of the Invisibility Artifact, Denied by the Leader of the Silent Crawler Guild ]

Cyril found all this news quite interesting so he decided to read them.

The Northern Badger Guild is a popular guild that most newly Awakened people in the country would decide to join in. After all, they do not have a harsh requirement, unlike other guilds.

After working for them for 1 or 2 years, depending on your initial negotiation with them, you can easily end your contract with the guild and join other high-paying guilds with the experience that you already have.

Of course, many others are deciding to stay within the guild since they like the stability and relaxed environment.

Aside from that, the fact that they managed to purchase 8 Low-Class Entrances would also attract most newly Awakened individuals.

'Entrances, huh… I wonder if I can have one for myself…' Cyril pondered as he was trying to remember some news regarding the discovery of some purple crystals.

The Entrances to the Arcane World is just an object that appears like a purple crystal. Depending on the energy of the crystal, the Arcane World that it can open might be low-class, mid-class, or high-class.

Though there is a higher class than that, it will only be discovered in the next six years…

Anyway, these purple crystals would just randomly appear in many parts of the world. No one had truly discovered the pattern of their appearances.

They could appear inside a tree, within a coffin underground, perhaps deep under the sea, or even within an animal's stomach. It was so random that even after more than a decade from now, no one could figure it out.

Of course, there are cases that they can be easily found within the forests, buildings, and other places around the world.

Nevertheless, the good thing about this, is that there are already many devices that can be used to detect these purple crystals or the medium to enter the Arcane World.

This device is called Crystal Hunter which was invented more than 30 years ago, about 10 years after the appearance of the first entrance… and up until now, it was still as useful as ever with even a wider range.

[ Kurbika Station… Kurbika Station. ]

As Cyril is reading the article, he heard the call from the train's intercom. The train stopped at the said station and there's surprisingly a lot of passengers waiting.

The car he's in was immediately filled.

What made him even more surprised is that he actually found the girl that he would supposedly meet in the next two years!

She's the woman that he'll love and the same woman that will betray him!

'Karen.... Y-you-'