After understanding clearly what happens, Edgar temporarily settles Caelan in a small cabin on the east side of the town.
Noticing that the children of the town gather in the open space to the east every morning for training, Caelan takes it upon himself to join in, wanting to work on his physique, which leads to the earlier scene.
The coach of these children happens to be Edgar, a powerful 5th-rank Archer in Getaria Town, who ranks in the top 3 of all hunters in this town.
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At this point, there are only a handful of children still holding out in the clearing, and all of them are 13 or 14 years old, except for Caelan's boyish face.
"Caelan, come on, hold on a little longer," a blonde child shouts from the side.
"Come on, Caelan, pass them!" other children shout as well.
"Hang on a little longer, hang on a little longer," Caelan keeps saying to himself in his mind.
Time passes by bit by bit, and one by one, those slightly older children can't hold on any longer and fall to their knees, gasping for breath.
Caelan still grits his teeth, his arms aching as if countless ants are biting at them, and the muscles in every part of his body tremble.
After a long time, finally—
"Peng!"
Caelan's entire body falls helplessly to the ground.
"So comfortable." Sticking to the ground, with his whole body completely relaxed, Caelan clearly feels the numbness and itchiness in all parts of his body, and the muscles in all parts of his body begin to grow slowly after the workout. This kind of growth is not obvious to feel once or twice, but after three months of constant hammering, Caelan clearly perceives his body's progress.
Edgar beside him nods in satisfaction.
After finishing his daily morning training, the hard training belonging to Caelan is not yet over. In the morning, Caelan uses it to recover his physical strength, and in the meantime helps the villagers in the town with their chores. After all, during the months he has been here, everyone has taken very good care of him. In the afternoon, Caelan runs to a hill on the northeastern edge of the town, finds a secluded place, exercises his spiritual power, and practices fireball magic through meditation.
Spiritual power is very important for all professions; it can help condense more elements in the body and control them better. Especially for mages, it is especially crucial!
After three months of practicing, Caelan became more and more skillful in casting fireballs, and the power of the cohesive fireballs increased a lot compared to three months ago. Even after releasing them many times one after another, he only feels tired and doesn't collapse to the ground like he did in the beginning.
At only eight years old, mastering magic to such an extent is simply appalling! Even Caelan, who possessed unparalleled talent in his last life, couldn't reach it.
But Caelan isn't too excited. After all, he has the experience of the previous lifetime and reached the 12th rank. This little achievement doesn't tug at his heart.
The longer he stays in this world, the more confused he becomes. Is this world really destroyed? What is that mysterious deity hiding?
He asks Edgar about the world, but Edgar doesn't know much about it, as he is almost always in town. Getaria Town is on the very edge of Azure City, and it usually takes quite a bit of time to get there, he only occasionally goes to the city to pick up some of the town's necessities.
Edgar suggests that Caelan ask the town mayor. The mayor is now the most powerful hunter in Getaria Town. More than twenty years ago, with outstanding talent, he left the town to go out and make a name for himself, and it is said that he made quite a name for himself and even became an officer in the troops in the large human city of Zephyria. But later, due to a leg injury in battle and some other reasons, he finally chooses to leave the troops and return to this town.
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Unluckily, yesterday, the mayor of the town went out to Azure City to make a debriefing report to the lord of the city, which is a necessary thing for the mayor of the town to do, and he has to go there once every three years!
"Don't be too hasty, Caelan. Count the time, at most a month, the Mayor-sama will be back!" Edgar pats Caelan's shoulder and comforts him.
Edgar thinks that Caelan's incessant questioning about this world is because he wants to search for his family. As for Caelan's origin, Edgar doesn't pursue it, except that he has an intuition that Caelan's origin might be unusual, and he can always detect a depth in Caelan's eyes that doesn't belong to this age.
Edgar helps Caelan to ask others in the town if anyone knows anything about the outside world.
That night, Robert comes to the east cabin with an ancient book that records the relevant history and hands it to Caelan.
According to the description in this ancient book, the history of ‘Mundus Magnus' can be traced back more than a thousand years!
The ancient book briefly explains the pattern of the world today, which is completely different from Caelan's previous perception. The Human Race has actually become the race with the largest sphere of influence in this world. However, the Human Race is not a monolithic entity but has split into three powers: the Rien Empire, the Teria Empire, and the Salianado Federation.
The Rien Empire, where Getaria Town is located, is in the northeastern region, and advocates force, cultivating many high-rank Knights. The Teria Empire is in the south and promotes magic, with the best Magic Academy on ‘Mundus Magnus'. The Salianado Federation occupies most of the western region, with the most extensive range, and is the most powerful of the three forces.
When seeing some of the contents, Caelan's heart sets off shock waves!
More than a thousand years, it has actually been more than a thousand years since the reconstruction of this world!
At this time, Caelan once again recalls the words of the mysterious godman when he was teleported away, ‘Go on, Caelan, there are some things that you will know when you break through to the 11th rank.’
"11th rank...the truth...I need power..."
Caelan unconsciously clenches his fists and continues his bitter training.
During these days of hard work, time continues to pass day by day as Caelan undergoes a metamorphosis!
Spring passes into autumn, and in the blink of an eye Caelan has spent nearly five months in Getaria Town, and it is already autumn.
During these five months or so, Caelan has been exercising non-stop every day, his body getting stronger and taller, and due to his regular meditation to exercise his spiritual power, Caelan's whole temperament has become more and more serene and smooth, such a huge change that Edgar as well as the other villagers are extremely surprised.
What puzzles Caelan is that the mayor has gone out for two months and still has not returned. He also goes to ask Edgar, but Edgar is also unclear about where the mayor has gone! The questioning of the town mayor is then left on hold.
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Early in the morning, the children are still exercising under Edgar's teaching. Caelan looks extremely eye-catching among them. He just turned nine not long ago, and in less than half a year, his body shape and appearance are very different from before, and now he looks very fit and does not differ from even fourteen or fifteen-year-old children.
"Rory, Roger! During morning training, it is forbidden to talk to each other! You two, double your training duties today!" Edgar suddenly chides the two whispering children to the west.
The rest of the teenagers can't help but smack their lips secretly. Uncle Edgar is usually very gentle with them but is extremely strict in this aspect of training, so it seems that those two are going to be unlucky today.
Caelan has been silently maintaining his posture and exercising his body. He now enjoys the satisfaction that the soreness of his muscles brings him.
Detailed Information Talent Attribute Name Caelan Dwayne Level 5 Reaction 81 Wisdom 59 Concetration 64 Occupation Mage Rank 1st Basic Attribute Panel propertie STR 7 INT 15 HP 92 MP 108 ATT 18 DEX 8 CON 7 MAT 40 DEF 12 MDE 11 Active Skill Passive Talent Small Fireball-Lv.2 Elemental Affinity (Unique)
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the entire earth unexpectedly vibrates vaguely, and that vibration is still very rhythmic.
"It's coming from the east." Caelan instantly determines the direction with his sharp perception.
Not only Caelan, but Edgar likewise detects something strange. His face solemnly looks towards the east, the ground vibration sound becoming clearer and clearer. All the teenagers detect it.
Edgar has a few of the hunters retreat with the children towards the interior of the town to avoid a disturbance, while he himself runs towards the east. Apparently, he is going to check out the situation.
Caelan's eyes widen as he stares dead ahead to the east. From his experience, it is definitely a vibration caused by a behemoth taking a step.