Chapter 83: Three Weeks Passing (2/2)

They ruled over different lands, leading different families, holding different powers. Not much was learned about the extent of their powers, but their wealth was immense. They were the leading figures behind different cooperates, kingdoms, and nations.

Even though the Yalveran Union, comprised of the union of three kingdoms, was a federal union of kingdoms where they shared a similar amount of governance, the Yalen family still enjoyed the ruling over the council.

Of course, they were a federal union that practiced democracy and elections, the president was someone chosen by the council that was voted by the people. However, that was only on the outside as the head of the Yalen family was still the indisputable king of the union.

Arthur found this information to be shocking, as he had encountered the Third Prince of Yalen family not so long ago. To word it out simply, he was weak. It was only after a thorough explanation of the Union's top figures that Arthur realized how lucky he was. The third prince was the weakest of the candidates to inherit the throne.

That brought relief to Arthur's mentality as he realized the Third Prince didn't enjoy that much presence, to begin with. It seems this was the reason he used such diabolic means of obtaining power, like feeding innocent civilians to a dragon.

After their lessons, he would go home and rest. He also started playing games with his brother. It was after a week of his return that Arthur felt a sudden surge of mana in the house. He rushed to his brother's room, opening the door to find his brother on the bed, surrounded by mana.

”Oren?” Arthur asked, making his brother turn toward him.

”I… awakened?” His brother, still dazed at the sudden surge of mana, was thrilled as he started jumping up and down.

BANG!

”Stop!” However, that simple act crashed the bed's legs as his brother was still using mana unconsciously. Arthur had to shout at him lest he demolishes their house. This didn't happen when he awakened since he had so little mana at that time.

However, his brother… he was a living embodiment of being loved by mana. The surrounding mana buzzed and hummed as it danced around his brother, making his skin sparkle like a fairy.

”Selena would try again after seeing your current appearance,” As mana supplied his body, his brother's appearance started improving at a visible rate. His eyes were vibrant with life and his hair was became a lighter shade of brown.

'I guess he's just like our father.'

Arthur thought to himself bitterly as his father's ability was also related to mana. This event was celebrated again by the whole house. Arthur believed his brother's awakening was related to his permanent runes, but he wasn't so sure.

The next two weeks passed even faster than the first, their life-changing drastically. His brother also signed up as an awakener and started going to primitive-grade dungeons. His ability told to him by master Ronin, turned out to be Mana Affinity. It exhibited greater control over mana and larger reserves when he trained.

His mother left her work and started to take care of their house, enjoying a cozy life. She was a non-awakener so she supported her kids by taking care of them. Of course, this happened after Oren and Arthur both asked her to do so. They almost locked her up when she refused to leave her job.

As for Arthur's strength, it kept growing until he was level 23. The biggest change in his life during this time happened after he became level 20. His legacy now had another function, the sub-space. It increased as Arthur's mana increased and it could store anything that wasn't a living being. This has solved a great deal for him, who was currently making money from selling artifacts.

As for the artifacts themselves… They made one hell of a mess.