My Muscle System in the Mage World

"Not bad," he hummed, his expression serene.

"Thank you, master," Lucy said, smiling and nodding repeatedly.

"Massage a little harder," Aur said lightly.

"Yes, master," Elara hurriedly replied, her tone nervous.

Lucy smirked, observing Elara\'s struggle. Despite Aur\'s instruction not to plot against each other, Lucy couldn\'t help but feel a sense of satisfaction at Elara\'s discomfort.

"Forget it," Aur shook his head.

"I can do it harder, young master," Elara said, her tone laced with some fear.

Aur frowned slightly at Elara\'s response.

Seeing the frown from Aur, She was smart enough to understand. With a bow of her head, she left the dining room.

"As my intelligence stats get stronger, the exhaustion that I feel sometimes cannot be satisfied by external messages and music anymore; it does the same effect as sleeping," the more Aur thought about it, the more bitter he became.

Comprehending the refining of potion wasn\'t an easy task at all. The more Aur read, the more exhausted he felt.

This wasn\'t apparent when he was comprehending the basic potion; it was relatively easy because the body refining potion wasn\'t too hard comparatively.

That\'s probably why it was chosen as the most basic and used to refine the first potion, although its value was much less than the other potions.

As Aur finished his food, he stood up from his seat with a satisfied expression.

"Umm, young master," Lucy tentatively said at this time.

"What is it?" Aur gave her a look.

"I have run out of the money you have given me."

When Aur heard this, a frown appeared on his face.

"I have given you fifteen middle-grade mana crystals, which are enough for me to last for a month, and it\'s only been half a month."

"Yes, young master, this was the case previously as well. However, the environment in the entire town is currently heavy, and although it seems silent, chaos is slowly breeding. The price of goods has significantly risen in just these fifteen days, increasing by at least double, especially food, which has become more expensive," Lucy explained.

Aur nodded his head in understanding. After all, with the danger of the beast tide looming, who wouldn\'t be scared of death? However, now his heart was relatively calm, since from the future he could see it was later in the timeline.

Although the future he might be seeing might not be fully accurate, he could still gather bits and pieces, combining them all to gather valuable information.

"That Lord Sky that took William should be a tier four wizard, a lord," Aur thought, which made him not care about the beast tide for now. Since a tier four wizard could basically handle all these beasts no matter how strong they are, you have to know that this wilderness was incapable of producing tier four wizards because of a lack of resources.

Even if a high-grade talent is born in the village, they are limited by resources, and reaching tier four here is next to impossible.

Although he was not clear about Lord Sky\'s intention, he should defend against the beast tide for the village from his estimation. But that explosion at the end, Aur could estimate that even a tier four wizard might not be able to survive the situation, so it was clear as day.

"Maybe I should leave the village at that time?" Aur thought with narrowed eyes.

"Young master?" Lucy\'s voice woke Aur from his contemplation.

"What happened?" she asked with a frown on her face.

"Nothing," Aur shook his head with a sigh.

"Here," he took out another fifteen extra middle-grade mana crystals from his spatial ring and gave them to her.

"These should be enough for fifteen more days, right?"

"Yes, young master," Lucy nodded her head. "With the discount given to the Elders, it should be enough."

"Leave," Aur waved his hand, and she immediately left the place with a bow.

He remained still for a long time in contemplation before Aur finally stood up and returned to his own room again.

"It\'s time to take the soul-refining potion," Aur muttered, looking at the blue vial in front of him.

In just fifteen days, after trying for the fourth time, Aur has successfully refined one soul-refining potion. As for the remaining potion, he hasn\'t tried it yet.

"The intelligence attribute really does help in comprehending the potion, and I feel like the control of mana is increasing day by day," Aur sighed.

Finally, he would be able to make a conclusion whether this attribute, intelligence, referred to the soul or not with the intake of the potion.

Like many treasures, these were also only a one-time thing, and the rate of increase in the soul would depend entirely on oneself.

Some people who have consumed these might not increase their soul\'s strength by even one percent. However, for some, it might directly increase the soul by fifty percent, which was a terrifying amount.

Aur shook his head, eliminating such distracting thoughts.

"Muscle system."

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[Muscle System]

[Name: Aur Cromwell/ Auriel

Talent: Future Seer (Major: 0; Minor: 0)

-Muscle mass: 7.20 (+) [Tier one (peak)]

-Intelligence: 2.72 (+)

Stat Points: 0

Storage space: 0.7/1 cubic metre

Quest: Daily (completed)]

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He decisively took the potion, swallowing it directly.

As the blue potion entered his stomach, Aur tapped into his blood and Qi to instantly digest it, but nothing happened.

"Eh!?" Aur thought, his expression stunned. With a thoughtful expression, he checked his body, but there was no trace of the blue liquid; it seemed to have vanished after being broken down by his blood and Qi.

At that moment, he felt countless needles poking him, giving him an extreme chill. However, there was nothing visible upon inspection; the poking sensation persisted.

It felt similar to when he reached the peak of tier one, yet somehow different.

His muscles tightened as if his body\'s defence mechanism had been activated.

"In the records I read, when the wizard took the potion, there was no such thing previously happening. The most they would feel is slight excitement, and that was about it."

Aur remained still for a moment, contemplating the peculiar sensation coursing through his body.

The more Aur thought about it, the deeper his frown became. This was not usual; even when the blue panel appeared in front of him, there was not much change to his stats at all, which made him even more contemplative.

His body started to feel chills that crept up his spine, and his strong muscles began to cramp, making it even harder for him to move.

Aur could only helplessly stay still the entire time, almost motionless.

At this moment, he was in the most vulnerable state, unable to shake off the creeping feeling of unease.

If someone came and stabbed him, Aur wouldn\'t be able to resist. However, he wasn\'t entirely powerless even now.

He could activate his blood and Qi instantly, causing himself to heat up, making normal mortals burn just from being near him.

Even mage apprentices might not be able to damage his body by much. The only people who could harm him were tier one or higher wizards.