My Muscle System in the Mage World

Chapter 140: Presence and Seduction?

Presence was one of the unique elements of the world which a person could control instinctively after one gained their mental space with the help of the world essence.

Everyone has an equal presence by birth, however, as one's strength gets stronger, the presence also gets stronger, and high-tier wizards could even materialise their presence into the real world.

It is different from Aura, which increases the strength of the physical body for a short burst.

As Aur revealed the presence of a high wizard apprentice, naturally, the man was shocked not only by his strength but also by how young he was…

"So how much are you going to offer me?" Aur asked again patiently with a smile on his face.

"How about 120 middle-grade crystals for it?" the man hurriedly replied, slightly breaking from his calm demeanour.

"120?" Aur made a thoughtful gesture. "Do you think of me as a fool? Too low!"

Although in the market, the price of a high-grade mana crystal was around 100 middle-grade mana crystals, that wasn't actually true, since the supply of high-grade mana crystals was small and naturally, the demand for it was higher as well.

Because with a high-grade mana crystal, it allowed one to gain mana worth roughly a hundred middle-grade mana crystals.

Not only that, but there were also other benefits. As wizards progressed through their tiers, there comes a time when low-grade mana crystals stop affecting them entirely, which leads them to yearn for more potent mana for even a sliver of progress.

"Young master, how much do you want then?" the man asked with a sigh.

"200 middle-grade crystals," Aur replied expressionless.

"That is absolutely impossible, young master," the man replied with a stern expression. "At most, I can give you 150 middle-grade mana crystals. Take it or leave it."

Aur frowned, his face taking on a thoughtful expression before he reluctantly nodded his head.

"Very well then. I have two high-grade mana crystals," he said.

The man's smile returned as he nodded his head, giving a glance at Grace.

"Yes, father." Grace immediately bowed and ran off somewhere.

Very quickly, Grace returned with a pouch in her hand.

"Young lord, please show me the mana crystals first." The man smiled. However, seeing the unmoving figure of Aur, he frowned. "Young lord, this is the procedure of the shop, set by the 'third elder' himself."

He emphasised the words "third elder" even more.

However, Aur remained unmoved, creating a heavy atmosphere in the surroundings with complete silence.

Grace started to sweat for no apparent reason.

Suddenly, Aur chuckled and took out two mana crystals from his pouch, gently throwing them at him.

"These are two high-grade mana crystals," Aur said with a smile.

The man hurriedly caught the two mana crystals with a nervous expression as he examined their color.

"This… this really is two high-grade mana crystals," the man exclaimed excitedly, disbelief in his eyes.

"Yes, it is. Give me my mana crystal," Aur said with an impassive expression.

"Yes, young lord." The man quickly took a look at the bag and started counting before throwing it at Aur.

"There are exactly three hundred middle-grade mana crystals," he said with an excited expression morphing into his face which quickly morphed into an amicable smile again.

Aur caught the bag and checked it, counting all the mana crystals. He nodded his head.

"There are exactly 300." Aur looked at the man one last time, or rather at his mana crystal, with a reluctant expression.

"Grace, show the young lord the way out," the man said, and immediately Grace went up to Aur with a smile.

"This way, lord."

Aur glanced at the mana crystal one last time before he left.

Seeing this, the man heaved a sigh of relief.

"Hahaha, idiot, a fool. He really traded high-grade mana crystals."

The man's laughter resounded throughout the room.

Soon, Grace led Aur out of the shop with a smile on her face.

"Your name is Grace, correct?" Aur said while glancing at her.

"Yes," Grace replied with a confused expression.

"You are quite beautiful," Aur casually complimented and left with a laugh.

Grace's cheeks turned to a pink hue as she embarrassingly returned to the shop.

"Why was my heart beating so fast?" After she entered the shop, Grace couldn't help but mutter willfully.

Aur returned to his dorm with a thoughtful expression. "These resources will be enough to last me a while; hopefully, I can reach tier one wizard by then."

Although the mana crystal appeared to be an authentic high-grade mana crystal, when used, it could barely be of substantial use to a wizard.

No one could tell from the surface of the mana crystal what it would be until they consumed it for their progress.

Aur wouldn't have known about this without the help of Sebastian's diary itself. Although the mana crystal was a bit dimmer, most people would casually shrug it off as a trait of a high-grade mana crystal or something else.

However, Aur didn't know if a tier two wizard could tell the difference or not. That is the only reason he needed to be careful with it for now.

"I pray for the poor lad who would be scammed by the high-grade mana crystal." Aur nonchalantly entered his dorm.

"Hmm, Lucy isn't here?" he thought curiously while looking around before he casually shrugged and entered his own room.

The moment he entered, a soft fragrance wafted into Aur's nose as a rose-filled bed came into his vision.

There lay Lucy in the centre of the bed with a thin, sexy lingerie that highlighted her soft thighs and supple breasts.

"Hmm?" Aur frowned seeing this. "What are you doing here, Lucy?"

"Young master." Lucy stood up with a smile on her face as she ran up to Aur with a huge smile.

Seeing this, disgust flashed in his eyes, which quickly changed to a neutral expression.

Lucy directly fell into the embrace of Aur with her eyes closed, however Aur changed his position slightly causing her to land face-first into the ground.