The moment Sully cut the connection, Arthur could feel the murderous gaze of his wives. He knew his time would be hard after meeting up with them again, but that would have to wait for some time.
Arthur had a goal while inside the capital of the dark lands, which was to increase his power as much as possible. Based on the information he got, the maximum level of power mages could achieve there was the seventh circle.
After that, the low mana in the region's atmosphere would be quite hard. For that reason, almost all mages at the 7th circle range left these continents, going towards the central continent where one could have the opportunity to increase its power.
Normal mages increased their powers by absorbing the mana from the atmosphere using their meditation techniques. Arthur could do that as well, but he would usually have a good time with his wives to increase his power.
"Hey, kiddo. Something is off with your body," George said, channeling through the mark.
Not much action is happening, but it was a necessary chapter to introduce the world better now that our MC is leaving the countryside.