Two days later, in the Jewel Crown Pavilion:
"I'm home!" Maximus yelled ouside the shop
As if in response to the sound, the shop opened.
"Welcome home, Host," the puppet Edwards said, seeing that there were alone.
"Don't call me 'Host,' just call me Maximus. Who knows if someone was peeping on us?" Maximus warned.
"Dad!" His children came running down the stairs to greet him.
"I missed you..." Maximus said as he hugged each of them.
Although a day or two was not long, they were in an unfamiliar place after all.
"Are you good kids?" Maximus teased.
"No, Max and Sam were very bad," Lyla chattered about what the two did during these few days.
While they were chattering, his wives upstairs also came down.
"How are you, dear?" his wife Erica asked.
"I'm fine," Maximus smiled and reassured them.
The whole trip was smooth.
Besides Griffin, who gave him advice, there was also a sufficient amount of money that shortened his visit to the Origin Domain.
More than a billion magic crystals were transferred to him by Edwards as soon as he had the money.
So he could immediately rent a decent place even in a rush time.
It cost him 100 million magic crystals just to rent a place for a month, this was still with a discount because he was about to undergo a trial.
Otherwise, if you go there just to train or visit, the sum you need is astronomical.
Only rich people in tier 7 or above individuals can afford a place and still live decently.
"When should we go to the Origin Domain?" Erica asked.
"About tomorrow, there is only about a week before the trial," Maximus said as they went inside.
After a night of preparation, they went to sleep and rested for tomorrow.
On the third floor of the building.
"How is the shop going?" Maximus asked as he sat across a table.
Although they could talk and chat with the token across dimensions, it was better to talk in person to avoid leaving any traces.
"It's alright, but there are no products to sell at the shop."
"I also ordered a batch of potion materials in EGCC," Edward said.
"Good, I'll give you the potion later, but don't sell it all at once like last time, it's too eye-catching," Maximus said.
Although earning a billion magic crystals in one day is exhilarating, the potential problems it left are also troublesome.
"How do we sell the potion?" Edward asked.
"Just sell 10,000 Mystic Potions a day, and I will also give you an extra top-quality potion for display each day," Maximus said after thinking.
Although it's rare for a person to produce 10,000 potions every day, it's not impossible.
From what he had learned, there are many ways to mass-produce potions.
For example, using an alchemy cauldron the size of a mountain, after brewing, you can transfer the finished potion to a vial or a bottle.
The only problem with this is maintaining the quality.
So, if he's not worried that it will be too eye-catching, he can sell at least a million potions a day with no sweat.
As for the 1 top-quality potion, it's for people to remember the shop; after all, although high-quality potions are somewhat rare, you can still find them in other shops.
"That's good," Edward just nodded at Maximus' orders.
After the night, his wives and children got ready and went to the dimensional teleportation terminal.
This time the skipping fee was 20 million magic crystals; after all, he didn't want to wait a whole day or so just to use the teleportation array.
Fortunately, it came with a teleportation fee, so he didn't bother to curse them for being a scam.
In the Origin Domain's Silver City:
His kids and his wives nearly vomited due to the distortion during the teleportation.
"Follow me," Maximus urged, using his consciousness to guide them to the side.
"Here, drink these," Maximus gave each of them a potion for relief.
After drinking, they finally felt like they could breathe again.
"It's too uncomfortable, Dad," Lily said as she hugged his arms.
"It's alright. You'll feel better after a while," Maximus comforted.
"Are you alright?" Maximus then looked at his other children and wives.
"We're alright, Dad,"
"Then let's go rest in the accommodation I rented. We can do other things later," Maximus said.
In the small manor that Maximus rented:
His wives and kids were already back to being lively and energetic, playing with their beast pets.
"What do we do now?" Erica asked after they relaxed.
"We should upgrade your tokens and register for the trial," Maximus contemplated.
"Do we go now?" Erica asked.
"No, I asked EGCC to deliver the materials needed for the token upgrade," Maximus said.
He was too lazy to move around now.
Since they came to the Arcane Continent, they were either traveling or on their way to travel.
Plus, he didn't want to leave his kids alone in the house just to upgrade the token.
After waiting for a while, there was a call in the formation arranged in the manor.
"Here's your order, sir."
Maximus manipulated the array and obtained the materials without letting the guy in.
It's truly convenient to have things delivered, and as for the payment, it's automatically deducted from his bank account.
Three days later, in the training chamber where Maximus was training:
A woman came in, "Maximus, I'm here."
"It's you, Isabella. What do you want?" Maximus opened his eyes and saw Isabella entering.
"I just want advice for my battle training," Isabella asked seductively.
After a bit of persuasion, Isabella finally mustered the strength to make her feelings known to Maximus.
However, She decided that only a man who could defeat her no matter the odds, was worthy of her confession.
"Oh, then I will train with you a bit," Maximus said, not finding anything unusual.
Maximus began to manipulate the room, simulating a battlefield scene using the formation in the room.
"Then let's start?" Maximus asked as he got into position.
"Can you fight at a lower tier and without using spells?" Isabella said after thinking.
"Alright, this is...fine," Maximus was stunned for a moment but agreed.
If it were months ago when he still struggled at fighting, relying solely on his mastery of spells to win, it would be different.
However, after his recent improvements and the help of the system, things changed.
He discovered a battle aptitude that could be upgraded.
As expected of the almost omnipotent system, it had everything one could think of.
He upgraded his battle aptitude to divine Rank, watched battle videos, and accelerated his learning using Life points.
Now, when it came to fighting, he could anticipate his opponent's moves like a grandmaster in chess, simply by watching their posture.
"Come," Maximus teased as he waved his hand provocatively.
"Hmph, if you can still defeat me , then I'll admit it," Isabella thought, making excuses for herself.
With Maximus' strength lowered to tier 2 and not using spells, Isabella grew confident and lunged forward.
Isabella brandished her spear from her storage ring and launched a barrage of thrusts.
Maximus, on the other hand, was like paper, barely evading the tip of the spear.
"Come on, you can do harder than that," Maximus said, realizing Isabella was suppressing her strength.
"Hmph," Isabella had initially thought of purposely losing to Maximus, but now, being provoked, she hastened her attack.
This time, Isabella used spear techniques while incorporating mage skills, attempting to freeze and bind Maximus.
Maximus just smiled at her little trick, easily dispelling the spell, like an adult ruining a child's drawing.
The freeze spell collapsed, sending a bit of backlash to Isabella.
Fortunately, with her divine talent, she reacted quickly.
"Impossible!" Isabella jumped back and stared at Maximus with questioning eyes.
"It's just reversing the spell that you cast," Maximus said with a smile.
It was like a battle to win a race, with one going forward and the other going backward.
Spells were more complicated, as without knowing and mastering the spell sequence or having a bit of anticipation, you could never counter the spell cast by the opponent.
But for Maximus, it was a breeze.
After realizing he still didn't have enough Life Points to master the whole principle of the spell.
He decided to just master several types of spells like a normal mage at least to use in battle.
The freezing spell cast by Isabella was somewhat similar to his own freezing spell.
However, It wasn't entirely the same, but with transcendent mastery, he could dispel the spell before it fully formed without knowing the exact spell sequence.
"That's a good idea," Isabella's eyes lit up in inspiration as she heard Maximus' various explanations of spell decoding.
"Then let's train more," Maximus smiled.
After several hours of sparring and training, Isabella didn't even touch Maximus' clothes.
Maximus looked at Isabella, who was exhausted, lying sprawled on the floor with sweat, struggling to breathe.
"Are you alright? Do you want to continue?" Maximus teased as he cast a spell and cleaned her up.
"No, huff... no more," Isabella couldn't even say a word properly.
"Drink this," Maximus tossed a rejuvenation potion.
Isabella didn't hesitate and gulped down what was in the bottle.
After a while, a flush of red finally came back to her face as she regained her previous composure.
"You're too bad, you didn't even let me hit you a little bit," Isabella coquettishly said while playfully punching Maximus' shoulder.
"You're hitting me now?" Maximus teased.
"Hmph, you're still bad."
Isabella blushed in embarrassment as she looked at the smiling Maximus.
After mustering a bit of courage, she asked, "Why are you so nice to me?"
"Oh, you only notice that now," Maximus looked at Isabella, who was acting like a little kid and couldn't help but pinch her little face.
"You!" Isabella hurriedly dodged in embarrassment.
"Of course, I'm nice because I like you," Maximus finally got serious and looked into her eyes.
"Really?" Isabella also looked at him with anticipation.
"Of course," Maximus placed his hand on his chest and swore.
"Then what do you like about me?" Isabella squinted her eyes as if trying to see if he was lying.
"I like your eyes..." Maximus said as he looked into her eyes.
Isabella blushed in embarrassment at how cringy Maximus was.
"I also like how you blush... Your hair... Your lips..." Maximus said each word softly as he slowly inched forward for a kiss.