The day ended as Arthur and Andrea walked back to her parents restaurant, enjoying the presence of the others company as they walked through the candle light fae lit streets of Parachenko Village.
The air was calm and the hustle and bustle of the normal day of Parachenko Village had subsided somewhat, and the streets were much more empty without the presence of small children or young teens who hadn't reached age fifteen yet.
There was a somewhat.... harmonious aura in the air as the pair walked closer and closer towards their destination, and Andrea seemed content by the presence of Arthur at her side.
The two constantly bumped arms, not daring to take things to the next step so quickly, but Arthur's hand brushed up against her own, causing her to blush deeply.
Never had she had such a close contact with a member of the opposite sex.
.... That wasn't exactly true, as Arthur had gotten a lot closer than that during their Clan Tournament, but in this moment, that memory faded to the depths of Andrea's mind.
The pair finally arrived at her place, and stood quietly at the entrance.
Arthur seemed closer to her than ever before, but the young man instead just held her hand, holding it gently in his own.
Andrea's flustered expression seemed to fade in this moment as she enjoyed this level of closeness.
"I know it wasn't very eventful, but I did think that this was enjoyable. At least, I hope it wasn't boring".
Arthur smiled, causing Andrea to giggle while covering her mouth.
She nodded.
"It was nice. I never thought something like this would be possible. But it seems that the heavens have truly blessed me....".
Arthur smiled politely.
"And me too".
Andrea blushed at the implication.
Arthur noticed the breaths of two figures behind the door and took a step back as the door opened, revealing Andrea's parents.
The fifteen year old stood tall and straight, and gave a small bow towards Andrea's parents as they ushered her inside.
"Thank you for letting me enjoy your daughters company this evening. It was.... something fun, to say the least".
Andrea's father, who Arthur now knew his name was Jan nodded.
"I'm glad you two enjoyed yourselves....".
Jan paused awkwardly, not knowing how to get Arthur to leave without seeming rude.
Arthur waved his hand before retreating back a couple steps.
"I'll see you after the weekend Andrea. For the time being, I must focus on my cultivation before anything else".
Andrea nodded turning towards her mother for a moment.
"I'll see you at the Lectures in three days then Arthur. I hope you have a eventful break".
Arthur nodded, waving once more before turning around and walking back towards his basement.
His gains from this little escapade was much greater than he initially anticipated.
He had always intended of using Andrea for her Sovereign Boundary Physique, but didn't consider the benefits that she might give him as a result of her attraction to him.
His smile widened the moment he thought of the vein expansion fae.
"I didn't even know that there was such a fae in the Clan Reserves. Despite its inability to increase talent, and its one time usage, it can increase the cultivation speed of an individual depending on its Rank. If it is a Rank 1 vein limit fae, it will double my origin essence regeneration, but if it is a Rank 2 vein expansion fae his origin essence regeneration would increase by 4 times so long as he was at Rank 1".
He would have the regeneration of a Rank 2 at Rank 1. Such a thing wouldn't just drastically increase his cultivation speed, but also his combat power.
Even if he couldn't regenerate origin essence in battle like one of the Thirty Three Sovereign Boundary Physiques, he could be infinitely close to it in terms of origin essence regeneration.
If it was Rank 3 then-.
Arthur shivered in anticipation.
He could reach Rank 2 within just a few months.
But the chances of this fae, of this Rank being in a small Clan like the Kovacs Clan was almost impossible.
It either would've been used by now, or stolen if word had gotten out about it.
Even some large Clans might eye this particular fae at higher Ranks, seeing as though it could bridge the cultivation speeds between first-tier talents and the Thirty Three Sovereign Boundary Physiques.
It wasn't like the bloodseeker leaf fae either which needed food in order to be used.
The vein limit fae could permanently enhanced cultivation speed for the Fae Master.
It could even increase origin essence regeneration for higher Ranked Fae Masters, even if it was at a lower level.
The effect was only slight, but sometimes that was all that was needed.
Arthur gave a nod to old man Wagner before heading down to his room.
His cultivation was important, and wouldn't increase itself on his own.
He had an extremely eventful day.
"First was Randolf then the date with Andrea. I'll need to check on the blood essence gathering trees in the forest tomorrow, and then start to deal with Randolf. If he gets any ideas and tries to get close, or to warn Andrea, I'll kill immediately".
Arthur's gaze turned cold as he sat down on his bed.
Randolf was a foreigner and had a foreign treasure with him as well.
Arthur assumed that this foreign treasure was capable of at least storing information about Fae, but wasn't sure if it had other abilities that Randolf could use.
The details about foreign treasures eluded him, even in his previous life. All foreigners worth mentioning were usually mysterious figures with strange otherworldly powers.
Most looked at the world differently. Some gaining the wisdom and knowledge to bring to life new paths of Fae and new Fae with completely new Attributes.
They were formidable if they had the chance to grow.
And even if the foreign treasure couldn't be used by someone who wasn't a foreigner, with Arthur's current knowledge, it would be possible for him to take it and give to a foreigner that will appear in the future.
One that completely depended on Arthur for knowledge and survival.
Arthur smile deepened.
"Randolf and his foreign treasure.... Andrea and her Boundless Forest Yearning.... Kovacs Clan and the vein limit fae.... Not to mention Winter Rain Mountain and the secrets that it holds".
This part of the world was truly isolated from the "big picture", but there were things in this small region that didn't exist anywhere else.
Arthur felt his "strings" connect to the rest of the region, everything playing out the way that he imagined it.
Some puppets occasionally had their strings broken, like Randolf did today, but it wasn't as though Arthur didn't plan for that possibility.
He was the son of the Clan Leader, and someone at the very forefront of his generation when it came to combat strength.
Who wouldn't side with him when the time came?
Arthur smiled.
'All I need to do, is to keep playing the part I have been'.