Squatting on a roadside, Theodore Carbon watched with curiosity as ants carried a piece of rice with unity.

"How could they achieve such coordination?" He asked himself.

Theodore, a 16-year-old youngster has always been a curious person. Every time he sees something, he would always have questions for himself.

"So it's because of Pheromones."

Theodore nodded after a quick search on the Internet.

Just as he was about to continue his stroll, a cold and profound voice of a man suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

"This secluded galaxy shall comprehend magic!"

Theodore felt an inexplicable force from the voice and felt a little dizzy. However, this didn't affect the spark of his curiosity.

"Secluded Galaxy? The Milky Way Galaxy is secluded? From what?"

"What was that voice?! Why does it feel like it came from inside me rather than hearing it with my ears?"

"And what does he mean by "comprehend magic"? Does this mean magic in fantasies really exists?"

A series of questions appeared in Theodore's mind one after another. However, before he could have answers to these questions. A bright light blinded him.

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....

Theodore opened his dreary eyelids.

Forcing himself to stand up despite the loud ringing on his ears, Theodore saw a different yet familiar scenery.

"The Barcelona park?"

In front of him was the park he trolled in every Sunday morning.

However, The trees and plants were much lusher and... bigger?

Theodore was stunned. Why was the tree next to him three times bigger than before?!

And is that an ant approaching him? It was the size of a pup!

"Sht"

Theodore was a cautious person. Right after he saw the red ants as big as a puppy, he quickly hid in the bushes.

"As much as I know, common ants should rely on their antennas to detect smell odors for senses"

Theodore comforted himself and brushed the smell of leaves to cover his scent. It was fortunate that ants have poor vision or else they would have seen him earlier.

After waiting for half an hour, the red ants have finally left.

"What the hell is happening?!"

Theodore still didn't want to come out. In half an hour, he didn't just see abnormally large ants but also large spiders, birds, and insects.

This almost traumatized him. Every one of these creatures could potentially harm him, or worst.

"Hmmm?"

In the corner of his vision, Theodore saw a smooth bright red round gem. It was placed on the ground as if it grew directly from the ground.

Seeing the round gem unexplainably sparked his interest. Taking the opportunity that the ants have left and no other creatures was around, Theodore quickly step out from the bush and grabbed the round gem that was 2 meters away from the bush.

Theodore took the round gem easily and went straight back to the bushes without any delay.

"What is this?"

Theodore studied the round gem curiously like he was some mad scientist.

Of course, Theodore didn't gain any results with just fondling the round gem. Without appropriate tools, he couldn't do much.

"Should I eat it?" He suddenly thought of a crazy idea.

Theodore smelled it again and didn't smell anything unusual.

"It's not poop so it should be okay?" Theodore's eyes lit up.

Without any hesitation, he directly swallowed the red round gem without chewing. Unexpectedly, the round gem melted while sliding through his throat.

Suddenly, Theodore felt a burning sensation on his body.

"Fck! Could it be poisonous?!" Theodore slapped himself for being stupid. How out of all things he didn't think of the round gem being inedible?

"It burns!"

Theodore's temperature continued to rise at a fast rate. Before he even realized it, he had unconsciously removed all his clothes.

Despite being butt naked, his temperature didn't show any sign of stopping though. Theodore felt like he was being burnt alive.

It didn't stop until Theodore couldn't take it anymore and fainted once again.

Theodore laid inside the bushes with a painful expression. The last thought of his mind was the fear of dying.

However, what he didn't know was that an invisible gas-like substance surrounded his body. It did not only safeguard him but it also completely hid his presence from the outside world.

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...

An hour later...

Theodore put his clothes back with clarity on his eyes. He was no longer confused and afraid.

After waking up, astonishing information automatically entered his mind.

Particularly was,

[Fireball(Red) Lv. 1]

A red message appeared in his mind.

That's right. What he ate earlier was a magical treasure called "Magic Beads". It's an object birth from the concentration of magical energy within a certain place.

There are all kinds of Magic Beads, some could bestow Magic Spells, Magic Bodies, Magic Weapons, Cultivation Techniques, and even Magic Spirits!

Magical Beads' quality is mainly classified by their color. From poorest to best: Grey, Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, and Black.

Depending on the quality, a person could defy the heavens no matter what type of magic beads he consumed.

In a stroke of luck, what Theodore ate earlier was a red quality magic spell [Fireball(Red) Lv. 1].

One must know that each person could only have 9 magic beads. Fortunately, although only second to the last, it was still good that his first magical bead wasn't of the poorest quality.

"With this, I can now use magic!"

Theodore exclaimed after seeing a red glowing bead inside his mind. It was inserted to a round grooved in a black rock that mysteriously appeared in his mind. Next to the red bead were 8 other round grooves.

"So this is magical energy?" Theodore closed his eyes and felt the misty energy in his surroundings.

After consuming their first magical bead, every creature could automatically learn the knowledge of magical beads and magical energy.

As such, Theodore could already absorb magical energies.

After an hour of gathering magical energy through a set of breathing exercises. Theodore felt that the black rock was full and could no longer incorporate magical energies

Theodore: "!!!"

Activating [Fireball Lvl. 1], Theodore's palm slightly turned reddish.

In the precise of having a particular amount of magical energy...

"I can cast [Fireball] anytime I want!"

Theodore clenched his fist. He wanted to try his new ability.