Aryan knew that protecting others and or even self- protection would be wishful thinking if he failed to get awakened successfully.
Eating food he was making detailed plan on how to develop to pass the test and have high chances at awakening.
"Son, let's have a conversation about your future when we are done eating." Father said after giving his wife a gesture like he is saying, 'I got this, no need to worry.'
After eating ended, Mom went to clean the dishes while dad guided the Aryan to follow him in the house and took him to the store room.
"Aryan, this has been a big part and secret of my life. I have tried to make sure that I get it done for you." With these words, he moved the stuff away from the ground and opened a secret door in the floor.
Aryan stepped after his father in that underground room. It was like special lab where various researchs are made as all walls are filled with pages stuck to it with various kinds of theories on awakening.
"You know I was the only rare among so many people to have awakening halfway and it left me stronger than normal humans but weaker than any of awakened beings. I have made much research on it and finally successfully devised a way to pass energy through me to let all my awakening revert back to normal and give it someone as my awakening is in my blood not yet in my soul. You having my bloodline make it easy nd best for you to inherit it." Father said while fixing the equipments in that room in a certain pattern.
"Dad, just answer me one thing, does this have any slight bad effects on you?" Aryan asked with stern eyes that said he is not accepting a shred of lie in answer.
"My little part of life force may be drained along with it, but it would not be much of a problem." Father answered still facing other side instead looking at the face of his son.
*Sigh*
Aryan knew this kind of parents all to well because his last life parents were one of such who would go to such Lange to just make a surviving chance for him even if the risk is at their own lives.
"Dad, you know that there is still time in awakening, right? Just wait until then and put some trust in your son's hardwork, persistence and will." Saying this Aryan left the underground room without any further conversation.
Aryan went to market after getting to know things about this world on the phone like device which was made through a special crystal made by certain special concentration, then it was developed by a karmic user using those crystals mixing with his karma power.
He have some money in his identity card that was given to him by his dad to buy something for his own self. It was before he got into this body.
Alex strolled tgrough the near market and found a shop that look shabby but in actual is filled with many customers.
Receptionist was a young boy around the age of 12 or 13 and a old man is working inside, possiblility is that both are related somehow.
"Zuko, go get the newly made products from the back, until then I will attend the reception till then." The old man said and changed position with Boy called Zuko.
His face wasn't welcoming and smiling as that boy but he was very experienced which could be gleaned from the fast pace at which he was discerning what customers need.
Slowly line of Customers started to decease in front of Aryan and soon it was his own turn at buying things.
"I want something to train my body quickly and with much more strain. Which can be used with bigger equipments?" Aryan explained his need of equipment.
"Strain, body training, easier to carry and use…" Old man muttered the needs to meet in equipment to himself and then turned around to look through boxs on the side that he haven't touched this entire time even once.
Taking something out, he faced Aryan again and said, "Boy, this is latest and best product you can get your hands on. It is just below one level than what is used in military. Of course, it's technique level is near to military grade but its strength is not for awakeneds, as you don't look awakened."
In his hand was the blue watch like band with glowing gold circle in middle of it with numbers in its centre and two arrow sign on its sides face up and down direction.
"What's the price and how does this work?" Aryan asked without dally dallying here and there.
"I like that you are directly getting to the point. It will cost you 2,000 points. And it's use is very easy, once you wear, it will activate. Touching upward arrow sign will increase the weight on your body, and downward will decrease it. This will devide entire weight of equipment on your whole body like wearing clothes. It's training effect is really good. But you have turn it on and off manually with getting weight to zero. Weight limit in this device is 100 kg. Using it more than 75 kg make it only last 2 hours and than it take 22 hours to charge as if weight less than that, I will change itself for absorbing energy in atmosphere in crystal fit inside it."
"Okay, I am buying it." Saying this, Aryan took the card to match with other person's card and it decreased his balance of 2,300 to only 300 points.
Walking away from that street was a little creepy because it was already getting dark and who know that someone might attack him but he made it to home safely and went to sleep while wearing the band and rising the weight to 7 kg for whole body. It was discomforting but he it in and soon his body was adapting to this weight and this body's owner have trained it very well and hard.
His sleep wasn't great but it was there at least.