After Alvin put the tree branches at their dedicated place, he didn't go for a rest. Instead, he went to prepare his lunch. By preparing lunch on his own, he was able to save some money.
Actually, the money he earned from selling the tree branches was more than enough for a 6-year-old kid, but Alvin wanted to save some money to buy magic circle material. Even though he was reincarnated into this new world, he was still interested in his magic research.
After cooking for 30 minutes in the kitchen, Alvin cooked himself a bowl of porridge and a plate of meat. Alvin smiled when he saw his dishes, satisfied. Having delicious food was a nice thing for him.
...
After the meals.
While washing the plate in the kitchen, Alvin heard someone knocking on his door.
*Knock Knock
"Alvin, are you at home?" A middle-aged man's voice speaking.
Hearing that, Alvin recognized that it was the village head, Mr Patrick. he was wondering if Mr Patrick was visiting him.
Normally Mr Patrick only visits him at night. Now it was just afternoon. Sometimes Mr Patrick only visits him during weekend nights.
"Coming" Although he felt strange, Alvin replied as he dried his hand using a cloth.
Alvin walked to the entrance and opened the door. He raised his head and smiled when he saw Patrick.
Due to his identity as an orphan, Patrick was the one who raised him up.
In fact, Patrick wanted to take care of Alvin until Alvin became an adult, but Alvin refused. Ever since Alvin could work, he chose to work and feed himself.
Giving Patrick a wide grin, Alvin invited Patrick to his house.
Inside the house, they were sitting around the table, making the house feel a bit cramped.
"Everything ok?" Patrick looked around at the neat and tidy house.
"Yeah, Mr Patrick. You see, I just got a bunch of branches today. This would earn me 50 dollars." Alvin pointed at his tree branches, showing his gain of the day.
"Nice." Patrick gave Alvin a gentle gaze and said. He was happy that Alvin was able to find a living on his own. "Actually I am here because of the awakening ceremony"
"Awaken ceremony?" Alvin frowned, curious.
"Yeah, everyone will have their awaken ceremony when they reach the age of 6. Three days later will be the annual awaken ceremony" Patrick said at a slow pace, making sure Alvin understood what was happening.
"Since you are 6 years old, you will need to attend this awakening ceremony. It is a very important ceremony. Make sure you don't miss it." Patrick continued with a little serious tone.
"If you are lucky, you will be able to awaken a cloud and become a cloud holder. "
"Cloud holder?" Alvin murmured. This was the first time he heard about it.
"Cloud holders are the most respected occupation in the world. You will be able to learn the cloud technique and excel in life. Alvin, I hope that you will be able to become a cloud holder. But it was too early to talk about that." Patrick said
"What is a cloud holder? What is so special about it?" Alvin asked
"Cloud holders are the people who awaken a cloud. They could use it to do magic, to fight, to do healing. and much more interesting things" Patrick said with an excited tone. Alvin could tell from Patrick's voice that Patrick liked this occupation.
"For more details, you will learn it in school if you awaken one. Three days later I will bring you to the ceremony. Be prepared." Patrick continued.
"OK," Alvin nodded his head. Though he didn't truly understand what a cloud holder is, he trusted Patrick's words. It seemed like an interesting occupation to him.
"Alright, I have to inform other kids about the ceremony." Patrick stood up and said.
At the entrance, Patrick picked up a bunch of branches and paid Alvin 30 dollars.
"As usual, 30 dollars for the branches." Knowing that Alvin wanted to be independent, Mr Patrick was supporting Alvin by buying the branches from Alvin. Anyhow he needed branches for his house, instead of buying from the marketplace, buying from Alvin was a better choice.
"Cloud holder? Seems interesting" Seeing Patrick left with the branches, Alvin raised his head and looked at the sky. He was curious about the cloud holder.
...
In the night, a mini lighting was flickering in Alvin's house. Alvin was surprised by the lightning. It was the lightning released by his first magic circle, lightning pulse.
Although this was a very basic magic circle, Alvin was super happy. Putting his two years savings in this magic circle was worth it.
This experiment clearly proved that his magic circle would work in this world. His hard work paid off.
Alvin was excited about it. He put another thunder gem on the magic circle before extending his hand to activate the magic circle.
"Lightning pulse" A flow of magic energy was put into the magic circle, creating a small lightning in the air.
*blinkkks
A glass fell to the ground and broke into pieces by the lightning. As expected, the power was not strong enough to break the glass, but it was strong enough to make it topple.
Usually, Alvin would sleep before 11 pm, it was very rare for him to stay late because he had to wake up early to pick branches.
But now, Alvin was too excited about the magic circle. He activated the magic circle a few times in his room. The lightning was happening again and again.
Only when it was 12 am that Alvin feel tired and go to bed.
...
As usual, Alvin spent the next two days on his magic cultivation, picking branches and cooking food.
Although he had been hardworking on his magic cultivation, his progress was stuck at stage 1.
As for his magic skill, he was gradually improving his element control, object manipulation, and body strengthening. He felt that he could advance their stage to stage 2 soon.
Time passed rapidly.
Sunlight streamed through the villages, giving everyone a sunny day.
Today was the day of awaken ceremony. Alvin woke up early to prepare for the ceremony. He didn't go to the hill for cultivation because the ceremony was in the morning.
Sitting on a chair, Alvin was doing his magic cultivation while waiting for Mr Patrick. He wanted to fully utilize his time. Although his magic cultivation would be slower compared to when he was on the hill, he still did his magic cultivation.