As Mumtaz Mahal and the child entered the room, she gently said,
"Son, go to bed and sleep."
After saying that, she silently cast a sleep spell on him. Although Chen Lee pretended to be asleep, he noticed a soft glow of magic from Mumtaz's hand. After finishing the spell, the graceful Mumtaz joined Chen Lee on the bed and looked at her son who was now sleeping peacefully under the influence of her magic.
Once she was sure he was in deep sleep, she leaned closer to Chen Lee and whispered in his ear,
"Honey, I know you're still awake."
Chen Lee didn't respond right away, but he was still stirred by her warmth and fragrance as he was single in his previous life, so he felt a rush of emotion.
Soon, he stopped pretending and said playfully,
"How can I sleep when I have such a beautiful wife next to me?"
Mumtaz then threw herself into his arms, and Chen Lee embraced her willingly, ready to accept whatever came next. The night deepened, but it didn't dull the magic of the moment. Soon they eventually fell asleep without even realizing when they got tired.
By morning, the sun began to rise, and Mumtaz was still sleeping in Chen Lee's arms. But he woke up early while smiling at the sweet memory of the night before. Then quietly, he got out of bed to freshen up himself, and then made breakfast and tea for everyone. At the same time, he planned to dispose of Shahjahan's body and live under his identity for the time being.
After eating and setting breakfast on the table along with a note on a leaf, he quietly slipped out without waking anyone.
Then he soon reached the city gate and showed Shahjahan's identity card, which he had taken from the corpse. After passing through the checkpoint, he hurried into the forest where the body was hidden. Upon arrival, he saw that it had been partially eaten by wild beasts. Fortunately, the fingers were intact, so he used his skill to alter his fingerprints.
Then, he lifted the damaged body and used his enhanced senses to find a wild monster nearby. Before long, he spotted a wolf-like creature and instantly teleported behind it, tossing the body in front of it.
Startled by the noise, the monster scanned the area but saw only the corpse. It then cautiously came to the body and sniffed it, and once it confirmed that it was edible, it began to eat. Meanwhile, Chen Lee transformed himself to blend in as a tree and watched silently to ensure no trace remained.
Soon, another wolf-like beast joined in, and both devoured the remains. After about an hour, the body was completely gone, and the creatures walked away into the woods after filling their stomachs. Chen Lee then teleported out of the forest and made his way back to the gate.
Once inside the city, he muttered to himself,
"I need to find work to earn money for me and my family. The Adventurer's Guild sounds like a good place to start."
He immediately used his ability to locate it. Then he walked towards it and arrived at a large medieval-style building with a sign that read " Hazeland Adventurer's Guild ". Inside, the place was lively, filled with elves and demi-elf creatures. But Chen Lee wasn't surprised as he already knew that while elves were the majority, but other powerful beings existed too. For example , the south of the continent was home to demons. Meanwhile, the east was inhabited by demi-elves born from unions between elves and demons. And the north and west were mostly controlled by elves. While the center of the world was governed by the unified council where all creatures lived. Moreover, there were different types of monsters across the continent.
He had learned all of this information from the only magical academy in the city using his enhanced hearing ability.
Then after looking around, he approached an elf receptionist and said,
"Hello, I'd like to register as an adventurer, but first I'd like to know the rules."
The attractive receptionist smiled and replied,
"Sure. First, you'll need to pass a test to assess your attack power. Based on that, we'll determine your power rank. For example, if you're a fire mage, we'll see if your destructive power falls between F and A rank. If it's S rank or higher, you'll have to go to our headquarters for the test. Afterward, you'll receive an identity card with your rank."
Chen Lee asked immediately,
"Okay. How much is the registration fee?"
"It's just one silver coin, but you'll need to return tomorrow for the test."
He then quickly handed her a silver coin without hesitation.
"Now, please give me your identity card," she said.
He then passed it to her, and she placed it in a magical box to scan.
A voice echoed,
"Ding! Registration is complete."
A glowing token appeared from the magical scanning box. She handed it to Chen Lee and said,
"Here, this is your token. Please come back tomorrow and head directly to the training arena behind the guild for your test and show the token to the arena guard to enter."
Chen Lee then immediately took the token but didn't leave right away. He looked toward the back arena where other elves were testing their powers as his goal was to understand the various power levels of this world.
He then gave a command to his system,
"System, analyze their attack levels."
"Okay, host," the system replied.