Touring the World

At the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in London, Lu Zhiyu sat at the hotel bar wearing a custom-tailored suit. It was crafted by a top-tier, old-school workshop on Savile Row, which Lu Zhiyu had only just received a few days prior. It saved him from the embarrassment of wearing big-name brands and being mistaken for a nouveau riche upstart, as had happened to him in Russia.

On his wrist was a Breguet Classique Complications 5377, which had cost Lu Zhiyu 150,000 euros—nearly a million yuan. Although Lu Zhiyu couldn't quite feel what made it worth that much, the price tag alone was enough; he simply wanted to experience the feeling of throwing money around like dirt.

Over the past twenty-odd days, Lu Zhiyu had traveled around the world, starting with London. When he was young and learning English, the first book he read was a copy of Harry Potter gifted by his mother. He had been fascinated by England ever since, so he toured various locations across England and Scotland where scenes from Harry Potter had taken place.

Next, he headed to Seattle to soak in the charming nightscape and the sunrise over the harbor, as well as the magical Space Needle. In Las Vegas, he played a high-stakes game of gambling, first losing ten million dollars in one go, only to turn around and win it all back, plus another ten million in profit, leaving every gambler in the room with their jaws on the floor.

Then he traveled to Kyoto, Japan, to see the various temples and the world-famous geishas. In the Maldives, he went swimming, enjoyed spa treatments, drank afternoon tea, participated in night diving, played with dolphins, and danced with the locals at beach parties.

In East Africa, he rode a hot air balloon to watch the sunrise over the Serengeti plains and visited Marrakesh, the capital of the ancient empire, to experience the blend of modern and ancient architecture. Finally, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, he toured the Hermitage Museum and the Catherine Palace, soaking in the Russian-style architecture and artistic atmosphere.

Throughout this trip, Lu Zhiyu had truly let loose. He chose the most luxurious options available: flying first class, staying in five-star hotels, drinking the most expensive wine, eating the costliest food, tipping generously, and traveling in luxury cars. He partied on yachts with beautiful models and raced luxury cars through the streets with beauties by his side, living a life of debauchery, day and night.

Lu Zhiyu had finally experienced how the wealthy lived, enjoying everything he could possibly imagine. He realized every dream he had been too afraid to entertain when he was down on his luck. Having shed all his former caution, as if he had changed his name and identity, Lu Zhiyu had completely broken free from his previous constraints.

Because his long hair, combined with his features, made it difficult to distinguish his gender, Lu Zhiyu had specifically shaved it into a very sharp crew cut. To his surprise, he still faced misunderstandings; for instance, as he sat in the bar now, he caught the gaze of many men, which left him feeling quite annoyed.

"Hi, Anthony, you're back!"

Lu Zhiyu felt a tap on his shoulder and immediately turned around to see a dark-haired foreign beauty sitting beside him. She then said to the middle-aged male bartender, "Yil, a whiskey!"

The middle-aged bartender shrugged. "Coming right up, boss!"

Lu Zhiyu turned his head to look at the beauty. "Zoe, you found me the moment I got back. And I'm not called Anthony. I haven't accepted the name you gave me yet!"

The beauty was Zoe Sharp, the general manager of the hotel. However, her surname alone was enough to set one's imagination running wild. Lu Zhiyu hadn't sought to provoke a woman with such a background, but he had been plagued by her attention ever since he checked into this hotel.

Zoe looked at Lu Zhiyu with a smile. "Why not accept it? Your Chinese name is too much of a mouthful. Is it Mu... Ao?"

Lu Zhiyu raised an eyebrow. "It's Mu Tao. Fine, just call me Anthony, even if I always feel like the name has a 'Great Mage' vibe to it."

Zoe asked Lu Zhiyu, "How long do you plan to stay this time?"

Lu Zhiyu thought for a moment. "Hmm? I'm planning to buy a house in London and settle down here for a while. Do you have any good recommendations? Something quiet and a bit larger."

Zoe said with pleasant surprise, "You're planning to settle in London? That's wonderful! I told you, this is the best place to be!"

Lu Zhiyu laughed. "I just feel like this place suits a mage living here."

After chatting with Zoe for a while, Lu Zhiyu returned to his room. His mental power had been restless lately, as if he had reached another critical juncture. Back when Lu Zhiyu first awakened his mental power and reached seven degrees, a qualitative change had occurred; since then, he had been able to project his mental power externally.

Counting the time Lu Zhiyu had spent in the Space Castle, it had been several years in total. His mental power had finally reached 127 degrees. When he first began projecting his mental power, he could only push a plastic cup. Later, he could lift lighter objects like books or water bottles. Now, Lu Zhiyu could even lift the solid wood round table in his room, and if he spread his mental power out, it could cover a range of over a hundred meters, rather than just swirling within a one-meter radius as it had before.

Lu Zhiyu sat cross-legged on the bed, focusing his mental power on his body, and watched as he slowly drifted upward, hovering in mid-air. Lu Zhiyu opened his eyes and looked at himself. "I suppose I can fly now, too!"

Lu Zhiyu spun around the room a few times, then shook his head. "No, the speed is too slow. It's not even as fast as running!"

Lu Zhiyu landed on the bed. Over the past few days, he felt his mental power had reached a bottleneck, and strangely, his mental power and his brain were gradually beginning to resonate. This odd phenomenon caught Lu Zhiyu's attention; he felt that once he reached this step, something extraordinary would happen.

Lu Zhiyu had gradually developed many uses and clever tricks for his mental power, but he was still far from the transcendent power he had imagined. He was very much looking forward to seeing what a further breakthrough in his mental power would bring him!

Lu Zhiyu closed his eyes. His mental power immediately passed through the hourglass in his mind, opened the dimensional gap, and dove into the Zero-Dimensional Otherworld to meditate. Through his own development, Lu Zhiyu had established a set of experiences and a very mature method of meditation. He could stabilize his mental structure within the Zero-Dimensional Otherworld and extract Source Substance to strengthen his mental power to the maximum extent. This was the reason why Lu Zhiyu had managed to reach 127 degrees in just a few years.