Among the onlookers, one man stared at Rhode atop the Magic Mech with especially wide eyes.
He was Audric.
Unlike everyone else, Audric was focused on the waves of mana surge he could feel coming from that direction.
After repeatedly making sure no other powerful mage was present, he realized they were coming from Rhode.
They were clearly stronger than what he had sensed before.
And far stronger than his own.
What did that mean?
Rhode had most likely reached the rank of Magus!
No, he was already a Magus.
Audric was nothing like the onlookers who had no idea what they were looking at. He could tell that Rhode was sitting in a Magic Mech!
And creating a Magic Mech of this caliber required, at the very least, the ability to cast fifth-level magic-in other words, being a Magus!
What Audric did not know was how many times Rhode had exhausted himself repeatedly channeling mana in and out while building this mech, including during the process of improving the Energy Crystal.
It was precisely through this process that his understanding of magic had gradually deepened. The moment the mech was completed, it was as though something inside him had opened up. All that accumulated progress had suddenly become a qualitative leap, bringing him to a new realm.
This guy really is a genius!
Audric's eyes lit up.
Although he had marveled at Rhode like this many times already, Audric had to admit that Rhode still deserved such praise.
He stepped forward and called out to Rhode, "Mage Rhode! Mage Rhode!"
He wanted to offer Rhode his congratulations.
Hearing Audric call, Rhode quickly brought the Blue Melancholy to a stop, then slowly walked it over to him. "Hello, Mr. Audric."
Audric said, "Congratulations, Mage Rhode! You've become a Magus so