Chapter 51 - Goldback Warthog (1/2)

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Letty remembered the Soul Regalia skill set Will had given her; she was still a bit bothered by it because she felt that she was unworthy of the skill. Even after her long lecture Will still intended for her to learn it. This tugged at her heartstrings.

'Master barely knows me; just how much faith does he have in me?'

With a flick of a wrist, the Black and gold book showed up in Letty's hands once more.

'Will I be able to live up to his expectation?'

Letty bit her lip as she gazed at the crouching figure of the man she had devoted herself to. She could tell after spending a few hours with him that Will was a decisive person; such was a common trait among the strong.

'If I want to be strong then I can't hesitate! Even if it means training till my bones wither I will live up to his expectations!'

Letty resolved herself and opened the skill book. The book transformed into a stream of black and gold light which then entered her forehead. Will smiled as he sensed the events occurring behind him. Letty was actually mistaken. Will didn't really have that much faith in her; after all, they had only known each other for a few hours.

No, what he had faith in was his ability to make her stronger. Even if you are the fastest swimmer in the world you will be nothing if you have no water to swim in, Will was going to be her water, and the first step was giving her that skill book.

He knew full well the value of that book before he had brought it up, Letty's lecture only filled in some gaps in his knowledge. In Will's mind, a King is only as strong as those he rules. Letty was going to represent him, thus only the best would do.

As the stream of light entered her mind, Letty's body hovered above the ground slightly; this was a sign of a high-level skill being learned. Due to her ability and level being so low, it would take her quite a bit of time to learn this. Will was aware of this as well because he knew that with such a disparity between her strength and the quality of the skill it will take a lot of time for her to learn all of the knowledge.

As was when he gained enlightenment and insights during his five year training period. Telling her to learn the skill now was also a test. The mini-boss for this sector was without a doubt on its way, yet she immediately chose to learn the skill. This showed that she was confident in Will's ability to protect her as she was indisposed.

'As expected of my guide. She has guts.'

Like a thunderbolt, killing intent hit Will with the intensity of a tidal wave.

'Looks like, it's here.'

For a low-level player, just the killing intent was enough to take them out, but the killing intent was not only doing nothing harmful to him, it was actually beneficial to him, as it told him just what he was up against.

'The system is so kind. How did it know that my favorite meat is pork?'

The earth started to shake like an earthquake was approaching. Many of the out of shape buildings around them started to collapse. Will did not even bother to turn around; he still kept his hand in the water, carrying on with his little experiment.