Chapter 338: Rumors (2/2)

Arc who was being pestered every day wanted to vent and started telling everything to Arman.

After saying everything, he couldn't help but ask.

”Can you tell me what are the odds of Sam permanently gone?” He asked hesitantly.

Arman wore a sad face as he said in a heavy tone.

”I don't know, it is actually a very dangerous situation. Contending with a major power is no joke after all and it is even more so if they are hell-bent on killing them. I really cannot imagine what kind of situation Sam really is in.

We actually had a great relationship, since the last time he visited the thunder god temple for the competition. I tried to talk him out of this situation several times, but he still insisted on leaving like that.

He didn't even go directly, he actually sneaked out of the place and we only knew that he is missing after two days.”

His voice and the expressions made his words feel extremely genuine.

After a slight pause, he said.

”He didn't tell me that he was going because he didn't want to alert the thunder god temple, you might not know this, but he never really joined the thunder god temple, it was actually a deal with the temple-head.

Since I and Nicholas are part of the thunder god temple, I think he didn't feel comfortable about telling us and now both of us are extremely worried about his situation. I just wonder if there is a way for me to help him out of this situation.”

He left the room with those words.

Arc looked at the back of Arman with a scrutinizing gaze. At first, he felt really doubtful of his words no matter how believable they sounded.

Because, he knew Sam doesn't really make friends that easily and his circle of friends is extremely small, his three close friends are always with him at all times.

But he felt his words a little believable when he heard the words about Sam not joining the thunder god temple truly.

Because he knew of this situation. Sam has specifically told him this to make sure that neither he nor the members of the network will have any ideas of taking over Sam's place.

He went into deep thought for a while and just let the things be, for the time being, he decided to keep the thoughts of this network aside for a while and will deal with them when the situation turns desperate.

While the situation is like this, Arc suddenly encountered another situation. He was looking through the criminal records of the various places. He does so occasionally, from time to time so that he could analyze and improvise the way the city guard handles the law and order of the empire.

And to his surprise, the crime rate decreased a lot, there are not many robberies as before and there are at most some beatings in public and even these victims are former bullies.

He doesn't know how the situation suddenly turned this good, but he suddenly felt relieved as this is the only great news he heard in a while.

Another person who is roaming the empire in a while doesn't think so.

That is none other than Sirona.

Since she came to the western continent, she has been roaming all over the nation, to just explore and she noticed some peculiarities in the villages and lower-level cities.

And these peculiarities are similar to what Philip, Watt, and Jack saw in the eastern continent.

The unnatural absorption of the energy and an unnaturally higher number of the cultivators who are popping out of nowhere.

She has been observing this more than the trio because she doesn't have any tension attached to her and she who was curious discovered something they didn't.

Most of the cultivators who are having this strange condition are actually not cultivators at all, they are people who didn't awaken at the age of fourteen and are destined to live like commoners without any power.

But all of a sudden, they are awakening out of nowhere without any visible signs. A commoner a day is turning into a cultivator at the Novice stage the very next day.