Chapter 131: Back to Kera (1/2)

The reason William and Zas refused to show their stats was obvious, as both of them were reliant on their unique abilities. Standing in front of the group, Arthur opened the chamber's doors with a wave.

”Gravity chambers?” Si asked with curiosity at the unique interior. He guessed right as the floor and ceiling were engraved in the unique runes of gravity.

Arthur nodded as he glanced at the runes. Yesterday, he tried to learn some offensive runes from the first layer, only for his legacy to tell him that his ability level was insufficient to learn such high-tier runes. So, even if he can use the runes, he can't learn them for now. It was a frustrating feeling like eating a delicious cake without knowing its recipe.

”There's more.” Arthur smiled as he saw how the group was excited about the gravity chambers. He led them to the chambers on the other side of the hall and opened them. The runes of the gravity chambers gave a brown hue and this one gave a blue one.

”What is this?” Hua frowned as her perception seemed to pick up on the different atmosphere the chamber had.

”This…” Sier muttered with shock.

”Mana chambers,” Arthur said with a grin as he waved his hand. The chamber was filled with mana for a brief second before disappearing. ”But it uses a lot of resources.”

The group looked at Arthur silently. These runes were very precious, despite not being rare. They concentrated mana from several mana crystals or cells for awakeners to see a faster growth rate. Only the main branch of the seven families had them, giving them an advantage over other awakeners.

No matter how unique their abilities were, they couldn't contend against true powerhouses. That's why they have always remained as a lawless group stealing to grow stronger. With this, however, they have a chance.

”It's time for Mistletoe to rise,” Si clenched his fist as he looked at Arthur with a complex but grateful gaze.

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The events the had proceeded Arthur's entrance exam to Jerano college were unexpected even for him. The fortress made him not a weakling trying to hide, but someone with a trump card if it ever calls for it.

The fortress had runes similar to his illusion ring, enabling it to hide from the observant eyes. They hid in the wilderness between the Yalveran Union and Halin, deep in the Great Forests of Anera.

However, Arthur's plans didn't change. He still planned on going to Jerano college for several reasons.

First was that he still lacked a suitable place to study runes. With his legacy inheritance, he can buy them by leveling up. This method, despite being the most straightforward, wasn't the most cost-efficient. His legacy points were rare and precious, and he'd rather spend them on ancient knowledge and arts than runes that he could study.

The second reason was that he still needed to gather intelligence about his father's incident. Jerano was a place for the world's greatest students and minds to gather, so he was sure to forge a few helpful connections.

The third reason was rather simple. He wanted to level up by going into dungeons above high-tier. Jerano allowed its students to gain access to ancient sites and dungeons as training. His legacy required him to slay different monsters to absorb their essence, so he couldn't simply hunt in the wilderness if he wanted to grow stronger faster.

The last reason was that he wanted to make friends, powerful ones so that he could have his group following him in the future.

As he left the fortress and started teleporting using his Teleport Rune, Arthur thought about his group of goblins. With Alfred now dead, he could have an easier time in properly strengthening them and giving them skills.

His Unique Skill was created by absorbing the Goblin's chief essence and his legacy's reward, so he knew there was no other Goblin's Bond skill user out there. That made him eager to benefit from his goblin army to both make artifacts and fight for him.

He used his Teleport Rune constantly before he needed to rest and use it again. On the way, Arthur visited forests, mountains, and ruins with a dangerous aura. He marked everything he wanted to explore later on before quickly fleeing.

The world was wide and it held many dungeons and hidden dangers. On the other side of danger was fortunes, so Arthur planned on exploring them all.