85 Ten Months Later (1/2)
In the middle of one of Drester's squares, the middle aged man who had teached spatial essence to Daniel, stood quietly behind his stand.
On the stand a few dozen jewels were placed orderly. Each of them were pocket dimensions of different kind and size.
The line in front of his stall was extremely long, but unfortunately, he wasn't able to be happy about it. He had been showing up at the square for two weeks now, but unfortunately, he hadn't had any luck in finding a replacement for Daniel.
A young man approached the stand and said ”I would like to buy one of these.. How much are you selling them for?”
”They are not for sale..” Responded the middle aged man with an annoyed tone.
The face of the young man twisted in confusion. He then said ”If they are not for sale, why are you displaying them?”
”The fact that you don't know says it all.. Now leave.” Responded the middle aged man, now slightly irritated.
For the past ten months, the middle aged man had bet it all on Daniel's honesty, and proceeded with his research. But now.. only one month and a half was left before the gathering of experts, and he hadn't heard a word from Daniel ever since he had joined the legion.
At two months from the event, he had started to consider that, maybe, Daniel wouldn't have showed up. So he stopped with his research, and used his old method to look for another person to train in spatial essence, and to bring to the gathering of experts.
He had such an urgency to find somebody else, that he didn't even have time to shave or fix himself.
It was now a well dressed old man's turn to approach the stall, but just as he was about to talk, the middle aged man stood up and looked east. Then, he disappeared taking the stall with him.
When he appeared again, he was standing right in front of a young man.
With a face filled with enthusiasm, he said ”I thought you would't come back in time..”
”A deal is a deal.. And even if you haven't finished teaching me all you know about spatial essence, there is still time for that.” Responded the young man with a matter-of-fact tone.
”There is something different about you..” Muttered the middle aged man..
On the outside the young man was smiling, but within his mind, he was looking at a window that he had purposely made appear.
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Dan Hiel - Karmic system's wielder.
Age - 15
Rank
- Peak rank 6 of Martial cultivation (Perfect Body)
- Peak rank 6 of Spiritual cultivation (Perfect Connection)
Karma - 0
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Weapons Masteries (Details)
Martial Arts (Details)
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Reap What You've Sown
Time Is Precious Lv.5
Reduced Cost Lv.4
Second Chance Lv.1
Karma X Luck
System Upgrades (Details)
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”Where are your friends?” Asked the middle aged man while looking around.
Daniel gently tapped on his pocket dimension with his index finger. He then said ”Mind if I leave the ring with you? I'd like to see them.”
”Sure, go ahead.” Responded the middle aged man.
Daniel tossed the ring to the middle aged man, and before it could even reach his hand, Daniel disappeared inside it.
The middle aged man grabbed the ring in mid air, and after looking at it with a smile on his face, he teleported back in Drester.
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During the ten months spent cultivating, Daniel had seen his friends only twice. The last time being five months ago.
He teleported inside the castle, and once again, he found that its furnishing had changed. The castle now looked lively, and closer to the living space of a royal family.
The first person he saw was Imblen, which was standing in the hall and giving lessons about cultivation to the two kids . From what Daniel could see, she had reached the peak of the fifth rank of martial cultivation.
”Daniel!” Said Imblen while walking towards him. She immediately hugged him and said ”I've missed you! Why didn't you come more often??”