Chapter 38: The Mysterious Voice (1/2)

”Are you sure this is the place?” asked Nico.

After the talk with Master Todd, he had directed the teens to a market district in the Capital. The market district was an area in the capital where items were sold.

Items like meditation techniques, battle techniques, weapons, rare cultivation pills were available in the market at different prices based on their quality.

It was a rowdy district filled with multiple shops, which employed different tactics to draw in customers.

”Yes, I have been here before with Uncle Todd,” replied Gavin as he led the group.

Being a noble, this was not his first time in the Capital. One could say he had spent a quarter of his life in the Capital.

He had been taken by his uncle to the market district before. As a young boy, he would occasionally come to the district due to its liveliness. He was always attracted by the feeling of being unknown. Nobody would care about a young boy, sandwiched among the crowd.

In the district, you could be anything; a thief, a middleman, a seller.

Gavin walked the market streets confidently, feeling nostalgic, as he remembered his young self happily running down the street.

”About that, are you sure we can afford anything here?” shouted Lola, amidst the loud crowd.

She had seen some items in different market shops. They shined luxuriously, indicating their value. Looking at them, she couldn't help being intimidated by the high prices.

Gavin just smiled humbly, ”Don't worry, the Elliot family is funding all or purchases in this district. We are all entitled to one purchase, and it must be something affordable.”

Gavin's words earned the cheers of the teens. Previously, they had thought they were just here for sightseeing. They understood that they couldn't afford most items in the district. However, Gavin's words shed light on their sad circumstance.

”That is very noble of you, young master,” praised Andrew.

”Nay, it's nothing much. After all, you are representing our city.” Gavin's features became more pronounced as he said, ”Also, don't call me young master, call me Gavin. We will be comrades henceforth.”

Hearing that, countless eyes beamed at him. They looked at Gavin with moist eyes, showing an adorning gaze. To them, he was their idol.

Analyzing all he heard, Jake thought of something and asked, ”Gavin, are we to assume we can buy any item we want, as long as it is just one?”

”That is our intention. However, it has to be an Earth-ranked technique or below it.”

Jake thought, 'Earth-ranked technique, huh…..'

In this world, almost everything was ranked. So it came to no surprise that items were also ranked.

Aztec Kingdo-No, the cultivation world, ranked techniques into four main ranks. The first one called [Human rank], is accessible to mortals, being who do not cultivate. It is useless to cultivators, as even the weakest cultivators wouldn't be affected by items belonging to that rank. Jake reckoned that the metal Master Luca used to demonstrate his strength belonged to the [Human-rank].

The second rank, [Earth-rank], was the first rank of items that belonged to cultivators. Whether it be a technique or a weapon, they could affect cultivators in the first three realms of cultivation. That was the only rank of weapons available to the Aztec Kingdoms, and most likely, the other kingdoms.

The [Earth-rank] was further divided into three sub-stages; low, mid, and high. High, being the highest sub stage, was only available to the top of the pyramid, the royal and duke families.

The third rank is the [Sky-rank]. It is said to be able to affect cultivators on a large scale. [Sky-rank] techniques would be able to part seas, destroy mountains, paint skies. Their weapons would be so sharp that their looks would be able to pierce through one's skin. The [Sky-rank] was a certified rank that was not available to the Southern continent due to their low cultivators.

The fourth rank is known as the [Heaven-rank]. There's not much information about it. However, only cultivators with godly powers could wield items of that rank. Jake reckoned that every birth of an [Heaven-rank] item would cause bloodshed far beyond what a continent or planet could contain.

”Hmmm…...” derailed Jake's thoughts, as he nodded at Gavin.

Gavin realized that Jake's mind was elsewhere, ”What is it?”

”Nothing, I'm just wondering what rank your family technique is,” said Jake without thinking.

When he saw the technique in action, he memorized the destructive effects. Inwardly, he had wondered what rank it was. While logically, it should be a [mid-Earth-rank] technique, as the Elliot family was a Viscount-ranked family, and they couldn't have a [high Earth-rank], the technique didn't feel like a mid-rank, rather it felt higher.

One must know that an [High Earth-rank] technique was highly expensive. The lowest price would be at least 1000 golds, an astonishingly huge amount of money. So, Jake was confused at the true rank of the technique.

Upon hearing the question, Gavin smiled, pride flowed through his veins as he said, ” High Earth-rank. It is one of the highest-ranked techniques in the Kingdom.”

”Amazing! I can't wait to see it in action,” beamed Andrew, joined by the other teens.

After the last burst of pride left him, Gavin grinned, ”Okay, that's it. We should look for an item. I would advise you to pick a technique, as that is what you need right now. ”

He instructed, ”Remember, do not pick the most stylish, rather the one that is most suited for you.”