Chapter 288 (1/2)

”Can you control them, Alena?” Tom showed an excited expression as he showed a smile while looking at those inert statues.

”Affirmative, Sovereign Immovable. But I would require points to do that,” Alena answered.

”How much?” Tom asked in dread assuming the worst.

”500,000 points, Sovereign Immovable,” Alena answered robotically.

”Eternal oblivion! I knew it!” Tom cursed as he was right in his supposition as always. He only has 55,951 points on him.

”Do you also want to become like them?” a voice sounded behind Tom.

”Like what?” Tom said as he turned to face this newcomer. It was a fat boy. He was a jolly looking kid as he smiled towards Tom nodding in understanding.

”It seems like you don't know yet. These statues are the experts our Swynton Academy produced. Their cultivation is at least Ninja Saints. Who knows, maybe, they have long reached the peak by now,” the fat boy informed Tom.

”I'm Cody Blaze,” the fat boy introduced himself.

”Tom Foible,” Tom replied to his new colleague.

The two talked or more like Cody was the one chattering and Tom was just content on listening. He spoke about his family and their expectations on him in this academy. He also aspired to travel the 7 continents and explore their mysteries completely.

He enumerated what he would like to be in the future. Cody was such an active boy with a healthy imagination for the possibilities of tomorrow and rightfully so because he was young. He was full of promise. After 10 minutes of his constant blabbering Cody finally paused.

”Are you hungry?” Cody asked Tom when he finally got tired of speaking.

”Yes, let's find the canteen.” Tom lied as he was not starving but was willing to take this opportunity to roam the place and familiarize with his surroundings.

”Good! I know the place. My family provided me with a map of the campus,” Cody bragged about his knowledge. They easily found the eatery and took a seat after getting food. These were free as their tuition fee is 1,000 blood rubies per month.

Even Tom's father took a sizable portion from their clan's treasury just to provide for his education for a year. These magical ruby was rare even in this world. They were formed by the blood of an expert, most commonly of those who died and long embraced the earth as their resting place.

As their blood seeped into the ground, time would slowly form blood rubies within a thousand years. The amount of blood ruby would depend on the strength of its dead owner.

They are so precious because a single blood ruby could enhance the cultivation of ninjas at an astonishing speed. Thus, the twelve thousand blood rubies allotted for Tom was indeed a huge wealth.