Chapter 83 - Upgrading (1/2)

Gary started to distance himself away from the group. We hardly ever saw him outside of training and when he came back to his room he would always be covered in sweet. Sometimes I would spot him at the training ground practising.

The others had bugged Dan many times about the contents of the letter, eventually, he gave in and told the rest. Everyone knew Gary was going through a tough time so they gave him space to rest.

In truth everyone was pretty busy, the Avrion academy tournament was only one month away. There were many prizes up for grabs but only the top five people could go on to take part in the all kingdom tournament.

I wasn't too bothered about the tournament before, my original plan was to make it into the to the top ten to keep the old man happy. But there were many things that had happened. I had now promised to help Gary. It was most likely Gary was training to be in the top five.

At our next black night training session, Sir K had given the four of us a nice surprise. He had brought the equipment form the Pureblood members. All the weapons and armour laid out whereof the intermediate class.

”It's not everything that was there, because a lot of it was ruined beyond repair.”

”Where's the sword that Lancy was using?” I asked.

”Although the sword itself is not ruined, its practically just a basic weapon now. For some reason, the magical properties of the beast crystal inside have gone. Gary and Ray, you get first pick.”

I went over and picked up a shoulder guard piece. There was nothing else there that really interested me. Sir K had already paid for my items to be repaired, so my gauntlets and chest piece were back in top shape.

I originally wanted a better sword but Gary had already picked the duel blades and they were a set after all.

Gary had taken the duel blades, which were purple in colour with a slight curve to them both. Monk decided on taking a chest piece and some boots. Kyle was attracted to the chain weight for some reason.

”I suggest you get your armour dyed. The tournament is coming out and it's a chance for you to show off your powers. You want to stand out. If you no longer wish to be a knight when you finish studying, then it will be a good opportunity for you to get scouted from Nobel families and act as a guard.”