Chapter 299 - Open-Ranked Plane (2/2)
Time: 2 days
Reward: 500 SO
Penalty: Death
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The information from the quest panel had already revealed quite a lot of things to Nik. This was due to his intensive focus on studying various literature and case studies aside from the obvious dabble in hentai, mangas, and comics.
First, Nik and Ray had to identify the city named Glory City. This place is expected to be quite developed judging from the number of institutions having the capacity to recruit hosts like Nik. Not to mention the obvious political issues hidden behind the tab describing the aristocratic families alongside the implications behind the existence of a dark guild.
If Nik had some more information, he would also have been capable of hypothesizing the living conditions of the commoners. The most fascinating was the Spirit Master Association. Probably, there were methods to cultivate one's spirit in this world?
[We need to find Glory City,] Nik mused and then carefully observed the surroundings. His power of observations was forcibly enhanced due to him acquiring [Perfect Eyesight] and the past month had given him the much needed time to grow more comfortable with his eyesight.
The trees were of unknown origins. The branches and the shrubs surrounding them were undisturbed, providing Nik with the fact that this spot may not be popular amongst the denizens of this world and the possible animals within the forest. Nik even activated his [Life Vision] and with the increased range of the skill due to the past upgrade, he did find a source of weak life source.
[There is a dying animal.]
Nik identified the direction and replied, [But it is still a mystery as to what or who killed it. I think that the two of them there are essentially confident that they won't be injured... I suggest that we take the risk and leave this group.]
Nik thought for a moment and lightly tapped his foot on the ground while closing his eyes. Instantly, the earth elemental energy was spread out from his feet and Nik started to sense his surroundings based on the feedback from the vibration of his earth element energy.
He had learned his trick from Toph and although he wasn't proficient in this manner of gathering information, he did find a slight, elongated clearing.
It was an unpaved pathway!
[Found something, let's leave in this direction.]
Nik made Ray follow him in the opposite direction. The duo's departure attracted a lot of attention and a few of them finally decided to join the two recruiters from the Guild— The Absolute. Meanwhile, the only obese man out of the group decided to travel alone.
Nik and Ray, on the other hand, made a beeline towards the unpaved pathway and when they got closer to the path, Nik found traces of footsteps.
Following those footsteps, the two found an impressive city right in front of them only after a few minute's travels.
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”*Yawn* Man, can the guards get some good action, too?”
An armored youth yawned loudly before lamenting the life decisions that led him to become a weak guard with no chance of fighting the demons in the Star Dou forset. Glory City had also been quite peaceful for the past few years, so, the budget to train the guards and increasing their spirit rings have been cut in more than a half.
” I know, right? This job looks sooo boring~”
A sweet voice replied to the young guard as he nodded. But before he could say anything else, his expression froze. Why would there be a girl's voice when he has already been a single guard for one year already?
”Sleep,” Ray commanded as the sweet scent spread and covered the guardsman and brought him to Ray's command. The silver-haired youth then looked back and matched Nik's gaze, ”We should be able to get the basic details from him, right?”
Nik nodded as the duo got to work.
It was only after a total of 15 minutes that they got all they needed and then used the guardsman as the reference to enter the faction they thought was the laxest in its policies.