36 The Blue Phoenix Guild (1/2)
Before setting out to the guild to get tested, Noah handed Leo a new sword since he broke his other one. ”Good luck Leo and remember that the guild is rather rowdy so be prepared to be ridiculed and possibly tossed out. The guild master is respectful towards those that show strength, just do not go overboard unless provoked!”
”I understand that teacher. You should prepare our lunch while I am gone. No matter what, I will be returning here before heading out anywhere even without the acceptance of the guild.” Responded Leo while winking at Noah in a casual manner. After training for one year under him, Leo felt very close to Noah.
”If you are accepted, I will give you another gift, so you better get going while you have the chance to take that test.” Noah replied as he started to gather some firewood to throw in the firepit. On special occasions, Noah and Leo would eat a meal around a nice fire instead of in the house.
Without wasting anymore time, Leo quickly left the alliance's borders and arrived from within the city square. There were countless commoners within this square and it was the fastest way to navigate through the rest of the city. This square was within the center of the city and held neutral factions which were made up of almost all commoners.
Seeing a beautiful looking girl sitting alone on a bench, Leo decided to approach her before going to test himself at the guild. Casually pulling out a flower from his inventory screen discreetly, Leo started to stroll past everyone in these crowds and sat right next to this girl on the bench.
”Um. Who are you?” looking at Leo just sitting on the bench next to her without saying a word, the girl was startled and started to blush a little bit out of embarrassment.
”Oh me?” Leo said as he slowly put his left arm on the bench close to the girl's neck as he held out the flower with his right hand. ”My name is Leo and I thought a beautiful girl like yourself deserves a nice flower that goes with that dress.”
”Well, Leo, I think you should leave me alone. My father is very protective and is close by and if he sees you, that will cause you some trouble.” Replied the girl as she pushed the flower and Leo's hand back onto his chest before standing up.
”Trouble? Now I am intrigued! What father would not like his daughter having a nice flower?” Leo continued but chose to not get up from the bench. Rather, he remained there in a calm and composed manner which made the girl feel less threatened.
”Buttercup daddy got you something spec- ”walking over from a merchant shop nearby, the girl's father strolled over with three followers. They all looked like very formidable warriors but looked rather battle worn. When the man in the lead saw his daughter with a random boy, his face filled with happiness started to switch to rage and anger!
”Oh, I can explain. You see…” trying to explain the situation to the girl's father, Leo seemed lost for words. Within the past year, Leo was able to learn a scan type ability from his current inheritance which allowed him to see individual's levels around him. When he scanned this group's levels, he saw that they were all between level twelve and fifteen!
After training for a whole year, Leo went from only level four to level eight. What was worse, was that even though Leo maxed out all his attribute points he earned organically by training, he still couldn't see anyone else's attribute points with this skill. This meant that it was possible for him to be overpowered by even the weakest member in this group!