70 Mysterious Rock

"Wow Leo, so many volumes of the wind elemental affinity!" the librarian in charge of keeping track of the skills and techniques that the warriors of the village wanted to pass down to future generations told Leo with wide eyes.

Over the past six months, Leo has contributed quite a bit to the village and at this moment, it was finally time for him to pass down some of his own findings. Although he was no expert by any means, he still produced over twelve different volumes. He had done this in a way to show his kindness to the village, but also as a political tool.

Leo was not the type who was knowledgeable when it came to negotiating or politics, but, the one thing he did know, was that if he was kind enough without expecting anything in return, in the end, it would eventually come full circle. Keeping this in mind, he was already receiving quite a bit in return from the village itself.

As more and more warriors that also had the wind elemental affinity donated their own volumes, he would research and improve his understanding as well. This created a way for Leo to continue training without needing to head back to the city to purchase more books himself. Like this, six months had passed very quickly, and it was time for Leo to gain more experience in real life and death battles.

After donating the volumes, he wanted to donate to the village, Leo left the library and headed back to his residence. Occasionally, he would stop and have some small talk with some of the villagers who he recognized, but he was very hungry today from training so hard in the morning.

Earlier in the day, the Chieftain sent one of his advisors to Leo's current living area right outside of the village to tell him that he wanted to speak to him. Hearing that the Chieftain wanted to speak to him, Leo could only accept the invitation, but chose to finish eating his lunch first.

Finishing his stew and feeding his little tiger companion, Leo left the little tiger cub at his place and swiftly headed towards the Chieftain's new headquarters within the village. After establishing clay buildings for important buildings, the next building which was constructed would of course be the Chieftain's residence.

It did not take very long, as Leo met with several escorts right when he reentered the village. His escorts knew that he was planning on heading to speak to the Chieftain once he finished eating his fill and were told to wait at the village entrance to meet with him. After making some small talk, the escorts brought Leo to the Chieftain's residence.

Once inside the Chieftain's home, Leo sat down cross legged as he allowed the Chieftain to finish his training session. The room was currently boiling, and it was hard for anyone present to breathe, which is why only Leo and the Chieftain was present. Opening his eyes, the Chieftain released his technique and lightning flew from his eyes and smashed against a strange rock within the room that had different inscriptions on it.

"Damn it, I thought that by now, this skill would be strong enough to crush through those inscriptions!" unsatisfied with the power behind his attack, the Chieftain sat down cross legged and looked at Leo. Once he realized that Leo was present, the Chieftain's mood slowly shifted into a more serious look. This caught Leo a little off guard, because the Chieftain would never be this serious during their discussions.

"Over the past six months, you have helped this village become something entirely new. I was wondering how I could possibly even begin to repay your kindness, and that is when I realized that one of my ancestors left something in the treasury." The Chieftain started to explain himself to Leo as he drank some water to refresh himself from his training session.

"That rock has a hidden treasure within, but the only way to get inside of it, is for an Executive level warrior to use their raw power to crack the rock. However, as you can tell, I have tried every method at my disposal to try to just crack open this rock, but these inscriptions are ridiculous!"

"The treasure within is something that can help aid our village in its time of need, and I believe that once we take hold of this treasure, that I can share its findings with you as well. The treasure is a map and key that unlocks an invisible door to a mysterious area near the village."

"This area has been used as a trial area where the warriors who took the test in the area, would be rewarded with power that would be strong enough to protect this village in its time of need. If you and I could come up with how to crack open this damnable rock, I will allow you to take the trails with me, and together, we can hopefully pass and gain new power."

The Chieftain felt very close at this time with Leo and even wanted him to take the mantle of the Chieftain of this village once he died. Therefore, to allow Leo to take the village's trial that his ancestors set up, the Chieftain's mind started to ease up. This was one of the only ways that he would be able to repay Leo in the short term!