Chapter 109 Persuasion

Riley held his sword's handle with one hand, and swung it down with ease, cutting a goblin in half. He swings the sword sideways without even looking, and easily cut off another Goblin's head.

"Dexter, I am done here. How are you doing over there".

"I am almost done as well, just have to take care of thiii......"

He lengthened his words on purpose, as he was currently dealing with the Goblin. Thrusting his hand out forward, Dexter blew a hole into a Goblin's head, and used his kick to make another hole into another Goblin.

"annnnnnnnd done. This goblins definitely need to work on their body more, how can they be so soft, and they call themselves monster".

He said as he picks up an headless Goblin's body from the ground filled with even more dead goblins, most of which are headless or having holes in their body.

"hey cut it out. The kids are here remember".

Riley stopped Dexter just in time before he did something even more traumatizing to the Goblin's body while the kids stationed at the back are watching.

"what?..., they have seen us kill a goblin by blasting its head to pieces, how can they be freaked out by l me cutting up its body and taking out the sellable parts of it".

"that's that, and this is this. We can't go doing something like that in front of the kids. We will wait for them to finish their exploration and come back for the bodies, it's not like it is going to go anywhere".

"hey, does kids have their eyes set on wanting to be an adventurer in the future, they need to learn to get used to seeing stuff like this".

"this is way too much pacing for them, we have to get them familiarized to it step by step. Also, I am pretty sure the core of a goblin ranked E, is more or less useless to you, so why even bother".

"money is important, no matter what form or quantity it comes in. Treasure it more and I guarantee you, a life full of money will come your way".

"I will take your word for it only after i see you living lavishly, with your money treasuring belief".

"you guys break it up over there, the kids are waiting for their time to shine".

Caren,moved away from the group she was with and walked forward to meet with her teammates. Standing not very far away from them, she reprimanded them on keeping the kids waiting.

"we are coming. And Dexter, don't do it alright".

"okay, I hear you. I will come back for it later".

Dexter listened to Riley, and went with him to meet with Caren who wasn't that far from the kids.

"okay kids, we are sorry for keeping you all waiting, but the road is all clear now. We have dealt with the troublesome monsters, now you guys can go deal with the smaller ones. Just make sure you don't wander off too far from this floor".

"is that clear".

"yes, uncle Riley!!".

"uncle?..., you little rascals, off you go".

"don't let it get over your head...., uncle".

"and you just spoilt my damn mood, damn it Caren".

"hey why blame me, I am just calling you what the kids called you".

"its creepy hearing you call me uncle, you know that well enough".

While Riley and Caren were busy with their discussions, Dexter took on the task of escorting the kids to a zone where they can move freely about.

"here guys, a perfect hunting spot just for you all".

The kids, all stopped and gave Dexter a disappointing look, enough for him to pray for a miracle to whoosh him away from their midst.

"guys what's wrong, why the face".

Miss Aletta who is also with them, noticed the displeased on their faces, and proceeded to asking them why?.....

"he wants us to hunt rabbits..."

"so?, what's wrong with that".

"they are rabbits".

"yes I know what they are. I am asking what is wrong with hunting rabbits".

"Grandpa told me that rabbits are the weakest in the monster category, and that is what you want us to fight".

"Dana....."

Calling her name, Miss Aletta bent her body down to match Dana's size and to also lighten up the gloomy mood.

"i know you all want to go against monsters stronger than a rabbit, but those are all very dangerous stuff, and you guys aren't ready for any of that yet".

"what you need now, is to start with baby steps and gradually blending your strengths to be equal to whatever monsters you fight".

"but....., if I move like that, when am I ever going to surpass grandpa like I promised him I would".

"your teacher is right you know".

When he saw that Dana was unwilling to agree with her teacher, he stepped in to support Miss Aletta.

"I didn't just build all this muscles I have now in just a day, it took me years of effort and relentless training to get to having this body the current me has".

"when I was your age, I had to wake up before anyone else did, all just to start my early routine training, and after that, I had to run to school with my legs going back and forth . I even had a food diet I still follow through till now".

"that is what it means to want to acquire strength. It's what you work for by making all kinds of sacrifices, not something that falls on your lap because you want it to".

"a kind of strength that you don't work for, but got thanks to the help of another, that is a borrowed strength. It's not something that will stick with you forever, but something that will eventually disappoint and leave you to fending for yourself".

"you know why?....., because it's not your strength but someone else's. The path to the top, starts with trending from the bottom, because if you get to the top without trying out the bottom, when you end up falling to the bottom then, you will fall hard with no directions of how or where to start".

"so kids, don't be too greedy for a position you are not meant for, and rather walk your way up to the position to earn it, is that clear".

"yes it is!!!".

"then my job is half done. Now get yourselves going to go fight some hopping rabbits, and be sure to not hurt yourselves alright".

"thanks for helping me convince them, my words were limited and definitely not enough to have them take it for a yes. But you did a good job there".

After the kids had run off to go fight the rabbit, Miss Aletta went to meet Dexter who was standing alone with his gaze monitoring the kids.

"it's no problem at all. I was once in her shoes too back when I was her age. Looking up to someone and wanting to be like them, the eagerness that follows with it. It wasn't until I had a talking to, exactly like the one I just gave her, that I came to understand things better".

"you are right. Even I understand more just from listening to you, and I am not even a kid".

"glad I could be of help, I just hope she will learn to be at ease and not in a hurry to follow in her grandfather's footsteps".

"well you can't blame her for that, her grandfather is one hell of a retired veteran adventurer".