Chapter 34

Chapter 34

I woke up very early the next morning. It wasn't even light out yet. I checked my clock.

"Half past 4, just great."

With a sigh, I hopped out of bed and decided to go for a morning walk. I have the energy for it, hopefully there's a store open for some food. I'm beyond starving.

I grabbed a handful of bronze and almost half my silver. All the coins fit in my item box as I tied it around my waist. Then, reflexively I tried to grab my sword.

"Ahh. Thats right. It's gone."

Walking out through the front door felt off without my sword, It made me feel pretty vulnerable. That'll all be fixed today though.

I took a stroll down the center of town towards the village market. Most of the lights were out. People should be asleep around this time, it makes sense.

I went to a less residential area in search for a bite to eat.

Finally, I found a 24/7 corner shop. This'll do.

I went inside and purchased a big bottle of water along with a bacon egg and cheese bagel. A breakfast of champions.

As my walk continued I made my way towards a park area as the sun began to rise. I couldn't help thinking about my adventure yesterday.

Was it catastrophically idiotic? Or was this the type of thing I had to do to get stronger?

I wouldn't have unlocked the new capabilities of my fire magic without that fight. Plus, my combat experience has gone through the roof. I'm much more confident fighting stronger monsters now.

I also obtained a very valuable new magical item. My defense stat is finally not a major weakness, It'll be fun to test that out. Best of all, I absorbed a new skill.

Body hardening. It's a special grade skill as well. A rare class of skill like my inspect skill, not many people have this type of body hardening. It will be very beneficial.

I've definitely become stronger. I need to be more strategic about my battles in the future. I need to level up a lot more, but I also have to start farming valuable skills as well.

The sun started to rise and I decided to make my way over to the Pace Guild.

"Morning Jay! You're up early."

The tall blond woman greeted me in the lobby. Does she never sleep?? They must work her like a horse.

"You are too. Anyone here yet? I'm meeting Maria and Rei today."

She shook her head.

I nodded and continued walking forward.

"Alright. When they come by, tell them I'm in the training room."

I walked back into the white walled training room. I was too tired yesterday to get a good look at everything in here.

I felt the walls and the flooring with my fingers. They were smooth to the touch and I could hear a light hum when I put my ear next to it.

Odd. It must be some kind of magic barrier. I've read about advanced magic training tech in some news articles but hadn't paid it much mind. I never thought I'd be able to use it myself.

About 30 more minutes passed as I sifted through old swords and shields. Nothing else too special in here. Most of the gear is pretty messed up. I guess thats why they're sending Rei off to restock.

*Knock *Knock *Knock

"Jay!! Ready to go to the capital today??"The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.

Our direct trade partners are located in the southern center part of the country. This region is called the "Bedrock Region". We work well together because we are similar in economic and military power. Overall we are both still in the bottom 4 regions of our country.

Although all 8 regions in our country work together to build a strong nation, there is still friendly competition between us.

Today we will be venturing into Vice City, the capital of the Vice Region. I'm excited to see what kind of gear and facilities they have here.

While watching the sun fully rise and the buildings get bigger and bigger the closer we came to the capital our train eventually made it to the station.

"Screeeeech"

"Last stop! Vice City. We have arrived at the capital."

I heard the announcement come through some kind of loud speaker in our train car.

I shook my heart and started to get up but my right shoulder felt heavy.

To my surprise Maria had fallen asleep on me. I guess it was a pretty long ride, and rather early in the morning.

"Hey. Time to wake up we're here."

I poked her and chuckled a little bit. Rei had already gotten up, she watched with an amused look on her face.

"Huh? We made it here alrea- oh!"

Maria went red in the face and got to her feet.

"I fell asleep, oops! We're here already!"

I just smiled. I didn't even notice, I wonder how long she was sleeping for.

"Haha it's fine. We're here let's check this place out. Time for some shopping."

We all nodded in agreement and stepped out of the train.

I stood there in awe on the platform outside.

This is nothing like the village market.

A huge trading center was right in front of the station.

There were tall silver buildings as far as the eye could see. At their bases were all kinds of white walled shops and neon signs.

Bikes and cars were everywhere moving in all directions. Many hunters were buying and selling large mana crystals and handling weapons in the streets.

I could see groups of businessmen in suits going up to the higher floors in the sky scrapers as well as talking to hunters on the streets.

It was pretty overstimulating for me. I couldn't keep track of everything in front of me. I just stared in disbelief.

Maria was the same. She was taking in the view of the busy city with wide open eyes.

We both stood there for a solid 30 seconds.

"Come on!!! Let's get a move on."

Rei was unfazed. I guess she came here often, at least she let us enjoy the view for a little while.

"We need to get a few things for the guild, then we can do whatever you two want. This won't take long. Follow me."

All three of us walked into the busy town center together.