Chapter 42: Cultivation Shop

Chapter 42: Cultivation Shop

William called back Atticus and used his Speed to the fullest to escape the Array. He didn't bother disabling any of the Arrays, as they were non-threatening and would give him more time to leave.

When William exited the fog without a single piece of dirt on his robes, the spectators were stunned. The rough looking man saw dozens of guards enter the fog, but so far none of them had returned. "Did he...kill all of them?"

William didn't care about any of this, and entered the Cultivation shop that was a few hundred meters down the road. The rough looking man was surprised William still had the gall to enter a shop while under the pursuit of City guards. One has to know that there were many Core Formation Realm guards, and dozens in the Golden Core Realm. Capture was only a matter of time.

The shop owners didn't seem to know what happened on the street, as they welcomed William with a smile. He asked to see the Cultivation Techniques, causing an older gentleman to get up from his seat and lead William to the back.

Sitting on a shelf behind tempered glass and Intermediate Arrays, the Cultivation Techniques were actually entire books. Their front pages were open, showing the introduction and effects of each technique. William looked through a few, but didn't find anything of too much value. Most of the techniques didn't have strict requirements, but were very simple in nature. The most expensive technique seemed to be a thousand Gold Coins, but the effects weren't enticing.

He decided to ask the old man, "Sir, are there any techniques that are good for someone with multiple Elements?"

The old man was confused, but then smiled after understanding something. "You must be a Manamatus then, yes we have a few of these techniques, but not at this shop. You'll have to go to our main store, which is a few kilometers down the road. It's located in the Inner City though, so you'll need to have the appropriate status to enter." the old man gave William the directions to their main store.

William thanked the old man and exited the building. He traveled down the road, this time jogging to save time. In a normal City someone might give William odd looks, but the methods of travel in this world seemed to be quite limited.

He arrived at the border to the Inner City. There was a guard stationed at the edge and asked to see a form of ID.

William showed him the Array Master Badge and was granted access immediately with a fee of 5 Silver Coins. He entered the Inner City, which seemed to be a more luxurious version of the Outer portion. He didn't think much on this and entered a nearby Cultivation Shop that resembled the old man's description.

Of course, not everything can go according to plan. William had somehow forgotten that not even 10 minutes before he had killed a guard and trapped a few dozen others. The Fog Array was still active when he passed by, but the guard leaders and a few unfamiliar faces were outside.

The leaders recognized William as soon as he stepped into view, and Flip pointed in his direction to two old men wearing guard uniforms. "That's him!"

William realized he was screwed and quickly worked together an Advanced Barrier Array that covered a two-meter radius around William in a spherical shape. The old men flew at breakneck speeds and arrived less than a second after the Array was raised.

They didn't bother attacking just yet since William was effectively trapped by his own Array. The first old man spoke, "You've caused a lot of trouble for the City today, young man."

"Your guards failed to recognize my identity and even accused me of faking my Badge. You have no right to detain me." William spoke seriously.

The second old man stepped forward. "You killed a guard regardless. You will be imprisoned for a year."

"He was too weak, and attacked me first. How was I supposed to know that one punch would kill him?"

The old men were livid. The kid was treating lives as if they were simple objects you could throw away at will. "You should not have attacked him. You can only blame yourself."

"So I should allow someone to try to kill me if I'm accused of a false crime? In that case, I accuse you of being an *ss. Now let me give you a nice punch in the face to reflect on your actions."

Some of the spectators from before had returned to the scene after hearing William was back. They arrived just in time to hear the last exchange of words and couldn't help but applaud William's ability to anger his enemies. The old men looked like William had stolen their firstborn children.

"If you're going to act like that, I guess there's no need for me to be polite either." the second old man lifted his arm and prepared an Ice Spike comparable to Jenny's when she killed the group of Wind Wolves.