"I'll go with you." Tia and Gunther said in unison. After hearing what happened to William, neither of them were willing to remain in the Sect any longer.
Even better, they might have a chance of entering the Gravitas Ruins, which would have been impossible until the following month when they reached Rank 1 on the Ranking Board.
Filipe wasn't as convinced, "I think I'll stay in the Sect and take my chances."
William nodded. He didn't blame Filipe for his decision and looked at Yuming.
"Of course I'm going! But you'll have to help me carry my Alchemy equipment." Yuming replied with a goofy smile.
William laughed and pulled a specialized Titanium Space Ring from one of his Starmetal Side Carriers. He handed the Space Ring to Yuming, who looked at the item with interest. He had never seen a specialized Space Ring before, since they were incredibly rare and expensive.
"Where did you get this?" he asked.
William smiled as he revealed an identical Space Ring, "Take a guess."
"Don't tell me...you stole it?"
"What kind of person do you think I am?!?" William shouted out with anger. Yuming's comment stung, but he had to admit that under the right circumstances he probably would steal something this valuable.
As long as I don't get caught, what does it matter if I steal a little?
Yuming noticed William's ever-changing expressions and laughed. This was what Yuming missed all this while that he wasn't around William. The boy was so absurdly chaotic that it was guaranteed to brighten up one's day.
"I made them, thank you very much." William said suddenly.
"You made them? How?" Filipe looked at William with unconcealed surprise. How old was William? If he could create a Space Ring like this now, what could he do in the future?
As his most useful Talent, William felt that he owed Fowley a visit sometime in the future.
"About Natsu, I'm sorry." William looked at Filipe, who he knew was Natsu Mori's closest friend. The man simply nodded and pushed his plate forward, signaling that he was ready to leave.
"Are you really not coming with us?" William asked Filipe.
"You're going to need someone to stay in the Sect and keep an eye on things. I'll keep you updated." Filipe said. He handed William a simple communicator that could range a few dozen kilometers. He revealed a second one that was identical in nature, which he would keep on his person at all times.
William looked at the Arrays on the communicator and reverse-engineered it in an instant. He waved his hands and removed the Intermediate Arrays on the communicator, replacing them with improved Perfect Arrays.
He pulled the other communicator from Filipe's grasp with the Space Element, then did the same to his. Once he was done, he handed the communicator back to Filipe, which could now cover a range of ten thousand kilometers.
"As long as I'm not in the Ruins or on another Continent, I should be able to contact you now." William said as he looked at Filipe.
Filipe accepted his communicator with a stunned expression. He could barely register what happened just now. Before he knew it, William had taken two communicators and improved them drastically.
Carl looked at the improved communicators with greed in his eyes, although he didn't actually plan to act on his instincts. He just improved the value of those items tenfold, no, a hundredfold! No wonder he can afford Titanium!
Yuming knew that William was very good with Arrays, but he didn't expect the boy's mastery to reach this level so soon! He wondered if the Array Hall could compete with William's skill. Probably not even the Elders could compare.
He's grown so much in such a short period of time! Last time we saw him, he could fight against the Golden Core. Can he fight at the Nascent Soul Realm now? Tia and Gunther both thought.
Seeing that William had once again grown past their expectations, the two became depressed. They had been training so hard and so long because they were both competitive and didn't want to give up first place to William, who was only slightly older than both of them.
Not only Tia and Gunther, but Carl and Yuming were also inspired. They became even more determined to follow William, wanting to receive training from a Master that could improve their skills to a whole new level.
Carl thought about his semi-failed trip to the Great Oasis, which would have been much simpler if someone like William was around to battle with the Magical Beasts. He wondered if there were any strong creatures that could be contracted where William had come from...