Chapter 181 You’ll Never Know How Strong You Are Until Being Strong Is Your Only Choice

Chapter 181 You’ll Never Know How Strong You Are Until Being Strong Is Your Only Choice

While Vassago was making sure that Thirteen wasn't detected by the Tigerkins who had very strong detection abilities, Tiona was peacefully exploring inside the residence.

Even though she couldn't detect any treasures on her own, she had something that was helping her resolve this problem.

On her tail, Thirteen had put on a ring that had the passive ability, Detect Treasure.

This ring belonged to Norris, and according to him, it could detect if there were any lumps of gems, gold, or any other precious metals within the ten-meter radius of the wearer.

It could detect these treasures even if they were underground, underwater, or hidden on the walls of a cavern.

If a precious mineral was near it, it would alert its wearer by turning warm.

Once the ring was close enough to the treasure, it would let out a small white light that only its wearer could see.

This light would point in the direction of the treasure, which was why even Tiona could use it without problems.

After exploring the entire western side of the residence, Tiona didn't detect any treasures, so she slowly made her way to the east side, where the City Lord, Paven, was located.

Of course, Tiona wouldn't go anywhere near the Champion and the Guards guarding him.

She was only planning to go to the locations where it was safe for her to explore.

Half an hour later, the ring on her tail started to feel warm, making Tiona excited.

Wanting to help her Master as much as Vassago, she was taking this mission seriously.

In order to prevent others from seeing her, she started crawling up to the ceiling. Once she was up above, she used her tail to pinpoint the exact location where it felt warmer.

After double-checking that the ring was warmest in a certain direction, Tiona decided to retreat for the time being.

The ring was pointing to the room where Paven was sleeping, and Tiona didn't want the Champion to discover her.

Knowing where the treasure was located was enough to make her scouting mission a success.

Fifteen minutes later, the Black Snake had left the residence and returned to where her Master was hiding.

Due to her uncanny stealth ability that only Champions could detect, Tiona initially wanted to prank her Master by jumping behind his back. However, she had a feeling that Thirteen would react differently and might even attack her out of reflex.

Since she didn't want that to happen, she decided to play it safe, deactivating her stealth ability, and slithered in front of her Master so that he would see him.

"Welcome back, Tiona," Thirteen said softly as the Black Snake crawled up his body and nudged her head against his cheek.

Tiona hissed softly, telling her Master that she had succeeded in her mission.

"Good job," Thirteen lightly patted the snake's head with his finger before slowly backing away from his hiding spot.

Since his Beast Companion had returned, it was time for him to return to the inn before the others woke up and discovered that he had left without informing any of them. New novel chapters are published on

Seeing his movements, Vassago spread his wings and took flight.

Poca followed behind him and soared toward the sky.

Vassago circled around the residence, and made a hooting sound, telling his Master that the coast was clear.

With the Pocopoco guiding him from the sky, Thirteen managed to return to the inn within an hour, climbing back up the window with the help of his grappling hook.

He had long accepted that he was not smart, not cunning, and most of all, not really good at fighting.

But everyone could change as long as they put effort into the thing they wanted to achieve.

"If it's important to you, you will find a way," Cristopher muttered as he pulled back the string of the bow and aimed at his target. "If not, you will find an excuse."

After saying those words, the chubby boy released the arrow.

Instead of hitting his target, it hit the wall of the warehouse, making his arrow bounce off it.

Cristopher took a deep breath before taking another wooden arrow from his quiver.

He then took the proper archery stance that Lady Adira had taught him and blocked off everything in his surroundings.

The only thing he could see was the target in front of him.

Soon, a whistling sound hummed in the surroundings, as Cristopher's arrow took flight.

This time, the arrow hit the very edge of his target.

Instead of being disappointed, a faint smile appeared on the boy's lips as he remembered the words that Thirteen told him while they were traveling toward Gronar City for the first time.

"I am not afraid of a person who knows 1,000 techniques," Thirteen said with a faint smile on his face. "But, I fear the person who has practiced the same technique a thousand times.

"Cristopher, if you wish to become truly strong, don't be a jack of all trades like me because I am the only one who can pull it off.

"Focus on one thing, and surpass everyone in that field. Someday, you will wake up and realize that the people whom you looked up to as geniuses, would look at you with the same gaze that you used to look at them."

Cristopher had asked Thirteen if that day would truly come because he felt like his Young Master was only encouraging him to not make him look pitiful.

The seven-year-old's answer was simple.

"You'll never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice." Thirteen smirked. "I will not always be with you, and during those times, you need to fend for yourself. So, be strong Cristopher. For you have the potential to become a true Powerhouse in this world."

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A/N: Copyright God nods his head before raising two Yellow Cards in his hands.

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Deep inside, Cristopher wanted to believe Thirteen's words that he could become one of those people that he looked up to.

Geniuses from the Prestigious Families.

Prodigies from the Monarch Clans.

As well as the Rising Stars of his generation.

But more than anything else, he wanted to stand on the same stage as his Young Master, whom he believed would make his mark on both worlds.

"Wait for me, Young Master," Cristopher said as he took another arrow from his quiver. "I'll catch up to you soon."

The sound of whistling wind echoed in the surroundings, making the Drow, who was drinking some alcohol on top of the roof of the warehouse, smile faintly as she looked in the direction of the rising sun, signaling the start of another day, in the world of Solterra.

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