Chapter 16: Time Flow

With the house they just had, the Bastian family began to live normally. They often got a task to kill a beast near the village and guard the border between the Imperial Empire and the North Empire. Even the assassins sent by the Imperial Empire never once were seen; this made Leona and Bastian feel safe to leave Desmond and Alice at home.

In the same year, Grandmaster Weston finally retired. Because Grandmaster's position in the army is now empty, many debates and conflicts have occurred. People close to Grandmaster Weston chose Noel as the next successor, while some chose Leona, who recently joined the military to become Grandmaster.

Leona, who was hearing this rumor, instantly announced that she preferred to support Noel as the next successor. Therefore, now the faction of the army is divided into two parties. The first party is the people who support Noel, while the second party is the people who support the New Master Wizard named Grimm.

Grimm is a man who has just been appointed by King Edward himself. Grimm's age is the same as Bastian's age; Grimm was a good friend of King Edward's, he also helped Edward take the throne and made him the king of the North Empire in the past, but he disappeared after Edward became king.

After five years, Grimm suddenly reappeared in front of Edward with his wives that were already pregnant. According to his admission, Grimm was trapped in the deepest beast territory, making it very difficult to get out; if one beast died, the dead body would attract more beasts to come; it took him a very long time to fight only one beast. He uses guerilla tactics; after one fight, he starts to run and hide and then fight again.

With Grimm as the person the king had known for years and Noel as Grandmaster Weston's rightful disciple, it was difficult for Edward to determine the next Grandmaster candidate.

Edward then stated that there would be a battle between Grimm's camp and Noel's camp in the next five years, this fight amounting to 10 people with five vs five. The winner would become or get the position of Grandmaster of the North Empire.

With the king's statement, many suspected that Noel would win the battle easily because, on her side, there were two Master Wizards and one dual-class person.

In the past, Grimm is known as a wise man; when he heard this, he even almost gave up Grandmaster's position, but King Edward told him to participate; besides making the fighting force stronger, this also positively impacted the kingdom, making this kingdom feel alive.

During Edward's reign, after he got the throne, people still feared the war would happen again, making people not excited to stay in the northern empire. Therefore, this competition is expected to increase troops' morale, increase their experience, and make this kingdom more lifely. The competition is known as The Tournament of Storms.

At the same time, Grimm is also blessed by a child, the child's age is the same as Desmond, and maybe one day he/she will rival desmond.

There was also news about the construction of North Academy School that has been complete and now is ready to accept students. Many people who heard these instantly sign up for their kids, but the academy location is a bit far away from the capital city; who wants to join must pay a wagon and mercenary to protect them from the wild beast.

The people begin working harder to gain more money; they wish their child can fill their hopes to become a wizard.

It's rare to get wizard knowledge to expect one of your family to be a wizard or get a wizard inheritance in the past.

In the past, that made ordinary people instantly give up and become a swordsman; only people living in the imperial empire can sign up in the Imperial academy. Still, now with the North Academy, it opened a new path for them. With this situation, the North Empire entered a period of calm.

-3 years have passed-

In the morning, in the vast meadow, light shines on a courtyard near the castle. The air is still fresh, and the sound of chirping birds in the morning makes it a beautiful garden. After the birds chirping happily, The birds then flew across a boy.

The boy was about 110 cm tall, and his hair is blackish-brown while his eyes color is magenta; it looks like he is holding a wooden sword with both hands; his forehead is sweating, not only forehead almost sweat is dripping from all his body while the expression of the boy It looks solemn.

If you look at his body's shape, the boy certainly trains very hard for many years to achieve a muscled body. The boy swung his sword up and down repeatedly; after a few hours of doing the same thing, suddenly, the boy's body fell backward to the ground. His face was facing the blue sky, while his breathing was rough. He also started to close his eyes.

Silence filled the area; only the breeze's sound was heard; suddenly, the boy opened his eyes; it can be seen that the boy's eyeballs began to glow reddish for a few minutes before returning to normal.

As the boy was lying down, he heard a voice calling him from afar. "Excuse me, young master, your meal is ready."

This boy is Desmond. During these three years, he has always been diligently practicing with his sword and using spells without a break-even both his parents told him to rest and make some friends. He just casually said that he gets stronger to avoid the trouble and protect his sister and family in the future. Both of his parents felt relieved; they only smiled and suggested to him to eat regularly.

Desmond got up from his position, then approached the servant and said, "Thank you, please put it over there."

At first, the servant was confused; why did the young master training so hard? Why should he eat the meal on the ground, not at the dining table? But the servant didn't dare question the young master's decision; after a few years, The servant has gotten used to his young master's behavior.

"Yes, young master," said the servant, bowing slightly and putting the meal in the ground before leaving.

Desmond then looked at his meal; there were lots of vegetables and only a little meat. Desmond deliberately adjusted his meals to diet, so he did not have excess calories. He had seen many people still not care about the health problem and the advantage of vegetables. He added lots of vegetables to improve his memory and endurance. This makes his body more healthy and fit.

Desmond sat on the ground with his legs crossed. Then start eating; while eating, he also checks his status.

[Scanning Host Body…]

[Scan Complete !]

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-Status-

Name: Desmond

Gender: Male

Age: 3 years

Race: Human

Class: Swordsman

Occupation: None

Unique Energy: 5.05

Strength: 6.56

Agility : 0.36

Stamina: 1.63

Trait Effect :

Selfishness(Unique)(Self-Growth)

- Increase Strength, Agility, and Stamina +20%

- Increase Amount Unique Energy Gathering +0.003

- Decrease the effect of shared anything -10%

Conclusion: Because the host often practices swordsmanship, the strength increases, while for agility, there is no improvement. Stamina is obtained because the unique energy has reached 5.00.]

Hmm... After three years, there has only been a slight improvement; at this rate, I won't be able to protect myself, let alone my family. What if the assassin suddenly comes again.

System How's the new spell creation going?

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Creating a Task...

Used 1 Slot

Status: Working 0%

]

[Estimate time: 7 years]

[Unused Slot 1]

Still have to wait seven years. Looks like now is the right time to check for abnormal conditions in this home.