Mrs Hamilton stepped forward I have good news Not only did he provide that but he also had some suggestions as to how we can add some leg exercises to the other activities Oh and whenever you fail one of these training activities you will do Bert’s dance as a punishment before continuing
God I’m tired ’ Randidly thought eyes bright nodding seriously at Mrs Hamilton’s comment his posture one of barely controlled excitement
And although his body truly was approaching its limits he weirdly didn’t feel tired at all So he continued his feet carrying him further following his own path
Glendel closed his eyes and reached for his ghosts feeling their strange whispers all around him It had been almost 3 weeks since the portal to Kith Klark opened In the wake of Annie’s actions all of the monsters from the slain Raid Bosses in the area attacked Kith Klark with a vicious anger Donnyton decided to intervene sending their best squads over to help the defense
It was a long battle but one that resulted in the villages’ victory
More importantly it markedly improved relations between the villages and now people could travel freely between them After several profuse apologies the turtles actually led the way with lavish gifts of armor and crossbows some reparations for their previous shortsightedness Above all else the Turtles appeared to value martial prowess and had a great respect and reverence for the squads of Donnyton especially the numerals after their performance in the defense of Kith Klark
Meanwhile the Rabbits appeared more focused on cleverness and arts and took very quickly to coffee and alcohol two of Donnyton’s luxury exports All were glad when Razor’s grandma was to inebriated to remain conscious at the end of every day But unfortunately she leapt up again in the morning the alcohol burnt off by her vitality to start the process again
There was still the strange incident involving the attack against Razor but neither side wanted to bring up the issue so those who hadn’t forgotten simply filed it away for later As Kith Klark slowly regained use of the surrounding areas they provided Donnyton their own special wares Fish Honey and most importantly for some Spider Silk which they used to create beautifully soft clothes Even now some of the more intrepid farmers were trying to Cross Breed plants to create flowers for dyes
Like a zombie it looked like the fashion industry was determined to rise from the grave that the arrival of the system had placed it
During this time they learned a lot more about Kith Klark their world and culture their strange species and the practice of choosing who you wanted to be at 15 Most interesting about their choosing a breed was that even the system recognized it they were given a Soul Skill based on which they chose which gave them a stats advantage in the long run
1 on 1 it was likely that a Classer from Kith Klark was more powerful if they were at the same level But after weathering their tribulation and dealing with the Raid Bosses’ harassment Kith Klark had only around 150 Classers with about double that of NCCs Meanwhile with the influx of people from Franksburg and the slow trickle of people who wanted to find out what the light pillars and villages meant Donnyton now had around 1200 Classers and almost 8 000 members of the village
The Council finally found a group of decent architects and was currently designing plans for a larger city area if just for the market area that they needed what with traders from both Franksburg and Kith Klark
Franksburg had successfully weathered its own tribulation mostly due to a monstrous effort by Lucifer who apparently had to cut out the heart of the tribulation and eat it in order to prevent it from regenerating
Although their tribulation wasn’t particularly gifted in magic or illusions their tribulation was large and almost unkillable It took 3 days and almost 1000 lives but Franksburg made it And Lucifer for his actions earned the strangely specific class Avenger of Franksburg The Freedom Fighters were very tight lipped about the details but from the secrecy it was easy to see that it was a powerful class
Glendel breathed in and out again listening to the reports from his ghosts
Kiersty was finally released from the house arrest she had been placed under by her mother upon her return from Kith Klark and was dancing with several children and with most of the traders who came from Kith Klark
For whatever reason the Rabbits especially were fascinated with the tree especially the 20 ft tall original planting which was wreathed in flame most of the time due to its boughs being thick with leaves Although a leaf withered and fell every time someone used a skill there were currently 8 sproutings in Donnyton and 2 in Kith Klark and the rate of Arbor’s Blessing spawning had increased greatly So they came and danced enjoying the immaculately kept park that surrounded Arbor
Another ghost whispered distracting Glendel As it had been for the past weeks Tykes stood at the base of the mountain path gazing upwards but still unable to muster enough Willpower to walk up and approach Raina who went up there every morning to draw
Her drawings were actually very popular for portraits and scenery but especially for the changes that she recorded over time that demonstrated the rapid evolution Donnyton was experiencing Some painters involved in the design and construction of the new Donnyton had taken some of her sketches in order to make several great murals They had even interviewed Donny Sam and some of the original Classers getting an idea about how the valley originally looked almost 2 months ago
But of course the most popular items were the sketches of the Ghosthound These were always done in charcoal but there were several different varieties There was even one where he was cooking which made people dubious but when you looked at his eyes Raina had a gift for shading and in those eyes there was darkness rage intensity and more than anything concentration The scenes around him seemed to fade but those eyes remained the same And for that people wordlessly bought the drawings until most people had one such within their home
What was even more shocking to people was that this masked woman who they had thought of as a skilled drawer announced she would be performing a musical concert The whole town buzzed with excitement even Kith Klark’s population was curiously optimistic about this strange concert A sound system was imported from Franksburg in preparation
And ’ Glendel thought to himself It will happen tonight ’
Turning his attention away from Tykes’ lonesome figure Glendel followed his ghosts away from the forges past the areas where the Numeral X was being challenged by the Squad ranked 11th out towards the prairie area where he found the Ghosthound
For whatever reason this was Glendel’s favorite time to watch the Ghosthound the intense and driven man who made this town possible He stood still his hands casually wrapped around a spear three strange creatures made of roots near him Those root creatures each thrust out a spear and then after a small delay the Ghosthound himself followed
This continued almost endlessly every day but Glendel loved it Although his own power was incredible and growing daily when he looked at these strange root beings
It just felt like magic Real magic In a way that Glendel no matter how skilled he was could never match This was the level of the Ghosthound who had created this town and nurtured it to the 10 000 people city that it was approaching being
But eventually as it was his time to scout he turned his attention away flowing around Finding nothing more of note Glendel returned to himself
4 other things of note had happened in the past 3 weeks which could be divided into two groups First a pillar of light had appeared to their west signifying that another village had been founded without any assistance from the Ghosthound Not a day later two more appeared to the Northwest in a similar direction but apart from each other enough that they were clearly separate
After much debate Donnyton’s council had decided that they would wait to send scouts in that direction First because there was always the chance that the village would fall to its tribulation Making contact before they passed that might be pointless In addition there appeared to be a large area in the middle of their Zone where monsters between the levels of 28 and 35 roamed freely