It took a while for her mirth to subside enough for her to speak How do you think I feel Randidly you can literally solve all these problems with a little time and focus Most of the rest of us just need to make do with what we have ThatÆs why you are such a valuable strategic asset for Kharon ThatÆs the mundanity of being the most powerful man in the world You are too efficient at solving problems for your own good
She patted his back fondly and left chuckling the entire time
Kadir cracked his knuckles when the contents of the message was announced to the room EveryoneÆs face was grim Your majesty this Ghosthound shows us all disrespect First he said that we are being plotted against by Zone 1 now he expects us to do nothing in the face of this conspiracy until the tournament We
Silence you fool King Phirun didnÆt bother to glare at his subordinate The only thing that was necessary was his image Despite the fact that the man was a two meter tower of tattooed muscle he quickly was shaking and took a step back in the face of King PhirunÆs focus
King Phirun allowed his image to fade His heavy lidded eyes shifted from his most powerful warrior and scanned the surrounding group of elite troops he had gathered in preparation of the duo tournament Idly King Phirun drew lines across his bulging stomach with his right hand Can anyone tell me why I am not angry at the GhosthoundÆs words
The question was a trap and King PhirunÆs followers knew it They all lowered their eyes deferentially none would dare speak for their sovereign To do so would be treason King Phirun eventually smiled and asked a different question Or perhaps why is the GhosthoundÆs action not disrespectful to me
Again no one answered But this time King Phirun was not going to let them off His image grew increasingly heavy in the surrounding air as the silence stretched onward King PhirunÆs image was conjured from a memory from the horrible tsunami that had leveled his village to the ground when he was a boy To this day he still awoke sweating from the nightmare of that day when he fell asleep in a place where he could hear the sea It was why Ifrenne was the City in the Clouds
That fear and panic in King PhirunÆs heart became a cudgel That sense of overwhelming helplessness in the face of natureÆs power became his strength which he then unleashed in the surrounding area The weaker amongst his guards began to squirm underneath the pressure Still no one could come up with an answer
King Phirun began to frown Strength was not enough in this world A true warrior also needed the instinct to discern when one should strike and when one should flee If no one present had that instinct his people had no hope of winning the tournament unless he participated Which would be a great loss of face for him
King Phirun intensified the pressure Everyone was trembling now and the nearest guards were gritting their teeth so tightly the muscles of their jaw were bulging Then a voice cut through the silence Because the Ghosthound is strong
When King Phirun smiled his image vanished He turned to look at the speaker The man was standing at the back of the assembled warriors leaning against his spear and breathing heavily Perhaps the weakest of his guards Tosam had spoken And it seemed like he hadnÆt spoken willingly But he had spoken anyway because he could no longer withstand the weight of King PhirunÆs image
It seems this Tosam is intelligent King Phirun noted as he studied the kneeling man If he had not spoken he would simply have collapsed That would show weakness To show weakness as a member of the greatest group of warriors he would have been killed
Yes because he is strong King Phirun said aloud If he were an equal this would be disrespectful and I would kill his subordinates for such a slight to my honor But in this world Randidly Ghosthound is the sole man unequivocally stronger than me For the strong to speak to the weak that is already a sign of great respect So I will simply accept the content of the message and act accordingly
That is the way of the strong So it is now so it will be someday when I become the strongest individual in the world
Then King Phirun patted his belly Alright leave me Ah except Kadir and Tosam I have a mission for you two
Chapter 1412
Randidly turned away from the messy scrawl of the layers of academy plans in front of him and frowned at the message he just received Then he looked down at the plans he had been adjusting Randidly had just returned from dropping off Delilah and Tim in his Alpha Cosmos and had planned on using the morning to address the preliminary list of problems that Wendy had with his designs And for a preliminaryÆ list it was certainly comprehensive to RandidlyÆs eyes
Even if he was perfectly solved all of her gripes this goal of addressing each issue in a single morning was likely quite optimistic Wendy was extremely demanding in her requirements for the plans She would help Randidly assemble the whole but she refused to waste her time designing the trivial detailsÆ Which meant that Randidly needed to spend quite a bit of time finalizing his plans into a satisfactory form
Despite the importance of the task the message had already derailed his focus No point in forcing it now
If Octavius doesnÆt reply in the next few days IÆll just need to badger him until he can give me a definitive answer as to whether there is a danger in using Dungeons Randidly flexed his right arm back and forth as he walked out of his work hut With a more focused wave of his hand he pushed away the moonlight spirits surrounding his island and revealed the clear light of the early morning around him Despite the chill the sky was clear and blue
The light reflected off of the dusting of snow on the surrounding hills and created an aura of inviolability on the ground over which the Wandering City passed Kharon had proceeded to the edge of the borderlands and was now crossing into the Southern area of the Zones on its trek to the Orchard They would likely arrive there around noon
Randidly turned away from the brilliant light of the flawless morning the message still held his attention It was a short message asking for his presence at a dinner in a few daysÆ time Randidly scratched his neck The sender was Lyra
Truthfully Randidly had plenty of motivation to talk with Lyra after her experience with Kaan Swacc He just kept finding excuses not to reach out And honestly he already had so many things on his plate that the extra emotional turmoil of that meeting seemed like a problem he shouldnÆt bother to deal with In a lot of ways Lyra and his relationship had come to rest after he had created a Class for her Or at least it had from RandidlyÆs perspective
From the framing of the message it seemed like she didnÆt share his feelings on the subject
But she likely had some information about Kaan Swacc After how difficult the fight against the former Special Investigator had been Randidly knew better than to leave any stone unturned Plus she could give him some valuable information about the Nexus Ways after seeing Kaan use them for so long And yet
I would prefer if I hear from Octavius before that Time in a Dungeon would be a nice buffer to consolidate my current state Randidly thought sourly knowing that he was looking for another way to delay Then because he was thinking about it so much Randidly sent a reminder message to Octavius about the situation in the Nexus But he specifically stated that he would like OctaviusÆs opinion on the dangers of Dungeons as quickly as possible
In the meantime Randidly opened up his Path menu to cash in on his spoils The confrontation with Kaan Swacc had been extremely fruitful combined with the unspent PP he previously had Randidly now had accumulated 1114 PP that he could spend It was a significant sum Even considering the high PP costs of some of his Paths Randidly had the choice between finishing one of the larger Paths or even several of the smaller Paths available to him
Heh itÆs just a matter of choosing what to do Randidly spoke awkwardly to the air and scratched his cheek as he pulled up the list of Paths Honestly the thing had grown almost too massive as he had accumulated various options in his journey through the System But he supposed that most peopleÆs lists were just as long if not more so at least he had the ability to generate a lot of PP to pursue the gathered Paths