After four years,
Ajax was now 14 years old. He sat Cross-legged in a cave, which he built himself after Elder Boron left him. In his hand, he was holding a dimly lit red-coloured spirit stone.
He did not dare to go anywhere near the old cave in fear of the terrifying beasts. So, he built this new cave at the very edge of the cursed wilderness.
Within a few minutes, the spirit stone in his hands crumbled into dust.
"Tsk, there goes that last spirit stone," sighed Ajax as he stood up from the ground.
During the past four years, he was continuously meditating and practiced his 18 body postures, given to him by Elder Boron.
The result of his determined meditating and practice was huge.
First, his body force reached a terrifying 1570 jin.
Second, his spirit consciousness increased by a lot.
Lastly and most importantly, his spirit consciousness now holds fire, water, earth, air, and life elements of the essence of nature equally.
"It has been four years since Elder Boron left, but still, he didn't return. I hope he is safe,", thinking about Elder Boron made him worried.
"Tomorrow is the day of recruitment for senior brother Jason, and I think he will have no problem in passing the recruitment for the military," Ajax thought to himself while closing the cave entrance with a rock.
With the help of postures that were given to Jason, Damon, and Hector by Elder Boron, they already crossed the 1000 jin mark and reached 1370 jin, 1240 jin, and 1280 jin, respectively.
Thinking of his friends and their actions and jokes, he felt happy and warm inside his heart.
Soon he reached the orphanage.
"Hey Ajax, you are becoming more and more mysterious day by day??? ", asked Damon who is now taller than Ajax.
"It's nothing, just catching small animals. Here I also brought some for you", as he said that Ajax gave them a roasted chicken to everyone.
He made them believe his story because Elder Boron said to not divulge anything about meditation to others.
"Senior brother Jason, why is your face glowing?? Is it about tomorrow's Event??", seeing Jason's excited face, Ajax asked him.
"My body force already reached 1370 jin, it's not a difficult thing for me to pass the test and join the military tomorrow", Jason replied confidently.
...
At another place somewhere far from Volar city.
In a dark room, a gloomy older man who had his eyes closed while sitting cross-leggedopened his eyes suddenly and shouted.
"Finally, I found him...!"
"Ancestor, who did you find?" a middle-aged man immediately entered the darkroom from the outside and asked with a respectful tone.
"The last remaining root of that family whom we destroyed 13 years ago", said the old man who were called Ancestorwith a chuckle, which made the middle-aged man shiver.
"But Ancestor, you look like you don't have much essence of nature inside you, and your energy is completely depleted," the middle-aged man said worriedly.
"Although I used my ancient divining technique, it's worth it if we manage to get that item from that last survivor," the Ancestor said and continued, "Kill all the children from this city by tonight and bring that item from his body. It's best to use only our branch, which is relatively close to that city. Finish it cleanly and don't let anyone live who sees you".
"But killing all children, we will arouse suspicions, and if they manage to relate it to us, we will be in deep trouble, Ancestor," explained the middle-aged man to the Ancestor with a frown.
"Currently we don't know who the child is and only after killing that child, that 'item' materializes from his body. So just kill all the children and bring me that item. Then we will see who dares to find trouble with me", said the Ancestor in a cruel tone.