Arthur could not believe his father was acting so childishly. Although he said that with a straight face, it still felt like he was making fun of him.
"Are you joking father? I don't know if I heard right. "
"Why do you think I am joking? I am genuinely surprised to see you talking to me like this. You finally got some backbone in you to be speaking with me frankly."
"As for the part where you stand all night, I think I have to let your misbehavior slide for today. I won't punish you for going out by yourself and staying out for a night. "
Oh, so this is about my journey outside home. Why does it matter to him so suddenly?
Arthur found his father's sudden attention surprising. It isn't like he is over thinking but his father's behaviour is always cold and distant towards him.
Arthur suddenly thought about his newly acquired skill [appraisal ] . He could check his father's status with it.
So he activated the skill to see his father's status. When the skill activated, he could see a status window right beside his father.
It showed his father's name, tittle, power level and hidden potential.
Name : Remius Sherwood
Tittle : City Lord, Twisted Soul, Unfulfilled wishes.
Power Level : A-
Hidden potential : none.
Arthur saw his father's appraisal data and became confused. He didn't know the meaning of most of the things except his name and tittle as the City Lord.
But what caught his attention is the other tittle of his father because they sounded so full of mystery. Is his father secretly a psychopath, or is he some tyrant who doesn't take care of his subjects?
If not, then what are the Twisted Soul and Unfulfilled Wishes titles mean? These titles doesn't give a good vibe about his father.
Arthur stared at his father while thinking what all this might mean when his father spoke up again. But this time with a extra weight in his voice.
"I have decided not to punish you but you have to do a work for me."
Arthur just remained silent and let his father speak.
" You will go to one of our mines this time for inspection. You will leave after two days with some guards protecting you."
" I cannot say no to this, can I? " Arthur asked.
"No"
The results are as expected.
After that Arthur left his father's office without arguing anymore. He is still processing their conversation and the data he got from [appraisal ] skill. He tried to figure out the connections and meaning of what he learned but he failed.
But he is not upset by this. He will eventually learn more and solve these mysteries. All he needs to do is wait patiently.
Arthur walked the corridors of the mansion and thought what to do when suddenly he saw some soldier practice martial arts in the training grounds from the window of the building.
He thought he can test out the skill [appraisal ] more on them. So he made his way to there. It is like a maze in his home with long corridors and lots of rooms and intersections.
He finally reached to the training ground. But there wasn't too many people now only some novice soldier practicing fighting.
But still he used the skill on them.
So I approached them and begin to inspect them with my [appraisal] skill. I used the skill on a sharp looking Soldier. He was practicing with his sword. He was good with his sword and he was making progress slowly.
When the skill activated it showed me his status. His power level was D-. But he had hidden potential in him. But it wasn't with a sword but a bow.
If he used a bow he will be more powerful and skilled in it than a bow. But the problem is how to make him listen. Mostly soldiers think that sword are the weapons of a traditional warrior. Bow is for coward who are scared of dying. That's the general belief in people.
Arthur called the soldier loudly and the soldier came to him.
"What's your name? "
"Jack Hunter "
"Jack, why do you use a sword? It is not suitable for you. You should use a bow. Try now shooting a few arrows. "
Jack was astonished hearing me but I ignored his astonishment.
"But I think it is better to keep learning the sword. Everyone thinks it's cool."
"If you learn it just because it's cool, then you should stop before you die. If you have no skill with it, you will die in battlefield and that is not cool at all. Being alive, you can be more cool than those who died by learning things he has no talent for."
Jack pondered for a few seconds and nodded his head and went to grab a bow and a few arrows. Then he pulled the strings of the bow and shot the arrow. The arrow hit a dummy human in the head. Then he shot a few arrows more and they hit about seventy percent in the same place.
Arthur was very happy to see that the soldier really had a talent for bow. He also felt more secure with this new skill [appraisal].
The surrounding soldier also became shocked and quickly gathered around Jack like he was some celebrity.
But Jack came to Arthur and thanked him for being so good to him. He said he will become a skilled archer and work for Arthur in the future.
Arthur just encouraged him to train in bow diligently. If he can be a skilled archer, then Arthur will definitely keep him as his close aide.
Then Arthur left the training grounds and returned to his room. When he approached the room he stays in, he saw someone standing in front of his door.
It was a blonde-haired girl with mage outfit and she looked anxious. She was hesitating to enter the room. But she didn't know that Arthur wasn't in his room.
It was Lena who is pacing back and forth in front of his door.
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