Tinimen was a branch of the dwarf family. They called themselves Tiniman after their people isolated them because of their cute voice. This was the story behind Tiniman.
Heero found them in the underground of the abandoned city in the dungeon where he met the Purple Mountain tribe. They had a food crisis because of the nocturnal beast that lingered around the abandoned city.
Because of that, Heero hinted that King William the Tiniman were hungry for more food. They had suffered all these years, so they wanted all the food they could get their hands on.
Food and land they was what they desired. Heero offered them food and land to live on, right underneath Xing City.
The meeting with the Tiniman ended King William and Alexa's trip to Star City. He got everything he wanted, no, he got more than he wanted.
King William returned with a great sense of relief. He was truly relieved, not only because of the Knight of the Phoenix Order, but also because of the Tiniman. The dragon surprised him as well, but it assured him that he had chosen the right ally.
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Meanwhile, Heero went to see Butcher Wang after parting with King William. King William had invited Heero to dinner, but Heero declined.
The alliance with the Regal Kingdom meant more work for him. Especially the Knights of the Phoenix Order, he had to train a group of people, but he could not do it personally. He needed someone reliable to do it, and now he was on his way to that person.
Heero chose Butcher Wang to lead these people. He was free anyway and he was also one hundred percent sure that he would like to lead these people.
"What? Why should I? I am already busy," Butcher Wang refused when Heero asked him to train the knights.
"Besides, I don't speak English, I can't do it," Butcher Wang added, shaking his head.
"Are you sure?" Heero asked with a broad grin.
"I don't like that smile, I don't like it," Butcher Wang had known Heero for over a year, since the day Heero was just a preschool teacher. When Heero showed that kind of smile, he must be planning something.
"Don't you think your business would be booming if you had more people to hunt with you," Heero continued with his grin as he turned his head towards Butcher Wang's storeroom.
They were in Butcher Wang's slaughterhouse, where he skinned his prey. Despite the power he had now, Butcher Wang continued to do his job as usual. He never thought about becoming a hero or anything like that.
As soon as Butcher Wang heard this, his eyes lit up. Recently, the academy disciple decided to hunt stronger beasts whose meat could not be sold.
Now, if he had new people under him, he could let them 'accompany' him on the hunt.
"I also heard that you want to form a team to explore a new area? How about it, do you want to lead them to get some experience in the wilderness?" Heero added as his grin widened.
"Hmmmm..." Butcher Wang thought carefully, but then he remembered that he was not good enough to train people.
Taking them out for some experiences would do, but not teaching them.
"You don't have to teach them anything. I will give them the technique, and you will be the one who watches over them.
"Ah, the Purple Mountain Tribe will help as well. As for the language barrier, you don't have to worry about it. King William will send the best of the best of his people and I am sure they can speak our language."
It was as if Heero could read what Butcher Wang was thinking. He answered Butcher Wang's concern immediately, before Butcher Wang could say it out loud.
"Then I will do it! I will do it!" Butcher Wang immediately agreed after hearing this.
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Heero visited the first dungeon today. It had been seven days in a row that he came to the first dungeon after working all day. He always ended his day with a visit to the first dungeon.
He was anxious, anxious to find out where God Horas' minions were. If he found them, he would most likely find God Horas.
Then he could face God Horas for his revenge. That was why he visited the first dungeon every day to check on Ryan White's condition.
Heero went there immediately, but he did not find Sun Zhou Yi or Niadin. He did, however, find Ryan White.
He was sitting on the ground, right under a tree. The guy was looking down at the green grass and his eyes were empty.
Heero approached the man and sat down next to him.
Ryan White turned to Heero and his eyes met Heero's. There was no emotion in his eyes, his face was blank as well.
"Are you here to kill me?" A sentence came out of Ryan White's mouth.
"Nope!" Heero shook his head and answered truthfully, "I want to talk to you. I want information from you."
"Hah... I thought you came to kill me..."
After saying that, Ryan White returned his gaze to the green grass.
"Huu... Even if I wanted to kill you, that old man wouldn't let me..." Heero answered with a slight shrug.
"So you still won't answer my question?"
"Do you think I will tell my secret to the murderer of my family? Even after slaughtering my family is not enough and now you want to know my secret too?"
Ryan White's voice rose slightly, he was agitated as he turned back to Heero with bloodshot eyes.
But then he let out a sigh and looked back at the green grass.
"Haha..." Heero laughed at Ryan White.
That was right, the reason why Ryan White looked so depressed was because he had been told that his whole family had been killed. And it was Heero who told him.
Three days after the Abyss Parasite was removed from his head. Ryan White returned to his normal state, and because of his impatience, Heero told him about it right after that.
Like everyone else, Ryan White thought it was Heero who killed his family. It was because of the recent conflict that he thought it was Heero.
"You think that's funny?" Ryan White's voice went cold as soon as he heard the laugh.
"Not the part about your family, but the fact that you thought I was looking at your secret. That was so funny."
Heero shook his head, "You can't even fight me? You can't even hurt me, you think I'm going to take a secret like that from you?"
"Listen, I don't care about your secret. No, it is not even a secret, and I know where your power comes from. It's the bloodline of a Divine Crow, that's your power!"
When Heero said this, Ryan White's eyes widened. He was surprised to hear that out of Heero's mouth.
Divine Crow's bloodline, that was his source of power he got after wandering outside for years. But he had only told one person.
No one knew about his bloodline and it was supposed to be a secret.
"How did I know? I fought you once and that was enough to know your little secret," Heero shrugged slightly.
"If you already knew, why did you still want to know where I got this bloodline? If you know about the bloodline, then you should know that you can't get it by force. They have to give it to you willingly, the core!"
The core was the way to inherit a bloodline from the Beast. A core that naturally formed in their bodies over the years. Ki that condensed into a core.
One had to swallow the core and let the ki integrate into the body. With that, one could inherit the power of the Beast.
Ryan White narrowed his eyes at Heero. He wanted to get something out of Heero.
"Hah, how many times do I have to tell you that I have no interest in your bloodline or whatever secret you have. I want to know the people who gave you this bloodline, not your bloodline. Do you understand?"
"No, I don't!" Ryan White shook his head and sneered at Heero, "You want to find them to get the bloodline for your underlings. You may be strong, but your underlings are weak as hell! I'm not stupid enough to fall into your trap, there's no way my friend is going to kill my family!"