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[Equipment detected]
[Would you like to equip].
[Yes][No]
[Would you like to brand].
[Yes][No]
This were the notifications that popped up the moment Rodney's fingers had grazed the equipment. The equipment Rodney saw right now was almost similar in appearance to the beast he fought back at the jungle. Only this time, this was just a mere item and at the end couldn't pose any threat or potentially be capable of ending his life, at least not in his own hands.
What got him the most was the fine details the item he had touched had. This item in particular was a chest piece that had green scales on it and extended all the way to his shoulder. The outer texture was a testament to the beast it had come from as straight away Rodney could tell it was the peak intermediate beast he last killed. This was because the chest piece had scales that were red and it definitely looked sturdier than the other two items remaining.
Yes, there were two more items laid out that he hadn't touched yet. These items were particularly unique and as he stared at it at first he believed they were from the other mid tier intermediate beasts. But on closer inspection, it didn't look like they were at all, as they didn't have the scaly outer appearance that the beast possessed which led him to ask.
"You must have had all these done while I was asleep I suppose. I know the chest piece is from one the crystal I gave you. Just wondering, did it all go into making this chest armour?". Rodney asked Yang to shed some light on the situation. Yang had an idea of what the other was talking about and decided to help the young one out of his confusion.
" True I got all these made while you were asleep. They are all in fact from the crystals you handed to me before passing out. But these other two are a little different from the other, why don't you try it out?". Yang said with a smile at the end. He didn't want to reveal it but the forging process for the other two had gone a little bit out of plan. The forge had informed yang that the two crystals wouldn't amount to much after melting it. So Yang had to supplement it with other crystals which in turn led to what Rodney was about to check out.
"He must have done all this using his influence I bet, what a great guy. Now about the system notification, I don't know what it would do if I say yes to the options put out in front of me. Who knows, it might do that thing it did with the ring. With that said, I'll just do it the old school way". Rodney thought as he now picked up the first item on the table and immediately the notification popped up again but this time he ignored it completely and just went on to do what was on his mind.
[ Equipment equipped]
[Gecko chest guard]
[+10 defence]
[Level : Intermediate]
" OK, that's new. Uhm... Gypson, any idea what this is?". Rodney asked
"Of course, its simply the stat boost you get from the item when equipped" Gypson answered. This came as a surprise to Rodney as his intermediate sword didn't have any of such stat boost. Did it mean that some equipment gave the user a boost while others don't?. Speaking of His sword he realized it wasn't with him and most probably be with his teammates along with the ring. He would check out if the sword did have a stat boost that the old system hadn't made him aware of.
"Now this looks interesting" Rodney said as he picked a pair of braces. They were unlike the chest piece in texture as they ran smooth and had no scale on them. They ran up his forearm stopping only a little beneath his elbow and what made them look more attractive was the black and green design they both had. Rodney wasted no time in putting them on and at first they were a bit too big as they dangled in his arms but then Yang reached forward and pressed some kinda of button just close to the elbow and immediately it resized itself and tightened around Rodney's arms.
[Equipment Equipped]
[Gecko Bull Brace ].info
[Level: Intermediate]
"My guess was be spot on, no stats boost for this one" Rodney thought.
"Yes, but I think you should find out more about the equipment". Gypson said referring to the info option provided by the system beside the weapons name. Without arguing, Rodney listened and went on to select the info option next to the item's name and then further information began to display one after the other.
[Gecko bull brace: For the first five hit blocked by the user, the item converts this giving the user five temporary free stat point to be distributed as wished by the user].
[Warning!.Item would take an hour to reset after subsequently taking all five hits].
"Woah!!, five stat points for five hits blocked!. But wait, how much can it take in the first place?" Rodney thought to himself. By now judging from the silence Yang suspected Rodney might have seen the items as quite the disappointment. They may not be his type of armour Yang thought as he stared at Rodney who just had his hands held out and seemingly staring into space.
"Its not a sword as you would have most probably wanted. But the braces you have on now are said to be unbreakable as said by the forger". Yang said in a bid to somehow take away some of the disappointment he thought the other might be feeling.
" what, unbreakable?. Now that's a new one. The system never mentioned. Or is he saying it to make me feel better because he thinks I don't like them?" Rodney thought and unusually got a response from someone else.
"Well I can't blame him, you've literally been staring at the brace for days now" Gypson said and went silent again. This was something Rodney was struggling now to get used to. Gypson had been nice enough to stay quiet ever since he and Yang began talking and had only spoken when Rodney had asked him a question. Those moments of silence most have fooled Rodney into thinking it would be how their relationship would work, but how wrong he was.
The other might have interrupted Rodney's thoughts yet again but he did make a valuable point. Rodney knew this would have most likely cost Yang a lot to forge and judging from the quality and speed at which the weapon was done, as it would usually take more time than that to get such quality equipments ready, he knew it wouldn't be farfetched to say Yang most have used his position to his advantage. Needless to say, he knew what Gypson was indirectly hinting at. So he bowed his head and as he was about to say some words out of his mouth, some men entered the dojo with weapons and they numbered up to fifteen.
Rodney immediately raised his head and began to analyze the strange situation they were in. This was strange because, this people that had walked in on them in such a manner, were all from the hunters faction as they had the usual "H" embedded on the gears they all wore. They were none other than the veterans, and this people looked intense and fierce.
"We have orders from master Tofu to have the two of you, Master Yang and the outsider that goes by the name Rodney arrested". A man who walked out of the crew of fifteen said. He had a different look to his uniform and at once one could tell from the way he spoke he must have been their leader. Nonetheless, this message didn't come off as nothing but a shock to Rodney and of course Yang as well.
"What.. I mean... why!" Rodney yelled out as he was clearly confused about the whole situation. Yang who knew how things worked decided to come into the matter. "Look surely you must be mistaking. There's no way master Tofu will order my arrest. There has to be a mistake somewhere. But to clear all this, I'll personally go to meet Master Tofu to clear up the matter. You all may leave now". Yang said to the man who seemed in charge of the team of men.
"That's not possible master Yang. Master Tofu insist you must be arrested along with the boy, please follow us master Yang and then you'll have all the answers you seek". The leader replied.
" Very well then let's go. Kindly clear the path" yang requested. But the men wouldn't move as they waited for their leader to say what was on all their minds. "Master Yang, protocol requires that you and the boy be restrained for everyone's safety". The man said.
"You want to restrain me with those?. I'll have you know I'm a leader!. I won't succumb to such treatment. We can all walk together to meet Master Tofu but not while I'm on chains!!" Yang demanded. But it didn't look like the men were ready to comply with his demands anymore than he was with theirs.
"Please master Yang, in order to avoid any violence please comply with this process". The man said but met a brick wall as Yang remained still five meters away from them not willingly to comply. "Very well then" the man said and as these words left his mouth, the men behind him all drew out their swords and began to approach Yang and Rodney.
"Is this how you would have it?" Yang asked as he stared down at the men who approached him. Rodney who stood close beside Yang could sense that Yang was pissed as right now his aura was leaking out uncontrollably and he knew this wouldn't go well. But on the surface to the men who approached Yang, he looked calm as ever and just as always, his hands were behind his back. One of the things that frightened them about this person was that they've never truly seen what he was capable of and with that knowledge, they approached with caution.
"Now would be a good time to make to surrender and just go with them. As after they engage things might get bloody"Rodney thought as he tried to weigh his odds. Looking at the men now, they didn't look like the ordinary veterans, at least not the ones he had gone on a hunt with. There was a certain air around this men that just made them intimidating. But then remembering Yang was just beside him, he knew things might end up the other way most likely.
" Careful, they are strong". Yang said and he was looking at none other but Rodney when he made that statement.
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While what was happening at the dojo went on, a similar thing was happening at two other places. The boys room where Eiko, Blair, Erwin and Jonah were currently inside and the girls room that housed Blaze and Mia. Currently in both rooms, the doors were busted open and they were surrounded with men all dressed similar to the outfit they would wear to go out on hunts only this one looked better. It was safe to say they weren't really getting the nice team on them as already the men had their weapons drawn without any provocation.
"Get down on your knees!.You are all under arrest!. Order from master Tofu!" A man from their group of 7 present in the room yelled. Although they were more than 7 who came, some where outside the already broken door waiting as the room couldn't fit them all. The occupants of the room by now have all gotten up and while everyone seemed confused about what was going on, one person had other worries in his mind instead.
"Erwin...please, please stay calm.."