" Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah!" loud shouts from fearsome men can be heard throughout the large open field square, the men shouting are all wearing silver-colored armors with a dragon design on their chest, they are wielding their spears and are performing spear move after spear move.
They are the Silver Dragon Corps being under the Royal family, it is led by General Brandon Mill, an old General but despite his old age he is still strong and full of energy as if he was still in his prime, maybe he is still in his prime, no one knows how strong he is actually since every person who saw and experienced his full strength never lived another day to tell the tale.
Other than General Mill the newly promoted Vice General Balmor Welham is also one of the high-ranking officers that led the Silver Dragon Corps, the Silver Dragon Corps is the sword of the king, they are the kingdom's strongest army, that is why the General, Vice General and other high ranking officers of the Silver Dragon Corps must be a Tamer, their existence is also the reason why the Noble faction who is not in good terms with the Royal family is wary, and are being careful when dealing with the Royal family.
The New Vice General is one of the people in the open field he is in the front and is wielding his axe, different from the rest since a battle axe is his main weapon.
He is training with the other soldiers because it is a must to learn the spear techniques of the Silver Dragon Corps once you become a member, even though he uses a battle axe, some of the spear moves can still be performed using other weapons, also training with the soldiers will also increase his strength which is his main priority right now.
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In an unknown forest somewhere a young man with long hair and a sharp facial feature can be seen holding a bow and shooting arrows after arrows and hitting his targets accurately.
*whoosh *whoosh * whoosh *whoosh
" good job" an old but lively voice sounded behind him, it was the old man he talked to inside a wooden cabin when he first arrived in this unknown forest.
" thank you master" Melchor bowed towards the old man, the old man waved his hand telling Melchor to stand straight, the old man then walked towards one of the wooden chairs outside the cabin, the old man had a head full of white hair, he has pale skin and a gourd hanging on his waist, his eyes are blue colored and as clear as the sky it is as if he can peek through someone's soul, and he is wearing a blue colored robe.
The old man took a sip from the gourd hanging on his waist and then fell asleep, he just woke up to see Melchor's progress with the bow and arrow.
Seeing his master fall asleep Melchor sighed, he has been training with the old man's guidance since the beginning and the old man prohibited him from using skills he learned from his Red Falcon, the old man will always spout the words " it is not the right time" every time Melchor would ask why he can't he use skills, it is apparent that his familiar will boost his eyesight since most flying type familiar do so, which is why it is a popular choice amongst Tamers who specializes in Bow and arrows.
*whoooooooooooohit
Melchor made a long whistle while looking up in the sky and a few seconds later a red dot is slowly getting bigger and getting closer to him when it is only a few meters away from Melchor it started to slow down, it is his familiar the Red Falcon and just like the familiar of the others, Melchor's Red Falcon didn't just get stronger it also grew in size, before, the Red Falcon can still stand on Melchor's shoulder but now it can't since it is now half the height of Melchor when they stood side by side, though Melchor misses the feeling of having his familiar on his shoulder, he is happier that his familiar is getting stronger.
Though he is prohibited from using skills when using the bow and arrow, he can still train with his familiar during his free time or every time that his master will fall asleep.
" let's go, " Melchor said as he pick up some arrows to fill up his quiver, he then head straight towards the woods nearby the cabin and slowly disappeared into the sea of trees while his Red Falcon flew up in the sky and went towards the direction where Melchor went, they are going to train their coordination, and hunt some monster for dinner as well.
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Willow Forest
" hurry up " Gael called Fortis who is walking slowly while biting off a chunk of meat from the roasted pork leg he was holding, he is eating his favorite again, Fortis has now fully recovered all the wounds in his body is now properly healed and he's restored most of his energy so it is safe to say that he is now back in his top shape.
Hearing Gael calling him, Fortis picked up the pace, they are in a hurry because they are now planning to enter the core or heart of the Willow Forest, since they are still quite a distance away Gael is walking faster and faster and he's switching from running to jogging from time to time to pace himself, with the boost in speed and agility from Fortis he can run for a whole day without getting tired but he is pacing himself because he does not want to waste energy since there might be dangers up ahead and with the constant use of enhanced sense, his soul energy is getting used up by the minute.
After a few hours of running they arrive at the boundary between the inner area and core area of the Willow Forest, looking up ahead Gael can already tell that it is filled with strong monsters and dangers but instead of getting scared, he is smiling from excitement.
'at last I can now run wild' Gael thought to himself as he stared in front of him where the core area of the forest lies, during the two months of being inside the outskirts and inner area of the forest Gael has been suppressing his urge to fight since the monster are weaker than him and it will pose no challenge to him that is why he's been letting Fortis do all the fighting while stepping in from time to time.
Gael and Fortis took a step forward and entered the core of the forest their backs slowly disappeared as they walk further.
Gael and Fortis' first goal inside the core area of the Willow forest is to look for a suitable place to set up camp, it must be near a water source and should be relatively safe, though being completely safe inside the Core area of the forest is impossible, there are still places that are not filled with strong monsters.
That is one of the things Gael realized while being in the forest for two months, it's that the monster has their respective territory where they hunt for their prey and set up their tribes or habitat and once some monster who is not a part of their tribe or group enters their territory they will be killed, and there are also times where one tribe attacks another tribe for food and to expand their territory, Gael and Fortis witnessed wars between monster tribes during their stay at the outskirts and inner part of the Willow Forest, and they took advantage of those moments where the two of them or Fortis alone would attack both sides when they have caused great damage to each other, reaping great rewards without sweating and bleeding too much.
After wandering for a few minutes Gael and Fortis heard the sound of running water, which means that there is a river nearby. They quickly headed towards the direction of the sound of running water, they then discovered a wide river with clear water, there are even some wild animals and small monsters drinking water from the river, seeing the scene of the wild animals and small monsters drinking water made Gael ecstatic.
" This is perfect, Fortis we will set up camp here " Gael turned to look at Fortis.
" kiiik" Fortis answered.
They found a flat surface where they can set up camp and quickly took out all the materials and equipment they will need.
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In a large and luxurious white-colored room adorned with golden displays, two good-looking young man is sitting face to face at a small round table, they are beside a big glass window, the golden ray of the sun made them look more dashing when it hits them as they drink a freshly made tea.
" say, Marcus, are we done with the preparations?" the blonde young man asked after sipping from his teacup, it is the Crown Prince of Nubis Kingdom, Damien Nubis, and the one he's talking to is Marcus Black, the next family head of the Black Family.
Marcus smiled at the Crown Prince before answering.
" of course, my prince, once the three-month period we gave them is over we can start cleaning up the nobles who want to go against you "
" Good, good, I cannot wait to show those stupid nobles who's the most powerful in this Kingdom, " Crown Prince said.
" Winter is coming, blood will dye the snow crimson, and the spring will be the birth of a new King " Marcus said then he took another sip from his tea.
" very well, " the Crown Prince said as he smile and took another sip from his tea as well.