With the others leaving him to seek their own opportunities, Ryker headed forward from his previous location, hoping to find something of interest.
With how he found 5th and 6th Grade Genesis Herbs easily, then there might be more precious treasures to be found if he look around the place.
Sure enough, not even half an hour after his first encounter he found another patch of herbs lying around, the grade is the same as the previous one.
With how he was able to find a lot of these by just walking around and not using any technique or even Soul Sense to find them, who knew what the others would find?
After all, those from the powerful families have experience from the previous opening, allowing them to prepare some methods to find more treasures.
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The heir of the Lur Family looked around carefully, arriving in front of a huge cave. Wordlessly, he took out a black bat from his pouch, a special spatial tool capable of keeping living creatures, albeit weaker and smaller ones.
Still, the pouch is useful in storing the method given to him by his ancestor, Treasure-Seeking Bat. The bat can detect many treasures, though especially ores lying around the place.
Sure enough, the bat seemed to find something, giving a series of clicking noises. Without wasting a spot, the heir walked inside the cave, coming out with his prize, a red gem that emitted a rather intense heat.
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The young master of the Gul Family, while using the same spatial tool as his counterpart, instead opts to use another beast, the Green Bettle. The Green Bettle is infamous for its ability to smell spiritual fruits from far away.
This ability made it considered a pest that destroyed orchards and plantations growing spiritual fruits. However, some capable members of the Gul Family found a way to use the beast, taming it and using its ability to seek out spiritual fruits for their own use.
With the battle guiding him, the young man was able to find a tree filled with spiritual fruits, prompting him to have a smile growing on his face.
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With all kinds of methods, the heir and members of the powerful families were able to gain a lot from the trip, their families' preparation paying off greatly. For the commoners, while they might not have the methods to find the treasures more effectively, there is no slouch about it too, as their perseverance led them to find some treasures along the way.
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Ryker extends his Soul Sense. His Soul Sense, having been improved constantly when he mastered other Paths, allowed him to detect items at range reserved for Genesis Spring experts.
His Soul Sense is his trump card in that regard, allowing him to find treasures with ease. Of course, the more precious treasures are likely hidden or blocked by some anomalies. It is something the Duke had told him, as a way to make sure that the higher rarity treasures will be obtained by the bold and the powerful.
Of course, there are some rare treasures that are merely hidden and have no defenses. It's up to luck for one to find such a thing.
He used his Soul Sense to search for any anomalies, preferably caused by the three Paths he hadn't mastered yet. He then turned his head, sensing something in that direction. He quickly flew in that direction, hoping to find treasures related to Gravity, Space, and Time if possible.
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Ryker let out an annoyed sigh, looking at the flower in his hand, 'At least it's something rare,' he thought to himself, attempting to console himself from the lack of luck.
This is not the first time he found such a thing, though, as all his previous usage of Soul Sense led him to find many treasures, just not the one he seeks. He still took it, as while it was not what he wanted, it was still valuable and could be used by his group or traded for other resources.
Putting the flower inside a special box before putting it inside his storage ring, he began to search for any other treasures, hoping to find something useful.
As he was about to use his Soul Sense, a bright light emerged from the ground, almost blinding him as he had tried to fly during that exact time.
Thankfully, his recovery merely took a few seconds before he turned his attention to the light. While there are no other signs, he best that there are some treasures in that direction.
Not wasting any time, he flew in the direction of the light, hoping to be the first one to arrive.
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Hylla looked at the light, the normally blank look on her face replaced with excitement before returning to her blank one.
She looked at the guards that followed her, who merely nodded before flying with the servant, all of them heading towards the light.
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The young master of the Mortola Family looked in the direction of the light, a smile forming on his face.
"Quickly! There must be treasures of some sort in that direction!" he shouted, flying towards the source of light, followed by his retinue.
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Observing the light, the heir of the Lur Family let out a frown before beginning to fly in that direction. His servants followed him, their target was the light or the object near the source of light.
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The young master of the Gul Family observed the light before flying toward the location wordlessly. His followers did the same, moving as fast as they could to claim whatever prizes were there.
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All over the place, everyone sees the light, prompting them to fly towards it, all believing that there are treasures near the source, or the source itself is a treasure. As more and more people flew towards the light, the more farsighted of the bunch all agreed on one thing.
"This is going to lead to a bloodbath,"
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Ryker was the first one to arrive, mostly because of his tremendous speed and the fact his previous location was closer to the place than the others.
Not long after, Hylla arrived with the guards, who gave him a nod before looking at the light source. Soon, the rest poured inside the place, all of them seemed to be ready to fight for whatever treasures appeared in the place.
When the young master of the Mortola Family arrived, he was about to open his mouth but the glare from the young elite guard made him close his mouth back. The others look at the man like he is their savior.
They watched as the light, forming a dome-shaped barrier, began to dim out. When the light stopped flashing and blinding anyone, they were met to the sight of a huge garden, containing a lot of natural treasures in the form of spiritual herbs and fruits.
Hylla opened her mouth at that exact moment,
"T-this i-is Noble's Garden!"