Chapter 2
Jake Pov:
"You know you are not supposed to go down into the dungeon without me or Rider! What if you had been killed Jake, what would we do without you?!," Hunter yells at me clearly furious.
Turns out he didn't know, he just wanted to let me know Rider was here. He tends to bring us Books to read and other supplies as I said. "But I am able to take care of myself, you know this!," I plead to let off on it.
"But, even if you can you should have gone with Night!," Hunter points out to me. Night is a pet I found in the forest 9 months ago. He is a Black Wolf, and when we found him he was almost dead. So I nursed him back to health and he became my friend.
"Ok guys calm down. I brought some new books for you guys to read now. The first one is on the monarch and knight system of nations, along with the world of Exodus. The second one is about Religion and Magic, and the 3rd is about Adventurers and Mages, along with additional information," Rider says handing me four books.
"Thanks, Rider!," I tell him as I receive the books. Looking the first ones name is Exodus Monarch and Knight system. The second one is Religion and Magic of Exodus. The third is Adventurers and Mages of Exodus. An the fourth one is called Exodus Bestiary I can't wait to start reading these.
"Your welcome, now if you train hard for the next month. I will take you into the dungeon Jake, but you have to train hard as I said," Rider tells me to which I am happy.
"Alright, well I better get to training after I read these!," I tell him as I head off to my room to read. When I get there I close the door and jump on my bed.
"Lets see, Adventurers and Mages of Exodus, Religion and Magic of Exodus, Exodus Monarch and Knight system, and Exodus Bestiary. Lets start with the Monarch and Knight system," I tell myself as I open the book.
I am a little surprised at all the ranks and how powerful knights are. I am also wondering who this group of people are now. Rider might know, but I'll ask him another time since he is normally busy.
I ended up reading the other three books without stopping. All of the 4 books were just short story's in a way. They only had around 900 words on average. Basic information for children who are growing from the looks of it.
I understood a bit of the skills now, part of which my brother had as well. I was also interested in becoming an adventurer, but that is a tale for another time.
Since I am done I leave my room to see my brother and Rider making dinner. "So what are we having for dinner today?," I ask them.
"We are making pancakes. I tapped a tree in my home village and made some maple syrup to add on top. I hope you guys enjoy!," Rider says handing me and Emma a plate with pancakes. He also sets down a plate of butter and a jug of maple syrup nearby to add on top.
"Thanks!," Emma says as we dig in after adding butter and Syrup. Yummy, is my only thought. Rider tends to make the best pancakes, and based on what we normally make, its like being in heaven. You see being in this remote area we scavenge a lot for food. We have a stream going through the dungeon nearby so we have fresh water. As for food Hunter normally goes out and hunts wild animals like deer. But he is not that great at cooking, he also doesn't have that skill. So in the end, while we may not say it, as in me and Emma, his food, is Horrible. But somehow it is still edible surprisingly.
"So, Rider, I have a question," I ask him as I finish up and put the plate off to the side.
"Yeah, what is it Jake?," He asks back a little wary.
"What did the book Exodus Monarch and Knight system mean by the 'Sentient group of knights' and 'As powerful as SS rank adventurers?," I ask him since I saw it in the book. From the looks of it he calms down as well.
"It was walking about a force that was put together to stop World wars. You see this world we are in is much larger than you may think. This Dungeon you live in can't even scratch the surface, or anything close to that. It can probably scratch the surface of something that scratches the surface of something that can scratch the surface. Do you get it?," He asks to which I nod.
"Good, well, train hard, and if you get to the bottom of the dungeon, I will bring some friends to give you private training. For when you go out into the real world, my apprentice Jake!," Rider finishes.
After that he ends up saying goodbye and leaving. What he meant by Apprentice is because he has been training me a bit this last year, but not by much. He doesn't want something to happen, but won't say what.
I might as well get to training now. For training we use heavy weights and make mana flow in the opposite direction that we are moving. This strengthens the mana and our muscles, and makes for an incredibly hard workout. We use this method for everything, so we are always training.
I get on the weights and get started.