Soon as the sun rose, Unit 04 left Silver Lake City. Death Sword was shocked that no one stopped them from leaving. He looked at Sifir for a quick second and was going to ask a few questions. However, he changed his mind and began looking back at the road ahead.
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From a window at the City Lord Estate, a guard walks up to the City Lord with humility and awe.
"They left first thing this morning, City Lord."
"It is just like what he said. They would try to leave first thing in the morning. We will see if he comes back, or we will kill Jagged first. Either way, it is a win-win situation for us."
"My Lord, I believe Jagged will die way before that man comes back."
"I hope so. It also seems like Fall Night and Jagged have issues of their own. I would love to see how that will play out." The City Lord had a sinister smile plastered on his face as he turned away from the window.
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The Unit 04 were moving rapidly through different terrains, avoiding small battles with low-level bandits and magical beasts. For Death Sword, time is precious. It doesn't matter if they are making good timing or running late. Death Sword wants to maximize his time to the fullest.
As they were moving out of the region where Silver Lake City resided. In the following 2 hours, they cross into the Night clan territory. Running very close to the border of the old capital of the Liger nation.
"We are being trailed by a few bandit teams."
"Jagged, do you want to have some fun?"
"Death Sword, oh, course I want to have some fun."
"Good, go and kill those flies. And come back with their storage rings if they have any."
In a flash, Jagged moved away from the rest of the group. And began to slaughter the bandit teams without any hesitation or fear. You could hear screams of the bandit teams asking for help and begging for mercy. In less than 30 minutes, Jagged came back with blood strains all over him.
"Ahhh… I need that. After that ordeal in Silver Lake City, I could go on a few more murder sprees."
"Hmph. That why you have the issues you do now, little raggedy Jagged." Purple Night said with disdain.
"Purple Night, one day I will have a taste of you. And you beg me to stop, and I won't. You are going to love it, trust me." Jagged spoke this with the cruelest intent possible.
Purple Night just giggles at Jagged's comments, like it was the funniest joke she heard. "And that is the day I let your greasy little hands touch me and the day I lose breath in my lungs."
"Shut it! Let continue to make our way to Black Port." Death Sword looked over to Sifir, seeing him not too far behind the rest of the group. Seeing this, Death Sword knew once Sifir made a breakthrough into the Initial stage of the Earth realm. His running speed would be on par with the rest of them.
Everyone became silent once again and continued to run as fast as possible. The closer they were to the old capital, the more groups started to trail them. After a while, Death Sword decided to move closer to the coast line for a quicker route and traverse more freely. When they finally left the influence of the old capital.
"Hey, Fall Night! Is the old capital in the Night clan territory?"
"No. It has its own prefecture with its own territory."
"That is stupid. Why would a ruined country need something like that?"
"Well, Jagged, if you want to know. You could go straight into old capital and find out."
"Ohhhhhhh. I do like that suggestion, Fall Night. Yeah, Jagged, go to the old capital and see why it's so dangerous." Purple Night giggles with a mixture of mirth.
"Ummm… I might be dumb, but I am not stupid like this ruin country."
"Jagged if you keep talking nonsense. I will break your jaw, and you won't be able to speak for a while." Jagged nodded begrudgingly. "Anyways, on to more important things. We have been running for close to 7 hours straight. We should be on the outskirts of Black Port. In about 2 hours, we should be able to get to the main port. Remember, we are not here to slight see."
Everyone nodded. Purple Night toss three low-grade Swift talemens to everyone. Without Death Sword needed saying a word, everyone kicked up their speed.When Unit 04 entered Black Port, Death Sword took them straight to the ship harbor, looking for a certain ship. Once Death Sword found what he was looking for, he walked up to the captain of the ship and flashed a token that the captain immediately noticed.
"We will be leaving in 20 minutes. Either you can get on board or you can wait and then board."
"We will board and wait on the ship to leave."
"Your cabinet is level 2. Here is your key. The trip will take 2 months to arrive at the Everlasting Continent."
"Thanks. Fall Night, take this time to try to make other breakthroughs before we arrive at the next port in the Everlasting Continent."
The group went to their cabinet and found a spot. Jagged took out his machetes and started to clean them. Polishing them and inspecting both of his weapons with a fine-tooth comb. He also fell into a medicated state. Death Sword took out both his swords, Noble Death and Life Ender. This is Death Sword's first time getting a chance to check out the upgrade on his swords. These swords have been with Death Sword for a while, and he treats them as part of his family.
"Fall Night, come over here. It is time that I breakdown a few things for you before we get to the Everlasting Continent."
After Sifir heard what Purple Night said, he walked over and sat by her. Death Sword nodded in approval and went back to checking out his weapons.
"Fall Night, first, let me explain the world currency. The highest currency in the world that I know of is the black coin, which is primarily currency on the Everlasting Continent. The second highest is the red coin in the Burning Continent. And lastly is the purple coin, which every other nation uses because it is the most accessible."Purple Night pauses for a second before continuing.
"Here is the ratio breakdown comparing all three. For every one black coin, there are ten purple coins. For every one red coin, there are five purple coins. You should know why I am telling this, right, Fall Night?"
"You are saying I am basically poor when we arrive at the Everlasting Continent. And if I want to increase my coins, it is best to find a way to get more money."
"Fall Night, you are only half right. The reason why I am telling you this is to make you expand your horizons. There are too many nations in the Burning Continent and the Everlasting Continent that use different currency than the Liger nation."
Sifir nodded in agreement that his world knowledge was severely lacking compared to his other teammates. Now, the report that the Midnight clan patriarch had given him is now coming in handy. As of now, he has a better reference to base things off of in the near future.
"Secondly, Fall Night, I am going to talk about what I observed from the battles and what might help you improve in the future. For starters, it takes you a while to gather essential energy for your strikes. This is going to be a problem in the immediate and long run if left undressed. If our enemies attack with speed and numbers. Fall night, you will die. It really is that simple."
"How should I start to overcome these shortcomings?"
"You will need more control-base skill, or you could start doing energy control drills that will refine your control. The more control you have over your energy, the better you can unleash your skills and dish out more damage to the enemy. This will help in the current situation, and you will see long-term benefits from controlling your energy output."
Sifir nodded, confirming that he lacks good controlling skills and drills for control. For Sifir, it is kin to doubling your effort to blow up a balloon for half of the result. Leaving anyone disheartened to continue a fruitless adventure for lackluster results. In this cultivation world, the weak are trampled by the strong, and people you once looked up to are mere pawns to someone immaculate plans of granduer. This is the reality Sifir is having. However, Purple Night brought Sifir out of his thoughts, and she began speaking again.
"Fall Night! Fall Night! Hey Fall Night!!!"
"Sorry, Purple Night. I was just thinking about what you said earlier."
"That is fine; however, I am not done talking. The last but not least, the most important thing I wanted to talk about is mating. Unlike humans and, to some degree, monkeys race, they can have multiple mates, and they don't have to think about the consequences of their action. For us, mating is one of the most important things beside power. To either continue or try to advance our bloodlines. Choosing the right mate is critical because most clans rise and fall on their bloodline. In addition, most males are looking for mates around 9 years old. While the females are starting to be groomed at 10 years old. Even your cute teammate Purple Night is ripe for a mate." Purple Night threw a wrinkle at Sifir.
"Hahahaha. That is rich! I won't say cute; however, you do look more delectable." Jagged slowly runs his hands together like a predator looking at his prey.
"I think I am thrown up from you just said Jagged. Because what woman would let you touch them willingly?" Purple Night imitates like she is going to throw up all over Sifir. As Purple Night leans in and whispers in Sifir's ear.
"You have such a strong bloodline running through your veins. So, if I were you with that pitiful strength, I would find a big tree and seek shelter from all things that bump in the night." A slow chuckle came from Purple Night. That one could hear a hint of caution and threat intertwine with each other.