Tianyuan Territory.
Sophia and Duo Lai have already returned, leaving only Gunpowder and five others to continue their apprenticeship on Iron Stone Mountain.
The levels of the six are indeed not high, with Gunpowder being the strongest but only just entering the second-order elite level.
However, they are Gunner Masters, experts in gunnery, which, with the exception of Roy, the others on the mountain are unaware of, simply regarding them as apprentices who came to learn the craft.
Now, there are more than just Gunpowder and the five others apprenticing on Iron Stone Mountain.
Seeing this, a few Lords sent over some apprentices overnight. It's said that a Lord even brought over three hundred apprentices, only to be turned away by Gunner Master Roy with a darkened face.
"Thanks to the backgrounds of Gunpowder and the others, Gunner Master Roy seems to take them quite seriously. They should be able to learn a lot of skills and quickly make up for their own shortcomings."