"In that forest that you went to, the highest-ranked monsters were rank 5. They would not take the initiative to attack humans unless provoked.
In your case, seven rank 5 monsters attacked together which seems even more impossible" Elena said after thinking about it for a long time.
"The reason the pack of monsters attacked you is definitely due to man-made reasons.
But it is difficult to say if someone targeted you specifically, especially because you were still inside the empire.
Don't think of it anymore, I will try to find out about it and inform you if I know something." She said.
"Yes, I understand mother."
This was also what Ariana wanted. Her mother belonged to the Thornwood family which was one of the five top families of the Lunaris Empire.
This family specialized in information gathering and was second to none in that field.
"Also mother, I have become a Rank 4 warrior now!" Ariana told her mother excitedly.
Elena was taken aback for a second. She had been keeping track of her daughter's progress and knew that she still needed some time before reaching rank 4.
However, she soon became happy for her daughter.
She got up from her chair and excitedly hugged her daughter.
"That's wonderful! Punch and show your strength!"
Below Transcendent, it was difficult to understand the rank of a warrior unless they were fighting.
Ariana punched her mother's belly without hesitation. What harm can she, a rank 4 warrior, do to a rank 8 warrior?
It was like an adult playing with a baby. So the question of her mother getting hurt didn't even arise.
"Wonderful! You really are rank 4 now."
Elena noticed that the energy in her punch was perfect for a rank 4 warrior. She couldn't detect any dark energy for her daughter which proved she had broken through her rank normally.
As long as she broke through normally. As for how she did it doesn't matter.
Sometimes, warriors wish to increase their strength fast.
The world is based on strength and everyone felt secure only by becoming stronger!
So some people took medicines that increased their rank quickly however it also decreased their future potential. So taking medicines was looked down upon by geniuses whose potentials were high compared to the rest.
Some people also used dark methods to break through quickly. However, such a method left dark energy in their bodies which made people mentally unstable. This was why such methods were banned in the empire.
"Well, you should go take a rest now."
"Yes, mother."
Ariana went out and the maid standing outside bowed to her as she passed.
Ariana knew her mother had a lot of work.
Her father was busy with work the entire day. The emperor needed to see all the activities going on in the empire every day.
So her mother did some of the work for him.
'Father may want to see me at night after he returns from all his work since I had an accident. '
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Back in Elena Thornwood's room,
'Heh, my daughter is now a rank 4 warrior while Clara's son just became a rank 3 warrior. I will definitely rub it in her face.' Elena thought excitedly.
The emperor of Lunaris, Adrian Mooncrest had one wife and one concubine. The concubine's name was Clara Whitefield.
She had a son named Julian Mooncrest who was a few months younger than Ariana.
Although there wasn't any enmity between them Elena and Clara, they still competed over small things.
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Back in Ariana's room,
The warriors had a special breathing technique by which they could take in energy from the air which made them stronger. This process was generally called 'cultivation' by the people.
Ariana sat on her bed, cultivating.
She had cultivated in her room since childhood. However, now she could feel that she could absorb energy much faster than before! At least ten times faster!
She knew this wasn't normal. The absorption rate should not increase with rank. It always remained the same. This was also why people generally took more time to increase their rank as they grew stronger since higher ranks required much more energy than before.
'Yeah, it's definitely my physique. '
She now believed more and more in the things that she saw in that dream.
'I definitely grow stronger than everyone else and be with Darius in the future!' she was determined.
She looked around herself. The thread-like structures floating in the air were much more than in that forest.
She knew that the royal family had put formations around their palace which increased the energy in their surroundings.
'Those thread-like structures definitely are energy floating in the air.'
As she cultivated, she could see those thread-like structures entering her body which confirmed her theory.
'The area around a treasure always has more energy than the rest. I can hunt treasures easily now in secret realms!'
Secret Reslms!
In this world, sometimes small realms appear which are basically different dimensions where treasures are present. It allowed only some particular rank of warriors to enter. There were dangers along with treasures.
In order to get stronger, many risked their lives to search for powerful treasures.
However, nobody knows why they appeared. Some believed that it was nature who gave birth to it.
'I can ask Father about some secret realms when I visit him later.' Ariana thought to herself.