I continued to perform the 1st move of the exercise again and again. I was only able to complete it for 3 times before I dropped my sword to the ground and slouched near the tree I was practising.
I checked the time and was surprised to see I have been practising only for 30 minutes. It felt like hours for me, because of the pain I was feeling when performing the exercise.
No wonder why no one is performing the Battle Exercise even with the advantages it gives. I want to continue performing the exercise to complete the first set soon.
I continued performing the exercise for another hour, but still couldn't go past the 1st move, but I am able to complete it within two minutes now.
I should be satisfied with me completing the 1st move in one day because, as per the notes I have read, most people couldn't perform more than 10 moves their whole life because of the pain.
I checked my Status after the training session and was satisfied with the improvements I got because of the level-up.
[STATUS
NAME: ALEXANDER SAAD
ELEMENT: AIR
GRADE: MID-F
ATTACK: 13
DEFENCE: 13
ENDURANCE: 15
SPEED: 13
ENERGY: 14
SKILLS: AIR ARMOR, AIR STRIKE]
I am sure I didn't get any permanent boost in my attributes from the Battle Exercise as I will have to complete the entire set to get them.
I was too tired I slept the minute my head hit the pillow. It was one of the dreamless sleep I have very often. I wish I had a few dreams that will give me focus on what I want to become.
I wake up in the morning by 7:00 AM, 2 hours late than my usual time, but I can't be blamed because of the tiredness I had after performing the exercise.
I did my morning chores, took a shower and went to the dining table to see my father as usual reading the news in his watch while my mother and sister preparing the breakfast.
I sat next to my father thinking about the ways to improve my performance in the exercise. They will not know that I am performing it until I finish the first set giving me the permanent benefits of the exercise.
My mother again is preparing my favourite bacon and egg scramble with mango juice to lighten my mood, which I didn't want as I have overcome the sadness.
One good thing about me is I don't dwell in the past. I will always leave the past in the past only focusing on the lesson it has taught me and to not make the mistake again.
The mistake I did yesterday is being weak, and I intend to rectify it as quickly as I can and that is the main reason I am focusing on the Battle Exercise.
BEEP
I heard a 'Beep' notification sound from my hunter watch. I opened it to see an email from the Hammerand. Looks like they have decided whom to recruit.
I wasn't too much inclined to join any company now even though the benefits will be more than what a volunteer gets from the missions they undertake.
I opened the mail to see a big red word saying "REJECTED" at the top of the email. I have been rejected by the Hammerand. I went through the email in a leisurely way and found the reason for the rejection at the center of the email.
They say I was not using the resources I was given, instead squandered it by giving it to others. They are saying about the healing and energy potions I gave to my teammates to keep them fighting.
I have given all the healing and energy potions I had for them to use, except for the only healing potion I used on myself. They say I should have kept them to myself so I could have used them when I needed it.
This is one of the reason why I didn't want to join a company. They want to protect the humanity from the dangers that are in the world, but they don't want us to help the fellow human who is in need.
The rejection didn't cone to me as a shock as I have expected this. Joining a company will take my freedom away and make me do the missions they choose for me and to leave the weak behind instead of helping them to become strong and survive.
I know Dawn would be selected and will become one of their best recruits, but will she accept the letter. If she agrees to join the company, she will have to sign a contract to work in the company for a set number of years.
If she agrees for it, she will be ordered to move out of Havet for some time to go on training and missions which she is given by the company.
I just hope she knows what to do as she will be forced to sign the contract as her brother is already in Hammerand and will try to make her join too.
I received a message from her saying she has been selected to join and will be going to the company branch this afternoon to sign a five year contract just like her brother who did it 3 years ago.
I wish she will not change a lot after the training she gets from the Hammerand as the training is brutal which will change a person's character in a way they will not recognize themselves after sometime.
I just smiled at the thought of being rejected as it has saved me the time to face the recruiters and their constant nagging to accept the contract.
After the breakfast, I left to the town defence wall to go on my own mission. I have only 3200 credits in my account after purchasing the armor I am wearing.
I have also bought 2 leather masks which will protect my head and my identity. I don't want others to know who I am when I go out to hunt as my mother and sister work in the town security and my father is a well known crafter in the company Faema.
Because of this, most of the people in Havet know me and will come to help me to gain favours from them, which I don't want to happen. But, do I want to use them as it might affect my eyesight.