Chapter 43 Hollis's Warehouse
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A day had passed and I was still in bed. It seemed like the academy had given me some healing potions, so the wounds on my body had completely healed. I felt very well now.
It was 7pm on Monday night and I had received a message from Aveline. She said she would come to take me to the academy's warehouse later, and told me to get ready first.
*Knock knock*
"Are you done?" Aveline's cold voice rang out from outside the room.
"I'm coming right away!"
I was already prepared, and I was just waiting for Aveline. As soon as she arrived, I rushed out. I was really excited.
'I wonder what the academy's warehouse looks like?'
I was really curious.
"How are you feeling?" As soon as I left the door, she asked.
Her face was cold and indifferent, but from her voice, I could hear that she was also very concerned about me.
"Yes, I'm fine. I feel very well." I smiled in response.
She was originally a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Even though she was very cold and strict, she always cared about her students.
"...Okay, let's go." Seeing that I was fine, Ms. Aveline gently turned around and walked away.
I also quickly followed her footsteps with an excited mood.
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"Going through this teleportation gate will lead to the academy's warehouse." Aveline walked in front of me and said.
'Using the teleportation gate for security reasons? That's good.'
Instead of going around and having a specific path, use the teleportation gate instead. It will shorten the distance and prevent intruders from knowing where the warehouse is. In any case, to use the teleportation gate, we need to set the destination coordinates.
"Please present your permit." The guard in front of the teleportation gate spoke.
The guard in front of us would be the one to lead us to the academy's warehouse. The warehouse coordinates were only known to the principal and the guards. Without them setting the teleportation coordinates, we wouldn't be able to get to the warehouse.
Aveline took out a piece of paper with a red stamp from her Storage Space. That stamp belonged to the principal.
After confirming everything, the guard made way for us to enter the teleportation gate, and he himself went to enter the coordinates for the gate.
Not long after, the teleportation gate lit up, Aveline and I immediately entered it.
A familiar feeling of nausea rose up, it was very similar to when I walked through the Dungeon gate, only this time it was much lighter.
I quickly recovered my state. Aveline was still by my side, waiting for me to adapt to the uncomfortable feeling after passing through the gate.
Seeing that I had completely recovered, she immediately continued walking. I quickly followed.
Without moving for long, we arrived at our destination.
Before my eyes was a huge metal gate. It looked extremely sturdy. On both sides were two gatekeepers with extremely powerful auras.
That was only natural, the main warehouse was where many of the academy's precious resources were stored, if the guards weren't strong enough, it would be a matter of time before the warehouse was robbed.
"You stand here and wait for me."
Aveline told me to stand still and wait for a moment, then she walked up to the gatekeeper and said something. I didn't know what they said but I guessed it was to confirm our identities.
It didn't take long for the gatekeeper to nod and signal to his colleague. Miss Aveline just beckoned me to come over. I saw that and quickly went to her side.
*Creak*
The heavy gate finally opened after a series of complicated and confusing operations by the two gatekeepers.
"The bracelet on your wrist, is it a Storage Space?" asked Aveline.
"That's right." I nodded.
"You're not allowed to bring Storage Space into the academy's warehouse, I'll keep it safe for you."
That's right, who knows what stupid things I'll do if I bring the Storage Space into the storage. Although I don't intend to steal anything. It's best to be satisfied with what I have.
I nodded and took off the bracelet, giving it to Aveline. I wasn't afraid of her searching my Storage Space. I knew she wouldn't do that.
"Alright, you can freely choose what you want, just remember to only choose what really suits you. Don't be too greedy." Aveline held my bracelet in her hand and said with satisfaction.
"I understand." I nodded seriously and quickly entered the storage.
Actually, I had already thought of what I needed. I didn't lie in bed all day. I had to rack my brains to make that decision.
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"Let's see... F-rank items..." I muttered as I stood in front of the warehouse's layout.
I was allowed to choose an E or F-rank item. Normally, people would choose the highest-ranking item, right? But my goal was something in the F-rank category, I didn't care about anything else. I needed the most suitable item for myself right now, not the strongest item possible.
The more curious I was, the harder it was for me to hold back against the temptation of E-rank items.
I slowly moved through the corridor of F-rank items. I couldn't help but widen my eyes and gasp, amazed at the diversity of this place.
There were countless items piled up, it was really scary.
'How rich is Hollis?'
Seriously, an academy that rich?
I used to feel that Hollis's tuition was a bit expensive, but seeing all the treatment Hollis gave to its students, the infrastructure and resources it had, I felt that the tuition was still too cheap.
Okay, enough of the admiration, let's get back to finding what I need.
Normally, people would choose a skill when given the freedom to choose like this. But since I already had a stable Skill and a Special Skill, I'll skip this option.
Weapons are also a good choice. But the weapons the academy gave me were enough for my current self, so I'll skip it.
What I'm really interested in right now is something that can level me up. I feel like I'm too weak, so I really need to level up faster. But the highest limit is rank C which really gives me a headache.
The highest rank a person can achieve is limited. It sounds unfair because no matter how hard they try, they can't escape that limit. But in my opinion, such a limit is very fair...it sounds a bit negative but it's the truth.
No matter how hard an ordinary person tries, they will never be able to keep up with a genius. As soon as they think they can stand on par with a genius, they realize that the other person just didn't try hard enough. As long as those people are really serious, ordinary people will never have a chance to touch them. That's a harsh truth.
Those who can use effort to fill the gap between them and a genius are usually the main characters in novels and comics, but in real life, it's nearly impossible.
It's true that if you try hard, you will be good, they can become experts in their field. But that's it, genius will always be ahead of them.
That said, don't underestimate those "ordinary people", they are a huge resource in society. Geniuses are just the leaders, and ordinary people will be the ones who follow and work to develop society. With only a few geniuses and no ordinary people, civilization will not be able to develop. That is the balance of the world.
This rank limit is the same, the higher the limit is a genius, the lower the limit is a normal person.
The higher the limit, the larger the development space. People with high limits will develop faster than people with low limits. And that speed will decrease as they approach their limit. It's natural, right? The higher the level, the harder it is to reach, the closer to the limit, the harder it is to increase your ability.
I myself am a person with a rank limit of C, although it is very sad, I have to accept it. It's not something that can be changed if you want, and I have no choice but to accept it. Of course, if there's a way to increase the limit, I'll do everything I can to achieve it, and I'm sure everyone in the world is like that.
The current me can only try to do everything in my power to increase my strength and knowledge. I can't be as good as the main characters, but I have to be at least useful in the future battle against the Demon King and his army.
I kept thinking about random things while wandering in the F-rank medicine area. My goal was nothing more than a medicine that could help me break through from F- to F rank straight away. And that thing was the Ruda fruit, a magical fruit found in the dungeon. It could help the eater instantly break through from F- to F rank without any significant side effects. The only downside was that the process of breaking through when eating the Ruda fruit would be very painful.
But I don't think it's that bad. No pain can compare to the feeling of your flesh being burned to death.
"Let's see... here it is!"
My eyes lit up when I saw a compartment labeled "Ruda Fruit". I quickly went forward and opened it.
Inside the compartment was a bunch of plump, bright red Ruda Fruits, which looked extremely eye-catching. Without hesitation, I picked one and closed the compartment, then happily left. Well, what's the point of staying here now that I've achieved my goal?
As soon as I stepped out of the gate, I saw Aveline waiting. She looked at the Ruda Fruit in my hand and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Ruda Fruit?" She looked at me with a slightly puzzled look.
I could only laugh it off because I couldn't say that I already had a Skill and a Special Skill in my hand.
It was normal for her to act like that, I didn't play by any rules. I didn't choose things that were hard to obtain and had high value like Skill Books and weapons, but instead chose something that could level up myself. While I was still at a very low level and could completely level up in a short time.
But what I lacked the most was time...
Seeing that I didn't reply, she stopped prying and let it go. I could only smile wryly and quickly give the Ruda to the gatekeeper for confirmation. After everything was okay, Aveline and I started to return.
The way back was the same as the way in, the gatekeeper set the coordinates and we walked through the gate, the only difference was that this time the destination wasn't the gate that brought us here but in front of the student dormitory.
I said goodbye to Aveline and returned to my dormitory. I couldn't wait to level up.
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