329 Planet Bolivia
"Planet Bolivia, huh?" Aisha spoke as we stood in the middle of a wasteland with dried up trees as far as eyes could see. We had already traveled to the planet where the betrayers were, and now all that was left was to get strong while also finding them.
I also explained a bit in basic on how I 'randomly' found traces of the place where the people of this planet ran away from. Though Aisha and Aarick were specifically skeptical of me.
"I guess it's not a bad place to get started. We can culture your foundation for divine energy before getting you stronger. Though I should go to the nearest decay land to make myself stronger," Aarick explained his thoughts as he looked at Diaspora. He pondered a little before adding,
"I will need more people under me as well."
"So you will be going on your own?" I asked to confirm, but he denied.
"You think I will let a freak like you roam open in a world whose laws you don't even understand? I will need to make sure you know how to deal with the situation before leaving on my own. Don't you agree too?" He spoke as he looked at Aisha and she nodded, too.
I could only sigh before nodding. There was nothing wrong with it, I guess.
"In order to build the foundation, you need the proper methods to do it. But with your fragile body, it would be difficult to find any basic methods. Hmmm… I guess I will impart some knowledge to you of Aura, but before doing that, let's find a place to rest," he decided on his own as he began walking ahead.
Following behind him, I saw Aisha explaining the basic things to Caroline, Angela, and Irene. Hmmm, now that I look at it, they were pretty serious about their training and were really listening to Aisha. I was kinda happy for them.
'I guess I should work harder than well,' I smiled as I looked forward to this strange adventure of mine.
"Also, Michael. While you can use your powers, try to depend on them as little as possible. You don't want to become a target for the powerful people for now reason, would you?" he spoke, but I was confused. Why would I become a target if I showed my prowess? Shouldn't they carefully assess me first?
Hmmm well… I guess I won't use my powers until necessary. Or only use those which won't catch attention.
We walked for about half an hour before we reached the nearest town. It was a small town with people wearing robes and walking around with little caring about everything around them. Though before we could enter into the town.
"Halt!"
The guards at the main gate stopped us from entering as they looked at our groups with an analyzing gaze. They looked at me, before turning at Aisha and Aarick before their eyes turned rather disgusted as they spoke.
"Each of you gives 1 Silver coin to enter the town. Or else scram back to the place where you came from."
They were rude as they came. Their eyes were especially looking at us as if we were trash or garbage.
"See Michael. This is what I was talking about. In this world, powers rule everything. Your base cultivation, your power level, as long as you have that, people will respect you. If you don't have it, even a lowly guard like him won't respect you," Aarick spoke with a slight smirk before he did something…
I don't exactly know, but it seemed like he showed a bit of his power, which probably wasn't visible before.
Turning to the guards… They were white as sheets now. I saw them falling to the ground as if they were about to lose their lives. Hmmm… That's quite the scene.
"Still going to underestimate us?" Aarick asked as he looked at the guard duo, making them know-tow immediately. They shouted in unison," we wouldn't dare!"
At this point, they were sweating buckets and I could see them shivering in fear. If not for seeing myself, I didn't think it would be possible… The normal reaction is either to run away or stay frozen with fear, isn't it?
"Do not repeat the mistake again. I am in a good mood, so consider your life a gift to you," Aarick spoke as he looked at me and Aisha. Aisha sighed before moving past Aarick as she spoke. "Let's go. We don't have enough time to fool around."
"WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE KINDNESS AND BENEVOLENCE YOU HAVE SHOWN US!!!" the guard continued shouting, still in fear as our group entered into the town.
Because we caused a commotion, we ended up garnering a bit of attention from the people around. Despite being curious, nobody tried approaching us. They just whispered among themselves.
"Let's go get some native clothes first. While showing off some power is fine, walking as a clown isn't really ideal to be honest," Aarick sighed as he looked at my clothes before observing the girl's clothes.
Well, I didn't disagree with him as we reached the nearby shop. The owner looked at us with the same look as the guards, but oh well. After Aarick showed his power, he gave us clothes for free. However, I didn't like it as much, so I asked Aarick if we could compensate him somehow.
Aarick didn't like my idea, but he sighed as he took a bunch of cores and passed it onto that guy. Looking at the surprised and thankful gaze of the shopkeeper, it seemed he was satisfied with that.
"Would you like to start immediately or take a break?" Aisha observed me as we got out, wearing robes of their respective choice. Aisha wore a grayish black robe, making everyone look at her with their eyes gawking.
Aarick had a black robe, while I chose a rather white robe, with Caroline and the others choosing their own respective ones.
"What do you guys say?" I asked the girls in turn, who seemed to be a bit excited wearing the robes. Caroline pondered about it before speaking." I want to rest a little. We don't know when we might get another chance to rest."
Irene nodded at it while Angela wanted to train more. Diaspora left the decision to Aarick, while Aarick left the decision to me.
I sighed as I spoke." Let's rest then. We will start tomorrow morning."
Aisha and the others nodded before we began finding a nearby inn where we could spend the night.
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