Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

*huff*

Lee stood up casually, and dusted him off of the black marks. The unscathed skin below the black hue made Xavi and Drake frown in surprise. Three lone cultivators approached Xavi as they saw him standing near Lee. They were also wondering about the identity of this young man.

"My name is Lee. I have Mana affinity with no specific element."

Peter turned his head around and glanced at An and Mia.

"She is my wife, and that is my sister. She is the sister of my friend."

He pointed at An, Mia and Tera respectively and conveyed the relationship between the trio and him. Gauthama and Ruella were slowly approaching them, and their footsteps were silent. The ladies caught the sight of them coming closer and moved towards the druid. They exchanged words of excitement and joy immediately.

The Tubian came and stood next to Lee. Lee gave a nod at him.

"The accumulation of rage and pain helped you a great deal. But it was your resolve to end the fight without delay, that brought you victory."

Gauthama made a short remark as a response for Lee's nonverbal enquiry. The twin brothers heard the remark and nodded in appreciation.

"May I know who you are, sir?"

Xavi asked Gauthama as he noticed the attire that is similar to a cultivator. He introduced himself as an inn owner, and added that Tera was his sister.

"I would like to talk to Mr.Lee privately. Could you spare a moment?"

Drake extended his request to Lee, hoping that he might not get rejected. Lee was about to say yes, when Xavi interrupted.

"Why don't we finish the formalities of the tournament and reward the prize first?"

Hearing this, Lee glanced over his shoulders and saw the vacant ground in front of them. He nodded in response as he turned his head to glance at Xavi.

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5 P.M.

71965 Essence harvested.

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The Cultivator's Guild.

Xavi Godson led Lee to the Guild, while Gauthama took his sister, Mia, Ruella and An to the inn. Drake excused himself and departed from the tournament premises with his students. Before leaving, the academy students introduced themselves to Lee and sowed the seeds of friendliness.

The Cultivator's Guild was a large building, much bigger than the Adventurer's Guild he saw in the Lorin city. It would be an understatement to call it a building, because it was a whole complex of shops and the guild related rooms. The twin storeyed building had a vast area for practice and sparring, and also for evaluating the realm.

The shops were not exclusive for cultivator and Qi related stuff, but had Mana related potions and artifacts, as well as armours and weapons of all kinds. For these purposes, the previous guild presidents took great effort in bringing dwarves and elves into the city and residing them here. The dwarves made excellent weapons, while the elves made potions and pills for living. Though everyone is allowed to make trade individually, the Guild can passively promote your products when they are being displayed in the guild complex shops. Thus a major portion of commerce is through the Guild.

As he was following the Guild president, Lee scanned the entire complex with the Map and his eyes skimmed over a number of objects. D reminded him that there was nothing here worth noticing. After a few minutes, as Lee was walking behind the Guild president, D noticed an anomaly in the vicinity.

[There is a weapon in the vicinity with an immense amount of resentment in it. On your 9. You might be able to feel its very faint repulsion. Take a note on it, and continue walking.]

Lee slightly turned his head to the weapon shop on his left. It was not too luxurious nor dull. As Lee concentrated, he was able to feel a slight pressure emitting from the inside of the shop. Others don't seem to have noticed this. He kept his pace and walked away, and asked D to place a pin on the shop, in the Map.

Xavi Godson walked to the second floor of the building, with Lee in tow. Many noticed the good-looking and ragged man behind the president and had many doubts arise in their minds. Some scanned Lee top to bottom and some felt repelled from his adventurer outfit. But these were not worthy of his notice, as he continued to sweep the entire area with his senses. Apart from the resentful weapon, only a drooling fragrance was able to turn his head.

Both of them entered a room that was labelled 'Hall of Fame' above the door. The purpose of the room was self explanatory. The twin doors opened as the president directed his Qi into the door handle. Stepping inside, the wooden floor gave off a warm brownish golden hue. The chandelier hanging from the ceiling was majestic and feast to the eyes. Entering the door, Lee found themselves standing at the right most corner of the wide room. Turning his head to the left, a large array of portraits decorated the wall. Right below those portraits were a metal slab giving a brief introduction about the person above.

"This Hall of Fame is the record of the winners of the Tri-annual Tournament. And it was here that all the previous champions received their prize and established a relationship with the Guild."

As Xavi waved his hands, a small door opened on the ceiling and a golden tray descended. D identified it as an artifact that works on a predetermined set of rules and conditions. He found it harmless and conveyed it to Lee. On the tray was a ring with faint red and blue stripes running diagonally on the grey surface. It was made out of an alloy of Vixen Phoenix's bone and Gargantua Rock, and later annealed in Fire Salamander's blood.

But the rolled up contract placed next to the ring caught Lee's attention. He remembered Xavi telling something about establishing a relationship with the Guild. D advised to stay calm and let the time unroll the information. Lee threw his assumptions in the trash bin and eagerly waited for the president's explanation. Xavi glanced at Lee, and only saw his blank poker face.

[But I am having an uncomfortable feeling from that rolled piece of paper. So be on caution!]

D sounded his opinion, and Lee raised his guard inside and sharpened his senses to the maximum. The regular and rhythmic heartbeat of Xavi Godson became audible to him. As each second passed, Lee was ready to face anything!