Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis continued walking down the road until he arrived at the plaza. There were around 40 people present, most of them standing around the different notice boards. The other 60 were probably already on missions or in their houses.

Many people turned towards him. Everyone knew each other, and they hadn't seen Gravis' face before. Some of them had guessed who he was since the others from the entrance exams were more sociable than Gravis. Of course, they had talked about Gravis before. When the other disciples saw the black saber on Gravis' back, they all realized who he was.

Gravis had left his other saber in his house. The whole reason why he went through all this drama to get that particular house was so that Gorn could keep watch. Gorn wouldn't covet Gravis' saber since he already had his own weapon and didn't need another one. This whole thing was more for protecting the saber against other people.

Gravis saw a cart selling noodles and meat. That was probably where most people bought their food. He went over and bought some smoked meat, which he placed in some of his sacks, and some noodles, which he ate immediately. Compared to a city, the food price here was extreme. The price was written in silver.

Yet, no one batted an eye since everyone in the guild counted their money in gold. The insane prices were probably the only reason the guy even sold his wares in such a small 'village'. Gravis got his noodles in a small box so he could walk around while eating.

Gravis didn't want to waste more time and started walking to the Lightning Tower. He still had around 80 gold from selling his treasures from the Basin of Nature. He wondered what the prices were in the Lightning Tower.

When he was about to enter the tower, two burly men started blocking the entrance into the tower. They both wore spears and armor, and Gravis thought that this was weird. Gorn said there were no guards in this guild, yet those two looked precisely like guards.

Gravis finished a mouthful of noodles. "What do you want?" he asked and then took another mouthful of noodles.

The guard on the right stepped forward imposingly and puffed out his chest. "It's one gold as an entrance fee."

Gravis slurped his noodles and looked at the guard. The guards waited for Gravis to say something, but Gravis first finished his mouthful of noodles. Talking with a full mouth was impolite. "The Guild Master said nothing of an entrance fee."

The other guard stepped forward and looked aggressively at Gravis. "It is one gold as an entrance fee. I don't care-"

SLUUUURP!

in the eyes. For some reason, the guard got really angry when he saw

Gravis to finish his mouthful. "It is

SLUUUURP!

guys were up to no good. If the Lightning Tower needed an entrance fee, Gorn would have told

to the side and stepped forward and leaned his face close to Gravis. He, obviously, was trying to intimidate Gravis.

SLUUURP!

guard's face. Slurping noodles was a messy affair. The guard finally exploded and lifted his

BANG!

do. The guard froze and then fell to the floor in

in shock at the guard screeching on the floor in pain. This was not how this was

"Bastard! I'll tear-"

BANG THUMP!

guard, and they both slammed into the Lightning Tower's wall. Gravis' kick was

SLUUURP!

of noodles while watching the guards. After some seconds, he got bored and entered the

It looked like the entrance to some public hall with a reception. Sitting at the

many women had an appropriate disposition for it. Gravis finished the noodles and put the box into one of his sacks. Then, Gravis walked

woman said without looking up from her

the prices for the

hour. Second level, ten gold an hour. Third level, a hundred gold an hour. The fourth level is off-limits," narrated the woman with

level was cheaper than he had thought, and the third more expensive. There was surely a reason for those enormous price differences. "What's the level of Destruction Energy

time new disciples joined the guild, the first thing they did was inquire about the Lightning Tower. It was the center of the guild, after all. She had thought that this was just another new disciple, yet, Gravis had spoken of Destruction

smirk. "You've already read