Tower Ascension - Chapter 82
“No! I simply thought of threatening them and forcing them to follow us. And, slowly developing the trust. After all, even the dog isn’t loyal from the start.” Zhao Ming shook his head and mentioned his own idea.
He doesn’t believe in finding some loyal right from the start. Because people will be loyal to you when you have something that can attract them. If you have a good quality in leading, even the stronger people can become loyal to you.
If you treat people with kindness, they will treat you with the same kindness. This was his mentality.
“Hmm! You are right but we can also find loyal people through my method. After all, we are creating a mentality in their brain that they owe us their lives. Although this kind of mentality is toxic and it can even backfire us, we can improvise it.”
“Like if we follow your path, we can easily gain their trust after a few weeks or months. Either way, I don’t think we should force them to join us. These kinds of people will develop a mentality of serving strong and bullying weak.”
“And, I hate such mentality.” Peter puts his idea as he walked towards the city gate.
“Well, let’s try your method then.” Zhao Ming shrugged his shoulders and followed Peter to the city. He wasn’t afraid of danger rather he was afraid of running away from danger. In his eyes, only adversity can help a man grow.
It is something every man should face. As they walked inside the city, Peter encountered the same man who killed another man in front of him. He was slightly surprised but he didn’t run like before. He wasn’t planning to run away from the start.
After all, he didn’t fear this man’s strength rather he feared the strong people inside the city so he only ran back to alert others.
The man also saw Peter but he got confused. Because he had seen Peter killing that old man. But, he didn’t understand why Peter hurriedly ran away after that. Originally, he thought Peter was afraid but now he was back with a friend?
He couldn’t help but walk towards Peter and Zhao Ming.
“Didn’t you run away because you were scared back then?” His eyes were full of confusion as he asked.
Peter shook his head and turned his head at Zhao Ming and spoke “I went to call my friend so that he can join the excitement as well. By the way, what are the rules of this city?”
“Rules?” The man looked at him with disdain and laughed “There are no rules in this city. If you are strong, you can have everything. If you are weak, then you will be left with nothing.”
“Oh! By the way, where is that woman?” Peter curiously asked since he didn’t see the woman with this man.
“Oh her! Tch, she was weak. After using her once, I sold her to my friend.” The man clicked his tongue and spoke.
Hearing his words, Peter tilts his head with confusion. He originally thought this man loved that woman. But, it turns out he only got her to use her and throw her. He couldn’t help but look at the man with disdain.
His mind was full of hatred against this man. Peter understood why his Mind of a Hero was acting. But, when he tried to suppress Mind of a Hero with Stone Heart, he found he couldn’t use it. He frowned for a moment and realized something.
His Stone Heart was made out of greed. And, his heart was now full of greed. His Stone Heart knows if he kills this person, he will get EXP. And, EXP is the resource to get stronger. That’s why his Stone Heart was trying to let his Mind of a Hero loose.
Just like how Mind of a Hero let Stone Heart loose when Morgan injured his sister and camellia. He understood why his Stone Heart was doing such a thing, so he took a deep breath and the flame burst out of him.
“We have no hatred and this city has no rules. And, I hate scums like you.” Peter stared at that man and a sword appeared in his hand.
“You? Die!” The man didn’t hesitate to pull out his spear and thrust it forward. At this moment, dozens of white triangular scales appeared around his body.
Whoosh!
His speed rose to another level and he also activates all of his rings. The flames burst out of his back as well. He slightly moved to the right, while dodging the spear. He slashed his sword and the next moment, a head and headless body fell on the ground.
“Level 28!”
Yes, he only received twenty-eight EXP but it was still good enough. He puts his sword back and retracted his fire as well.
“I thought you wouldn’t be interested in others’ matters.” Zhao Ming stared at Peter and asked.
Peter nodded his head and said “I am not interested in other matters but don’t you hear his words. There is no rule in this city. So, hit anyone you want to hit!”
“Shouldn’t we train Destruction Intent before we make any enemies here?” Zhao Ming asked as he walked past the headless body.
“And, where do you think we will get a chance to rest in this city?” Peter asked with a smirk on his face.
Only then did Zhao Ming realize his intention.
“So, you want to attract people’s attention and tell them that you are strong. This way they won’t disturb you unless the person is someone more powerful than you.”
Peter nodded his head and spoke “I don’t want to trouble myself with weak. Don’t forget, we should train and get stronger as fast as we can. We still have too many things to do.”
Zhao Ming nodded his head and both of them walked towards the middle of the city. The more they walked in the city, the more they learn about this lawless city.
It was truly lawless. People were killing each other, assaulting women and some women were even assaulting men. Nobody cared about others, they only cared about themselves.
Although it was quite surprising nobody came to trouble them. At least, not until they walked at the center of the city. There was a huge building in front of them. But, before they could enter the city, a few people stopped them. There were nearly thirty of them.
“Boy, don’t you know the rules? Pay 1000 mana coins if you want to enter this hotel.” One of them walked in front of Peter and spoke.
Peter looked at his eyes and asked “But, this city doesn’t have any rules?”
“So what? It has rules when we want it. It doesn’t have any rules when we don’t want it. Understand? Now pay the mana coin or do you want to die?” The man was bulky but his height wasn’t as tall as Peter’s.
Peter turned his head at Zhao Ming and asked “So, did I win the bet?”
“Yeah, yeah, you won.” Zhao Ming sighed as he answered his question. While walking in the city, they made a bet. Zhao Ming said the person that will trouble them would be someone stronger than them. And, Peter said the person that will trouble them would be someone weaker than them.
Zhao Ming didn’t think the weaker people would try to make trouble with stronger people. He didn’t understand where these people get their courage from? Do you eat the heart of a tiger? Or, are they living with ghosts?
“Boy, didn’t you hear…”
Splash! Thud!
Before he could speak more words, the white scales appeared around Peter’s hand and his agility ring activated as well. The sword appeared in his hand and before he could speak more words, the sword sliced his throat.
“You! You bastard!”
“Kill him! Kill this bastard!”
The people that were near him were shocked when they saw their man falling on the ground with a headless body. They screamed at Peter and rushed towards him.
“I will make this quick.” Peter turned his head to Zhao Ming and took out his second sword. The next moment, the white scale-covered his body as he rushed towards them.
Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash!
After five minutes, dozens of headless bodies were lying on the ground while Peter was covered with their blood. Unfortunately, his eyes weren’t on them. They were solely focused on the new status panel in front of him.
[Climber- Peter Johnson
Age- 21
Level- 31 (EXP- 28/2400)
Trait- Adaptability, Stone Heart, Mind of a Hero, Triple Personalities
Talent- Mana Body
HP- 165
MP- 155
Internal Energy- 155
Genetic Power- 80
STR- 405
AGI- 416
VIT- 351
STM- 351
Passive Skills- Greed (Lv.1- 50%), Dying Divine Breath (Lv.2- 30%), Iron Body (Lv.21- 20%), Energy Absorption Skill (Lv.2- 80%)
Active Skills- True Sword Skill (Lv.1- 70%), Fire Dragon Skill (Lv.9- 90%), Greater Demon Transformation (Lv.9- 90%), Spirit Assimilation Skill (Lv.6- 80%), Sky Shooting Arrow Skill (Lv.4- 50%)
Stat Points- 30
Fame Points- 680
Items- Healing Potion*15, Sword*3, Bow*1, Ring*6, Passive Skill*1, Armor*2 Active Skill*1, Wooden Arrows Skill, Mana Coins*4165, Key of Guardian*1, Trident of Destruction, Mana Crystals*16500]
At this moment, Zhao Ming turned his head at him and asked “So, what now?”
“Of course, we are going to enter this hotel and comprehend Destruction Intent..” Peter chuckled as he walked towards the hotel.