Chapter 10: Or Maybe Not?
Dark side aside, Wan decided to go to that place after he tidied his things up.
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After several minutes of contemplation, Wan then decided to prepare his weapons to be armed on his body and not inside the inventory.
Taking those weapons out would take him some time and he might even forget that he have those weapons just in case he got petrified by fear.
After preparing everything, Wan wore his full black suit and rode his electric bicycle.
"I wear all black, even my shoes and under wear is black, even my bag too.
I might as well make this bike also black later."
few seconds later Wan thought something hilarious.
"I feel like batman riding an e-bike, also less the ears."
The bicycle was pretty high ended and can run up to 200 kph maximum for 6 hours before the need for charging for 3 hours again.
It's a newly developed e bike, only fourth best on the list of newly released high ended E-bikes.
"Well it looks pretty buff for a bike, the cooling system took up most of its external body so its specially suited for high intensity travel. Other type can sustain its max speed for only half of its battery capacity before overheating.
This one is the best when you already have a truck and only needed to travel and do something"
After so much rounds of thinking and thinking over again, Wan finalized his decision.
" I maybe good in calculating things, or is it just luck that I am in the plains and not on a mountainous path, a sea or even a dessert where I can only use the truck and whatsoever but who knows? my preparations ended up well after all."
As wan mounted the bike and started its engine, he found himself unable to move on forward as he discovered a new problem
"I hate to admit it but i may not be just as meticulous and careful as I think. Maybe I am just afraid. Afraid to go hungry, afraid to be alone, afraid of boredom, afraid of everything. I didn't realize it until now but I can actually infer right now that I may be a coward."
he thought all of this because he felt everything pass on his mind before he actually go to that place and encounter the new world.
"Maybe, I'll go tomorrow. Sigh.. And here I thought I was actually a tough guy when I beat someone bigger than me since 5th grade.
well, who wouldn't be afraid when an eagle bigger than a fighter plane could easily pop up in such places like this."
There was this incident that Wan beat up a guy who is significantly bigger than him.
He couldn't remember the reason for the fight but he actually remembered how he pinned the guy to the ground when he couldn't win the fist fight.
He remembered how he grabbed the guy's head and smacked it to the cold hard ground till the guy bled and collapsed.
Since then, he was actually avoided by his peers because he got away without any punishments due to the guy only having fainted from him seeing his own blood.
"Why am I afraid? Why? "
he grabbed his forehead seemingly thinking hard.
few seconds later
"Hmmm why would I be? Hahaha I got guns, knives and grenades.
This looks like a backward world to me. If my novel knowledge proves me right, I might be the only one who has guns.
I hate that I have this tendency to ovethink, I really get paranoid. The only good thing is, my acting skills were superb that one could only see me staring straight, seemingly unfocused."
Wan was actually doing what he said. Ever since he thought of all kinds of ideas, Wan would just stare faraway blankly and talk to himself in a silent manner. only this time had been so intense that he needed to grab his forehead to think.
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Wan decided to turn back to his tree house and retrieved the tranquilizer guns.
" I have high caliber guns but I decided to bring a tranquilizer gun. I may really be a coward, sigh..."
As wan mounted the bike again, he started the engine and after a few seconds,
He turned the engine off and returned to the tree house.
then he went out again carrying an RPG on his back.
"Or maybe not?"
Wan rode off his bike to the distance at maximum speed.
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-- On a certain village
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"It's already time for the feast, the city capital envoy would soon come after 2 days to recruit geniuses who could join the academy, the feast is a minor thing as we have enough resources to form a banquet. The real expense would be the rewards to be issued to the top 3 winners of the golden parola challenge. 3rd rank would get around 4 silvers, a minor healing potion and a level 1 low grade treasure.
Second rank would get 7 silvers, a minor healing potion and a level 2 low grade treasure. The champion would get 10 silvers, a minor healing potion and the village treasure, the golden parola!"
After the village chief announced this, the villagers cried out in unison, traces of astonishment and confusion could be seen.
"As may all of you may think, why would i give the village treasure to winner? It is because to nurture him to be able to compete in the city tournament and become a student of the imperial capital. As poor as we may be, we still have this treasure. If we just use it as it is, fending off monsters and such. It would not be a good investment for our future. Sooner or later we would be unable to produce magicians and warriors to protect our land. If we could nurture a genius and instructed him to return the favor by teaching the village students of his experiences, we would not be afraid of our extinction. We could exchange the treasure for our future, maybe if the champion gets stronger he would gain a top notch one and return it hehe."
The old village chief said slyly.
The crowd of villagers began to discuss to each other
"Anyway!! Begin the preparations!! Remember after 2 days the feast would begin, the envoy would come, other village representatives would come and more importantly the competition will be held. This is an opportunity! Do not waste it. NOW MOVE!"
the village chief shouted and all the people began preparing all kinds of food ingredients, items, weapons and all kinds of trade just for the sake of business.
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After 2 hours.
Wan arrived at the adjacent forest where he saw the smokes coming out.
"Maybe I should scout first."