Ed woke up and immediately ordered some food. He made sure to order as much as he could. He wasn't the only one who was going to eat. The one who brought in the food seemed that he will forever be holding a grudge against Ed. He had to come and go a couple of times before bringing all the dishes. He didn't even want to think about the person who has to clean it up.
The ship was equipped for everything. They had a restaurant, some entertainment areas, and training halls. Ed didn't plan on checking anything; he was going to spend his time calmly before he got to Central Continent. He didn't even hunt anything on the way to the port city. Mainly, because the monsters were too weak to help him with his level.
Ed finished his food and headed to the deck. A few people were staying there enjoying the view, same as Ed. Most of them had cultivation higher than Earth Establishment. Only strong people usually left to challenge the Tower of Origin.
Ed looked at the man standing alone at the top of the deck. 'He should be the staff responsible for protection' the man was in a state of concentration. He was responsible for killing any monsters that approach the ship. Not only cultivators visit the Central Continent, even nobles go. Many of them think about it as a way of finding new exotic pets or stuff of the sort. So if he makes any mistakes, he might get hunted.
Funny enough, Ed noticed some movement in the water. It seemed like the staff member noticed it as well, as he drew his sword. He floated high above the deck and started charging his sword with QI. Ed activated his Sharingan to take a good look. The man left a replica of his sword made from his sword each time he changed its position. There were more than a dozen swords by now. Enough for the number of monsters in the water.
The monsters looked like sharks with wings. They were Earth Establishment and they were very strong. As soon as one of them jumped out of the water, one of the sword replicas moved in incredible speed, piercing its head. None of the monsters survived the attacks. The staff member got back to the deck and continued to stand silently.
What he didn't know, was that his special ability which he spent a long time developing, was copied by Ed just now. Ed had never used the Sharingan's copying ability until now. But, he decided he would start using it from now on. Strong skills were always welcome.
Ed remained on the deck for a while. Some similar incidents happened, but they were never too much for the staff to handle. Ed went back to his room and found out that it was cleaned. He took this chance to order some lunch. Again, the staff from earlier showed up with his dishes. He had a pitiful look on his face. 'Why don't they send more than 1 server' Ed didn't know why this man's luck was so bad.
Ed and his companions ate and decided to take a nap. Ed was not being thoughtless or being too relaxed. The first thing he did when he boarded the ship, was looking for potential enemies on his Map. He was relieved to find that the ship was 'clean'. After his nap, Ed started meditating. He activated Ten and stayed in that state for a while. It was a new way for him to train Nen without having to cause damage to the surrounding area by using Ren.
Suika and Raikou also did the same. A couple of hours later, Ed stopped and ordered some food again. The same server appeared. Ed had a wry smile now, and couldn't help but give the man a tip. Finally, the sour mood of the man was lifted by the generous tip. Ed took a shower and left to the deck once more. It was now night time, and the sky was filled with stars.
Ed had stayed many times outside. But, he never saw a clear sky. Even in his previous world, the sky's lights were clouded by lights from the cities. The stars were shining brightly, illuminating the way for the ship. Many of the travelers got out of their rooms to enjoy the view. Soon, the deck was crowded. The number of people was making the staff's job of protecting them much harder. The starry sky was also blocked by them.
Ed felt annoyed and headed back to his room. He spent the next two days almost the same way. Finally, on the fourth day, they had set on the Central Continent. As soon as Ed descended, he could feel the difference. There a dangerous feeling in the air. Ed activated his Map, and many red dots appeared. Most of them would be bandits and scammers, so if they don't bother Ed, he wouldn't kill them.
Ed took out an actual map, one that was given to him by Leonard. He was going straight to the Tower of Origin without wasting a single second. His time was limited. Many of the people who descended from the ship had the same idea as Ed. They could also feel the dangerous aura. All of those who noticed immediately tried to leave the city. While some of the pampered nobles looked excited to explore the city.
'My condolences' Ed thought in his mind and left towards the exit of the city. As soon as he started moving, some red dots started moving as well. One of them seemed as if it was running somewhere. Ed expanded the Map and understood what was happening. The one who left went to inform some more people. Soon enough, Ed was surrounded by some gang members.
"Give us all your valuables and we might let you live". Their leader spoke, giving Ed the impression of a Cliché storyline. 'Even his character looks cliché'. The man was even wearing a bandana like a bandit. Ed knew this kind of situation was going to happen, so he prepared a pouch of money. "Take this" He threw in the air. All of the bandits' eyes immediately followed it. Suddenly it disappeared.
"What did you-". When the leader wanted to know what happened, he looked down only to find that Ed had disappeared as well.
"If you try to follow, I'll kill you all" Ed was standing behind the group that was in front of him, blocking their way. All of the bandits got shivers and hurriedly left. Ed didn't want to kill them since it would create a big scene. If they persisted, they could only blame themselves.
Ed left the city, heading towards the Tower of Origin.
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Ed had a long distance to cross. It was even longer than the distance between Avalon and Scale kingdom. The Central Continent was ruled by a government-like structure called the Central government. Most of the ships that travel between the Central Continent and the others ones are owned by them. They are also the ones responsible for the safety of the people.
But that was all on the surface. Although the Central government did do its job, it wasn't interested in safety. Most of the people who control cities don't belong to the Central government. Instead, they are local gang lords or evil sect heads. This was the reason why the first city had a dangerous feeling to it. It was filled with such characters.
This was also one of the reasons why Ed didn't kill those gang members earlier. Although they probably belonged to a weak gang, killing them would be an insult to the stronger ones. It meant someone was challenging the authority that the gangs held in Central Continent. Ed currently wasn't strong enough to challenge a whole continent. But in the future, things will be different.
Ed was now a few kilometers away from the city. He checked his map to make sure no one was near him. "Raikou" Ed called out to Raikou. They would be traveling for a long time, and they needed to save time. So Raikou was the best choice. After a while, they were stopped by a group of monsters. They had the face of a Komainu, a Japanese mythological shrine monster. While their body looked as if it was a gorilla's.
Ed and Raikou didn't have a choice but to kill them. If they tried to outrun them, then they might attract attention. These monsters would follow their prey anywhere. Luckily for them, these monsters were only King Establishment level 5.
Both Ed and Raikou didn't waste any more time. There were about 20 monsters and each of them was going to take half. Ed was using only Shusui. He wanted to try the skill he copied from the staff member before. Ed did the same motions, leaving behind copies of Shusui, totaling 10 in the end. Each one of the swords moved with Ed's mind. 'It's not very efficient' The skill required a lot of concentration when its performance wasn't as good.
Each one of the swords ended killing its target since Ed used enough QI. But he wasn't satisfied with the skill. Ed didn't use QI attacks but instead used Fire magic in order to be fatal. 'I'm not wasting my time with this skill'. Ed thought that the skill was going to be useful in fighting many opponents. But, he found out that it drained the person instead. Using an AOE skill was much better, and faster.
Raikou didn't take his time experimenting like Ed. He activated his lightning clad and used his overwhelming speed to kill the monsters by snapping their necks. Not even a single monster was able to react to Ed and Raikou before getting killed. They died without putting up a decent fight, or even a fight.
Ed ended up getting 60.000 exp from the monsters. Which he considered good, yet not even a single Gacha ticket dropped. Ed was in need of tickets. He had to level up his Mangekyo-Sharingan to Eternal Mangekyo-Sharingan. He knew that using it before upgrading it would degrade his vision until he becomes totally blind. Although it is sealed right now, it was only a matter of time before Ed levels up to Earth Establishment and becomes able to use it.
Ed stored the monsters in his Inventory and continued his journey with Raikou. With Raikou's speed, they reached the next city in less than an hour. There were a lot of cities close to each other on the Central Continent compared to the other continents. Ed decided not to stay in this city, as there was still daylight. He continued traveling with Raikou but noticed that a few red dots left the city. It seemed like they were after him.
'They probably have a scout and noticed me' Ed didn't lose his cool. Instead, he formed a plan in his head. "Raikou speed up a little". There was a forest close to their location which he could use. The ones following Ed were either bandits, part of a gang, or some evil sect members. However, they left almost immediately after noticing Ed. This meant that as soon as they got the information, they left. Ed concluded that they didn't have time to spread the information among other members. The ones following him were probably greedy and wanted to take his stuff for themselves.
Luckily, Ed knew how to handle the situation. The reason why he went to the forest was that it would be easy to hide their bodies. He could also make it seem as if a strong monster killed them.
Soon enough the men caught up with Ed. "You better drop everything you have before you regret it". Ed was already getting tired of hearing this phrase. Instead of answering him, he simply pointed his finger upwards. As soon as the men looked up, they saw two monsters on top of the tree. Gobuta and Goburou were waiting to ambush them. Ed pointing his finger up served to confuse them while they attacked. There were only 8 men present and the strongest one was Earth Establishment level 1.
Gobuta and Goburou made short work of the men who were only King Establishment. Gobuta mutilated the bodies, severing hand, and leg. Goburou being half a vampire actually sucked their blood. It was the first time Ed saw him do this. The leader was scared out of his wits. Making his unable to notice Ed moving next to him. "Next time, choose your opponents wisely. If you reincarnate that is". Before the man could react to Ed, his body was blown away. He was punched by the full power of Ed. Yet, he didn't die.
"That's impressive. But that also helped me. Gobuta". Ed called to Gobuta, who severed the man in the same way as the others. This way the dead bodies seemed similar. Anyone who saw this scene would think that two monsters were fighting to kill the men. But, decided to split the prey.
No one would think that Ed was the perpetrator. Ed didn't use his swords skills, nor did Raikou kill anyone.
Ed didn't take away the spatial rings. He checked them first to see if there was anything he wanted but was only disappointed. Soon, he left the scene without leaving a single trace.
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