Lachlan was visibly confused when Simon started shouting about how he did it. Simon hadn't even come close to reaching the statue, yet apparently, he managed to complete it.
Lachlan jogged up to Simon while telling the others to stay by the door. When he reached Simon he leaned over and lifted him slightly off the ground. "What do you mean you passed? I had to reach the statue to pass but you haven't even come close to it."
"Well someone in my mind said that I passed, that I have the perseverance of a knight," Simon said proudly and a smug face. "So, seems we're equal then huh."
"Nope, guess not. Seems you don't have as much perseverance as me; after all, it says I have the perseverance of a king," Lachlan said arrogantly to try and annoy Simon.
Simon pouted while laying on the ground. "Seems you have the ego of one as well."
"Like you're one to talk," Lachlan responded before the two lightly chuckled. "So, you need some help getting up or is your ego too big for that?"
"My ego is the perfect size thanks, and no, no I won't be needed your help," Simon pouted again before whipping out his own small bottle of water. Taking the shot and relaxing, he inhaled deeply before exhaling. "Oh yeah, that feels good."
Lachlan nodded before walking back to everyone standing by the door. They were confused as to what was happening so Lachlan explained in detail how the room worked, what the statue was and asked for their opinions about bringing it back to the island.
"Sure, we'll create a spot for it somewhere near the training grounds; after all, they'll need a lot of willpower to even complete it and we don't want students getting weaker because of us," Chloe explained.
"We could also have it as a final trial; they'll still graduate whether or not they pass or fail the trial but if they do pass they could have their names written down in some type of hall of fame. The people that reach the statue and have the perseverance of a king will be ranked at the top while those that only barely pass will be at the bottom," Joe said. He had heard a bit of what Lachlan and Simon were talking about and knew there was going to be differences with the ranks.
"That'll be a good idea since then they'll have gone through plenty of training to have enough willpower to at least pass." Lachlan nodded.
"Should we also go through the challenge right now? We should all be able to pass it, in addition, it wouldn't be too bad to increase our willpower," Phoebe suggested quietly.
"Well, that's up for you all to decide, myself and Simon have already completed it. If you all want to complete it as well go ahead, we ain't stopping you," Lachlan replied as he shrugged his shoulders. "Just remember, you need to at least get halfway to the statue. We aren't exactly sure how far you need to go to pass but right now that's the minimum."
Lachlan walked out and quickly remembered something. He turned around to face the group, "So, have any of you found anything of value?"
Zoe whipped out her small frog and opened its mouth wide. Shaking it around a large amount of treasure just flopped on the floor. Everyone looked at the frog with wide eyes; although they've been told how large its internal space is before it's still always a shock.
The others took out a small bag, opened it up and placed what was inside on the ground. There were a variety of jewels, stones and even small weapons. Phoebe took out a small but sharp, blood red dagger from her bag.
Lachlan quickly analysed everything. Some of the things he analysed, such as the dagger Phoebe brought out, or the necklace Zoe took out of Bag, they were all man-made items. They possessed special characteristics which left even Lachlan stumped.
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Name: Necklace of Life
Description: A man-made necklace created with the stone of vitality, forged in the magma of creation with the hands of a blacksmith which sacrificed his life with this creation.
Effect 1 (Passive). Increases the vitality of the wearer by 2x, this can be used for both beast and human.
Effect 2 (Sealed). When the wearer is hit with an attack that would have instantly kill them, the necklace will take all of the damage and break, this effect is only activated for a human.
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Name: Dagger of Hero's Blood
Description: A man-made dagger created with blood metal and the blood essence of the chosen hero. Using this dagger with willpower less than 30 will send the wielder into a blind rage.
Effect 1 (Passive). Increases the agility by 20 and strength by 10.
Effect 2 (Passive). Killing those with a cruel and corrupted heart will increase the strength of the dagger by 2x for 30 minutes. (This effect can be stacked)
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'Well damn, so the dagger's supposed to be used for killing in succession, going from one target to the next rather rapidly. The only thing is who would create such a weapon, one that needed the hero to sacrifice their life' Lachlan thought about it as he picked it up for a closer look. Its blood red lustre gave Lachlan a reflection of himself, the length of the blade was 20cm long with the width of 5cm. Its grip was some type of black leather.
He then turned his attention to the necklace, its chain was silver that had some fine green and golden lives engrained into it. Attached to it was a heart-shaped pendant, opening it up Lachlan saw the smug face he had gotten to hate so much. But alongside that king was a queen and three little children, a small boy being the eldest of the bunch.
'Although he seemed rather arrogant I suppose he cared deeply for his family.' Lachlan had seen the recordings, but although it showed an arrogant king, with the presentation of the son's letter and this pendant. It seemed the king cared deeply for his family and the people of his kingdom.
'Aaron, did you have anything called heroes back in your world?' Lachlan was rather curious about it.
'No, although we had warriors, mages, and cultivators; the existence of heroes was non-existent due to them not being needed' Aaron explained. 'I'm guessing the dragon's world was rather unique, it could possibly have classes that are determined by birth. Similar to my world's talent system, the class you get determines your future.'
'So like in a lot of those isekai novels' Lachlan nodded with the thought. He had always wanted to experience something that was shown in a novel or comic/manga. Although he didn't want to go through the process of dying.
Lachlan suddenly realised something, he was curious as to how Aaron came up with that theory. 'Hey Aaron, did you have novels back in your world?'
'Of course, I would often spend time with Sarah who would be reading a book to me. We would relax under a tree in the backyard and I would be listening to the storybooks she bought' Aaron explained.
Lachlan nodded and returned his focus back to what they were here for. He began searching around the pile of stuff in search of something else, analysing everything he sees. And although there was plenty of stuff in front of him, none of it increased his willpower.
Lachlan sighed before remembering that the back wall still hadn't been completely searched yet. He had been too busy trying to overcome the trial that he hadn't been able to search the other side rooms yet.
Walking to the room next to him he stumbled upon another statue, but this time, he didn't go in without analysing first. The room was similar to the last, with a length and width of 40 metres. The ceiling was 5 metres high so 4-metre tall statue could fit.
This statue was different, it seemed to be someone equipped the knight like armour. His shield was massive, completely covering up the statue's entire body. Its other hand was equipped with a broadsword, it extended out to the ground reached a length of 2 - 3 metres. The eyes were jewels as well, however, they seemed to give off an aura of rage.
'Analyse'
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Name: Alter of Strength
Description: A man-made altar created with the corpse of a powerful and overbearing tank hero. This altar continuingly releases the tank hero's aura, its strength is dependent on the tank hero's strength. This aura will test the strength of the challenger, beating it means an increase in their strength for 20 - 60. Losing means losing 0 - 20 stat points in strength. Once the trial has begun it cannot be stopped.
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'Could it be' Lachlan thought of something and ran to the room next to this one. When he reached it and looked in he noticed another statue. But unlike the other rooms, this one was located at the very end, it was equipped in light leather armour. Attached to its waist were two daggers.
'Analyse'
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Name: Alter of Agility
Description: A man-made altar created with the corpse of a powerful and overbearing assassin hero. This altar continuingly releases the assassin hero's aura, its strength is dependent on the assassin hero's strength. To beat this test one must slash the back of the statue's neck without being noticed and in the fastest time possible. Passing will increase agility for up to 20 - 60 points while losing will result in a decrease of 0 - 20 stat points.
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He swiftly ran to the room next to it but came up with nothing. Although there were a few jewels and weapons in here there wasn't another statue. 'Tsk, damn, it would have been wonderful if we could increase all our stats here.'
However, something in this room caught his eye. It was a broadsword resting against the wall near the corner. It looked like the broadsword that the tank hero was holding. It was black with fine red details engraved onto it, it had a length of 2 metres. Lachlan was considering whether or not he could actually use it.
'Analyse'
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Name: Tank Hero's Broadsword (Sealed)
Description: A man-made sword created with Godstone, blessed by the god of endurance and strength. This broadsword is fit for a tank, bearing the attacks of enemies to allow for his party to attack unhindered. To wield this sword one must have the perseverance of a hero and 150 stats in strength.
Effect 1 (Passive). Increases strength and vitality by 50 points.
Effect 2 (Passive). Reduces fatigue by 50%.
Effect 3 (Sealed). Attracts all hostile attention from both beasts and humans.
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'Well damn, I don't think I have the perseverance of a hero' Lachlan's head fell down when he saw the requirement. 'I suppose there isn't any harm in trying, but first, I will complete the tank hero's trial.'
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Lachlan quickly walked back to the room where the Altar of Perseverance lay, the entire group was in the room and aside from Simon, they were all going through the trial. Chloe and Joe were the furthest in, followed by Phoebe and Zoe. In last place was Georgia who seemed to be rather relaxed as she went on.
Lachlan nodded before running back to the room with the Altar of Strength; taking a step in he felt his surroundings change, it was as though something was trying to push him towards the ground. It gave off a similar feeling to the island's gravity, however, it was much weaker. It seemed to be at most, 2 time Earth's gravity.
Taking another step the gravity increased again, but only ever so slightly, it was increased in decimals rather than whole numbers. This made it extremely easy, Lachlan just walked right up to the statue and tapped on it with his hand.
"Challange complete. Strength is about rushing towards any obstacle and taking it down, defending your friends and family until your last ounce of strength. You have passed with flying colours, you have the strength of a king!" A low and deep sound echoed through his soul.
'Wait a minute, what was that? I have the strength of a king?' Lachlan was momentarily stunned before he realised something vital. 'It seems the king is placed on a higher pedestal than the heroes. So then maybe I have the perseverance far surpassing that of a hero.'
Lachlan had to give it to the king. He certainly had an arrogance to him, one that would probably even put Simon to shame. Lachlan than nodded as he tapped the statue again. 'Alright, it's about time I take that sword of yours.'
Walking outside the room he turned and headed for the weapon in the room nearby. When Lachlan reached it he took out his hands and held on the sword firmly, both his hands wrapped and tightened around the sword's hilt.
"Arg!" Lachlan groaned as he lifted the sword off the ground easily. He was expecting a lot more resistance from it, he almost swung himself to the roof.
Letting on hand go he held the sword up easily, it senses a powerful energy flow through his body. He felt his strength increase along with his vitality, he felt as though he could fight for years on end without rest.
Looking towards the sword again he wanted to see if there was any difference. 'Analyse'
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Name: Tank Hero's Broadsword (Awakened)
Description: A man-made sword created with Godstone, blessed by the god of endurance and strength. This broadsword is fit for a tank, bearing the attacks of enemies to allow for his party to attack unhindered. To wield this sword one must have the perseverance of a hero and 150 stats in strength.
Effect 1 (Passive). Increases strength and vitality by 50 points.
Effect 2 (Passive). Reduces fatigue by 50%.
Effect 3 (Sealed). Attracts all hostile attention from both beasts and humans.
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Although it said awakened it likely meant that it was now in use. Aside from that nothing else had changed. However, Lachlan certainly did like the benefits to wielding the weapons. Although it was more than a foot taller than Lachlan the buffs he got from it were amazing, to say the least.
He would be fine with either of effect 1 or 2 by themselves. The increase was highly needed, especially now that he seems to be running into evolved beasts more often. As the reduction in fatigue, that was useful for these long journeys.
However, because effect 3 was sealed he didn't exactly know how to work with it. He obviously knew how he could use the sudden attraction to him to his advantage, it was just learning how to utilise the effect.
Smiling widely Lachlan swung the sword around swiftly, the blade whistled through the wind. He did it a few times, twisting his body around as he followed through with the swing.
Walking outside the room he ran up to one of the pillars and swung at it with his full might. The impact broke the pillar apart, completely shattering it from the inside out.
Lachlan hadn't realised yet but he has had a massive increase in his strength especially with the new broadsword in his hands. Lifting the broadsword up before sticking it in the ground he saw a reflection of him.
He gave his reflection to handguns before winking at it. 'Analyse'
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Name: Lachlan Wilson (Half-Human, Half-???)
Age: 18 (Adolescence)
Soul Contracts: 2/5
Compatibility: Winged Beasts (Perfect)
STR: 179(+2), AGI: 118(+4), VIT: 81(+1)
INT: 44(+2), PER: 47, WIL: 105
Weakness: None
Strengths: Maximum Speed (Level 10), Grip Strength (Level 6), Water Control (Level 7), Fire Control (Level 7), Wind Control (Level 7), Leg Strength (Level 2), Body Defence (Level 2)
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Looking at his stats Lachlan quickly realised some of them weren't as high as they would be since he wasn't wielding the sword at the moment. He also had to give it to himself, the decision about travelling the world became a truly good thing. They hadn't even been exploring for that long, they had so much more to do.
As for taming his third beast, he would do that soon, he felt the need to make sure it's a beast of worthy strength. As for whether or not he would go to Aaron's world to tame one there, he wasn't so certain about it. Although he does, really want a dragon.
Lachlan grabbed hold of the hilt and lifted the broadsword up, he walked over to the room holding the Statue of Perseverance and peeked in. Everyone else was still in there, Chloe and Joe made it past the halfway point while Georgia, Phoebe, and Zoe were still lagging behind. They were just about to reach the halfway point, the very minimum bar that they set.
"All of you need to make it to the end! There are some cool weapons we can use but one of the requirements is to reach the end of this trial!" Lachlan shouted at them all to give them a bit more motivation. He then waved around the broadsword like it was a small stick, gave a thumbs up before returning to the room to see if he missed anything.
Looking around he couldn't find anything else of value, but he didn't give up. He searched the walls for any secret rooms or passageways but still came up with nothing. He sighed deeply before walking out and going to the room next to it.
His face changed to that of shock when he saw what was in it, it was truly the jackpot. There were a dozen armour stands, every single one of them had a wonderful set of armour on it. In the centre of the room was a piece of armour that stood out the most, it was golden.
'That sorta looks similar to the king's armour' Lachlan thought back to the story they were told not to long ago. 'Analyse'
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Name: King's War Armour (Sealed)
Description: A man-made armour set created with Godstone, blessed by the god of war. This armour set is fit for a brave and noble king, leading his army through hordes of enemies. To equip this mighty armour one must have the perseverance of a king, 200 in strength, and 150 in agility.
Effect 1 (Passive). Increases strength, vitality, agility, and willpower by 30 points.
Effect 2 (Passive). Reduces fatigue by 50%.
Effect 3 (Sealed). A move to naturally raise the morale of all subordinates
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'Damn' Lachlan couldn't help but admire the piece of armour for a few minutes. He just stood in front of it, staring at its golden lustre. However, there was one thing that annoyed Lachlan, one thing that he couldn't help but be furious over.
The armour was too big for him. It seemed the king was at least 2 - 2.5 metres, the armour set was absolutely massive. Although Lachlan could easily fit inside it there wasn't much he could do aside from that.
Lachlan then looked towards an armour set to the side, it had a matte black finish to it. Lachlan walked up to it and felt it out, the armour was ice cold on the outside but warm on the inside. It didn't have a helmet for it, but for what it was, it certainly protected all other vital parts.
But that wasn't the thing that attracted Lachlan towards this piece of armour. The reason he was so into it was that it could actually fit him properly. At the very least, a lot better than what the King's Armour could.
'Analyse'
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Name: Meteorite Armour (Soul Bound)
Description: A man-made armour set created with a small meteorite. This armour set is fit only for those of small size, but a large heart. Its purpose is to protect vital points as all armour should, it also grants the wearer a great deal of strength. There is no prerequisite to wearing this armour, however, it can be worn only be worn by one person and unless that one person dies no other soul shall be able to place it on themselves.
Effect 1 (Passive). Increases strength, vitality, agility, and willpower by 50 points.
Effect 2 (Passive). Reduces fatigue by 70%.
Effect 3 (Passive). Able to sense any hostility focused towards the wearer.
Effect 4 (Sealed). An ability to detect spatial disturbances.
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'Now this is what I was talking about' Lachlan smiled widely as he tapped the armour, the armour gave off a soft clang sound from the tap. 'I'm going to be wearing you for a long time.'
He took one piece of armour off that stand at a time and put it on himself. Once he was finished he was fully set, he had a massive broadsword to attack and a great piece of armour to protect himself. He moved around a bit before the armour abruptly expanded, then, like elastic and tightened and stuck on Lachlan.
"Whoa, now that is nice," Lachlan said out loud.
"What the hell do you have on right now?" Simon walked around the corner and noticed what Lachlan was wearing. He then looked around the room and noticed a lot more armours, his mouth agape as he looked at the centre one.
Walking up to it he placed his hand on it. "Now this, this is an armour worthy of being worn by me."
His ego still hasn't gone done, nor will it go down any time soon. Lachlan sighed and shook his head before asking, "So you didn't walk into any of the other rooms?"
"I saw a statue in two of them and yeah, I ain't going through that ever again," Simon complained.
"What, afraid that you'll be beaten by everyone else again in those as well," Lachlan swiftly replied.
Simon pouted and crossed his arms. "No, I just don't think I should do them at this moment. I mean seriously, when we bring this whole thing up to the island I'll have all the time in the world to give those a try."
He brushed it off while chuckling faintly.
"Yep, yep, keep telling yourself that," Lachlan responded.
"I will," Simon said while pouting again with his crossed arms. "So is there any special about these armour sets I should know about? You know, maybe whether or not they're going to suddenly throw me into some sort of trial as well?"
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