Way of the Knights

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"Enough about that, actually the reason why I want to call you guys here, is to entertain you." Henry grinned mischievously, "I'll have Elder Toad to reanimate these Space Beast so that you can fight them. That way, you won't get bored during this trip."

The Junior Disciples blanked out as soon as Henry said this. 

Just what kind of eccentricity was this? He fought and slayed six dangerous beasts just to reanimate them and have them fight his Junior Disciples? Just for the sole purpose of getting them out of boredom? Is he okay? 

One month isn't specifically long specially for cultivators. In fact, just one meditation of theirs might last for a few months and it'll pass by like a gust of wind from their perception. There was absolutely no need for this at all. 

Seeing the doubtful faces of his Junior Disciples, Henry smiled wryly and said: "Oh come on! Humor me on this one will you? I went into trouble to bring this things with me, can't you all just play along?"

'Well, no one told you to do that.' Is what majority of the Junior Disciples were thinking.

"Hmm, how about this?" Henry crossed his arms and said: "I'll give you guys a prize depending on your results. The faster you kill them and the more you kill, the more rewards you'll receive."

This got the Junior Disciples expectant, of course except Raven. He alone was the one who thinks that something weird was going on here. 

He had absolutely no interest in fighting space beasts, as for the rewards that'll depend. What he's curious about, is the matter of how did these space beasts managed to infiltrate the array. 

Raven had personally seen the array before, he knew that not even Immortal Knight Emperor equivalents of Space Beasts could recklessly charge in and wreck havoc on the Divine Realm's Outer Space. As for Empyrean Knights equivalent of Space Beasts, the array could detect them from great distances and alert the guardians to intercept them. So how in the world did these young Space Beasts managed to get in? That what he doesn't understand and what he wants to know. 

"Excuse me Senior Brother!" Jason raised his hand and called Henry's attention. The latter nodded at him, prompting Jason to ask: "What will be our rewards this time?"

Henry smiled mysteriously and said: "Like I said, that'll depend on your performance. But for the sake of boosting your competitiveness, I'll reveal the lowest and highest reward."

"For the lowest reward, I'll give you a Food Ticket. But I'll advise you to not underestimate this ticket, the food our cooks offers are something that'll leave a long lasting impression on you." Henry stated with pride, "As for the highest reward, hmm…I think I'll give you this."

Henry then took out something from his Spatial Ring and showed to them. The item was a six-foot long ivory, filled with numerous carvings that radiated dense Law Energies and a domineering aura. 

Seeing this caused the junior disciples' eyes to turn wide. Even Raven was momentarily surprised by this. 

"Unbelievable!"

"Is that…"

"Holy crap!"

"T-that's a Dragon Tooth!" Jonathan emotionally said. 

That's right, what Henry took out just now, was a genuine Dragon's Tooth. Anyone could verify this, specially Jonathan who carries the bloodline of the Azure Dragon. 

Everyone was dazzled, even though most of them cannot see the rune carvings on the tooth clearly, they could easily tell that each rune carried dense profundities. Even if the runes weren't there anymore, the value of this tooth will still remain astronomically high. At the hands of a fine craftsman, this tooth could transform into multitude of things. In fact, even a mindless brute could tell that this is special. 

"I only have on of this, and I'll give it to the one who'll perform best. How's that? Feeling motivated now?" Henry smirked, specially after seeing that burning desire on his Junior Disciples' eyes. 

Well, all but one...

"Uh, excuse me Senior Brother." 

The atmosphere around the room shifted as Raven raised his hand to ask a question. Henry looked at him and nodded:

"Will there be Merit Point rewards?" He asked, causing some disciples to look at him strangely. 

In their minds, they berated him for being a bit crazy. How could think about Merit Points when there's a Dragon Tooth up for grabs? Was he okay? 

But of course, Raven couldn't careless about what they think. Instead he focused on Henry and waited for him to answer his question. 

"If I could, I would absolutely hand out Merit Points as well. Unfortunately, even with my status, I don't have those rights." Henry replied truthfully while a smile remained on his face. 

"Are the rewards we receive from you, could be sold to the sect for Merit Points?"

"No."

Raven audibly sighed and said: "Then, is it possible for me to not participate? I'm not particularly bored anyway." 

This time, most of his fellow Junior Disciples were almost certain that Raven was retarded. They just couldn't believe this guy at all. How in the world does he work anyway? How could he attach a price tag for something like a Dragon's Tooth? Not to mention that the runes with it are still relatively clear, the sheer size of it could make many people green with envy.

For the briefest of moment, Henry's smile vanished. Only Raven, who's looking at him realized that, the others were too distracted with their harsh thoughts against Raven to notice it. The smile on Henry's face reappeared as if it didn't disappeared at all. He then said:

"If that's alright with you, then feel free to do as you like." Henry stated amicably. 

Raven then cupped his fist and said: "Thank you, Senior Brother." 

After saying that, Raven turned around to walk away. The eyes of his fellow Junior Disciples followed him as he left, each having myriad thoughts about him but most thought that he was a retarded idiot. 

But as usual, Raven truly doesn't care. He just couldn't be bothered to waste his time with meaningless things. Some people might think that his attitude causes him to miss out on a lot…however Raven truly doesn't care whether he is or he isn't. He knows what he wants and if he wants it, he'll get it. If he doesn't, then it could rot somewhere for all he care, as simple as that. 

Raven wasn't planning on going back to his room. Instead, he whimsically decided to visit the place available on the war ship since he's already here. 

Due to his sharp memories, he knows where he could go and which places are off-limits to him. He decided to pay the Study a visit. 

The Study isn't far from the Reception Area and the Private Room Quarters. In fact, it's legitimately just next to the Private Rooms. 

He flashed his badge to the miniature array on the door, this caused it to open and allowed him entry to the study. The place was huge, it's almost as big as a five-tiered building. 

Upon entering the Study Area, Raven saw an organized set of tables and chairs. He could also see tall bookshelves filled with numerous assortments of books, scrolls, and figurines. Raven even saw a miniature design of the Almighty Olympus War Ship itself. 

However, what really caught his attention, was the thing just beyond the bookshelves. 

There was a rectangular screen of light reflected on the wall, flashing various images and depicting scenes which he had never seen before. Raven's interest was piqued. He momentarily paused to think.

'Well, since it's here, it should be fine. I won't be granted access if it's off limits anyways.'

He then started walking closer to that massive screen of light to get a closer look. As he got closer, he was also able to hear some sounds coming off of the same screen of light, causing him to be more interested. 

Raven eventually came face to face with the light screen. He opened his ocular vision to catch everything that's being displayed and listened carefully to the sounds. 

The scene being showed, was that of a chaotic battle. It showed a devastated land filled with corpses and rivers of blood. Amidst of it all, a certain individual was the focus of the display. 

It was a fine lady with gorgeously long blonde locks and heart-stirring figure. She was akin to a flower amidst a raging disaster. Her beautiful face was filled with coldness as she marched towards the devastated lands with a long spear on her delicate hands. 

Raven had many questions but he suppressed them and watched closely. As he did, he felt his skin crawl as he witnessed just how absurdly powerful this lady was. 

Numbers was meaningless to her. In fact, even cultivation realm seems to lose meaning. Given how sharp Raven's sense was, he could barely see how she attacked before chaos ensued. 

This woman was frightening. Nothing was capable of stopping her on her tracks. 

Amidst Raven's concentration, someone appeared by his side and said:

"Impressive isn't she?" Raven's soul almost jumped as heard someone speaking beside him.. "Her name is Celestine Agnes, she's the youngest amongst the current War Gods."