31 Training

Returning home, he saw his parents outside. They were relieved to see that Zanir returned unharmed. It wasn't like him, leaving home for several days. Seeing the large group of men following their son, they were naturally curious as to what happened.

Zanir hugged his parents, then introduced his new guards and workers. After explaining what had happened, his parents were astonished. Since when had their son become so bold? Daring to attack such a large encampment. His father was especially interested in the tactics they used.

Being a warrior himself, he was impressed with the weapons and armor they had been given. When he heard about the siege weapons, he became even more excited. He knew what the implications were, these machines represented power.

Since his dad wanted to check them out, he gathered everyone around. Everyone held hands in a large circle, shifting over to the world space after a few minutes. Those who had never seen the space were blown away.

All of the familiar areas were there, like the farm, ranch, and brewery. Several new areas had also appeared. The campsite and mine had been integrated, adding much more room and space. Wandering around to explore, he found that everything had been placed accordingly.

Beers, wines, and bottles of liquor had been placed inside the brewery. The supplies had been stacked up, labelled, and placed inside one of the campsite tents. Over by his druid's grove, the vine had grown as a natural barrier. It would move aside to let him in, like an automatic door.

There were an astronomical amount of notifications displayed, he chose to go with a summary of the important ones.

[Host has collected enough material to unlock Mine. The mine will generate a small of amount of material daily for extraction. Mine will upgrade further as host collects additional minerals in sufficient quantities.]

[Detection of entities spiritually bound to Host. Assigning Host spiritual admin privileges. Safeguarding against possible backlash. Registering user group: Guards]

[Detection of bound entities. Strengthened Host control. Assigning Host branding privileges. Registering user group: Workers]

Reviewing the changes and updates, he saw that he could alter the restrictions on either group. The workers were heavily restricted, due to their slave brand. They couldn't reveal any information about him, or disobey his commands.

The guards in the Iron Devil Corp didn't have such heavy restrictions on them. The Spirit contract worked more on the concept of mutually assured destruction. Looking at the options, and knowing it would save him countless future headaches, he changed them slightly.

He couldn't allow anyone to reveal information about him, or his secret. If one of his men was captured and tortured, it would be disaster for him and his family. He was trusting of his men, but only to certain extent.

Showing his parents the siege weapons they created, the group then moved onto the campsite and mining area. Instructing the workers to begin mining, everyone else began preparing lunch. Now that they had over forty people, it was becoming a challenge.

Soon enough they had several dishes prepared. The meal was ready, by the time the workers had finished for the day. Everyone was able to eat together. During the meal, his father told him that he was now old enough to begin training.

He would only be able to reveal the family battle technique directly to Zanir. It was prohibited to share it with anyone outside the bloodline. There were other battle techniques he could teach to his subordinates.

After lunch he stored the material. It wasn't much, but it was renewable, and would add up over time. Everyone cleaned up, then joined hands, returning back from the world space. His father left, returning a moment later with several books and scrolls.

Explaining to him that they were several battle techniques, he pointed out the differences. Zanir listened to his father, absorbing all books once he was done. Several notifications rang out.

[Material analyzed:

Name: Iron Skin technique

Type: Battle Skill, Body Tempering

Rating: Level 2

Description: This technique will allow one to condense battle Qi directly into their body. Training to the peak will make your body hard as iron, without affecting your speed.]

[Material analyzed:

Name: Meteor Fist technique

Type: Battle Skill, Attack

Rating: Level 1

Description: A technique that allows one to attack to with blazing fast punches. The final level will allow you to strike with the explosive power of a meteor.]

[Material analyzed:

Name: Lightning Steps technique

Type: Battle Skill, Footwork

Rating: Level 2

Description: Condensing thunder battle Qi directly to the feet, this technique focuses on speed. If mastered this skill can greatly increase your speed.]

There were many other notifications of similar skills. After a few moments, he was able to pick out which would be best for his men. Handing out the books, he instructed them to study the contents tonight. They would begin training tomorrow.

Sending his men back into his world space, he was now alone with his father. His dad brought out a small box, it contained it ancient looking manuscript. Handing it over to his son carefully, he explained that it was the family battle technique.

He was gentle, taking great care, to absorb the brittle looking manuscript. He quickly returned it after receiving the prompt.

[Material analyzed:

Name: Coffee Family Battle Technique

Type: Battle Skill, Complete

Rating: Level 5

Description: This is actually a complete compilation of several techniques. Including body tempering, attacks, footwork maneuvers, Qi gathering, and even soul tempering. Having been passed down for generations, this represents the might of an ancient clan.]

He had been wondering which skills he was going to pick. It seemed like this one had everything he needed. Such a powerful technique was restricted by bloodline, but Zanir was a direct descendant. Therefore, he was eligible to train the technique.

Training to be a warrior was a lifelong commitment. He knew that it would take time for him and his men to become powerhouses. At least, over the next few days, they would be able to go over the basics. Having never done any formal training before, they should see some improvement.

It would be grueling at first. At least they had the system, it could help monitor meridians, allowing Zanir to direct them on where to direct their Qi. Once he grasped the battle techniques, his mother would help him out with learning magic. It was definitely going to be a busy few weeks, as they prepared for the upcoming harvest season.