Leaving Mariz Barony

 After a while, he finally comes up with a list of people he will use the mark on and who he won't use it on. For the former, he decided to use it only on his enemies, one that could prove useful in the future. Of course, he decided to add they must be beautiful, mostly because of preference and making sure he wouldn't turn all female enemies into his sex slaves.

 As for the latter, he won't be using it for his friends and lovers. He won't also use it on a neutral party, even with how beautiful the person might be, he still has some moral left. 

 Looking at the list though it was more of a checklist, he gave it to his lovers, who quickly voiced their agreement with the list. After all, there should be a limit to what he could and could not do, especially with such a demonic technique.

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 Ina decided to look at the slave first and confirmed her loyalty or at least she won't attack her. Mashia followed her as an extra protection. When they returned, they were followed by Rina, who was given one of Ina's clothing.

 The other gave her a wary look but decided with how Ina and Mashia seemed to not mind her presence, then she was likely under control. Ryker let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully, unless given an order, the marked person will not attack anyone unless provoked first or they are in harm's way.

 Getting a confirmation about it is nice as he wouldn't be able to confirm it due to him being the one to mark her. However, for safety purposes, he decided to make her keep wearing the collar and the cuffs, though he might find one that looks more like accessories than what a prisoner wears.

 Deciding to ask Lisha for advice after this, he decided to head towards the Adventure Guild, with the rest of his lovers except for Miriam in tow. He also left Rina for extra protection. 

 As for his lovers who followed him, it would be a good idea for them to train themselves. After all, their destination would likely have more powerful enemies, from bandits to wild beasts. Only with strength could they protect themselves. 

 If not, they would only die, or worse to their enemies. After all, Ryker couldn't protect them all the time. The remaining days in the Mariz Barony would be a suitable time for them to increase their strength.

-x-

 By the time the two-week period was over, all of them had gotten stronger, albeit the improvement was not easy to observe. After all, most of their improvement comes from their skills and techniques instead of the cultivation realm. That doesn't mean their cultivation realm remained stagnant though.

 Both Ina and Era had reached the the Genesis Condensing realm, with them being at the 6th and 2nd Stages respectively. As for Mashia, she had reached the 5th Stage Genesis Foundation, cementing her position as the second strongest in the group.

 As for the two who joined them recently, their strength remained mostly the same, with Shuri already reached the Genesis Condensing and had reached the 5th Stage, while Lisha is only at the Genesis Formation, but she is already at the peak level, needing some opportunity to become a Genesis Condensing expert.

 However, the one to improve the most is Miriam. She went from someone who had no cultivation to an expert at the 6th Stage Genesis Foundation. However, Her ability to rise in realms was only because of her dual cultivation session with Ryker.

 If not for Ryker making sure her cultivation truly stabilized and her foundation was solid, she could reach the peak of Genesis Formation, but at a high cost. 

 With all of them getting stronger, it was time for them to embark on the next city.

-x-

 They are currently waiting at the gate. The elder, Shuri's father, Solail, and Solance were present so they could give Shuri their farewell. As for the reason why they are waiting, Lisha still needs to do paperwork to officially claim her previous adventure rank. 

 The only reason why she didn't do it the day before was because she only got permission today despite having asked for it for quite some time. And it was only because Ryker asked the head of the branch to check on why Lisha was not able to become an adventurer back, there is some precedence after all.

 The result is they found out one of her admirers couldn't bear the fact she would leave the city and so sabotage all of her attempts. The person in question had been punished by the Adventurer Guild and by Ryker, the latter much more painful.

 They waited for the two, Ryker decided to accompany her in case some but case would block their path or something familiar. The people at the gate patiently waited. It's a good thing the baron had decided to close the gate for the very occasion.

 They could see the two people getting closer and closer. The two seemed to be sweating a bit, showing they had run for a long time.

 "What happened?" Solance asked, his friend looking tired despite being a Genesis Core expert. 

 "We have to avoid her more rabid fans before we could get here," Ryker told him, making the other young man wince at the difficulty they suffered.

 "I hope we will see you again," he told Ryker, hugging one of his closest friends. Ryker returned the hug, giving him a bright smile.

"As long as you are still alive, we will meet again someday,"

 Similarly, Shuri's father is currently hugging her daughter, a mixture of not wanting to let her daughter go and wanting to fulfill her daughter's wish made him not sure of what he wanted. 

 He quickly said his farewell to some of the friends he had made, hoping in his heart he would be able to meet them someday again.

 After saying the last farewell, he got on his horse, Terrablitz, and led the rest of the carriages, the addition of two more carriages made there five carriages they were using.

 They began to make their trek into the wilderness when Ryker stopped. "What is it?" Mashia asked, already able to ride a horse without falling over. It took almost a month of lessons but she was finally able to ride a horse.

 "I should give those old foggies my farewell," he told her before flying towards the city. When he reached a certain distance, he saluted the Genesis Source experts, all of whom had been waiting for him.

 They return the salute. After exchanging their sign of respect, Ryker heads towards his horse, ready for the adventure that is coming.