Within The Golden Phoenix Auction House.
The steps of the 5th Ethereal Princess were light as she was received by the Chief of the Auction House himself, a Silver Ranked Blessed that adopted a fawning expression the moment he saw the Princess.
"At ease, Chief Rykiel. My visit to this city will only last a week or two before I head back, and I will frequent your Auction House among other places to pass the time."
The voice of the 5th Ethereal Princess was extremely sonorous and filled with a commanding authority that made Chief Rykiel bow his head even lower.
One would be shocked to see that the face of the being within looked no older than 20!
"I wouldn't dare be presumptuous in front of the Princess. Please let this servant know if he can be of any use during your stay here."
Even a Silver Rank expert that could make waves and own an establishment like the Golden Phoenix Auction House in the center of Academy City acted subserviently towards a being with her Status.
The Princess only gave a light smile as she walked into the Auction House with slow steps.
Her visit into Academy City this time was a mystery that many people would never find out about, but the consequences of her visit would be a match that would spark the birth of something that had yet to even enter the minds of the powerful beings of the Ethereal Realm.
It was bound to be a tumultuous next few weeks as the 5th Ethereal Princess descended unto Academy City, undercurrents waving in the dark that very few knew about!
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On the streets of Academy City far away from the Golden Phoenix Auction House.
Noah was marveling at all the fantastical scenes around him as he hummed a tune while he neared the location of the Dimensional Rift after some time, his eyes wandering around the Interface as he noticed yet another section, this time in the top right hand corner.
It was the square box that had the cartoon image of...him?
He clicked on it as a set of words appeared in front of his eyes.
[Noah Eckert] [Rank: Iron(PEAK)]
[Strength: Iron]
[Dexterity: Iron]
[Intelligence: Iron]
[Vitality: Iron]
[Skill(s): None]
"Ooh…"
He glanced at the stat panel looking interface as he released a sharp breath, seeing the quantified attributes of his body that felt full of power.
'Very intuitive indeed…'
He gave a nod to the System that continued to surprise him as he finally neared the encampment of one of the three Iron Rank Dimensional Rifts within Academy City.
Surrounding it were an abundance of Blessed, some with full teams waiting to go in while others had half teams while seemingly waiting for their party members or looking around for powerful Blessed to join them.
One didn't have to find a Team to delve into Rifts with just in the Blessed Academy, they could easily get into one around the encampment of a Rift...if they were strong enough that is.
Noah had a light smile on as he looked at his inventory that nearly had the full set of the wondrous 'Blazing' Equipment from the Burning Domains Rift, his thoughts moving with a command.
'Equip!'
His intentions were received as while he moved through the crowd of Blessed, a sword pulsing with flames appeared in his hands while a red full body armor and a helm came to easily fit into his body.
When he passed through an unsuspecting group of Blessed, he came out as a Blessed fully decked out in a nearly complete Blazing Set as he went towards a Part that only held 4 members!
Their eyes drew towards him and the powerful looking set of Armament he had on, the party leader at the forefront going towards him as Noah was the first to ask.
"Might you guys be looking for another member? My team isn't diving today, but I still want to stretch my legs!"
THRUM!
His body tensed out as he released a powerful shockwave of strength, the Blessed in front of him looking towards him with shining eyes as the leader had a big smile.
This was because they could now sense his strength at the Peak of Iron Rank!
Having such a being on your team...was a blessing!
"Haha of course. Come meet everyone else…"
The party leader was jovial to gain a powerful Blessed to dive with them today as Noah went to mingle with the party.
It had a single tank with a healer and the rest being damage dealers, Noah joining this designation as with him in the party, they were confident enough to clear the [Frozen Forest] before them.
They queued up among the teams diving as within 20 minutes they went through, Noah stepping into the Frozen Forest with a new team as he moved towards his goal of having multiple Dimensional Rifts in Idle Mode as he collected even more abundant rewards day and night!
Tomorrow's working chapter titles: So that's what it feels like!, A Second Rift on Idle Mode!