Leaving the Village

'Interesting! So, I was right about this. 5 PP doesn't remember the individual. It represents an individual's strength and how my prestige affects their mind.'

'But, at the same time, it also represents a different time period. For example, in one time period, five people respected me for saving them or defeating those bandits.'

'Then, a few minutes later, another group of ten people respected me. In the case of 25 PP, the first notification should come from Iron Fist. Second, should come from his wife.'

'And, the third wave should come from his children. All of them are not ordinary people but it is slightly different from their parents. So, the total prestige that I earned from them is also high.'

'Or, it could also be the level of respect they have for me. After all, one of the core features of teenagers is to be arrogant and prideful, especially in a world where power is everything.'

Shin was thinking about how to improve his prestige and right now, he had quite a good idea.

First, he could increase his prestige by being righteous.

Second, he could increase his prestige by increasing his strength which is interlinked in his case.

Third, he could increase his prestige by doing something really unexpected and that would be clearing the Sacred Ground.

'That's it! I am ready for the next adventures to increase my prestige. While I am not a hero at a core, I don't mind playing the role of a hero.'

Thinking about it, he smiled and moved his thoughts to the system.

'System, upgrade Iron Body!'

[Would you like to use 80 Prestige Points to reach Level 9?]

[Yes] [No]

The system directly skipped the first message and asked him for confirmation.

When Shin clicked on 'Yes', he felt a huge burst out of energy in his body. His veins kept expanding, and his muscles were constantly tightening. His bones were also getting harder.

Unlike the first or second or even third upgrade, he was able to feel every single detail inside his body.

It allowed him to properly gaze over his progress.

Of course, this wasn't the end. He quickly asked for another upgrade and he got another upgrade.

This time, the change was even more drastic simply because this upgrade pushed his physical growth to a massive edge of evolution.

Just a step forward and he could feel that his body would evolve into something amazing.

Of course, putting that aside, this massive change was enough for him. He clenched his fist and he could feel his muscles tightening up like a steel cover.

Just manipulating his body was hard for him.

But, it didn't matter. Because he had created Steel Force Shin Body Art just for this very reason.

Allowing him to freely manipulate his Iron Body with Qi.

That being said, it had one major disadvantage. It required Qi all the time to manipulate it or he would need to deactivate it.

Iron Body wasn't a normal passive ability as it could be activated and deactivated.

After that upgrade, he once again opened his status window.

[Super Download System- 1.0

Host- Shin Tyro

Age- 17

Combat Power- (D+) Rank

Body- (D) Rank

Martial Arts- Steel Flow Shin Body Art (Lv.3), One Sword Flow (Lv.2), Flame Qi Art (Lv.3)

Active Abilities- Fire Element (Lv.1)

Passive Abilities- Iron Body (Lv.10)

Talent- SuperHearing (Lv.1), Sword Hero (Lv.1)

Skills- Fire Fist, Crimson Bullets, Magnus Shield, Crimson Destruction, Arkhem Prison, Iron Block, Finger Pistol, Iron Fist, Phoenix Slash

Prestige Points (PP)- 30]

'Hmm! So, I only have thirty PP left. I could use it on my Fire Element to raise it to level three or I could use it on SuperHearing or Sword Hero Talent.'

Shin thought for a moment and fell into a dilemma for quite a while.

'If this continues, I will keep falling into dilemmas constantly. I need to figure out what I need to upgrade next.'

Just when he was thinking, a message popped out in front of him. Unlike notifications that were hidden from him, messages would directly pop out since they could be important news from the System.

[Congratulation on reaching Level 10 in your first Passive Ability]

[System Hint- Host, you can either directly learn a new passive ability that is above Iron Body from others or you could evolve Iron Body after upgrading Super Download System to 2.0]

Reading the message, Shin was stunned for a moment. Slowly, a smile formed on his face.

'Although it remains silent most of the time, whenever it speaks, it clears up my confusion.'

'Instead of thinking about what I should upgrade next, I should focus on what I need. For now, SuperHearing and Sword Hero levels are enough for me.'

'But, this isn't the same for Fire Element. If I am not sure, the more I upgrade Fire Element, the better my control over it will be and I will be more resistant to it.'

'For example, when I upgraded Iron Body, it didn't directly increase my strength but rather increased the quality of the Iron Body which is linked with its main attribute- hardness.'

'As for Martial Arts, I don't need to think about it. I would rather save up my PP for System upgrade rather than upgrade the levels of my martial arts when I can upgrade it easily through constant practice.'

After deciding his plan, Shin finally upgraded his Fire Element to the next level. This process was similar to that of the Iron Body.

The difference was how it affected him.

When he upgraded his Fire Element, he could feel the burning sensation in his body. This sensation lasted a few seconds before ending.

The next upgrade was the last upgrade for him since it couldn't go any further without any extra PP.

This time, that sensation lasted a few more seconds. Shin couldn't wait to test his fire element but knowing that he was inside the room, he didn't try anything.

After a long thought, he fell on the bed and closed his eyelids. Subconsciously, he had fallen asleep without even eating anything.

The next time, he directly woke up at around three in the morning. Surprisingly, he was sleeping on the bed while Hina was sleeping on the ground.

Fortunately, there was an extra mattress but making a girl sleep on the ground made him feel guilty.

He slowly got down and raised the entire mattress. He didn't touch her afraid of waking.

So, after he puts her on the bed, he left the room while Hina slowly opened her eyelids.

There was a slight disappointment in her eyes but there was a smile on her face. She didn't wake up she closed her eyelids and continued to sleep.

After waking up, Shin went to the bathroom and took a deep bath. He took out the new piece of clothes that he had brought with him and wore those clothes.

These were a bit different than his normal clothes.

He still wore long black pants but instead of just wearing a t-shirt. He wore a shirt and a black coat above it.

He also made his hair look good and finally went to the kitchen. Since they planned to leave at four, he had to make a proper meal for the entire day.

He found that Hina had already cooked rice so he just heated it up. He found a large chunk of meat which he cooked with few vegetables and made a large amount of soup.

He made the amount of soup quite a lot since he could bring it with him and drink it whenever he feel like it.

Unlike normal water, the soup could not only make him feel less thirsty but also give him quite a lot of nutrition.

After he finished everything, he waited until it was four and finally went to wake up Barry. As for Hina, she just woke up on her own as if she had a biological alarm.

Barry didn't take a bath but Hina wouldn't continue her day without taking a bath. So, they waited until she was finished.

After that, the three of them finished the meal. After they took out all of their bags, Hina closed her bar and locked it.

She didn't keep the keys with her instead she went to the village Chief's house and hung on the keys on his door.

She had already talked to Village Chief yesterday so she didn't disturb him.

While it was barely a morning, the three of them finally started their journey.

One of them left his village, found the wrong partners at first but eventually found people he would like to trust. His dream was to become the World's Greatest Swordsman.

One of them was leaving the village for the first time. It was for her dream but also to accompany the person she had a crush on for years. She has the determination to brew the best Wine in the world.

One of them was leaving the village and his house for the first time. It was for his dream to become the Richest Man in the world. But, deep down, it was something else.

Even he hasn't noticed it. As Shin steps out of the village, he finally starts his journey to find the main reason why he truly wanted to leave the village.