Chapter 497: Unfortunate Story
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Chapter 497: Unfortunate Story
An hour later, the ghting nally came to a stop.
The area surrounding the tower became a ruin like any other battleground.
There had been about 20 people in the tower when the ghting broke, and
maybe 15 more arrived to help after they learned of the situation.
Of them, 7 had died, and 12 were heavily injured. Ning got to helping the heavily
injured folks rst before going for the ones that were mildly injured.
The people were surprised to see his medical skills, but they weren't in a mood
to show it.
Once Ning was done with the lawmen, he moved on to the convicts. There had
been about 120 criminals in the cells below the tower, but most weren't strong
enough to ght their way out.
So, about 70 or so were either immediately caught, or never even bothered to
leave at all.
Of the remaining 50, they had managed to capture about 40 of them by
sedating them. About 8 of them were killed without other actions being
possible, and nally, 2 had managed to escape away.
Fortunately, none of the civilians were injured... except maybe one.
Ning watched the corpses get taken away, both the lawmen and the criminals...
as well as the lone civilian. The man who had died while under his hold.
He hadn't gone through with the process to become a criminal, so he could still
be counted as a civilian.
His words still oated in Ning's mind. Words like injustice, cowards, helping
the rich, boot lickers.
And then the words about revenge. Revenge against who? For what? Ning felt
curious.
So, he decided to look into it. He pulled up the man's information from the
system and read it.
The man's name was Rejiro. He lived with his sister with no parents. From a
young age, he had started working in the steel mill to make what little money
he could.
He wasn't really good at farming, so he never bothered with getting land for
himself.
Working in the mill, the boss saw his ability to lift steel bars better than any of
his other men. So, he started making the boy do more work.
As he did, he also started a farm once his sister was old enough.
They were happy. The boy worked on the farm during the morning and
evening, while working in the steel mill during the day.
They weren't earning a lot, but it was sucient.
As the boy grew older, he got stronger. He was passively enchanting his body,
but he didn't know.
The boss, however, knew and made the boy work a lot more than usual while
keeping the pay the same.
Then, tragedy struck. His sister came down with an illness that could not be
cured easily.
He needed thousands of Gols worth of medicine, something he could never
hope to have within his lifetime.
He tried asking his neighbors for help, but they didn't have the money. He
asked his boss, but he refused to give him any.
In fact, the boss even cut his pay during the days when he stayed at home,
looking after his sister.
Still, the boy couldn't do anything but watch his sister die. Once she was dead,
he cremated her body and took her ashes to the place where he had heard
legends of people being taken after death.
The peak of Afterlife.
It was a few weeks-long journeys, but he took it and gave a proper farewell to
his sister.
Finally, he returned back home. The rst thing he did after coming back was go
to the boss to tell him where he had been for the past few weeks.
However, when he got there, the boss told him that because of his
disappearance, the mill had lost money and that money was docked from his
pay that he had yet to receive. In fact, if he wanted to work again, he would have
to work a couple of more weeks without any payment to pay back for the loss.
The boy left the place angrily and went back home. He didn't need to work in
such a place. He now knew how to farm, so he would be ne.
However, when he returned to his farm, he realized that it was not there
anymore. The farm he had owned since childhood with his sister was now
owned by someone else.
When he went to nd out who it was, he was stunned. It was the boss.
The boss seemed to have been eying the land for quite a while, so when he saw
the chance after the boy and his sister stopped working on it for a while, he
took it.
Anger ared in the boy's eyes. Not only did the boss take away his pay, but he
also took away the only other thing that his sister cared about.
So, in his anger, he went to kill the boss.
If Hans wasn't accidentally there, he would've likely succeeded in killing the
boss.
However, life wasn't so fair to the young boy.
Ning sighed once he read through the information. 'No wonder he thought of
us like that. To his eyes, we were just like the boss, using our powers to hurt
him,' he thought.
However, whatever the young man thought, he didn't deserve to die.
Ning went to the boss and captured him. He made the boss confess everything
to the tower, and before long sent him to the prison where the boy was
supposed to go.
"So that's what happened huh?" Hans said as he learned everything as well.
"That's quite unfortunate."
Ning nodded.
"Well, his is not the only unfortunate story," Hans said, looking around at the
empty desks where the others used to sit.
"They died too, they got hurt too," Hans said. "If the prisoners weren't strong,
if the bad guys didn't get stronger, this would've never happened."
Ning was about to nod when he realized where Hans was going with his train of
thought.
"If only that bastard that called himself the Apostle of Alexis never publicly
revealed how to get stronger with Aether, we would've never gone through this
trouble."
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Chapter 497: Unfortunate Story
An hour later, the ghting nally came to a stop.
The area surrounding the tower became a ruin like any other battleground.
There had been about 20 people in the tower when the ghting broke, and
maybe 15 more arrived to help after they learned of the situation.
Of them, 7 had died, and 12 were heavily injured. Ning got to helping the heavily
injured folks rst before going for the ones that were mildly injured.
The people were surprised to see his medical skills, but they weren't in a mood
to show it.
Once Ning was done with the lawmen, he moved on to the convicts. There had
been about 120 criminals in the cells below the tower, but most weren't strong
enough to ght their way out.
So, about 70 or so were either immediately caught, or never even bothered to
leave at all.
Of the remaining 50, they had managed to capture about 40 of them by
sedating them. About 8 of them were killed without other actions being
possible, and nally, 2 had managed to escape away.
Fortunately, none of the civilians were injured... except maybe one.
Ning watched the corpses get taken away, both the lawmen and the criminals...
as well as the lone civilian. The man who had died while under his hold.
He hadn't gone through with the process to become a criminal, so he could still
be counted as a civilian.
His words still oated in Ning's mind. Words like injustice, cowards, helping
the rich, boot lickers.
And then the words about revenge. Revenge against who? For what? Ning felt
curious.
So, he decided to look into it. He pulled up the man's information from the
system and read it.
The man's name was Rejiro. He lived with his sister with no parents. From a
young age, he had started working in the steel mill to make what little money
he could.
He wasn't really good at farming, so he never bothered with getting land for
himself.
Working in the mill, the boss saw his ability to lift steel bars better than any of
his other men. So, he started making the boy do more work.
As he did, he also started a farm once his sister was old enough.
They were happy. The boy worked on the farm during the morning and
evening, while working in the steel mill during the day.
They weren't earning a lot, but it was sucient.
As the boy grew older, he got stronger. He was passively enchanting his body,
but he didn't know.
The boss, however, knew and made the boy work a lot more than usual while
keeping the pay the same.
Then, tragedy struck. His sister came down with an illness that could not be
cured easily.
He needed thousands of Gols worth of medicine, something he could never
hope to have within his lifetime.
He tried asking his neighbors for help, but they didn't have the money. He
asked his boss, but he refused to give him any.
In fact, the boss even cut his pay during the days when he stayed at home,
looking after his sister.
Still, the boy couldn't do anything but watch his sister die. Once she was dead,
he cremated her body and took her ashes to the place where he had heard
legends of people being taken after death.
The peak of Afterlife.
It was a few weeks-long journeys, but he took it and gave a proper farewell to
his sister.
Finally, he returned back home. The rst thing he did after coming back was go
to the boss to tell him where he had been for the past few weeks.
However, when he got there, the boss told him that because of his
disappearance, the mill had lost money and that money was docked from his
pay that he had yet to receive. In fact, if he wanted to work again, he would have
to work a couple of more weeks without any payment to pay back for the loss.
The boy left the place angrily and went back home. He didn't need to work in
such a place. He now knew how to farm, so he would be ne.
However, when he returned to his farm, he realized that it was not there
anymore. The farm he had owned since childhood with his sister was now
owned by someone else.
When he went to nd out who it was, he was stunned. It was the boss.
The boss seemed to have been eying the land for quite a while, so when he saw
the chance after the boy and his sister stopped working on it for a while, he
took it.
Anger ared in the boy's eyes. Not only did the boss take away his pay, but he
also took away the only other thing that his sister cared about.
So, in his anger, he went to kill the boss.
If Hans wasn't accidentally there, he would've likely succeeded in killing the
boss.
However, life wasn't so fair to the young boy.
Ning sighed once he read through the information. 'No wonder he thought of
us like that. To his eyes, we were just like the boss, using our powers to hurt
him,' he thought.
However, whatever the young man thought, he didn't deserve to die.
Ning went to the boss and captured him. He made the boss confess everything
to the tower, and before long sent him to the prison where the boy was
supposed to go.
"So that's what happened huh?" Hans said as he learned everything as well.
"That's quite unfortunate."
Ning nodded.
"Well, his is not the only unfortunate story," Hans said, looking around at the
empty desks where the others used to sit.
"They died too, they got hurt too," Hans said. "If the prisoners weren't strong,
if the bad guys didn't get stronger, this would've never happened."
Ning was about to nod when he realized where Hans was going with his train of
thought.
"If only that bastard that called himself the Apostle of Alexis never publicly
revealed how to get stronger with Aether, we would've never gone through this
trouble."
Chapter 497: Unfortunate Story An hour later, the ghting nally came to a stop.The area surrounding the tower became a ruin like any other battleground.There had been about 20 people in the tower when the ghting broke, andmaybe 15 more arrived to help after they learned of the situation.Of them, 7 had died, and 12 were heavily injured. Ning got to helping the heavilyinjured folks rst before going for the ones that were mildly injured.The people were surprised to see his medical skills, but they weren't in a moodto show it.Once Ning was done with the lawmen, he moved on to the convicts. There hadbeen about 120 criminals in the cells below the tower, but most weren't strongenough to ght their way out.So, about 70 or so were either immediately caught, or never even bothered toleave at all.Of the remaining 50, they had managed to capture about 40 of them bysedating them. About 8 of them were killed without other actions beingpossible, and nally, 2 had managed to escape away.Fortunately, none of the civilians were injured... except maybe one.Ning watched the corpses get taken away, both the lawmen and the criminals...as well as the lone civilian. The man who had died while under his hold.He hadn't gone through with the process to become a criminal, so he could stillbe counted as a civilian.His words still oated in Ning's mind. Words like injustice, cowards, helpingthe rich, boot lickers.And then the words about revenge. Revenge against who? For what? Ning feltcurious.So, he decided to look into it. He pulled up the man's information from thesystem and read it.The man's name was Rejiro. He lived with his sister with no parents. From ayoung age, he had started working in the steel mill to make what little moneyhe could.He wasn't really good at farming, so he never bothered with getting land forhimself.Working in the mill, the boss saw his ability to lift steel bars better than any ofhis other men. So, he started making the boy do more work.As he did, he also started a farm once his sister was old enough.They were happy. The boy worked on the farm during the morning andevening, while working in the steel mill during the day.They weren't earning a lot, but it was sucient.As the boy grew older, he got stronger. He was passively enchanting his body,but he didn't know.The boss, however, knew and made the boy work a lot more than usual whilekeeping the pay the same.Then, tragedy struck. His sister came down with an illness that could not becured easily.He needed thousands of Gols worth of medicine, something he could neverhope to have within his lifetime.He tried asking his neighbors for help, but they didn't have the money. Heasked his boss, but he refused to give him any.In fact, the boss even cut his pay during the days when he stayed at home,looking after his sister.Still, the boy couldn't do anything but watch his sister die. Once she was dead,he cremated her body and took her ashes to the place where he had heardlegends of people being taken after death.The peak of Afterlife.It was a few weeks-long journeys, but he took it and gave a proper farewell tohis sister.Finally, he returned back home. The rst thing he did after coming back was goto the boss to tell him where he had been for the past few weeks.However, when he got there, the boss told him that because of hisdisappearance, the mill had lost money and that money was docked from hispay that he had yet to receive. In fact, if he wanted to work again, he would haveto work a couple of more weeks without any payment to pay back for the loss.The boy left the place angrily and went back home. He didn't need to work insuch a place. He now knew how to farm, so he would be ne.However, when he returned to his farm, he realized that it was not thereanymore. The farm he had owned since childhood with his sister was nowowned by someone else.When he went to nd out who it was, he was stunned. It was the boss.The boss seemed to have been eying the land for quite a while, so when he sawthe chance after the boy and his sister stopped working on it for a while, hetook it.Anger ared in the boy's eyes. Not only did the boss take away his pay, but healso took away the only other thing that his sister cared about.So, in his anger, he went to kill the boss.If Hans wasn't accidentally there, he would've likely succeeded in killing theboss.However, life wasn't so fair to the young boy.Ning sighed once he read through the information. 'No wonder he thought ofus like that. To his eyes, we were just like the boss, using our powers to hurthim,' he thought.However, whatever the young man thought, he didn't deserve to die.Ning went to the boss and captured him. He made the boss confess everythingto the tower, and before long sent him to the prison where the boy wassupposed to go."So that's what happened huh?" Hans said as he learned everything as well."That's quite unfortunate."Ning nodded."Well, his is not the only unfortunate story," Hans said, looking around at theempty desks where the others used to sit."They died too, they got hurt too," Hans said. "If the prisoners weren't strong,if the bad guys didn't get stronger, this would've never happened."Ning was about to nod when he realized where Hans was going with his train ofthought."If only that bastard that called himself the Apostle of Alexis never publiclyrevealed how to get stronger with Aether, we would've never gone through thistrouble."
