Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

In the end, most groups partied until morning. A lot of members of the organization died, and that party was also a celebration and also a farewell party for them. While that certainly was a different way to say goodbye to the dead, Rain could understand that people are different from each other.

In any case, it seemed that the others wouldn't wake up anytime soon, so Rain used his earth magic to move them toward their tents. He didn't get much sleep that night, but at least he filled his belly with meat. He needed protein to grow bigger and stronger, after all, and it was time to make good use of it.

Rain spent the morning running at the top of the walls of the city with the weights on him. His Healer's Path leveled up a lot in the battle, but he needed to get his body stronger as well… there was no point in having weaknesses; rain wanted to cover all of his bases, after all.

When Rain returned to where his friends were camping, they saw them getting up while wobbling since someone was paying them a visit. It was Branden. He was still around, making sure that things would go the way he wanted. He was the grandson of the former ruler of the city, after all.

"No need to get so tense," Branden said. "I am just walking around and thanking everyone. I will need to return to the capital soon, so we probably won't talk with each other for a while. Still, it was pretty fun to work together, right?"

"Yes sir, it was our pleasure," Jori said while saluting and then feeling like throwing up.

"That is what happens when you move too much while you are hungover," Rain said.

"Training hard, so early, Rain?" Branden asked. "Do you want to recover the next city all by yourself next time?"

"I don't think that can be that easy, but it doesn't hurt to try," Rain shrugged.

"By the way, what are you going to do about my offer?" Branden asked. "A lot of people saw you fighting, so working looking for you will be a common occurrence now."

Rain recalled that their agreement was to work together until Tristan was recovered, but that happened a lot sooner than anyone expected. Still, finding jobs while working for the organization will be a better option. Contacting Lotto and visiting his family will also be easier that way.

"I am fine for now. Besides, I think that I didn't do much," Rain said.

"Humble as ever," Branden said and then began to think while holding his chin. "You can talk with me later about the other matters."

It was about making his family move to the capital or Tristan again or becoming his right-hand man in ruling over Tristan. Rain was going to pass on all that; he didn't want to become entangled in politics, after all. He just wanted to live in peace and improve his skills.

"This is only the beginning, and we still have a debt to repay to the magic people, so keep sharpening your skills," Branden said and then said bye to everyone.

"All right, I am fired up for some training," Jori said. "Rain, make the weights that I asked… ugh,"

"I told you that you would vomit if you kept moving like that while hangover," Rain shrugged.

The others looked pale as well, and they also looked like someone was hitting their heads with a hammer. So, training that day was out of the question. In the end, they only rested…

For the next few days, the group stayed in Tristan, helping with some work like repairing some houses and also reinforcing the walls with more bricks and gear. Two weeks after leaving the capital, they finally had the chance to return, and then they received five gold coins each.

That was a lot of money… Rain received fifteen because a lot of people saw how he stopped the heat sorcerers when they used their crazy magic or when he stopped the golem masters.

"Hehe, now I can enjoy that good Neet life for a while," Rain thought while grinning, thanks to his pockets filled with money.

Rain knew better than slack off, he was pretty much a training addict, so the idea of doing that was hard to grasp. Still, it was time to visit his home again. It was also time to check his progress and how fast Impulse could make him reach home.

Name: Rainendall

Level: 51 (2500/5100)

Current Path: Healer's Path (Lv 72 - 2500/72000)

Health: 3240/3240

Mana: 2890/4520

Stamina: 4670/4670

Strength: 277

Dexterity: 176

Intelligence: 484

Vitality: 325

Wisdom: 417

Endurance: 325

Luck: 127

Free Points: 50

Main Skills:

[Basic First Aid Lv 28)

[Healing Touch Lv 39]

[Enhanced Regeneration Lv 27]

[Soothing Aura Lv 29]

[Revitalizing Wind Lv 15]

Support Skills:

[Health Bonus Lv 22]

[Basic Training 72]

[Language Lv 68]

[Body Motor Skills Lv 59]

[Running Lv 73]

"This is a lot of growth for three weeks… However, the mage's path isn't growing that well," Rain thought and then sighed. "Maybe I should just deal with the fact that some skills won't get experience and focus on the parameters instead. I can't do everything perfectly when there are so many things that I still don't know."

The level-ups are good, but they are only good to offer free points that Rain can use freely; in that sense, it was more efficient to level up the paths.

Rain wondered if there was something else that he could gain by leveling himself up, but he never heard of that. Those free points were something that he would gain eventually, after all. The real problem was the skills… Rain wondered what he could do about them.

Even his language skill didn't reach level one hundred yet, so neglecting them seemed like a waste… in the end, Rain decided to use his past knowledge to help with that.