The person Dalair, Tana, and Carson brought with them was flying ahead of the group.
When Aaron looked towards Gilmore his Advisor moved his lips and the translation of the silent gesture was "Guide".
But this guide didn't stop or slow down when the first and second Village appeared on the horizon an hour or so later and kept going South.
"This is the first place, please follow us inside young master Ron." Tana said while getting down from the Silver-Guard and massaging her legs which feels like they're frozen stiff from the cold wind.
Gilmore caught her once the woman's body wobbled unsteadily and Aaron did notice a few emotions within their eyes during the moment when both of their eyes met.
"Finally I get to feel some warmth in these old bones! That was quite exciting but the cold is torturous, maybe we should've prepared ourselves like your Personal-Guards." Dalair said while getting assisted on his way down by Carson.
"Are you guys not interested in the other Villages we passed?" Aaron asked while following Tana.
She shook her head while answering : "Of course we're interested but we can't allow direct access to our territories from everywhere at once, we already have a lot of enemies who wouldn't hesitate to use this wonderful creation of yours to attack us once they get the chance."
The young man looked back at the direction of the two Villages from earlier and the geography of the land from Reapers-Fort to the Village they're currently located in then nodded since that area of land can act as a buffer zone during the situation where they're under attack by some enemies who wish to take them by surprise.
Unless they're willing to risk using Aaron's Portals to directly enter Reapers-Fort and try to seize it from the Marshal with force which is a stupid thing to do since the location is within the training grounds where the old man can lock the doors and beat them bloody with a snap of his fingers!
Their only option would be sending small amounts of their army to cross the two Villages between this Village and Reapers-Fort before attacking from within and from outside the Fort to ease the pressure on the ones doing the most important job from the inside and add more to the chaos.
Of course Marshal Cesar wasn't worried about this whole situation since his latest ally is more than capable of scattering the masses if it does happen someday.
Right after the young man followed Tana through the Village gates under the vigilant watch of some gate-guards which kept studying their group with wary looks in their eyes while keeping most of their attention directed towards the group of Doom-Vespas which flew up and followed them.
"Sir Dalair, Miss Tana, I would've prepared a feast had I known that you'd be paying me a visit." Some fatty arrived with the Strategist's Guide and behind the two of them there were some men, women, and soldiers in the mix.
All of them were wearing fine clothes while the soldiers were covered in finer Armor compared to the regular ones he met on the way.
"Chief! How are you doing? Getting rounder I see!" Dalair joked before going forward to take the man's hand and smiled while patting his shoulder.
Aaron wasn't interested in any of these fellows which were clearly trying to kiss the Strategist and his Daughter's feet, that's why he focused his interest on the sights within this foreign Village while the old man did all the talking and his daughter got bombarded with all sorts of compliments.
Some of the people following this Village Chief were interested in the young man but they didn't dare approach him once they noticed the 10 men and women guarding him however, their curiosity especially grew once they noticed how polite the Marshal's followers always became once they interacted or looked towards this mysterious person.
"This here is the place young master Ron." Carson pointed towards a house right in front of the Village Chief's house.
Aaron checked it then nodded before creating a diagram, "Alright, I'll be back in 30 Minutes and you guys can use this time to set things right around here while I'm gone." Afterwards he activated the Portal then took his Personal Guards, Nephrite, and her Royal Guards back to Reapers-Fort.
"W-what! I-is that?" The fat Village Chief has already heard the rumors about the situation within Reapers-Fort from the merchants and the Portal right in front of his eyes is exactly similar to how it's described.
Seeing the soldiers from the Head-Reapers Army come through then stand guard around the Portal while others arrived and started constructing some sort of sign with the name of their Village written on it confused the Village Chief and his entourage but Dalair patted him on the shoulder while saying : "Follow me to meet the Marshal."
Aaron let his Personal Guards do whatever they want while he went to sleep.
By the time Nina woke him up since Sherry was too busy training with her group of soldiers, the fat Village Chief and his followers were notified of the identity of the young man and how important he's to not only the Marshal but to everyone within hundreds of Kilometers from where he lives!
"Good morning young master Ron!"
Aaron raised an eyebrow once he saw the fatty and his entourage waiting for him near the Portal just to greet him, "Good morning everyone, let's work hard together." But he politely greeted them before taking off with his followers.
Of course he didn't miss the sight of many carriages loaded with a wide variety of products in the street behind the fatty and his followers.
Immediately after the young man and his group left it got slightly hard for the Marshal's soldiers guarding the Portal to keep things moving orderly but a single warning from the team leader was all it took for them to settle down.
The woman said : "You all better get in line or I'll report this behavior to young master Aaron, your punishment might be death but if too many are causing a ruckus he'd shut the Portal and make another somewhere else!"
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The fat Village Chief immediately hollered for his guards to come take whoever troublemaker to the dungeons and beat them for a day and night.
Of course the masses settled down and things calmly moved forward in an orderly manner afterwards.
Meanwhile Aaron and his group continued their journey South.
Unlike before, this time they'd rarely skip a Village unless the distance between the ones with a Portal and the ones that follow are extremely close in distance.
After creating the 4th Portal South of Reapers-Fort, Aaron returned home to find out that Sen has honored his 200K of Gold Coins which is the price of the five Centipede shells.
There's also a whole lot of precious gifts which the merchants insisted to leave at his door while shouting with fake resentment : "Throw it away if young master Ron, we wouldn't dare take our gifts back since it'd be an affront to young master Ron's dignity."
The estimated worth of these gifts is around 100K so far and Sherry, Pio, and Lucas are struggling to keep up since more of these merchants are still knocking on their young master Ron's gates to deliver theirs after seeing their competition attempting to edge over them by carrying favor.
Of course his maid and the two men were making sure that every single detail would be included in their reports, the information they currently have about these merchants are much more than what they know about the soldiers within their own groups!
'Looks like I'm going to use these 4 Neutral-Class Skill Points after all.' Aaron smiled while storing the Gold Coins into his Inventory Space and watching the numbers go up.
Haste Permanently increase Host's Speed and Jump while boosting Speed and Jump for nearby Allies Haste Level 1 Mana Points Cost 200 Duration 20 Seconds Permanent Increase Speed +40, Jump +20 Allies Boost Speed +10, Jump +5 Proficiency Points 8/400
Aaron stood in the balcony and activated Haste then watched as the soldiers which were moving down below kept looking at their own feet in surprise for a short while before awkwardly moving while ensuring that they're careful with each following movement.
The young man smiled before jumping to test the difference after this ability was given a Passive improvement of +20 points.
"Whoa!" Aaron quickly used his hands to push the ceiling before his head could crash against it.
'I bet grandpa Sid's trial would be so easy if I try it now that I have Haste Passively improving my all-over Speed and now improving my ability to Jump which would be extremely helpful in crossing the hurdles and objects blocking my way.' Aaron thought while smiling since it'd make the old man so happy.
Appraise Your keen Vision allows you to scan specific objects to glean much deeper understanding of details Appraise Level 1 Mana Points Cost 200 Duration 40 Seconds Vision +30 Awareness +18 Proficiency Points 15/400
'I can see so far in the horizon with much more details now despite these awful weather conditions, but I wonder if it'd still give me the same "Unknown" answer once I try it on the Obsidian Monolith back in the massive cave.
'Identify couldn't give me any details and for some reason I'm not feeling like this Appraise Skill would make any difference!' Aaron thought while rolling his eyes since Flora is clinging to his hand and giggling to herself while shaking it back and forth.
"Let's go for a swim!" Flora said while pointing towards the swimming pool which was receiving a flurry of heavy rain as she spoke.
"You need to go home not go in the water!" Aaron answered while heading down the stairs since it's about time he takes his Personal Guards to continue pushing their plans South.
*Humph*
The little girl puckered her lips before saying : "Mom, dad, and Shane are all here so why would I go home? To be alone!"
The young man stopped and looked down at the girl's green eyes before nodded : "Indeed you're right there little Flora, want to know what'd be an extremely good thing to do in this cold weather?" He asked while gesturing for her big brother to come forward.
Flora's eyes brightened while replying : "What? Tell me! Come on brother Ron say it already!" She was pulling at his arm while being impatient.
"That would be to keep yourself warm next to a bonfire and listen to some interesting stories while eating some good food, you can also help your mother take care of the garden and help your auntie Betty in the kitchen or learn how your auntie Sophia make our clothes." Aaron said.
*Snort*
"That's boring! I don't want to." The little girl crossed her arms and looked away while complaining.
The young man patted her head while adding : "You can also learn from Sherry, Rhinne, Aeona, and Manji but you must keep it a secret from your mother."
Flora's ears twitched and she asked while twisting her neck, "Really?"
Aaron nodded, "Yeah. Learn a whole lot of things from them and I promise you that your rewards can be amazing."
"Like what?" The little girl squinted her eyes doubtfully but she couldn't hide the sly glint from Aaron.
"You know... Having fun." Aaron intentionally teased her by pinching her cheeks while giving a vague answer.
*Humph*
Flora pouted while removing his hand then insisted : "What kind of fun?"
Aaron raised her up and tossed her in the air while answering : "Taking rides with Shane on his Doom-Vespa, visiting other Villages... That kind of fun." He caught the little girl then handed her to her brother while adding : "But you need to remember that naughty girls don't get to experience that kind of fun, learn from everyone and enjoy their company."
Flora kept nodding repeatedly then waved him goodbye as he left with his Personal Guards and flew away on top of the Doom-Vespas.
But once the young man left this little girl twisted her neck to look at her brother before ordering : "You heard what Ron just said right? Let's take your Doom-Vespa for a ride!"
*Snort*
Shane lowered his little sister to the ground and turned to leave while saying : "Keep dreaming Flora. Naughty girls don't get to experience that kind of fun." He repeated the words of their young master Ron and Flora's confidence was deflated almost immediately, seconds later she went towards the kitchen where her mother and aunty Betty were sitting there having a conversation outside.
Old geezer Todd was inside supervising the new group of people working in young master Ron's kitchen as they cooked a wide variety of meals for the soldiers which seemed like their appetite are getting even more bigger after drinking the so-called Reindeer Milk and awakening their Vital-Aura!
"Mom! Ron says that I need to learn from everyone." Flora came running while shouting these words and everyone thought : 'Only this little girl dares address young master Ron like that.'