THE WORLD DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

chapter 12's

Today they hunted a Tiger magical beast that was quite deep within the forest. It was quite troublesome to kill him because this tiger magic base could use light magic itself whenever it was injured. It was John who delivered the ultimate finishing blow by stabbing the head and heart through the Multiple Fire Arrows.

As they traveled the forest they moved eastward so they approached the Eastern sea city. They first hunted the animals they needed but John still did not get the three-legged black crow. What was unusual this time was that there were quite a number of ferocious beasts in the forest this time around. This was recorded by Josephine, Eva, and Sally. John doesn't know about the flow of animals in the woods. He thought it might be a normal number of animals. There were quite a number of dangerous beasts at the moment when they entered the forest. Eva and her team even think that it's good that John is with them this time or maybe there are some injuries at the moment. Due to the long journey of 5 days, they decided to rest in the Eastern sea city when they were nearby.

East Sea City,

They approached the City and entered the city after paying and showing proof of their identity. John gets proof of his identity from the Northern Border town by Sam.

After entering the city,

“H .. Aah I'm so tired my body hurts. I really need a shower and a place to rest,” said Eva stretched after they entered the City.

“Alright, let's first check in to the Inn and then we can check out the Market for any new things they may have this time,” Sally said in a relaxed tone.

So they headed to the inn for the first break and Bath then checked the market and sold their catch and only kept the essential items they needed for the village. After checking them out first rest and do things on their own.

John then went inside his room, took a shower and then decided to check the system.

John checks the notification bar where he sees that he got a medium-sized gift box and a place where he sees that the level of authority has increased and the brain activity has increased.

He then opened his gift box in search of a gift.

[Ding. . . ! Congratulations on getting the blueprints from the Steam engine]

Then he decided to buy 16 small gift boxes worth 16,000 exp points from the system.

He opened the first gift box,

[Sorry this gift box contains nothing.try your luck next time] Sarah's voice sounded inside her head.

Once everyone is ready, they then head to the Market. After heading to the market they first decide to sell their catch. John didn't take the money because the head took other body parts from the animals he needed. When they were in the market, Eva slightly furrowed her brows when she saw someone a bit away from them.

This person was none other than Baron Mendez' second son. His name is Antonio Mendez. He was a normal aristocratic silk living in the imperial capital from his childhood where he learned most of his knightly knowledge and got along in aristocratic circles from a young age to improve his political connections and improve his his business.

Like other nobles, he had a fair share of women whom he later banished due to their interests and status. Although polygamy is normal in this world, nobles still think that the person they marry must be a noble or at least their family has big business. It was all about importance when it came to aristocratic circles. Antonio is attracted to Eva because of two things, one is her beauty and the other is her family connection and her grandmother who can even make potions that can increase people's longevity. Eva knew about the situation from a young age and therefore had always hated aristocrats. She only stayed in the imperial capital to complete her Magic training and then lived with her grandmother in the countryside. She didn't

Antonio approaches the group and greets Eva first,

“My miss Eva I am as beautiful as before, you are here again in the Eastern sea city within 10 days. I guess you have a good hunt right now. So what brings you here today ? ”

“It's none of your business about what I do and where I do, Hmpfh,” Eva didn't give him a face because of questions and fake smiles. He knows what his intentions are.

Against this Antonio did not mind anything as he knew what his social status was and then he greeted the other team members which only Josephine nodded with a fake smile while Sally ignored him.

Finally, he came to John.

He was quite surprised that there was a man on this team because he knew the temperament of these women. Plus he also saw that this man had a pretty good relationship with Eva and her team from the way they spoke. Against this, he was quite angry in the sense of what Eva saw in him and not him. However, he did not show his thoughts outside and thought about how to make this man understand his position. Plus, he also noted that this person did not even have a high-quality sword so his position might not be very good. He was at least not a noble or a high knight from the imperial city.

So, to maintain a slight edge in front of these women, he thought maybe he should humiliate this fragile handsome man in a duel where he could humiliate him fairly without anyone questioning him and make him show his position.

“Friends from your clothes, you look like a swordsman. How about we have a duel in town to exchange clues? How are you feeling?” Antonio asks John kindly so that he does not discover his evil intentions.

From the start, John watched everything from the sidelines and thought he should follow this game and accept the duel. From the beginning, she witnessed the cruelty in Antonio's eyes so in this fight she decided that she would show no mercy to him.

The women did not show any expression, but Eva and Josephine were still worried that she might be injured because she was only showing a knife skill and not a sword skill when they hunted before. As for Sally she was certain that John would not lose after watching her fight for a few days. She knew how frightening John's senses were unlike those of other women, they thought his senses came from fighting instincts, but Sally knew better when she saw him for days.

They then headed to the Duel.