The First Store System



Chapter 1278: Training and Panagea(2)

Aakesh waited for Lily and Khaval to return from their respective training environments. The wait didn't last long, and after a few minutes, a space crack like portal emerged, and Lily stepped out of it.

A wide smile plastered over her face when she saw Aakesh waiting for her. She immediately went to her chair and sat down, waiting for Khaval before their traditional conversation session began.

Around a minute after Lily's exit, the space crack appeared once again, and Khaval stepped out of it. He reacted similarly to Lily when he saw Aakesh and Lily waiting for him.

After he sat down in his chair, the conversation session began between the three. Aakesh was the first to start, and he shared the exciting events he witnessed that day in the store.

After Aakesh, it was Khaval's turn. Being a low-level adventurer in Panagea, Khaval's stories weren't as grand as Lily's, who controlled her own territory. Nothing new had happened in Panagea for him, so his experience ended quickly.

It was Lily's turn, and as usual, it took more time for her to share the day's experience than the other two. Every day in Panagea was like a challenging adventure for her, so she had the most words to share that experience.

After Lily concluded her day's experience, the conversation came to an end. The next moment, a white light covered the three of them, including their chairs.

Following that, they appeared in the store, with Aakesh's chair returning to its usual spot. Lily then summoned the doors to her room.

The next instant, a door appeared in mid-air, and soon after that, the steps connecting the door to the stone floor also emerged. Lily and Khaval left for the room, and once they had entered, the door automatically closed.

The smile on Aakesh's face disappeared, and his usual indifferent expression replaced it. He then turned around and proceeded toward the portal room.

His eyes first fell on the two leaderboards on the wall. There seemed to be no new change from the day before, so he moved his eyes away and walked toward the closest virtual portal.

As he touched the portal with the tip of his finger, a suction force stronger than anything he could handle appeared and sucked him inside. The next moment, the countless shining dots on the device turned gray, representing the filled spot.

As Aakesh appeared in Panagea, he opened his eyes in the room he had bought for himself. It wasn't like Aakesh was sleeping, so he didn't need to freshen up.

Aakesh then jumped down from the bed and walked out of the room. His destination was the Ender Forest to hunt some creatures for some XP, then he would return to the market to find some gains using his class.

Aakesh hadn't walked very far from his residence when he came across a familiar figure. When the figure caught sight of Aakesh, her face turned frightened.

But in no time, it returned to calm as she approached Aakesh with a smile. It was none other than Diti, whom he had met on his first day in the Unleavable City.

"Hello, senior! How are you?" Diti respectfully greeted Aakesh and asked for his wellbeing.

Even though more than a decade had passed since the day she met Aakesh, the memory of that day was still fresh in her mind. The chilling feeling she had felt when stared at coldly by Aakesh was engraved deeply in her mind.

Aakesh simply nodded in response to her greetings and looked behind her.

Diti's face turned red from awkwardness when she saw Aakesh looking behind her. Behind her was a man. She was lacking funds, so she decided to make some money using her usual methods.

Diti wanted to say something to diffuse the awkwardness, but Aakesh simply nodded toward her and left. He could sense the awkwardness, and since Diti had helped him a lot in finding information about the city, he didn't want to make her uncomfortable.

Diti smiled wryly when she saw Aakesh's back. She then turned around, and her persona had completely changed. There was a seductive smile on her face, and her eyes were filled with lust.

When the man saw Diti, he felt movement in his lower body. But he still controlled himself and asked Diti about the blue-skinned man.

Even though it was only a one-night affair, no one would like to see the other person greeting someone of the opposite gender when he was going to pay a lot of money to spend the night with Diti.

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Unaware of the conversations between Diti and the man, Aakesh reached the Ender Forest.

An enraged roar of animals greeted him as he entered the forest. Aakesh walked in that direction since the owner of the roar was a level 302 animal.

When Aakesh walked half the distance, he saw a group of hunters fighting a pregnant bear. Aakesh understood their intentions but didn't care, so he proceeded forward since his hunt was waiting for him.

One of the hunters noticed him because of their improved vision blessing. He immediately informed his teammates about Aakesh.

The bear they were hunting was a rare breed, and it had only come this close to the border because of birth. They didn't want to suddenly find themselves in a dangerous situation for the bear cub, so they told one of their archers to shoot the stranger.

Aakesh could only heave a helpless sigh when he heard the sound of an arrow approaching him. The scene playing out in front of him wasn't the first.

Sometimes, the combination of greed and cautiousness makes a creature do something they never should've done in the first place.

Aakesh had a simple policy regarding those who attacked him, so the moment the archer attacked him, the group had guaranteed their death.

Aakesh didn't even need to approach them as he took his bow out, aimed at the arrow, and shot. The next moment, the released arrow flew, tearing through the air.

It first ripped apart the enemy's arrow, and then it pierced through the enemy's throat. The force of the shot was so intense that the throat exploded, throwing the head away.

Aakesh then shot some more arrows, eliminating every member of the group.