In Frostlands.A place where penguins used to play with little kids now looked much different from that.Because commoners weren’t allowed to have pets or tame animals, they did not feed the penguins. The Thompson family also made it a rule that the penguins shouldn’t be fed because their numbers were growing a lot.So, when these penguins came to the market during migration as they did in the past, the officers used this opportunity to kill the penguins and then sell their meat.Ulmer’s clone just happened to be at that market, and he saw over a hundred penguins being killed mercilessly. Not just that, the officers were laughing while killing little penguins. It was heart-rending to watch.Ulmer’s clone did not step in to save the penguins because he didn’t want to risk giving his identity away.Though he saw some heinous things such as the human slaves being treated like trash by the wealthy people that lived in Frostlands, he had to act like he didn’t see it.Nevertheless, he kept
In the Forgotten Dunes.Ulmer’s fourth clone fought giant monsters like the mountain worms that were capable of drilling holes through mountains and turning them into powder within days. There were poison lizards that had a nasty appetite and would eat anything that moved. There were scorpions, black foxes, blue birds, and all kinds of crazy dangerous creatures in that place, where he couldn’t find a single human soul. But the ones that troubled him the most were the sand serpents, for they were quite fast and could also spray poison into the air and attack from a distance. Every beast was poisonous to some degree. And sometimes, the poison entered his body.Ulmer had multiple ways to stop the poison from spreading. Sometimes, he used aura to forcibly release it through sweat. Sometimes, he evaporated it with his flames and released it through his breath. Sometimes, he used his ice ability to slow down the poison from spreading and also its potency.Nevertheless, it proved to be a ha
In Stormville.Ulmer’s clone took multiple days to get here because of the extremely tight security in the form of flying robots that were guarding the entrance. On top of that, there was a barrier that did not allow him to use his ability to just open a portal inside the region.Stormsville was said to be much more guarded than even the capital city because not only the first daughter of the emperor lived there, but also the ancient device that concealed the entire Syslon from the outside world.Ulmer was not here for that device but something else entirely.It was the stone of the magic staff that the emperor’s daughter had in possession.Ulmer’s clone had to wait until midnight to sneak into her room.The first daughter of the emperor was a big woman who was snoring loud enough to scare any man into running away from her.Her staff was right next to her bed.“So that’s the storm stone you were talking about…” Ulmer uttered.[Yeah. It has the power to control weather at will.] Dove
Two days later.It took two entire days for Ulmer’s clones to fully absorb the powers and transfer it to the real Ulmer.His clones had been hiding underground where nobody could reach, so no one were able to find his clones.Even though he wanted to achieve some things with the clones, he had to make them disappear as it was already proving quite dangerous to have them continue to roam throughout the city.After the clones perished, Ulmer’s level added one more, and he reached level 92.Despite succeeding in obtaining powers and levels, Ulmer didn’t look that happy at all.[Is something bothering you?] Dove asked.“Yeah, the inequality that’s plaguing this whole nation…” Ulmer said. “It is very upsetting.”He had seen people and even animals starving in Frostlands.In Stormville, he had seen the wealthy and the powerful abuse those weaker than them.In the vulcan district, doctors demanded absurdly high amounts of money for even simple treatments. And nobody could raise their fingers
Ulmer walked out of his room and saw Suki and her sister talking with each other. They were not having a random chat, but Suki was questioning her with something rather interesting.“I don’t get it, sis,” Suki said. “Why is patriarchy more important than matriarchy? Can’t women get stronger than men?”“This is just the way it has been since God put man as the head of the woman in the garden of Eden,” Ayana replied.“But why? Why can’t the woman be the head of the man?” Suki asked.Ayana smiled because she remembered asking her mother a similar question when she was young. As a child, she had asked many stupid questions, but that was part of growing up as well.“Let me tell you this clearly, Suki,” Ayana said. “You think being the head of the family is easy? After marriage, a woman is only expected to do housework, but the man is expected to provide for her for everything. With power, responsibility will also fall on your shoulder. Personally, I don’t really care if the man or the woma
The next morning.Robin woke up and heard noises from the kitchen. “Is it a cat?” she hurried into the kitchen, only to see Ulmer cooking.“S-Son, why are you cooking?” she tried to grab the ladle, but he didn’t let her.“I’m going to take the SAC exam,” Ulmer said. “I won’t be able to be with you guys for a little, so I want to contribute something before I leave.”After he said those words, Robin couldn’t say anything to get him out of the kitchen.Ulmer took it upon himself to arrange all the dishes on the mat. Robin woke everyone up so that they’d eat the food while it’s still warm.After hearing that Ulmer cooked breakfast, everyone actively brushed their teeth and hurried over.Ayana thought she would be the first to eat, but Suki was already there, sitting next to Ulmer by the time she arrived there.“Hey, did you even brush your teeth?” Ayana asked her.“Eeeee,” Suki grinned and showed her teeth.“Don’t smile! Answer my question!” Ayana said.“You can sit here,” Ulmer tapped t
Later that night.Ulmer was lying down on the bed. “Tomorrow, I’ll be leaving this home. I don’t know how many days I’ll be gone, and it’s making me anxious.”“I’d be more worried if you’re not anxious,” Ayana said. She was sitting on the bed and was massaging his legs. Ulmer’s legs were a little bit hairy, and she liked that. She pulled the hair every now and then to get that jerking reaction from him, and it made her smile. “I know you’re strong, but the capital district is full of them. The average level of people living there is over thirty! If you’re not careful, you could get ganged up and robbed or defeated.”“You think I’d get robbed in the capital?” Ulmer asked. “Serious punishment is given to those who rob, right?’“Yeah, how are you going to catch the robber or prove that they robbed you?” Ayana asked him back. “The nobles control the surveillance in the capital district, so they’ll show only what they want and hide everything else. Though I could have gone to the capital i
The next morning.Ulmer’s family gave him a send off.Suki was crying, telling him to not go. He told her he’d come back and bring her a lot of gifts. Kale was silent and stood in the back.Ulmer waved him goodbye before walking out through the main gate. Dustin and Robin also waved at him.Ayana accompanied him outside. She gave him a long hug and said, “Be careful. I’ll be waiting for you.”“Don’t worry, Ayana. I’m not going to die but to ride all the storms that come my way,” Ulmer told her.And then Ulmer left in a flying car that was personally sent from SAC company, and it had its logo on it.Suki was still shedding tears as she entered the house.“He’s going to come back soon, Suki,” Robin told her. “Don’t cry.”Suki still looked sad, and she ran into Ayana’s room. However, to her utter shock, Ulmer was sitting on the bed.“Brother!” Suki’s face glowed. “You returned already?”“Haha,” Ulmer laughed. “No, I’m Ulmer’s clone.”“C-Clone?” Suki found it hard to believe, but then he