This time the tunnel was longer than the one before. You may ask why, the answer is easy, because Noah had walked for longer time than the last time.
He even was preparing himself to sleep. He did not know if it was night or day outside, but he was tired and needed sleep.
"I am lucky to have dry meat with me or I should have died from hunger." Was Noah whispering alone, then he added: "Cutty I like you, but if I am hungry, I think I may sacrifice you."
The cat, as if he understood what the human said, jumped from Noahs arms and ran away.
Noah saw the reaction of the cat and said: "Do not worry, I will be kind."
The cat become more afraid and stayed for the time he slept away from he, but in reality, the cat wanted only a bit distance from Noah. As an angel in form of a cat, was very tired to spend the whole day with a human, even if you had the whole patience of the world.
Noah may look serious and act the same too, but he was very active and when he is with his family or alone, he is very childish and do a lot of childish things.
After sleeping for eight hours, Noah woke up automatically and continued walking through the tunnel.
While walking he looked at the system window to see how much EXP he got and how much he still needed.
Name: Noah
Age: 16
Exp:144.000
Magician: 3rd Star (0/150000)
Knight: 3rd Star (0/180000)
Wealth: 2340 G.S.
"WOW, this trip was not as profitable as I thought. Only 140.000 EXP, if I keep with this rhythm, I will never reach the 9th Star of anything. I need to go to more dangerous places and create more trouble like those in novels. Maybe it helps me getting stronger faster, till now I avoided troubles as good as I could, but I think it is time to do the contrary." Thought Noah after seeing the system window. He was too slow, or this was what he thought.
He travelled deep in this forest for months and he even lost the sense of time. He even had a long beard now thanks to his genes and did look very different to the young man who entered the forest a long time ago.
What he did not know was that already a half year passed, he was in this forest for a half year and he did not even think about going back. When he returns it will be already a year and if he did not even breakthrough to the 4th Star, then he would feel bad. Then all the others will be sure in the 4th Star after giving him that advise.
"if I had their talent, it would be easier. This system is good, but it is too slow. This world is not full with strong beats and this is also one of the reasons why the magicians and knights do not give everything to become stronger, then there is no real danger.
The dangerous beasts are all in the forbidden areas of the continent and they do not come out, because the forbidden areas are the most suitable place for beasts. So, the beast does not want the rest of the continent and they leave peacefully in their area and the humans did the same too.
But even if Noah said that, deep in his heart he knew that the speed of Max, Sabrina and David will slow down from the 4th Star on. That is why he wants to find Mana Stones so desperately. He could easily go to the most dangerous place in the continent where all the beasts came together and level up as fast as lightning. But he wanted to get strong slowly and feel the emotions of growing stronger every day. This is what he wants for his live and that is the correct way.
His grandparents told him once: "Noah, don't be like your father and do everything fast without thinking. Look at him, he cannot even visit his own son. We love him and you should love him too, even if you do not know him. He loves you, but he has some special circumstances that do not allow him to return. Therefore, do not be like him and think about everything before you do it."
Noah usually asked them every time he could: "Why can he not be here? Which are his circumstances?"
His grandparents always replied: "You are still young, and you should not overthink about it."
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After walking for a few days, Noah was out of food and water. He was now eating his last ration and he still did not find anything.
He slowly began to think that this was a scam: "Why should the emperor come here and build this tunnel, if he said that his last will and treasure are in the academy? Did someone else built this place?"
He continued walking and after a one more day, he reached another hall. This time the hall was in the outside. It was like a circle with a natural source of light.
Noah that missed the light of sun, was happy to see the sun again. In this circle form hall without a roof, were only two doors. One was the one from where Noah came from and the other was directly in front of the other door and looked like there continued the tunnel.
"I am sure he left here a message; he would not have built this place without reason." Said Noah slowly and began to inspect the hall.
Gibril also missed the light from the sun. As a being made from light, he loved to be exposed to natural light, but the last few days made him sad because he was the whole time exposed to artificial light and that did him not feel good.