The man and woman stared silently at the heroes.
'Lightning, huh. Interesting surname.' Yang Ce thought to himself.
"It is good to meet the heroes, especially you." The lightning king said as he looked at the hero of storm.
The hero of storm nodded before focusing on his food once again. He had a great appetite.
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything." A voice said from outside the dining room.
Yang Ce did not know if he had seen right, but it looked like both the king of the sword kingdom and the king of the lightning kingdom rolled their eyes at the same time.
"We invited you. Why do you feel the need to come late every time?" The king of the sword kingdom asked.
"Sorry. I don't have a pet dragon or a big sword to get around. I have to move on my own two feet." The voice said as he entered the dining room.
A bald man dressed in orange robes stepped inside without any shoes or socks on.
The king of the sword kingdom snapped his fingers and a mini-table and a chair were brought by servants. It seemed as if it had been prepared beforehand.
Yang Ce easily guessed the newcomer's identity. The king of the buddhist kingdom, known as Mister Luo.
Mister Luo sat down, but did not eat anything. Yang Ce guessed that it was a buddhist thing.
"Let's get down to business." Mister Luo said moments after sitting. "We want the spiritual hero."
"We want the storm hero." The lightning king said immediately after.
"As was decided on, the 13 heroes will be trained together until they reach an adequate level. Only then will they begin their personal training." The king of the sword kingdom calmly responded.
"There is no need for that. We should simply skip that part. It would only benefit us. We need the heroes to grow as strong as possible as fast as possible." The lightning king retorted.
"We need the heroes to have stable foundations for the future. We are not raising common soldiers, but world saving heroes." The king of the sword kingdom responded.
"We can provide any sort of foundation necessary." The Buddhist king interrupted.
"The heroes need to work together, not be split up. This matter is over." The king of the sword kingdom calmly stated.
"You don't have the right to declare this over." The lightning king said loudly.
"I said this matter is over." The king of the sword kingdom said once again.
"Who do you think you are!" The lightning king shouted as he slammed his hand on the table.
"Silence!" The king of the sword kingdom shouted as a pressure spilled from his body.
The 13 heroes' bodies were instantly covered with sweat, no matter how emotionless or calm they were.
It was only at this moment that they understood what being in a fantasy world truly entailed. They could be killed at any time.
It felt as if a blade was on their throats. The dining room table was slashed apart without a single movement from the king of the sword kingdom.
The king seemed completely different from the bowing man they had seen before. It was clear that bloodline alone was not enough to become a king in this world.
Yang Ce instantly understood that.
"Hmmph." The lightning king grumbled as he sat back down.
"Bad temper as always." The Buddhist king jested from the side.
The sword king looked at him before retracting his pressure and standing up.
"I apologize, heroes. It seems that I've lost my temper. Let's end breakfast here. It is time for your first introduction into the true nature of your hero titles, as well as the way you will become stronger." The king of the sword kingdom said.
He proceeded to lead the 13 heroes out of the dining room and outside of the palace to an empty yard. Besides the heroes and the king, only the Buddhist king and the lightning king came with them.
After giving a servant an order, the king of the sword kingdom soon received 13 pamphlets.
"The texts descended from the past have been analyzed countless times by countless people. These pamphlets are the results of all those years of work." The king said as he looked at the pamphlets.
The 13 heroes stood in a line, and the king began to hand out the pamphlets.
Yang Ce got his 3rd and looked at the cover. It read, "The Hero of Yang".
Yang Ce opened the pamphlet up and was greeted by around 3 paragraphs of words.
Before he could read them, the king of the sword kingdom spoke again.
"Within these pamphlets is an introduction to each of your special powers and talents. Please take a moment to read them. While the passages passed down are not very specific or extensive, there is some important info. We cannot be blamed for the lack of information as the 13 heroes have never been summoned before." The king said.
Yang Ce finally began to read his pamphlet.
"The origin of the Yang Hero's power comes from the sun and represents the sun. The heart of Yang burns bright within the hero."
"The hero of Yang is filled with energy, and as the sun rises, so does his power."
"The hero of Yang eliminates the darkness and brings light to the world. The hero of Yang is the hero of the sun."
This was all that was recorded within the pamphlet. As the king of the sword kingdom had said, it was absolutely not large or very detailed. It seemed that he would have to spend no short amount of time understanding his power, the power of the Yang Hero, on his own.
He looked around, but only the hero of transformation and the hero of summoning had also finished reading their pamphlets.
They seemed to be in the same boat as him, with little information on their powers, though that was not necessarily the case.
Soon, the rest of the heroes finished reading their pamphlets. Although they had read for slightly longer, it seemed that they also did not have too much information.
"I hope that some of your questions are answered. Before anything else, the power of the world must be awakened within you. Let us begin the 13 heroes' introduction to the source of all strength and power in the world, world energy, also known as Mana."