Ruler's Awakening: Inheritor of the SSS-Rank Dimensional Talent-Chapter 277 - 80th Floor City Transformation

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One year later

Dark Pillar 80th floor.

Dimensional Cracks appeared, the figure of Aaron stepped out after he finished defeating the 91st floor boss. However, there was a certain reason why he went to the 80th floor.

The dimensional portal was present outside the gates of the small town. Fortunately, no one saw Aaron’s arrival, if they had, then chaos would have ensued.

"Hey, you! Stop right there," explained Nash, the man still working as the town’s gatekeeper.

Nash flew down and set his feet on the ground. He stepped closer to Aaron, but he couldn’t remember Aaron’s face —because of time.

"Who are you? What is your purpose in this town?" asked Nash, narrowing his eyes.

"Long time no see, Nash," Aaron replied.

Aaron opened the black hood of the head, showing Aaron’s face to Nash. Nash gasped and was confused, hearing these words come out of Aaron’s mouth was enough to make Nash surprised.

"Do I know you?" asked Nash, curious.

"It’s been a year since we met, it’s natural for you not to recognize me," Aaron replied.

"My name is Aaron. I came to rest in this city," Aaron replied.

"I heard that the three presidents of the three main groups reside here. Am I right?" asked Aaron.

"If you had come six months ago, they would still be here. However, now they’ve all left," said Nash.

"Gone? Where?" asked Aaron.

"They went back downstairs to organize their group. I heard that there will be a big tournament every 10 years, to compete for the title of the strongest group," replied Nash.

’Tournament? Does that include the big tournament in the entire Dark Pillar Tower?" asked Aaron, curious.

Nash again explained that they went downstairs only temporarily, until the big tournament ended. After that, they would return to the upper floors and raid like their original assignment.

That left the authority of this town to Gordon, the owner of the oldest bar in town. Because of his magical skills, wisdom, and experience, they chose Gordon as the leader over other mages.

Aaron never expected that. However, the man was glad that at least the threat he feared within the town was gone —even though Aaron could defeat Killian with his current mage tier status.

Currently, after a long battle in the monster raid upstairs, Aaron had reached level 870, meaning he was in the Peak Integrity Knight mage tier.

The tier was equivalent to the mage tier of the three presidents of the three major groups, which was why if Aaron arrived in the city, he would be the strongest person at the moment.

Nash saw no suspicious signs from Aaron. He could indeed see Aaron’s great ability, exceeding his own. However, it couldn’t be concluded that he had evil intentions.

"Go ahead. Enjoy the simplicity of this city," Nash said, opening the way for Aaron.

"Thank you."

Aaron strode steadily through the city gates. He could see significant changes since he left here a year ago.

Buildings were being constructed in large numbers, the population was growing and the majority were in the early Archmage and Integrity Knight stages.

However, Aaron did not see a single shop selling magic equipment and items. There seemed to be a policy or perception that people here didn’t really need magic items, they needed trusted companions and information about the Dark Pillar raid.

"Hey, did you hear? There’s a mage doing a solo raid up to the top floor," explained the townsperson, Aaron overheard as he passed them.

"Yeah, I’ve heard that. He spends time hunting down maze monsters and killing floor bosses. I’d have a hard time even doing that," said another resident, Aaron still listening.

"It could be that the solo mage is much stronger than the three presidents of the three main groups. We never knew about that, did we?" asked another resident, gossiping.

’Where did they find out about this? I’m sure I was adventuring alone back then,’ Aaron said.

His goal this time was not to find an inn location, but to go visit Gordon’s bar. Although Aaron had left a long time ago, he still knew the exact location of Gordon’s bar.

Since Gordon’s status had risen to that of a city authority, he seemed to be using his rights and authority to enlarge his business.

Now, there were three bars marked ’Bar Gordon’ in the city, two were branches while one was the center.

Aaron came and opened the door. He took off his hood and black cloak, putting both items into his storage.

"Welcome, sir. Do you need anything?" asked a young woman with the Archmage tier.

"Give me your finest brew," Aaron replied, coldly.

"Sure."

The female bartender did her job well. Aaron’s eyes were still forward, never looking back, at the group of mages who had been watching him.

Before long, Aaron’s drink arrived, an alcoholic drink with a sweet and slightly bitter flavor. Before the woman left, Aaron asked her briefly.

"Ever since I came here, they’ve been watching me. Who are they?" Aaron asked, softly and flatly.

The female bartender glanced quickly towards the front, seeing that the group led by Oliver was targeting Aaron. The woman knew exactly what Oliver was about to do.

"They’re the Upper Floor Gang. Not officially a group, but more of a gang of punks," the bartender replied, softly so as not to be overheard.

"Really? Didn’t Gordon do anything to them?" asked Aaron, downing his drink.

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"I actually tried to negotiate with them. However, since Dad doesn’t belong to any group, his authority is less trusted by the townspeople," the woman whispered.

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"You’re Gordon’s son? How come I never saw you before?" Aaron asked.

"I’ve been busy raiding the monsters downstairs. Two months ago, I made it to the 80th floor with my group and met Dad," replied the woman.

"Anyway, my advice is that you should keep your distance from them. They can kill you easily," the female bartender whispered, making Aaron laugh out loud.

"HAHA! No one can kill me, not even the floor boss."