Chapter 65 65. Team
Chapter 65 65. Team
Seeing this, Aiden raised an eyebrow.
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"This is?"
"A map I put together from the information hidden in the library," responded Oliver.
"The map is composed of the information hidden in the library and notes the growing places of treasures that can be used to increase one's strength and divinity."
Aiden saw this and nodded, but before he got excited, he asked another important question.
"This map was made from the information that could be gathered in the library, so how many people do you think know about it?"
"As it stands currently, I think none, but there's no way it's going to remain like this for long," replied Oliver.
"People aren't dumb. Take Orphalon, for example. While I was speaking to him when we were redeeming our divine credits, I had a faint feeling that he was already onto the trail. He's just the first, and many others will join after him."
"That means we're operating on a timer, then," said Aiden.
"Exactly," replied Oliver.
"We need to move as fast as possible to make sure that we can gather as many resources as possible.
"Aiden, you said you also have some information about the mountain trial?"
When Aiden heard Oliver's words, he was a little embarrassed.
Compared to Oliver's comprehensive investigation, his information was much less detailed, but it was at least better than nothing.
"The information I received wasn't much and it could be summarized into four points," said Aiden.
No matter what happens on the final day of the cliff trial, reach the peak by any means necessary.Don't underestimate the challenge of the cliff trial, and overprepare if you can.Team up and bring as many strong people as you can on the final day of the cliff trial.Underneath the chin?
Oliver heard Aiden's words and fell into thought.
"Well, we clearly know now not to underestimate the cliff trial," said Oliver.
"The information you received seems to be slightly different from the one I got."
"My information is just an overview about a certain area, whereas yours seems to be focused on a certain event" explained Oliver
"the last day of the mountain cliff trial," said Aiden.
"That's right," replied Oliver.
"Whoever gave you this information was warning you. Something important will happen on the last day of the mountain cliff trial. It will be an extremely difficult challenge and it's something you absolutely can't afford to miss."
Aiden heard this and fell into thought.
Oliver saw Aiden thinking and made a few proposals
"So what do we do? Do you want to listen to that guy's information and make a team now?
We can invite Orphalon. Although the guy focuses on his brain, his physical strength is no joke. I'm pretty sure you could get Kain to join us with minimal persuasion."
Hearing Oliver's words, Aiden shook his head.
"We can invite them later, but not yet."
Aiden wasquite hesitant to bring in more people into their team so early; after all, the more people there are, the less share of the pie there is to go around.
Oliver understood Aiden's mindset, but he was still a little worried.
Considering the fact that this was the first time they were going out, he still felt like they should bring in more people that could ensure their strength, just out of caution.
Despite this, Aiden was still resistant to bringing Kain along for another reason.
Orphalon, Kain, and the others could strengthen their team, but Kain was different from them.
Simply put, Kain was stronger than he was, and it was by a rather wide margin.
With the addition of such a strong individual, the team dynamics would obviously change, and while he had the most say, it would obviously be the person with the greatest strength.
It might not be a big deal in most scenarios, but now that they were going to search for treasures, it wasn't something that could be overlooked.
Let's ignore the fact that Aiden was uncertain that he could beat Kain in an all-out fight. Even if he could, it definitely would not be an easy one.
Such a fight would leave him greatly wounded, and in an area like the wild, he would be leaving himself vulnerable to any watching predators.
Aiden simply wanted to avoid teaming up with Kain if it was possible for the time being. At very least he wouldn't want to team with him until he was more confident he could stand closer to him on equal footing.
Aiden didn't know if it was the realization that Olympus Academy views the trainees as disposable assets, but he started to approach things with less open-heartedness and more caution.
Of course, the views of the academy may change once they became official students at Olympus Academy, but until then, Aiden's outlook would inevitably be quite jaded.
But he still understood an aspect of what Oliver was saying.
Just the two of them alone would bring too much risk. They should at least bring one more person.
"How about Raelia?" asked Aiden.
In his mind, she was the perfect fit. She was strong but not unfathomably so like Kain. Even in the worst case scenario, Aiden felt confident he could fight back against her.
Besides, it probably would never come down to that. After all, after Oliver, Raelia was the person he trusted most at this training camp.
If he was still betrayed by such a person, then Aiden would really have to reevaluate his people skills.
Not to mention that Raelia was a divine descendant of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. For the task they were doing, Raelia may even be more suitable than Kain himself.
Oliver heard Aiden's words and thought about them for a while before nodding.
"Raelia is a good pick; she seems reliable and trustworthy. The next question is about the split of treasures."
As Oliver said this, he couldn't help but glance at Aiden secretly.
This was the final part. Although he trusted Aiden, he couldn't help but feel slightly nervous.