The group has an amazing dinner thanks to Richard Silver. That night, Gerald realized why his uncle, August Silver, is considered the head butler of the Arnold family's Prime Estate despite always being around the great master; they are currently hiring far away in Asia.The Silver family is known to be full of resourceful men and women which makes them the perfect assistants to the members of the Arnold family.After dinner, Gerald and the AFSB Squad-9 bodyguards thanked Richard and he went in for the night.Before coming here, Gerald had confirmed if this man-made first had hidden gangers in it, referring to wild animals or traps that could cause problems and delay on their way to Cone Rock River. They found none, except for the expected traps set for intruders coming into the forest. These traps are set by The Herder Bandit whose hideout is situated in this same forest. Hence, the traps paid are considered a form of self-protection measures against intruders.The Herder Bandit se

By sunrise, Gerald and his group had woken up, having to use a limited reserve of water to shower that morning. No one complained though. The AFSB Squad-9 bodyguards, along with the Prime Estate's barracks where they were heavily trained into what they are today, did well to make sure that they're not fazed by these kinds of limitations.As for Gerald, growing up poor, he was used to maneuvering his way around these kinds of situations. So he wasn't bothered as well.They packed up the tents and supplies, preparing to clear the fence they had made around the camp yesterday. Before that, though, they thoroughly scanned the area they were in as well as the distance they would be covering ahead of them, making sure there weren't any traps on the way.Also, they needed to make sure that there were no large Amur Leopards near their spots. Those creatures were no longer domesticated, and Gerald had no interest in clashing with such wild beasts. It wasn't because he was scared of being hun

It was at this point that Gerald began grading the fate of why the foreigners had ended up invading the villagers who had been living their humble lives over a thousand years ago, and even went as far as to torture and massacre the entire village a hundred years later, just to gain ownership over the place.Cone Rock River…..is a weird place. Gerald felt a sense of this when he first arrived here. The river had that name because a lot of the rocks found surrounding this river were in the shape of cones, varying in random sizes.But now that he's in the river, watching through the underwater glasses he had over his face, he felt the weirdness of Cine Rock River heighten. There was…..an extraordinary aura about this river, and Gerald was starting to believe that aside from the aquatic life forms in this river, there was something beyond the physical realm that existed here.Immediately he had that thought, he heard the softest whisper that made him immediately turn behind him, only to

The little girl frowned slightly, shaking her head.“That's it?! You're just gonna jump straight to our deal without formally introducing yourself?”She folded her arms over her chest, with a pout and a cute frown.“That’s rude! You're rude!”Immediately, this little girl conveyed her dissatisfaction with Gerald not formally introducing himself, and the dark space that seemed to stretch endlessly into oblivion began shaking tremendously, as the dark world he's enveloped in was answering to the little girl's emotion.Gerald took a step back, hands raised as he glanced around the empty space.“Huh, little girl, are you doing this by any chance?”The little girl gave no reply, just harrumphing at Gerald while still folding her arms over her chest.Gerald realized that he still hadn't done what the little girl wanted. Therefore, he took a step back towards her and slowly placed out a hand towards her.“Hello, little miss. I'm Gerald Stark. It's nice to meet you…”The little girl immediat

Gerald allowed the silence and darkness to absorb him for a moment, acting as a safety cocoon where he could allow himself to digest what he had just witnessed. Alice suffered on the last day she lived on this earth. The people of this village suffered on the last day of their lives. The village was wiped out after that, the forests cleared, and the river owned by corporate standings, but they couldn't stay on the very land where the village had existed before.Gerald turned to Alice, finding that her bangs were now covering her eyes, shielding her emotions from his gaze.“Tell me, how are you feeling, Alice?”Alicia gasped lightly at this question before giggling.“You're being silly again. You're the one seeing what had happened to me and my village just now. I should be asking you how you're feeling, not the other way around.”Gerald did not miss a breath as he shook his head and faced her.“While it is true that there should be concerns for a first-time watcher like me, and that