Arriving at Esta, Noah felt a wave of relief wash over him. He was no longer worried about his immediate safety or whether leaving the shop would result in assassination attempts.
This was his turf—everybody here knew him, respected him, or at least understood his importance to the kingdom. His strength had grown to levels far too high for any malicious people to pose genuine threats, especially in a human kingdom that lagged significantly behind the highly developed elven territories in terms of power levels.
Despite Noah's recent efforts to help them evolve through provision of enhancement items and training resources, the human kingdom remained comparatively underdeveloped. Most practitioners here operated at apprentice or adept ranks, with only a handful reaching master tier. The gap between human capabilities and elven grandmaster forces was vast.
