Nick stored away the ingot before he headed into his meditation area and sat down and started meditating. ounce again nick had caused the qi on the planet to increase without realizing it but this time was a little different as he was not the only one drawing in qi this time. in her room bellania was going through the steps described in the book nick gave her which even if she didn't notice was drawing minute amounts of qi towards her dantian. the process was slow since bellania couldn't tell if it was working but soon she officially entered the first level of body refinement tier at which point she shivered as she immediately felt the change in her body as the impurities in meridians were forced out through her pores like a viscous brown sludge. bellania gagged at the stench wafting off of her and stood up quickly which surprised her since it would normally take longer but the smell focused her mind on getting a bath. bellania scrubbed herself for over an hour before she finally managed to get all the gunk off of her.

Nick meditated for the rest of the night until the sun came up at which point he awoke and stood up before changing his clothes into the finery that he purchased specifically for events such as the kings party in a few hours. the clothes nick had chosen were an azure shirt with a grey coat and matching grey pants with shiny leather shoes. the clothes made nicks features pop making him stand out from the crowd. nick walked up the stairs to the entrance of his residence before he casually pulled the door open to reveal a cadre of soldiers all pointing their weapons at him. "you have been accused of assaulting a member of the northedark family we insist you come with us." a tall soldier in a slightly different set of armor said authoritatively. nick raised an eyebrow at the man "tell me is this northedark person alive?" nick asked seriously. the soldier looked shocked at the question "of course , how else would they accuse you , what of it?" he asked seriously. nick shook his head "now you see that doesn't make any sense because if i assaulted anyone i can guarantee they would be dead." nick said coldly.

All the soldiers felt a chill from nicks words and tensed up behind their weapons before nick shrugged. "judging from the amount of you here you are all aware of my tale so you should know that my words are no bluff." he said before he started to walk towards the soldiers in his way. the soldiers moved out of his way as fear got the better of them and before nick disappeared around the corner he called back. "next time bring some evidence or I'll take offense." nicks voice echoed out. and like that nick made his way to the hartfell mansion so he could arrive at the kings party with lucian which would show his backing thus allowing him to throw his presence out into the noble circles.