)The New Year was here already. To be honest, as one year followed another, it never felt particularly festive. Let me talk about today's update: there will be eleven thousand characters today, but tomorrow I'll be taking another day off. I, Jiaoshou, have a lot to take care of on New Year's Day, so there's no helping it. Things will be better on the second day, when I won't have anything else to deal with for a while. Then I'll focus on writing and start churning out extra updates. Today is New Year's Eve, too, so I wish everyone a happy New Year. I'll also shamelessly ask for your support. If you can afford it, please send a few tips and let me experience some New Year cheer as well. My heartfelt thanks.
The conversation between Osborne and Ulysses was only a brief interlude. It soon passed, and Rex met with the two of them in the mansion.
Osborne and Ulysses were pillars of Gilneas. After years of trials, they had become the leading figures of a new generation. Especially now that Darius had also become a Heroic Powerhouse, once the Heroic Powerhouses were excluded, Ulysses and Osborne stood at the forefront of the Kingdom of Gilneas.
Through one bloody battle after another, Ulysses had lived up to his talent and reached Mid-Ninth Rank. Osborne was somewhat weaker. Despite his great determination and perseverance, his innate aptitude was ultimately inferior to Ulysses's, and he had only reached Early Ninth Rank. Even so, that was already an extraordinary achievement for Osborne. With his original aptitude, not only would becoming a hero have been hopeless, but even reaching the ninth rank would have been impossible. Attaining Early Ninth Rank was truly remarkable, and it was not yet his limit.
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