<h4>Chapter 145 Children Rewards</h4>


    A whileter, the battle hade to an end.


    "Tsk, there are a few who escaped," Lilyined.


    "We are here to explore the maze, not to fight," Liam said.


    "Who cares? I just want to eliminate all those hateful bastards," Lily said.


    "That''s right! How dare these bastards ambush us," Max agreed, eager for more battle.


    By now, he had already been healed by Lydia.


    "You''re just a weakling, you should stay put," E said, forcefully patting Max on the back.


    E''s impressive battle prowess took down almost half of the group without much of a scratch.


    "Hmph, you don''t know how strong I am!" Max eximed, looking into E''s eyes intently.


    "U-uh, fine, you''re a little strong," E couldn''t handle Max''s intent staring, so she just agreed.


    "I''m d you know..." Max smiled.


    "Let''s go; we only have a few seconds left," Nathan said quietly.


    "You''re here, brother! You''re quite cool earlier!" Max praised.


    "Hmm, thanks," Nathan nodded as he walked through the exit.


    ...


    "Sister, it''s time to leave," Lydia shook L, who was still sleeping.


    "Huh? Did the test end?" L asked.


    "No, sister, we won. Now we need to leave here."


    "Won? Leave?" L repeated, looking at her surroundings.


    "Brothers? Sister?" L muttered, processing what happened.


    "Let''s go, sister," Lydia dragged L to the exit.


    "Oh! Right."


    Soon before the time ran out, they managed to walk out of the exit.


    There were also others who were hiding, and they luckily managed to get out.


    ...


    [Test Complete!]


    [Congrattions to the 152 students who passed!]


    After the announcement, the whole ce morphed back to its previous state.


    "152? It''s a little small," Liammented as they came back to their father''s stand.


    "It''s because of those hateful bastards!" Max replied, eager for another battle.


    "I wonder what gift Dad will give us," L muttered.


    As for the trial or whatever it was, it had long been forgotten.


    "That''s right!" Max and the others suddenly became excited, wondering what kind of gift it would be.


    "Gift? Your father is giving you a gift for passing this test?" E asked curiously.


    "That''s right? You don''t have any reward?" Max asked, arrogantly.


    "U-uh no..." E replied sadly.


    "This... Don''t worry, I''ll share whatever gift I have with you," Maxforted.


    "Hmm," E said, but she was already thinking of asking for a rewardter.


    ...


    Maximus''s Stand:


    "Here are our top achievers!" Erica said, looking at the brothers and sisters who had just arrived.


    "Congrattions on passing the test," Hazel added.


    "You''re good kids! You''ve impressed Mommy!" Luna said, hugging L and Lydia.


    While they were celebrating, E came over to her auntie Denice.


    "Congrattions, Little E," Denice said, rubbing her head.


    "Hmm, it was easy."


    "Anyway, you''re quite brave on the battlefield."


    "How about the reward, Auntie?"


    "I heard that Max and his siblings can get rewards," E said with a pout.


    "Reward?" Denice repeated, catching everyone''s attention.


    "That''s right! The reward..." Maximus''s children remembered that their father had promised them a reward.


    "What kind of reward do you want?" Denice asked.


    E could get anything she wanted just by opening her mouth.


    So what kind of reward was still needed?


    "I want to live next to Max''s house," E said without thinking.


    "Huh?"


    There was a moment of silence as E''s words sank in.


    "Max?" Denice muttered, looking at the bewildered Max.


    Earlier, she had thought that Max was merely a friend of E''s.


    But now, looking at E''s blush, there might be something different.


    "Are you..." Denice looked at E with questioning eyes.


    "I-I, Max is only a friend. I figured that by staying next to his house, we could y more," E hurriedly exined.


    "Is that so?" Denice momentarily believed it but decided to keep an eye on E from now on.


    It''s not that she was against it.


    After all, Maximus was a core student, and there was a high chance that he would reach Tier 9 and be one of the Apex Sovereigns.


    So in terms of status, there wasn''t much difference.


    The only worry she had was E''s so-called grandfather.


    That old man was quite difficult to deal with.


    Looking at Max, who was still growing up and acting like a brat, Denice silently wished the little kid good luck.


    "Alright, I''ll rent a ce near their house."


    "Really? Thank you, Auntie!" E jumped in happiness.


    "Hmm, by the way, where is your house?" Denice asked.


    Although she could investigate it, since Maximus was here, it was easier just to ask.


    "About that, why note with us? I will also show my gift to them," Maximus suggested.


    As for the test, it had already finished.


    This venue was only for Grade 1 and Grade 2, as other grades required arger space.


    As for the rewards, in addition to school credits and recognition, there weren''t any other rewards.


    However, if you umted 10 passes, you could automatically enroll in the Origin Arcana Institute.


    ...


    Near the center of the City of Arcana:


    "Is the reward here?" L asked, looking around.


    "It''s inside."


    "Inside?" L asked, puzzled.


    They couldn''t see what was inside because a hidden array was activated.


    "This will be our new home," Maximus said, operating the array.


    It''s one of the privileges of a core student.


    "New home?" L repeated, following Maximus inside.


    "Wow! It''s much more beautiful than the previous house!" L eximed.


    "It''s also much bigger!" Max added.


    "Is this the reward, Daddy?" Sam said in disappointment.


    He thought it would be much cooler.


    "Close, but it''s not," Maximus smiled mysteriously.


    "Come with me, to Liam''s ce."


    "Liam''s ce?"


    ...


    With puzzled expressions, they followed Maximus to Liam''s ce.


    "This is a training field?" Liam said in surprise.


    In front of them was an advanced training field with the highest specification devices.


    "Indeed. Also, here," Maximus tossed a device.


    "What is this?"


    "It''s a control device for this ce. You can modify it ordingly, except for the training devices," Maximus exined.


    Liam tried variousyouts until he was satisfied.


    "Thank you, Father," Liam said.


    It might not seem like it, but Liam was quite obsessed with training.


    Getting advanced equipment could help him achieve more detailed results.


    "Hmmm, then let''s go to Lily''s."


    "I wonder what kind of ce your sister Lily has," L said, excited to see her own.


    ...


    "Aboratory?!" Lily muttered excitedly.


    The whole ce was filled with various advanced instruments that she didn''t even know the function of.


    "Are you satisfied?" Maximus asked.


    "I like it very much, Dad!"


    Lily''s hobby is to create and study, whether it''s weapon making, human anatomy, or nt uses.


    Anything that interests her will be studied.


    "Hmm, I''m d you like it," Maximus said, giving her the control device for the ce.


    "Then let''s go to Max''s."


    ...


    "Wow, brother, your ce looks so cool!" Sam said excitedly.


    "Brother, you should let us y here sometime!" Luke added.


    "Hehe, I''ll let you y here if you want!" Max smiled happily.


    "I''ll y hereter~" E chipped in.


    "S-sure, you''re wee anytime!"


    The ce was like his dreame true, filled with various weapons like an arsenal.


    From alchemy swords to mechanical guns, any weapon you could think of was there.


    Although they were low-tiered weapons, the variety was impressive.


    "How is it?"


    "It''s awesome, Dad! You''re the best ever!"


    Although Max didn''t use weapons in fights, he still liked showing them off or ying with them.


    After all, a bare body wasn''t cool or handsome enough.


    "Alright, then let''s go to Nathan''s next."


    ...


    "Huh, why is it so peaceful here?" Hazel muttered.


    "It really is. I feel like all the troubles I''m thinking of are gone," Rose agreed.


    The others also noticed this.


    As for the children, they suddenly felt sleepy and rxed.


    "What is this, Dad?" Nathan asked.


    The ce had towering pirs with various runic formations.


    It seemed simplepared to the others, but Nathan felt peaceful as if he wanted to live here all the time.


    "These pirs are filled with various formations."


    "The surface level can calm you down, but the higher it is the more distracting thought there will be"


    "If you can climb above, you can manifest illusions to your liking to fight," Maximus exined.


    "Oh, thank you, Dad," Nathan said sincerely.


    Nathan aspired to be an assassin.


    However, as he was still a child, many distracting thoughts came to his mind.


    But staying here calmed all of that down.


    Furthermore, he could train his mental fortitude the higher he climbed.


    This was truly a training paradise for him.


    "Now let''s go to L''s and Lydia''s."


    ...


    "Wow, what is this fairy-like garden forest!" L''s eyes lit up as she looked around.


    Even the usually silent Lydia smiled widely as she looked at the ce.


    The ce was twice the size of the previous ones and filled with various higher-tiered nts.


    It offered various nts, trees, and flowers from eating and drinking to ornamental and medicinal.


    "This is abined garden for you two."


    "I''ve turned this ce into a paradise and a treasure-hunting ce at the same time."


    "Treasure?!" L repeated.


    She had been obsessed with treasuretely, not in buying them, but in finding them.


    "Yes, from time to time, this ce will generate hidden treasures for you to find."


    "Of course, it''s also filled with challenges so you will not be bored."


    "Amazing! Thank you, Daddy!"


    "As for Lydia, this ce also has the most diverse and beautiful species of nts."


    "Thank you, Daddy," Lydia muttered as she couldn''t take her eyes off the ce.


    She had a soft spot for beautiful things, especially nts.


    Seeing the ce was like a dreame true.


    "It''s beautiful here, sister," Serere said to Lydia while looking at the bright flowers.


    "Can we y here sometime, sister?" Cyra asked, holding Lydia''s hand.


    As for L, she was already off to find the hidden treasure.