Life After Prison by Silencieux novel Chapter 1607

As time passed, everyone had a similarly stern frown on their face. More than ten minutes had elapsed, and the tokens remained as still as any run-of-the-mill golden trinket.

"Could these tokens be nothing more than mere decorations? There is a gem-like bead on each one. Perhaps these beads have a purpose?" Larry suggested after another ten minutes of observation.

Rachel pointed out, "We've exhausted every conceivable approach and still there isn't a reaction. There doesn't seem to be anything special about these tokens. They might serve merely as symbolic items representing our respective halls, and there might not be any combat techniques that we could obtain from these tokens."

Severin deliberated briefly before suggesting, "What if each of you, representing your respective zodiac sign, attempted to infuse the token with your spiritual energy? Perhaps we'll get a response through that."

The proposal sparked renewed enthusiasm among the hall masters. The prospect of this novel experiment intrigued them, and they channeled their spiritual energy into the tokens. Alas, it was yet another round of disappointment, as the tokens retained their previous unresponsive state.

Having resigned to the situation, Severin finally said, "Let's deal with this another time. You may all take your tokens back for now. My uncle-master might know their purpose if we show them to him when we finally meet him."

The hall masters surrendered their tokens to Severin, who stashed them inside his spatial ring. With that token dilemma out of the way, Severin turned his attention to Fiona and Shirleen. He outlined a rigorous target for their attainment progress and instructed, "Since the two of you have the lowest attainment, I will have to monitor your progress closely for a month. I expect both of you to make a breakthrough to at least level one warrior emperor within this time frame. Fiona will have no issues, and I'll give you a pill in another few days once your attainment stabilizes. That will facilitate further progress toward becoming a warrior emperor."

After imparting his expectations to Fiona, Severin addressed Shirleen and said, "Your current attainment level is still somewhat lower. Once your present attainment is stable, please let me know as soon as you can so I can give you a pill. We need to expedite your progress so you can reach the level of your peers."

In response, Rachel and others rallied to offer words of encouragement to Shirleen, exhorting her to rise to the challenge.