Chapter 23: Bank Grotto
The boulder was at least fifteen feet across. Its length was roughly two and a half times the height of a grown man.
Something that thick, jammed in the cave mouth, looked impossible to break with human strength alone. Yet Ace smirked and strode up to it.
Right now a normal human couldn’t crack it. In a few days the first rankers would have the power and skills to smash rocks like this. The boulder also served as a perfect shield, so busting it now would just waste that defense.
Ace pulled a small pouch from his pocket and loosened its drawstring. He swept silver powder across the rock face.
Seconds later a wide, hand-shaped outline appeared. He set his palm on the mark, and it shrank to fit his hand perfectly.
[You have found a key to the Bank Grotto.]
[You have become the owner of the Bank Grotto (Safe Zone).]
[You can open the boulder and close it with your will alone.]
"What’d you do, Don Capo?"
"I’ve claimed this safe zone. Found its peephole with Eagle-Eye Powder from Pawn’s Starter Kit. It shows hidden hints."