[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-strongest-hammer-god":3,"chapter-strongest-hammer-god-strongest-hammer-god-chapter-357":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Strongest Hammer God",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},526739,779,"Chapter 357 Three Aristocrats","strongest-hammer-god-chapter-357",357,"\u003Cp>Kyle and the three from the Alpha Team walked into the fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain walked down some stairs until they entered a huge hallway with a gigantic door at the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyle knew quite a bit about metals, and he could tell that this door was made of Rank A Materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Still crazy to think that you can only get Rank A Materials from Metal Elementals. Wonder how many Metal Elementals were killed just to make this door.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metal Elementals were insanely powerful, and yet, all the powerful people in the Third Realm had equipment made out of Rank A Materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I guess that's why the Forthings have so much money,' Kyle thought. 'They are probably one of the very few forces that can consistently farm Metal Elementals for their ore.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyle was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About 80% of all Rank A Metals came from the Forthings, with the remainder coming from mining efforts headed by the Skysand Kingdom itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the huge door stood a person, and Kyle had to take a deep breath when he saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Late Third Realm,' Kyle thought. 'Even more, his Ether is very even. That's probably a Late Expert.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone in the Third Realm who had never undergone a ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching such a level without the help of a ritual was incredibly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, instead of traveling to the powerful Expert, the Captain stopped in front of a smaller door to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alpha Team, come with me,\" the Captain said as he opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the door opened, Kyle could see a small meeting room behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Huh, they even have meeting rooms underground. Weird choice.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alpha Team entered with the Captain, and the door closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Kyle couldn't hear a single word from the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Alpha Team was talking with the Captain, Kyle just aimlessly looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From time to time, he glanced at the powerful Expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One time, the Expert glanced back, and Kyle quickly averted his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, their eyes met, and Kyle awkwardly looked away again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that point onward, Kyle avoided looking in the direction of the Expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is like being in the waiting room of a hospital,' Kyle thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A couple of minutes later, the door to the meeting room finally opened, and the Alpha Team walked out with the Captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain walked past them and approached the Expert near the big door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed a sheet of paper to the Expert, who looked at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the Expert opened the gate behind him and entered, gesturing for the Alpha Team to follow him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While this was going on, the Captain called over a guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are no longer part of the army. Escort them out as soon as they have their reward,\" he ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\" the soldier said respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the Captain turned to Kyle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to wait here for a moment,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyle just shrugged and leaned against a wall. \"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain walked up the stairs again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some minutes later, the big gate opened, and the Alpha Team walked out with a big bag that had the seal of the Skysand Kingdom on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyle felt dense Ether coming out of the bag, which felt quite familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ether Crystals,' Kyle thought. 'Seems like the Alpha Team contributed quite a bit if they even got Ether Crystals. Based on the density, they probably got two.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together with the Chief and the Ace Team, the Stark Brotherhood would have nine people in the Third Realm soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That might be enough for the promotion exam to become a Four-Weapons Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martin nodded to Kyle as he walked by, escorted by the lone guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The huge gate closed, and the powerful Expert stopped in front of it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyle had to wait another ten minutes for the Captain to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Captain didn't return on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were three people accompanying him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was the Colonel, the Late Royal Knight Kyle had seen when his shift started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the Colonel was the Lieutenant Colonel, the Early Grand Sorcerer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, the third person was the Chief of the Stark Brotherhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain respectfully opened the door for the others and let them enter first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chief nodded at Kyle while walking by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyle assumed that he was supposed to enter as well and just walked after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain entered last and closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chief and Kyle stood on one end of the table, while the others stood on the other end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three people with an Aristocrat's Body,\" the Colonel said. \"All in one small Three-Weapons Guild.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three?\" Kyle asked with a raised brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They know,\" the Chief said. \"The army has ways to check for these things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh, I'm supposed to keep that a secret,\" Kyle said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry,\" the Colonel said. \"The army is fair, and your identity will not reach the ears of anyone who isn't in this room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Colonel looked at the Chief. \"We do know that you're not a danger to the kingdom. Naturally, due to your identity, the Champion will vouch for you. \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chief didn't answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Huh, they even know that he's Silvester's son,' Kyle thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Selene Forthing's loyalty is also not an issue. The Forthing Family and the Skysand Kingdom are sewn together,\" the Colonel said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Colonel looked at Kyle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what about you? How can we be sure that you don't have greater ambitions than just joining the Skysand Kingdom?\" the Colonel asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I dunno,\" Kyle answered with a shrug. \"How am I supposed to prove that? I can only say that I have no plan on destroying the Skysand Kingdom, becoming King, killing the General or Champion, and so on, but what use would that be? I could just be lying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Colonel looked at Kyle with furrowed brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Freeman,\" the Lieutenant Colonel spoke politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyle looked over at the Lieutenant Colonel. \"Yes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you swear that you do not plan on hurting the Kingdom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tg:\u002F\u002Fresolv?domain=StrongestHammerGod\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The author's patreon. If he gets more than 1000€ per month, he will increase the number of words in the chapter.\u003C\u002Fp>",1037,"2026-05-30T13:30:43.672Z","2026-06-01T04:31:21.203Z",1,"novelbin.me","4703e726bc2466208a59d481a213c59ac4361e6961669b00e9a777709c7317ab","strongest-hammer-god-chapter-358","strongest-hammer-god-chapter-356",902,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstrongest-hammer-god-cover.jpg"]