Chapter 121 - No lazy life for Ruik. (2/2)

Krune shook his head and sighed. Ruik probably thinks that he will be able to sleep a lot after that. Too bad, though. Krune wasn't planning to leave this guy living a lazy life at all!

Lakin smiled a bit and said.

”It would be nice if the other wisps were here too.”

Cassy looked at him and held his hand. She knew just how important Lakin thinks about all wisps. Krune, on the other hand, showed a serious face and then asked.

”You aren't showing this disgraceful face of yours in front of the young ones, right?”

Lakin was taken aback and immediately shook his head.

”No! Definitely not! I'm trying to cheer them up all the time.”

Krune then looked at Cassy, and she immediately understood his meaning.

”It's true, he isn't lying. He really is making his best to comfort the wisps.”

Krune then nodded and told Lakin.

”That's better be the case, I won't accept such a weak disciple that can't even hide his emotion when the time asks for it.”

Lakin nodded vigorously, he knew that his master was thinking the best for him.

”Very well. Ruik, I'll give you two thousand Rank Five spirit stones. Bring it back and distribute them between the wisps and demon beasts for them to cultivate. There are also another thousand that you should use in the equipment, training facilities, and life-support formations. Also, I can see that you are already at the 6th stage of the Foundation Establishment. It's good to see that you aren't lagging behind.”

Ruik just laughed and said.

”I'm the older than Lakin. If I can't even show my prowess to the young, then what face will be left after it?”

Ruik then took the spirit stones and went back to the pocket dimension. Krune then looked at Lakin and Cassy. He could also see that Lakin is at the fifth stage, but that is to be expected since the Myriad Energies Technique is a lot more suitable for wisps.

”You two are free to walk around but don't leave the headquarters. For now, the spatial box will be with me if you want to go back inside. If you can't find me, just send a message in the communicator, I already prepared a few of them for everyone.”

Lakin and Cassy nodded and left.

Krune then looked at the young man who remained in the room. He was obviously Dier, who had succeeded in his Foundation Establishment breakthrough. Only now that things calmed down did Krune have time to take a good look at him.

”Very good, I can't feel any instability in your cultivation. What kind of foundation did you use for your breakthrough?”

Dier was feeling a little nervous. Krune is considered the Ancestor for all wisps, so being assessed by him made him sweat a bit.

”I used a tree.”

Krune was surprised by that, that was a very simple and straightforward foundation. It was also the first time he heard about someone using it.

”Why did you chose that?”

Dier looked a little afraid when he heard that question. But Krune immediately understood why.

”Oh! Don't misunderstand my question. The best foundation is the one that suits you the best. There are indeed strong ones like the universe as the same as weak ones like the island in the lake. But I believe that nothing is better than a foundation that you feel the most comfortable with.”

Dier let out a sigh of relief. For a second, he thought that Krune would rebuke him for choosing something so simple. But he did have a reason for that.

”Before Lakin found me, I have always used the cover of the trees to keep myself safe. After so long, I came to take the trees as friends, and I like them very much. I spent a very long time thinking about a strong foundation to create, but only when I thought about trees, I felt peaceful. There is really nothing I understand better in this world than trees.”

Krune nodded, and he was very satisfied with that answer. A strong foundation can indeed give you some advantages, but that doesn't mean that you can't accomplish anything with common ones. Krune still remembers Elder Loni's words back in the Garmon Planet. 'The majority of our protectors and ancestors were all ordinary cultivators back in their time.' So it was evident that a lot of them had standard foundations themselves.

”That is very good. I'm happy that you succeed in your breakthrough and even happier that your foundation is something that you like.”

Dier was feeling embarrassed now. This time it was because he didn't expect to gain Krune's praise. Krune saw that and just laughed.

”You also have a human form now, so you can go out and take a look around the mercenary headquarters. Just be sure to not return to your wisp form while you are out.”

Dier was delighted that he could go explore and immediately bid his farewell. After that, Krune brought out a few of the demon beasts from the pocket dimension as well and told them to do whatever they liked. They had also signed a blood contract with Lakin all the way back to Katiu Forest, so Krune isn't afraid of any of them betraying their group.

”Well then, let's go see Marcus. I promised that I would give him feedback on how the Shields worked during the first phase, after all.”

Finally, Krune also left his room and went to the Blacksmith Hall.