Chapter 986: The Sub-Realm’s Ultimate Treasure (2/2)
”No, it's not something of that level.” Gehen hurriedly waved his hands. ”All I did was split portions of my active ability and mix it with each of my passive abilities. This way, I created five inferior bloodlines. I passed them to five people and created a noble house of sorts.”
”This bloodline only gives the bearer a passive ability, nothing grand,” Gehen said, but even then, his face beamed with pride. ”Then again, it is passed on through blood. So, everyone in a family has that power. I split them up into five colors: White, Black, Red, Violet, and Gold. I named them the Turtle Bloodlines and gave the Gold Turtle Bloodline to my son. Soon, he would establish the Royal Family while the other four Turtle Bloodlines would form the Four Great Noble Houses. They would form the pillars of my empire in the future and would stabilize it.”
”You have figured out everything, even for the long term.” Krune nodded in praise.
”Yes, it's necessary since I plan to spend my life here,” Gehen said, ”Also, I have also been capturing various fish species to forcefully tame them. One of my passive abilities is related to that. With that said, I have only been capturing the Kings to rear more of them in the future. This way, I can reward talented people among my populace passive abilities to suit them.”
”How many have you captured to date?” Krune asked.
”Around 30,” Gehen said, watching Krune look at him as if he was looking at a monster.
”Well, I do have an active ability boasting the greatest defense after all.” Gehen laughed. ”So, whenever I chance upon a colony of fish lead by Kings, I tame them using my passive ability. Due to the difference between our leagues, taming them is possible.”
After chatting with Gehen for a long time, Krune exited the palace, intending to roam around the capital city. He slung over his backpack and walked with the intention to travel. As for the ship, he left it for the Seamstress to take care of.
It seemed that the Seamstress had already planned on what Solare would do. Thus, he didn't interfere, allowing her to do her thing. Gehen gave him another bag filled with Tier 1 Development Spheres, numbering around 1000, saying that it would be more than enough for him to spend until a Checkpoint Turtle appears.
When it appeared, it would appear within the Empire itself, so Krune felt he had no need of the boat. After all, based on what Gehen said happened the previous year, more than a hundred Checkpoint Turtles would arrive within the Empire. It was to account for the sheer population in the place.
So, as long as he was fast enough, Krune would be able to arrive at a Checkpoint Turtle to buy his way up to Layer 2. And, considering he had his active ability, he was capable of taking flight by summoning his Cloud Whale. This way, he would be able to reach the nearest Checkpoint Turtle first.
The capital city was huge. Based on what Gehen had said, more than eight million people were living here. The other cities were equally populated. To account for the space issues and the sheer population, numerous skyscrapers had been installed.
Krune touched a skyscraper, realizing that it was made from stone. The tallest building only had 15 floors. It seemed to have been the limit of using a stone structure. When he asked Gehen how they had managed to achieve this in such a short time, he said that the native population of the Tertiary Landmass was a monster species that was capable of building.
They were similar to ants, but instead of creating mud structures, this monster species was able to condense the soil to the extent of forming rocks. After killing the Supreme Monster, Gehen tamed the rest and used them to construct everything.
'A taming ability among passive abilities,' Krune thought. 'For someone like Gehen, it's the perfect ability.'
As for Krune, since he was someone who was always on the move, a taming ability was useless. In the current place, there were enough fish to be tamed and used. Though, Krune couldn't say it would be the same in Layer 2. Besides, he wasn't someone interested in taming other species.
He had his own clones to use against everything. So, Krune wasn't interested in such a passive ability. He was only interested in obtaining an ability that meshed and complemented his overall abilities as a cultivator.
Upon hearing Gehen mention about them turning into his bloodline upon exiting the Sub-Realm, Krune's thoughts had changed. He was thinking about the uses of two of his passive abilities, Moving Ripple and Frozen Blood.
As a cultivator, he was able to unleash elemental attacks using the Laws of Ice and Frost. So, Frozen Blood would lose its value in such a case. As for Moving Ripple, even though it allowed him to run on water or move through it at tremendous speeds, it wasn't that useful.
After all, if he planned to move anywhere, he could simply ride his Cloud Whale. And by generating wind currents around himself, he would be able to run on water to a certain extent. The same could be said underwater since he could simply employ the Law of Wind and accelerate accordingly.
As he thought in such a fashion, Krune realized that Moving Ripple and Frozen Blood wouldn't have as much value once he returned to being a cultivator.
”I guess I have to hunt for passive abilities once again.”