Chapter 1028: This is…Spiritual Energy? (1/2)
The old lady was once again astonished upon noticing Hazak's behavior towards Krune. If she hadn't yet figured out everything, then she would have once been called the wise City Lord.
With a tone of respect, she asked, ”May I know why and how you came here?”
”Sure, I don't mind.” Krune nodded, feeling somewhat relieved that he had obtained his tablet as he started to explain, ”This is a Sub-Realm created by a God…”
”A god, just like you?” the old lady asked in a hurry.
”No.” Krune shook his head, not minding the interruption as he clarified, ”To a mortal, we could be called gods. But we're just regular cultivators living in the God Realm. Among us, there are beings called Gods that oversee the entire God Realm. Only they could be truly called Gods. With that, some of them had joined hands to create this Sub-Realm.”
”I arrived here through the entrance in search of treasures,” Krune said. ”However, a lot many people were just forcefully brought here. Most of your ancestors should have belonged to the latter. Without enough strength to leave this place or simply of their own volition, they remained behind to create these cities.”
”Then, if we wish to leave this place, how can we do it?” the old lady asked.
Krune summoned his tablet, pulling up the page with the item details, looking at the fifth item as he said, ”Ticket to Layer 1 costs 1000 Godly Points. And from Layer 1, there's a way to exit the Sub-Realm.”
The old lady hurriedly pulled up her tablet, watching the fifth line of the same list be invisible to her. She could only sigh in dejection, asking Krune, ”Then, when you're leaving, can you bring me with you?”
”If that is possible, sure,” Krune replied, turning around to see his Monster Gecko armor. But when he saw it, he could only sigh in disappointment, noticing the ragged state it had been reduced to.
When he touched it, he was no longer able to feel anything from it. Sighing, Krune picked it up, hoping to see if he could restore it in the future. He then thought of something, gazing at the old lady before telling her, ”I'll help you reach Layer 1. But in response, help me out with a certain task.”
”Please tell me, I'll execute it to the best of my abilities,” the old lady said.
”There's a lady named Feifei. She has fiery red hair. There's none with such a hair color here. So, when she arrives from Layer 3, she'll stand out. And when she does, I want you to protect her.” Krune said, continuing with a tone of arrogance. ”To the person that manages to protect her, no matter what his/her wish is, I'll grant it.”
”Please deliver this message to the other cities as well,” Krune asked.
”If she arrives in this city, I'll guarantee on my name that she'll be protected. However...” The old lady shook her head, sighing as she continued, ”We have no way to contact other cities. We have been trying to establish a connection both electronically and manually for the last century. Sadly, nothing ever works. We've sent a team of Tier 5 Warriors in the past to establish communication with the other cities. However, once they entered the miasma, we never heard from them ever again.”
'It seems I should visit them myself. Based on what Gehen said, a couple of cities had established a method to contact him. If I can find them, then I'll be able to reach out to Gehen and coordinate with him to protect Feifei and safely make her arrive within a city,' Krune thought, heading out of the treasury.