Chapter 1040: Feifei Didn’t Become a Hero (2/2)
After a couple of minutes had passed, the old man got up from his prostrating position, saying with a respectful tone, ”I was afraid we wouldn't have enough Water Essences to heal our warriors when we truly needed them. So, I saved them all in the royal treasury.”
”How many Water Essences have you stored?” Krune asked in curiosity.
”Around 7000 of them,” the old man said in worry. ”Sadly, they are hardly sufficient. If a real war breaks out, they won't even last a day.”
'So, he's been afraid of the city being put in a precarious situation. Indeed, it's possible. If the Black Demons have all learned to cultivate like the one I killed, then they aren't opponents the humans can face,' Krune thought, realizing the reason why the concept of heroes was brought up.
It was actually to fight against the Black Demons that have begun cultivating. Only with their passive and active abilities were they capable of facing such powerful beings that had surpassed the peak of Layer 2.
After a moment of thought, Krune asked the old man, ”How do you communicate with Gehen?”
The old man summoned his tablet and explained, ”During my time as the City Lord, we had faced crisis numerous times. In response, I had to activate the Godly Summons thrice to tide through the crisis. Once I did that, I obtained the knowledge that the city would fall into the Abyssal Trench once the Godly Summons had been activated ten times. With that, a section also opened for me that allowed me to chat with Gehen once a year for a short duration. It is at most a couple of minutes.”
”When will it open the next time?” Krune asked, feeling his heart thump.
”Actually, that time is now,” the old man replied, motioning for Krune to stand beside him, pointing at the tablet that changed its screen soon after. ”Had you arrived a couple of minutes later, you would have missed it. It seems you wished to talk with Gehen about something. Please tell me what to say. The conversation happens by relaying our thoughts to each other through this tablet.”
”There's a person named Feifei in Layer 3. Once she obtains an active ability, send her to this city as a hero. She's my wife, and I wish to ensure her safety. Do this, and I'll elevate you to the peak of Tier 6,” Krune said his terms.
The old man's breathing grew ragged at it, quickly closing his eyes as he cleared his thoughts, thinking of what Krune had said. After a couple of seconds, the old man opened his eyes, asking Krune, ”Gehen is asking for your name.”
”It's Krune,” Krune replied.
Once the old man communicated, he frowned, only speaking after a couple dozen seconds had passed. ”It seems this person named Feifei had caused chaos in Layer 3 once she obtained an active ability. She's wanted as a terrorist by many groups there. It seemed she had offended too many people after killing a group that had bad blood with her. However, it seems she has already met with a Checkpoint Turtle an hour ago and has arrived at Layer 2. And... it wasn't as a hero.”
”Damn it!” Krune cursed at the top of his voice, causing the City Lord and the old man to shudder at the sound that rattled the walls, causing faint cracks to form on them.
”Hazak! Let's move! Now!” Krune shouted as he flashed before Hazak, causing the other party to hurriedly grab hold of their things as he summoned the Cloud Whale, heading straight towards the city's exit.