849 Returning (1/2)
The shout echoed across the hole, coming into the dragon's ears. ”Ye-yes. However, due to his strength, he abandoned his element.”
”Now I see.” Alex nodded. ”It's already incredible to not die after consuming this tree. Of course, the ones that can be consumed are those leaves. However, a Divine Tree like this is far more powerful even though it's in this state. As a result, he lost his ability to produce an heir.”
[Host, you can store this tree inside the Inventory, and I will plant the tree in Eulja. I should be able to grow it to its peak sooner or later.]
”Fair enough.” Alex nodded and placed his hand on the tree before it disappeared.
”Eh?!” Mithra dropped her jaw when she saw the tree disappear. ”Sir Alex?”
”Don't worry. It was me. In any case, as long as I can get the other item, the Devil World will target me instead of this world. At that time, I can destroy the portal.” Alex nodded.
”In that case, I shall accompany you to the next place.” Mithra raised her hand.
”The problem is where…” Alex let out a long sigh. ”After listening to all your legends, I can't pinpoint any location of the second item.”
Mithra looked down. She hadn't thought about it because of the previous excitement, and it made her feel sad.
”Anyway, let's go first.” Alex patted her head and leaped to the surface before releasing all that sand he excavated a few minutes ago.
”With this, my job has finished.” The dragon king looked at Alex for a minute without saying anything.
”I know. I will surely close that portal after three months.” Alex sighed. ”Anyway, I need to search for another thing. I have two suspects currently, so I will just explain it to you. If you have heard something like this, please tell me.”
The three nodded their heads in unison. This was the last piece he needed to save the world, so there was no way they would miss even a single word.
”The first is Heaven Night Flower. This flower can only bloom at night and release a mighty poison miasma around it. The surroundings will be pitch black because of the miasma, and all lives are taken away due to the poison.
”The second suspect is Void Flower. This flower has the ability to cause a Space Disturbance… Well, it's hard to say, but it can assimilate the Day and Night. To put it in a simple word, the flower is sucking energy from its surroundings to stay alive during the day while releasing the purified and stronger energy during the night.
”Have any of you heard about these two phenomena?” Alex asked.
”Eh?!” Alex widened his eyes.
”Why are you looking at me as if you think I won't have any answer…” Mithra pouted.
Alex smiled embarrassedly and patted her head. ”Sorry, sorry. What do you know about these two?”
”I am not really sure, but back when I served the royal family, I heard a strange rumor around the castle.” Mithra paused for a moment and gulped down. ”They said there is a flower that turns someone into a skeleton and blooms even brighter during the night. Because of the danger, the flower was thrown away…”
”Royal Family?” Alex twitched his eyebrows. He didn't really want to have any business with them, but it seemed he needed to because the way she described it perfectly fit the description of Void Flower. This was the top of his list, so he needed to negotiate with the royal family. At the very least, he needed to know where they threw away the flower. ”Such a flower is hard to be destroyed, so I think there is a chance of it having survived after getting thrown away.”
'You are going there?' The dragon king asked.
'Yes. I am not a bloodthirsty person. I won't torture an innocent for information, and I mostly do trade just like how I deal with you.” Alex explained, while shrugging. ”By the way, the devil back then was an enemy, so I tortured him.”
The dragon king closed his eyes. He had seen how Alex did the whole thing and realized he still upheld his principle. In that case, he decided. ”How about this… I can bring you to that kingdom of yours. There are three kingdoms, but the only one summoning a hero should be that kingdom, right? If I am there, I should be able to easily persuade them.”
”Is that so?” Alex squinted his eyes, feeling a bit reluctant to get a favor from someone.
”Don't worry. You have helped enough, so let me help you a bit.” The dragon king smiled. He liked Alex's personality, ruthless to the enemy and warm to friends.
”If that were the case, then I don't have any reason to reject it.” Alex nodded. ”If needed, I can give them something as a payment anyway.”
”Sure. I think it's better to go now.” The dragon king suggested. ”Since we need one week to arrive there.”
”Indeed. Let's go then.” Alex nodded. Considering everything, they needed more than a month to travel around the world, making Alex a bit frustrated. He wondered if he should just use his Teleportation Array, but he decided not to.
Ian could train harmonizing faster if he was distracted like flying. He needed to concentrate on two things at the same time. This was the training course Alex prepared for him.
The same applied to Mithra. She ran around Ian's body while swinging her sword according to Alex's instruction. Although it was still a rough diamond, Mithra was really talented.
If not, she wouldn't be able to reach Sword King and tried to follow Maxwell in the past. In fact, if she didn't get the cube that turned out to be her downfall, she might be able to reach a far higher level.