Chapter 341: Return and Another Goodbye (2/2)

Skye nodded back. ”Don't get left behind, younger brother!” she transmitted with mirth.

Gravis also chuckled a bit. ”Goodbye, big sister.”

With that, Gravis walked away.

”Any preferences?” the clerk asked Skye.

”A world with lots of trees and a wide sky sounds good,” Skye transmitted.

The clerk nodded again and looked through a book. After that, he found something and pointed to the wall, at a portal.

Whooom!

The portal flew forward and increased in size. After some seconds, it landed in the middle of the hall, and its size was big enough for Skye to step through. ”Alright, you can enter. Wish you luck,” the clerk said.

Skye and Gravis said their goodbyes. After that, Skye took flight, circled the hall once, and then shot into the portal. The portal shrunk and went back to its previous spot.

Gravis released a sigh. 'I really hope we'll see each other again, Skye,' Gravis thought with melancholy.

”That's four Immortal Energy Stones,” the clerk said to Gravis, taking him out of his melancholy.

Gravis turned to him in shock. ”I need to pay for that?” he asked.

The clerk snorted. ”Of course. You think using a portal doesn't cost us anything? We have to build connections with the worlds. Do you have any idea how difficult that is?”

Gravis rubbed the back of his neck with awkwardness. ”I guess that makes sense. What are these Immortal Energy Stones?”

”They are a resource to cultivate in the immortal Realms. That's Realms seven to nine for your info,” the clerk explained like he had done that a million times, which was probably also true.

Gravis' eyes widened. ”How am I supposed to get one of these? I just came from a lower world!” Gravis said.

The clerk waved his hand dismissively. ”Eh, don't worry. You're a Research Adept now. Training ten classes of Research Assistants gives you one Immortal Energy Stone. So, in total, you only have to work for 40 years. Isn't working for a measly 40 years a good exchange for giving your companion a future?”

Gravis grimaced. If he had known that previously, he would have still gone through with the trade. After all, Skye was too important to him.

But 40 years? That's a long time. Though, 40 years was what people needed to reach the Unity Realm anyway. Yet, it still felt so long to him. Gravis released another sigh.

”Okay, I'll see what I can do, ”Gravis said.

The clerk nodded and wrote something down. ”Anyway, now that that's out of the way, we should get back to our protocol,” the clerk commented dryly as he looked at another clipboard.

”Name?” he asked.

”Gravis,” Gravis answered.

”No, you're not,” the clerk answered directly.