425 Traceless Targe (2/2)
”Great Elder…”
”It's alright, he deserves to know of this since he has the answer that we seek. Shortening the time of our critical investigation by a few weeks is worth more than sharing a simple rumor coupled with our speculations.”
'This can be quite a lead…'
Even though the effect of the Great Elder's words made me quite wary of what might be the cause behind it, this 'rumor' he shared did hold some value of its own, and while it might not give the 'Future Teller' a 100% certain 'Player Stamp', it pointed out his actions which seemed to follow our principle of 'Grinding' as well as fighting for NPCs.
Moreover, while uncertain, his way of moving presented the possibility of meeting with him as long as I started working on eliminating Corrupted in earnest.
'In that case…'
Obviously, since it seemed like there was no possibility of meeting or collaborating as early as possible then the best code of action was to proceed in my own 'Dragon Clan' route and stop thinking too hard about the player suspect codenamed 'Future Teller' till the most opportune moment presents itself.
”Much appreciated, I do believe this should be considered enough as an answer for my request. Either way, even though I might not be what the 'Future Teller' presented me to be, We do share the same target of stopping what the Shadow Alliance has started. Naturally, filling the parts that you had yet to confirm would prove beneficial to both of us. You can start asking what you desire to know.”
Looking at the Great Elder rather than the Clan Leader, he didn't seem to have the intention of being the one to answer as he closed his eyes and returned to being a silent stander even though his standing should be higher than that of the Clan Leader.
”It's great that we are on the same page. In that case, would you mind if we start with the origin of the Shadow Alliance's newfound strength?”
On the other hand, the Clan Leader once again started taking the lead, albeit speaking in a more polite yet trusting way as if the Great Elder's intervention with the discussion had more than one meaning to it.
”No problem, it's actually nothing too complicated as one might think, according to what I observed from the chasers who hunted us on the way here, I can completely confirm that what the Shadow Alliance had announced is nothing but the truth, the whole cause of their rising strength is one simple resource…”
”Elemental Crystals.”
”Eh?”