Chapter 58 - Request (2/2)
The sect leader held out both hands, containing the two third-level spirit stones, towards Hei and Lian.
Hei, after getting his mother's confirmation, accepted the offer received and took the spirit stone. Lian did the same.
”I thank you, sect leader, we will make good use of the spirit stones you have given us. But I can't help but wonder why.” Hei commented as he looked the sect leader in her eyes.
The woman immediately felt a chill pervading her body as she met Hei's gaze.
'It's here. The thing that protects these two children.' The sect leader thought to herself as she regained control of her emotions.
She knew their guardian would come if they were summoned so suddenly. Although she hoped that playing at home would help her, the pressure she felt was not less than when she went directly to Hei's spiderweb house.
”The fact is that in a month there will be the birthday of the forest kingdom king. A great celebration will be held at the capital in the royal palace. The most important sects of the kingdom have been invited. As one of the five big sects of the Rainbow Island, we Flower Sect cannot miss this event. It is a great occasion where the elderly can talk to each other, and young martial artists can exchange points. Moreover, given the gathering of influential people, a large auction will be set up where all kinds of goods will be exchanged. If I'm not mistaken, you requested to buy spirit beasts, right? Well, there is the right place to choose spirit beasts of all kinds.”
Upon hearing her words, Hei was seized with excitement. All this time, he hadn't forgotten his reward and was anxiously awaiting when the sect leader would have mentioned a possible auction in which the sect would have participated. The fact that it happened during an important event like the birthday of the sovereign of the kingdom made it even more exciting given that there would be so many spirit beasts.
”I understand, thank you very much, sect leader, for warning me. I guess Lian and I will come with you, right? ”
”Exact. As younger generation inner members, first in the rankings, you have to participate in the official sect events. However, although you have immense potential, we Flower Sect cannot participate with our two most important disciples still in the third stage. The other personal disciples of the sect have already reached the fifth stage, so you must be at least at the fourth. For this reason, I decided to give you the third level spirit stone. ”
Hearing those words, Hei couldn't help but ponder to himself.
'Fifth stage? Now I understand why Ying Yue said so. I guess they were all at the peak of the fourth stage and had to face the bottleneck. If we train non-stop, Lian and I should reach the sixth stage alongside them. At that point, we will be at the same stage of cultivation, and there will be no more excuses to avoid a direct confrontation.'
As he was thinking, the sect leader continued her speech.
”Another reason I called you is to give you your weapon and to ask you a favor.”
That said, she pulled a metallic violet spear out of her space ring that had small dots on the tip with the other six colors of the rainbow. The lance was 2 meters long, and its light weight could be noticed by shaking it. It was a little longer than the one he had before, but since he was still growing, it would be fine.
Hei took the weapon from the hands of the sect leader and touched it gently. From the touch he could see its lightness and trying to bend her, he noticed its flexibility.
”I hope you like how the weapon was made. The first elder has committed himself to the best of his abilities, and the second elder has etched a formation that facilitates the transmission of spirit power in the weapon.”
”Did the second elder etch a formation?”
”Yes, even if you have to wait for the meridian stage to transmit your spirit power within a weapon, this process can be avoided by understanding the intent of the weapon you want to use.”
”Intent of the weapon?” Hei asked with curiosity.
”Yes. By achieving sufficient mastery with one's weapon, it is possible to manifest one's spirit power in the form of aura attacks. A rather drastic training is needed to understand the intent of a weapon, but it is something I think you can do. But it is necessary before you reach at least the fourth stage, given that with the fourth stage, it is possible to change somewhat the form assumed by one's spirit power. Therefore it becomes easier to understand the intent of the weapon. You can also visit the sect library and choose the skills you want to learn. When you go there, you will be given details on the books' differences.
Remember that despite our conflict, I, the first elder and the second elder, all share the same goal - to bring the flower sect to its ancient glories. And although they put their resources and commitment into training their personal disciples, it doesn't mean that they are blinded by jealousy and do not recognize talent when they see it, even if it isn't part of their faction.”
”I understand sect leader, thank the first and second elder for me. And what about the favor you need? ”
”Right. When entering the capital and the royal palace, each sect will have the opportunity to perform by showing their wealth or ability. They are basically like parades you can see during city festivals. Although they may appear unnecessary, over the years, they have taken on great value to show the importance of a sect, in addition to the exchange of points between the younger generation. So, I want to ask you to use your buffaloes, including your albino buffalo, to pull carts during the parade. Is it possible?”
”Using buffaloes to haul carts for the parade?”
If he had asked personally, they would have said yes without delay. But Hei didn't like to have them try so hard for the glory of others. He didn't want to force them to do something because of their sense of gratitude to him. But if he had asked for a reward for them, then it would have been different.
”I agree, but I won't do it for free,” Hei said in a serious tone.
”I imagined you would say that. I will try to satisfy your request as much as possible. ”
The sect leader had never expected that he would do the job for free. After all, even if he was affiliated with them, he wasn't a member of the sect in body and spirit. So his reaction was normal.
”It's not for me. It is the buffalo who do the work, so they are the ones rewarded for their work. Considering that they are all males, I would like them to procure female water buffaloes. Is it possible?”
At Hei's request, the sect leader was left speechless.
”Yes, sure. There are no problems, but are you sure this is enough for you? ”
Although she had to be happy that the request was nothing special, she couldn't help but ask when hearing his words.
”Of course, just this. As I have said, it's for them, not for me. I think one dozen buffaloes would be enough.”