Chapter 258 (2/2)

“Then you will need to navigate along the island’s orbit to look for her. That’s all.”

As usual, Raven 12345 cut off the comms nonchalantly. Hao Ren stood there, stunned for a moment before he regained his senses. He took a glance at Hilda’s body and he was not sure if he was seeing things or it was Raven 12345’s power taking effect; he vaguely saw a faint silhouette beside her. Before he could take a better look however, the silhouette disappeared.

He pondered for a moment, after which he took up the communicator. “Vivian, you there?”

There was silence from the other end. Shorty after, Vivian’s flustered voice was heard as she fumbled about the device. “Ehh… ehh? Where’s the button? Ehh… Ah, Mr. Landlord, I’m here. Can you hear me?”

“Loud and clear.” Hao Ren sighed. “Things over here have gotten a bit complicated. Go look for Vimm and get him on the ship. Oh, only him alone….The situation here may cause panic….”

Vivian could tell from Hao Ren’s tone that the situation was rather serious. She proceeded to look for the prince regent without asking any further. Well, it did not take much effort to convince Vimm to get on the Petrachelys. While the young elf was indeed royalty, he trusted the guests that his mother had brought along, and these guests had promised the elves a new, fertile home. So, the moment he heard that Hao Ren had summoned him, he came over immediately and by himself as per Vivian’s instruction.

Vimm did not have the time to marvel at the interior of the high-tech ship. He was immediately ushered into the medical bay by the ship’s droids together with Vivian and Lily in tow.

As he stepped into the room, the first thing he saw was Hilda. She was laying on the medi-chamber, appearing to be in a deep sleep.

“What is…” Vimm was too startled for words. Hao Ren, fearing that any misunderstandings might occur, went ahead and clarified. “Uh… don’t worry, don’t worry… it’s just that your mum’s dead…”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Hao Ren wanted to bash his face in. He literally had no control of his mouth the moment he became anxious. He had wanted to slowly explain everything to Vimm, but “your mum’s dead” pretty much set the tone already…

“Don’t panic… The thing is…” Hao Ren pinched his thigh to clear his mind. “Actually… your mother had already…”

It took a few minutes for Hao Ren to explain everything. The young elf’s expression went from shock, to agitated and lastly, utter confusion. But thankfully, he stayed calm throughout the process and listened intently.

“Is…. this true?” Vimm carefully approached Hilda. He put his finger in front of her nose before retracting it as though he got hit by static shock. He then turned back to Hao Ren with a confused look. “Mother was still…”

“…Regardless of whether you believe it or not, we need you to bring us to the remains of the Isle of Rainbows.” Hao Ren broke Vimm’s train of thought with a wave of his hand. “I know this is a bit too much to swallow at the moment, but now is not the time to reassess your world view. I know you have much to ask, but I ask you to hold all of it in first.”

Vimm could only nod solemnly.