933 Siege 1 (1/2)
In reality, all Van doe did was utilized a little energy to activate the Inherited Level to protect him. Even if his prodigy disciple was killed by hostile enemies, the Black Flood Party would compensate and maintained the balance needed but he was certain that this was not what he will only be getting. Compared to parts of the harvest, Van Doe had already gotten more than enough but he was still greedy and continued to do evil.
”I will return sooner or later…don't worry,” Garen muttered. As the top Martial Arts Master, there was no way he would give up this easily because of one obstacle.
”When do you want the Mila Cells? Just set a venue and I will arrange aircrafts to send it over,” Celine said softly.
Garen understood how sticky the situation was. The other materials needed for the Biochemical Pool could be found easily in the radiation belt, except for Mila Cells which were considered a scarce mineral and not easy to be found.
”I'm outside the radiation belt, but am not sure exactly where. I actually just woke up from my coma.”
”I can send the cells to your area using aerial drones. I will give you a cipher to receive the signals. Once the drones reach your area, you can use it to open it and retrieve the stuffs. If you don't use the cipher, it will self-destruct.” Celine took out a small, black metal that resembled a matchbox.
”This is an automatic signal transmitter that will help the drone to locate your Energy Machinist Key's signal. Once you've retrieve the cells, destroy the transmitter immediately. You must remember this! Be careful!”
”Yes, I understand!”
Garen know that Celine is most probably the only support he still had within the Blackboard territory. They share a relationship which seemed like master and apprentice, but also good friends at the same time. The pressure that they both faced now was something unimaginable to the ordinary.
He patted Celine's shoulder. ”You have to be careful too!”
”Don't worry, I'll be fine!” Celine smiled, but it seemed somewhat strained. ”Alright, I should leave now before they discover my tracks and send out Energy Machinists after me. Remember, the cipher code is…take care.”
”Okay.”
Garen's heart emptied a little as Celine gradually fade out of view. He felt as if he was the only one left in the world.
He suddenly thought of Clint, Baylon and the mysterious Red Moon. Perhaps they have already officially embarked on a path of their own.
Looking around, the Energy Machinists around him were communicating wordlessly with the people, but something seemed different from the last time.
Moreover, the appearances of these Energy Machinists did not seemed as clean and neat as the people in the territories, but more like the radioactive people in the radiation belt.
”Is it possible that radioactive people are able to become Energy Machinists?” Garen had this dubious thought in mind.
He walked into a random shop to look around.
Inside, rows of counters showed that they were no different from an ordinary store. Several customers were wandering inside leisurely, some of them were bargaining with the pretty sales lady.
Nobody noticed Garen when he walked in.
He glanced casually at the items behind the glass counter.
Navy blue roots, crimson red stones, and a writhing, black, half-grass-half-insect. There were also broken pieces of metal nameplates, and things that looked like fossils of living creatures' fingerprints.
Even the names on it were strange.
Tears of the Sun, Wind Gauntlets, Freezing Stone, Beautiful Roots, Crab Legs.
”Excuse me, is there anything you need?” Someone came over and ask.
Garen looked up and saw a young, beautiful sales girl.
”This is my first time entering the special ability space, may I know what's the currency used here?”
”We use Spar Stones, a type of energy stone. To be exact, it's Energy Crystals. Spar Stone is actually a universal currency, and one of it can be exchanged for 100,000 Mother Planet Universal Units,” The friendly sales clerk replied.
”You're an Energy Machinist too?” Garen was slightly curious. According to Celine, one can directly bring out the physical objects here, which made him even more curious about this special ability space. However if one can actually do that, the cost of it would definitely be high. Otherwise, Celine would not have risked the danger and sent the drones over, but came over herself to trade directly.
”Sorry, our sales clerks are not Energy Machinists. We are just ordinary people hired by the Federation of Energy Machinists,” The sales clerk answered patiently, and shook her head with a smile.
”How do I earn Spar Stones then?” Garen asked.
”Spar Stones can be earned through the sales of patented techniques, completion of delegated tasks, jobs at stores and much more other ways. If you possess of good materials, those can also be sold to gain interest, but it'd better be the top materials because it is slightly difficult to bring physical objects into the special ability space. It comes with a high price, one kilogram of physical object will cost at least 200, 000 Crystals.” The sales clerk explained in a hushed tone.
”200,000 Crystals for just one kilogram…” Garen finally understood why Celine would choose such a risky method to transport the Milar Cells. ”Can I trade in my Universal Units for Spar Stones?”
”Sorry, Spar Stones can be exchanged for Universal Units but it is impossible for the other way around.” The sales clerk smiled, ”Do you need anything else?”
She could already tell that the young man in front of her was a rookie without an instructor.
Every year, the ability market would encounter many such rookies. Unlike the other sales clerk, she did not discriminate against the rookies. After all, they were not even comparable to Energy Machinists and had no way to achieve that level. What qualifications do they have to discriminate others? So even if the other person had no intentions of purchasing, she would still be happy to answer all sort of questions to clear their confusion.
”Sea Sand, what are you doing there? We have customers waiting for you at the reception!” A girl's cry came from the inside of the shop.
The sales lady in front of Garen immediately responded.
”Coming.”
”If you still need anything, please wait for a bit and I will be right back to answer your questions.
Please excuse me,” Sea Sand smiled at Garen apologetically.