Chapter 155 – Vermillion Essence Runes (1/2)
Chapter 155 – Vermillion Essence Runes
Joe Yin understood Ye Wei was drifting further and further away from her. Nonetheless, she did not expect it to be so soon, to happen this quickly. She tried to remain positive and quietly wished Ye Wei the best in his future endeavours.
Commander Shi was feeling slightly embarrassed. He rubbed his nose and said, “I’ve got another idea. We have a few special openings for honorable instructors. I personally know some runemasters who took the offer. You don’t have to do a lot. Rather, you just have to come and tutor the troops now and then. We offer our instructors great wages and benefits too.”
“Instructor? I am not sure. Will it be appropriate for my age?” Ye Wei felt a little bit embarrassed by all the attention he was getting.
Commander Shi chuckled “What do you mean?! It will be perfect! It is not at all inappropriate considering your cultivation level. Furthermore, you are already a three-star Runemaster! You have more than enough knowledge to teach those young bastards!” He was admiring young Ye Wei’s accomplishments. ‘Maybe one day, this kid will become a leader! I need to stay in good relationship with him.’ he thought.
“It would be disrespectful if I declined an offer from the Commander himself!” Ye Wei smiled shyly.
“Apart from a fixed salary, the Green Army gives their honorable instructors each a silver token. This token gives them clearance to command troops wherever they are.” The commander then explained the obligation Ye Wei was expected to follow. He could obtain higher leveled tokens if he was promoted. The Commander also explained what clearance yellow tokens, black tokens or even the renowned purple tokens would grant.
Each token has different authorization levels and functions. Only a handful of people were in possession of purple tokens in the whole of Green Army.
“What are you going to do now, Ye Wei? Will you go back to Green Moon City?” Asked Chen Yuan while he examined Ye Wei’s face. Even though Ye Wei was more than qualified to enter the next stage of the tournament at Qing state’s capital, he was already crowned the number one of God’s Seven, a three star Runemaster and a Green Army instructor, attending the next tournament would not help him achieve much.
“You deserve a larger stage than what the state-wide tournament has to offer…”
Ye Wei, however, was determined to meet his master and family as soon as possible, ‘I definitely want to go back to Green Moon City! Even though I do not plan to spend my entire life there, I need to meet with my Master first, then we will travel together to Qing State’s capital through a transportation array!”
Chen Yuan was silent for a moment worried about the dangers that might have been waiting on the other side of the city’s wall. He nodded and said: “If this is what you wish to do, you need to be careful! Even though the demon king was injured and he probably won’t dare to cross the boundaries any time soon, he is still dangerous and he will be looking for you, seeking revenge.”
“Thank you, Lord, for your concerns.” Ye Wei responded thankfully and thought, ‘as of now, there are more demons wandering in human territory than usual as Ziyan said. I have to quickly improve my cultivation for the sake of my own safety and also for the people around me, people that I care about.’
Ye Wei suddenly remembered something he read while browsing the Runemaster Union’s inventory using his runic badge, ‘I think I should try to get my hands on deception scrolls. With those specialized mystic scrolls it will be much easier to hide my tracks, but they cost three hundred thousand contribution tokens each! I have to think of ways to earn more tokens quickly and efficiently.’
“You don’t need to hurry home. I can arrange for you to stay here for a few days, so you can rest and gain strength before going on the road again. Once all of the other students returned to where they came from, I can send my men to escort you back to Green Moon City. Just for safety!” Said Chen Yuan sincerely while looking at Xu He and the South Star team.
“Thank you, Lord, that would be very kind of you.” Xu He quickly expressed his appreciation and bowed.
“Ye Wei, you should get some rest! We will leave you be!” Everyone started to back out from the room, giving the weakened runemaster space.
Ye Wei, finally alone in his room, sat himself comfortably in lotus position, swallowed one of the two Sunfire pills given to him by the City Lord and began to cultivate.
A surge of scorching energy flowed down his throat, absorbed, it entered his meridians, spreading across his entire body. He felt like he swallowed burning magma. One by one, the blockages on his meridians were slowly unclogged by the heat.
‘This Sunfire pill is unbelievably good!’
Ye Wei though that after mending his meridians he could make good use of the residual energy from the pill, and that he should channel the heat into his dantian where the energy will eventually be absorbed, becoming his own.