Chapter 314 - New Companions Resolve (2/2)

”Host needs to pour the blood of the future residents on the floor he wants them to have access to.”

Oho? That was yet another unexpected bit of information!

Starting from the fact that they clearly couldn't see the deployable placed around the entrance, there was some process of registering them in?

Since I didn't know whether I could allow them to enter the tower area before registration, I made them stop about one hundred meters away from the demarcation line between the dusty desert and the sphere of stronghold influence.

”I will need a bit of your blood, guys.”

Taking a small cup, I turned to the men behind me. From the sudden whiteness covering their faces, it was as clear as the sun rising to the west that my words scared them to no end.

”Chill out! I need it to deactivate my home defences. Unless you want to be fried upon entry, I need to make sure this place will recognise you as its residents. The only problem we have is that I don't have any sharp tools on me…”

While I could just cut their arms or some other place with a thin strand of the entropy, I wanted to do a small test of their resolve.

We left all the crafting tools back on their home island, as it was a property of the military in the first place. I did so as to not sour the relations with such a petty theft, but now it presented me with a chance to force them to exit their comfort zone and actually prove their resolve.

”That won't be a problem.”

Once again stepping out, the oldest of the trio raised his forearm to his mouth and bit strongly on his own skin. Just from this, I could see that he really hoped I would keep my end of the deal, as he avoided his hand, which was way easier to bite to the blood, probably with the need to keep his hands intact for the sake of his future job.

Moving the makeshift cup under his forearm, I allowed a few drops of blood to fall into it, before looking at the other two men.

Even if the fact that I was filling a cup with their blood could be prone to be misunderstood in the future, it wasn't like I had any other tool on me that could gather a liquid!

After a short moment of the hesitation, the two remaining men finally bit on their thumb and palm respectively, before allowing few drops of their blood to flow into the cup.

”While the entrance seems to be still quite a bit away, my home already stretches almost to this very place. I need you to stay here for the moment, but try to not move around for too much. I don't want any unfortunate accidents happening!”

With those words, I swiftly left for the tower.

As soon as I crossed the line between the desert and the area of my stronghold, I heard the sound of people gasping for the air.

Looking behind, I saw a look on the bewilderment of their faces, as they looked around with surprise, unable to direct their gaze directly at me, despite only about a hundred meters separating us.

Did that mean I was invisible for them while inside the tower, just like the deployable I was just passing by? While I didn't expect any expert that would come seeking my death to be affected by such a small thing, it was still nice to know that I could hide in plain sight!