Chapter 1279 - The Devoted Psychic (1/2)
“Replenish your spiritual powers?”
Rhode stared blankly as soon as he heard Lesa’s words. The young lady laying in his embrace nodded slightly with no expression on her fair, delicate face. On the other side, Lapis was flustered.
“W-What? You ran out of spiritual powers? Erm, I do have some potions with me…”
“They won’t be enough…”
Upon hearing Lapis’s remarks, Lesa shook her head weakly and stared at Rhode with her clear, azure eyes.
“I need… Even more spiritual powers… Master…”
As a matter of fact, Lesa wasn’t wrong because the lack of spiritual powers wasn’t just her personal issue, but involved the spiritual powers of almost 200 projected players too. Moreover, they were also top players and the amount of spiritual powers they expended was astronomical. No matter how many potions Lapis brought with her, they wouldn’t be enough to restore all of Lesa’s spiritual powers. It was like how a carton of AAA batteries could never drive a gigantic machine. They were different in specifications to begin with, so there wasn’t any comparison at all.
In other words, even if Lapis’s potions were able to resolve the problem, she would need hundreds of thousands of them. Leaving aside the question of whether that many potions could replenish spiritual powers, there was the matter of whether Lesa would be stuffed to death.
But Rhode also knew what the source of the problem was. Currently, they were in a land of Chaos. The projected players weren’t perfect projections like Canary and Mini Bubble Gum and needed to extract power to maintain their existences. If they were in a land of Order, the projected players could absorb power from the land, and Lesa wouldn’t be under that much pressure. This was evident from before, when Rhode summoned 30,000 elite players in a day and Lesa didn’t mention anything about over-consuming her spiritual powers. The situation was different now. After entering a land of Chaos, the projected players weren’t able to abstract power from the land of Order. As a result, they turned to the ‘power generator’, Lesa, to maintain their existences instead. The projected players were like solar equipment that didn’t need to worry about power sources whenever the sun shone. But when direct sunlight wasn’t present, the solar equipment would switch to backup power, unlike Canary and Mini Bubble Gum, who generated their own power like nuclear reactors.
In this case, Lesa’s burden was huge. She didn’t have unlimited spiritual powers for extraction, which was why she couldn’t persevere after a long time. At that moment, Lesa was in her final phase. It was imaginable that if she lacked the external energy support, perhaps the projected players would lose their energy source and vanish after a short while. When that happened… Rhode could only rely upon himself, Canary, Icy Snow, and Lapis to resist Chaos, which would be almost impossible.
What exactly should I do?
Gazing at Lesa, Rhode knitted his brows in deep thoughts. If he recalled correctly, when he first met Lesa after constructing the Astral Temple, the young lady said a whole bunch of things that could be printed into a thick manual of hundreds of pages. Back then, Lesa also seemed to mention needing to replenish her spiritual powers after they were over-consumed. However, she didn’t explain further, and Rhode also didn’t ask for an explanation either.
“What should I do?”
At this thought, Rhode asked. Lesa glanced around her, lifted her head, and spoke softly into his ear. Upon hearing her answer, Rhode’s expression remained the same. However, his gaze changed abruptly for a split second before returning to normal. He raised his head and turned to Lapis.
“Lapis, how many bottles of potion did you bring?”
“I brought… About… 1000.”
… Do you really intend to stuff Lesa to death?
“Little Icy, Canary, come here.”
After receiving Lapis’s reply, Rhode extended his arm and gestured with his hand immediately. Upon witnessing his action, Icy Snow and Canary hurried over, and Rhode gave a command without any hesitation.
“Canary, get the potions from Lapis and distribute them to the rest. Get them to hold on for as long as they can. Lapis, set up the Plane Destruction Bomb straight away. Little Icy, I need you to lead a team to protect Lapis from being harassed by Chaos creatures while she is setting up the Plane Destruction Bomb. Even though the Darkness Capital is rather stable with the isolation Order barrier, we can’t risk it. Lapis, you just have to accomplish your task; don’t worry about time. We need a complete and perfect explosion. It’s all up to you now.”
“Yes, Sir Rhode.”
“I got it, Rhode.”
After hearing his commands, Icy Snow, Lapis, and Canary nodded in agreement. They knew that this was a critical moment, which was why they didn’t question further. Icy Snow was the only one who widened her eyes in doubt, gazed at Rhode, and asked curiously.
“What about you, Big Brother?”
Upon hearing Icy Snow’s question, Rhode twitched his brows slightly, but quickly answered her.
“I’ll find a way to help Lesa. During this period… Hmm, no one is allowed to disturb us. Unless it is something really important, we’ll talk about it after I resolve this issue.”
“Alright, Big Brother, I’m counting on you.”
After hearing his answer, Icy Snow didn’t seem to suspect anything, but nodded smartly, turned around, and left with Lapis and the others. Shortly after, the players who were resting gathered and retrieved magical potions from Canary and Icy Snow. Although the potions could only replenish a small part of their spiritual powers, it allowed them to delay some time, at the very least. As for the next…
Gazing at the group that went off, Rhode turned around, hugged Lesa in his arms, and left silently. After a few moments, Rhode carried Lesa into a parlor within the Darkness Palace. The surrounding Chaos creatures were all wiped out. In addition to the Order barrier, he didn’t need to worry about any Chaos creatures finding trouble with him for the time being.
As the parlor of the Country of Darkness, it went without saying that it was snug and opulent. Soft, snow-white fur rugs and comfortable, luxurious sofas made up the grand decorations. The clear, sparkling crystals emanated spiritual lights that lit up the parlor, bringing a certain serenity to the darkness. But to Rhode, it was enough that he found a quiet place away from the crowd. After all, what was about to happen next… Yes, it wasn’t meant to be admired by others.
“So, are you ready, Lesa?”
After locking the room door, Rhode sat on the sofa, turned over, and looked at the petite psychic. Upon hearing his question, Lesa nodded gently, knelt, and lifted her head to look at the man in front of her.
“Yes, Master. Please accept my devotion.”
“Ugh… Hmm…”
Facing Lesa’s words, Rhode revealed a subtle expression. But eventually, he nodded.
It wasn’t surprising that Rhode displayed such an expression. As a matter of fact, the solution that Lesa proposed to replenish her spiritual powers was quite simple. The principles were similar to back when Rhode awakened Erin. But as a psychic of the Astral Temple, Lesa didn’t need to borrow Rhode’s strength to receive Order power like Erin. Rather, as a servant in the service of God, she devoted herself to the Gods in order to strengthen and transmit the powers…
Well, no matter what, what had to be done ultimately wouldn’t change.
“Why do I feel so complicated…”
Gazing at the young lady who knelt between his legs, Rhode couldn’t help but mumble under his breath. Right now, he was in a really complicated mood. This wasn’t because he felt awkward having intimate interactions with Lesa, but considering the current situation, it gave him a difficult issue instead.
As a man, he naturally hoped to last as long as possible in bed. Being able to take on 10 women in one night without stopping was the pride of men. Even though this was Lesa’s first experience, he still hoped to let her enjoy the thrills of being a female. But now that time was pressing, it also meant that he had to resolve the issue in the shortest time possible. In other words, he only had half an hour to do it.