“Yes…it’s finally complete.”
“Are we positive it will work?”
“It has to work…”
“It had better work…if not we’re all going to die.”
“We could all die either way…this serum is to kill Infernals…”
“Don’t say any more than that. Let’s call him…he would want to know immediately.”
- The creation of the Nonfernal Serum, many millennia ago.
Time continued to pass in Black Cove City and since the visit from the representatives of the Mavelia Merchant Union, a week had passed.
During that time, I was barely able to walk around with Grivs on, much less hold my spear.
Thankfully Elder Zal had the presence of mind to allow me to remove them so that I could go clear the Dungeon.
Now although I was able to somewhat walk while the Grivs were on, by no means did it mean that I was on the same level as Core Formation Realm cultivators, in fact I was very far from it.
Although Frian was correct in the fact that these were typically used by Core Formation Realm cultivators, he didn’t know the exact details and simply assumed it was used in the same way he used his Grivs.
While the black pair that I used was definitely used for training, Core Formation Realm cultivators used it slightly different than how I’ve been using them.
For those in the Core Formation Realm, the Grivs were a limiter of sorts. It was used to limit the output of power from their core. A literal core and not like a figurative core of someone, but there was quite literally an orb known as the core that would be created in that realm.
The Grivs were designed to restrict that. It would do nothing to the actual power and strength of the body of someone in the Core Formation Realm.
But since I don’t have one of those cores…it instead restricted my entire body. From the way my Qi flowed, to the way my muscles moved.
Everything was restricted.
Though it was probably a good thing that I spent this past week in pain, considering the fact that the contents of the ring almost made me see the Mavelia Merchant Union in a good light.
I probably needed that pain to keep me grounded.
It almost made me wonder if Elder Zal saw this coming and prepared the Grivs for that very reason. I never bothered to ask her though.
Anyway, even though I won’t look at the Mavelia Merchant Union too favorably, I think I can safely admit that they knew how to apologize. Or at least that was how it seemed based on the treasures I was given.
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Inside the ring, there were a lot of things.
The least flashy thing in the ring was a neat stack of around 500 Gold Coins.
That was enough to bring a slight smile to my face, since Elder Zal had only given me 100 Gold Coins, which wasn’t a small amount by any means, but this was five times that.
But again, that was the least flashy of everything in the Ring.
After that came a few different pieces of armor or apparel. A couple of different chest plates ranging from leather to metals I didn’t understand, a pitch black cloak, a few different sets of what appeared to be luxury clothes.
And shoes! I finally had new shoes.
One was a pair of black boots that didn’t have laces and was simply a slip on, but even Greja didn’t know the material it was made out of which surprised me. It seems like there were things even she didn’t know when it came to things like that.
The other pair wasn’t something I expected to see for some reason.
They were essentially all black slip on loafers. They looked extremely luxurious despite being without any intricate designs.
I guess I found my formal footwear, but it was still odd to me that they had something like this on hand.
Who would be worrying about buying formal shoes at this point?
Anyway, the ring also had three weapons.
A set of daggers. The blades were about 7 inches long and curved, while the hilts seemed to be covered in some sort of green scales.
Apparently, the daggers were a good conductor of heat or something.
Next came a massive hammer that took both my hands to hold steady, It had brown vein-like features running all over it, which apparently allowed it to cause small tremors that would spread out from the point of impact to a target that was hit.
Just the weight of it alone would be enough to crush someone’s chest, but the added tremors added a different level of destruction to the already powerful weapon.
Finally, there was a sword.
It reminded me of the longswords used by the English during the medieval era. It had no intricate carvings, or any easily spotted extra features. Just a pristine longsword with a simple hilt and pommel.
That was until you picked it up.
It was quite literally weightless.
It felt like there was nothing at all in my hands, and if it wasn’t for the feeling of the hilt in my palms, I could easily forget that there was ever a sword in my grasp.
It was like I was holding air in the shape of a sword. It was truly and utterly weightless. I even gave it a few practice swings, and my arm flashed through the atmosphere with no resistance whatsoever. It was like the sword flew towards whatever destination I intended for it to go.
Truly a dangerous sword.
After that there were a number of potions. Most of them were health potions but there were a few that were general antidotes, and just a couple that had more obscure uses, like temporarily making one’s body immune to lightning beneath a certain level or something.
That was the full contents of the ring.
Most of it went into the storage area in the basement, while another portion was kept in my room or ring.
Moving on,
I was dressed in one of the nicer outfits that Elder Zal brought me and was seated in my conference room.
A small procession from the New Earth Union City had been spotted this morning and would be here shortly.
I planned on just speaking to the City Lord today, and depending on how that went, then further discussions could be had regarding trade.
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POV Sergeant Johnson
“Sarge…are you sure those aliens on the wall won’t attack us.”
“I’m sure.”
“…But…fine. If I die, I’m gonna haunt you forever Sarge.”
“Sure sure…”
Rikers isn’t completely without worry though. I was aware there were other factions in the Tutorial apart from the Mavelia Merchant Union, but to think one of them was so vastly different from us.
They were quite literally green.
At least the folks from the Union looked like human beings, which is what I initially thought to be the case for everyone else. To think there were so many other races in the Multiverse…
And there’s the City Lord we were coming here to meet…according to Miss Seiha, he was likely born and raised here, but he is not human. Not by a long shot. He was something else entirely, he was something called an Infernal.
I had no idea what it was, but Mr. Heclan seemed to flinch every time that word was mentioned.
Neither Mr. Heclan or Miss Seiha went into a lot of detail regarding their previous visits here, only telling me that negotiations were stalled and that the local City Lord had asked to meet with me.
But I don’t think Mr. Heclan would react like that for no reason at all. Something had to have happened.
Though I suppose I will be finding out shortly.
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