Death… And Me

Chapter 3116  A Proper Cultivator

Popon and the others had their doubts. ”Alright, it seems like our thoughts are at least aligned. However, you havenʼt told us how you plan to achieve it.”

Rean smiled before bringing out a few Werdlem Stones. ”Do you recognize these?”

How could they not? The very reason they donʼt have a normal Werdlem Stone is that they werenʼt good enough to obtain one when they were young. Letʼs not forget that very few Werdlem Stones were given out there for new cultivators to be born.

However, the sight of normal Werdlem Stones did not cause any ruckus. ”Werdlem Stones? Anyone of us here could get a normal Werdlem Stone if we wanted to.”

Popon was right. They werenʼt strong enough in the past, but nowadays, acquiring such stones would be easy. They just need to rob some small village or something like that. They were strong enough to achieve it without anyone finding out it was them.

The problem was that normal Werdlem Stones were of no use to them anymore. They have merged with unidentified Werdlem Stones. If they tried to remove their own fake Werdlem Stones, they would immediately lose all their cultivation. Unless they were willing to start from the beginning, those stones were useless. Besides, they didnʼt like the idea of having their cultivation in the hands of the Werdlem Empire and the Inquisition Hall. The Fake Werdlem Stones couldnʼt be controlled by the Werdlem Empire, so they could still absorb Spiritual Energy as much as they wanted. The big issue with the Fake Ones was that they were much worse than the originals. You had to make twice the effort to get half the result. Still, they preferred that since the Inquisition Hall could never lock their cultivation through the stones.

”Thatʼs not the reason I brought them. Truth be told, I have the ability to exchange your Fake Werdlem Stones for the Real ones without you losing any of your cultivation,” Rean explained.

”What?!” Sure enough, that caught the attention of everyone present. ”How?!”

”That doesnʼt matter,” Rean didnʼt say. ”We wonʼt be doing it anyway. The reason I brought them out is that I have a way for all your fake Werdlem Stones to use the identification inside these real Werdlem Stones and pretend to be the real thing.” Right after, Rean pulled out a few bracelets. They were all Circuitry Formation Bracelets he worked on during the months of cultivation while they waited for Karev.

”Each of you, put one of these bracelets. After that, take a Werdlem Stone and put it into the slot on the bracelet. There is an opening in the bracelets exactly for this function.” Rean quickly gave his orders and distributed the bracelets.

Popon and the other cultivators didnʼt pout the bracelets straight away, though. Would they simply believe Rean that easily? As cultivators who were born on this planet, they obviously were all versed in the technology of the planet. They could see that Reanʼs bracelets were Circuitry Formation Devices. What if it was some kind of trap or tracker? They were already wanted by the Werdlem Empire and the Inquisition Hall, so they couldnʼt risk it.

Rean didnʼt mind their suspicions and just waited. ”If you truly want to have a chance of taking the Inquisition Forging Hall down, you will have to trust me. Why donʼt just one of you put the bracelet on and give it a try? Go to any of the terminals connected to the Werdlem Network in the city and put it to the test. There are literally millions of them, so you should be able to find one you can test and flee if necessary.”

Kentucky found it meaningless. ”What is even the point? If this was a trap, would it be necessary to go to such bothersome lengths? We are already here, so we could just have called some Transition Realm experts of the Inquisition Hall and captured you. Then, you would be forced to sign the Soul Binding Contracts and tell them everything you know. Perhaps you would even be forced to sign a Second Stratum one in Poponʼs case.”

Popon narrowed his eyes. As much as he wanted to deny it, he had to admit Kentuckyʼs words made sense. Popon didnʼt put the bracelet on straight away, though. Instead, he looked to one of the Saint Realm experts. ”Veclis, I will trouble you to give it a try.”

Veclis and Popon were close friends. Above all, they are part of the same underground organization, so Vectis understood the importance of this moment. ”Alright. I know exactly which terminal to use in case I need to make a run for my life.”

Vectis took a deep breath and put on the bracelet. The Circuitry Formation Runes immediately activated, and the bracelet closed onto his arm before merging with it perfectly. Finally, the slot on top opened for Veclis to attach the real Werdlem Stone.

Veclis slotted the Werdlem Stone, and the bracelet enveloped it. Reanʼs work was no joke. As soon as that happened, the bracelet became transparent before it disappeared completely. Veclis could tell it was still there, but it was simply impossible to see with the naked eye. However, that didnʼt impress him. With enough resources, such a thing was possible to achieve. What truly shocked him was what happened right after. Because one had full control over their Fake Werdlem Stones, they could also feel any changes related to it. Veclis was able to feel the energy of his own Fake Werdlem Stone changing as soon as it exited his body. Simply put, what he would usually use as a Spiritual Energy Signature had now been modified. He could tell that the Fake Werdlem Stone Energy passed through the bracelet first before exiting his body. Not to mention, it truly felt different from his own. ”Is this...?”

Rean nodded. ”The bracelet is using the real Werdlem Stoneʼs Signature, or ID, if you may, to masquerade your fake Werdlem Stoneʼs energy. Congratulations, you are now a ʼproperʼ cultivator of the Werdlem Empire.”