Death… And Me

Chapter 3159: Two Birds

Rinfidio left the echo chamber and took a closer look at the message.

-By the orders of the Werdlem Empire Main Universe and authorized by the commanding center of Triaglia Supreme Palace, Rifindio, Camazotz Bat, is to investigate the allegations of identity theft in Closal Planet. Rifindio must find the source of the problems at all costs. Returning from the Mortal Realm is not allowed until the mission is concluded.-

Rifindioʼs expression went dark. ”WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!”

The message didnʼt end there, though.

-Any attempt to refuse or desert from this mission will be taken as a betrayal. Your Werdlem Stone ID will be blocked in the Werdlem Empire System, making it impossible for you to absorb any kind of cultivation energy in any of the Universe inside the Werdlem Empire. This punishment is irrevocable and permanent.-

Rifindio felt like his world crumbled around him. How could he not see what was happening? For whatever reason, he was born with the lowest concentration of Camazotz Bat Blood ever seen since Triaglia became the Universe Owner, and that was millions of years ago. He wasnʼt a hybrid or anything like that. He was a pure Camazotz Bat... but a very unlucky one.

Pill and other methods were used to improve his constitution, but there was only so much they could do. For example, the palace had access to pills similar to Roanʼs Blood Reformation Pill, which Rifindio already took. Were it not for those pills and other methods, he would be even worse than he is now. Unfortunately, wasting more resources on Rifindio simply wasnʼt worth it. There were plenty of Camazotz Bats in the Supreme Palace, after all. Due to his poor constitution, the resources allocated for his cultivation were also cut down several times. Nowadays, he barely receives any cultivation resources at all. Not to mention there are plans to simply cut him off completely. It was due to his massive effort that he achieved the absolute minimum requirements to get something. Otherwise, he would have been cut off a long time ago.

How did he manage to achieve the minimum requirements? Thatʼs because he often went out on crazy missions to earn more resources like Divine Stones. Well, that was only because he lived in this palace, the place where pretty much all experts of this Universe wanted to step inside.

Rifindio is only 35 years old, but he is already in the Middle Stage Transition Realm. On any mortal planet, that would be considered a monstrous achievement. Too bad this is truly considered pretty shit in the Camazotz Bat race. The worst prospects would already be at his level ten years earlier.

Now, they just so happened to receive a request from the Main Universe to investigate a mortal planet. As bad as Rifindio is, he is still a member of the Camazotz Bat Race. The experts taking care of the countless missions and other issues of the Palace and the Universe would never send someone of his bloodline to a Mortal Planet.

Well, that was only the case if it was any random request. However, the Main Universe Request just gave them the perfect excuse to get rid of Rifindio for now. By the time Rifindio is back, he will have fallen so far behind that he will be discarded entirely. Simply put, the palace can pretend they put high importance on the Main Universeʼs request by sending a member of the Camazotz Bat Race. At the same time, they can also get rid of the nuisance of the Camazotz Bat Race.

It would be even better if Rifindio refused or tried to flee. They could use the Werdlem Empire System to cut his ability to cultivate entirely. Talk about killing two birds with one stone.

Rifindio definitely understood that. As disregarded as he might be, he wasnʼt an idiot. He knew how powerful the Werdlem Empire System was due to his position. Someone using someone elseʼs Werdlem Stone ID? In his eyes, that was impossible! That also meant this investigation might as well take years or even decades.

In the Mortal Realm, there will be no Divine Energy for Rifindio to absorb. If he was already barely making it with Divine Energy and his reward Divine Stones from his missions, what about Spiritual Energy and no access to Divine Stone to make up for it? He was fated to fall. The Main Universe Request couldnʼt have come at a more opportune time for the Palace Higher ups... and a worse time for Rifindio.

”Those fuckers!” Rifindio cursed nonstop. He just wanted to go to the commanding center and beat up whoever put him up to this. Of course, he would never dare to do such a thing. He is too weak to even get close to that place without a proper reason.

Rifindio took a few minutes to calm down, but he took a look at the request once again in the end. ”If I donʼt go, then Iʼm fated to never cultivate again. But if I go, then Iʼm looking at a life of even bigger struggles since Iʼm definitely being dropped from the Palace once I finish this mission... if I finish it at all. As far as Iʼm aware, I might never get to the bottom of this matter.”

Rifindio hated that, but he understood the crux of the problem. Not going is a guaranteed loss. Cultivation will be blocked, and he will be done for. On the other hand, if he goes, he might be able to resolve this problem, even if it takes a very long time. Sure, he will most likely get dropped from the palace in the end, but he can at least return to the Higher Realms and cultivate normally.

Rifindio took a deep breath. Many years of abuse can end in two ways. A complete lack of confidence or a toughened spirit. Rifindio was the latter. The fact he was still able to achieve the minimum requirements for resource allocation with his poor bloodline concentration showed his determination. ”Hmph! So be it! Perhaps being separated from the Palace in the end isnʼt all that bad.”

Rifindio quickly gathered all his savings, exchanged everything for Divine Stones, and put them in his spatial ring before departing. Next destination: Closal Planet.