Death… And Me

Chapter 3387: What About Them?

Slowly, a little floating being came in their direction. It was deep blue in color, contrasting quite well with the environment. It also had two small horns of the same color and long, silky and fluffy hair. All in all, he was kinda cute.

”Farlo!” Duleti and Gram obviously recognized him since they were from the same group. ”What do you mean you can help?”

Kentucky and Rean looked at the little guy, feeling like they had seen him before. ʼOh! I remember him. He arrived with us in the city through the same teleport formation.ʼ Rean commented to Kentucky through their Divine Senses.

Farlo looked in Reanʼs direction, having problems with speech. Not that he couldnʼt talk, but that he found it hard to even open his mouth right now due to the freezing energy.

Rean understood that and approached the guy, putting a hand on his body. After sending his Sky Energy and Light Element inside, he also drove the Freezing Energy out of that little beingʼs body. ”You should be fine now.”

”Thank you... I was truly at my limit here...” The little guy spoke. ”Iʼm Farlo, a member of the Yortin Race from Doromandel Continent, a Spirit. Our race just so happens to have Water Element Affinity and cultivates with Starlight Energy. If Starlight Energy is what you need to keep the Freezing Energy away from us, then I can definitely provide it.”

As Rean and Roan noticed before, Starlight Energy cultivation was a lot more common in this Universe. Still, Rean had his doubts. ”Can you? Just so you know, Starlight Energy from someone elseʼs body is incompatible with other experts. If you are talking about Starlight Energy in your core, then it wonʼt be of much use to us.”

Farlo had a bracelet on his little arm, which he touched for a moment, and a small bead appeared. It didnʼt look anything special at first, but Rean could tell. ”Pure Starlight Energy...”

Farlo nodded. ”These are very, very hard to make. A single one of these beads takes over ten years of dedication to make, so my Yortin Race only gives two or three of them to its members every hundred years. If this wasnʼt an emergency, I definitely wouldnʼt give it away. Is this enough to help us?”

Rean collected the bead from Farloʼs hand. The Starlight Energy there was very concentrated, equivalent to twenty or so of their smallest Starlight Crystals in the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm. ʼThe system could have told us about these beads. Perhaps it would have been a lot safer to reach for Farloʼs race,ʼ Rean commented.

Roan didnʼt think so, though. ʼAsk him where he came from and why.ʼ

Rean got confused, but he asked nonetheless. ”Where are you coming from? And why? You are truly far away from your Doromandel Continent.” Rean knew where it was located. It was closer than the Divine Snow Mountain, but still not the kind of trip someone would take without a very good reason.

Farlo didnʼt deny that. ”Have you heard about the Mist Library? Forget it. You probably didnʼt since the information regarding it was being concealed. Anyway, you donʼt need to know what it is. What you need to know is that I managed to get some information through the black market that you could acquire a lot of Starlight Crystals there. Our Starlight Beads are just too hard to make, and absorbing Starlight Energy normally is very slow.”

”So, everyone in my race is constantly looking for other sources of Starlight Energy, but they are just too damn rare. Thatʼs why I went there. To my dismay, as soon as I arrived, the Mist Library had just disappeared, and all the Starlight Crystals were already swept. Now, Iʼm on a sad journey back home with empty hands. Since I was passing by the Corridor and my race has Water Element Affinity, I decided I might as well disembark here and cultivate to give some meaning to this journey. I never expected the Freezing Energy of this place to have ramped up so much in such a short time.”

Reanʼs mouth twitched, but Roan didnʼt seem surprised. Although Roan wasnʼt certain, the Doromandel Continent was just too far in the opposite direction. For a race with Starlight Energy as the main source of cultivation to come here, it most likely could only have been the Mist Libraryʼs fault.

”Ahem...” Rean pretended to be sorry for the guy. ”Too bad you didnʼt manage to acquire the Starlight Crystals...” which Rean had tens of thousands inside the Dimensional Realm. He also understood why the system didnʼt mention Farloʼs race. In the end, since even Farlo had to go out to look for other sources, it was obvious that not many of those beads were available, so going after Farloʼs race wouldnʼt be of much use.

Farlo sighed and shook his head. ”Itʼs fine. We are already used to fall for these situations. Starlight Energy Sources are rare, so they are also highly coveted. This wasnʼt the first time, nor will it be the last that I made a journey for nothing... as long as I donʼt die here, of course.”

Rean then clenched the bead, nodding at Farlo. ”Very well. I will make good use of this bead.” 

Following that, Rean absorbed the Starlight Energy of the bead, sharing it between him and Kentucky. Obviously, he didnʼt send any to Roan since Roan didnʼt need it. At the very least, Roan didnʼt have a reason to complain anymore. They were using Farloʼs Starlight Energy.

Rean jumped back on Kentuckyʼs back, inviting Gram, Duleti, and Farlo. ”Come on. Get up here. Farloʼs bead will help, but its concentrated Starlight Energy wonʼt last forever. Iʼll bring you as far as I can until we use all of the Starlight Energy from Farloʼs bead.”

Farlo glanced at Gram and Duleti, the meaning in his eyes obvious. That was his bead, his Starlight Energy. Why should he share it with those two? But then again, Rean was ʼfriendsʼ with Gram and Duleti, not him... or so he believes. If Farlo told Rean to not use his Starlight Energy on them, would Rean still help him? He didnʼt want to risk saying that. Itʼs just that Farlo at least wanted some compensation.

”Ahem...” Duleti and Gram understood that. ”We donʼt have Starlight Beads or anything like that, but we do have some Divine Stones. Is it okay if we give them to you to pay for the usage of your bead?”

Farloʼs expression quickly improved. ”Now, thatʼs more like it. Sure, we can discuss the price on the way. Letʼs get out of here.”

Rean felt like laughing, but Farlo indeed had the right to ask for compensation. There was only one thing... What about the rest of the survivors?

And as always, any Golden Tickets and Stones are welcome. ;)