Reincarnated as an Energy with a System

Chapter 756: Haymond

ʼSystem, where exactly is this Forbidden Island?ʼ Ning asked.

A piece of information was delivered to his mind and it matched where Ning had thought the Origin would be.

ʼIs this the Origin of this planet?ʼ Ning asked. Now that he had figured out the location, he could ask the system about it.

Ning smiled. ʼNot bad,ʼ he thought.

Saphandra saw Ning lost in his own little world and frowned. ”So you are willing to destroy your sonʼs life for just a ʼchanceʼ to bond with a spirit?” she asked.

”Itʼs not just about the spirit, young lady,” the Emperor said. ”The place itself is so dense with spiritual energy that anyone who enters gets to absorb a lot of it and improve their rank.”

”Even so—”

”Youʼre not very useful,” Ning said suddenly. ”I thought you would help change this manʼs mind, but it seems you are quite greedy yourself too. Time to go back.”

Ning grabbed the Emperor and the both of them vanished. Ning returned back after the Emperor was gone and looked at the group.

”One moment, I will fix this thing right now,” he said and disappeared.

The group remained there, wondering what he was going to do now.

* * * * *

A carriage rattled in the evening as it made its way away from Mooncrest city. Having left 2 hours ago, they were already far away and in just a couple more hours, they would reach the port on the other city, that would take them back to the school.

The Vice Headmaster of the First Bond school sat in this very carriage, looking through a stack of papers. He was supposed to work on them, but his mind was entirely on the marriage of his little girl.

His daughter, Yelena, was injured as a child and could never live a normal life. She couldnʼt support herself, so he and his wife had to support her forever.

However, when the duke came in saying that he would have his son marry his daughter, he had felt a little happy and a little sad.

The Vice Headmaster was getting old, and if he soon didnʼt find a way to have someone take care of his daughter, they would be in trouble. Which was why he had accepted the Dukeʼs proposal.

He knew what the duke was trying to do, but he didnʼt care. If for a measly spot of his, he could give his daughter an easy life, he would accept it.

Or so he thought, but he couldnʼt help but feel bad about the situation. Yes, his daughter was 36 years old, but mentally she was still a child. Having a child marry off just didnʼt sit right with him.

Not to mention, the dukeʼs son apparently had no idea who he was marrying to and had run off the moment he learned about it.

ʼMaybe this is a sign to not do it,ʼ the old man thought. He might be closing in on being 60 years old, but he was sure he could still take care of his child for another 10 or even 20 years.

Besides, who knew what sort of development the world would see in the medical sector. Maybe one of those strong healing beasts would also agree to his conditions and give him its powers.

He wasnʼt sure if that would help his daughter, but he sure would hope that was the case.

The carriage slowly came to a stop, bringing the old man out of his thoughts. ”Karl? What happened?” he asked the driver.

”Sir Haymond, thereʼs a man stopping the road out here. He says he wants to meet you,” the driver said from outside.

ʼSomeone in the middle of the road not only knows Iʼm here but also wants to meet me?ʼ The old man immediately got ready for a fight.

”Who is it?” he still asked the driver, who passed along the message.

”He says heʼs someone who came from the Dukeʼs palace,” the driver said.

The old man frowned. ʼWhy would the duke send someone?ʼ he thought and opened the door to come out. By now, he had already finished summoning some powers and was ready to let it loose if need be.

Ning saw an old man with a bald head, wrinkled skin, and gray stubble walk out of the carriage.

”Who are you, young man? Are you one of the Dukeʼs sons?” the old man asked.

”Iʼm sorry to disappoint, but Iʼm just a bystander in what is going on between your and the dukeʼs family. Iʼm a friend of the son your daughter is going to marry,ʼ Ning said.

”Oh, so… you are not here under the Dukeʼs orders?” the old man asked.

”No,” Ning said. ”Iʼm here for my own reasons.”

”What might that be?” the old man didnʼt let his powers disappear and kept them up.

”I want you to cancel your daughterʼs marriage with the dukeʼs son,” Ning said.

The old man frowned. This really didnʼt seem like something the duke would send someone to say. Maybe it was the son that sent this man.

”And why should I listen to you?” the old man asked.

Ning smiled and said, ”Because I can heal your daughter.”

The old man thought he heard wrong for a few seconds before realizing he had indeed heard the young man say he could heal his daughter.

”Why do you say you can heal my daughter?” the old man asked. ”I have tried many times, and I still canʼt do it.”

”Trust me, I can heal her,” Ning said. ”If you canʼt, at least trust in this.”

Ning tossed something towards the old manʼs direction, who caught it instantly with the terrifying reflex he had summoned up.

The old man checked what it was and was a little surprised when he saw it. ”Rank 8? You?” he asked.

”It is indeed I,” Ning said. ”Vice Headmaster, you donʼt need to marry your daughter away. I can heal her. Instead, however, I will require something from you.”