Chapter 295 - Meteorite Debris
Chapter 295: Meteorite Debris
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lin Li still remained in shock as the number of questions in his mind only grew even after Norfeller told him everything he knew. Why did Giovanni study Necromagic? Why did he build the underground palace? Why were there so many things hidden in the altar, and why did it shoot out such powerful Divine Fire? Who was this damned Immortal King, and why did he find the issue revolving around him all the time?
Lin Li found himself out of breath as the questions weighed down on him like boulders. He found everything about the Immortal King terrifying as it resembled a trap someone had meticulously laid down for him.
“Damn it, who has so much time in the world to be after me? Be prepared to feel my wrath!!” Lin Li never thought he would be so vexed standing in the midst of so many Undead creatures that this would be the first thing he said.
Norfeller remained on one knee, not a single movement on his sculpted features and pale face. It was as though his new master’s outburst did not affect him at all.
“Damn it, really…” Lin Li quickly calmed down after his huge outburst, and no trace of irritation remained on his face when he lifted his head. “Alright, Norfeller, bring me to the altar… ”
“As you wish!” While Norfeller’s voice brimmed with compliance and respect, he could not hide the tiny bit of worry in his blood-red eyes. “However, Master, the strength hidden in the altar is way too strong, and I may not be able to protect you… ”
“Don’t worry about that.” Lin Li smiled as he said something even the high-ranking Vampire could not comprehend. “If my predictions are correct, I may meet an old friend in there…”
“President Gerian, calm down, we will save Mage Felic for sure…”
“God, Ysera, call the mages and blow up this place! I don’t believe a thousand mages wouldn’t do the trick!”
Norfeller gulped as he pictured a thousand mages blowing down the doors of the mausoleum.
“He’s true to his word, open the door quickly…”
“Yes.”
Norfeller hurriedly uttered a spell before the tightly shut door gave way with a clicking sound; then, familiar faces appeared before Lin Li.
“President Gerian, what if we hurt Felic by getting so many mages at once…” Ysera barely finished before he paused seeing the Felic they were trying to save standing there smiling, not a hair out of place—totally not what you would expect from a person who had just escaped countless Undead creatures.
“Hahaha, I knew you would be alright, and I was right…” Gerian pounced on him before Lin Li could speak. Despite his boasting, the middle-aged fatty could not help but blurt out, “How was it? Are you really fine?”
“I’m fine…”
“That’s great, that’s—” Gerian froze before he could finish his words as he saw the pale-faced young man standing behind Felic.
Norfeller had yet to reveal his inhuman form when the two escaped the mausoleum, so Gerian did not know that this pale-faced young man was a level-18 high-ranking Vampire. This did not affect Gerian’s judgement as he felt his heart jump at the powerful death aura the moment he set eyes on Norfeller.
“Fe… Felic, this is?”
“He’s Norfeller, my new bodyguard…”
The vague explanation made Gerian and Ysera look at each other and roll their eyes as they thought that nobody could lie through their teeth so obviously like Lin Li. A bodyguard? We went in with you, since when did you have a bodyguard we don’t know of?
Of course, they could not say this.
Not only could they not speak of it, they had to smile and eagerly turn to this creepy guy emitting a strong death aura. “Norfeller, I see, it’s a pleasure to meet you…”
Lin Li was no longer concerned over the two humans meeting the high-ranking Vampire. He was more caught up with gold coins in the great hall and how was he going to take care of that. There was really too many of them, and it would take days even with all the men Jarrosus had on his hand.
“Right, Norfeller…” Lin Li decided to turn to Norfeller after some thought.
“What orders do you have, Master?”
“The Undead creatures you command, can they walk out of the mausoleum?”
“They can.” Norfeller gave a resolute nod. “As long as there is no sunlight, they can head anywhere.”
“That’s great, I have a small task for them…” Lin Li lowered his head, and whispered something into Norfeller’s ear.
“Yes, Master! ”
Norfeller turned back to the mausoleum, leaving Gerian and Ysera who both sported a blank look behind.
“He’s gone, what are you staring at?”
“Damn it, you rascal, tell me honestly, is he an Undead creature?”
“What Undead creature, I don’t know what you’re saying…”
“Don’t you dare deny it, he was oozing such strong death aura… with his red eyes, he must be a Death Knight or a Vampire! Do you take me for a fool?”
“All right, all right, you can take him for an Undead creature, but he’s an obedient one…” Lin Li placated Gerian vaguely before turning to the innocent workers with a smile. “Thank you all for your help, you must be tired, so go home and rest. I’ll treat you all one day when we’re back in Jarrosus, my heartfelt thanks to you all!”
The workers were taken by surprised at his words, and the weak-hearted ones even felt their legs turning into jelly as they walked out of the mine. They looked at each other in disbelief as they couldn’t believe the man who praised them with a smile was Mage Felic of the Emerald Tower. Goodness, I must write this down for my kids when we get back…
Lin Li did not know how emotional the workers were, but he knew Gerian was.
“Quick, tell me what was in that mausoleum and what you have got up your sleeve! Why did you chase away the workers, how am I going to bring the gold coins back without them?”
“Don’t worry about the gold coins, I’ve found a solution. Just get everyone home and get someone to collect the coins at the entrance of the mine at noon. As for what happened in the mausoleum, that’s a long story… you saw Norfeller earlier, right? Well, he’s one hell of a guy…” Lin Li ushered Gerian out of the underground palace as he slowly gave an account of what had happened inside. Of course, because of various reasons, most of it were half-truths. The meteorite debris, for example, remained a secret as this concerned Lin Li’s origins, and Lin Li was still plagued with questions that he had yet to find the answers to…
Nothing happened after they returned to the Demon Fall Valley, and a quiet morning passed just like that. Only when afternoon rolled around did Norfeller appear in Lin Li’s tent like a ghost. After hearing his update about the transportation, Lin Li went to Gerian to tell him to get people to move the gold coins to Jarrosus.
He had to admit that Gerian was very generous this time.
He promised the various leaders a 20 percent cut at first, but nobody took it to heart as they knew how shrewd Gerian was. It was a blessing as long as he did not turn to them for help; how could they expect to gain anything from him?
In the end, he fulfilled his promise after the gold coins were hauled over, and gave the happy 16 leaders their cut straightaway at the Demon Fall Valley.
During this moment of happiness, however, some people noticed something was off.
Every single one of these gold coins was drenched in a thick death aura, and greenish liquid could be seen on the coins’ surface. As they thought about how Mage Felic had sent everyone away while mysteriously sending these gold coins up to the mine’s entrance, they realized that even a fool would know what happened.
As they came to this realization, almost every leader trembled at the thought…
Damn it, this monster…
No wonder he was so powerful at such a young age and could kill without batting an eye—it turned out he secretly dealt with Undead creatures, and could even command them. With such a monster living in the Emerald Tower, who would dare go against them?