Inside the Blade's Haven rcenary Hall, nine beautiful won walked in, attracting everyone's attention.
Used to this reaction, the won walked towards the man at the counter, and before any one of them could say anything,
"You! What are you doing here!?"
The man was low, and he continuously looked around with a wary look on his face. It was as if he was looking for soone.
"We are here to get the mission we left before."
Astaria found his actions odd but didn't react. She and the others could already guess what happened, and just as they expected,
"You shouldn't be here."
The man spoke.
"We, the Blade Haven's rcenary Hall, have branches throughout the Universe. You can go to any other rcenary World, and you find our branch there, you can use the Creston ID card you received when you ca here to take the missions from there. The missions completed there would also be reflected here, so you will be eligible to be Elite rcenaries even if you complete a mission from another rcenary world.
Actually, it would be better if you don't make an appearance at all right now.
I know you wish to beco Elite rcenaries, but... nothing's more important than your life, no?"
"..."
The won didn't say anything and just stared at the man with blank looks on their faces.
Thinking that they didn't understand what he was trying to say, the man beca more direct,
"I am saying that after what you people did before you left, Valhelm has constantly been coming here to find you. Even right now, even though he isn't here, I am sure soone must have reported your arrival to him.
He must be coming here.
I know you won are strong and can easily take him on, but he isn't alone.
His brother is one of the higher-ups of an Elite rcenary Party, The Last Path. He is also a Primordial and is very protective of his brother.
I am sure he is coming together with Valhelm, so run away and don't be reckless. You should already know what lengths Valhelm can go to."
"Give us the mission, and we will leave."
Ember replied.
"Huh...?"
The man was taken aback.
However, seeing all the won staring at him without a trace of fear in their eyes, he couldn't help but be surprised,
"D-Do you guys have so sort of plan?"
He questioned, curious.
"It wouldn't be fun if we reveal everything, now would it?"
Skyla chuckled.
The man blinked at her confidence. Then, with a solemn look on his face, he warned,
"The Last Path is an extrely strong rcenary Party, probably one of the strongest in all of Creston.
They have five Primordial-level beings."
"Mhm, that would make it fun. Give us the mission."
Skyla nodded as she extended her hand.
At this point, the man just praised their bravery and obediently handed over the mission.
He was only helping because these won were a treat to look at. He didn't want them gone. However, this didn't an he would go out of his boundary and help them; he had no intention of mindlessly risking his life.
These won seed prepared enough; there was no reason for him to stop them.
The won also appreciated that. They took the mission and walked out of the building.
Five minutes after they left, Valhelm walked in.
Without waiting, he moved towards the man behind the counter and questioned,
"The sa mission?"
"Yes."
The man nodded.
"Alright."
Valhelm nodded back as he walked out as well.
Where was he going?
It couldn't be any clearer.
The other rcenaries just pitied those won who attracted this madman's attention.
...
"A dead world again? This is already the 23rd one.
How many dead worlds are even there in this Universe?"
Edda complained.
"Dead worlds are better for us. There are no eyes there, we do not have to hold back, and we can complete the mission as quickly as possible."
Astaria replied.
"I know that, but....
To visit. worlds with no intelligent life forms, no interactions, no exploring, all of it feels
so wasteful.
Also, why is no one devouring these worlds?"
"There are no intelligent life forms, but that doesn't an there are no life forms at all."
Allura replied.
"These worlds mostly belong to mindless beasts. These beasts might not be intelligent, but they have their own Laws recognized by the Universe. These beasts are able to use
these Laws by instinct.
Of course, when compared to intelligent beings, their Laws are weaker, but that doesn't an dead worlds themselves are weaker compared to normal worlds.
For example, if a Low-Level World usually has around 5 to 10 Primordials, a Low-Level Dead World would have around 50 sowhat Primordial-Level Beasts. In most cases, these 50 beasts do, in fact, overpower 5 or 10 intelligent Primordials. So devouring a Dead World isn't exactly easy.
It is also said devouring Dead Worlds doesn't give a being much of an insight into their Laws, since these worlds, which were supposed to give birth to an intelligent life force but were unable to do so, have fundantally different Law Structures compared to
normal worlds.
So most of the ti, these worlds are left alone, and they survive as dead worlds." lia, who had done her research, explained everything she knew. However, the entire ti, she didn't even open her eyes. She was a little too comfortable sitting on Nux's lap with her head on his chest to even try and look at the people she was talking to. Just having Nux gently stroking her hair was all she needed right now.
"Dead worlds, huh..."
Nux, who heard lia's words, smiled.
He had heard Umbrasol Progenitors ntioning these worlds, so he knew about these.
At that ti, he didn't pay much attention, but now...
His mind had started to think about different things.
"A dead world is indeed perfect for this mission."
Suddenly, Ember spoke with a smile on her face. The aning behind her words couldn't be clearer.
"Indeed."
Thyra nodded as well.
"A world with no witnesses is indeed perfect for this mission!
The cat comnted as she glanced at the piece of cloth in her hand with a chilly smile
on her face.
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