Vaan glanced at the flushed faces that surrounded him within a short ti. He scratched his sideburns, thinking he might not be able to get used to their excessive fervor and worship.
He knew all too well just how distant the realm of a True God actually was.
Despite that, he was revered as the Battle God by the Great Ratholos Empire's Body Refiners, the Dragon God by the Red Dragon Clan, the Sun God by the Holy Knight Empire's people, and the Sea God by the marine clans and sea monsters.
After shaking his head, Vaan scanned the excited and eager Body Refiners.
"I'll be picking out a small group of loyal warriors to follow back to the Celestial Kingdom and help out with a dangerous experint. If sothing goes wrong with the experint, you will likely die grueso deaths. That said, are there any volunteers?"
Shortly after Vaan asked this question, the entire group of Body Refiners eagerly voiced their willingness to participate.
Many of them had undergone extre training, facing the dangerous power of nature to surpass their physical limits. Which one of them hasn't faced death before?
As such, they weren't afraid of the so-called risk.
More importantly, they looked forward to the potential reward. After all, everyone knew Vaan treated his people well. Now that it was their turn to be of service, how could Vaan leave them empty-handed?
Although Vaan suspected everyone would volunteer, he couldn't bring everyone along.
"I only need thirty people, so I can't bring all of you with . I will be picking out those who will follow now," Vaan stated.
Shortly after, Vaan selected twenty-eight Body Refiners of varying age and strength.
The atmosphere quickly beca tense over the last two spots as the Body Refiners who had been chosen clenched their fists with hopeful expressions. Each of them silently prayed that they would be chosen next.
anwhile, Berucha was disheartened when he hadn't been among Vaan's first choices. He was further disheartened once the available spots dropped to two. At this point, he practically lost all hope of being chosen.
He knew his talent was very poor.
"Berucha."
Shortly after Vaan called out the twenty-ninth na, Berucha froze in a daze. Just when he lost hope, he was suddenly picked. Happiness ca so suddenly that he didn't know how to react.
However, he revealed the biggest smile of joy monts later.
"Thank you, my Lord!"
"Un."
Vaan calmly nodded.
Although Berucha's talent was possibly the worst among all the Body Refiners, being a re Low-level Rank 2 Body Refiner, he was still considered the leader who founded the Battle God Cult.
As such, he was definitely on his list of candidates.
If his experint were successful, Berucha would be completely reborn with talent and power, befitting his position among the Battle God Worshippers.
As for the final spot, Vaan locked onto an elderly man full of battle scars.
"Old General, you're the last one," Vaan picked after careful consideration.
If he rembered correctly, Old General made a considerable contribution in the previous war with the vampires back in the Great Ratholos Empire. However, that wasn't why he was chosen.
In fact, Old General was actually on Vaan's blacklist-soone he had to keep an eye on. This elderly Transcendent-rank Body Refiner was full of vigor despite his advanced age. His most fearso trait was his potty mouth-having corrupted a few of his young dragon elites in the art of cursing. He could cause his opponents to spit blood and die of anger with just words from his mouth.
Although Vaan didn't care about this, he had received many complaints about Piaro's unsightly behavior from other red dragons.
"Hahaha!" Old General laughed vigorously after hearing his na as he saluted Vaan with a cupped fist. "A thousand thanks for selecting this Granddaddy-Ahem, I an this Old Man, my Lord!"
Vaan's lips twitched before minding Old General no further. He turned to the unchosen Body Refiners, who were disheartened after the last spot was taken.
"No need to be disheartened. There will be more opportunities in the near future."
After sparing the crowd of disheartened Body Refiners so words of comfort, Vaan took the chosen group back to Marquis Salamrut's estate in Fanghorn City.
"Ocean Master!"
The Knights and soldiers of the two armies in the inner courtyard imdiately dropped to the ground, welcoming Vaan back with a great show of respect. Vaan acknowledged them with a nod, seeing that nothing had changed during his short absence.
anwhile, Berucha, Old General, and the twenty-eight Body Refiners glanced curiously like they were on a sightseeing tour. They were surprised by the strength of the Blue Skins, but they weren't afraid due to their respectful attitudes toward Vaan.
More importantly, they were amazed by the city's advanced developnt and people.
"These people are... Lunarans? They're humans!"
Berucha and his group were surprised by the discovery. They thought Celestials were all fish
people.
Nevertheless, Vaan didn't heed the group; he focused on the captured nobles.
The nobles had frantically demanded their release during Vaan's absence. However, their cries had fallen on deaf ears. The Knights and soldiers had completely ignored their pleas and crocodile tears.
Now that Vaan paid them attention, they beca energetic again.
"Unseal at once, Land Dweller! Do you know who I am? A Noble! I demand a fair trial in Celestial City!" the Baron roared fearfully. He knew he was finished if he didn't make it to
Celestial City.
However, would Vaan give him such a chance?
Pak!
Vaan casually smacked the Baron's loudmouth, but the latter's lower ripped off and flew into the distance due to the excessive force. The Baron nearly died on the spot. The other nobles imdiately shuddered at the sight and kept their mouths shut tight.
At the sa ti, Vaan was taken aback. The Baron's body was surprisingly fragile when his
high cultivation base was sealed. He was no different from a mortal.
Nevertheless, it mattered not whether the Baron was alive or dead for his upcoming
experint.
Still, he had certainly shut up the noisy noble one way or another.
Baron lost the courage to raise his voice again. He could only stare at Vaan helplessly from the ground, filled with infinite fear. He didn't know what Vaan planned to do with him, but it
couldn't be good.
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