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Chapter 252: Soul
Red Star Empress looked at Elena leaving with an expression of surprise, then looked at Richard, but she seemed unsure what to say.
"I thought it would be necessary to pay that man so he would finish your weapon as soon as possible. Fortunately, I happened to meet his niece..." Richard chuckled.
After a moment of silence, Red Star Empress said, "Thank you, Richard... I never expected that the little boy I only helped a bit back then would help me so much now."
"Your Majesty, you don’t need to feel that way. I’m just doing what I should do," Richard replied.
Red Star Empress looked into Richard’s eyes, but the latter appeared very relaxed.
Not long after, Elena suddenly returned with a bright smile.
"Madam, my uncle is calling you... He needs to see your power so he can make a weapon that truly suits you," Selena said to Red Star Empress.
Whatever Red Star Empress’s status was in the Holy Star Kingdom, Elena, as an outsider, naturally did not need to address her in any special way.
Red Star Empress nodded and stepped into the weapon-forging room.
"I didn’t expect your uncle to really prioritize this job right away," Richard said to Elena.
Elena had indeed claimed that her uncle would not refuse, but even so, despite being family, Richard was rather pessimistic that the man would put Red Star Empress’s weapon first so quickly.
"Actually, it’s because of your name," Elena replied.
"Oh, my name?" Richard became confused when he heard that.
"I told him that you care deeply about that woman, so my uncle decided to forge her weapon now. Richard, don’t underestimate your own name. Your talent makes many people optimistic about you. Some people might give you indirect help in the hope that you’ll repay it in the future."
"Hahaha, won’t they be disappointed if I don’t become a Grand Sovereign?" Richard said with a laugh.
"That’s not a problem. Powerful people have gambled many times in their lives. No one will be sad just because they lose a bet."
Richard nodded after hearing that.
Disappointment was something ordinary for ancient beings, so being disappointed once more might feel like nothing more than a small pinch to them.
"By the way, will the weapon-making process take long?" Richard asked.
If it took a long time, Richard could leave now since his goal had already been achieved.
He didn’t have to wait for Red Star Empress, and he knew she would come to him herself later.
"Two hours if it’s fast, could be longer if it’s complicated," Elena replied.
"I see, then I’ll leave now," Richard said.
He couldn’t wait for two hours. Returning as quickly as possible to meet the White Ancestor was more important than any woman.
Without power, how could he protect them?
"You’re leaving?" Elena looked disappointed upon hearing that Richard was leaving now.
Richard said nothing else and left anyway.
He traveled quickly to the capital of the Holy Star Kingdom and arrived even faster than he had expected.
After arriving, he naturally went straight to the White Ancestor’s place, the sky filled with clouds.
He was slightly surprised when he arrived, because what he found was the White Ancestor’s true body.
"Boy, how was your journey there?" the white crow asked.
Although it was hard to see the expression of a crow, Richard felt that it was smiling strangely.
"I gained a lot of new insights and experiences, especially when I saw the Grand Ancestor of Crimson. I realized how weak I am," Richard replied.
"Huh, if you reach his level of power as a Ruler, then the World Magic Aether will be yours without any rivals..."
"Is that possible?" Richard was rather shocked by the White Ancestor’s words.
"Of course... Now, give me the Crimson Heart," the White Ancestor said.
Richard took out the heavy black wooden box he had received from the Crimson Great Ancestor.
The White Ancestor, as a small crow, grabbed the wooden box with its claws, letting it hang beneath them.
"What I will make from this is a Soul," it said. "The Immortal Moon Soul..."
"A Soul? Immortal Moon Soul?"
Richard was too shocked to hear this.
After all, he had only just learned that the purpose of that item was to create a soul.
Several times, he repeated the name of the soul, but he didn’t recall ever hearing it before, which meant he truly had never heard of it.
"What’s so amazing about this soul, Ancestor?" Richard asked curiously.
Naturally, something prepared by the White Ancestor could not possibly be ordinary.
Moreover, it had once said that this soul could allow him to gather Aether to its fullest.
"Of course, it’s related to the moon up there in the sky," the White Ancestor replied. "You will be like a child of the moon."
"A child of the moon?" Richard felt strange hearing that.
After all, he was human.
"Its most outstanding innate technique, Lunar Call, gives you the ability to summon power from the moon," the White Ancestor continued.
"It’s not as simple as you think. The power of the moon includes many things, including the Aether contained within its light. You can absorb Aether from there. No matter how much, you can gather it in a very short time. If you run out of Aether in battle, you won’t need a Nature Spirit anymore. The moon will refill your Aether in a short time. However, well, this only applies at night."
Only at night. Richard wasn’t surprised, since the moon only appears at night.
Still, he had to say that this was something extraordinary that no one would ever refuse.
"Ancestor, is there anyone else with this soul?" Richard asked.
"No one has been born with it in this era or several previous eras. However, there might be some from ancient times who are still alive," the White Ancestor replied.
"Don’t even the Ancestors of the Order of the Crimson Veil have it?" Richard was somewhat puzzled, since one of its main materials came from there.
"The point is, it’s not that simple. We don’t need to talk about the materials. If it were compared to food, the recipe is the greatest secret," the White Ancestor answered.
"Alright, I’ll begin the process now. You wait outside. I don’t want you to see it, and you’re not allowed to know the recipe either."
Richard, "..."