"Hum... It is quite simple, isn't it? Let's have him promise he won't tell anyone."
Droman's mouth twitched when he heard that.
"Hey, hey, hey! You can't possibly trust his words that easy, right?"
Ramon also agreed with Droman... even though he was the one who would benefit from that.
"He's right. There is absolutely no guarantee that I wouldn't tell them about you, you know?"
Rean was puzzled.
"Could it be that the empire has a way to know that you removed the poison?"
"This..."
This time, it was Ramon and Droman's time to be puzzled.
"Well... there isn't really. Unless a Saint Realm expert comes and verifies it by himself, it is not possible. However, what does it have to do with anything?"
Rean nodded.
"So, to remove the poison without the right method or pill, you need someone above the Saint Realm. However, to put it there, Saint Realm is enough, correct?"
Ramon nodded subconsciously.
"In that case, with which frequency these... Saint Realm experts... come to verify if you still have the poison or not?"
Droman immediately shook his head before Ramon could even answer.
"Saint Realm experts arent that free. Unless there is a good reason, they won't waste their time doing such a thing. Besides, the empire is very confident in its method."
Rean shrugged his shoulders.
"Then we are fine. As long as Ramon doesn't say anything, there is no reason to be afraid of anything."
Ramon couldn't help but ask.
"Why would I keep this secret for you? If they find out that I did not tell about the poison being removed, not only I'm dead, you are dead too. In fact, I might even get rewarded if I go ahead and tell them about it."
Droman's expression turned dark, but he knew it was the truth and the reason why he wanted to kill Ramon. Ramon knew that as well. That's why he didn't try to hide it either.
However, Rean got even more puzzled now.
"I don't understand. Why would you do such an idiot thing as telling them?"
Droman and Ramon wondered if Rean had paid attention to what Ramon just said.
"As I said th-"
Rean raised his hand and cut Ramon's next words in the middle.
"That's not what I'm talking about. What I mean is, since you can still receive the resources while having no risk of dying, why would you go ahead and tell them? Correct if I'm wrong. Suppose one day you need to leave for some reason, be it an enemy, the empire wanting to change you for someone else, and prefer to kill you since it is faster, or whatever. Wouldn't it be better if you didn't need to care about it and simply did whatever you want? It doesn't matter how I see it. The benefit of having control over your own life is worth more than anything else, especially since you can still work for the empire while receiving all the payments. Or could it be that you like the feeling of having your life on their hands?"
Ramon was taken aback by Reans words. Of course, he didn't like the fact that the empire had his life on their hands. However, that was the price he paid to get the things he needed. However, if he can still get everything while not being afraid of dying, wouldn't it be several times better?
Rean noticed Ramon wavering and struck while the iron was hot.
"Besides, if they really find out, they won't kill you. They will first capture you and then interrogate. At that time, you can simply explain what happened and trade the information about who did that in exchange for your life. Of course, from what I heard from you two, the chances of someone really finding it out is nearly zero. Especially when you are taking care of such a small country."
"I..."
Ramon wasn't faking. Rean's words had really affected him.
Finally, Rean used his last trump card.
"Also, don't forget you said that you owe me a favor for getting rid of the Umbral Energy. Consider this little secret between us as the payment for that favor."
Droman, of course, was still against it.
"I can't accept your idea. It is too risky for both you and the sect."
Just as Rean was about to say something else, a voice appeared inside of their room.
"It's fine. Let Ramon go."
"Sect Master!"
Obviously, it was Mia who intervened.
"But Sect Master, what if he prefers to try to get a reward and tell about Rean's ability?"
Mia then replied.
"It's okay. It is not because they found that Rean can do such a thing that they will kill him. First, they will capture him. After that, they will obviously learn that Rean can only do such a thing thanks to his ability to control both Light and Dark Elements. Simply put, other than him and Roan, no one else would be able to eliminate the poison in the same way."
"Since such a method can't be copied, there is no risk of it spreading out. Chances are that they will take Rean and Roan under their custody, which might not be a bad thing for the two. After they find out how much of a genius they are, they won't simply let them go and will try to gain their favor instead for the sake of the empire. However, it would definitely be a terrible thing for Ramon since he was the one to denounce the two. Who knows, Rean and Roan can use his life in exchange for willingly entering the empire's forces."
Ramon became even more fearful now that he heard that. If he doesn't say anything, he might die if the empire finds out. However, if he does tell, he might die if Rean and Roan decide to use his life in exchange for loyalty.
Mia didn't say anything else after that. Even though the one who was protecting Rean was Droman, she still kept one eye on the situation. When she saw the restriction being lifted around the room, she immediately used her own authority to pry inside and see what was happening.
Droman sighed in the end and lifted the restriction in the room. As for Ramon, he could only stand up and walk out. However, he felt like he was under even more pressure now. Who knows? They might have said that just for him to leave the sect and then have him killed outside to cover the traces. Yet, he looked at Rean one last time. It was thanks to him that he still had a chance to live instead of dying in the Dalamu Sect. Nevertheless, he also agreed with Droman that such action was too naive. Of course, after hearing everything, he had no intention of saying a single word of what happened to anyone else.
Rean smiled and immediately called the next person. Just like that, he began to heal everyone from Umbral Energy as if nothing had happened.
Somewhere else, Mia retracted her Spiritual Sense from Rean's room and sent it somewhere else.
'Master, is it really okay?'
Obviously, Mia was talking with the same Ancestor from when Rean and Roan joined their Dalamu Sect.
'It's fine. If the Imperial sends someone questioning, I'll step out to deal with it. The boy had done a lot for our sect with that communication system of his. It is nothing much to accommodate one of his selfishness. The interesting thing is that his Brother would definitely have agreed with killing Ramon. How can twins be so different from each other? Hehe...'
Mia then looked up in the sky. As mentioned before, only she and her Master can see the Yin Yang effects happening around their Dalamu Mountain.
'It is still changing. Soon, it will start to increase our sect disciples' fortune.'
Mia's Master nodded.
'Yes. There is no doubt that it is related to those two. We need to do our best to keep them with us for as long as possible. Of course, with their talent, they are bound to open their wings and fly far away. The rare elements that they have an affinity with don't seem to be holding them back at all. But until then, I want our sect to make a bound as strong as possible with the two.'
Mia agreed with her Master.
'Don't worry, Master. I'll do my best for it to happen.'
After that, Mia retracted her Spiritual Sense once more and then sighed.
Suddenly, she noticed a certain figure slowly making her way out of the room while trying to not catch her attention.
Mia's eyes narrowed as she gathered some Spiritual Energy. After that, she condensed it and used that to hit a certain naughty girl's head.
*Pah!*
"Ouch!"
Who else could it be if not Malaka?
"Master, it hurts!"
Mia then began to gather Spiritual Energy once more while saying with a frigid voice.
"Is that so? Let's see if I can make it hurt even more."
Malaka's face went pale, and she immediately ran back to her position, the same position where she was supposed to be cultivating. Seeing that, Mia finally retracted her hand as the Spiritual Energy dissipated. At the same time, Mia couldn't help but shook her head.
'She has such great potential. Why is she this lazy?'
Little did she know, but a certain Black-Haired Twin had asked himself the same question tens of thousands of times.
If one didn't keep an eye on Malaka, she would definitely try to run out as fast as possible. Sometimes, only the fear of pain was strong enough to keep that girl in her place.
