An immortal weapon was the highest level an weapon could reach in Alm and Bruno’s previous universe. These weapons were called immortals because the weapon’s core could connect with celestial laws after undergoing a celestial tribulation. After that, the spirit of the weapon was considered a living person, able to cultivate and enhance its body by absorbing other weapons.
By doing so, these weapons practically lived forever, considered fundamental weapons of a clan or sect, passed down from generation to generation, and regarded as the real leaders and minds behind everything. In Alm and Bruno’s previous universe, there were only a dozen immortal weapons. They had the chance to have two, but they were destroyed by the hero with his sacred sword in the final battle.
’The entire body is damaged and beyond salvation... but the core... is 30% intact! It can still be used. Too bad the spirit was completely killed, but we can create another one over time,’ Bruno commented excitedly.
Alm, controlling the whale, looked still without any expression at the boy and threatened to ask the price; then Bruno immediately intervened, speaking.
"Where is your family, kid? Where did they come from?"
The child immediately seemed to feel strong emotions, looking into emptiness, but spoke forcedly, as if he didn’t want to remember these things anymore but was being forced to. "My father and mother... died because they didn’t meet my master’s expectations. I don’t know anyone else, and I never knew anything about the past."
The boy’s eyes were clearly shaken, and he didn’t want to touch on this subject anymore. But the slave mark forced him to comply with orders to answer and do his best for the customers.
’Why do you want to know something useless like that? Let’s just buy and go.’ Alm spoke curtly.
Bruno replied. ’He said it was something from his family, probably his last memory of his mom and dad. I’m sure he would never sell it if it wasn’t an order.’
’So what?’ Alm retorted.
Bruno sighed and didn’t want to answer something so obvious. Then the whale spoke calmly. "Kid, I want to take these things from your family. But since it’s important to you, I must reward you equally."
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The boy looked at the whale without any reaction, but soon the other words came. "Where is your master? Can you call him?"
Suddenly, the boy started trembling in despair. "I’m sorry, sir! Did I... did I cause any trouble? I can resolve it however I can, please forgive me..." The boy completed, kneeling deeply, fearing for his fate, just like his parents.
Langrum and Ruri felt an incredible pain seeing this boy in despair. At that moment, Bruno was speechless and took a while to react. He just wanted to negotiate with the master, giving a bigger bonus and helping this boy a bit. But at that moment, Ruri firmly squeezed their shoulder; when Bruno turned around, he saw her almost completely breaking down in tears and was alarmed.
"Master... can we take him with us?"
Bruno heard that and froze. ’Does she want to kidnap the boy?’
Then, Langrum intervened, speaking gently to Ruri. "The leader can buy this boy; he has enough to spend on whatever he wants. It shouldn’t be a problem."
The whale suddenly turned to Langrum with penetrating and bloodthirsty eyes, then Ruri murmured to them cheerfully. "Exactly! Master, we can take him along! One more person or less doesn’t make a difference. You said you wanted to reward him, and it’s perfect."
’Congratulations, idiot. Now let’s hope his master doesn’t accept the sale...’ Alm was interrupted when the sound of heavy footsteps and a bloodthirsty presence approached furiously from behind them.
"YOU BASTARD! What kind of trouble have you caused?" It was an elder with a sinister and malicious look. Clearly, he saw the commotion and sensed something was wrong when they stood in front for too long, so seeing the kneeling boy, he quickly approached.
The child looked at the frozen elder, and his eyes seemed to become empty, unable to say a word. At that moment, Ruri intervened.
"He didn’t do anything! My master likes children and, even more... boys. Anyway, he wants to buy him along with everything he’s selling!"
The elder looked at the whale strangely and was clearly astonished to see him with a child on his shoulder and still wanting another, then he coughed trying to disguise it.
"Well... who am I to judge." He muttered, and everyone heard.
Then, suddenly, several hurried steps approached. It was Almin, surrounded by all fifteen women.
So, Almin saw the whale and spoke excitedly. "Goku! We sold everything! And I got almost three thousand abyss crystals from the..."
SLAP!
Ruri suddenly found herself on the ground, and the whale seemed to teleport, and then Almin was thrown far away with a resounding slap. But when the whale turned to the elder, realizing in his eyes and his slight smile he was too slow!
Alm and Bruno already realized that the name Goku was known to all evil cultivators. And now this elder realized they had a good deal of money to spend.
’DAMN BASTARD!’ Bruno shouted mentally, trying to stay calm in front of everyone.
The elder coughed again, then spoke calmly. "Finally met the fabulous Goku; you’re getting more famous every day. Well, this little slave of mine..."
The elder began to say a series of random nonsense, telling an epic story of how he plundered a city, almost died, and lost a lot doing it. Then, his words became increasingly false and mystical until the end, where he said that this boy was someone he had great affection for and would never be willing to sell.
"But... if you like him so much, I’ll accept selling him for four thousand abyss crystals." The elder spoke calmly, an admirable evil actor.
The whale clenched his fists firmly, trying to control himself from attacking this old bastard and ending it all. Then, a cheerful voice resounded.
"That’s just spare change for my master. A life is worth more than any price! Right, master?" Ruri was placed on the ground before they attacked Almin, and now she spoke, looking at the whale with great expectations.
’Congratulations! Now we’ve completely lost all our crystals, you bastard!’ Alm raged mentally.
***
During the night, inside the forest, the atmosphere was tense and silent around a campfire. All five women of Montide talked with Ruri before she went to sleep, and from time to time, they glanced at a new member lying there, fast asleep.
"Ruri... your master... he brought a very young boy... you might want to keep a bit more distance from him," murmured one of them, fearful.
"Don’t worry! His taste changes from time to time; he used to go after the maids. This is just a phase, and he’s learned to control himself now... I think," Ruri replied, trying to convince the woman but also herself. She later learned from Langrum that the amount spent was extremely absurd, yet her master didn’t back down... that was very suspicious.
Leaning against a tree, the whale, Langrum, and Almin stood in silence. They heard the entire conversation, and their expressions were becoming increasingly strange in the direction of the whale.