Chapter 457: Chapter 334: Light Sphere_3
"Ugh—" Wang Le couldn’t stop it in time, his expression was quite horrified.
"If you want to live, get out quickly, otherwise you’ll perish with the core." I held a lighter in one hand and a crystal in the other. Now I could confirm Wang Le was polluted and controlled by the core. He led me in here, wanting me to become a slave to the core as well. I guessed he was anxious because I hadn’t changed yet.
Fortunately, Wang Le wasn’t determined to defend the core to the death. His struggle lasted only a moment, then he turned and fled.
I watched him leave the light entity and was about to press the lighter’s switch when suddenly a voice pierced into my mind—’Xiemu,’ a word, an ancient term that surprised me.
Indeed, my tribe also has ancient script. When we studied before, everyone had to learn a very old language.
It’s said this language was brought by our ancestors from our ancestral homeland. Though it’s not used in daily life, we all understand it, always thinking of it as a memorial.
Suddenly hearing my tribe’s ancient language left me stunned, and my finger paused on the lighter.
"Who?" I glanced around, unable to determine the real location of the voice in my head.
The voice in my head started popping out words. Whether it’s because it hadn’t spoken for a long time and had a language barrier or because it hadn’t mastered the language well, I was extremely uncomfortable hearing it. I needed to string its words together to explain the sentence’s meaning.
Luckily, I was never lazy in my studies, but the voice in my head didn’t say much, just a few simple sentences.
"Idiot, are you there? Make a sound if you’re alive!" Another voice rang out from outside the light entity.
This infuriating tone, who else but Bi Shi could it be? How did she get here?
"Shut up, you’re a hallucination, quickly disappear!" I shouted outside.
"Fine, I’ll disappear if you hand over the stuff," Bi Shi’s voice continued to call from outside.
"What stuff? I haven’t taken anything of yours."
"Stop babbling, I’m here for the Cosmic Core."
Well, this is getting interesting.
I walked to the edge of the light entity, poked my head out, and saw that Bi Shi wasn’t alone. She brought others with her, standing confidently in the middle of a team, hands on her hips, yelling at me with full confidence.
"How did you get here? What core? I haven’t seen it." I instinctively slipped the crystal into my pocket.
The crystal didn’t glow, so it wouldn’t be noticed when hidden in my pocket.
"You’re right inside, come out quickly. I need to take it away."
"It’s just a bunch of light, how do you plan to transport it?" I nonchalantly stepped out of the light entity and put away the lighter, pretending nothing happened.
"I have a way, of course." Bi Shi clapped her hands, and someone stepped forward from behind her.
This person looked to be in their forties, dressed very down-to-earth, in a loose T-shirt, casual granny pants, and a pair of floral mom shoes. It felt like she’d just returned from the market or a stroll in the park. She held a gourd, as big as a thermos, and it was red, not yellow.
What’s this about? Is she going to call my name? I dare not agree!
Miss Gourd smiled at me in a particularly friendly and amiable manner. She uncorked the gourd mouth, walked past me, and approached the light entity.
The Treasure Gourd collecting the light entity—this scene is something only a fantasy show would dare to depict. She chanted incantations I couldn’t understand, something like "front wheel doesn’t turn, back wheel turns?"
This operation, which seemed like a joke, really let her collect the light entity.
A light entity as large as a small room was collected into a gourd the size of a thermos, with the lid able to close, remarkably magical.
As Miss Gourd passed by me, she smiled again, and I secretly clicked my tongue, returning a smile, hoping she’d have a good impression of me and wouldn’t call my name.
"Wait, this is public energy, you just took it away like that?" I finally reacted. Our team had struggled to get here, almost resolving this issue, but suddenly Bi Shi swooped in. How can it be so easy?
"What public energy, it’s a public nuisance. Kangaroo Country lost many talents and elites because of this thing. I’m solving this trouble for them," Bi Shi shamelessly said.
"Bah, I don’t mind trouble. Give me a share; it’s hard to find a job, have to achieve something, right? Coming out this time without anything, this month’s bonus is going down the drain."
"Enough, you know this thing isn’t good for humans. Keeping it is keeping a hazard. I’ll cover your bonus, double."
"You’re making me sound like I’m blurring the line between public and private, only chasing profit, triple!"
"Deal."
