"The village," I said as I looked at it from a distance.
I am still an hour away from it, but I have reached the distance at which there will be no threat.
I had already come across the first layers of watchers. I will come across more of them as I get closer to the village.
They take security very seriously. They had to give the number of dangers this realm has. It’s hard to believe that such a small space could have so many dangers.
It had been eleven days since I had woken up after burning my essence. I have nearly recovered. In another ten days, I will be fully recovered.
I am not much worried. I could use my full strength and even burn the blood once more.
I won’t need the formations to make the recovery, but I am going to use them. They will help me recover faster, and the recovery process will also be very comprehensive.
A few minutes passed, and I came across a second group of watchers.
They have created a powerful surveillance system. It isn’t just their soul sense, but also formations and tools. Some of which were provided by me.
I didn’t have to stop and identify myself, but I did need to submit my aura at every check.
Finally, after crossing the third circle, I reached the city gates.
I landed in front of them and walked inside. I could have flown through, but walking through them feels more symbolic.
"Welcome back, Prime Arys," said the guards. "Thank you," I replied with a smile.
It feels good to be back. I could now finally relax. I am now relative safety of the village which had survived for over thousand years.
They have created an amazing thing. The longer I live in this place, the more I admire it.
I am also relieved to see that the big rift hadn’t appeared. I know it hadn’t, because if it had, I would have seen the sign. Most importantly, the left flag would have been blue instead of green.
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I had just walked a few hundred steps when I saw the old man coming toward me. A moment later, he was in front of me.
"I am glad you have returned to safety, Prime Arys," he said, with relief on his face. "It wasn’t easy, Prime Garil," I replied.
"It never is," he said, shaking his head.
"So, did you find any blue-sartil?" he asked. "Some," I replied with a sigh. To that, a surprise couldn’t help but appear in the old man’s eyes.
"You are lucky. Most people don’t," he said, to which I smiled.
If I tell, how much I had found, the old would shit his pants. He would be even more shocked if I told him that I had also refined all of it.
It’s not an easy process and takes quite some time, but I had all the things and tools.
I had already made the preparations before I reached the crater, and the moment I got the first nugget, my clone started refining it.
With my resources, I was able to purify it to 99.97%, which is better than the old man’s 97.2%.
Which is amazing considering the resources he has.
"Yes, very lucky," I replied. I didn’t tell him about the host, but I am planning to do that to the higher-ups. It will raise questions, I didn’t want to answer, I can’t hide news .
That is an extremely dangerous enemy. They need to know about it.
"Now that you’ve got it, you are going to start with your plans?" he asked. To that, I shook my head. "No, I still don’t have enough data. I need to get the data from the rift before I begin," I replied.
A surprise appeared in the old man’s eyes.
"I believe the town has provided you all the data?" he asked. "Yes, but I collect it with my own tools," I replied.
The old man didn’t say anything other than nodding.
Yes, the town had provided me with data, and it was vast enough that my clone needed a month to read through it. However, as I did, I noticed it was not complete.
There are a few things they aren’t there.
They didn’t withhold it, but the methods and tools they used didn’t collect that data.
They collected all the big data, aside from a few minor ones. That plays a big role. I want all the data, big and small; only then will I start working on escape.
I want to work on it immediately, but it is not wise.
It would kill me like it had done so many people who had tried to escape this realm. I don’t want to suffer that fate; I want to reach the other side safely.
I walked away from Prime Garil, after talking with him for a few minutes, and moved toward my cottage while waving and talking to people.
It feels good to be back. I could now relax, heal, and eat the best food of my life while I wait for the big rift to appear.
I will not leave the village until then. Even if it takes a year, I don’t want to leave and miss it. This time, I took the risks because it was necessary.
If it weren’t, I wouldn’t have.
Despite the dangers, I had come across and nearly died. I had succeeded, I had got what I had wanted.
I wanted to see more of that place. After visiting it, I became even more curious. I want to see the source of that energy; its unique properties have made me very curious.
However, I am not going to visit it anytime soon. I am far too weak for that place.
One day, I will before I leave this place. I am confident that by that time, I will have enough strength to survive that place and all its dangers.
A moment later, I shook my head of all daydreaming and walked into my cottage.