"Soar, it's time for us to leave. We'll close off the entire secret basement forever." Ricky's gaze was fixed into the two dead bodies on the ground.
After mentally saying his final goodbyes, Ricky and Soar escaped from the secret basement through the Chaotic Fire Zone. Before they left, they smashed the base of the rocky mountain to bury all the sorrow and pain underneath.
...
The sun was just about to bloom on the horizon, golden petals stretching ever outwards into the rich blue.
Returning in the Arhat Palace, Kristen had led the men from Manor Palace to clean the place.
"Is everything going well?" Bastian gently tapped Ricky's shoulder.
"We've got all the resources of the Arhat Palace." Ricky took out the silver storage ring.
"The storage ring. Only the innate spiritual king can own it. I can't believe I'm seeing it with my own eyes." Excitement filled Trent and Bastian when they saw the ring.
"Trent, Bastian, this storage ring belongs to you now. After that, it will be the Treasure Tower of our Manor Palace," Ricky declared.
Trent and Bastian were surprised. Their brains formulated no thoughts other than to register the shock of what they just heard.
What all this meant was that they would manage all resources and treasures of the Manor Palace! Ricky truly trusted them.
"R...Russell, it..." Trent was having a hard time forming words.
"You better not decline him, Trent. After all, you are the one responsible in the casting industry. It's going to be convenient for you to get materials." Tyson grinned.
Kristen who was standing beside Tyson nodded in agreement.
"Thank you for your trust," they answered firmly without objection. Grateful looks evidently seen in their faces.
"By the way, Russell, have you met Anne and Myron?" Tyson curiously quipped, changing the subject of the conversation.
"Yes, but the both of them died. I destroyed the secret basement before Soar and I left. The rubble would serve as their graves," Ricky sighed forlornly. He bowed his head solemnly as he relived the memories that happened in that place.
"What happened?" Kristen furrowed her brows. They got concerned and confused when they saw the pained expression etched on Ricky's face.
Ricky spared no detail and told them all things about Anne and Myron.
They all fell in silence after processing what they just heard.
"Russell, what you did was right. Let the secret basement be a resting place for them forever," Kristen broke the silence. She looked straight into Ricky's eyes to reassure him that everything would be fine.
...
"Bastian, wait a minute, you divided the components of the storage ring into eight. Keep our share and send the rest to the seven Forces as we promised," Ricky ordered. He also stated that they must leave the most useful things for themselves.
"I understand, Russell. But the resources are so precious and I really don't want to do this," Bastian argued.
"Don't worry. Our Manor Palace will be rich soon. My casting weapons, and also Trent's, will be helpful." Ricky smiled reassuringly.
"Russell, we are only casting masters of intermediate Mortal Level. In the Upper Region, that's not going to be enough." Trent was a little upset. He thought that Ricky's goals were too lofty.
"Now that the casting masters of the intermediate Mortal Level aren't enough, we are going to try to be the casting masters of the advanced Mortal Level," Ricky confidently declared. The glint in his eyes says that he was very determined.
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