Chapter 1847
1847 Raven
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Inside the base, people continued to become infected . Han Sen wanted to leave, taking Little Angel, Zero, and the others with him . But he was not sure if the strange contagion had already spread to his companions . If he left now, with an infection amongst them, things could turn pretty bleak .
If they stayed there and did get infected, at least Deep Blue Viscount might be able to deduce a way in which it could be stopped .
Deep Blue Viscount said that when he had originally been afflicted with the mark, he had eaten the root of a lotus that he found in the palace . He reckoned that was why the mark hadn’t affected him . All the other Nobles with him died, leaving him as the sole survivor . But now, the mark had returned, and it was getting darker and darker . That was why he wanted to return to the planet and revisit the hall in order to eat more of the lotus roots .
But there was a group of xenogeneics outside the entrance to the palace, and some of them were Earl rank . So, Deep Blue Viscount had been unable to find a way in which he could access the place .
Deep Blue Viscount was curious about how Wind Viscount had managed to penetrate the palace . He figured he would have to return there to find out how .
Han Sen then thought of an important question to ask . When Deep Blue Viscount entered the palace the first time, he was just a Kate with geno armor . Now he was a Viscount . Becoming a Noble of that rank was not an easy task .
Even a wealthy elite like Yisha only had a dozen of the geno fluids that could encourage a second evolution, so how could Deep Blue Viscount achieve such a rank? Han Sen asked this question, and Deep Blue said that he did not know how he had managed to evolve a second time, either . To his knowledge, he had not used any treasures . But it wasn’t long before he left this planet that he evolved for a second time . Perhaps it had something to do with the lotus root .
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Matters were proceeding to get worse, though . It wasn’t long before Gu Qingcheng developed a mark on her forehead . Han Sen told her about the palace and the lotus root, and he told her not to worry . When the time came, they would head out and get one of the lotus roots .
Black Steel was accurate, and four and a half hours later, he did indeed land outside the front gate . But aside from Black Steel, a few other of the Rebate had come as well . Judging from the strength of their auras, Han Sen could immediately tell they were not ordinary folk .
“Han Sen! What’s going on now?” Black Steel looked at Han Sen’s forehead .
“It’s bad! Half of my people have been infected with the mark of an egg . ” It was starting to depress Han Sen .
“You go and confirm it,” one of the superior-looking Rebate said .
The other Rebate went to check the foreheads of the women and children, while Black Steel went into Han Sen’s office . With a serious look, he said, “You are in trouble . If I am not mistaken, Wind Viscount touched something which belonged to the Raven . ”
“Raven?” Han Sen looked confused .
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Black Steel explained to him, “Before the Rebate took over Narrow Moon, it was the Raven who owned this place . They were a strong xenogeneic group that had a grip on the entirety of Narrow Moon . History says that they had the ability to mark other xenogeneics and control them . ”
Black Steel went on to say, “When we took down Narrow Moon, it came at a great cost . If it wasn’t for our deified elder, it was highly unlikely that we’d have won the fight . We thought the Raven were entirely destroyed, following the battle .
I did not expect a relic of theirs to remain, especially one that is still so deadly . ”
“Is there a way to erase the mark of the Raven?” Han Sen thought that if the Rebate took down Narrow Moon, there had to be a way . If there wasn’t, they’d all have ended up infected, and they’d all be dead .
“Not yet . ” Black Steel shook his head .
“What do you mean by not yet?” Han Sen was confused .
“Many of my race suffered this mark . We discovered that killing the Raven and drinking their blood was the only way to make the mark disappear . If you want to get rid of it, the only way to achieve that is to find the item Wind Viscount found . And then, maybe you can . ” Black Steel looked straight at Han Sen and went on to say, “I am not sure if you are infected . We need to make sure that the infection does not leave this place . And we must locate the source of the infection, wherever it may be . ”
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Han Sen relayed to him what Deep Blue Viscount had told him . Black Steel nodded and said, “If someone has info like this, that is great . I brought one of my father’s guards with us . Captain Wood is a Duke . The rest are Marquise . We are all prepared to go to the Raven palace . ”
Black Steel went to find Captain Wood and Deep Blue Viscount, letting Deep Blue Viscount explain the situation again to him .
Captain Wood looked at Deep Blue Viscount and asked, “Why didn’t you say this sooner?”
Deep Blue Viscount gave a wry smile . They were all dead, and only I survived . I was worried I might get in trouble for telling people what happened . Especially with the mark gone . ”
Han Sen understood the man’s reasoning . If he admitted what had happened, it was likely that the Rebate would have grown suspicious . The only reason he was telling the story now was because he had to go back to the palace . If the mark hadn’t returned, he would not have wanted to come back to such a wretched place .
After Captain Wood had finished asking Deep Blue Viscount about various details, he decided to go to the Raven palace, as well .
Last time, Chiron Earl had taken some Viscounts and Earls, and even some creatures with him . This time, they had Captain Wood and four Marquise . It shouldn’t have been too hard to reach the same point as Chiron .
Wood allowed Han Sen to select a few people to come along . Deep Blue Viscount said there was a pool with the lotus fruit, and there were many of them . It would be best if he brought some people to collect as many roots as they could, in order to suppress the mark .
Gu Qingcheng had the mark, so she elected to go there herself . Xie Qing King wanted to go, too . Han Sen stopped Little Angel and Zero, though . If no one was watching the base, it was impossible to tell what the Barons might do after they became infected . There was a high chance the women and children would be in danger .
“This doesn’t seem too bad . We can eat the roots as soon as we get them,” Han Sen thought to himself .
Aside from them, Han Sen picked ten Barons to go with him . They could help gather the roots, at the very least . There were so many of them, and their time was almost up . If they couldn’t get to the bottom of the issue, they’d have to bring a lot of the roots back .
Han Sen brought Lake Viscount with him, as well . With Wood there, he wouldn’t dare to say no .