Maethion had already guessed that talking to them would not be easy. Moreover, he had to convince the two of them to cancel the intention to remove their ability to use the power of the system. Or at least put it off for some time.
Maethion didn't just want to protect Clyde and the five people. But he also wanted to protect the Senior Council and this Fortress.
If the Senior Council agrees to eliminate Clyde's power, then Clyde will of course not stay silent. He would fight back and Maethion was sure that any resistance he put up would create a huge mess.
He still wasn't sure if Clyde could beat the Senior Council let alone the strongest members within it who were hundreds of years old.
However, Clyde is not an easy opponent. Coupled with his mysterious power that is not yet known. The risk would be too great to let these two sides clash.
So, Maethion thought that it was he who had to act to prevent that. One way is to persuade them with information that is actually still inaccurate.
Although the information he brought this time was less accurate than the previous ones, Maethion had a reputation that eighty percent of the time he brought accurate information. So, Marthion believes that both of their judgments will be more focused on his reputation.
"We should see about that," Maethion replied to Vernik's previous words with a faint smile and calm tone.
"We should kill them because I'm sure they already know about this Fortress preventing them from using the power of the system," Vernik was still insistent. "Or the order in the Fortress will turn to chaos."
"We'll have to wait for all the Senior Council members to gather before we can decide on that."
Maethion and Vernik exchanged heated stares for a few moments. From within their gazes, it was as if there were already many blades clashing and destroying each other.
"He's right." Madri's voice made Vernik and Maethion turn their gazes to her.
"We can't decide everything by ourselves," Madri added.
"The other members leave it to us to look after Sivagadh Fortress while they are away. Did you forget about that?" Vernik asked with a frown and a look of disbelief.
"But that boy is different and you know it yourself."
Clyde brought so many anomalies that the best decision to deal with him was to gather the full members of the Senior Council.
Vernik knew about it too. But he felt uncomfortable with Clyde's presence. He didn't want to make trouble with the kid because it would be troublesome. But if he has the right reason, he can borrow the power of 'That artifact' to eliminate Clyde.
But for now, it seems that Vernik will have to put those plans on hold. He sighed and said. "Alright."
He leaned back in the chair and looked away. As if he didn't want to stare at Maethion's face for too long.
Maethion smiled a crooked smile. Then turned to Madri and said. "I intend to dispatch them as soon as possible. Of course, I will also give them a warning about the power of the system."
Madri nodded with a look that was difficult for him to interpret.
Maethion has now obtained approval from two members of the Senior Council apart from himself. So he was satisfied and immediately moved away from that place.
As soon as Maethion left, Madri spoke to Vernik.
"You know it was the right decision."
Vernik didn't answer right away. A few seconds later he sighed and then issued a reply.
"You are right."
He admitted his mistake. Vernik wasn't so stupid that he always had to be driven by his anger. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to reach his current power level and become the Senior Council in the only place that offered hope of resistance against Celestials.
Madri nodded briefly to herself at Vernik's reply.
"If they are that strong, it means we can use them for this Resistance," Madri explained again.
Vernik chose not to say anything else.
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Several hours passed and they finally came out of the portal in Hammer's room.
When they came out, Hammer was still there carving something into a spearhead.
"You're back," Hammer said with a faint smile. Then back down to carve the spear.
Leon, Albert, Wiley, Rosie, and Lola looked tired. But there were also traces of satisfaction still left on their faces.
Clyde placed his backpack and cloth bag filled with piles of pink crystals on the ground. Hammer glanced at the backpack and cloth bag, thinking that it was just bones of monsters or iron ores.
But when he saw the pink crystals rolling out from inside the backpack, Hammer's eyes shot wide open. He jumped from his seat.
"The Mana Crystals!" Hammer shouted.
Clyde snorted. He had expected that the Dwarf would show this kind of reaction.
"I don't know what you can do with this. But, just do your best, okay?" Clyde said then walked away from that place.
The other five people also immediately left the place.
Hammer didn't say anything to them as his eyes only focused on the pink crystals on the floor.
The Dwarf's eyes were still wide open as if he couldn't believe it. But when he approached and held the crystals himself, Hammer was convinced that the crystals were real.
A moment later a wide grin appeared on the Dwarf's face. So many ideas were popping into his head right now.
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As soon as Clyde was heading to his living quarters, he saw Maethion standing next to his door, smiling.
"I bring bad news as well as good news," said Mathion.
Clyde stared at him for a moment then decided that they should talk somewhere more private.
"Let's get in," Clyde said as he opened the door to his room. Maethion followed him inside.
As soon as they were inside, Clyde immediately asked. "What is that?"
"You can already go on the expeditions if you think you're ready."
"What's the bad news?"
"This expedition is quite difficult," said Maethion. "But I also want to talk to you about something else. It's about the power you get when the Selection Stage starts."
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