Death… and me

Chapter 753: Leaving

Kentucky looked at the enormous airship and couldn’t help but say, “Even I look small in front of this thing.”

Rean nodded with a smile, responding, “Indeed. Anyways, let’s start the airship.”

Rean then headed to the propulsion room, where all the formations that controlled the airship’s speed were located. Sure enough, it was as dirty as the rest of the airship. However, other than that, everything was okay with the formations themselves. Following that, he analyzed the formations, trying to understand their method of operation. ‘I see…it’s a propulsion formation based on Wind. The last one Roan and I used was a mix of Wind and Fire, just like turbines. Well, that one could move at the speed of an Elemental Transformation Realm cultivator, so I guess mixing Fire into it was necessary.’

Rean then contacted Roan through their Soul Connection, asking him, ‘Are you in the bridge already?’

‘Yes. What do you need?’ Roan asked in return.

‘I’ll add the Spirit Stones for it to start moving. Send your Spiritual Sense into the orb in the center, and use it to control the airship,’ Rean said as several Rank Three Spirit Stones flew everywhere around with the help of his Spiritual Energy. To reach the speed of a Saint Realm expert, Rean would need Rank Four Spirit Stones. However, that didn’t mean the airship wouldn’t fly with lower-grade ones. It’s just that the top speed of the ship wouldn’t be that high.

*Rumble!*

The sound of metal and wood creaking reverberated everywhere as the airship began to slowly ascend.

*Bang!*

Sadly, Roan wasn’t used to it, so he ended up hitting another airship on the side. Naturally, that annoyed Rean as he cursed, ‘Hey, can’t you keep it straight? If you break the airships outside, how do you think will we pay for them?’

‘Fuck you! This is the first time I’m using this shit, alright?’ Roan wasn’t any happier either.

Kentucky, who was on the deck above, was just enjoying the view as he shouted with delight, “Hahaha! Look at this! This junk is really moving.”

Rean’s mouth twitched after hearing that, saying, “It’s not junk! It’s just dirty, for fuck’s sake! I’ll have the guys back in the valley thoroughly clean its insides when we’re back.”

Eventually, the airship had gained enough altitude before it turned in the direction of the Demon Beast City they were in before and began to move. The twins had to go there since they needed to take their reward jade slip back for future missions and battles. 

The airship didn’t attract that much attention in the city, though. The Zasfins in the past used them to transport the goods traded in there, so airships coming and going were quite common. After all, although there was Spatial Equipment in this world, one that could carry the same amount of items as an airship definitely didn’t exist. Even if it did, it would be ridiculously expensive. It would surely cost more than several airships.

“Alright, here is your jade slip. As Senior Xaon mentioned, all the Merit Points have now been removed. I hope you can get more soon.” The same human assistant from before soon passed the jade slip back to Rean’s group once they had arrived. 

The twins didn’t have much to do at the moment, so they headed straight back to the airship before departing. Rean pondered if he should have taken the chance to forge more equipment in exchange for Heaven-level materials. But in the end, he already had a lot of them, so he gave up the idea.

The twins didn’t make it all the way back to the valley on the airship. After all, even if it was only Rank Three Spirit Stones, it would cost a lot for a trip back. Once they confirmed that there wasn’t anyone around anymore, they immediately sent the airship into the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. The airship wasn’t a living being, so there was no restriction in putting it there.

On Kentucky’s back, the twins quickly returned to the valley. This trip ended up being a lot faster, not taking more than two weeks. Nevertheless, two weeks was enough for everyone to prepare. Rean had left orders before they previously left to organize everything for the departure, after all. Once they got back, everyone was ready to be sent away.

However, Rean smiled at everyone below, telling them, “Before we go, I want you all to clean the airship. I’ll give you one day.” 

“Ehhhh?!” Naturally, no one liked the idea. After all, they could clearly see just how bad of a shape the airship was in.

“I don’t wanna.”

“Me neither.”

“It looks terrible!”

“Why do we have such a piece of junk?”

“This thing will be too hard to clean.”

Rean couldn’t care less what they thought. In any case, he knew that it would be for the better, so he decided to threaten them. “I see…well, since you don’t want to clean the airship, I might as well ask Roan to double your training schedule, seeing as how all of you have so much free time.”

Immediately, everyone looked a lot more helpful.

“Wait! We will clean!”

“I always liked to clean items!”

“It’s our beloved airship, right? Of course, we’ll clean it.”

“We were just joking.”

Rean laughed out loud in response to the words, saying, “Is that so? That’s good, that’s good. I’ll leave everything to you guys, then. Just be careful with the formations in the propulsion room.”

Rean then left the airship and went to talk with Celis in the center of the valley, asking, “How are things?”

Celis knew what Rean was talking about, so he hastily responded, “My saplings are everywhere around Koran Forest. It’s just as you said, the demon beasts are leaving, heading to where the Demon Beast Alliance is located. The Tribes’ Zone is a zone mainly for Zasfins, after all. It shouldn’t take long for the Zasfins to attack this place since it’s inside their territory.”

Rean nodded, already expecting as much. “That’s fine. I’m quite surprised it took four years for this to happen.”

Roan, who was also there, agreed with Rean, saying, “In any case, it would probably take a few months before the Zasfins would gather the force to attack this place. We have plenty of time to depart.”

Kentucky was sitting on his nest above Celis, saying, “It’s kinda sad to leave everything behind. This valley was truly a nice place to stay. I hope the alliance can take it back.”

Rean nodded since he also became somewhat attached to the valley they spent over four years inside.

The time passed in a flash, and soon, another day went by. With such time passing, the cleaning of the airship was now finished, making it look completely different from what it was before. “Good! That’s a lot more like it.” Rean then headed to the propulsion room, where he found Poliana and Glennie, two girls from the group of older kids. They were already there, waiting for him. “Did you read the manual I gave you?”

The two girls nodded. “Yes, Rean.”

“Good! Now, just do as I say while I head to the bridge.” Rean then took out a lot of Rank Four Spirit Stones and laid them in the surroundings before leaving. Not long after, he was already on the bridge. “Now then. Let’s see if everything is still working as intended.”

Sure enough, Rean’s instructions were followed strictly. The formations were activated as he used the orb to control the airship. Not long after, it was already floating in the valley. Rean nodded in satisfaction before landing the airship once again.

Following that, he used his Spiritual Sense to communicate with the people below, telling them, “Everyone, we’re now leaving Koran Forest. If it’s not a personal item that you can carry on your body, then leave it on the ground. There’s no need to put it in the airship since I can bring it over as I did with you all,” Rean said through a Spiritual Sense message. 

He then focused his attention on Burio and the others before saying, “Burio, you guys are responsible for arranging everyone inside the airship. I want to be out of this place in an hour at most. have Malo and the others help you with that.”

Burio’s group were obviously the adults Rean brought to the valley four years ago. By now, they were able to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm even though their talents were mediocre. That was all thanks to the excellent training and environment. Burio, especially, was already in the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. That showed just how much effort he put into cultivation. Of course, compared to Malo, who was already at the Late Stage of the Core Formation Realm, he seemed quite subpar. That’s a Purple Color Talent for you.

The youngest kids, including those who were only babies when they arrived in the valley, were the first to be helped inside. Well, they weren’t babies anymore, at the very least. Naturally, they had already begun to cultivate.

While the adults helped put everyone inside, Rean and Roan went around, collecting everything they needed into the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. The realm was enormous now, so it fitted all the houses and even the farms they had planted before. Of course, the totem and the building around it were some of the first things they sent inside. After all, they were too important for everyone’s cultivation.

As a being connected to Rean and Roan through Kentucky, Celis also had a free pass into the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. There was no need to use Destiny Points to put him there. With that said, they waited for Celis to retract its roots from Koran Forest before teleporting it into the Dimensional Realm. 

Eventually, the valley became almost empty, leaving only the formations that covered its mountains. Rean then took a deep breath and removed the Anti-Spiritual Sense Formation’s core. It wasn’t a cheap thing to make, so he used it in the airship. Sure enough, Rean wouldn’t let just any Spiritual Sense penetrate it, so he built a similar formation inside.

“With that, we’re now ready. Let’s go!” Saying that, Rean then sent his Spiritual Sense into the orb in the bridge, as they left the valley behind at last.