Chapter 132 The Mark <TOC> Chapter 134 Raja Santanu
Translator: SumTLMan
In a courtyard in the center of Avonigarda city, green trees provided shade, and water flowed gently. On the neatly maintained lawn, automatic sprinklers rhythmically sprayed mist around.
By the poolside, several girls dressed in cool clothes were playing in the water, with crystal-clear splashes spraying on their fair skin.
Rajaral Santanu was wearing a floral shirt and slippers. He lay on a recliner, watching the girls frolic, a greedy smile on his face, his teeth shining white.
Although these greedy, shallow women were tasteless, they were easy to deal with and had no repercussions.
A servant walked over with a tray, carrying a glass of rum on the rocks.
Although rum was also made from sugarcane molasses, it used high-quality sugarcane grown in a radiation-free environment and added expensive spices. Its taste and price were unmatched by ordinary sugarcane liquor.
“Barberos brought someone over who wants to meet you.”
“Barberos?”
Rajaral Santanu took a sip of his rum, savoring the sweet and smooth liquid in his mouth for a moment.
“Bring them over.”
Not long ago, Barberos had completely surrendered to him and had solved many tricky troubles for him. Therefore, he was willing to give Barberos this favor.
Moments later, the servant led two people into the courtyard.
Rajaral Santanu’s attention was focused on the Xindu man who was walking at the back.
“Greetings, esteemed Mr. Santanu.”
The Xindu man made a chest-touching gesture, his appearance unremarkable, but his eyes were particularly bright and spirited, as if flames were burning within.
“Who is he?”
Rajaral Santanu leisurely took a sip of his rum, signaling Barberos to introduce the man. He believed Barberos would not introduce any useless person to him.
“His name is Bie Yesu. He is the notorious marauder who recently robbed several banks in Avonigarda city.”
Tippolava Momo, who had taken over Barberos’s body, introduced him.
“Pff!”
Rajaral Santanu directly spat out his drink, pointed at Li Mu, and coughed violently, unable to speak.
“You’ve got quite the nerve!”
After returning to normal, he pointed at Li Mu and shouted. He had been serving as the Vice-Chief of Security for quite some time and had once recruited some extremely vicious criminals as his minions, but he had never seen such a brazen person.
A series of unrestrained robberies had put even Rajaral Santanu under immense pressure. Not to mention, he had also lost an entire well-trained security force and several carefully cultivated awakened individuals. He secretly resolved to bring this lawless Xindu citizen to justice.
Of course, the astronomical reward on this robber’s head was also a critical reason.
However, his record was a bit too brilliant, which made Rajaral Santanu hesitate and did not immediately take action, but prepared.
“The reason I dare to appear in front of Vice-Chief Santanu is that I believe you have the courage to let me become your strength.”
Li Mu’s tone was calm, as if the person who had caused chaos in Avonigda City and made the bankers uneasy was someone else.
He took off the water bottle hanging on his waist and handed it to Rajaral Santanu.
Rajaral Santanu did not take it personally but motioned for a servant standing nearby to take the water bottle, as if it were a bomb.
“What’s inside this?”
He frowned at the dirty water bottle.
“This is the magical spring water I found in the vault of Elijah Commerce Bank. Drinking it will give you very pure source essence. I call it the Soul Spring water.”
Li Mu said.
Rajaral Santanu leaped up from the lounge chair, snatching the water bottle from the servant’s hand. Even the indifferent Tippolava Momo beside him was slightly moved.
Being able to increase source essence was not an ordinary treasure.
In the wasteland world, there were ways to obtain source essence. Awakened individuals at the third level could dive deep into the Source Ocean, hunt source essence Aggregates, and extract the source essence within.
To enhance their strength, third-level awakened individuals relied on the sublimation of the holy relic to remodel their internal organs with source essence.
However, the source essence obtained through this method came from ancient creatures that had died millions or even billions of years ago. It was stale and mixed with various impurities, requiring a lot of energy to clean before use.
Then there were some precious and rare objects that, after paying different costs, could produce pure source essence.
Praying to the Olden Day Rulers or even the Outer Gods was the most dangerous approach. Even the corresponding cults did not dare to offer sacrifices rashly. Because even with a sacred ceremony, it could not be guaranteed that the offering would result in a continuous supply of source essence or a psychic beam that destroys everyone.
“How could there be such a precious treasure in the Elijah Commercial Bank?”
Rajeral Santanu snatched the water bottle from the servant’s hand. The Elijah Commercial Bank was just a third-rate local bank in the Avonigarda Province; it was impossible for someone to store such a precious treasure there.
A treasure that could increase the source essence was something that even the Santanu family didn’t possess. For Awakeners who were unable to advance to the fourth power level due to insufficient source essence, this was an invaluable treasure.
“I had my doubts as well, so I robbed all the banks in Avonigarda Province, not sparing a single one.”
Li Mu’s answer made Rajeral Santanu a bit tense. This way of doing things was even more brutal than their Santanu family.
“And the result? Did you find more Soul Spring water?!”
Rajeral Santanu asked impatiently. The Soul Spring water made him believe that Li Mu was genuinely seeking asylum.
“Unfortunately, no,” Li Mu said. “I was targeted by the Soul Cult’s hounds. They even summoned a vessel to descend and marked me.”
“Do you mean that the Soul Spring water came from the Soul Cult?”
Rajeral Santanu asked.
In his view, if this precious spring water was not the property of the Soul Cult, they would not have spent so much effort trying to capture Li Mu.
He shook the water bottle and listened to the sloshing sound.
“How do you use this?”
“It’s simple; just drink it. After drinking it, the source essence will gush out from the soul. The only thing to be careful of is that it’s extremely bitter.”
Li Mu explained.
“That simple? Are all the Soul Spring water in here?”
Rajeral Santanu was prepared to let the technical staff in his family analyze it.
“This is just a part of it, Vice-Chief Santanu. When the relationship between us reaches a level of complete trust, the rest of the Soul Spring water will naturally be delivered into your hands.”