Chapter 321: Protection

Fortunately, due to the size of the city itself, there were a few Void Breaking Realm cultivators and demon beasts giving this type of service for the right payment. Krune then first called over a Demon Beast in the 7th Stage of the Void Breaking Realm.

On the surface, Krune just wanted to discuss the price of the service, but in reality, it was to get as much information as possible from them. Name, cultivation, techniques, whatever is possible. That's because the more information Feifei has, the easier it will be for her to Divine her group's future. Even false information is good since they are the ones using them, which still makes the destiny energy move.

The first Void Breaking Realm ended being a failed process, though.

After finishing her Divination, Feifei sent a Divine Sense message to Krune.

"This one is no good. I don't know the reason, but he would be fleeing at a certain point before entering the Mohie Dimensional Realm."

Krune nodded, and then after exchanging a few more words. He told this Demon Beast that they still need to check the prices for the protection service with other Void Breaking Realm guys.

That Demon Beast didn't seem surprised and then bid farewell. This situation was already common between those who were looking for someone's protection.

Feifei then sat down and started to recover from the last Divination. Although there is only one target, the enormous difference in cultivation is still there. Just like the last time, Feifei took around two hours before coming back to her peak condition.

Krune then called the next, an 8th Stage Void Breaking Realm cultivator. Unfortunately, there would be a breach of contract again. This time, she was able to tell that he would even attack their group.

"As expected of the No Law Zone, it is hard to find someone who is really willing to follow the contract."

Feifei then commented.

"The fact is that usually, they would follow the contract to the very end. But because of the scope of this next mission, something happens that forces their hands. Of course, each person and beast is a different case altogether, so we can only keep trying."

Krune nodded, but he wasn't in a hurry.

In the end, Krune called over another 5 cultivators or demon beasts. But it wasn't until the 8th one that Feifei finally saw someone who wasn't going to betray them. It was a Demon Beast in the 8th stage of the Void Breaking Realm. Krune and the others soon came to understand why that was the case, though.

His name was Laex, a true Divine Beast! To be more specific, a pure-blooded Black Dragon! Dragons are known for being extremely prideful species, let alone a pure-blooded Divine Beast. They wouldn't go back on their word unless it was an extreme situation. Even so, chances are that they would still stick to it until their death.

Krune and the others couldn't help but feel surprised by this outcome. After all, why would a Divine Beast need to offer protection services? If he was here only for training, that was okay. No Law Zones are really the best for real life and death situations. But as far as they know, Divine Beasts wouldn't offer protection services.

First, they wouldn't need that money. Divine Beasts are strong and usually have great backgrounds. So the price offered for the protection service wouldn't be something that they need.

Second, as mentioned before, dragons are very prideful, so they wouldn't lower themselves as protectors unless it was for someone of their own clan, race, sect, or the like.

Because this Blackdragon was already in the Void Breaking Realm, he already acquired his human form. It looked very young, 16 to 18 years of age at most. Of course, Krune and the others knew very well that his age would be many times higher than that.

After Krune received Feifei's confirmation, he smiled at Laex and said.

"Alright, Laex. As a Divine Beast, are you okay with being our group's protector? Sorry if I'm being rude, but we really never heard about a Divine Beast, especially a Pure-Blooded Dragon, to offer protection services."

At first, Krune and the others were expecting someone cold who spoke very little. But it turned out that Laex was the opposite of what one could expect of a Divine Beast.

"Hahaha! Don't mind it, I'm not exactly like the other Divine Beasts out there. To be honest, I'm very carefree. My parents and the elders of my Race territory always complained that I wasn't acting like a realm dragon. But I simply can't force myself to keep an aloof stance all the time as they do."

"I will tell you a little secret here. In fact, most of the pure-blooded dragons aren't really that cold as they picture themselves. It is just because they need to keep the appearances that they act like that in front of the others. When they are between friends or family, you would see the majority of them acting pretty much like everyone else."

"Still, as I said, they wouldn't show it in front of the others. So I'm quite an exception."

Krune nodded and then asked.

"Alright, but why did you accept this job?"

Laex then scratched the back of his head and said somewhat embarrassed.

"Well, it is exactly because I act like this outside that my race doesn't want to help me with resources. So I need to take jobs here and there to make up for the lack of those resources. Oh, but don't you worry, I'm a Divine Beast and a pure-blooded Black Dragon. I still have a dragon's pride and shall not go back on my contract unless the situation is dire."

Feifei let off a sigh of relief and then told Krune with her Divine Sense.

"I didn't expect him to reveal this much about his story. Thanks to that, it was a lot easier to Divine if he would betray us until the end of the contract or not. You can take him in as long as we can pay the price."

Krune nodded, and then the two of them started to negotiate. Since Krune was determined to employ this Black Dragon, he decided to reveal as much as possible so that Laex could get a big picture of the situation.

"I see, a Mohie Clan inheritance... That's gonna be quite dangerous. But why is it that you only want protection until the entrance and after you leave? Wouldn't it be better if you had me protecting your group inside as well?"

Krune then looked at Feifei, and she nodded at him. Having received her confirmation, Krune explained.

"Fina has some skill with Divination. Thanks to that, she was able to see that no one above the Soul Forging Realm will be able to enter that place. So even if I wanted you to protect us inside, you wouldn't be able to enter to start with."

Fina was the name that Feifei was using this time with her new appearance.

Laex looked surprised at her. As a member of a pure-blooded dragon race, he knew a lot more about Divination than the majority. He was surprised that Fina was able to calculate something considering the scope of the Divination.

"You... are quite good."

Feifei, or better, Fina smiled at him and nodded.

After that, Krune continued to explain everything that he could say.

Laex then started to ponder about it for some time. Krune and the others didn't say anything and just waited for his answer.

Laex then smiled and said.

"Alright, but my price will be quite high. Since I won't be able to get anything from this Dimensional Realm, I will pretty much spend my time there doing nothing. Unless I have to battle to protect you on the way, of course."

Krune smiled and then agreed with Laex. As expected, Krune had to pay quite a high price for his protection services, but he didn't mind since he wasn't really in need of money. Even if he was, he is still the Purple Flame Pills Creator. He can do a lot more later if he wishes it.

Krune and Laex then used the Mission hall to write the contract, and both sides signed it. Although those contracts didn't have much weight and couldn't really control anyone, it was still a good way to keep things clear between both parties.

Krune then said.

"Very well, then from now on, we will be in your care, Laex. If you have any other demands in the future, let me know. I will do my best to fulfill them."

Laex laughed a little, hearing that.

"You are being way too serious. I already received half of the payment as we agreed, so I will make sure that I can get the other half."

"Oh, by the way, when are you going to put your plan in action?"

Krune took out his communicator and said.

"Now."