Chapter 143 Memories

Rem returned to Vincent's courtyard after eavesdropping at the pavilion. She relayed the information she got including her views about the man called Turhan.

"You're saying that Professor Turhan's Mana Core is also mutated? Is it similar to mine?" Vincent asked in surprise.

He easily accepted the matters regarding the tower including the topic of the enemies of humankind. He already felt that humans weren't the true rulers of this world especially after learning about the barbarians, celestial beasts, and the celestial beings themselves.

Furthermore, he wasn't too concerned about the 'enemies of mankind' yet since the situation appears to be quite balanced still.

"It's not similar… In your case, I can feel a hint of Celestial Energy although it feels very faint… On the other hand, Turhan's core seems to have mutated into the Element that he has been practicing…"

"Oh? Some kind of Elemental Core? Is it your first time seeing it as well?" Vincent asked.

"Yes, there is no one in this kingdom that has that kind of Mana Core. It seems like the other country has a different kind of cultivation method." Rem answered.

"Wait… I heard about the rumors that the Celestial Beings like you had given mankind the power to cultivate the mana and soul, right? Why aren't sure about this?"

Vincent asked curiously. Based on what he learned from others and from reading books in the library, the Celestial Beings appeared when humans were still incapable of fighting against the Magic Beasts. Most of their strengths relied on their life force and weapons made out of precious materials that can be found around the world.

Although it can't be said to be a prosperous era, humans still managed to create a strong civilization and weren't being bullied by the savage beasts at all.

Their real nemesis at that time was the Magic Beasts and other intelligent races like the Barbarians.

"Hmm… It wasn't something an unnumbered like me is capable of. The cultivation method and other resources that were taken from us weren't something anyone can just create… It is definitely made by Number 5 if I'm not mistaken… That woman is the best at these kinds of things…"

"Number 5 Celestial Being?"

"Yes… I still have memories of some very important Celestial Beings… I can only tell you about this since we've made a contract…"

"Well, it's not like I can use that information. How about the enemies of mankind? Since Professor Turhan didn't mention them, their existence might be a sensitive topic… However, do you know them?"

At this question, Rem gave a faint smile but didn't answer immediately.

It seems that she was lost in thought so Vincent gave her a bit of time… After a few seconds, Rem replied.

"I have an idea thanks to Tara…"

"Huh? Why is that?" Vincent asked with interest.

"As you know, I only have fragmented memories. She helped me to recall a few things. Well, I know that Celestial Beings like me needed to get stronger and regain our maximum strength at all costs… Furthermore, I know some simple rules like limiting our strength when fighting in crowded places like cities and not manifesting our Celestial Powers as much as we can. In addition, we need to rely on our physical strengths and weapons during combat…"

Vincent nodded in understanding as he already guessed as much.

Rem then continued, "It is some kind of memory imbued to us for some reason. I have previously guessed that our ultimate goal is to regain our strength and return to where we came from. However, after speaking to Tara who seemed to know more things, I realized that there is something else. Tara told me that once I regained my Celestial Powers completely, I will be able to learn more things and I can return to the battlefield."

"Battlefield?" Vincent asked as he raised his brows in confusion.

"Yes… I'm unsure about it as well and Tara didn't tell me more about it."

"I see… But how come she knows this while you don't?"

"It's probably because of the way she was woken up… Or maybe because she's numbered and I'm not… or perhaps, she's just very special."

Rem answered with a helpless smile on her face.

Although Vincent can't see her face right now, he could tell the mood she has from the bleakness of her voice.

"Let's not overthink this then… Anyway, can you tell me how many more Celestial Powers you are missing? I mean, based on your recovery rate, can you tell me how many more of my modified potions you need?"

"Oh? Hmm… If we will base it on your potions, then I'd say that I need to drink about three million more. Ahh, since I also have a method to very slowly recover my energy, it should be less than that."

Vincent gasped and couldn't speak after hearing that number.

'That much?!'

Three million was just too much… The biggest stores in the city don't even have thousands of potions available, where would he even get that many? He would probably need many decades to accomplish that.

'Wait… It's not like there's only one method to recover their Celestial Powers… There is also the Blood Essence she mentioned before. Hmm… I guess this is the reason why they have agreed to have contracts or agreements with the humans.

Vincent wryly smiled as he reached this thought. Anyway, he'll try to look for another method once he regained his eyesight.

The two then chatted for a bit more time as Rem reported a few more things to Vincent.

On that night, Yulia visited Vincent's courtyard again and reported the same thing to Vincent. Furthermore, they talked about Vincent's plan once they arrived on the new land that their clan would own.

"As you know, we are initially planning to travel to the south at Bone City's port. We have prepared a few steel ships that we commissioned especially for this trip to the other continent. However, Professor Turhan said that they will be bringing three floating ships to carry all of us after hearing that there will only be four thousand people who will be following us."

"Floating ships… Are they trying to show their wealth and power? As far as I know, our kingdom doesn't have such technology yet." Vincent replied.

"That's correct… It seems that they were truly valuing our clan. We no longer have to worry about being ambushed by the revolutionary army at this rate."

"That's good news indeed. When are we going to leave then?"

"The floating ships' expected time of arrival was in 14 days… Please be prepared." Yulia said as she left Vincent's room in satisfaction.

She was still worrying that Vincent might change his mind and stay in this kingdom. However, with their conversation, she can finally heave a sigh of relief.