Chapter 231: 9.4

[Hm… I think this is good enough, right? I mean, I don't know what will the Sacred Tree says. I only imitate those sacred things said about their sacred stuff in fantasy books and movies.]

[Pupa: So this is why you asked the whole plot from me. Because you want to make a script to imitate what Priest Erolith said in the original story?]

[Yep! I mean, Pupa, it's been a month since our last meeting! You said that I should have wait until Sacred Tree contacted me in my dream, but it's been seven months! I'm starting to think the tree is literally dying right now!]

Pupa couldn't blame Yunyu either. Because there was no specified time when the Sacred Tree gave Priest Erolith the vision of the journey. In the original plotline, it was too late for the Sacred Tree to provide him with vision. Because by that time, King Elduin had been corrupted by Urduk.

[Besides, this is a proper way to increase the Breakmeter, right? The Essence of the Earth can strengthen the Sacred Tree, and Urduk will not be able to destroy it even if he tried to burn it down.]

[Pupa: Well, correct.] 

King Elduin nodded thoughtfully, "So, we have to go on a long journey to the far east to retreat the essence of the earth? Just two of us?"

"Not exactly, but the journey requires both of us to be present when we retrieve the Essence of the Earth. Elduin, this is a long journey that might be dangerous, but I also will not suggest you bring the whole Elven troop or our tamed beast," Priest Erolith warned, "Because the Essence of the Earth has the power to punish those tainted hearts."

"I know only two of us have guaranteed untainted hearts. So if you want to bring someone with us, please pick it carefully," Priest Erolith suggested.

King Elduin stared at his Big Ero and asked carefully, "Do you think I have an untainted heart?"

Priest Erolith frowned, and he placed his warm palm on King Elduin's chest. He closed his eyes to feel the heartbeat of the King and nodded in assurance, "Yes, So far, you have an untainted heart. Why do you ask? Are you insecure over your own heart because of some wet dreams?"

King Elduin blushed. He felt a tingle on his heart when Erolith placed his palm on his chest, "I… I just don't think that I am worth the title of Untainted Heart. Unlike you, who is clearly untainted and pure…"

[Pupa: What the heck?! This spicy chicken is far from untainted! He is a hoe!]

[Hehe, of course, I am the purest, untainted maiden you will ever see~]

"You re worrying too much. If you have been tainted, I will know immediately," Priest Erolith brushed the topic as if it was nothing and pressed King Elduin to set up the journey as soon as possible, "We should set up the journey as soon as possible." 

King Elduin stared at his Big Ero, who had complete trust over him, not knowing how many times Elduin had defiled Erolith's body on his dream and used him as masturbation material since he was a teenager.

Was this love, or just lust? Elduin didn't know either, but one thing for sure, that he couldn't take his eyes off his Big Ero. 

"I will work on the administrations first before setting up the journey. There will be only two of us. I can protect you by myself!" King Elduin said confidently.

Priest Erolith smiled, "Likewise."

***

Priest Erolith left the Palace to return back to his house. There must be many people who waited for him to get a cure or blessing. As the Elven Priest, it was his duty to serve those in need of his power.

But surprisingly, when he arrived at his home, there was no one except a man standing in front of his door. He was really tall, about 190 centimetres, and had deep eyes… like a tiger. He didn't seem to be elven because of his figure and different ears, and he had a clean thin beard. 

Yunyu was stunned for a moment when this guy darted his gaze at him. Yunyu almost drooled because he remembered that one member of a boy group he worshipped as his idol… second after Han Ye, of course.

[Oh my, who is this guy?! He looks like Zayn Malik! I almost drooled!]

[Pupa: Warning! Warning! The host is in the yellow line of getting out of character! Please be careful and maintain the character setting!]

[…]

[Pupa: What do you mean almost? You are drolling right now.]

Yunyu hurriedly wiped his drool with his sleeve and get into acting again.

Priest Erolith walked elegantly towards the man, "Who are you, beastman? And what is your business coming to me? You know that I am the Elven Priest and would only serve the elves."

Priest Erolith frowned. The Elven Kingdom did allow travellers from other races except for the demon race. But his status as Elven Priest didn't allow him to cure non-elf. Because his magic was drawn from the Sacred Tree, giving it to non-elves would only serve him a punishment.

[Now that I think about it, the Sacred Tree is a racist! I cannot heal non-elves?!]

[Pupa: You may see it like that. But you see, Sacred Tree also has her limit. If one non-elves come to you and beg you to heal them, the words will spread, and many non-elves will crowd your house and beg you to heal them all. Do you think the Sacred Tree have enough energy to cater to all those people?]

[Pupa: Besides, you know that healing non-elves will drain your energy twice as much, so it's best to save it for those favoured by the Sacred Tree.] 

[Hm… that is true. But it still feels very wrong for me…] 

Yunyu still felt guilty after saying that line. Thus he continued by adding, "Well, if you are hurting or in need of a cure, I can just give you herb potions. Elven Potion has potent healing ingredients."

The beastman stared at Priest Erolith, and he kneeled suddenly, "Your Divinity, I am here to beg for your cure. My name is Maroch. I am from Tiger Tribe, eastern from the Elven Kingdom. My little brother has this weird symptom. His body cannot develop well, even though he is already ten years old. I've fed him with proper food and nutrition, but he is still frail, like a malnourished beastboy."

Priest Erolith seemed to think for a while. He had read about this illness before. It was an illness exclusive for Beastman. It happened when the little beast did not drink the mother beast's milk when he or she was born.

"How about your mother? This illness would not happen if your little brother drank her milk."

The beastman looked sad and replied, "My mother died after an attack from another beast tribe when she gave birth to my brother…"

"Ah, I'm sorry to hear that," Priest Erolith said immediately, "I cannot come and cure your brother. But I can give him a potent potion. This potion will replace the nutrition that he lost before his growth, and he should be able to grow into a normal beastman."

"Thank you so much, Your Divinity!" 

Priest Erolith went inside his house and returned after a while with a wooden vial, "This is the potion for your brother. You can go back now."

The beastman accepted the wooden vial and kneeled deeper, "Thank you so much, Your Divinity! How can I repay you?"

"No need to repay me, just go now," Priest Erolith said.

"But I will feel burdened if I do not pay! I may not be wealthy, but Your Divinity, I am the strongest fighter in my tribe! If you are planning to go somewhere and need protection, I will be sure to be a good use!" 

Priest Erolith seemed to consider something for a while;

[Pupa, who is this guy? Is he the second male lead, Urduk?]

[Pupa: I don't know. Urduk is a powerful corrupted beast. He can shapeshift into anything he likes. Even my scanner cannot determine if he is the real Urduk. As long as he doesn't want to show his real self, then we wouldn't know.]

[… If you can't even scan the real male lead, then what is the use of that scanner? So useless!]

[Pupa: I can always scan your dirty mind and a hundred ways you want to get fucked by Han Ye.]

[Okay, never mind. We good now, Pupa.]

Yunyu knew the journey to the east would be arduous. There were many dangerous beasts and devious human along the way. So it was best to have someone that could protect you. 

The beastman race was diverse, so the chance was little for him to come at him since Pupa said there was no sign of Urduk around, or at least, Pupa couldn't detect him.

"Who is your name again? And where will you return?" Priest Erolith asked.

"My name is Maroch, and my tribe is in the far east, Your Divinity," Maroch replied.

Priest Erolith nodded, "Okay then, I will need your help."

The beastman lowered his head, he had a smirk on his face that was mostly hidden from Priest Erolith's eyes. At first, he was not really interested in playing with this Priest. But since King Elduin seemed to be so fixated on this Priest, it made him curious as well.

At least, he wanted to know what kind of game he could play with these two 'untainted' elves.

'This will be fun.'