So the 'catch' is my public image? basically, they are accepting me as a disciple to use my image with the people in the kingdom to gain more influence, the faith of the people will grow and so does their strength. Zhi Rui smirked inwardly.
"Let's go right now. I will pack my things."
Zhi Rui said decidedly Aurelio nodded with a smile, relief came to him as he wanted to go back soon as well.
Zhi Rui went back to her bedroom she felt her chest thundering, the notion of going back to her place of torture was shocking her mind.
But the chance of actually consuming that place from inside out made her ecstatic, the red color on her core was almost black, denser even than the night before when she was under Zhun Xuying and Izaya.
She packed her things and wrote a letter, to Zhin Zhin deliver it to Izaya.
Sweating, she walked over to Aurelio and Zhun Xuying.
throughout the whole talk, Zhun Xuying did not talk or commented as if she disdained to do so.
Aurelio saw Zhi Rui's small trembles, he put a hand on her shoulder
"Again, no need for anxiousness dear." Zhi Rui smiled abashed and looked away.
But far away from them, Hilda in the brothel together with other slaves felt turbulence in their cores, unbelievable amount of anger was scratching in their throat. Hilda held herself in check.
'What could make her so mad?' Hilda thought.
Aurelio just threw a little bead on the ground and it became a small cloud of three meters he stood on it and opened his palms as a sign of invitation.
Zhun Xuying got on it without a fuss but Zhi Rui was anxiously looking at the cloud and at her feet.
"Haha you can come in dear, it's safe," Aurelio said feeling annoyed inside.
Zhi Rui carefully hopped on it, it took off right there it slowly went up to the clouds.
Zhi Rui now felt genuinely terrified inside, she had seen but never actually used one of these artifacts with embedded spells. she looked at the empire from above, she could see the extensive forest and the enormous lake in the middle of it, with her rank three eyes.
The 600-kilometer journey went in a blink of an eye, they descended to the main gates of the sect. Zhi Rui and Zhun Xuying followed behind Aurelio.
Seeing various disciples around Zhi Rui looked ahead.
Aurelio stopped and turned back at Zhi Rui
"You'll make a small test for appearance's sake." He went close and touched her forehead with his finger Zhi Rui closed her eyes feeling a new knowledge appear on her head 'Light arrow' she opened her eyes and Aurelio pointed his finger at the sky a bright beam of light condensed and shot to the skies, rapidly it disappeared of them from the eyes sight.
"This simple spell is used for signalizing and for harassing, not actual combat. try it." Aurelie spoke.
Zhi Rui nodded, She concentrated the energy on her fingers. She could feel it warm on her palm.
The people around saw her palms start shining until a blinding light came out of her hand. they were impressed.
Zhi Rui willed it and shot her arms to the skies. Zhun Xuying saw that with a pop, her spell exploded like a bubble, the people stood in silence Zhi Rui closed her eyes and did it again, she threw her hand with more concentration this time it popped again. She frowned the disciples around could not hold back and started laughing.
Seeing the frown on Zhi Rui they started jeering and mocking.
Aurelio frowned
'She does have an absurd amount of energy for somebody at level one.'
Due to her spell to raise her talent, the moth core she had refined before became one with her own therefore it's like she had never refined a core. confounding Aurelio.
Zhi Rui closed her eyes and looked at her inner self, her energy and core were normal. But she couldn't feel nature's energy around her anymore, does that mean she cannot use spells with nature-related attributes?'
Her face crumpled if she can't use nature-related energy type spell.
She will not be able to use most of the spells of the light sect. 'I have to study this.'
The people around though she was ashamed and start mocking more.
"Stop fellow disciples, she's our new companion and we must receive her well."
Zhi Rui looked ad Zhun Xuying "Xuying after this come to see me."
"Zhi Rui, I'm not your servant I'm Zhun Xuying a level two outer disciple if you have doubts that I can help you with you can ask me but outside of that please refrain from talking to me."
Zhi Rui eyes scrunched and Zhun Xuying elegantly walked away.
The disciples around had mockery in their eyes, they knew that Zhi Rui was The master of Zhun Xuying outside the Light sect but inside she was just a barely qualified newcomer.
Zhi Rui merely though 'She did good enought, I thought she would stutter or hesitate, but she was okay, even cute.' Zhi Ru smiled inside.
Aurelio sighed "No need to fret Young miss, let's just go in you can learn it slowly."
Zhi Rui hesitantly nodded.
The disciples all around remained in place mocking her all the way until she was gone. They remained in place to see the newcomers that were about to came.
As they entered, the air changed Zhi Rui could feel the energy-rich air flooding the place, She breathed deeply and looked at a tower far away in another peak of the mountain. the second highest tower, was where the tower maiden resided.
Aurelio spoke
"Here is the place you come to take missions and to go out of the sect as you're the general's daughter you can leave and come back at will."
Zhi Rui went o the balcony, a bearded man nodded at her and delivered a wooden token. written'silver' on it.
"That's your key to enter and go out the sect and also your identity, from the moment you touched it memorized your energy, now go forward and you'll reach the outer supplies manor. Show the token and they'll provide and explain everything you need as a beginner in the sect.
Aurelio smiled." Later you'll receive a call on your identification token you'll receive direct instructions, missions, warnings, and overall news of the sect. I have some business to attend to and I hope you'll enjoy the time in here Aurelio smiled and flew away on his cloud.
Zhi Rui smiled at him 'Oh, I surely will.'