"I figured another sect had been lurking in the shadows during the battle. Alright, please invite them into the sect hall, and start preparing a meal." Brave felt somewhat anxious a few minutes ago, spotting a few red dots pop up in his metal map.
However, knowing that it was someone requesting an alliance, he figured another sect had seen the results of his battle, and was most likely in dire straits. Going downstairs to meet the envoy of the sect, he immediately found himself extremely perplexed by the visitor's robe.
A beautiful girl with a downcast expression looked up at him, and bowed her head. She was wearing the robe of an emperor, and Brave could tell she had very recently suffered a tragic loss.
Being here with nothing to offer besides a few cultivators, she prepared to lose her life as Brave welcomed her to sit down. Looking forward at the emperor in question, she couldn't help notice his unfamiliar face.
As a top thousand player, Doi Manami expected disdain to greet her before she was mercilessly forced to submit herself to Brave's whims. However, seeing low grade demon beast meat placed in front of her, she immediately felt even more afraid. Brave seemed completely calm and placid, even offering yellow root wine to fill her throat.
"I'm surprised you are even going to consider the alliance. I kept an eye on you in the last battle, and even noticed you were using body cultivators."
"Are you just feeding me before you kill me? Are you like those sick bastards that ganged up on me and tried to take my life and my chastity?" Manami had just gone through a horrible battle, and had been ganged up on by two players from the top 1000.
After putting up a valiant fight, she had no choice but to flee leaving a few of her servants behind. Seeing them slowly die in her mental interface, she had cried as she sent out scouts to various locations.
Three people had already turned her down, killing the miner's she sent, and then she noticed Brave and his body cultivation method. Seeing that he had no mannerisms of a top tier player, she risked it all on visiting his sect.
Luckily, arriving here, he handed her a drink that gave her a +5-clarity boost, making her feel much less saddened by her recent loss. Eating the demon beast meat like a voracious animal, Brave laughed before answering her.
"I don't think I have time to take your chastity, nor do I think allying with you would be a bad idea."
"However, I do want you to tell me the location of all the sects you most likely scouted before you reached here, and I also want you to take a Dao oath that you will never betray me." Brave didn't want to be betrayed again, since he had just been shot in the head a few days ago at the gaming center!
Since there was three types of alliances, a dominant, subservient, and equal alliance category, he would of course ensure his safety by making her take a Dao oath. If she even tried to attack him, after taking a Dao oath, the skies would swell and lighting would consume her flesh.
Still, Brave wouldn't just be able to take advantage of her if he formed an alliance. As the creator of Immortal Kingdom, he also ensured that anyone in the alliance couldn't be betrayed without giving notice.
Seeing that she finally had a chance to keep continuing her life, she hesitated before sending Brave a request to take a Dao Oath. Brave accepted it quickly, and even made a conditional Dao oath. If he attacked her then he would also be struck by the heavens!
Tears started falling out of her eyes, before she reached out and threw propriety to the wind. Hugging Brave with all her might, she even spilled wine on his shoulder, causing him to feel even more awkward then he did already.
Because when he was in Penn State all he did was prepare for his final project, constantly studying code, he never got to confess to his crush. He immediately coughed before showing her where she would be staying.
Seeing that her room would be right across from his, she thanked him immediately with a look of reverence in her eyes. He told her to get some rest, and in a few hours they would talk.
Unfortunately, he hadn't had the opportunity to yet secure the Maple Green Sect. Bringing a few of his cultivators with him, he road a wild lily tiger, and arrived in front of Ienobu's dead body.
Kicking it over, he checked him for any inheritance treasures, still trying to figure out what exactly he saved up his gems to purchase. Unfortunately, looking through his bloodied clothing, all he found was a few measly low grade pills. Putting them in his pocket, he walked over to Ono Takuya who was looking impatiently around the sect.
Brave had ordered him to smash the boulders in a particular area, in order to find a inheritance treasure. Seeing that nearly all the rocks in the area had been smashed, Brave sent him back inside to clean up the dead bodies.
Scouting through the rubble, his face became bright as a smile beamed on his face. A small bottle, roughly the size of a cell phone, was littered on the ground.