Inside a spacious room where everything was and felt royal, a young man wearing casual clothes sat in a lotus position atop the middle of a bed, his moon-shaped eyes gently closed while his chest moved up and down whenever he inhaled or exhaled a deep breath.
This young, naturally, was Nash, who did nothing but cultivate for hours without rest since he opened his very first Ancient Vein in his body, inducing his Legacy to take a major leap in growth and reach the 7th Level after a month!
[13th Ancient Vein successfully unsealed!]
"Sigh..." exhaling a huge amount of turbid air, Nash opened his eyelids slowly, revealing a pair of sky blue eyes that flickered with firm confidence and determination!
"I was able to unseal thirteen Ancient Veins under a bit more than a day... not bad!" Nash praised himself with a satisfied smile, feeling rather happy with the result he reaped after sitting in one place for almost a day without doing literally nothing!
Jumping off the bed to stretch his sore body parts which resulted in his bones cracking quietly instead, Nash picked up his sword from the side and after putting it behind his back he smiled and walked toward the door with confident steps.
"Let's get down to business then!"
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The Emerald Palace was quite lively and peaceful even though people have been there only for a bit more than a day. Some were sitting in the grass, chatting with each other, some walked in pairs examining and exploring the palace with curiosity while some were doing simple chores such as cooking from the remaining food they had from the spaceship or cleaning the already immaculate statues, relics, and artifacts.
There were even a few young ones that ran around the place with joy-filled smiles, seemingly happy that after many years of desperation where they thought about suicide many times, they finally had moments of freedom such as these!
Seeing these things as he walked through the hallways of the palace, Nash couldn't help but curve his lips upward in delight, seemingly happy with what he was seeing. However, if one looked closely, one would be able to tell that his eyes held heartfelt sorrow and rage that gradually turned into a burning desire and ambition!
'Soon, every human will be freed and they will be able to enjoy such a life like this. Soon, all those races that held us as slaves and tortured us for decades will know what true despair truly is! Soon, they will all know what we humans felt throughout our lives and will regret the very day when they made an enemy out of us, I swear on that!'
While thinking about these things, Nash noticed Uncle Ben's figure in the distance, hence quickly surpassing his surging emotions that threatened to break onto the surface, he hid them behind an indifferent face and walked over with slow but long steps.
"Oh? You are finally here! I thought you will never come! Haha!" noticing Nash's approach, Uncle Ben turned to face his nephew, his face holding a wide grin that was always present whenever he talked with him.
"I am sorry, I was rather busy dealing with a few things." Nash showed an apologetic smile, knowing that he was slightly late.
Uncle Ben seemed to be a little curious to know what Nash meant under the word 'busy', but as he didn't wish to ask it straight away as it was rather ill-mannered he just kept his own guesses in his head and asked, "So? When will we start our meeting?"
"Now, so please gather everyone in the center hall," Nash answered immediately and after taking one final glance at the scenery outside through the window in front of him, he turned around and began to walk toward where the center hall was located.
"Leave it to me." Uncle Ben nodded and without hesitation began to walk over the people around him one after another, telling them to gather in the center hall.
And shockingly, let it be those that were inside the palace or outside, just under a few minutes everyone has gathered inside the center hall, which was in fact the room where the sealed jade door and the raised platform were established.
'Well... that was fast.' Nash felt a bit startled by the speed how everyone reacted and arrived.
But in truth, he couldn't help but feel satisfied as this only showed just how great his influence was among the humans present; even without his strings attached to them, they obeyed his words as if they were orders!
This made Nash ponder if he were to ask them to do something a little bit more challenging, would they accept willingly or refuse?
'Well, we will know it soon enough' thought Nash to himself with a small and barely noticeable smile which was both worried but also excited, and cleared his throat which immediately silenced the crowd.
"Okay, it seems everyone is here and no one is missing, perfect." opening his speech with those words, Nash looked at every face present in the hall from the lifted platform, his gaze sharp and fearless like a sword.
Since he was the one saving everyone present today, he was well aware of who was who and what their respected names were. Actually, remembering their names and faces under a bit more than a month, especially when their numbers didn't even reach the hundred mark, 83 to be exact including his uncle too, was not a challenge for him at all.
In fact, since his Legacy was unsealed, Nash found it with surprise that the things he saw and read were way easier to remember than they were in the past and his memories remained much clearer in his mind than ever before!
After staying silent for a while, making sure everyone was focusing on him and was listening with attention, Nash took a deep breath and began to talk once again.
"As mentioned yesterday, I wish to make slight changes in the rules we have set, or to be more specific, in a single one, in the third one."
Immidieatly, a slight murmur broke out between the people present when they heard Nash's words, but only for a few seconds before everything turned silent and all eyes focused back onto Nash's figure once again, sought to hear what these 'changes' will be.
"As we have agreed on, Rule Number Three states that everyone present must contribute to this community in one way or another, let it be cooking, cleaning, or something else, right?"
"However, I wish to give it a slight change."
Taking a deep breath, Nash opened his previously closed eyes that still held their firmness and sharpness, and said with confidence, "I wish to form a new system in our numbers, a structure where each and every one of you will be placed into a so-called Department which is the most suited for you and your talents, and where you can contribute the most for everyone!"