"Come my disciples. We mustn't keep the people waiting." Heaven's Revelations said, then took a look at the contents within the rings he now held. "My word… It seems like we will be busy for quite some time." He gulped upon learning of the contents.
"Master, is there really that much there?" Gao Zhan asked.
"You don't believe me? Hmm, well, I don't believe it myself, take a look." Heaven's Revelations chuckled showing just a single ring to his Disciples.
Gao Zhan shivered upon looking into the ring. It was just 1 of many and yet, it was packed full of resources. His Junior Sister nearly fainted at the sight of it once she inspected it for herself.
"Master, what is that ring? It looked like it was the Forces' Treasury." She, Gao Zhan's Junior sister, asked in shock and awe.
"I find it best not to ask questions like that, and to simply accept it. Temporal Thunder… He is different from others. It would be hard to explain it any other way. The things he is capable of doing… Are simply unimaginable for others." Heaven's Revelations answered.
In the next breath Heaven's Revelations' eyes glowed and his joyful look vanished, replaced by a dreadful look. He was sweating profusely and shivering, eyes wide and nearly fell down. Only not falling because his disciples caught him.
"Master! What's wrong!" Gao Zhan shouted, panicked.
Gao Zhan's voice had enough panic in it, that Ma Fan was distracted and so he started making his way to see what was wrong.
"Hmm, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong." Ma Fan mentioned with a cursory look over. And went to check for a pulse just in case he was wrong, when his wrist was grabbed by the patient.
"Please, listen to me, I just had… The heavens gave me a revelation. I don't even know how to properly describe what I saw, a first for me. Another first, I… That…" Heaven's Revelations Great Emperor explained, as he shivered in fear of the vision. "Thunder falling & a catastrophe unlike any other followed…" He whispered.
"Young Gao Zhan, has your master's predictions been right all the time?" Ma Fan asked, masking his terror of those words.
"Disciple answers supreme Elder. Yes, this disciple's master has always been correct. Even if a slight deviation occurs, the result isn't dissimilar." Gao Zhao answered.
"Heaven's Revelations. Since this is the case, go out there and make as many trades as you can." Ma Fan said, still hiding the terror of those words. "Think a little more deeply on that vision in the meantime. Perhaps your initial assessment may be wrong. He tends to pull crazy stunts out, but in the chance we are left without that… We will need an indomitable bulwark to defend against that threat." Ma Fan continued, explaining the importance of continuing the task I had given just before I left.
"I understand… Apologies for bothering you." Heaven's Revelations nodded, recovering his composure. "Disciples, let us go now…" He added.
With a respectful salute to Ma Fan, the three of them left the Hall to see the many masters outside, all waiting for access to the furnace. Some of these masters had been waiting in line for quite a while by now. And thus were bound to be irritable.
"Masters from near and far. By order of Young Master Yang, the Good Fortune Divine Furnace is temporarily unavailable." Heaven's Revelations began, making sure his voice carries. "However, you have not been forgotten about. For the time being you'll speak to me to make the trade for the resource you need. The price is written there…" He continued, explaining as his disciples hung up two signs each with their own specific information. "Additionally, if you request any particular type of the resources you desire, that will be an additional small fee. Consider that fee as the price to take out the uncertainty of your Disciples' promotions. Now, I will begin with 1 person at a time starting now." He finished, and thus the trading began.
Ma Fan looked at the results from inside the hall. "Hmm, it really is faster this way. A shame that it can't be this easy all the time… I wonder, would it be possible to have a job for disciples to just keep reforging resources? I should run that idea by Young Master Yang, He's too busy… I'll see if the managers can handle making that decision. It should be a good thing to practice with." He murmured.
"Hey, Ma Fan, what was so worrying about that elder? I know he said something else to you." Azure Feather asked, in a pushy manner.
"I'd rather not repeat those words. Just a warning, one we are already preparing for. But, perhaps it would be in our best interest to hurry up in that endeavor. Finding those 12 columns may well be the key to uprooting the vision he saw." Ma Fan replied.
Azure Feather along with the other Supreme Elders gave a particular concerned look. To which Ma Fan gave the one reply they feared most as he nodded in the affirmative. That's when the Supreme Elders stumbled a moment with their eyes wide.
"In that case, I'll make sure our efforts are doubled. We should use the windfall we have now to our advantage." Azure Feather said, making preparations to leave.
"I too will do the same. I think I'm going to invest in more of those 7th rank's with the powerful arrays. I don't see any cost as too much now." Six Wood said.
"That's probably for the best. The more of them that we have, the more certain the future will be." Ma Fan added.
After a short, collective sigh the Supreme Elders parted ways. Each having their own thoughts that need to be realized. At the same time, Ma Fan's disciples and other artifact refiners from High Heaven Cave Heaven arrived.
"Disciple answers the Supreme Elder's summons!" The Disciples saluted in unison as was customary.
"Good, build 14 more rooms. 7 on either side of the hall. We have more Good Fortune Divine Furnaces to use now. We should allow all of them to be used without fear or favor of others. In other words, Masters should be able to use these in private." Ma Fan explained with a simple order.
"As you wish, Supreme Elder." The Disciples said, speaking in unison once again. Then went to work without a moment's pause.