"As for the second group of ten, you will be referred to as the ten Shadows in charge of the Shadow garden, in other words, the intelligence agency of Order, your role as the eyes of the Exodus Order means that we must never be uninformed about what is happening around us, as lack of information can compromise our mission.
"And then comes you, it's good you're a girl, you'll be on charge of the reports of the order, our progress and where we need to work on, in order words the inner workings of everything in the Order. In the future you can also recruit more people.
"Asides from the Nexus Primes, the rest of you are all leaders of the different squad we have in the Order, which means that you have to recruit your own people and brand them with the insignia of the order.
"But mind you, this symbol can only be branded on tokens for your future subordinates, the symbol is sentient which means, anyone who drips a drop of his blood on that token automatically becomes its owner.
"We'll operate our systems a little similar to the way other sects does it, and there shall be rewards to those who contributed the most to the progress of the Order, and punishment will be given to those who draw us back.
"Now another thing to note is that, once someone comes into the order, there is only one way out. Death, anyone who dare to betray us will be killed without mercy. Don't think for a second that you can do it secretly, and no one would find out.
"Once you have been branded or recognized by a token of the Order, you are an automatic member of the Order, and any thoughts of betrayal will be sensed by me at first notice, and you will be hunted immediately, the leader of that squad will also be punished severely.
"Now the last thing to note is, only the leaders of the various units, has the authority and power to brand a token, no one else would succeed even if they try, which means, someone has to gain your approval before they can join us.
"I would advise that you make sure there are no mistakes of future betrayal before approving of anyone, more rules will be applied in the coming days."
When Vin had spoken to this he stopped an looked at the thirty kids, allowing all he had said to sink in first, although the were young, they still understood what he was trying to relay to them.
When he saw that they understood him, he nodded his head in approval, he was truly glad he was able to pick up some rare gems today. After that he continued....
"Now then, let's move on to the next topic, your cultivation. First of all, all of you, if I'm not wrong, those crystals embedded in your forehead should be called affinity seeds. And though they are artificial, I must say, those vile beings really do know their stuffs.
"They made it so that they are not much weaker than the inate ones, they might even be stronger than some of them, since that's the case, then it's settled on what you'll cultivate, come over" Vin stated.
He had a plan on what to do with all of them, when they moved closer to him, he raised his hand and a tongue of Flames appeared on his palm, increasing the temperature around them, he shook his hand and they flame divided into thirty parts.
Then he waved his hand, and the thirty tongues of Flames shot with precision towards the crystal, when they entered, a sudden change happened.
First of all the transparent crystals turned into violet ones immediately taking on the color of the flame. Then using the crystals as a medium, the Flames started circulating through the bodies of the thirty members of the Order.
This caused a painful expression to appear on their faces as the flames were somewhat reshaping their bodies so they can wield it better just like it did Vins'.
It didn't take long before they collapsed on the floor, writhing in pain for the next thirty minutes before it stopped, and they stood up in relief, but they looked different.
Although they still look young, their skin had become fresher, and although faint, a little bit muscular.
"Now all you lack is resources to make you peak geniuses of this world, make sure to nuture those Flames well as they would be a good part of your strength" Vin said to them
"Do you understand all that I have said so far?" he asked as he stood up from the throne.
"Yes, Lord Zero"
They replied as they went on one knee.
"Now then, let's go explore this place shall we" Vin stated as he walked out of cavern, the members of the Exodus Order also stood and followed him out.
They had spent almost the entire our talking, so there were only a few minutes left.
After a little while if searching, they stumbled across a small room that was protected by an array formation, but it seemed to be weakened for some reason, so Vin was able to break through it with a little effort.
He had thought that this was an unimportant place in the base but how wrong he was.
When he got in, he was met with an alter like structure that seemed to be glowing with the different arrays embedded in it.
"Is this the core of all the formations in this mountain?!, what great luck!" Vin exclaimed in surprise.
Around the alter, there were different glowing crystals the size of a fist, that were supplying energy to the arrays on the alter.
These crystals were called spirit crystals, and they were the most condensed form of spiritual energy.
Spirit crystals were birthed in places with the largest concentration of Spiritual energy, they were also divided into grades, and above them were spirt veins, but that an explanation for later.
The spirit crystals were divided into;
Low grade.
Middle grade.
High grade.
Top grade.
But on the entire Cloud continent, the highest you could find were the middle grade spirit crystals, as the spiritual energy on the continent was as concentrated as other places.
Vin knew this because he had read about them in the Tome of Eridoria.
And even though the ones in front of him were low grade crystals they were still very precious for cultivation.
Vin walked up to the alter and sat on it, because there was no one controlling its, he wasn't repelled by the arrays, he closed his eyes and concentrated.
He wanted to do something he had also read in the Tome of Eridoria, refining the core of the array formation.
First of all, he dripped a drop of his blood, and used it to circulate around the alter, meeting all the angles of the core, when he had done a full circulation, he felt an inthristic connection to all the formations in the entire mountain.
Like he could control it with a thought, and because of that he was able to find another important part of the base only, someone had gotten there before him.
"Let's go" Vin said as he jumped down from the alter and dashed out, the others following.
After a few moments, he got to his destination, but there were already three people waiting for him there.
"Ohh, you finally reached this place, was wondering when you'd show" Marco teased when he saw Vin.
"And miss out on the fun, not a chance" Vin grined.
"I think this place place should be the most important place in this mountain" Fourna said with thoughtful expression.
"That because it is, this is the storage room where all the good stuffs are kept" Vin said as he walked forward to the door of the stone room.
"Wait, how'd you know that?" Raya asked in surprise, even had had that thought, but Vin seemed so sure.
"That's because" Vin stated as he placed his hands on the array protecting it "I just refined the core of all the arrays in this mountain"
The array seemed to respond to his words as it separated, giving way for Vin to push open the stone door and go in.
"You certainly seem to be the one who has gained the most out of all of us" Raya commented with a chuckle as he walked in after Vin.
The others also did the same, and damn were they marveled at the scene that was presented to them.
There were cultivation resources, potions, talismans, skills techniques and even a few hundred spirit crystals.
The sight was truly marvelous, and so before anyone could rush in, Vin spoke up.
"As inner court deciples, you guys really do need the sect points right?."
"Um yes?!"
"Yeah, kinda"
"Sure its important to us"
"Then can I make a proposal?"
"Which is?."
"If you guys promise to only take a few spirt crystals then maybe a few resources and leave the rest to me, then I'll relinquish all points I'm supposed to earn on this mission to you. What'd you think." Vin said with a pleading smile on his face.
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