Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 1203: The Price of Power

Chapter 1203: The Price of Power

After Kenny Lin left, Rafael held the items in his hands, unable to calm his emotions.

Especially after seeing the manual and cultivation techniques.

He could roughly guess that the pills in the bottle were likely related to healing or improving cultivation.

However, those were single-use items, nowhere near as important as the manual and techniques.

Just one glance, and he could immediately tell how valuable the manual and techniques in his hands were.

The technique he used for cultivation wasn’t the lowest level—it was a medium to lower-grade technique.

Otherwise, with just the most basic manual, he wouldn’t have been able to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

Putting aside the technique, just the manual in his hand, he estimated, was at least a high-level technique.

Re-cultivating wasn’t difficult.

The challenge was finding a high-level cultivation technique.

Without a good manual, one’s starting point was destined to be lower than others.

Rafael had expected they would take out some good items, but he never imagined that this level of technique would be casually handed to him.

"Boss, are you being becoming stupid?" Yevon asked, seeing his boss hold the position without changing for a long time, worried that he might have suffered some kind of blow.

"Yevon, I might be going to heaven soon," Rafael said, his rugged face gradually showing a smile, his mouth stretching wider and wider.

Yevon’s expression changed, and he immediately rushed to his side. "No, boss, isn’t your body almost healed?"

Rafael kicked him away. "Get lost. What I meant by going to heaven is that one person ascends, and the whole family rises with them!"

At that moment, Anto rushed in, slamming the half-open door with a loud crash against the wall.

"Boss, bad news."

"What’s the bad news?" Rafael asked, looking calm.

"Romero is dead. When I went to find him, his subordinates found that he was already dead." Anto swallowed his saliva hard, then looked at his boss’s calm expression. "Boss, aren’t you surprised at all?"

"I guessed it," Rafael said.

When Kenny Lin left earlier, he had already anticipated Romero’s fate.

Given Romero’s personality, he definitely wouldn’t hand over the key easily.

He wouldn’t have complied without suffering, but Kenny Lin didn’t seem like the type of person to patiently negotiate with someone.

He would have used the most brutal methods, so if Romero didn’t die, he’d surely end up disabled.

"This thigh must be held tight," Rafael thought to himself.

"Boss is truly wise! It turns out humans had a backup plan all along. Fortunately, we didn’t fall for the alien’s temptation," Yevon sighed in relief.

Anto added, "Yeah, those Ashen Djinn Brotherhood and these space pirates are done for. I heard the Draconis Empire is going to take action against the space pirates after dealing with the aliens."

The space pirates who sided with the aliens, aside from Ashen Djinn Brotherhood, included some smaller factions, but most of their leaders were already dead.

After Major General Rafiq’s army joined the battle, the space pirates became their enemies, and the dead were dead, the injured were injured.

In a short time, there was no chance of a major uprising.

"This has nothing to do with being wise or mighty," Rafael said solemnly, his voice filled with conviction. "I was born in the Draconis Empire, and I’m human. What does it mean to side with aliens? Whether or not I become a hero doesn’t matter, but I absolutely cannot become a traitor to humanity. Do you understand?"

Yevon and Anto were both very much on board with their boss’s words.

Even though they knew he was acting, they both nodded in agreement.

"By the way, boss, Romero is dead. Should we take back his territory?" Anto asked hastily.

"We will take it back, but right now, I have a more important task for you," Rafael narrowed his eyes. "Starting today, I want you to search with all your might for a force called the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth. If you find any trace of them, don’t make any noise, report it to me immediately. If you do a good job, I’ll teach you the cultivation methods that the immortal gave me."

Neither Anto nor Yevon had heard of the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth, but the promise of learning the immortal’s cultivation methods immediately piqued their interest.

"Don’t worry, boss. We won’t disappoint you," they said in unison.

Meanwhile, Kenny Lin had barely left Rafael’s residence when he was called from behind as he was about to cross the garden.

"Mr. Kenny, please wait!"

Kenny Lin turned around and saw Sharif, a cabinet minister from the Draconis Empire.

Unlike most people who avoided getting too close to him, Sharif had a scholarly, somewhat timid air about him, which made him seem quite approachable.

"Is there something?"

"There is a matter that might interest both Ms. Amalia and Mr. Kenny, something related to the Pleiades Star System. I wonder when you have time to discuss it?" Sharif said, recognizing that the other person wasn’t fond of small talk and went straight to the point.

"Tomorrow. Is there anything else?" Kenny Lin replied succinctly.

"No, that’s all," Sharif smiled.

Kenny Lin gave him a glance, then his eyes shifted to a corner behind him before he turned around and walked away.

Luhay stepped out from the corner, having not intentionally eavesdropped on their conversation.

"Mr. Kenny really isn’t someone whose easy to deal with."

"That’s not necessarily the case," Sharif smiled. "The more someone like that seems unapproachable, the less you need to make assumptions. As long as you follow his wishes, everything will go smoothly."

Luhay shook his head. "Only you would dare to deal with him. When he looked over, even though his expression wasn’t anything special, it felt like being stared at by a snake."

"After all, he’s an immortal with great power. As long as we don’t play tricks in front of him, we can remain open and honest. There’s no need to overthink it," Sharif replied.

"Mm."

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