His expression tense, Titus carefully wrapped up the clods of dirt with his hands, before opening his subspace pocket and grabbing a small metal casket. Etched in the sides were ancient words, words that made Lewis and Simon feel really dizzy.
Without hesitation, Titus threw the dirt into the casket, sealing it immediately. He immediately turned around without hesitation, marching back home, anger visible on his face. Looking at each other, Lewis and Simon quickly followed back. "Hey, wait for us!"
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Celine sat busy with basic mathematic books summoned from the Library. At first, she dismissed the Skill as something that only gave knowledge of this world...
But soon changed her mind
Shocked at getting information from beyond this world, or even this dimension, she began hounding Duncan to let her summon books that would help with her Skill. After an hour's worth of pestering and Houdini-ing after him, he had had no choice but to lend her four books (this could happen because he now became tier-4). After finally getting rid of the plague that was Celine, Duncan headed back to his room, tired more than ever.
Anyways, after getting her books, she strode back to the table burying her head into them (who conveniently forgot a very hungry Wulfin holding an empty bowl).
Just as she was getting to the interesting part about Pythagoras' Theorem, the door blasted itself wide open, revealing a fuming Orc and two sweating mush (no wait, those were Lewis and Simon).
Pissed, she got up, wanting to chastise the rude Orc for disrupting her learning, but cooled down once she saw the fangs jutting out of his mouth. "Sorry, don't mind this weak little Succubus..."
Tucking her head in, she quietly scootched behind Kiana, hoping that her cuteness could act as a shield against the raging Orc's fists (metaphorically). Peeking from beneath the table, she continued her observation of the situation.
"Duncan, you absolute piece of white! Why did you buy this fucking plot of land! Don't you know where this is!?"
Fuming, Titus ripped into him, berating him for the choice of land he gave them. "I went to the fields to collect dirt samples, and guess what I found? Look!"
Thrusting the casket in front of the group, they all peered into it. There lay a small lump of dirt, glowing a bright ominous green.
"Hey, I don't know why, but I feel...uncomfortable... around it.
"Yeah, me too..."
"It feels just like the flames we saw at..."
His eyes growing wide, Simon gasped in horror. "No... It cannot be!"
Titus nodded his head gravely. "Yes, this mud is contaminated with travel amounts 9f Naphex fire, the very same ones that were used in the SCREEECH! in Mithrador. The only other time it was used was in the Eroslam Kingdom..."
"That Empire of Sin!?"
Eyes shrinking, Celine began berating Duncan for his foolish choice. "As one of the main species affected by the Eroslam Kingdom, why on Earadun did you buy land here!?"
Unable to bear with the false accusations any longer, Duncan exploded.
"It's because we're running out of money!"