Chapter 61: 60. Blazing Requiem

What is Africa?” asked Ratska as he tilted his head, “And why should I accompany you there?”

“It’s a continent on this planet. We’ll visit a certain place called the Sahara; it’s one of the biggest deserts on this planet, and it’s a perfect place for Lizardmen to settle in,” I answered, “We’re going to scout for some additional guild members; precisely blacksmiths and laborers. I know about some competent Lizardmen that are currently living there, and we’ll try to convince them to join our guild.”

He rubbed his chin for a while, before speaking.

“Okay then, I’ll take some time to get ready,” he said as he shrugged, “Did you buy the items that we spoke about?”

“I bought a Guild License, a Building License, and a credit card,” I replied, “I haven’t bought any of the items that we’d need to start our alchemy project, as I don’t know about the market rates of such items yet. However, I am sure that buying them from the crafters themselves will be much more profitable.”

“I see, so you haven’t created the guild yet. As for the items needed to create potions; It was wise not to buy a large quantity from the Trading Station, but you’ll need to get in contact with competent glassworkers, tailors, and horticulturists. You could always save yourself the headache by paying some extra points when you use the Trading Station,” he said, then his eyes became downcast, “Those facilities would’ve helped me a lot when I was on my old planet. I could’ve sold my potions to the Trading Station without exposing my identity or resorting to the black market.”

Lacking a Soul Identity must’ve taken its toll on the little Gnome…

Such was the way of our current world; it was unfair and harsh.

System Trading Stations were truly phenomenal; People could sell their products there below market rate, but it was useful for those who had astronomical quantities of certain products, as resellers would only buy smaller portions at a time.

“For now, I’ll take you back to the area where you used to live. Gather your items, and I’ll meet you next to the manhole that we passed through,” I proposed, “As for me, I’ll run some errands, buy some personal items, and create the guild after thinking of a suitable name. I’ll pick you up in two hours.”

“Actually, I might need around six hours or more,” he said as he made some calculations with his fingers, “The underworld is more active than you think; there is a large community of various creatures there, and I hold an important position. I’ll take care of some paperwork, and delegate my tasks to competent assistants. Besides, I have too many personal possessions, and packing them will be a hassle."

“Alright, I understand,” I nodded, “Here, you can use this bag temporarily. It’ll help you when you're packing your items; it has a volume of one cubic meter, which might not be enough to contain everything, but it’ll make it easier for you.”

I pointed my finger at a small brown pouch that was attached to my waist; it was my bag of holding. I gave it to him after transferring my items to the new storage ring that I wore on the index finger of my left hand.

He received the bag, then he opened his eyes widely as he examined it.

“Oh! This is a bag of holding,” he blurted, “I had to sell most of my past possessions to get Interplanetary Immigration Permits for my tribe members, and I only have one spatial bag left. I didn’t carry it with me as I feared that you’d steal it, but I trust you now. Thank you, Jason.”

“You’re welcome. There is another thing that I’d like to give you,” I smirked, “Actually, I don’t have it yet; I’ll be right back. Try not to get ambushed during my absence.”

Ratska chuckled, then he waved his hand at me as I entered the System Trading Station.

I walked toward Chloe’s counter and greeted her.

“It’s me again,” I smiled, “I need two communication crystals. Each of them should be able to accommodate being connected to a total of ten other crystals, and I want their grade to be Uncommon.”

“Sweet,” smiled Chloe, “That’ll be eight thousand tutorial points.”

I accepted the transaction, and two yellow crystals appeared on the counter. Each of them had a cluster shape, and they looked slightly different from one another.

I put them both inside my storage ring and thanked Chloe for her help. I was about to leave the Trading Station when I remembered something important.

I really need a clock…

I used to have a digital watch, but it got destroyed during the tutorial. I couldn’t even buy information on time and date from the system shop, as it only offered information related to the system.

I asked Chloe to give me the clock expansion; it was a special feature in the system that allowed the host to see the time and date in different time zones based on his current whereabouts.

Its cost was five thousand tutorial points; it was somewhat expensive for what it offered, but it was the surest way of keeping track of time without needing to buy a new watch or do maintenance.

I commanded the system to put a little clock at the upper left edge of my view at all times. It was currently two o'clock in the afternoon.

Loki should’ve given me all the system expansions for free; what a stingy deity.

I sighed, there was a good chance that he was watching me right now; I wondered about his reaction to my blasphemy.

I wanted to buy some other things, but I came out of the System Trading Station as fast as I could; leaving Ratska alone wasn’t a wise idea but it was my only option in this case.

“Oh, you’re back already,” Ratska was playing with small rocks on the ground as he spoke, “What did you get this time?”

I handed him one of the crystals that I bought, and he nodded when he saw it.

“I see,” he said, “It’s a good idea to have a communication crystal, especially after being ambushed by the man with the large sword.”

I nodded, then asked him to activate it and link it with mine.

Ratska seemed familiar with communication crystals. He injected mana into his crystal and it glowed brightly.

I did the same thing, then we moved the crystals closer to each other. A ding could be heard when they made contact, and a system screen appeared in front of me.

-Linking is successful! -You can call the owner of the other crystal by injecting Mana into yours while thinking of him.

 

“This will be helpful if you ever get into trouble or need to relay important information,” I said, “Now, ride on my shoulders. I’ll take you back home as fast as I can.”

Ratska put his communication crystal in the bag of holding after he linked it with mine. He furrowed his eyebrows when I told him to ride on my shoulders, but he complied nonetheless.

The ride back home was dull, and we didn’t see much except for some Gnomes and Elves hauling the corpses of their fallen comrades.

Japan’s infrastructure was something from the past, all that remained was the debris and the wreckage. I felt uneasy; there was a small chance that my presence caused a severe butterfly effect, but I felt like there was more to it than that.

I am interested in meeting the creature that destroyed Japan, but that’ll have to wait.

We arrived near the place where I found Ratska for the first time, and I opened the manhole for him.

“We’ll meet again in six hours, Mr. Jason,” He said, “I’ll be bringing my potion brewing tools; we might need some of them on our way. I hope our trip ends up being successful, and I can’t wait to meet interesting people too.”

He smiled, then jumped into the manhole. He waved at me from inside the sewers, then he started walking. I closed the manhole and considered my next moves.

I had to buy a [Party-wide Zoom] scroll from the Trading Station, as that was the cheapest way to teleport alongside another party member when Teleportation Stations were not a thing yet.

It still costs two thousand tutorial points a pop; it’s not cheap at all considering its consumable nature...

I opened my storage ring and pulled the Guild License out.

It was a white piece of cardboard, that had the English words ‘Guild License (Unused)’ written on it.

“I’d like to use this Guild License,” I mumbled, and a system screen appeared in front of me.

-What would you like to call your guild?

[…]

 

I should’ve consulted Ratska on this… Oh, I can call him using the crystal.

I took it out of the storage ring and infused it with some of my mana. It only took a couple of seconds before he answered the call.

A small hologram appeared on top of the crystal, it showed Ratska’s face as he no longer had his helmet on.

“Oh, Hi,” he said, “Are you testing the crystal? I am a bit busy, so I’ll have to hang up if the test is complete.”

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“Actually, I wanted to ask you about the guild’s name,” I said, “I have some ideas in mind, but I would like to hear your opinion on it.”

“Well, our guild is a generalist one, so it’ll be somewhat difficult to come up with a name,” he rubbed his eyes as he spoke, “I am sorry, but the smell in this place makes my eyes teary. Anyway, what do you think about ‘Glorious Potions and Some Mercenary Work’?”

“That’s a rather long name, but thank you,” I smirked.

“Well, you can’t describe everything that our guild can do in a couple of words. Besides, it’s a cool name, anyone…” He raised an eyebrow.

“Bye, Ratska,” I hung up on him.

I’ll just choose an edgy and concise name, to pull the new adventurers effectively.

I came up with a random name, then focused on the system screen in front of me.

“I choose to call my guild ‘Blazing Requiem’,” I said. It wasn’t the best possible name, but I didn’t have the time to contemplate such a thing.

-You’re now the guild leader of Blazing Requiem.

-You can invite new members to join your guild.

-Host gained one title for his feat!

 

I opened the titles screen and checked the new title’s details.

[Title acquired: A Guild among Guilds]

 

A Guild among Guilds

It’s not cheap to open a guild, but you did it without much effort! You’re the first Earthling to create a guild! - The limit of members of your guild is 40% higher than the regular limit (Current limit: 700)

 

It was a cool title, but something else grabbed my attention on the titles list.

I opened its description; it’s been a while since I gained it and the system didn’t notify me about it.

The Candidate

-You are the candidate! -??? chose you as a possible candidate.

 

What a useless title…

I was disappointed with the title that came with Loki’s blessing; I shook my head and dismissed all the system screens in front of me.

I took another item out of my storage ring, it was Earth’s Observational Shard.

The Observational Shard was an impressive weapon, as it was immune to all kinds of damage. Stella’s guild advertised it as an indestructible object in my past life, and people were fascinated with that.

I closed my fist around it and commanded the system to show me Japan’s map with the locations of all the dinosaur skulls. It also showed the size and volume of each bone when I looked it up.

I’ll use this time productively and clean Japan.

A map showed up, and it marked the locations of around twelve thousand individual fossils in Japan.

I put my crown and cape inside the storage ring; the only equipment that remained on my body was the Thermal Suit, as it was the only one immune to fire damage.

“[It’s fine!],” I shouted, and my body caught fire. I increased the temperature of my flames to four thousand Kelvin, as I could endure it for at least a couple of hours.

I began my cleaning mission in a spiraling pattern, starting from my current location. I had to dig to find most of the bones, as the debris had a thickness of at least ten meters and it reached thirty meters at times.

However, nothing stood against me with my current stats. I could cut through concrete as if it was butter, and my kicks left craters on the ground.

I found large skulls, spines, and even medium-sized bones like femurs and humeri.

I didn’t bother to search for small bones like phalanxes, as they would likely get destroyed when I tried to dig them up.

At times, I had to dig a hundred meters downward, and it was a dull task. I spun my body around like a drill, propelling myself using my flames; it made the process of digging much faster.

After about five hours and a half, I have already found eighty-five percent of the dinosaur bones and converted them into shop points.

Too bad I ended up destroying at least ten bones; accidents happen.

After finishing my task, I went back to where I'd meet Ratska.

Japan used to be a wreck, but now it seemed like a burned wreck. I felt sorry to ruin the place, but it was already beyond saving.

At least I made sure to extinguish all the fires before they spread violently…

“Oh well, I did my best,” I mumbled as I shook my head and extinguished my flames, “Open the shop window.”

Shop window:	[Current points: 320788 points]
-What are you looking to buy? [. . .]

Sweet! I can buy some special stats now.

However, I realized something. I looked at my clock, and Ratska was already half an hour late.

I took out the communication crystal and made a call to him, but he didn’t respond.

He must’ve left the communication crystal somewhere and went looking for some items…

I shook my head and sat on the ground; it didn’t hurt to wait another half an hour.

Suddenly, I heard loud stomps coming from my left side.

I concentrated and saw the silhouette of a large humanoid being. The creature was at least eighty meters tall, and I couldn’t make out the details as it was nighttime and the sky was cloudy.

The only thing that I could make out was its color, it was completely black.

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