Chapter 126 Ashad

"Gareth Basco, Gareth Basco" Seth repeatedly muttered rubbing his head as he tried to remember the rather familiar name.

"You don't know him," Alice asked incredulously" he's basically the hero of Ergand federation.

"Hmmm, no, I can't put a face to that name," Seth said, "though the name does sound quite familiar".

"You really need to be more informed, Gareth Basco is someone you want to know about, and definitely not offend," Alice said, but then paused and looked Seth up and down, realizing that it should be the other way as far as Seth was concerned.

"Well from your words it seems you recognize his strength and potential, so why aren't you supporting him to reach the overseer level," Seth asked.

"Because the bastard is a damn traitor" Alice angrily said," Every overseer has always come from a major family which rules a country, but you can't always expect a family to produce talents, so what is done is that if a non-family member is chosen to consume the golden fruit, he or she must marry into the family.

Basco isn't a member of the Luka family so it was decided that he will be my husband, a decision I wholeheartedly accepted, but 200 years after my father left, he broke up our engagement and got married to the first daughter of the Rammond family".

"I see," Seth said lazily, not bothering to hide his disinterest in Basco and Alice's relationship.

"The golden fruit, Navista, where is located, how does one get there," Seth rapidly asked.

"From False heaven, you need to enter false heaven to get it, but that isn't something you should bother yourself with at the moment," Alice said.

"Why not," Seth said his eyes brightening up, "it sounds like a very interesting place, tell me what you know about it," he said.

Letting out a sigh, Alice began speaking, "I don't know much, all I know is that it's the place where some guardian-like people stay, you know the ones who make the rule that limit an overseer's stay on earth, and Navista is also located under their jurisdiction.

Though the most important thing about false heaven, is that it's the only place where one can get an ascension orb" Alice said her eyes brightening up.

"Ascension orb, what is that?".

"Like I said, earlier, for us on earth, ascension can be described as someone leaving earth and heading to any other world, but from the little I know, those who get an ascension orb actually head to a specified higher world, and their families receive a ton of benefits and resource from false heaven.

"Is that so" Seth muttered already deciding to check out false heaven.

"Yes Seth, and that brings us to one of your most glaring problems, you killed Rammond Jinkins, a man who was to receive an ascension orb while just being a  2nd stage Kaiser cultivator," Alice said.

"Sorry Alice, I don't know any such person," Seth said, his forehead scrunched in thought.

"He was the last man you fought before Dinzel picked you up" Alice reminded.

"Oh that guy," Seth said with a chuckle" he was a real annoyance, by the way, how is Dinzel" Seth asked, "hope he isn't sulking about us".

"Dinzel is fine Seth, by that isn't important at the moment, the Rammond family currently boasts 3 overseers, and you just happened to kill their golden body, can you imagine what would happen to you if they found you".

"If you're so scared of them, then why did you have Dinzel fetch me, they might just come after you? ".

"Because like I said, I desperately need power, your rise to power is filled with holes, and I hoped to encounter good fortune by meeting you, and thankfully I did, and if at the moment we are careless, we'll have the Rammond family asking for your head.

Currently, I have you in my private area of the presidency, other than some trusted persons, no one knows about you, and I will like us to keep it that way till we can stand our own".

"So the problem right now is that you feel am too weak to stand against the Rammond family," Seth asked, feeling underestimated.

"The chasm between the 3rd stage Kaiser and overseer is so wide that 5 veteran 3rd stage Kaiser have just a 10% chance of defeating a newly emerged overseer, if any of them were to meet you at his moment, you wouldn't be able to resist them, but if you stay calm for the main time and we work things out, you will become strong enough to easily defeat them".

"You sound really confident' Seth commented.

"Of course, I am, you don't know this, but 4 days ago after fucking you, Dorian woke up and found herself to be half a step into the overseer level," Alice replied with a bright smile,

"What did you do Seth?" she asked.

A half-step overseer, Seth had no idea what overseers were like, but he was sure that Dorian's sudden boost in cultivation came from her drinking his blood.

"Most likely because she drank my blood," Seth said with a shrug, his words stunning Alice.

"Just drinking your blood did that" she muttered.

"Yes Alice, and I'll like you to keep that and what am about to tell you a secret".

"Okay," she replied focusing all her attention on Seth.

"My soul is currently damaged, I am currently looking for a remedy for it, do you have one" Seth asked.

At first, Alice was taken aback by his words, surprised to find out that Seth was in such a dire state given his incredible strength, but then she focused her mind and began going through her memories looking for a possible solution.

"At the moment, the soul is an almost totally foreign concept to earth, and whatever information is gotten concerning it is usually a tightly kept secret.

Ergand federation hasn't really made much progress in the study of souls, but luckily we have come across an item that can strengthen and hopefully heal the soul, this item is able to triple the strength of someone's soul strength, and it's simply called a soul fruit.

Till this day, my father is regarded as the strongest overseer to emerge in the last 5000 years, and it is thanks to this fruit.

During an adventure into the deadliest rank 9 dungeon under Ergand's control, my father stumbled across this fruit in there and consumed it, at that time he hadn't been aware of its power, and it wasn't until he returned that he found that he realized its benefits, his soul's strength had soared to unbelievable heights, and the name of this dungeon is Ashad".

"So if I go into Ashad, I would be able to get this soul fruit, "Seth asked.

"Well theoretically yes, but in practice, it is now being called a fool's dream.

Some experts including my father have gone back into Ashad trying to find the fruit, but they have all returned empty-handed, with most of them losing their lives in the process.

Ashad is a nightmare, and only the best of 3rd stage Kaisers are advised to go in, but even then, other than the daredevils, no one dares enter it" Alice said," but if we do begin making preparations, then I am sure that in six months both you and Dorian should be ready to go into it" she said, though Seth could notice the crack in her tone when she mentioned Dorian.

"Why six months," Seth asked, if he waited six months, he would find himself a dead man before he step foot in the dungeon.

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