Is that a Wisp?
chapter-1009

"Sir Pestlor, I've created a legal identity for you." After processing the words Krune told him in utter disbelief, Wrister eventually handed him an identity card. On it was the face of Krune with a well-trimmed beard, a tiny mustache, and neatly combed hair, all blue in color.

Naturally, he had to dye his hair. After all, no matter his disguise, his rainbow-colored hair was a clear indicator of his identity. So, unless he changed it, he would be spotted no matter where he went within the city. And now that he had changed his getup, Krune looked at the mirror, almost failing to identify himself.

"If even I find it this difficult to recognize myself, I'm sure even Raka wouldn't be able to recognize me." Smiling, he returned to the first reservoir, noticing that it was completely filled up now. The substance looked like soil, but it was only the remains of the fish paste that the bone trees didn't absorb.

They had accumulated over time and had turned into a type of soil, now filling up the reservoir halfway. Nevertheless, Krune didn't remove them, for he noticed that the bone trees were no longer able to remain afloat using the temporary surfaces he had created.

As he used his Sonic Radar, Krune realized that even the bone trees were gaining weight now. Their height was still the usual three meters, but they were a lot denser now. As a result, the fruits they produced were more potent.

Because of this, a synergistic effect was created as a yellow fish was birthed after a couple of months. This was achieved exactly a year after he had begun growing them. And when he saw a yellow fish, Krune realized that the energy levels contained in it had surpassed a Monster Emperor.

Size-wise, it was only 15 centimeters in length. So, its energy density was stellar. When Krune took a bite of the yellow fish, he was shocked when just one fish alone replenished a quarter of his crimson ring. Just four yellow fishes were enough to fill up a crimson ring full of energy.

That meant he was able to replenish all five crimson rings with a single meal. After all, considering their size, Krune was able to eat through 20 fishes easily. The moment he arrived at such a conclusion, Krune was overjoyed.

He then hopped towards Flita and asked, "Can you procure me one Tier 3 Essence?"

"Now that grandpa's back in action, that's easy." Flita nodded and went around to ask her grandpa. As he was already heading towards the battlefield, it was simple. He was also planning to bring in enough Tier 3 and Tier 4 Demon Cores to help increase Flita's strength.

Even though he dealt financial blows to his foes, he hadn't eradicated them yet. He planned to do that while on the battlefield since his foes would definitely not let the chance to end him once and for all pass up anyway.

After all, they previously missed killing him, allowing Flita to grab him and escape. So, it was a guarantee that they would attempt to do something to him this time. To prepare against that, Krune condensed his healing effect worth his entire reserve of energy from the five crimson rings into a tiny ice sphere, giving it to Wrister.

Even though it wouldn't be enough to heal the old man's tough body completely, it was enough to heal most of his flesh injuries. Plus, Krune had condensed enough ice and had reduced its temperature, ensuring that the old man wouldn't naturally melt it faster.

Thanks to its density, it would remain as is for a day before starting to melt completely. If the old man wished to use it before that, all he needed to do was to use his stomach muscles to press on it, cracking it, allowing its healing effect to spill out.

It was a simple but efficient means of usage. For another layer of security, Krune gave him a second ice sphere, making him swallow it as well. To the current Krune, it was just two meals worth of energy. So, he wasn't even worried about it.

After that, all he did was focus on his training and growth. Since he was already consuming Tier 2 Essences, it would only be a waste of his development effect. With that, he was using the yellow fish meat to create the healing extract.

And once he drank it, he smacked his lips at their enhanced effect, smiling at the result.

A week later, Wrister returned jubilant, apparent that he had given him enemies a severe blow. He had also brought with him quite a number of Tier 3 Demon Cores and a couple of Tier 4 Demon Cores. As he was at the peak of Tier 4, they were useless to him.

And since he had asked, Wrister gave one each to Krune. Using their family's Essence Generator, Krune obtained a Tier 3 Essence and a Tier 4 Essence. Smiling, he swallowed the Tier 3 Essence first. Even though Wrister and Flita were confused at his actions, as he hadn't reached the peak of Tier 2 yet, they didn't question.

They knew that Krune knew what he was doing. And as they had thought, he indeed knew what he was doing. Since he now had enough energy, instead of waiting for the Demon Cores, he could simply rely on his development effect to grow stronger.

After all, his Ocean Heart was already getting accustomed to the Essences, able to grasp it better. And once he judged that it would be able to grasp the Tier 3 Essence upon a single dose, Krune did the same.

He had to wait 10 days for the effect to finish. That was enough time for his Ocean Heart to fully absorb its properties into its development effect. Since Flita had enough Tier 3 Essence to reach the peak of Tier 3, she continued to train daily.

As for Wrister, he began to stabilize and revive his family. And by that, he made all his loyal personnel return. As for those that betrayed him, he used his political rights to strip them of their respective licenses, painting them with a worse image in their respective markets.

As for his foes, it wasn't known how he did it, but Wrister caused quite a few of them to announce bankruptcy down the line. Krune realized that there was a reason the Ralk family stood strong for more than a millennium. It was because they were naturally gifted with a cunning mind.