"Tsk~ I apologize if I scared you." Holak sat there in annoyance and waved in Robin's direction, "That planet spirit seems too cute and nice that I feel I would break her if I shouted at her, but she actually sold me at the first chance she got, It's very frustrating!"
"...No, it's okay. I know how you feel." Again, Robin didn't know what to say in a situation , 'So this is what you get when you mix insane strength with sharp intelligence and limitless arrogance, and thousands of years of dealing with beasts on top of that?'
Robin relaxed his back on his seat again and returned to looking in front of him with unfocused eyes... Weighing pros and cons.
The Ashira Giants tribe had handed over to the Shadow Swords everything they possessed about the secrets and history of the planet, and of course, the existence of Holak was one of the most prominent of those secrets, but in the end, he is just an Emperor of level 48 or even 50, who can be taken care of by a warlord or two, right? No, It's not that simple.
The Holak that he sees in front of him now undoubtedly possesses insane physical strength, a strength that exceeds the level 50 natural barrier by quite a margin. His innate talent in terms of physical strength is comparable to Raiden's talent when it comes to lightning, and perhaps even surpasses him a little... This is in addition to a sharp intelligence that enabled him to discover the internal energy system and the discovery of the Major Heavenly Law of Earth up to level 27, so trying to deceive him will have disastrous results. And not forgetting that next to him is Crixus, The king of the beasts on the planet and can summon all the beasts of the mountain range with a single shout.
On top of all this, he now knows that Holak has 1% of the refinement of such a huge planet, which means he can sacrifice that percentage to do something that harms Robin or strengthens him even more. For someone with Holak's intelligence and arrogance, he would definitely be willing to sacrifice that 1% anytime.
Assuming that the True Beginning Empire has enough power to suppress him after suffering some losses and perhaps force him to reveal the location of the library in some way... Then what? Should Robin go to Rifine it himself?
It took Robin nearly 15 years to refine Planet Greenland, which is considered a tenth of the size of Nihari at best. Should Robin let the war with the invaders rage and go in seclusion for dozens of years to refine the planet's spirit? Secondly... Who said that he wants to refine it and make this damn planet his property in the first place?!
What else can he do? Trying to make him a slave by using the soul enslavement seal? That seal could be used surreptitiously by exploiting the target's ignorance, but Holak is as far from being ignorant, so that's impossible... Maybe it would force him to open his primal soul and apply the seal directly? But what would motivate such a madman to receive the seal in the first place? For fear of death? He just declared war on the whole world with a damn smile on his face!
While Robin was busy thinking, he noticed something happening in front of him. The soldiers were done with their tasks and prepared to leave, and now a few Emperors had used teleportation arrays and opened six space vortexes. This is normal since they have to transfer all the prisoners to the Space Portal located in the northern region, before transporting them to Planet Jura.
But Robin's eyes left everyone and fixed on one thing: on Richard.
Since he came today and sat on top of the mountain thinking about this moment...
As for him, he knew with certainty that the Azil tribe was finished since Peon informed him that they were heading to battle, at that moment, Robin gathered all the available forces and got them standing in front of the Space Portal, ready to be deported at any moment. All that really occupied his mind was what Richard would do after the battle ended.
A few drops of sweat fell from Robin's head as he watched... Over the past years, Peon tried many times to persuade Richard to return to Planet Jura with him, but he categorically refused.
It was clear that Richard was thinking the same thing, as while the soldiers and prisoners were crossing the space vortexes, he was standing there, clenching his fists and grinding his teeth...
His return now to Jura, to the place that became the capital of his father's Empire, means that he will be recognized and will be treated as a prince there. Then he looked behind him. His stay here after eliminating the Azil tribe means that he will continue a series of random killings against the giants indefinitely, and after that what will happen? Won't he need to get out of here eventually?
"...Dammit! He better have a good plan for this filthy place." Richard shouted in annoyance and kicked the huge stone next to him, then bent down and picked up Peon in his arms and took a few steps forward until he disappeared into the space vortex.
"Hahaha, excellent, excellent! Don't worry, I have a plan, your father will never let you down again!" Robin completely forgot about Holak and stood clapping happily
"Hmm? Parental issues?" Holak followed the situation with interest as if he were watching a play
Only upon hearing Holak's voice did Robin remember his command and sat down again. This time he pulled out the surveillance array on his ring in a motion that made Holak's eyes open wide. Then he turned to face the giant again, with a big smile on his face this time, "Well, I happen to be in a very good mood today, What were you saying?"
"...Hmm, I'd say I want a way to increase my Soul Force," Holak spoke, his eyes on Robin's space ring. "And that thing was really impressive, I want one."
Robin nodded a few times, "So I should give you a technique that will make you stronger and make you control the planet's spirit in a shorter period of time. Understand, what will you give me in return?"
"The Northern Edge Mountain Range is full of treasures that no eye has seen or the mind has ever imagined. Depending on the quality of the technique you will provide me, I will give treasures that will fill your treasury for quite a long time!" When Holak heard Robin's mocking tone, he went back to staring him straight in the eye, "Secondly, even if you give me the technique, I will probably disappear again for thousands of years until I finish the refining process. You will have finished your affairs here and gone back to where you came from, You are a foreigner from another planet, right? What I do next shouldn't matter to you..."
Robin's eyes twitched slightly when he mentioned filling his treasury, but he maintained his calm, "Did the planet spirit tell you that I am a foreigner? That's true, I am from another planet, but not the only one. Did she tell you that there are other foreigners in Nihari at this moment that have nothing to do with me?"
Holak furrowed his eyebrows tightly