Chapter 339 Boar King Equivalent of Free Humans
The fact that the Boar King was watching Inala made him nervous. But since he didn't have his power, he wasn't able to sense the Boar King's presence through his Secondary Nature as he did usually.
Therefore, without being able to pinpoint the Boar King's position or movements, it was hard for Inala to know what the latter was up to. He could only rely on Gannala for that, but it wasn't convenient to communicate.
He would have to puke out the messages, which wasn't possible in all situations. As Gannala was reading his memories and was aware of the Boar King's position, she knew when to message him. But the window of opportunity for that was limited.
Most of the time, he was accompanied by either Taltal or Wittral, having very little private time. It implied less information through which he had to make preparations, which meant he had to put extra care into his plans and think of a crazy number of possibilities.
'Gannala, alert me whenever I'm in the Boar King's line of sight or Prana sense range by scratching my throat. That's enough.' He thought, aware that Gannala received the message immediately. He coughed once when an Empyrean Zinger placed its hand in the food pipe and made light scratches.
It meant that the Boar King was watching him now. 'So, I can neither reveal the fact that I have a biome inside me nor can I talk to Wittral as usual and unnecessarily increase his hatred towards the Boar King. I need to be careful.'
Wittral was in a mentally weakened state and opened up a lot to Inala, someone in a similar situation. It provided Inala ample opportunity to get into Wittral's head and plant whatever he wanted in there and nurture them.
"Argh!" There was a shrill scream from a nearby room, the usual as Inala wasn't in the least flustered by it. Rather, he peered outside and observed that the Death Hour was about to begin, nodding in response, 'It's time for his suicidal tantrum.'
He approached the room and opened the door, only to find Wittral rush past him in an effort to rush into the sea. In habit, Inala extended his hand, grabbed Wittral by the scruff of his neck, and pulled him back.
His hands slung across Wittral's back to envelop him in a hug while applying pressure to stop his march. A stern voice, but filled with care resounded, "Calm down, Wittral."
"You haven't recovered your powers yet."
"..." Wittral raged for a few seconds as he watched a wall of mist form on the Dralh Sea due to the effects of Death Hour. His shoulders slumped in disappointment as his hands coiled around Inala, burying his face on her shoulder, inhaling in frustration, "I hate this life!"
"We had a breakthrough this afternoon." Inala said, his voice soothing, "You'll be back to normal very soon."
"How long do I have to stay like this, Inala?" Wittral asked, his eyes red, barely holding back tears, "It's vexing to see my people treat me like a fragile vase that will shatter without their protection."
"I was treated as their Deity until now! But here I am, having fallen from grace, wasting my Clan's resources needlessly." He sobbed.
"Take a seat, I'll brew you some tea." Inala consoled Wittral and began to brew some tea, one that was vastly tastier than what he made at Fral Island, since he was now fully armed with Lurt's data, "It's your favourite."
Once the tea's aroma wafted into his nostrils, Wittral calmed down. He jugged a glass full of tea and relaxed enough to speak with more clarity of mind than before, "I too experienced a breakthrough in my research. I created a tissue that can react and store a small amount of Prana. I don't know if I can evolve it into a Spirit Container, but it surely can become one that holds Prana."
"As long as we figure out the means to create a Spirit Container that can trigger our cultivation techniques, we might be able to rebuild a Spirit Container in our heart," Inala said, sharing the results of his research.
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