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"Welcome!, I'm surprised you're still alive; I thought you were dead because I haven't received any message from you for so long; it's good to see you're back." Just as Fionn emerged from the teleportation portal, he heard Vyn's voice, his tone cheerful.

"Thank you," Fionn replied to Vyn after hearing his strange greeting, and then he secretly asked Lucius, who was by his side, "how long I've been unconscious?"

"1 month," Lucius stated flatly, while looking around curiously.

GASP!

Fionn gasped in surprise when he heard Lucius's response, his eyes almost popping out in shock.

"Ah, who could they be?" Vyn questioned, his gaze drawn to Lucius and Ether.

"Oh, they are my companions; I met them on that plane, and we became quite good friends during my stay there; they were quite curious about our world, and were sick of living in that small plane, so they asked to join me, and I agreed." Fionn replied, lying with a poker face.

Vyn's mouth twitched as he heard Fionn's response and said, "Your ability to make friends appears quite frightening; despite the fact that you destroyed their plane, they follow you."

Hearing his comment, Fionn raised an eyebrow and asked, a little surprised, "how do you know?"

"When I opened the portal to your coordinates, I had quite a lot of difficulty due to the turbulent spatial currents, and that's an obvious sign of a dying plane," Vyn replied, pausing to lick his lips before adding, "Furthermore, I can smell the remnant scent of chaos energy from your body."

"Well, that was an accident," Fionn admitted, a little embarrassed.

"I don't care, what I want to know is if you can trade the Chaos crystal with me; I'll offer you a fair price." Vyn inquired, his eyes twinkling.

"I can't, I have some use for it," Fionn replied apologetically, then added as he showed his star mark, "but you'll have another soon, see I am ready for a rank up."

Vyn, who was feeling depressed after hearing Fionn's rejection, opened his eyes wide, noticing the glaring green light emitting from Fionn's start mark, and asked with disbelief, "How did this happen?"

"I trained hard." Replied Fionn shamelessly.

"Do you think I'm a fool, kid? This kind of result can't be obtained through pure hard work; I remember your star mark wasn't even yellow when you left, and look at it now. " Said Vyn a bit pissed, then after calming down, he added, "Well, it's not like it hasn't happened in history, everyone meets fortuitous opportunities, so stop lying, and I advise you not to think of a rank up so soon, wait and let your powers stabilise."

Fionn smiled and nodded in response, while asking" I guess 3 months must have passed here since I've gone."

"Indeed, as I told you before, one day there equals three days here." Vyn replied.

"It means I only have about 15 days to get to Legacy," Fionn thought, depressed at the realisation that all of his exploration plans were now in tatters.

What happened, Vyn inquired, noticing Fionn's strange expression on Fionn's face.

"Nothing, just a few minor issues." "I think I should leave, feeling quite tired after this long Expedition," Fionn said.

"No problem, but teleporting within the city with a Pishacha and a Shadow Wolf will get you in trouble." reminded Vyn.

"Yeah, I know," Fionn said as he turned and rubbed Ether's fur, saying, "buddy, as before, it won't be long."

Ether nodded reluctantly as he heard Fionn's words.

Fionn recalled him back into the blood realm at his chest after obtaining his approval.

Vyn's eyes twinkled as he watched this scene, and God only knows what was going through his mind.

Then, with a wave of his hands, Fionn took a cage from his spatial ring and turned around to face Lucius, "bro, can you get inside it for a while, I promise, you won't have to stay inside for too long?"

When Lucius heard Fionn's request, he responded, his eyes widening in shock "Are you kidding me, I'd rather die than go inside a cage."

"You should know the reputation of Pishachas among humans, so if I take you openly into the city, the implications won't be good," Fionn explained.

Hearing Fionn's explanation, Lucius paused for a moment before responding, "How long do you intend to keep me inside?"

"No more than two hours." Fionn spoke in a reassuring tone.

Lucius sighed and nodded hearing Fionn's reply.

After reaching an agreement, Fionn enlarged the cage to fit Lucius, who entered it reluctantly.

Fionn shut the cage after Lucius entered it and said apologetically "Don't worry, it won't be long, and I'll compensate you for this later.

Hearing Fionn's words, Lucius snorted, clearly holding a grudge.

Fionn chuckled as he observed his behaviour and placed the cage in his spatial ring.

While initiating the teleportation, he turned around and said to Vyn "I'll see you soon.