After some time, Kiara finally returned to her room.
The door closed behind her and the lock clicked.
As the room became silent, she sat upon the bed and immediately contacted the system.
Her first concern wasn't the fire seed.
It wasn't the credits.
It wasn't even the dark elves.
It was Juren's status.
The system responded immediately.
[Ding! Estimated time for complete recovery: 32 minutes.]
A smile appeared on Kiara's face.
"Good."
Relief spread through her chest as the time was almost just half an hour.
The beast emperor would recover soon.
One burden disappeared.
Then her thoughts shifted elsewhere.
Toward the storage rings.
Toward the mysterious dark elves.
Toward the secrets of the Ixitus Empire.
Kiara leaned back against the wall, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.
"Alright."
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
"Now let's see what those dark elves were hiding."
