This was the nature of disasters: they came and went swiftly. In the wilderness atmosphere, the concentration of Originium dust was insufficient to sustain a prolonged disaster.
This was daily life on Terra. The people of Terra had to avoid such deadly calamities several times a year. While mobile cities were fine, for those in remote areas, moving once meant losing a layer of skin.
Only now did Goki truly realize how difficult life was for the people living in this world.
"I'll talk, I'll talk, I'll tell you everything! Someone from Kazdel gave us Originium ingots and told us to capture this Sarkaz woman—we bought some information from the Unification Sect and ambushed them here!"
Clutched by Goki's collar, a Disaster Follower warrior spilled everything he knew like beans, as if his courage had vanished along with the disaster.
"Alright, I have to admit, you're not that crazy."
Smack —
Punching the Zalak man unconscious, Goki stood up with a sigh and looked around—in reality, only this one person had spoken. The other Disaster Followers were all very stubborn, so Goki could only knock them out again.
Within a hundred-meter radius, many half-human-tall black Originium crystal clusters had already grown.
These were the products of the disaster: Originium energy and dust in the atmosphere were solidified into Originium Ore during the disaster process, and then, with the utilization of the Originium industry, they were transformed back into diffused energy and dust, returning to the atmosphere, no different from the water cycle.
This was also why disaster frequency increased closer to modern times; the Originium industry accelerated this cycle. But compared to avoidable disasters, the convenience brought by the Originium industry was something no one was willing to abandon.
"Goki, Goki, look, is this high-purity Originium Ore?!"
Beside him, Skadi, following Kaltsit's identification method, chipped out Originium with specks of golden light from the dark Originium crystals, completely unprotected.
"Mm… Yes, good, great, Skadi. It seems our next operating funds won't just rely on the black card. Remember to put it in a radiation-proof bag, otherwise it's easy to harm others."
Goki nodded, praisingly patting Skadi's Little Orca head, making her eyes narrow.
The pure Originium used in the game did not exist naturally; it needed to be extracted and synthesized from this high-purity Originium. These few stones were not cheap.
Around the dark crystal clusters, the Disaster Followers lay sprawled on the ground. The wounds inflicted on them still existed, but they had not developed acute oripathy due to radiation from the disaster.
This wasn't because they were truly unafraid of the disaster; after they fainted, Nightingale, who remained in the car, would always cast a shield on them.
And this little Demon, at this moment, was being lectured earnestly by Shining.
"Liz, I've told you, you shouldn't waste your stamina on these villains. When we reach the Grand Knight Territory, you must rest immediately."
Shining's normally calm expression was now filled with concern. Her rapier, after being sheathed, reverted to a Staff, showering Nightingale with specks of white light, but her tone remained stern.
"I know, I just…"
Nightingale lowered her head, her voice full of apology.
"Alright, alright, this isn't Nona Nightingale's fault, and sparing a life isn't necessarily a bad thing, don't you think?"
Soon, Goki interjected into their conversation, smiling as he defended the little white Demon.
This wasn't Nightingale's'saintly' nature acting up. According to Goki's observations, whenever Goki was injured, Nightingale would immediately cast a healing Spell, completely disregarding any overflow of recovery power. Even when enemies were injured, she would clench her small fists, seemingly possessing a strong desire to heal.
Nightingale's actions seemed more like… an instinctual reaction? She genuinely wanted to heal everyone from the bottom of her heart.
"Mm."
Nightingale nodded vigorously, looking gratefully at Goki. From leaving Kazdel until now, her knowledge wasn't extensive, making it difficult for her to find accurate adjectives to describe her situation.
"...Of course I know, and I'm not blaming you, Liz—thank you for your help, Mr. Goki. We will continue our journey; this is a small token of our appreciation."
Fumbling in her embrace, Shining found a few gold coins, delicately holding them with her fair, uncalloused hands, and offered them to Goki, her brown beautiful eyes filled with sincere gratitude.
On Terra, pure gold was not produced by the dozens daily as in games; it was a very precious general equivalent. These few gold coins were not cheap.
"Your strength has truly impressed me. I hope we can meet again in the future."
Shining didn't want to owe anyone favors. Even now, countless eyes were still watching them from the shadows. These attackers were merely the easiest batch to deal with, and she didn't want innocent people to be dragged into trouble.
However, to Shining's surprise, Goki gently pushed the gold coins back, instead extending his hand to them.
"There's no need to discuss the future, Ms. Shining. If the place you wish to go is also the Grand Knight Territory, then we can conveniently go together—I'd like to invite you to travel with us. What do you think?"
Goki had a premonition that these two old acquaintances would be key to his trip to Kazimierz.
Most importantly — how could a wife he had gotten his hands on just run away?
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