chapter 3159: two birds

rinfidio left the echo chamber and took a closer look at the message.
-by the orders of the werdlem empire main universe and authorized by the commanding center of triaglia supreme palace, rifindio, camazotz bat, is to investigate the allegations of identity theft in closal planet. rifindio must find the source of the problems at all costs. returning from the mortal realm is not allowed until the mission is concluded.-
rifindio's expression went dark. "what the hell is this?!"
the message didn't end there, though.
-any attempt to refuse or desert from this mission will be taken as a betrayal. your werdlem stone id will be blocked in the werdlem empire system, making it impossible for you to absorb any kind of cultivation energy in any of the universe inside the werdlem empire. this punishment is irrevocable and permanent.-
rifindio definitely understood that. as disregarded as he might be, he wasn't an idiot. he knew how powerful the werdlem empire system was due to his position. someone using someone else's werdlem stone id? in his eyes, that was impossible! that also meant this investigation might as well take years or even decades.
in the mortal realm, there will be no divine energy for rifindio to absorb. if he was already barely making it with divine energy and his reward divine stones from his missions, what about spiritual energy and no access to divine stone to make up for it? he was fated to fall. the main universe request couldn't have come at a more opportune time for the palace higher ups... and a worse time for rifindio.
"those fuckers!" rifindio cursed nonstop. he just wanted to go to the commanding center and beat up whoever put him up to this. of course, he would never dare to do such a thing. he is too weak to even get close to that place without a proper reason.
rifindio took a few minutes to calm down, but he took a look at the request once again in the end. "if i don't go, then i'm fated to never cultivate again. but if i go, then i'm looking at a life of even bigger struggles since i'm definitely being dropped from the palace once i finish this mission... if i finish it at all. as far as i'm aware, i might never get to the bottom of this matter."
rifindio hated that, but he understood the crux of the problem. not going is a guaranteed loss. cultivation will be blocked, and he will be done for. on the other hand, if he goes, he might be able to resolve this problem, even if it takes a very long time. sure, he will most likely get dropped from the palace in the end, but he can at least return to the higher realms and cultivate normally.
rifindio took a deep breath. many years of abuse can end in two ways. a complete lack of confidence or a toughened spirit. rifindio was the latter. the fact he was still able to achieve the minimum requirements for resource allocation with his poor bloodline concentration showed his determination. "hmph! so be it! perhaps being separated from the palace in the end isn't all that bad."
rifindio quickly gathered all his savings, exchanged everything for divine stones, and put them in his spatial ring before departing. next destination: closal planet.