I Just Wanted to Be a Galactic Hunter—Why Am I on the Wanted List?-Chapter 246: Secrets and Contracts

After that weak, yet frantic voice fell silent.

The bedroom sank into stillness. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Loren appeared to be bowing his head in thought, but in truth he had quietly begun a conversation with Raven in his mind.

"Raven, what are the Tree of Life and the Spring of Life? Do you know?"

Raven's voice sounded a bit frantic, urgently pushing Loren on.

"Master, promise her! Quick! Those are extremely precious things!"

"I saw related material during my study of Ancient Orcish Script!"

"The Tree of Life, once fully grown, is called the World Tree!"

"Although it is extraordinarily difficult for a Tree of Life to grow into a World Tree..."

"But the sapling of a Tree of Life is itself a relic-grade material, able to craft relic-tier staves and various weapons."

"And the Spring of Life! It not only nourishes the Tree of Life! It can heal wounds in every sense!!!"

"If you obtain the Spring of Life, you are almost immortal!"

"Moreover! If someone without injuries soaks in the Spring of Life, their body will be greatly enhanced!"

"Ordinary people who drink from it will remain forever youthful!"

"Most importantly! The Spring of Life, as long as you don't use it up at once, can slowly regenerate over time by absorbing natural elements from the Star Realm!"

"The Spring of Life is known as a spring that never runs dry!"

After hearing Raven's explanation about the Tree of Life and the Spring of Life, Loren was not carried away by the exaggerated claims. Instead, a question immediately surfaced in his mind.

Why didn't the dying Ms. Carnina use the Spring of Life?

With that thought, Loren looked up and stared at the weak figure on the sickbed, then suddenly asked,

"Ms. Carnina, I have two questions."

"First question: I know the effects of the Spring of Life. Why haven't you used it to heal yourself?"

Leaning half against the bed, Carnina’s cloudy eyes flashed with a terrifying light when she heard Loren didn't immediately refuse her. From her many years of experience and Loren's reaction, she could sense the implication behind his words.

There might be hope! This Mr. Loren in front of her really might have the confidence to wipe out the Ferros Family!!

"Twenty years ago, after she died, I was diagnosed with major depression."

"Nineteen years ago, a year after her death, when I returned to work, I was diagnosed with both severe mania and severe depression."

"I once met a fairly famous Federation psychologist—Annie Bell. Her treatment suggestion was that I forget that beautiful time."

"I refused. It was precious to me."

"Over the years, I have thought of her every moment."

"I am already so tired. I have endured for a long time. Death, to me, is a release..."

After listening to Carnina's response from the sickbed, Loren nodded imperceptibly and then asked his second question:

"Then the second question. How did the elf race fall to the point of near extinction, and why would a half-blood like you know the location of the elves' heritage site?"

Upon hearing Loren’s second question, Carnina sighed inwardly before speaking slowly:

"The downfall of the elves originated from a war many years ago that swept through the Beastkin Star Domain."

"At that time, the Beastkin Star Domain was not yet Federation territory."

"The Abyssal Demon Lords launched an interplanar war against the Beastkin Star Domain..."

"The impact of that war was huge."

"The elves were almost annihilated in the latter stages of the war."

"Pureblood elves disappeared completely. Those who remained were our ancestors—half-elves born of unions with humans."

"Any pureblood elves scattered throughout the Star Realm all hid in their own ways."

"There may still be pureblood elves in the Land of the Gods. Rumor says the Nature Sect and the Rangers' Guild took in some pureblood elves, but that's about it..."

"The orcish people were also utterly crippled by that war; their lineage declined by more than half..."

"Several deities of the elf race also perished in that battle..."

"Near the end of that war, the Federation joined. The Federation’s condition was that the Beastkin Star Domain join the Federation and become, in name, Federation territory."

"It was also then that the Empire's 'God of Gods' emerged from the Empire and went to the Nine Hells, demonstrating His supreme might..."

"He exiled the entire devil clan, locking all the devils into the Abyss..."

"From then on, the Abyssal Demon Lords' war with the Beastkin Star Domain was completely over..."

"As for why a half-blood like me knows the location of the heritage site: my ancestor was one of the guardians of that site and passed the secret down..."

At this point, Carnina on the sickbed sighed deeply again.

Being older, she already understood that the elves could never return to their former glory...

That vast elven empire would never come back...

A race that once possessed gods, after being nearly wiped out, would face too many obstacles to rise again...

Most importantly, pureblood elves have an extremely low birthrate...

Loren, across from her, fell silent for a long time after hearing this string of secrets.

Then, he quietly took a Federation Coin from his pocket and tossed it into the air.

At the same time he mouthed a sentence in his mind:

"Is everything she told me tonight true? If yes, heads!"

The coin fell, heads!

What she said was true!

Feeling the coin's faces between his fingertips, Loren mouthed a second question in his mind:

"Do the Tree of Life and the Spring of Life really exist? If yes, heads."

The coin fell, heads!

They really exist!

After obtaining those answers by coin, Loren pocketed the coin and slowly spoke:

"I accept the second commission, Ms. Carnina."

Carnina on the bed saw that Loren agreed after flipping the coin twice.

She watched thoughtfully—some kind of lie-detecting ability?

Then, weakly, she took a scroll with blood-red patterns from the spatial ring on her hand and handed it to Loren.

"Then, Mr. Loren, please sign this contract, and I will tell you the location of the heritage site..."

Loren did not take the eerie-looking scroll by hand. With a suspicion in his heart, he calmly asked:

"What kind of contract is this?"