Temporal Pearls

Chapter 234: Arbitration 2

"You saw me come in and plan this. Knowing for sure I will have to intervene." Seth said and that was when some began to understand. "The correct cause of action is to confront me with the issue and I shall solve it with less trouble. But instead, you went ballistic and became a thief."

Seth's explanation made them understand the root cause. The guy saw a benefactor and decided to act in the hope of good salvation.

"You have a capable body as such, you must gather 5000 level 9 red cores in three days. The mission is yours alone!" Seth added. The lady was about to speak when Seth glared, stopped her and looked down. The man was also shocked but nodded, there was Quest that appeared before his face also.

"Now, is there anything you need to say regarding this case!" Seth addresses Captain Navy.

"We need the device back!" Vice Captain Navy Blue said as he was standing behind his captain. But Seth's gaze was on the Captain himself, making it clear that he was speaking to him. He didn't reply though. His gaze then went to each of the team leaders but none said a thing.

"What about you, anything!" Seth looked at Chief Stonely. She hesitated for a moment before she asked three things.

"We know our Sanctuary better and how to defend it. We need to have that back, please. Also, some of the denizens and immortals call us servants and slaves, we need a bit of respect. The last thing is about the stones. It's hard to get them if it's possible we need them back. If not, then at least the statues that are two to three generations old shall be returned to us!"

"We can't give you the position of defence. My people are capable of detecting any kind of danger, especially the Dark Wave that we have been expecting." Captain Brown said without batting an eye.

"Dark Wave!?" Seth muttered as he felt a hidden headache appearing. He knew it was the dark baby in his mansion called Dark Wave.

Seth then glared at Ash, the poor player sigh with a frown, "I don't think Dark Wave will come this way, right?" Seth asked him.

"Yes, I believe so," Ash said but he really didn't like that Seth showed others he knew something about it.

"I assure you Dark Wave has taken another route. He will never come this way. In fact, even Temra Canyon will be safe in a week, at most 2 weeks." Seth said with certainty and confidence.

"That means regular folk can travel around this side of Gawee!" Sue, a small child with the Raindrop Team.

"Certainly!" Seth said.

"How did they find this place? I sure have wondered all day long looking for it the first time. Your veil is unbreakable!" Seth asked Chief Stonely.

Lady sighed as she explained, "We felt a connection with another sanctuary and traced its location. That led us to the red canyon. But some of them followed us when we were coming back and found us!"

"Captain Brown, you will have your men withdraw from Village Gate and leave the Villagers to handle that. With their veil, I'm certain even a baby dragon that doesn't know this place can't find it even if they were actively looking for it!"

"And can we trust them!" A team leader named Afro asked, his dark skin was like Zambia and his punked hairstyle made him look like a bad boy. But his voice is manly and responsible.

"That is a good question. But, there are 9 Time Tempering Forces here, what can the village possibly do to you? However, I'm an arbiter…" he looked at Chief Stonley and said.

"I will witness your vow of no harm shall come to all the guests for the duration of their stay as long as they remain peaceful and no detrimental scheme comes from them."

"I, Stonely Bluerock vow to be a well-intended host, my people and I will present no harm toward our guests for the duration of their stay, as long as we aren't forced to take arms due to attack or malicious intent!" She said.

[Chief Stonely Bluerock Vow to be a well-intended Host.]

Every guest, denizen and player saw the notification. Seth then looked at the leaders.

"They will keep this village and be responsible for its protection. Yes, you shall help too but you are not in charge!" He asserted as he glared at all the team leaders including Zambia.

"You are all guests until you desire to be part of the community which she is exclusive to show you how. As guests, the host must be respected. In Gawee the most valuable thing is Water, the second most valuable thing is Power and the third most valuable thing is Safe Sanctuary. However, the first Two Valuable reside in the last value for lasting effect and continuous development.

As such, no matter what you gave them, they gave you more and that was a safe environment against the unknown Dark Wave and other threats. You must appreciate that." Seth asserted again

Seth became silent as he leaned back. One full minute before he said to Lady Stonely, "They will keep the stones and any statues that the old generation owner still alive. Let them make another one. All Sanctuaries developed further by exporting. Double your effort in finding the stones. Besides, I know a place."

"Yes. That means…" She narrated the statues that fit those criteria. With no puss, they appeared on the table. Seth's gaze was attracted toward one old piece. It was just fist size but Seth found it bubbling in Aura. He picked it up in curiosity.

[Ancestral Stone Statue]

~Type: Heirloom

~Grade 7, Level (max)

~Owner: Stonely Bluerock/ Gerald Kaz

~Use: Give blessing to the Owner

~Timespan: Can only be used once

[Note: this statue is 7 generations old and it was badly broken and will be crumbled after only one use]

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Seth was amazed to see the description.

His cloak enveloped him and covered the statue, and then there was a spike of energy in the room.

[Ancestral Stone Statue]

~Type: Heirloom

~Grade 7, Level (max)

~Owner: Seth Enoch

~Use: Moon Blessing, Ancestral Blessing

[Note: This statue has been blessed by the Moon. Use under the moon to cost less energy]

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"Owner Stonely Bluerock" Seth muttered.

[Congratulations, Stoneley Bluerock]

[Ancestral Stone Statue]

~Type: Heirloom

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~Grade 7, Level (max)

~Owner: Stoneley Bluerock

~Use: Moon Blessing, Ancestral Blessing

[Note: This statue has been blessed by the Moon. Use under the moon to cost less energy]

Seth handed it to Stonely, her eyes became red and tears flowing she kneeled and used both hands to collect it.

"Thank you!" She barely said as her voice buried in her weeping. Broken Stone smiled too with red eyes. He didn't know what happened but he knew it was better than his improvement. Seth used Aura to improve his statue but uses Oval Moon X to repair and improve hers.

There was no change in Seth's expression as if what he did was the most normal thing there was. But people in the room were moved by what he was doing.

"Pack the rest away. Your talent in sculpting is… heinously bad. We might need to sit down and develop it if I have time."

"Any comments!" This time he was addressing the team leaders. But like before they were silent.

"Good, have your device." Seth stood and came around close to the Navy Blue Soldier leader, he smiled and said, "This valuable thing should be in Personal Arms."

The Angry man forced out, "Yes!"

"Have it then in Personal Arms!" Seth hands it to his palm.

[Congratulations, Time Director has moved to Personal Arms]

The man was flabbergasted, Seth came back to his seat with no care about the shocked face the man was showing. He then said, "Rena please, a large paper!"

With a snap, a thick paper spread on the table. Seth's hand with a pen moved fast and drew the map of the village. Then he marked 8 squares at the edges around the village. The position of the market was moved from where it was to the centre where the 8 team can access it with ease. At the centre another squire.

Then he began to order, "This village will be reconstructed this way." He then explained the position of all the teams with their squire and that the place at the market centre shall be a building where they will discuss things related to them and make collective decisions.

ANNOUNCEMENT!

<[Silent Veil New Edict]>

[Silent Veil Gate Guards and Brown Team will be responsible for concealing and gauding the village gate]

[Silent Veil Hunters and Navy Blue Team will be responsible for scouting outside the village and reporting back]

[There must be mutual respect between Guests and Hosts]

[Killing of anyone is prohibited]

[Theft is prohibited]

[Conflict must be resolved in the market squire Alliance table]

[Stonely Bluerock is the sole leader of the village and 8 team leaders Guest as assistants]

[Seth Enoch the Benefactor of Silent Veil is the Overseer of this Alliance]

[Guest penalty for going against the set edicts is Instant expulsion and… others depending on the offence]

[Host penalty for going against the set order is expulsion and… others depending on the offence]

[New guests and visitors must be informed about the set edicts ]

The whole village saw that and it was drilled into their mind.

No one said a thing as they walked out of the meeting but they all followed the new arrangement.

In just three hours, everything moved smoothly. Even the market was functioning better. Some teams also liked their new position, they were also glad they were close to their allies.

After everything was in order Lady Stonely came in and reported him. She was happy and her people were too. Seth gave her some fruits to sell or store.

"Hoo. That went well!" He muttered as the Persona of nobility was turned off. From the very beginning, Seth allowed his anger to act. His Ego first took over and he became aggressive, Ruthlessness Attributes also activated as he broke Captain Navy Blue's collarbone with no remorse. He can feel the bone breaking and he can see the pain on the man's face but he felt nothing.

At the time the bone broke, Intimidation Attribute activated which made the man's steady glare waver with uncertainty. It did not make him fear Seth but he reflected on the situation around him.

Captain Brown has already told him that Seth, the boy with Green Cloak, has some resources they need. And they were all Personal Items. He was also mysterious and they have zero intel on his powers and for now, they were playing it safe.

To Captain Navy, that was the mindset of a strategist but he was a soldier. A war veteran clashed to understand the situation.

However, now that he was facing the boy, he realized it was not simple. The boy can harness the power of the Sanctuary and that was a big NO.

Adding to that was, Captain Brown and Afro didn't step up. If they do, he will have the motivation to retaliate. That meant he was all alone in this conflict and for sure Hourglass Team and Raindrop will back the boy.

Hourglass? Because he was with them and Raindrop? because they needed something from the boy too.

Another reason for not retaliating was, he can't trust any of the teams. They were all part of different organizations and he can't show any sign of weakness. That was if he was injured or killed, they would dominate the people that he amassed and stole the items he has been gathering all these years.

For that reason, he endured humiliation to preserve his power.

Seth can speculate the man's thoughts to a certain extent and he really appreciates that he didn't resist domination. If he did, what Lady Stonely feared would happen, the destruction of the village.

Thankfully, it wasn't only the Ego and Ruthlessness Attribute that have manifested but rather Chieftaincy was at work regulating his action. Shifting from aggressiveness to soothe the Ego and leniency to give room for cooperation.

He also achieved two good opportunities to appease the two sides. He revived the Ancestral Statue and also made the man have the device as his Personal Item.

Seth messaged his temple when he heard his script heating up. 'Of course, messing with time masters is not without danger!'

He brought out Analog, the time shown was 9 minutes past 12. But on the hand that tick Seconds was a tiny small clock that showed the same, however, the second in it, thick back and forth, before it adjusted to the main Analogue.

'Interesting, it has this function?' Seth wondered. He stood and went to the window, the moon was cascading its light from there. He held his staff with the intention of knowing when harm was coming his way and then activated the Sky View.

The whole village came to his eyes. He can now see more intricate detail than before and that was due to him being in the position of leader recognised by all as well as being the one that restructured it that way.

He focused on the Navy Blue Team, who were in a heated meeting among their members. The vice in particular was furious that they were humiliated and none of their allies sided with them and for the leader's refusal to retaliate. They believed themselves to be the strongest team in the village.

Sky View does not provide sound but using Drumming Scale he eavesdrops.

The captain was silent as he observed the device he now has as a Personal Item, his thoughts and emotions unknown.

'They are not the ones!'

Seth moved his gaze to the team close to them, the Brown Team. They too were in a meeting. Some were upset but not at the Navy Team. Soon a device hummed and a voice came in.

"What happened to Silent Veil? It is no longer on our radar!"

Captain Brown became docile and said, "The player that can revive Sanctuaries interfered after some conflict that arose between Navy Blue and the denizen of the village. He became the Arbiter and took control of the villager and also asserted the village leader should assume control again. Our position has now returned to guests and just supporters."

"Seth Enoch, right?" The voice asked.

"Yes!"

"Corporate with him, he is more valuable than the village. And get your hands on items he seemed to possess."

"Understood!"

Seth listened to that before he moved on to the rest of the teams. Each one of them was discussing the new situation but Seth recognised two-member teams focusing on a circle device. They were using a skill. Immediately he felt it was related to him.

He focused on them and used identifications. To his surprise, he mobilized the power of the Silent Veil Sanctuary and saw their status.

[Ginjo Gemini]

~Level 20

~Class: Temporal Warrior

~Subclass: Temporal Searcher

Title: Twin Wanderer

Body Traits: Flexible hands

Personal Arms: Brown Attire, Ring of Date

Talent: Data gathering, Identification, Status Review

Skill: Fireball, Flicker, Concealment

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[Ginja Gemini]

~Level 21

~Class: Temporal Warrior

~Subclass: Temporal Keeper

Title: Twin Wanderer, Time Keeper

Body Traits: Rigid hands

Personal Arms: Brown Attire, Data Vault

Talent: Data gathering, Identification, Status Concealment,

Skill: Fireball, Flicker, Temporal Shield

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'Hmm. They are on the Brown Team but they act alone!' Seth surmised, 'They are equipped for gathering hidden information. Status concealment, they are supposed to hide their status from prying eyes. Good, my Sky View Identification can bypass that. I bet they are scrutinizing my status to understand my powers.'

'Flexible hand means he can grab things fast without notice, be it solid items or information around him. A rigid Hand means he can hold on to items well and not lose them. I bet all their important items are with him. Hmm. That means if there are any skirmishes I should get my hands on him first, he is the treasurer.'

Seth then looked at the other players and found Zambia was in meditation while Juma was standing guard. He immediately understands that he was also responsible for his Analog reaction.

Seth frowned 'Are they in the cohort or what?'

'Hmm. Let me try something.' Seth muttered, "Aura Sight!"

Seth's eyes flooded with aura and he saw the Sky View changed. He now saw the aura of things rather than their actual body.

He focused on himself and around and he saw two shifting flowing substances, one was circling him clockwise and another anti-clockwise. One bigger and the other smaller. He then traced them to Zambia and the Gemini Twins.

Zambia was moving anti-clockwise and was smaller while the twins were going against it. 'He is protecting me from their prying.' Seth surmised, 'What Juma said earlier held true. Only he can be the leader and feel their time invasion.'

Seth didn't hold back, he quickly sought Brown Team status and then Navy Blue, but as he wanted to look at Afro, he felt not inclined to.

'I have Trustworthy in my attribute, right? Seeking their status while they have not sought mine goes against my noble status. The disadvantage if this class is too pronounced. I'm sure they will buy relevant information from the twins if they need it. Can't I look into it to prepare for them?' Seth complained.

It's not that he can't force himself to see but rather he felt disgusted in doing so. He decided to refrain and look at those that might be seeking his status.

He found only one team that sought and looked at them too. Even with that, not all the members can view it.

Seth sighed and decided to move away from the moonlight, however, he suddenly forgot all the status he saw. Especially Gemini twins.

"Interesting!"