"I have more than enough time to play with you right now. Keeping quiet will do you no good. You're not gathering the Heartblood for yourself anyway. You're probably gathering it for your fellow disciples, right? Are you trying to be loyal to them by not saying anything?"
Fane's tone was very calm while saying that as if he was not talking about anything important at all. Fane knew very well that Florian would slowly lower his guard if he said that.
It was because someone as arrogant and prideful as Florian could never truly be loyal to anyone. He definitely did it for his own benefit. Sure enough, Fane was right. Florian's expression changed when he heard that.
He slowly lost his stubborn expression as his eyes started to dart around, and various thoughts surfaced in his head.
That was right! Was he just showing his loyalty to his eldest senior by being stubborn? Why did he need to do that? He never got any benefits usually, and he would only be remembered when there was something for him to do.
Furthermore, he was even forced to agree to be harshly punished if he could not finish the task. Just thinking about that, Florian felt incredibly unhappy. Why did he need to be loyal to that person? Why did he need to suffer so much for the sake of that person?!
What was he going to get out of it? Just looking at how Fane was smiling while saying all those horrifying things like severing his limbs and torturing him just made him feel like he would go crazy.
Paying a price like that all for the sake of protecting a secret that was not even his own! How was that worth it at all? Florian took a deep breath as he thoroughly resigned himself.
His tone was somber and had a hint of reluctance, "You're right. Even if I keep my secrets, no one will think I did well anyway. Why do I need to do so much for him when he doesn't do anything for me normally?!"
When Fane heard that, he felt relieved. Florian frowned and said, "You have to promise me. As long as I tell you all my secrets, you will give me a quick death! I don't want to live anymore anyway."
Fane nodded in agreement. After a sigh, Florian continued, "You want to know what Heartblood is for, right? Let me tell you truthfully. There's only one use for Heartblood, which is to open the Vibrant Hall! The Vibrant Hall hasn't been opened in a thousand years.
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countless treasures within. After entering the hall, anyone who passes the tests will get even more. Some people soared in skill because of these treasures, greatly changing their own levels. Their powers soared so much that they became top disciples of their clans!"
Saying that, Florian had an incredibly serious tone. It was obvious how important the Vibrant Hall was to Florian. Florian thought about his situation and felt like all of that no longer had anything to do with him.
He said with an ashen look on his face, "Opening the Vibrant Hall needs a lot of Heartblood. Since it is the essence of a person-there is tremendous power in it.
"Wanting to open the Vibrant Hall
needs at least the Heartblood of three to four thousand people. You can't use Heartblood from regular warriors either. They need to be stronger ones! There's no point in killing lower-level warriors.