Chapter 598: Conversation with Kachina

After leaving his room, Su Yuan walked outside and soon found Aether and Paimon.

Of course, Kachina was with them as well…

“Morning, Aether, Paimon, Kachina!” Su Yuan greeted them with a smile, then got straight to the point.

“Let’s go find a place where no one else is around. I have something important to tell you.”

Aether and Kachina both nodded.

Under Kachina’s lead, they found a secluded spot.

It was only then that Su Yuan realized—someone was missing.

Kirara wasn’t there.

“Hm? Where’s Kirara? I don’t see her.” Su Yuan asked, puzzled.

“Miss Kirara’s… work habits kicked in again. She can’t sit still at all. She’s off delivering packages for some of our Echoes of Natlan members…” Kachina replied.

“Oh… alright. I hope she stays safe.” Su Yuan nodded, then looked seriously at Kachina.

“Kachina, what I’m about to say might scare you. Please—stay strong.”

To be honest, Su Yuan was worried that if he explained about the Eerie, Kachina might panic, break down, and fall into an eerie state…

If that really happened, it would be way too disastrous and cliche.

Taking a deep breath, Su Yuan spoke, his tone tense:

“Kachina… do you know about the existence of the Eerie force?”

“Of course I do.” Kachina nodded.

That answer completely caught Su Yuan off guard.

Wait—he hadn’t explained anything yet.

How did Kachina already know?

Had Natlan’s understanding of the Eerie surpassed the other nations???

“Kachina, when did you learn about the Eerie? Does everyone in Natlan know?!” Su Yuan asked quickly.

“No, of course not. Something so terrifying couldn’t be announced to the public.” Kachina shook her head firmly.

“Natlan is already troubled enough by the Abyss. If people also learned about the Eerie, it would cause chaos…”

“As for me, I only learned about it this morning.” Kachina pointed at Aether.

“It was the Traveler who told me.”

Su Yuan glanced at Aether, showing an awkward smile.

Aether responded calmly:

“Su Yuan, to save your time, I explained the Eerie to her already.”

“…Alright. In that case, I’ll get straight to the main point.”

Su Yuan turned to Kachina, expression serious.

“Kachina, your Eerie state rule may be linked to ‘strength’.

If you lose your inner strength… you may fall into an eerie state.”

“Linked to strength…?” Kachina murmured thoughtfully.

“My Ancient Name, Uthabiti, also means strength, after all…”

“But you don’t have to worry about me. I’ve grown a lot. I’m no longer the weak child who would cry over anything.”

Su Yuan nodded. “If that’s the case, then that’s good.”

Then, he finally asked the question he’d been wanting to ask all along:

“So, Kachina… what exactly is an Ancient Name?”

“Hm… let me put it this way.” Kachina began.

“Natlan is a land of heroes. Their heroic deeds have been passed down through stories.”

“And the Ancient Name is like a symbol or label of these stories. When we see an Ancient Name, we think of the history it represents.”

“It carries history and legends, but it’s also something passed down across generations…”

As she spoke, Kachina lifted a black, feather-shaped stone.

Inside it, tiny shimmering lights flickered—mysterious and radiant.

“This is my Ancient Name, Uthabiti—it means Strength.”

“Although it doesn’t grant any special power or increase our abilities, the heroic stories behind it have always encouraged the people of Natlan to keep moving forward…”

At this moment, Su Yuan didn’t know how to respond.

So the so-called Ancient Name was really just a symbolic thing—no real practical power at all…

But since his ability’s rule prompt suggested that he should also obtain an Ancient Name, he should at least ask Kachina about it.

Besides, the Ancient Name looked like a carved metal or stone emblem—no wonder it required that blacksmith named Xilonen to forge it…

“So Kachina,” Su Yuan began, “could you contact that blacksmith—the Name Engraver, Xilonen? I’d like to have an Ancient Name of my own made, as a keepsake…”

“Hm? I don’t think I’ve told you or the Traveler about Sister Xilonen yet. How did you know her name?”

Kachina looked puzzled for a moment—but soon realized that wasn’t the real issue.

“That won’t work, Su Yuan. An Ancient Name isn’t something you can have just because you want one! You have to be chosen by the Great Spirit’s gaze to inherit one!”

“The Great Spirit?” Su Yuan blinked.

He had so many questions now—without the ‘game knowledge’ he once relied on, Natlan felt full of unknowns.

“And… who is that?”

“The domain of the Great Spirit is the Kingdom of the Night God. The Great Spirit is the ruler of that land,” Kachina explained.

“Oh, so the ruler of the Night God’s land!” Su Yuan nodded.

It seemed the information he needed about healing the wound in his left palm would require help from this Great Spirit.

“It’s fine. I think I’m pretty special—so the Great Spirit probably won’t refuse to give me an Ancient Name.” Su Yuan said with unearned confidence.

“That’s not the point, Su Yuan…” Kachina looked helpless.

“An Ancient Name needs a heroic deed in Natlan to serve as its foundation.”

“And you just arrived here. You don’t have any deeds or achievements in Natlan recorded yet.

So how could it be possible to create an Ancient Name that belongs to you?”

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