Chapter 1179: The World of Edgar

"Are you happy serving me, Stella?"

The question Jason just asked was so deep and intense that Stella actually froze. There was so much that could be said in response to that, but Stella knew that this was a very serious moment for her. Stella had once been a soldier and a free woman, but now she was tied to Jason for the rest of her life, and Stella was willing to give her body and her soul to her master no matter what. Most people would find it hard to get used to that change. But Stella wasn’t most people.

"Yes, master. I am happy. Forgive me for being so bold, but I believe it was destiny for you to find me on Bi’nazin, and for you to take me as your servant. I have never felt happier in all my life than I have under your service, and if I can live till I am grey and old while the badge of your family upon my chest, then I will die the happiest woman in the world. It was my destiny to be your servant, and you were born to be my master. That is what I believe."

Jason looked into Stella’s eyes, and in there he saw an intense devotion unlike anything he had ever seen before. Jason had seen many looks from many women in his life. There were some women who had looked at him with pure lust, his girls looked at him with love, and his mother and sisters looked at him with adoration. But Stella’s look was a look of reverence. Stella was worshipping Jason in this moment, and the weight of that look was impossible to describe.

Jason closed his eyes and let out a small sigh, and when he opened his eyes again, he smiled calmly.

"I’ll keep depending on you from now on, Stella. Don’t let me down."

Stella’s smile could have lit up an entire star system, and Stella nodded.

"I wouldn’t dream of it, master."

Stella rested her head on Jason’s chest again, and the two of them gently went to sleep. Although Jason and Stella’s relationship as master and servant was already extremely strong, this moment only strengthened it even more. What they had was not a conventional romance, but it was something just as strong as that, and it was obvious that they would both care for each other until the day they died.

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[One Dimensional Leap Away From The World of Edgar]

The World of Edgar was one of the least visited worlds in the Primordial expanse. Unlike most other worlds that were filled with either powerful races who hire mercenaries for wars, or large deposits of treasure that attract multiple pirates, Edgar didn’t have any of these things. Edgar was a world filled with Ghouls and ghosts, and the only race living here was a strange group of Necrotic beings known as the Revila. This group was known to have pale white skin, almost like zombies, and they lived in mass colonies scattered across the entire world.

The Revila were known to have constant battles amongst each other for either territory or resources, but the fact that they were undead meant that they were all immortal, so it was impossible for there to ever be a concrete winner from the conflicts. But although the Revila were the most common race on this world, that didn’t mean that they were the dominant race. Instead, the most dominant race were the Nue Ghouls. These Ghouls were intangible, ghost-like creatures that could use extremely powerful magic, and they were known to regularly haunt the Revila and absorb life force from them.

Although the Revila were immortal, they still had some life inside of them that allowed them to move around and interact with each other, and it was this life force that the Ghouls would occasionally come and absorb before leaving the Revila to recuperate and get back on their feet again. Simply put:

’The world of Edgar is just a giant farm.’

Jason had this thought as he read through the message sent to him by the system. Jason was walking through a dimensional Tear that opened in front of him, and when he appeared on the other side, he was on a dark, dreary world that looked like something straight out of a horror movie. The moon in the sky was large and ominous, and it shone silver light through foggy clouds and over the dark ground. Jason was standing in a massive forest filled with tall trees, and there were strange sounds coming from everywhere around him.

Jason’s eyes immediately bled to blue as he activated [Mana Sight], and he looked around quickly to get a read of his environment. Jason noticed that he was surrounded on all sides by strange, floating creatures that seemed to be releasing a trail of glowing blue energy as they moved. There were other creatures around, like large birds and monsters of all shapes and sizes, but the floating creatures were the most common of all of them.

’Spread out and find the main base.’

Jason sent this message to his Legion, and he felt more than a thousand subordinates pour out from his Alternate Dimension and immediately travel through the shadows to go and do as they were told. Jason ran a hand through his hair and hummed calmly before he simply turned in a specific direction and began to walk. Jason had left the rest of his crew on the ship since he knew that none of them wanted to actually meet with the ghouls or ghosts that live in this world. Arte and Tsara were far too scared, and Stella had to stay back to take care of them. But Valeria was the one who surprised Jason most of all. Jason never expected a powerful mercenary woman to actually be scared of ghosts.

’I guess you really can’t judge people by how they act. Haha.’

Jason chuckled softly as he turned around a tree and continued walking.

CAW!

Jason looked up as he heard Helios cry out, and Jason smiled as the large Phoenix swooped down into the tree line and landed roughly on his shoulder before ruffling its feathers to get rid of any leaves. Although no one else wanted to face the ghouls down here, Helios had demanded to come with Jason, and Jason was glad to have the grumpy bird with him.

<Master too slow. Wake Helios when something happen>

Helios sent this message to Jason as it closed its eyes, and Jason just laughed calmly. This bird was getting too comfortable because Valeria was always spoiling it. Jason would have to remind it who was its master later. But for now, Jason just allowed the big idiot to sleep.

Jason turned back to the system messages, and he read the information on this world once again as he continued making his way through the forest. The ecosystem that Jason could see here was far too similar to what Jason had seen on Gina’s farm back on Earth. Whenever Jason visited his in-laws on their farm, Jason noticed how they reared cows and other animals for food, and even though there were far more animals living on the farm than humans, the humans were still the dominant ones there. The Revila on this world might be far more than the Ghouls, but the Revila were far too weak and stupid, and this allowed the Ghouls to rear them like foodstock. The Revila were being used to give the Ghouls sustenance whenever they needed it, and Jason could use that to his advantage.