Capítulo 22: Chapter 22. Goal
"Laim?"
Migell looked at Zen with a question mark.
Even the other crew members, as well as Rina and Martha, looked at Zen suspiciously.
They all knew Zen as Zen. So, why did this box robot recognize Zen as Laim Worgrass, a man they didn't know?
Zen scratched his head with a stiff smile.
"Ahahaha... It's strange, did this thing misrecognize me?"
The atmosphere of the ship suddenly became silent and awkward.
Only the box robot remains focused on its work. He gave Zen a yellow light, then scanned some of the crew that had not yet been scanned. After scanning everyone, that robot went silently.
After staring at Zen for a while, Migell smiled and patted Zen on the shoulder.
"I guess that's right! After all, it's just an iron scrap, it could be that its was wrong, right?"
Migell laughed to melt the awkward atmosphere.
Zen also laughed, although it looked a little forced.
The rest of the crew relaxes because of this, but Martha and Clark look at each other.
They both felt that this didn't seem like just something trivial like a machine malfunction on box robot.
However, they don't have any evidence and don't know much about Zen, so they can't do anything to accuse Zen of something they don't even know.
Moreover, Zen had already told them that he would part ways with them after they arrived at the Floating City Magnel, so after they got off the ship later, they would no longer have contact with Zen.
They didn't need to interfere too much with the matter of this youth who seemed to suddenly emerge from thin air.
Afterwards, Zen talked about a few things with Migell, Rictner and the other Newcomers, and after saying goodbye to Rina, Clark, and Martha, Zen go off the ship.
***
Laim Worgrass.
Worgrass is a surname that Zen is not familiar with, but the name 'Laim' is the name of Brust's brother.
The chances are almost none, but it's possible that Laim Worgrass is the same Laim as Brust's twin brother.
Laim is safe. He is still alive somewhere today.
Zen's heart, that was currently in Warm mode, was beating very fast.
He was confused.
Should he look for Laim Worgrass?
If Laim Worgrass was really Brust's brother, what would he do? Starting to live peacefully as Brust?
Zen walked past one flying ship after another.
He walked fast, but his mind was out of focus. He continued to walk aimlessly at all. He sometimes even spins in the same place several times.
The others looked at him strangely, but Zen ignored them.
His goal... The problem was that the prospect of meeting Laim would greatly delay Zen's goal of forging a new cultivation path for himself.
Zen leaned against the corner wall of the ship's landing area.
He felt tired.
"Suck... What happened? Why am I so anxious?"
Zen took a deep breath, then exhaled it.
"I have to calm down."
Regardless of the gaze of others who pierced him, Zen forcibly entered a meditative state using [Water Flowing Crystal Technique].
He sat cross-legged, relaxed his muscles, and then let his consciousness sink into the flowing river.
The river water drenched his consciousness.
His mind immediately went blank and was quickly cleared.
Zen let his consciousness soak in the river.
He was sure that his anxiety just now didn't come from him, so he wanted to calm himself down with the [Water Flowing Crystal Technique] river first.
After 30 minutes passed, Zen finally managed to regain his clear mind.
'Is that you, Brust?'
Zen managed to recognize the source of his anxiety after he was able to clear his mind.
As expected, his uneasiness comes from the pieces of memory that Zen absorbed during his evolution.
Brust himself has been completely nowhere. A brave boy named Brust has turned into a Zombie. His soul was long gone.
All that was left at this moment within Zen was a desire, will, or some kind of obsession left behind by Brust.
Since Zen absorbed Brust's memory pieces, he naturally also absorbed Brust's obsession.
Just as Zen was brought by Brust to choose a leader in the sea of darkness during the evolutionary process, Brust's obsession also seems to have succeeded in influencing Zen as well this time; making him difficult to get calm.
Zen's consciousness rose from the river.
Zen's consciousness turned around and walked towards the upper reaches of the river.
Zen's consciousness stared intently at the faint flames of light floating near the waterfall.
'I don't hate you, Brust. However, it's very annoying if you always make me uneasy just because of small things like just now.'
Zen's consciousness stretched out his hand. He pointed it towards the dim flame.
In response to Zen's actions, the surrounding water formed a barrier around the flames. The water barrier brought a flame to Zen's consciousness.
"Since I don't hate you, I won't kill you. However, I'll restrict you from now on. You better not try something funny... Or I'll annihilate you.'
The flames curled up as he received a sharp gaze from Zen's consciousness.
After imprisoning the flame of Brust's obsession, Zen felt that his mind had become much more expansive and calm. It is as if the stain that used to pollute the clear and clean river has now been cleaned.
Carrying the prisoned flame with him, Zen's consciousness returned to sitting on the crystal stone in the middle of the river. He sat cross-legged, letting the stream of rivers wet his back. He letting his Mind strength continue to be eroded and forged.
***
It took several hours before Zen finished stabilizing his entire state of mind.
In fact, Zen had long since realized that his mental state was a little unstable since he was in this Zombie body.
Sometimes, he would suddenly get so excited about something like a 5-year-old looking at sweets, even to the point of ignoring the surroundings. He also realized that he was a little too obsessed with cultivation, for some reason he didn't know. He also often became quick to get anxious in some situations, which didn't match, with his identity as a senior cultivator, who was feared as the Crow.
Not only because of existence of the flame of Brust's obsession, but this body also affects Zen's mental state.
Even after hours of effort with the help of [Water Flowing Crystal Technique], Zen still hadn't managed to erase all of the negative effects of the Zombie's body on his mentality.
"Does this have anything to do with the reason for the Zombies' lack of intelligence?" Zen muttered.
Zen felt that he was close enough to the truth, and felt a little happy, as well as worried.
If the problem enters mental-things, it means that the time is quite urgent. He had to quickly acquire a way to continue his cultivation path or find another way to train his consciousness, and even strengthen his soul.
"Alright, I think I can survive at least 5 years with this condition. So..."
Looking around, Zen remembered the way to go up to the urban area from the ship's landing area. A smile appeared on his face.
'Let's start gathering information!'
For now, Zen decide to focus back on his goal. Yes, Cultivation!
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