Chapter 18: The Summoning of Meat Buns!
After negotiating with the princess, Lu Cheng originally intended to invite her to the research base on Earth for further discussions. However, when Elena mustered the courage and tried to step through the portal, Lu Cheng immediately felt his own magical power depleting at an alarming rate.
He hurriedly pulled her back out of the portal.
“Does it cost multiple times more magic for a fellow Sacred Crystal holder to pass through the portal?”
Lu Cheng pondered as he looked at the golden crystal embedded on the back of his hand. That attempt had consumed a significant amount of his magical power.
To be precise, Elena alone required five to six times more magic than a regular person—almost a quarter of Lu Cheng’s current total magical reserves.
“You can’t weigh that much.”
Lu Cheng initially thought that the amount of magic consumed depended on the weight of the object, but it seemed the calculation was not as straightforward as he imagined.
When a human passed through the portal, it consumed more magical power than transporting an object. And for a fellow Sacred Crystal holder like Elena, it consumed five to six times more magic than it did for a regular person.
As for items like food or equipment, the amount of energy required was minimal.
“Heavy? Should I take off my armor?”
As Elena spoke, she tried to remove her armor, but the suit was too cumbersome. As she struggled to take it off, it looked almost as if she were a tortoise flipped onto its back, trying desperately to right itself.
“No need. I’ve already reported your situation to the relevant authorities in our country. They need some time to make a decision.”
Lu Cheng was fiddling with the handheld camera that Poster had used earlier. All the recorded content was stored in the SD card, which included the entirety of his conversation with the princess. Afterward, Lu Cheng recorded a detailed explanatory video.
The explanation covered the current state of the Skarre Kingdom, the Blood Crystal Beast calamity and its characteristics, the plan to expand the portal’s energy in the future, and the princess’s plea for assistance.
After recording, Lu Cheng sent the SD card back to the research facility through the portal.
“Captain, is video data alone sufficient?” Iron Ring, who had been standing beside Lu Cheng, asked.
Even though Iron Ring couldn’t understand what Lu Cheng and Elena were discussing, it was apparent that Lu Cheng no longer intended to let Elena travel to Earth’s research base.
“Of course it’s sufficient. Earth’s research base has already begun discussions on how to deal with the Blood Crystal Beasts. We just lack enough battlefield intelligence. I’ll need to send more materials back for further analysis later,” Lu Cheng explained.
“Lu Cheng, what about the food we need…?”
Elena quietly listened to the conversation between Iron Ring and Lu Cheng. Although she couldn’t understand what they were saying, she still remembered Lu Cheng’s promise of ‘food but no shelter.’
“Just wait another ten minutes. My scheduled contact time with the base is in two hours.”
Lu Cheng glanced at the watch on his wrist. It was 7 p.m. Earth time.
“Ten… minutes?” Elena was puzzled by this unit of time.
When communicating with Lu Cheng, his words were translated into a language she could understand. However, some Earth-specific terms still eluded her comprehension.
“Just a little longer,” Lu Cheng rephrased in a way that Elena could grasp.
Hearing this answer, Elena didn’t ask further. Instead, she turned her gaze to where her soldiers were resting.
Poster and Kite from Lu Cheng’s team were currently checking on the health of Elena’s soldiers, while General Hubert followed behind them, calming the troops.
“And Lu Cheng, I’d like to ask if the priest of the Soul God behind you could heal the injuries of our soldiers.”
Elena shifted her gaze to Noyes, who had been hiding behind Lu Cheng.
Since she started communicating with Lu Cheng’s team, Elena had noticed Noyes’s presence. This young priestess was either hiding behind Lu Cheng or Poster, refusing to interact with Elena directly.
“The priest of the Soul God? Noyes?”
Lu Cheng turned around to look at Noyes. She had been in a drowsy state, but the arrival of the kingdom’s soldiers made her force herself to stay awake and stick closely to Lu Cheng, as if she feared he might sell her off to the kingdom soldiers if she fell asleep.
“Can you perform healing magic?”
Lu Cheng knelt down and looked at Noyes as he asked.
“The priests of the Soul God are skilled in healing magic. They can cure any injury. Our initial mission was to find a priest of the Soul God,” Elena immediately explained.
Healing any disease? This was clearly beyond the realm of science.
However, there were too many unknowns in this world’s magic, so Lu Cheng couldn’t confirm whether her words were exaggerated or not.
“Is that true?” Lu Cheng asked again.
Under his questioning, Noyes quickly wrote a few lines in her notebook.
‘The Soul God has granted me the power to heal all things. However, this power comes at a cost. The more severe the injury, the greater the price. But if you want me to heal those soldiers, I’m willing to use this magic.’
Cost? Lu Cheng glanced at the aged skin on Noyes’s left hand, which looked like some kind of curse.
“This is what we call a side effect. You’ve used it before, haven’t you?”
Lu Cheng placed a hand on Noyes’s shoulder, gazing at her gently.
Noyes bit her lip without responding. She touched the scar on her left hand with her right… her left hand had been trembling all this time.
Lu Cheng could tell that this price involved intense pain.
She was scared… very scared.
“Miss Elena, it’s better not to use magic that has such side effects. In times like this, please believe in science,” Lu Cheng said, turning to face Elena.
“Scie… nce?” Elena repeated the Chinese word again.
“My squad’s medic is already checking on your soldiers. Her methods are no less effective than using magic.”
Lu Cheng pointed to Poster, who was not far away. While Lu Cheng was talking to Elena, Poster had been examining the conditions of the injured soldiers.
“Also, the ten minutes are up. Could you step back a little? I’m going to ‘summon’ the food now.”
Lu Cheng used this opportunity to divert the princess’s attention.
“Is it time already? Can I stand here?”
In the face of food, Elena could only choose to compromise temporarily. Hunger, like injury, was tormenting her soldiers.
So, Elena took a large step back, giving Lu Cheng plenty of space.
“No problem.”
Lu Cheng used his ‘Meat Bun Summoning Technique’ on the ground.
In less than a minute, under Elena’s incredulous gaze, a large bag of meat buns, some white congee, and a small pot of eggs gradually emerged from the portal.
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