Kelvin was dropped at the gate. Then he made his way to the access point of the black market on foot.
Being out in the wilds reminded him of his last visit to the wilds. It reminded him of the acquisition of the Red Dust gang and the success of Red Dream in setting up a meeting with seven other gang leaders.
The meeting will be tomorrow, and it was also set for a neutral location in the wilds. The thought of whatever the gang leaders have in store for him made him chuckle.
Wrath asked, "What has got you grinning like shit?"
It was then that he realized that he had been grinning. He kept his grin as he replied, "I'm just looking forward to tomorrow. It will be the day I officially set up my cabal. One week later, I will get my first payment from all of them. Soon, I will be rolling in money."
She corrected, "Fake money, you mean."
He rolled his eyes. "Yes, fake money. But it is money. With it, I can buy as many human slaves as I want."
She pointed out after thinking about it, "It is good to be happy about that. You just have to fix the shortage of game points, or your fake money will be a waste."
That reminder dulled his good mood. He sighed and said, "Right."
But his good mood only reduced a little. He was still full of anticipation for what he was about to get. He still had 201 game points, which should help him get some useful abilities.
He reached the new access point 30 minutes later. It was at the bottom of a lake. The lake was colorful due to the different types of sands on its bottom. There were colorful weeds lining the lake and colorful insects chirping in the weeds.
He said, "Looks like I am going to get wet."
Wrath looked around warily. She didn't see or sense any major signs of life. But that didn't remove the frown on her face.
She asked skeptically, "Is this the only access point available?"
Kelvin replied, "According to Pauli, it is."
Wrath didn't buy it. She said, "I think they might be making things difficult for you."
Kelvin shrugged. "Doesn't matter. They have the upper hand, so they can play me around. Besides, they are currently in a heap of trouble. That more than makes up for the little fun they are having at my expense."
Wrath sniffed and said, "I will be cross if this is all a hoax and there is no access point at the bottom of the lake."
"So will I," he said before putting on a mask and jumping into the lake.
He swam past fishes and quickly reached the bottom. It helped that he was heavy. He would have reached the bottom without trying.
He found a white fridge at the bottom of the lake. He knocked on it in the special pattern that Pauli told him about.
The fridge changed color from white to black after the series of knocking. So he opened it only for a whirlpool to form at the bottom of the lake.
The whirlpool sucked him and the surrounding curious fishes that had followed him to see what he was up to. He was sucked through a tunnel until he was ejected onto the bank of another lake.
When he looked around, he saw the large mall before him. He also saw the many similar bots moving around on large balls that they use as limbs.
He stood up and dusted himself. But it didn't help. He was wet and dirty. Still, it wasn't enough to put him in a bad mood.
Wrath said, "That wasn't so bad."
He didn't quite agree. He said, "Speak for yourself."
Wrath insisted, "I can see why they would want to prank you by making you enter through a tunnel in a lake. Seeing you flail around like a fish out of water is quite a sight."
He grumbled as he made his way to the mall, "I'm glad one of us enjoyed."
Wrath nodded in agreement. "It is good, isn't it? Because only my enjoyment is important."
"You're lucky that I am about to put you to good use, or I would disagree with you concerning that statement."
Wrath asked, "Are you referring to the Gemini ability?"
"Yes, I am."
Wrath began, "About that..."
He stopped walking and turned to her. He folded his arms across his chest while staring intensely at her and tapping his foot on the ground.
He asked her sternly, "What is it that you are not telling me? You better tell me now before I go ahead and spend a ton of money on an ability I won't be able to use."
She shrugged. "It is nothing much. But I don't think the ability will work on me if you can't make contact with me. I am currently a shadow. The only way for you to see my real body and use that ability on me is for you to trust me."
Kelvin became silent as he considered what she said. He suspects that she is right since he can't use any of his abilities on her. Mind Domination Network doesn't work on her and he can't sense her at all with his new Life Steal ability.
He knew this before, but he had assumed that something like the Gemini ability which can work across distance would be able to work with her. But now he is not sure anymore. He certainly isn't sure enough to risk 100 energy stones on it.
When he spoke, it was a minute after. He asked, "Is there no other way?"
She shrugged again. "I don't know. Actually, I am not sure that you need trust either. I am just telling you beforehand because the repercussions would be worse than last time if you spend energy stones on the ability, steal it, and use game points to equip it only for it not to work."