Chapter 287
Jacob insists that I get used to the cage so that I’m not freaking out at bedtime, and I roll my eyes at him but go and sit inside anyhow. He should know by now cultivators spend long periods sitting in one spot. I’m not sure if I can cultivate right now, with everything locked away, but I’m going to try once they are asleep.
I can still feel that Karl is relaxed, but I can’t get through to him. Unless he’s in the middle of a breakthrough, the link must be blocked.
It’s not like he could do much anyhow; listening to conversations today in the Mayor’s office gave the impression that the only beings in the city that aren’t slaves are the Titan Clan. If that’s the case, trying to get to me would make him look like a runaway slave; there’s no way to pass it off as regular activity.
The moment the cage door closes, I can feel the remnants of the mate bond being blocked, but so is the block on my power. "No abilities work in there, and no cultivation energy will enter. Not even inscriptions will function, so don’t bother. Making a delayed activation Inscription will just make more work for the maids to clean up."
"Got it, boss. Do you want to play soccer with us after dinner? I know Mila wants to play."
"Nice try, but I’m not letting you go to the park on your first day here." Jacob laughs, making his sister pout.
"We will play another time. Don’t let those boring classmates get to you."
The Mayor calls them to dinner, cutting short their conversation and leaving me locked in this cage. They should all be busy now, so I attempt to cultivate, feeling the Death Energy that lingers around and clings to me start to circulate through my body. I can’t fall into too deep of a trance since I don’t know when they’ll be back, but I can most definitely cultivate here. Not properly, but slowly using Death Energy alone is better than nothing. It’s not like I have to worry about being demonized by the imbalance.
The silver of the cage is polished to a high shine where it doesn’t have inscriptions engraved on it, letting me use it as a mirror to examine my collar. It’s perfectly smooth and blank on the outside, so either the inscription is on the inside or sandwiched between layers. Of course they wouldn’t make it that easy to get this thing off of me.