After getting his bearings.
He led Lin En on a long trek.
And from him, Lin En learned more about that vessel factory.
According to him, the factory had existed for several hundred years and was one of the Crimson Secret Cult's greatest secrets. Only their master and a handful of core members, including him, knew its exact location.
"But after we successfully created that vessel, my lord ordered the factory shut down to keep the forces of the Human Race from discovering it."
Tyrael spoke gravely.
"Over these past ten years, I've asked her countless times to reopen it so I could continue my research, but she never permitted it."
And this was what rankled him most.
For a true master in the field of vessels.
Having a wealth of knowledge but being unable to take his research and experiments any further was nothing short of torture.
Lin En glanced at him.
"So, can you tell me now? Since you'd already created a sufficiently perfect vessel, why did you have to wait so long?"
This was also the greatest question on Lin En's mind.
Ten years was no short span.
So why had they waited until now to retrieve Hana Ye?
"Couldn't you accelerate her growth?"
Lin En voiced his question.
Tyrael shook his head and said hoarsely:
"No, master. None of this is as simple as you think. Ten years ago, through a series of rituals and experiments, I made a preliminary confirmation of her perfection. That also showed me she was already capable of housing my lord's soul. With compatibility approaching one hundred percent, she surpassed every vessel I had ever created."
"More importantly, just like you, I subjected her to certain stimuli back then and succeeded in making her summon the Red Moon."
It had been