Almighty Summoner System

From its explanation, the System mentioned that the leaking essence was actually now wasted and was actually absorbed by his two 'friends'. 

At first, Ban naturally thought that the System was referring to Eva and Tria as his friends, but upon thinking about it deeply, he recalled that the System never called Eva as his friend, and instead, it preferred to call Eva as 'Contracted Beast Eva', or 'Summoned Beast, Eva'. 

So he suspected that the System might be referring to something or someone else when it mentioned 'friends'. 

Ban was actually suspicious about it, as far as he knew, he doesn't really have any friends.

Although Kuys, Eva and others can be considered as his friends, he always referred them as his family, and not just some mere friends. 

And so he immediately inquired with the System about those two friends. He even subtly mentioned Eva and Tria so as not to appear as desperate about identifying the identity of the two. At the same time, he also inquired about what he needed to do. 

"System, you mentioned about the leaking essence helping my friends, do you mean Eva and Tria? And on this matter, what do you recommend, should I continue cultivating to help them absorb the leaking essences or not?"

After a moment of silence, the bluish screen of the System appeared yet again. The long rows of paragraphs and text earlier had already disappeared without him knowing. 

[Yes Host, the System recommends to continue cultivating to help those two friends of yours. 

In fact, it was also beneficial to you as even that slightest amount of essence you gain was actually equivalent to below average 'cultivating' speed. 

And as for the identity of those two friends, it's better for you not to know about them now. You only need to know that they are your 'friend' and not your enemy. 

The Host can rest assured that the two of them will be a big help to you in the future.

]

After Ban read those words, the screen immediately became transparent until it was no longer visible. 

Ban nodded his head in understanding after reading those words. 

As long as the System said that they were his friends, then it was already enough. 

Even though he still hadn't met these two friends of his, he had an inkling that the time was not very far.

For now, he should just focus on cultivating to help them and also strengthen himself slowly at the same time. 

And so, Ban accessed his Dimensional Storage Earring again and took 1 of the Normal Grade E-Elite Rank Beast Core that he bought from the blackmarket. 

He no longer wasted any time as he started cultivating by absorbing the essence present inside that Beast Core. 

…

Meanwhile, a hundred meters away from the cave. 

A female silhouette could be seen leaning at the branch of a huge tree. Upon closer look, one could see that she was wearing a green cape paired with a mask. 

This female silhouette's name was Rila. 

She was a D-Master Rank Summoner and a retired Gold Rank Adventurer. She was also a member of the reclusive family, the Glorious Panda Family of Eagle City. 

Just like the others, she was dismissed by the Family Head a few years ago and was tasked to blend with the people, doing normal lifestyle while still being the ear and the sword of the family. 

The Family Head, Kuys, knew that things were over so he tasked them to hide their identity as a member of the Glorious Panda Family while living in the city with a normal life. 

She became a side road vendor that sells normal snacks to the passerby. 

From time to time, she will visit the Family Head and meet with the others at the Kuys Bar to catch up. 

Their life was relatively peaceful and yet they knew that it was only on the surface. The Dark Guild was still working in the dark, but due to them being fully aware of the Glorious Panda Family existence, they were very careful on their actions. 

However, just a few days ago, the Family Head received a lead about Dark Guild members, bypassing the test of the Adventurers Guild and becoming official adventurers for the Eagle City. 

Following that lead, the family head ordered the 'Blackmarket' information department lead by Mr. Nian to investigate the matter. And to their surprise, it was actually true. 

This time, the family head, Kuys, was still assessing the situation and was yet to order the attack for the proven Dark Guild members in the Adventurers Guild. 

It was not because they were a coward but because of the fact that Family Head Kuys still felt that something was up. And hence after another day of investigation and espionage, they came to know that even the upper echelon of the Guild was also actually Dark Guild members. 

In fact, not only them, but various people who had a certain amount of influence in the city were also proven to be Dark Guild members. 

Mr. Nian's network was truly vast. In just a single day, the whole Glorious Panda Family was already aware of the various Dark Guild members' identities while the latter was still unaware that they were already exposed like a naked girl in front of their family. 

Even so, Family Head had still yet to give the word for the attack. 

However, it all changed yesterday. 

It was all due to the adopted grandson of and adopted granddaughter of the Family Head. 

According to the information that they received from the low ranking family members assigned to watch the Dark Guild members who just arrived in the city, the two adopted children were actually attacked by the Dark Guild members. 

Although they managed to kill the Dark Guild people in the end without that much of an injury, it still did not escape the ire of their Family Head. 

When the information arrived, the temperature inside the Kuys Bar doubled in an instant, startling the Glorious Panda Family members that were present during that time including her, and including the other customers. 

However, the temperature was suppressed in an instant, making the other customer feel that they were just hallucinating. However for them, the Glorious Panda Family members, especially for the likes of her that already has a senior status, they knew that it was not hallucination and they knew that it was due to their Family Head. 

From that moment, they knew that something important must have happened. And hence, using their secret communication techniques, all of the family members became aware of what happened, even before the two children returned to the Kuys Bar. 

When the two arrived, a lot of time had already passed.