Chapter 292: Entirely honest
Flaheart dallion (rare) - This copper dallion can unleash a torrent of heat when fueled with mana. Capable of projecting flas, it serves as both an offensive tool to scorch enemies and a defensive chanism to create barriers of heat that deter attackers.
Edgekeeper Blade (rare) -Cycling mana through this blade dramatically enhances its sharpness, allowing it to cleave through enemy armor and flesh.
Guardian's Wristband (rare) -By channeling mana, this steel wristband generates an energy field that can forcefully repel enemies and their attacks. The wristband's protective energy not only guards the wearer but can also be used to push opponents back during close combat.
Beacon Pendant (rare) -When activated by mana, this brass pendant emits a blinding light. This intense illumination can be used to montarily blind attackers, providing a tactical advantage by disorienting them and making it easier to land attacks.
Not bad at all if I do say so myself. I'm especially surprised by the last one. I mostly just copied the inscriptions and the effect of an item I found on the 4th floor. Still, it did work, even though the item I made is much uglier and probably doesnt even break mid-rare.
Minion, here, play, I give the dallion, blade, and wristband to my disciple. Then I sell the pendant.
Vega quickly and possessively grabs the items and rushes back into her corner of the facility where she continues to train her kinetic demon heart while examining the items.
Just a few hours and my limit of three days will pass, and we will leave the Sanctuary. The plan is to head to the Bastion and maybe explore the Valley while leveling Vega until she gets her Primary class.
Of course, the plan has changed a bit given that I spent nearly two days out dealing with that monster, that I will totally repay for everything it put
through.
The asshole was probably as strong as the Fallen Hero or stronger. It's hard to asure it properly without fighting both. Its also a hunter type enemy that can track, and disrupt mana, with a tough body to boot.
Well, at least I took its arm and got myself a nice blade made of Voidsteel or whatever.
Voidsteel Slicer (Epic):The Voidsteel used in this blade is renowned for its vibration-absorbing qualities, allowing the wielder to cut with unmatched precision and sharpness. The Voidsteel ensures the Slicer is nearly indestructible, effortlessly cutting through almost any material.
The blade is extrely durable and sharp. I also tested it, and it works well with my [Resonance]. Surely it qualifies as at least a mid epic weapon. The only disadvantage is that it doesn't have a handle just a weird tal stump that was connected to the monsters bones, but I will deal with that later.
I probably could lt so tal and mold it around the stump to make a handle, but it wouldn't be as durable as the blade. It wouldn't be as conductive either, and it might crack during a fight.
So for now, I will keep it as it is. I can just form so armor around my body and hold it in a gauntlet. Simple as that.
Master, they are ugly, Vega says as she approaches
holding the items I gave her. Even as she cradles them with care.
Forgive , Your Highness, next ti I will rember to add so golden filigree to fit your delicate tastes, I reply.
She stares blankly at first, though she smiles after a second. "Okay!" She says before returning to her corner to continue her studies.
I'm indeed not appreciated here.
I return to the mana crystal in front of
and continue to examine it, making sure to rember the inscriptions. I plan to use them as inspiration in the future when I make my own evil lair. I already have a few places in mind when I return to Earth.
One of them is the Moon. Yup, a Moon Base is on the nu! I have to think big, don't I?
Another idea is a floating city. If I improve my kinetic energy just a little bit, I should be able to make a small island float, right?
Or maybe I can create my evil lair sowhere in the middle of an ocean.
On top of a mountain maybe? I could just decide to be a bit of an asshole and take over a mountain range in Switzerland. Or perhaps so nice valley in Colorado.
My options are endless.
I find it a bit amusing that there are still 4 years left in the tutorial, and yet I'm already thinking about how Ill abuse my powers after the tutorial. Seeing the floors within the tutorial, Earth will probably have more pressing problems than my floating city.
Feeling Darren approach once more, I sigh and place an anchor near Vega and another near him after expanding my domain. I teleport to his side, startling him to an acceptable degree, but he quickly calms himself and starts observing
with that annoying skill of his.
"First, I would like to apologize, we never wanted to..."
"Sure," I cut him off.
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He looks around, and Nina approaches as well. She bows her head too, followed by the n around them. These are the people that scared Vega and forced their way into my room. They apologize in unison.
At this point, it starts to grate on . That's what I get for not appreciating Tess while I had her to deal with things. Even good old HadwinOkay, that feels weird, let's not think any deeper about this.
"So, what do you want?" I ask Darren.
He gestures at his n, and they leave, leaving him and Nina alone with .
"There is sothing we wanted to tell you, Nathaniel." He fixes his clothes a bit and looks straight into my eyes, "I wanted to be entirely honest with you about a few things."
"Do you an your at farm down in the tunnels?" I ask.
His breathing quickens, and his pupils expand. I can feel the kinetic energy as their heartbeats speed up even through their natural barrier. Their stances shift to match.
"I hope you can understand why" Darren starts carefully.
"Stop using that annoying skill," I interrupt.
I don't like the way he looks at
or the way hes trying to read . Sure, I'm a hypocrite, I'm doing the sa thing after all, but I don't feel like I owe anything to a bunch of cannibals.
The probing sensation disappears, and the way he looks at
changes. He starts looking a bit more unsure as if he was trying to guess my mood or reaction.
"We have over three thousand people here in the Sanctuary," his voice, but a whisper in the halls of the facility. "We wouldnt be able to feed everyone without constant deaths. The animals move further out over ti to avoid being killed. There are weeks when we cant catch anything at all."
Nina moves closer and puts her hand on her father's shoulder.
"Trust , if we had any other option, wed take it. Of course," he emphasizes. "We only give the kids at we sourced from hunting animals. And the food we gave to you was always from animals."
In this, I trust him. I checked after finding out. Well, it's not like we ate the food they gave us. I always threw it away.
"Does everyone know?" I ask.
Darren shakes his head, "Not everyone knows. I know what youre probably thinking, give people the chance to decide on their own. But Nathaniel, even if they knew and had a choice, it would only hurt them. I know it's not morally right, and I will bear full responsibility for it and the punishnt, whatever it may be. All while hoping we will find a way to go on without doing this."
That's when Nina joins in, "Father likes to talk a lot, so I will say it. If you stay here, if you help us, we believe we will be able to get by without it. We know that you are strong and if you would help us to hunt just a few high-level animals once in a while, it could be enough food for weeks."
It almost makes
laugh, "Did that man agree to help you, or did you force him from the start?"
Darren takes over again, "Irvin agreed at the start. He really wanted to help, but after so ti, he partially changed his mind. So my predecessor did what he had to. I believe Irvin could escape if he really wanted to; I think he still wants to help us anyways."
Finally, the man's mask cracks a bit, showing his frustration, "I know how shitty all of this is. I know!" he nearly shouts. "I just don't know what else to do. I really don't"
A shitty situation indeed.
"I will be leaving in a few hours," I tell him.
The facility becos eerily quiet, even Vage listening to our conversation.
With a sigh, Darren nods, "I will leave you to your things then, Nathaniel. Thanks for everything."
After he leaves, I move back to the facility where Vega is waiting for . "It's rude to eavesdrop on other people's conversations," I tell her.
"But master does it all the ti!" She looks at , slightly confused.
"Masters can do whatever they want." I pinch her cheek a bit. "How is your mana orb coming?"
"It's still very small and pale blue, but I can hold it a bit longer now," she forms one over her hand, showing off the results of her hard work.
At the sa ti, she keeps sending her mana senses into the area, constantly wary of danger. Partially, she also does sothing to her Kinetic Demon Heart.
Unlike my [Focus] which I tend to concentrate on a single thing, she uses her [Concentration] a bit differently. Like , she can concentrate on a single task, and I can split my [Focus] into multiple threads. But Vega seems to have a better talent for using [Concentration] on multiple things at once. Of course, each instance isn't as powerful as focusing on a single thing, but even then it has its advantages.
Ive already decided not to stop her from doing so. It will be more helpful if she does sothing she has talent for rather than blindly following my advice.
"Good job," I hand her a small mana stone, "You can train with this too. It should help you a bit."
"Thanks!" She imdiately takes the stone and rushes to the spot where she keeps all her things. All carefully guarded like the hoard of an old dragon.
I turn to return to examining the mana crystal for the last ti when the transmitter in my pocket activates. This ti it feels weird, a bit different from before when Darren used it.
(I hope I got your frequency correct, so answer if you hear , Mr. Fucked Attribute Balance.)
(That's a rude thing to say to a cute young man, granny,) I send back.
(My old ass is cuter than you.)
Okay, now I really feel insulted.
But she continues before I can answer, (I don't like to waste my words, so I will be brief. You owe , right? Do you intend to pay
back, or should I forget about it because it ans nothing to you?)
(If you ask for too much, I will refuse, but yes, I owe you sothing.)
(Good. Do you rember the man they keep in the tunnel and use as cattle? My father?)
(It's hard to forget.)
(Good. In exchange for all the help I gave you, I want you to kill him.)
The already shitty situation beca even shittier.
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