Chapter 365: Ashes Revenge, Never Too Late Even After Fifty Years
“Ashe Heath can consistently make it to the list… Is this the hidden legacy of the Dolan Family?”
In the Happy Family Firm, Azura and the ‘Red Cicada Da’ Ina Aldo were also watching the live updates of the Gospel Book.
She did not participate in the capture operation led by Annan and others.
She was too old.
Although a Sanctuary sorcerer, the Da was also an elderly woman. The growth in a sorcerer’s power does not directly extend one’s lifespan. Sanctuary sorcerers and ordinary people do not differ in terms of longevity. In peaceful tis like these, sorcerers might die prematurely due to excessive soul depletion, while normal people could live out their lives peacefully.
Even though the Da’s spellforce remained at its peak, her gradually aging body affected not only her energy but also her will. Compared to decades ago, the Da no longer possessed the vigor and ambition she had when she first beca a sorcerer, nor did she have any curiosity or longing for the Virtual Realm. Each night she entered the Virtual Realm felt like visiting a grave.
She was tired of it.
Even if the Virtual Realm were a handso man, she would have grown sick of it after so many years.
Just as middle-aged n might turn to fishing, collecting chargers, virtual gas, or studying philosophy after experiencing impotence, the Da devoted all her efforts to the firm after growing weary of the Virtual Realm.
Networking, social interactions, and building relationships… The more a sorcerer drinks, the less blood they see.
Stability, career, power—you always have to sacrifice sothing for life.
In recent years, the Da rarely took on missions herself. After all, she ran the firm so her subordinates could do the work. If she had to do the work herself, what was the point of opening the firm?
Furthermore, this ti there were two Sanctuary Red Hats participating in the capture operation. If an unexpected situation arose that even two Sanctuary sorcerers couldn’t handle, then three wouldn’t be able to resolve it either.
However, unlike the Red Hats, the Happy Family Firm’s primary target was Annan, while others were secondary. After all, teaching soone to fish is better than giving them a fish. If they could obtain Annan’s thod of foreseeing the future, it would be more valuable than the Weaving Festival itself.
Yes, the Da was certain that Annan possessed a thod for predicting the future!
Upon learning that Annan and others had fled to Vamora, the Da had a hunch that the second ranking list might be related to the Dolan Family.
Just like how dipping a crab in a famous lake can significantly increase its value, Annan placing her ‘tool people’ in the influential Vamora family could very well make the Weaving Festival overestimate the value of her ‘tool people,’ leading to impulsive consumption!
As a fellow firm operator, the Da understood the working ntality of her kind all too well. Although the Gospel Book was constantly evolving and improving, it still followed rigid operational chanisms, leaving many loopholes to exploit.
In fact, the loophole in the Weaving Festival was not a big secret. If the Gospel Book was like a beautiful girl who had all the local intelligence, Annan’s approach was to bring in outsiders like Ashe and have them act as wealthy and elegant young noblen, thereby causing the Gospel Book to make a misjudgnt and be deceived by these scoundrels.
But there was a tricky part—how did Annan know the content of the upcoming ranking list so that her ‘tool people’ could strategically deceive the Gospel Book?
The term almost jumped out of her mind: foreseeing the future.
But it was impossible for Annan to have mastered the Prophecy Sect. The Weaving Festival was a Divine Intervention from the Omniscient Weaver. Even a two-wings sorcerer like her, or even a legendary prophecy sorcerer, couldn’t possibly glimpse the subtle nuances of the Gospel Book.
Thus, only one possibility remained.
“Now everyone knows that the Dolan Family has a way to exploit the Gospel Book’s loopholes and foresee the future through it…” the Da sighed. “Now our competition is going to increase.”
When the first ranking list ca out, most firms were skeptical of Annan’s abilities.
Due to distance, only the Happy Family Firm and the Happy Peace Firm made a move in the end.
But now it was different—just a little investigation into Annan’s movents would easily lead to the conclusion that she had the ability to foresee the ranking list in advance. This would undoubtedly attract interest from other firms, companies, and even the Royal Family.
The Happy Family Firm might not only fail to capture Annan, but even if they did, they probably couldn’t hold on to this prize.
It was ti to leave.
The Da decided to withdraw and called her subordinates to retreat. Just then, the Gospel Book updated another ranking.
“9th in the Family Ranking: ch Clan – Aldo”
Da Ina Aldo was taken aback—Aldo?
“ch Clan: A new necromancy troop type ford by rging mbers of the Happy Family Firm with liquid tal. They are neither purely chanical nor entirely undead, generally possessing the basic traits of ‘Cloud Computing Miracle’, ‘Electro-Healing’, and ‘Automated Operations’.”
“Cloud Computing Miracle: The core of a ch is the soul chip, which can produce the purest computational power. A sorcerer with the highest authority over the chs can have them pre-load miracles, which can be used imdiately when needed.”
“Electro-Healing: chs can heal their spiritual injuries by absorbing a certain amount of electricity.”
“Automated Operations: chs are the best workers, capable of continuous repetitive labor around the clock.”
“Patriarch: Ina Aldo”
The screen showed a group of identical silver-white robots working in an orderly manner. Their hands were chanical arms, and their lower bodies were tracks for quick movent, with a chanical barrier being constructed in the background.
The Da was dumbfounded.
What does “a new necromancy troop type ford by rging mbers of the Happy Family Firm with liquid tal” an? How can people be rged with liquid tal? Do they bathe people in molten iron?
Moreover, while mist spirits have so combat power, chs are essentially just production workers, right?
However, the Da couldn’t help but be intrigued by the ch skills.
The first skill is the Preloaded Miracle. Many miracles require the coordination of multiple spirits, so the spellcasting ti can vary greatly. So can be cast instantly, while others might take several minutes to prepare!
If chs could pre-load miracles, the sorcerer’s combat and production capabilities would see a qualitative leap. In battle, all miracles could be cast instantly, and high-difficulty Composite Miracles could even be attempted. In production, preparation ti could be reduced, and the cost of practice could be eliminated. After all, mastering production miracles usually wastes dozens or even hundreds of materials!
The second skill, electro-healing, ans that ch-spirits have no feeding costs. In the Kingdom, electricity is the cheapest source of energy. ch-spirits that live on electricity are easier to maintain than robots—robots still have wear and tear costs!
The third skill, Automated Operations, indicates that even if all the computing power of the soul chip is used to pre-load miracles for the sorcerer, the ch-spirits can still perform labor, maximizing productivity!
Who wouldn’t be tempted by such pure workhorse units?
It would be incredible to have such versatile ch-spirits at your disposal!
However, if you were one of these workhorses, you might not find it so delightful.
“Ina Aldo has received the reward ‘Liquid tal Chip.’”
“Liquid tal Chip: Allows the sorcerer to freely switch between ch-spirit and human states, and retain spellcasting abilities in the ch-spirit state.”
Ina felt a slight chill at the back of her neck, as if sothing had been inserted. She closed her eyes for a mont, and rcury-like liquid tal began to cover her body from the back of her neck.
Seconds later, a young Ina Aldo appeared in the mirror.
Like the Mist Spirit Ring, the Liquid tal Chip also had its unique projection—
“Your idea is quite impressive, rging steel with necromancy, combining cold machinery with the dead, and utilizing the trending chanic Sect… Can you tell
where this idea ca from?”
“Hmm? Because you ntioned coming to Azura to create a necromancy legion, it reminded
of the Happy Family Firm, which led
to rember how they used intelligent machines to hunt us down. Since they love playing with machines so much, let’s turn them into machines—just a petty act of revenge.”
“That’s quite a mundane source of inspiration.”
“Thank you, I’ll take that as a complint. Now then… Red Cicada Da, or should I say ch-spirit 001, I appoint you as the head of the Aldo Production Corps. Rember to work tirelessly every second to ensure I live a good life.”
“Yes,” Ina, now in her silver-white robotic form, responded, “Your command is the destiny of the ch-spirits.”
Ina watched this scene in silence.
At that mont, the call she had made earlier was connected, and the voice of her subordinate ca through: “Da, what are your orders?”
“Have Annan and Ashe been captured?”
“No, there’s no sign of any vehicle traffic leaving Vamora on the Gospel Book. They must have left by other ans… Should we retreat?”
“No,” the Da said as she stood up. “Stay where you are. I’m coming to join you.”
“What?” her subordinate exclaid. “Da, are you going to lead the mission yourself?”
“Yes.” The Da snapped her fingers, and a hovercar flew to her balcony parking lot. “Since we’ve made enemies, we shouldn’t expect to walk away unscathed. After drinking for so many years, it’s ti to make others bleed.”
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