Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 1015

Chapter 1015 Freeze

Lorien's plan was quite clear to Sylas. She wanted to use the conflict between the Thryskai and the Golden Grove to her advantage.

But it wasn't just bold for this alone. She still didn't know what the root of the conflict was, and she didn't even know to what extent it reached.

For all she knew, it really was a coincidence that that feather had appeared there, and she would just end up offending both parties, be found out, and lose her life in the most miserable of ways.

It was, without a doubt, bold. So bold that it was something even Sylas would likely not bank on—and definitely not as a pivot point to decide the fate of a plan she had already kicked into high gear.

To say that she was playing with fire was a severe understatement.

Even so, Sylas couldn't help but feel a hint of respect because of it. It wasn't an emotion that he usually had, but it seemed appropriate now.

What he knew for certain was that Lorien's chances weren't 0%. At the very least, there was a solid foundation to her thoughts and what was guiding them, for reasons already touched upon.

Sylas stood to his feet.

"Do you know the Beast Warlord Sanctum?" Sylas asked.

Lorien blinked. "Beast Warlord Sanctum?"

Seeing her confusion, Sylas knew that the answer to that was no. Either the Beast Warlord Sanctum was a great distance away, or Lorien was still too low in the Golden Grove to know about them.

But maybe that made sense. Otherwise, she would have likely recognized his Scorpion Warlord Armor.

It seemed that being able to make it to the Beast Warlord Sanctum for help was unlikely.

"I'll change my question, then. How do you get to the Golden Grove?"

Lorien's eyes narrowed.

"… There probably is a way in this bazaar. But it won't open for just anyone, and it certainly won't open for you unless you're under Level 31."

"I see… does that mean that I need to conquer the Level 50 one?"

Lorien's lip twitched. It was already ridiculous enough that Sylas did this one on his own. The Level 50 Bazaar was where the real powerhouses would be concentrated.

Here, there were still a large swarm of inferior races and various gangs of the like. But over there, there would be no slacks, and he certainly wouldn't be winning battles from over a kilometer away.

"Lead me to where the connection hub would be," Sylas said, not waiting for Lorien to respond. "I assume that if there's a connection to the Golden Grove, there's probably one to other bazaars as well, right?"

"I… I think so."

"Good."

…

Sylas, Lorien, and Nosphaleen stood in a hub that looked a lot like the nuclear reactor plant the System Cities had mimicked. But this time, the City Stele up ahead was very clearly different.

For one, it was of the Fragmented Grade, while the System Cities had always had Silver Grade City Steles. It seemed that that was far more of a big deal than Sylas had ever cared to consider.

The second was that this didn't really seem like a normal City Stele. Sylas pretty quickly realized that it should be a unique variation used for the sake of guilds and such. The progression path was very different, which was probably why he was called a Czar and not a City Lord.

What those exact differences were, Sylas wasn't sure, but it hardly mattered right now. What he did care about, though…

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