Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 688

Chapter 688: All Roads

"Ah, to think that the famous Sylas Grimblade would accept my invitation. I am honored."

Nathan's voice came from the other line and Sylas was taken somewhat off guard. He had used long-ranged communication methods before, namely to speak with his little sister, but he didn't even get the chance to feed it Aether Stones before everything just started working naturally. It was hard to tell if this was because Nathan had pre-loaded it, or...

"No need to be surprised. This is a special device I created with my Profession. It makes it easier on us because it's basically impossible to track, and there's no use for Aether either. If things go well, and you trust me, I don't mind giving such devices to your family as well. That way you can contact them secretly whenever you want without the cost."

Sylas didn't answer immediately, adjusting himself to just what this meant.

"... You corrected the technology issues of Earth?"

Nathan chuckled. "I shouldn't be surprised that you figured it out so quickly, but I can't help myself. I thought I hid it decently well. But yes, you're correct. At least for some matters, I'm capable of tapping into Earth's technology of old. Though it feels odd to say this considering we had full access to them little more than a year ago."

Sylas took a breath. This wasn't just a small matter. It was huge.

As powerful as F-Grade, and E-Grade beyond felt... could the current Sylas survive a bullet at point-blank range? Well, he was pretty confident in dodging now, but that relied not on reacting to the bullet, but rather to the person firing it.

If he was forced to withstand a bullet, he would need to rely on a defensive Skill and his Aether first and foremost, and at best he would be able to deal with a normal handgun. Although Nathan claimed that he could only do this for some technology, the obvious assumption was that as his Profession progressed, so too would his ability to tap into these branches as well.

Without even saying much, Nathan had displayed his value several times over.

'This Profession has to be exceptionally rare or exceptionally difficult to progress. If both of these are untrue, then the enemies of Earth are far more powerful than anything I've imagined until now...'

"Then let's get to the core of it." Sylas said slowly. "Why have you contacted me?"

"I think that we would be of great use to one another. If you've read my file, I'm sure you've seen that I'm very good at making investments."

"From your vantage point, I shouldn't be one."

"Well, I wouldn't be so sure... especially since making a bet on you now doesn't come with a

lot of risk to me. After all, the Grimblades are currently in a state of limbo and ultra flexibility.

I bet that the reason you left the Grimblade family compound so freely is because you managed to strike a deal with someone quite important."

"So you mean to say that you're free to put your eggs in two baskets without losing out on much."

Nathan chuckled. "It sounds arrogant when you put it like that-."

"No. It's just reality. You understand your worth. Should the Grimblades know of your abilities, even if they did have evidence of you betraying them, so long as you didn't cross their bottom line, they would look the other way."

Nathan's laugh echoed out once more, but he didn't reply directly, feeling that Sylas was going to continue. And that he did.

"So why did you not use these abilities for the sake of helping Lucius?"