Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 1757

Chapter 1757: Call of the Titan (1)

[Call of the Titan (???) (???)]

[Titan. A moniker known in every world, across every culture. They are the beginning, the origin, the primordials of their worlds and the foundations of their existence. Today, the word is used loosely, its original weight forgotten by most, but not all.] —

Sylas' eyes narrowed.

What sort of treasure was this supposed to be? This was the first time he had seen not just the grade of a treasure being obscured, but also the treasure type.

Usually, even if his scouting skill or the treasure itself was unwilling to allow him to see its grade, he would still be able to see whether it was a Skill, a Temple, an Aether Treasure, or anything of the sort.

But this time, he could see neither, and all he got in return was a vague description about Titans.

Were Titans really such a great thing?

As far as Sylas knew, the word Titan back on Earth only referred to a very specific pantheon of gods from the Greeks and Romans. And those gods were losers that lost their great perch to their own children.

In fact, the Titans of Earth's mythology weren't even the origin of the pantheon at all. They had been born from the real primordials, Uranus and Gaia. So, even if Sylas wanted to pretend as though Greek and Roman mythology was the end-all, be-all, even they didn't take Titans as seriously as they should.

Maybe if this description had been about the Primordials, or even the Olympians, Sylas could give it a little bit more credence, but this just felt... off.

So, Sylas chose to ask his Madness Key. The result left him in silence.

He knew that he would probably have some faint regrets about losing his Gluttony Madness Key. He knew that he would probably retrieve it one day when he inevitably clashed with the Glutton again. But he didn't expect regret to come so fast.

[Cost: Silver Merit]

This was the first time the Virtue of Pride Madness Key had ever asked him for payment in return for an answer. It had been far more flexible than the Gluttony Madness Key, obviously because he was at the highest level of clearance for this Key immediately rather than still being a low-level Madness Disciple.

But now, the chickens had finally come home to roost.

The Pride Key didn't want Genes. It wanted Merits.

Usually, the Pride Key would need him to fulfill one great feat a day, and Sylas hadn't really mused much about what that meant. Because he was always in constant danger all the time, fulfilling this requirement was incredibly easy and obviously also incredibly flexible.

If he had the Sin Pride Key, then it would surely be more difficult. But Sylas could often succeed just based on his intent alone.

That sounded a bit complicated, but it was quite straightforward. Essentially, so long as Sylas felt like he had accomplished something that day, the Key would be satisfied.

That might sound ridiculous. But it had to be understood that the Virtue Pride Key didn't appear for just anyone. By virtue of being the owner of the Key in the first place, you weren't a complacent individual.

That meant that if you were satisfied with what you had already accomplished that day, then the Key would also be satisfied.

This aside, if it had been the Gluttony Madness Key, Sylas could just spam-create whatever it needed. But now he didn't have that option. Did he really have to use the Silver Merit he literally just got to learn what this was?

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