Genetic Ascension

Chapter 88 Leader

[525 GT Bonus]”,

Her frown deepened, not liking the implication.

This Quest had called up everyone in a hundred kilometer radius. Of course, it was possible to just directly ignore, but then you wouldnʼt get any details, nor would you get the compass leading here. There was also a penalty involved for accepting and then flaking in the end, though this penalty wasnʼt worth your life.

”You think itʼs one of them?”

”I donʼt know. It could be a coincidence, they could have gotten the information through other means, or any number of things.

”Thereʼs definitely the possibility that there were some who ignored the Quest that could use where it pinged them as a clue for which areas to check on.

”You said it was 100 kilometers, right? Thatʼs quite a large area… but itʼs not impossible, given the strength of those people.”

”How strong were they?”

”Level four. F-level threats. Two of them.” As he spoke, he took out their equipment and placed them down. They were useless to him as well, so he might as well pass them on to Cassarae as well.

Cassarae took a breath and exhaled slowly. She took a moment to gather herself before she spoke.

”You really donʼt need to give me these, you know. Donʼt treat me like that same little girl. I have a little strength of my own, you know?”

There was a hint of irritation in her voice, but Sylas knew it wasnʼt really aimed at him.

”If you have a method of trading them in, do so,” Sylas said. ”Iʼm not giving them to you out of pity. I just quite literally canʼt use them.” freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Cassaraeʼs frown returned. ”Whatʼs that supposed to mean?”

Sylas held up his hands. ”I canʼt take these off. Theyʼre bound to me. I canʼt unequip them, and while theyʼre in my possession, I can wear any armor or wield any weapons.”

Her eyes widened. ”No way, Iʼve never heard of something like that. Is it a really powerful item, then?”

Sylas blew out a breath and shook his head. He wished.

”It just gives plus ten percent Constitution, and only on my fists. Iʼm not even sure it would apply if I used a palm attack or something like that.”

Cassarae fell into her thoughts. +10% Constitution felt weak but… if it was a permanent stat boost like it seemed, it could very quickly roll into something much more substantial.

Now that she thought about it, she had never seen a treasure item give a percentage boost at all…

The only reason Sylas brushed it off was because he had two methods that gave him far better and far more permanent stat boost. So many of his Titles gave better boosts, while his Comprehension current gave +150% and +200% boosts to respective stats.

It was hard for him to take +10% seriously, especially since it was just to a single stat.

”I donʼt know what youʼve gotten yourself into, but thatʼs kind of gross.” Cassarae looked at the blood-soaked wraps in mock horror.

Sylas shook his head. That was a gripe he had as well. But at the very least, it wasnʼt itchy, and it didnʼt seem to give off any foul smells. Oddly enough, it felt ”self-cleaning” as well. He had gotten it soaked in much more blood than this over time, but it seemed to revert back to this condition every time.

Cassarae stood to her feet and rounded her desk.

”Come. Watch this,” she said with a grin.

”You sure you want to advance your village right now? I think you should make a spectacle of it.”

Cassarae rolled her eyes. It wasnʼt much of a surprise if he guessed what was going to happen before she did it.

”Youʼre no fun, but now that you say so, youʼre probably right. This leader stuff just isnʼt for me.”

”I donʼt think so.”

Cassarae looked over, about to say something quippy, when she realized she had misconstrued his words.

He didnʼt mean to agree with her, he meant the opposite.

”Your temper is a bit of a problem—”

”Excuse me?”

”—But you have a very good feel for people. You can come off as very endearing to many. And from what I see, your spawned villagers donʼt have any ingrained biases as women leading, so youʼre in a good position.

”If you took the role of War Lord, youʼd do very well. Appoint others to do administrative stuff if you donʼt want to deal with it and lead the peopleʼs spirit, not their minds.

”Youʼre ranked number one right now for a reason, no?”

”How can you make such nice stuff sound so annoying at the same time?”

Sylas smiled. ”Good night, Cassarae. Get some rest.”

Cassarae watched Sylas walk away, huffing out a sigh.

ʼI guess heʼs right. After this upgrade, instead of a Professional, Iʼll try for an Administrative-type Spawn instead and hope I get something good…ʼ

She looked at her Luck stat. Hopefully, it would come through again.

**

The center of the village was filled with hustle and bustle, but it wasnʼt unruly. It felt quite warm and home-like, filled with hope and expectations for the future.

After surviving such an encounter, many of the villagers were in high spirits. They looked no different from normal people, everything from their skin tone to mannerisms perfectly mirrored the people of Earth. They even spoke the same language.

The only thing that stood out was the fact they were all around the same age, somewhere between their twenties and early thirties. There were no children around, and there only seemed to be tentative relationships between the people. Although there were some who no doubt shared a bed at night, none of them were husband and wife.

Sylas took silent note of all of this, but he didnʼt say much. He knew that Cassarae wasnʼt a fool. Administrative stuff might annoy her, but she really understood people. At the same time, her education was just as good as his own. They had attended the same schools, after all.