Genetic Ascension

Chapter 2132: Changing Gears

Sylasʼ mind was racing. This treasure fixed several problems for him.

First was the problem of how he was going to accelerate Earthʼs ascension from his side. Even if Elara managed to do what he asked of her, it would be meaningless if Earth wasnʼt primed and ready.

But this treasure would allow him to purge the Galaxy of all its resources, then replace every mine with kernels of Demi-God energy.

The best part was that the treasure wouldnʼt have the burden of dealing with the replenishing. Instead, the system would do it because it was already priming them for an ascent in the first place.

Sylas would swap out the engine, and the system would provide all the gas. The only thing wrong with that analogy was that the system would actually be doing the much harder part.

The second would be a problem of resources in the upper realms. If he pulled this off, he would be able to use his Progenitor status to make Earth and the Milky Way cooperate with the treasure, thus allowing it to mine just fine even in the Demi-God Realm.

Would he have to be more hands-on to make that work? Yes. But it wouldnʼt matter if he was getting the valuable resources he needed.

The third problem was an actual method of forcing the galaxy to rise up with Earth.

If the system was focused on replenishing Earth and the Milky Way, the lines would blur and it would make an elevation of the entire galaxy as a whole far more possible.

The trouble was that that still wouldnʼt encompass an entire Sector. The treasure had a wide scope, but a galaxy was its utmost limit.

The question was should Sylas take a step back and accept a galaxy-wide ascension as enough, or should he press forward?

The treasure didnʼt rely on formations much, but they were still at least 20% of its function. Sylas didnʼt have the skill right now to improve what was effectively a treasure at the limits of the Mortal A-tier.

Even if he wanted to find a method, it couldnʼt be done this way.

A solution might be to move the treasure from galaxy to galaxy and replicate the same feat.

The problem was that there were thousands of galaxies in a Sector, and the only one Sylas could accelerate with his Progenitor status was the Milky Way. All the others would take three or four months—and the only reason it was that fast was because the Milky Way Sector wasnʼt very powerful in the first place.

One didnʼt need to be a math wiz to know that was simply impossible given the constraints Sylas was under.

So improving the treasure was impossible, and hopping it from galaxy to galaxy was impossible.

Sylas briefly thought about trying to become the Progenitor of the Sector, but he wouldnʼt even know where to begin. Before he did any of that, he would have to wipe out the Kaelthar Mortal Thryskai Clan, and the other Thryskai certainly wouldnʼt take kindly to that.

Plus, that would almost certainly reveal his intentions to Rhykan who already had far too much time to prepare to begin with.

As much as Sylas would like to be rid of a scourge like the Kaelthar that had annoyed him at every step of his journey, he always knew how to look at the bigger picture.

ʼ… I canʼt make this treasure better through formations. But…ʼ

Sylasʼ eyes narrowed.

What made this treasure so valuable was the ore that formed it.

”Hey, you know I asked you a question, right?” Cassarae pinched Sylasʼ cheek, tugging on it.

”Itʼs our ticket.” Sylas said, pulling his cheek back into place.

”Youʼre insane.” Cassarae said.

”Yes.” Sylas replied, then closed his eyes.

He was the Progenitor of the galaxy. If there was even a kernel of this ore anywhere in the Milky Way, so long as he focused on it, the World Spirits would get back to him.

Sylas stayed like that for over ten minutes, but he still hadnʼt come back with anything at all.

He knew that this ore had to be rare. For the Seeing Eye Guild to make such a large treasure out of it, it must have taken generations of constant looking and scouting.

Sylas thought of another wild idea, but he dismissed it quickly.

If he could craft human bodies, why couldnʼt he pop an ore out of thin air too?

Trouble was this ore was much too high level. And if he was the A-tier Fathomless Rune Creator he would need to be to do it, he wouldnʼt need to do any of this in the first place.

ʼThere.ʼ

Sylas had half expected not to find anything. To his shock, he did find something, but it wasnʼt in a location he expected.

It was in the Golden Bazaar, a place he hadnʼt been in a very long while and one of the first places he had been when he finally left Earth.

That was the place he had made contact with the Golden Grove Merchant Guild after he broke one of their rules and they tried to reprimand him.

However, the feeling was so faint that…

ʼThis isnʼt coming from the galaxy. This ore is in the Golden Grove itself.ʼ

Sylas didnʼt expect this. He expected even less that his senses would be so sensitive that he would be able to pick something like that up through a teleportation formation.

Was his sensitivity toward Aether that great now?

”I found it.” Sylas said. ”Iʼll be back.”

Cassarae grabbed his arm. ”Take me with you.”

”You can leave?” Sylas asked with a raised brow.

”You havenʼt been paying much attention, have you? Look at the cityʼs stats.”

Sylasʼ eyes narrowed.

When had Casstle Main become an Elite City? They were that close to forming a Kingdom?

Sylas stopped his movement entirely. This changed everything.

”Weʼre changing gears.”

”You see, this is what happens when you ignore your wife. You end up wasting time—.”

Cassarae was snatched up by her waist and shut up with a kiss.