Chapter 699
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Chapter 699
A scraping sound filled Chidis ears as he carved apart a boulder. A sword was by no means the correct tool to use for the job, but it was what he was most comfortable with. Away went a slice up top, and a chunk down bottom. Then another in the other direction, forming four protrusions on the bottom. Pieces were carved off the front and the rear of the oblong object to form two more.
Chidi nodded. Alright, its ready.
... what is that? Aconite asked, pacing around the figure.
What are you talking about? Its you.The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñòv€l-B1n.
... In what way is this me?
Chidi frowned. Good point, hold on. He carved out sharp teeth in the mouth. There.
Only the teeth are even close, Aconite said. The rest of this is the wolf sighed.
Its close enough, Chidi crossed his arms. Im not going to just start carving you up.
I believe it began with shaving away fur.
Still better to not mess that up, Chidi said. Let me just
A few quick swishes of his blade and he had a good outline of what he had been thinking about. Just a faint flow of power. A few more and it was really coming together. And then the whole thing shattered.
Ahh, dammit, Chidi shook his head. The dampening runes werent enough. It probably wouldnt happen on your body, but it could actually amplify your own energy to be worse, if I did it wrong.
Is there a reason you were so quick?
Well habit, I guess? Chidi tilted his head. If Im fast enough I dont have to think about where things link up so much, and how. But obviously Ive been focusing a bit too much on the lethal aspects of formations.
I dont mind, as long as those lethal aspects affect my enemies.
Thats why Im practicing, Chidi said. Now he had to find something else to carve another Aconite out of. The second round would be better, no doubt.
-----
This juicy information. He would certainly make use of it. It wasnt just the spear saint that was responsible for his grudge with the Harmonious Citadel. He had simply been at the top of the list. This saint of light could eat it too, and he would. But if that was going to happen, he wanted the Citadel to collapse as quickly as possible. For that, there were a few plans the Scarlet Alliance had in place that should be coming to fruition soon. If they took out one more saint, then even with their hidden Augmentation members Everheart wouldnt feel threatened by them.
If the Citadel collapsed quickly enough, then the Scarlet Alliance could use what resources they scavenged from them to withstand the fallout of the revelation. Everheart was confident they would manage. Or maybe not. If they weren't good enough, that was their own problem. Its not like they were allies. He didnt have any of those. Not that anyone would agree to ally with him to begin with. Except maybe other crazy men, but Anton didnt count. Its not like they were even on good terms anymore.
-----
Anton frowned. He had a bad feeling, suddenly. Like a bug crawling up the back of his neck, or a spider dangling from its web. But the feeling passed. Maybe it had been a sudden fluctuation in devotion. Even though he wasnt around the Trifold Alliance, he had a steady flow of devotion from that direction, including what Anton thought was a small trickle from Ekict and the twin planets. The latter had a fairly small population, but they were favorably inclined towards Anton as a whole. If nothing else, simply ending a war instead of being related to the cause was taken better. But Ekict didnt seem to hate him, either.
Then there was a small amount from the upper realms, and a growing quantity from his current location of Inistra. He didnt intentionally develop devotion in people- but as it turned out, his cultivation style leaned into that on its own. Certainly, he preferred people to like him or at least appreciate his deeds. Anton was quite certain much of the devotion came from people who actually knew nothing about him personally.
It was a great benefit to his cultivation, especially considering that he was not bound to Inistras star. Being able to refine devotion kept his cultivation on an upward trajectory. That was important for another reason, as he still found himself teetering at the edge of his lifespan. The drop in cultivation from giving up Ekicts star had come with enough other things that he couldnt be certain the cause of all his woes, but the life force thing was at least part of it.
At least Fleeting Youth continued to grow happily. He wasnt going to incorporate ascension and spectral energy into his standard attacks, but he was able to use them more freely year after year. And to think in just another handful or two of decades he might reach rank 129, the next prime. Somewhere around there would be the brink of Augmentation, or some lower realms equivalent. Though perhaps he was wrong about that. Catarina and some of the others thought that would be another critical point, but the One Hundred Stars seemed to be diverging between upper and lower realms.
Not that there was anything wrong with that. Adapting to suit the situation was the whole point of it. For so long they had been the Ninety-Nine Stars, a professed statement of their incompleteness. Anton needed to keep in mind that he couldnt be certain that his would be the generation to consistently bridge that gap and the next.
Which was why he had people like Varghese, and everyone back on Ceretos. Anton grinned widely.
What has put you in a good mood, Sect Head?
Your very existence, Anton said.
Is that so? Varghese shook his head. Somehow, that seems more honest than your talent or anything like that.
Dont be concerned about that. Youve got a good long while until youre the age that I began cultivating. Thats quite a head start, and a dozen chances to become a whole new person, to see the world a different way.
Uh, alright, Varghese nodded. Thats actually kind of encouraging?
I try, Anton said. But you didnt really get into my farming based anecdotes so a lot of my material became useless.
Maybe Id like to hear more about that, sometime. You before cultivation.
Sure thing. And from me, you can hear the true story unlike the embellishments of my granddaughters. It certainly took quite a bit of that to make people he hadnt even met in the upper realms think so much of him.
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Chapter 699
A scraping sound filled Chidis ears as he carved apart a boulder. A sword was by no means the correct tool to use for the job, but it was what he was most comfortable with. Away went a slice up top, and a chunk down bottom. Then another in the other direction, forming four protrusions on the bottom. Pieces were carved off the front and the rear of the oblong object to form two more.
Chidi nodded. Alright, its ready.
... what is that? Aconite asked, pacing around the figure.
What are you talking about? Its you.The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñòv€l-B1n.
... In what way is this me?
Chidi frowned. Good point, hold on. He carved out sharp teeth in the mouth. There.
Only the teeth are even close, Aconite said. The rest of this is the wolf sighed.
Its close enough, Chidi crossed his arms. Im not going to just start carving you up.
I believe it began with shaving away fur.
Still better to not mess that up, Chidi said. Let me just
A few quick swishes of his blade and he had a good outline of what he had been thinking about. Just a faint flow of power. A few more and it was really coming together. And then the whole thing shattered.
Ahh, dammit, Chidi shook his head. The dampening runes werent enough. It probably wouldnt happen on your body, but it could actually amplify your own energy to be worse, if I did it wrong.
Is there a reason you were so quick?
Well habit, I guess? Chidi tilted his head. If Im fast enough I dont have to think about where things link up so much, and how. But obviously Ive been focusing a bit too much on the lethal aspects of formations.
I dont mind, as long as those lethal aspects affect my enemies.
Thats why Im practicing, Chidi said. Now he had to find something else to carve another Aconite out of. The second round would be better, no doubt.
-----
This juicy information. He would certainly make use of it. It wasnt just the spear saint that was responsible for his grudge with the Harmonious Citadel. He had simply been at the top of the list. This saint of light could eat it too, and he would. But if that was going to happen, he wanted the Citadel to collapse as quickly as possible. For that, there were a few plans the Scarlet Alliance had in place that should be coming to fruition soon. If they took out one more saint, then even with their hidden Augmentation members Everheart wouldnt feel threatened by them.
If the Citadel collapsed quickly enough, then the Scarlet Alliance could use what resources they scavenged from them to withstand the fallout of the revelation. Everheart was confident they would manage. Or maybe not. If they weren't good enough, that was their own problem. Its not like they were allies. He didnt have any of those. Not that anyone would agree to ally with him to begin with. Except maybe other crazy men, but Anton didnt count. Its not like they were even on good terms anymore.
-----
Anton frowned. He had a bad feeling, suddenly. Like a bug crawling up the back of his neck, or a spider dangling from its web. But the feeling passed. Maybe it had been a sudden fluctuation in devotion. Even though he wasnt around the Trifold Alliance, he had a steady flow of devotion from that direction, including what Anton thought was a small trickle from Ekict and the twin planets. The latter had a fairly small population, but they were favorably inclined towards Anton as a whole. If nothing else, simply ending a war instead of being related to the cause was taken better. But Ekict didnt seem to hate him, either.
Then there was a small amount from the upper realms, and a growing quantity from his current location of Inistra. He didnt intentionally develop devotion in people- but as it turned out, his cultivation style leaned into that on its own. Certainly, he preferred people to like him or at least appreciate his deeds. Anton was quite certain much of the devotion came from people who actually knew nothing about him personally.
It was a great benefit to his cultivation, especially considering that he was not bound to Inistras star. Being able to refine devotion kept his cultivation on an upward trajectory. That was important for another reason, as he still found himself teetering at the edge of his lifespan. The drop in cultivation from giving up Ekicts star had come with enough other things that he couldnt be certain the cause of all his woes, but the life force thing was at least part of it.
At least Fleeting Youth continued to grow happily. He wasnt going to incorporate ascension and spectral energy into his standard attacks, but he was able to use them more freely year after year. And to think in just another handful or two of decades he might reach rank 129, the next prime. Somewhere around there would be the brink of Augmentation, or some lower realms equivalent. Though perhaps he was wrong about that. Catarina and some of the others thought that would be another critical point, but the One Hundred Stars seemed to be diverging between upper and lower realms.
Not that there was anything wrong with that. Adapting to suit the situation was the whole point of it. For so long they had been the Ninety-Nine Stars, a professed statement of their incompleteness. Anton needed to keep in mind that he couldnt be certain that his would be the generation to consistently bridge that gap and the next.
Which was why he had people like Varghese, and everyone back on Ceretos. Anton grinned widely.
What has put you in a good mood, Sect Head?
Your very existence, Anton said.
Is that so? Varghese shook his head. Somehow, that seems more honest than your talent or anything like that.
Dont be concerned about that. Youve got a good long while until youre the age that I began cultivating. Thats quite a head start, and a dozen chances to become a whole new person, to see the world a different way.
Uh, alright, Varghese nodded. Thats actually kind of encouraging?
I try, Anton said. But you didnt really get into my farming based anecdotes so a lot of my material became useless.
Maybe Id like to hear more about that, sometime. You before cultivation.
Sure thing. And from me, you can hear the true story unlike the embellishments of my granddaughters. It certainly took quite a bit of that to make people he hadnt even met in the upper realms think so much of him.
Chapter 699A scraping sound filled Chidis ears as he carved apart a boulder. A sword was by no means the correct tool to use for the job, but it was what he was most comfortable with. Away went a slice up top, and a chunk down bottom. Then another in the other direction, forming four protrusions on the bottom. Pieces were carved off the front and the rear of the oblong object to form two more.Chidi nodded. Alright, its ready.... what is that? Aconite asked, pacing around the figure.What are you talking about? Its you.The debut release of this chapter happened at Novl-B1n.... In what way is this me?Chidi frowned. Good point, hold on. He carved out sharp teeth in the mouth. There.Only the teeth are even close, Aconite said. The rest of this is the wolf sighed.Its close enough, Chidi crossed his arms. Im not going to just start carving you up.I believe it began with shaving away fur.Still better to not mess that up, Chidi said. Let me justA few quick swishes of his blade and he had a good outline of what he had been thinking about. Just a faint flow of power. A few more and it was really coming together. And then the whole thing shattered.Ahh, dammit, Chidi shook his head. The dampening runes werent enough. It probably wouldnt happen on your body, but it could actually amplify your own energy to be worse, if I did it wrong.Is there a reason you were so quick?Well habit, I guess? Chidi tilted his head. If Im fast enough I dont have to think about where things link up so much, and how. But obviously Ive been focusing a bit too much on the lethal aspects of formations.I dont mind, as long as those lethal aspects affect my enemies.Thats why Im practicing, Chidi said. Now he had to find something else to carve another Aconite out of. The second round would be better, no doubt.-----This juicy information. He would certainly make use of it. It wasnt just the spear saint that was responsible for his grudge with the Harmonious Citadel. He had simply been at the top of the list. This saint of light could eat it too, and he would. But if that was going to happen, he wanted the Citadel to collapse as quickly as possible. For that, there were a few plans the Scarlet Alliance had in place that should be coming to fruition soon. If they took out one more saint, then even with their hidden Augmentation members Everheart wouldnt feel threatened by them. If the Citadel collapsed quickly enough, then the Scarlet Alliance could use what resources they scavenged from them to withstand the fallout of the revelation. Everheart was confident they would manage. Or maybe not. If they weren't good enough, that was their own problem. Its not like they were allies. He didnt have any of those. Not that anyone would agree to ally with him to begin with. Except maybe other crazy men, but Anton didnt count. Its not like they were even on good terms anymore.-----Anton frowned. He had a bad feeling, suddenly. Like a bug crawling up the back of his neck, or a spider dangling from its web. But the feeling passed. Maybe it had been a sudden fluctuation in devotion. Even though he wasnt around the Trifold Alliance, he had a steady flow of devotion from that direction, including what Anton thought was a small trickle from Ekict and the twin planets. The latter had a fairly small population, but they were favorably inclined towards Anton as a whole. If nothing else, simply ending a war instead of being related to the cause was taken better. But Ekict didnt seem to hate him, either.Then there was a small amount from the upper realms, and a growing quantity from his current location of Inistra. He didnt intentionally develop devotion in people- but as it turned out, his cultivation style leaned into that on its own. Certainly, he preferred people to like him or at least appreciate his deeds. Anton was quite certain much of the devotion came from people who actually knew nothing about him personally. It was a great benefit to his cultivation, especially considering that he was not bound to Inistras star. Being able to refine devotion kept his cultivation on an upward trajectory. That was important for another reason, as he still found himself teetering at the edge of his lifespan. The drop in cultivation from giving up Ekicts star had come with enough other things that he couldnt be certain the cause of all his woes, but the life force thing was at least part of it. At least Fleeting Youth continued to grow happily. He wasnt going to incorporate ascension and spectral energy into his standard attacks, but he was able to use them more freely year after year. And to think in just another handful or two of decades he might reach rank 129, the next prime. Somewhere around there would be the brink of Augmentation, or some lower realms equivalent. Though perhaps he was wrong about that. Catarina and some of the others thought that would be another critical point, but the One Hundred Stars seemed to be diverging between upper and lower realms.Not that there was anything wrong with that. Adapting to suit the situation was the whole point of it. For so long they had been the Ninety-Nine Stars, a professed statement of their incompleteness. Anton needed to keep in mind that he couldnt be certain that his would be the generation to consistently bridge that gap and the next. Which was why he had people like Varghese, and everyone back on Ceretos. Anton grinned widely. What has put you in a good mood, Sect Head?Your very existence, Anton said.Is that so? Varghese shook his head. Somehow, that seems more honest than your talent or anything like that.Dont be concerned about that. Youve got a good long while until youre the age that I began cultivating. Thats quite a head start, and a dozen chances to become a whole new person, to see the world a different way.Uh, alright, Varghese nodded. Thats actually kind of encouraging?I try, Anton said. But you didnt really get into my farming based anecdotes so a lot of my material became useless.Maybe Id like to hear more about that, sometime. You before cultivation.Sure thing. And from me, you can hear the true story unlike the embellishments of my granddaughters. It certainly took quite a bit of that to make people he hadnt even met in the upper realms think so much of him.
