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Molting the Mortal Coil - Chapter 1025

Published at 29th of March 2024 05:53:05 AM


Chapter 1025: Exploring

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Chapter 1025: Exploring

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There was a lot that Sage, and the research team, wanted to know about Gu. At the same time, Bear Three was someone at least at his own level of strength, but with what seemed to be more power and influence. Much of what he wanted to know about Gu could be explored on his own, so he didnt want to waste days of the mans time asking what would likely be basic questions. He could likely gather all that information from a few books in a fraction of the time and avoid indebting himself more to the man.

A servant leads him out of Bear Threes manor, taking him through the imposing stone hallways and up a flight of stairs where the building is back into a style that hes more used to. Carefully crafted wooden everything, floors, walls, ceiling. The rice paper sliding doors were quite nice. The servant this time wasnt covered from head to toe and after his long chat with Bear Three it seemed they were not as worried about him being dangerous as before. The veiled fear was now replaced by immense respect and nobody would dare to even meet his gaze.

Thats boring. Does Bear Three like having a house full of drones, or is this just a different type of scared?The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.

Whatever the case, Sage was first shown to a secondary building that was to be his from this point on and also brought past another building where Guan Zhenyan was staying. Then they walked him to the main gate and to a side building full of guards and servants that he could recruit as an escort at any time.

Sage refused the offer, not wanting to become a spectacle in town. Instead, he walked out by himself and took a moment to look over this new home of his: Stormport City. It lived up to its name, as he could see storms out in the distance over the water. To the west of the city there were many mountains, rows that got taller the farther away they were from the port. To the east was an ocean, one that seemed to be constantly embroiled in stormy weather. The immense city of Stormport was wrapped around a lagoon area that was somehow unaffected by the storms out on the sea. At the center of the city was a massive castle-like estate that should be the local ruler. Sage was currently on the west side of town, mid-way up the closest mountain and the estate he was in front of was large, but not quite a bit smaller than the city lords. Or at least thats how it looked from the outside. The massive tunnels hed walked through and passed by underground seemed to dwarf that other building, so it fit with his theory of Bear Three being the most powerful person here, but not being public about it.

Should I lecture him about stealing? Is that when the sob story starts? Or will the sob story be a setup that leads me into a bigger trap when I go to rescue his other orphan siblings?

Sage shook the bag and then set the boy down. He decided to stay out of it, shooing the kid away without asking any questions. The boy took off running, stopping at the corner of an alley and glancing back before disappearing around the corner. Sage was no saint. He was here to lie low for a while and build up his strength. In a few decades the Realm Heart would mature and hopefully push him to a new level. Then he could return to the Tianxia Capital and finish the deal with Guan Zhenyan. Stepping into the book store he realized his own curiosity was still guiding him.

I suppose Id rather learn about the world and its customs than get tangled up in the lives of others. Does that mean Ive become some sort of impartial observer, or am I just afraid of getting attached to more people that Ill eventually abandon anyways? Isnt that what they call Karmic bonds?

Catching a pickpocket sent him on a bit of an introspective journey. Such a thing might have only lasted a few seconds for someone else as they walked into the shop and their regular business snapped them out of it. Unfortunately, the downside of the Inner World was that Sage lived his whole life as a sort of game in the outside world now. He got up from the control room, where teams of people were observing everything that went on outside, and went back to his room that was just next door. It was strangely reminiscent of a ship, with the captains quarters being beside the bridge so he could be called into action at any time, even if the connection to the outside was all just filtered from his own perception and bond. He only had to walk across a hall and enter a whole team of people waiting to assist him.

That ten second walk into the shop turned into nearly three hours that Sage used to sit and contemplate on his attachments to the world. At the beginning of his time here in this world hed been excited by the idea of supernatural powers, only to realize he got unlucky with talent. Then he struggled for years just to find somewhere safe that he could fit in. Then hed stumbled into a path forward, one that gave him strength and led him to more lucky opportunities. It also led him into danger and hed slowly crawled his way up. The Tiankong Clan helped him form new connections, much more than the sort of frat roommate friends hed had in the Holy Flame Sect. Training them like younger siblings gave him the confidence to connect with his new family and open his heart up to rebuild the Lang Clan.

Yet, here he was, after raising a family for hundreds of years he had grown disconnected. That boy was like nothing more than an NPC in a game, a questline he didnt wish to follow. There was a whole world at his beck and call. He could alter their lives with a whim, and bring disaster to a whole world when he was injured. There were simply too many people under his purview.

If I stop to care about each and every last one of them, how can I ever get anything done? Is this how gods feel?




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