Chapter 679: Grasping Opportunity [Bonus]


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    Cassarae left the meeting with a headache, having sessfully held things off. However, she could feel that she wouldn''t be able to dy this for much longer. She needed a solution.


    The obvious choice seemed to be to allow it. Ultimately, those three were the main problem. The other spawns seemed much more normal. If they weren''t, there wouldn''t be a point to Gregory doing all of this. He would just get them all to directly rebel.


    In that case, there was still a chance to win this war so long as she kept those three at arm''s length from anything important. And while doing so, she would be able to clear the Silver Leg of her ss Quest as well by making Guiz City her cult.


    But all of that was easier said than done.


    ''Fuck you, Ss Brown. If you''re going to give me ass pain like this, can''t it be from pounding me? At least you''d be worth the headache then.''


    Pining after a man who wasn''t even giving what Olivia would call "Mtonin Dick" was so high school freshman of her.


    She entered her office and closed the door, exhaling a breath.


    However, she had barely settled down when a knock came from the door. She was half a second from throwing her entire desk at the wall. It was made of a heavy wood, but she certainly could manage it with her current strength.


    Luckily, she managed to restrain herself.


    "Come in."


    Cassarae raised an eyebrow when she saw that it was actually Tasia.


    The woman carefully closed the door behind her after double-checking that she wasn''t being followed.


    "Do you mind if I sit?" Tasia asked.


    "Go ahead." Cassarae nodded, observing Tasia silently.


    Tasia smiled brightly. "You''re more easygoing than I thought you would be."


    Cassarae almostughed. She was quite good at reading people and she got a beat on Tasia immediately.


    "You don''t need to butter me up. I won''t eat you."


    "I understand." Tasia nodded with surprising seriousness. "Originally, I was worried because of the headlines and the rumors. I know how this sort of thing goes."


    Cassarae smiled. "I won''t hang you by your tits so long as you know that my man is off limits."


    Tasia almost jumped in her chair before she cleared her throat. Alright, maybe she shouldn''te clean about everything.


    This time, Cassarae didugh. That was the first genuine reaction Tasia had had since she came in here. Everything else was perfectly curated.


    She had seen women like this before, women that could be Oscar-worthy actors. There was nothing they did that wasn''t a form of maniption.


    Oddly enough, though... Cassarae seemed far more resistant to Tasia''s charm than Ss had been.


    "So what did youe here for?"


    Tasiaposed herself. "Ss originally wanted me to be your recement steward, but after being around here for a day, it feels like that transition will be harder than it seems."


    Cassarae nodded, bing more serious as well. Since this was something Ss wanted, she was already open to Tasia.


    Tasia had already proven her worth through those auctions as well. Even without Ss, she would have Cassarae''s ear.


    "I can definitely help you rein in the situation in the vige. But I''m still only one person, and I feel like you might need me somewhere else more."


    "And that would be?"


    "Guiz City."


    Cassarae''s blue eyes sparkled.


    It seemed that Ss'' foresight had won out again. He didn''t even give Tasia any instructions before he left because he knew exactly how this would y out.


    If nothing else... Tasia was a woman who knew how to seek out her own opportunities.


    **


    Ss stood across from Nosphaleen. The wind whipped against their faces as the peacock soared across the skies, cutting through the night sky.


    First, she was shocked that she was Level 9. This was the first time she had improved in so long it almost brought tears to her eyes. But before she could even deal with those emotions, Ss handed her the Lineal Inheritance.


    She held the crystal in both hands like it was the most precious thing in the world.


    "How is it?" Ss asked.


    He still didn''t know what epting the Inheritance required, or how much time it would be. He was also reluctant to lose Nosphaleen''s help now that he was returning to the Grimdes. But by the same token, he wanted her to be stronger precisely because of that.N?v(el)B\\jnn


    The shortest path to rapid improvement for him was none other than Nosphaleen.


    The sirith would be awake in another three to four days. Ss had used what remained of his Free Experience to level up One Kind For Me just one more time, halving the time it needed. But he didn''t have enough for another.


    It was a gamble taking Nosphaleen out, because the cancer Gene had finally copsed. He wouldn''t be able to use it to put her back in the Hibernation Realm any longer. So if this didn''t work out, he would have to eithere with Nosphaleen out in the open, or he would have to leave her behind.


    Both woulde with their own sets of issues.


    "I..." Nosphaleen still seemed to be in a bit of a daze. Eventually, she managed topose herself. "I will need to enter andplete a series of tests. I have no idea how long it would take, but it is in stages. So I should theoretically be able toplete them piece by piece." Ss thought about it for a long while, even closing his eyes to specte for a moment. "Alright. Go. Is there anything you can bring with you?"


    Nosphaleen practically jumped with excitement. "I don''t think so."


    Ss stopped Nosphaleen just as she was about to trigger it.


    "Here."


    After some thought, Ss realized that Nosphaleen needed some sort of advantage. And for that... he settled on Ithkuil.


    Nosphaleen wasn''t a true Mesmeryx, so the Lineal Inheritance would be looking for reasons


    to reject her.


    To bridge that gap... he would distill his insights into the path of the Mesmeryx to her in


    language form.


    What he didn''t expect was just how profound an effect this had on Nosphaleen.