Eternal Thief

Ace was surprised when he heard the confirmation from the Crystal of Secrets, but he frowned slightly because the price was quite high. Still, it wasn’t like he couldn’t ‘gather’ the money again, nor was it his own hard-earned money that he needed to spend.

But there was a small problem. If he really paid this price, then this means that his background was not as simple as it appeared, and he had no doubt about the Sea of Secrets intelligence gathering.

If they knew George was from the Violet Yang Grand Sect, then 10 million Tier-4 spirit coins or upper ascension grade-4 spirit stones or spirit crystals were an impossible price for him to pay, even for the entire Violet Yang Grand Sect; this price was simply too much.

He even suspected that Carrier9,309’s silence was because she was testing him, but he couldn’t miss this chance. There was no alternative because the soul probe was too low-level to work on that woman, and even if it worked, he had a feeling that she might also have those strange seals on her mind that he had been coming in contact with lately.

Nonetheless, he needed this information to make more plans for his future endeavors, and he couldn’t miss it even if he had to reveal a little bit.

So, without hesitation, he asked the Carrier9,309, “I don’t have any Spirit Coins, but I do have Upper Ascension Grade Spirit Stones of Earth Element, and all of them are refined. I wonder if they are sufficient for trade?”

Ace found over 132 million upper ascension grade-4 spirit stones of earth element in the Moon Fiend King’s storage ring, and they were the highest-grade spirit stones he currently has.

However, it wasn’t Carrier9,309 who replied; instead, the Crystal of Secrets’ static voice rang, “They are sufficient.”

Ace was again amazed by the Crystal of Secrets’ reasoning abilities, and he started to become interested in its mystery. For some reason, the way this crystal interacts with him reminded him of the system.

Still, since the trade of spirit stones was acceptable, he didn’t delay, and he waved his sleeve. The next moment, on the side of the hall, a massive pile of emerald marbles appeared, and a powerful earth law suddenly filled with air.

Carrier9,309 finally reacted as she gently tapped on the table, and the massive pile of spirit stones vanished just as quickly as it appeared.

“Payment received.” She impassively stated the next moment, but her voice carried a hint of peculiar emotion.

However, the Crystal of Secrets didn’t care. The moment it received the confirmation from the Carrier9,309, it started to emit a mystical, ethereal glow, and the next, a beam of ethereal streak suddenly shot towards Ace’s glabella.

Ace didn’t dodge it because he sensed no danger from it. He was correct because this light was actually knowledge, and after refining it a little, Ace knew it was exactly what he wanted.

If it were someone else, they would’ve already started refining it, and it would take some time. However, Ace had a parallel mind, so he used it to start analyzing and absorbing this knowledge. He decided to ask for another secret, which was also quite important in the bigger picture.

“What is a King Sect, and where are they?”

However, this time the Crystal of Secrets’ reply was different, “It is a Level-5 secret. Your Secret Level is not sufficient dear Patron.”

‘So, they indeed had the information about these elusive King Sects, and I can even buy them…’ Ace’s mind raced, but he didn’t show any excessive reaction.

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“Then I want to know about the Fiend Assassin Guild.”

“Secret can be divulged!

“Price: 1,000,000 Tier-3 Spirit Coins!”

This time, the price was quite low, so Ace paid again with spirit stones without hesitation and got the information about the Fiend Assassin Guild.

After Ace had thought about it, he asked, “Where can I find Soul Gold, Lighting Wyrm Beast, and Time-Space Segment?”

These were the remaining materials for Eternal Thief Fate Compass’s Completion Scheme, and even then, it would only reach 20% completion.

He had already gotten the Illusion Grass from the Golden Sky World and also had formed the One Eye Devil’s Core with his trip to the Sky Heart Plains. He also has the whereabouts of the Crimson Platinum and was just waiting for the right moment to snatch it.

So, he was already planning on investigating the final three materials and upgrading the Eternal Thief Fate Compass because it was simply an irreplaceable treasure for him. He was looking forward to what kind of surprising ability it would bring upon its next completion. The Sea of Secrets just made it even easier.

“Lighting Wyrm secret can be divulged!

“Price: 5,000,000 Tier-3 Spirit Coins!

“Soul Gold is a Level-3 secret. Your Secret Level is not sufficient dear Patron.

“Time Space Segment is a Level-5 secret. Your Secret Level is not sufficient dear Patron.”

Ace was astounded to hear he couldn’t get information about Soul Gold or the Time Space Segment, and the latter was even at the same level as the information about the King Sects. Nonetheless, he bought what he could instantly and paid in spirit stones again.

Ace had many more questions he wanted to ask, like about the ‘Saints,’ but he held back because it might spell trouble if this was some kind of taboo, and he might draw Sea of Secrets’ greatest attention on himself if they knew he was aware of the ‘Saint.’ Of course, it was still not clear even they knew about it, but the risk was simply not worth the gains.

Afterward, Ace asked where he could find a large quantity of Quasi Spirit Ascension Grade weapons and the Spirit Fire of Darkness element. He got the information about the weapons, which was actually quite startling. The information about the spirit fire was only rumors, not accurate, which made it quite cheap. But for Ace, any clue was enough.

After an hour, Ace finally left the special building of the Sea of Knowledge with a content look on his face, but he was still wary of this power. In fact, this trip forced him to reform his entire plan and reevaluate the Mortal Ascension Heaven again because this place was far more terrifying than the Mortal Sky Heaven!

After George left, Carrier9,309 appeared on the highest floor of the Sea of Secrets ten-story tower, kneeling in front of a blurry figure as she said, “Your judgment about George Edward was correct, Controller. Although he didn’t sell us any secrets, the secrets he was inquiring about were extremely alarming, and I’m afraid even a sect leader of a second-grade sect might not know about these things…”

Carrier9,309 quickly reported everything about George without daring to hide anything despite knowing this blurry figure could monitor everything in the tower.

“Secrets are meant to unravel by those who have a destiny with them. I have a feeling that if I can unravel this George’s secret, I might be able to take the final step…” A wishful yet

uncertain voice rang.

Carrier9,309 trembled with shock because she knew what this ‘Controller’ meant by those words; she knew it wasn’t the last time she would see George!