IÆm not willing to do that Randidly shook his head emphatically
Ah really Neveah released an aggrieved expression IÆve actually already thought of a good candidate What about that cloud sculptor from that greek Bubble City And from all accounts sheÆs absolutely radiant
IsnÆt she a bit old for Randidly SydneyÆs lips twitched
Neveah considered that SheÆs in her mid thirties or was before the System arrived But she came out of her bubble relatively late and with how much time Randidly has spent in time dilated areas
The two continued to animatedly discuss this womanÆs compatibility with him Tatiana patted Randidly on the shoulder as he stared at them with a pale face Relax and let them have their fun In the end I would be the one who had to plan such an event and IÆm having a stress headache just thinking about all the arguments weÆd have to have to narrow down the applicant pool If anything you are too juicy a target for something like this Fame and power comes with a price
I really Randidly shook his head again but now a small smile was starting to form on his face At the very least these conversations had distracted him from the lingering dissatisfaction he felt about the Vualla situation I really donÆt know how to feel when you call me too juicyÆ
Do you know how many times a week men contrive to put themselves in my path Tatiana said Or they cast Skills or hexes related to love on me from afar and try to draw me toward them ItÆs tapers off while Kharon is moving but every time we stop a few more manage to finagle themselves aboard the Wandering City The worst sort of cockroaches Most of the time they are selfish and I donÆt mind crushing back their image to teach them a lesson but some are well meaning TheyÆve seen me from afar and have been carrying a torch for a while And IÆm just the mayor of Kharon Randidly you are the head of the Dragon
Sydney joined their conversation too even though her expression is reluctant Even now the world changed and the System human beings still love the mystery of a fantastic life different than our own A peek into the orbit of a specialÆ being We even have words for it your Nether has a magnetism that canÆt be replicated All the things youÆve accomplished all your victories your interactions with other worlds and the Nexus go to anywhere on Expira right now offer a young woman a hand and tell her that you can change her life for a night I think youÆd very rarely find someone who would say no
RandidlyÆs heart twinged for a second only partially because of what the three women were saying to him but because he abruptly felt how right they were Not about his appeal to the average woman on Expira which was a prospect he didnÆt dare consider too deeply but the way his whole being was affected by what he had accomplished People saw him differently
His mundane actions were part of a pattern
In a way I always considered myself a maestro His eyes widened and unfocused His Nether Core rapidly accelerated building to something profound That I manipulated the patterns and the energies originated from me But itÆs not that simple I am the pattern The way I move and breath and act and feel All those aspects are part of a pattern
ThatÆs why the Nether King seemed to birth those organic swirls without effort Because it was the pattern incarnate a moving symphony of cascading organic brushes If I can achieve that
Congratulations Your Skill Left Hand of the Nether Oracle has grown to Level 683
Congratulations Your Skill Right Hand of the Nether Polymath has grown to Level 675
A tremor ran through his Nether Core One of the shadows within it began to stir if I can integrate that fully then I think IÆll finally figure out how to keep improving my Nether Core
Chapter 1905
Sydney knew that awkward not a smile expression on RandidlyÆs face She had spent far too much time knowing him watching him grow to miss how ill equipped he felt to deal with this conversation regarding his romantic desirability Even though he had taken a lot of steps forward as he adapted to the System and grew in confidence he hadnÆt transformed into an unrecognizable form
At moments like these the old Randidly peaked through all the Stats and Levels and images and it made her both happy and depressed His pained reactions hadnÆt shifted that much
Yet in the next moment a change came over him Randidly relaxed All the tension he carried in his arms and shoulders vanished He raised his head and his eyes were piercing emerald and he projected palpable confidence The air around them seemed to swirl inward as though he was breathing in and the force of that action tugged them nearer to him SydneyÆs eyes widened it was as though their teasing conversation had triggered some sort of womanizing transformation in Randidly
With a fluid grace that seemed impossible even to SydneyÆs empowered senses Randidly pivoted and stretched a hand out toward Neveah His grin was winning and assured Let me change your life At least for a night
Neveah snorted but willingly took his hand YouÆve already done so when my soul was secreted away inside of a Raid Boss are you confident that you can do it again Here with no preparation
RandidlyÆs grin widened Sydney could feel the air around him change again an outward pressure instead of an inward tide That energy flowed through their hands going from Randidly to Neveah However even witnessing this transfer Sydney was unable to truly understand what he was doing Meanwhile Neveah sucked in a ragged gasp Oh Oh oh Of course Of course Why the hell didnÆt we see it before
Both of us are a bit limited Randidly said slowly Still holding NeveahÆs hand he offered a small bow to both Tatiana and Sydney ThatÆs why friends are important to help you notice when your perception is insufficient
Neveah and I need to do a bit of last minute investigation Randidly continued His eyes flicked back up to the sky He had deactivated most of the furious storm that had thundered above the island in the past few weeks but low wispy clouds slunk across the horizon as though just waiting for his bid to return Tatiana if there is anything you need let me know But be careful Someone else is going to try and make a storm of this party
TatianaÆs face shifted I assume youÆve heard about the situation with Alana
What happened with Alana RandidlyÆs face creased into a frown Then he shook his head Well if anyone can take care of herself it would be her ItÆs just the significance
There are massive worms of it Neveah whispered Her face had gone unnatural pale Slithering toward us even now Their mouths are open and they
Heh The apple doesnÆt fall far from the tree I guess Randidly bared his teeth at the sky You want to take a bite Ah what is this Someone is wielding a luck based Skill against us I think they will find the scales on which I operate arenÆt so easy to tip
Huang Li stepped forward The Chimera woman wiped out an entire city in the Northern portion of the Great Sea At least four thousand dead I was in the area noticed the loss of life managed to subdue her before she could wander around and continue her killing spree And at the time I noticed her strange innocence she seemed to hold no guilt over the killing On the journey back she seemed genuinely surprised that taking life was bad She said
A Chimera running wild in populated areas is a tragedy But something weÆve seen before The conservatives think we will let them start marginalizing a score of worlds just because this latest monster shows humanoid intelligence AlanaÆs mouth twisted
But Huang Li shook his head slowly I should have led with this She told me that she had been raised to view humanoids as disposable Some of Zone 7Æs other agents went to investigate and corroborated the ChimeraÆs story A certain subset in the FrogpeopleÆs world had found the innocent and intelligent Chimera and understood how she could be used She was taught to slaughter humans and then deliberately released into that area of the Great Sea where there would be very little oversight If I hadnÆt happened to pass by the death toll might be closer to a hundred thousand before it was discovered