Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 419

Chapter 419: Time Rule

Sylas shook his head, knowing that he was wasting his time thinking about such things. First he would need to get out of here and see if he could find another way to help cure her. Otherwise, he would likely end up losing her as a contract.

On top of that, even if he did manage to keep her, it would require getting rid of most of her Clypsian heritage, which would also mean that the stats he had seen her with earlier would definitely be tossed out of the window.

She would become much more like a normal Level 6.

However, there was a silver lining to all of this.

He had never felt One Kind For Me work so clearly before.

'Was it a mistake to not take in weaker beasts?'

He had made the assumption that the vagueness of One Kind For Me and the Intuition it gave him would be the same across the board. But just now he had practically gotten a flood of information about the history of a beast he had never heard of until he saw Nosphaleen's stat

screen.

Didn't that mean the weaker the beast's Lineage, the more prophetizing One Kind For Me could do? And in that case, even if his own Level was stalling, that of the beasts around him just might accelerate to untold realms.

There would definitely be a point of diminishing returns where taking in too many beasts would be a detriment to him instead of a help. But it was also obvious that that point wasn't here, and it probably wouldn't be at three or four either.

'Right now, the Hibernation Realm could easily take in five total beasts without losing any of its efficacy. When I return, I'll start investing in this path as well. Maybe it will be what pulls me out of the shadow of always being outnumbered.'

He still remembered his battle with Aerwyna. If not for being able to take advantage of his Will, he would have certainly lost that battle.

Why?

Because he was outnumbered and he wasn't the only clever person in the world. That unique combination of wit and numbers... it certainly wouldn't be the last time he came across such a thing.

Still, Sylas also didn't want to waste his time on snakes that were too weak either. It would needlessly waste a slot, and since he had to manage the Loyalty of his beasts as well, he couldn't just casually add them and kill those he didn't need later. Otherwise, it would begin to cause problems with the others.

In addition, he could only fuse with one of these creatures at a time. Meaning, if they couldn't keep up with his stats, they would be worthless to him. The quality had to be there no matter what.

'As with all things... the answer is somewhere in between.'

His gaze flashed as he made a decision. He already knew where he would get his third Serpentes from.

Sylas took a step and vanished from the ninth stair.

...

Sylas was surprised to find that there was no one waiting. He had wasted over half an hour to help Nosphaleen out, but it seemed that he had still ended up getting here first.