Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 523

Chapter 523: Exact Requirements

Sylas stood in silence for a long while as the odd vacuum slowly settled down. However, it only took him a moment to realize something...

He was already involved in something much more dangerous.

The uneasy feeling was coming from the fact he felt that someone was trying to observe him. However, that feeling was much less sinister and oppressive than the feeling the crimson eye had given him.

Whoever it was helping the Dogons... they weren't nearly on the same level as whoever was behind the Greed Seed.

Not even close.

When he thought of this, Sylas' emotions settled down.

There was only one thing to consider in a situation like this one, and that was growing stronger.

The reason he had put the statue away this time instead of continuing to study it was twofold.

First, it would take time and the benefits were unlikely to be immediate. That said, there would no doubt be heavy long-term benefits.

And second... the reason why it wouldn't be immediate was a bit troublesome to describe and it folded into several other issues.

Sylas hadn't been there to hear Ragnar's curses about the destruction of his tattoos, but he could make some guesses now.

There were only two ways to make use of these Runes, a temporary method and a permanent method. Both required a large amount of mental strength, but the former was especially

taxing.

The temporary method involved forging the Runes mid-battle and infusing them into your flesh. This required a great deal of skill, and the consumption not only in the creation but in the sustaining of it would be astronomical.

By comparison, one could use treasures to create dyes that could make it more permanent. Sylas hadn't known about this method in the past, but after observing the statue, he noticed the presence of several vitality-rich dyes that were used to paint it. These dyes carried the air of Blood Essence, so they couldn't have possibly been chosen casually. However, he also had a strong enough sense for Blood Essence to know that there were several other things mixed in.

Due to this, he made the deduction. However, he was certain that these things were likely to be very expensive.

He could get the Blood Essence himself through Extricate, which would definitely make the cost much cheaper than it was for Ragnar. But he would still need to buy the other stuff.

Sylas' Rune Soul was already too heavily involved in his combat style for him to tack on yet another responsibility to it. His Wisdom would have to be at least a magnitude greater before he felt comfortable doing such a thing.

What was interesting was that the Dogons most definitely used the second method, but according to Nosphaleen, they were still hyper aware of the state of their stamina.

It was clear that Sylas was yet again an anomaly in this regard. Because he was pretty confident in using the second method with ease. However, that would take time to sort out.

He would also likely need to find Ragnar to figure out how the man had deduced the materials he needed for the Rune Ink.

Regardless, right now, Sylas had finally pivoted to something else that had been on his mind. "Protect me." Sylas said calmly.

Nosphaleen nodded, though she didn't know what Sylas wanted to do. She was still surprised by how he managed to take the statue away. But at this point, she would just have to accept anything this monster did with open arms.

Sylas took a seat where the statue had once been and felt a great deal of energy surging into him.

It seemed that the Dogons weren't completely careless with the statue. Part of the reason a vacuum had formed was because there was an underground network of Aether Stones feeding into it. He would definitely have to investigate that later.