Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 544

Chapter 544: Mine

Sylas stepped into the large common room where there were three individuals waiting for him.

[Tasia Banks]

[Virgil Wright]

[Austin Beck]

Not a single one of them had a Level above zero. Sylas doubted that it was because of a treasure. The odds of such a treasure being effective in his Territory were next to nothing. That meant that these people simply had no Levels at all. They were probably being nurtured to earn Professions. Though he could see hints of nervousness in them, there was a professionalism there that made it obvious they had done this sort of thing for a living before the Summoning.

The difference was that before the Summoning... Sylas would have been thrown in jail for killing them. And now, there were no guardrails in place for them at all.

Each one was hoping that Sylas would have some etiquette in not killing the messengers. But they were likewise all willing to risk their lives for a chance to move up in their worlds.

They were bold people. Sylas kind of liked that.

As for how long he would, time would tell.

The only woman among them reacted first. She quickly stood, taking the initiative to come to Sylas' side. Her eyes seemed to carry hints of brightness in them as she appeared before him, extending her hand.

"Hello, I'm Tasia Banks, as you've probably already seen. Tasia, like Anastasia, without the annoying fluff. I'm here representing Gothamshire."

Tasia seemed to be in her early twenties. She wore business formal well, and her hair was done up into a tight bun. Sylas noticed the single button she had undone. It was enough to see some soft flesh, but not enough to feel like she was overdoing it.

She was riding the line between flirtation and business well, and compared to the others, she was first to react and first to take advantage of the situation.

However, Sylas was more focused on the name of the city. It told him a lot more about this situation than most knew. This wasn't because it had been in the top ten; it was likely never close. But rather, the name itself had a similar tone and feel to the top ten ones during the trial.

He remembered seeing that list for the first time and thinking that it was kind of sad. So many had chosen names from pop culture and based on puns because they didn't realize just how serious these matters would be. By the time they did, a majority of them had already died.

Gothamshire was certainly another one of these. Meaning, he was unlikely to be dealing with a powerful family right now.

But that was also contradictory.

'If they're not from powerful factions, then how did they find me? The only explanation is that they're getting help from the dark. Ragnar shouldn't have the ability to do this. Right now, he's heavily injured and cut off from his usual resources.

'The Ravenclaw family is definitely located in the Africor Continent, but if Ragnar returns, he'll be giving up his Heirship. After going as far as to betray the Human Race, he definitely knows that there's no going back now. He won't give up so easily, so him returning to the Ravenclaws now is unlikely.

'If I had to guess, he's probably somewhere in my Woodland Territory, likely near the location of the underground city, biding his time, healing his injuries, etcetera. He won't make a move for at least another week, likely longer. He has no idea that I've given myself a one-month timer.