franphil Chapter 389 Helping Others
Chapter 389 Helping Others
Chapter 389 Helping Others
The Fourth Age.
Jacob finally understood that a truly excellent thief should make many friends.
Only by borrowing and repaying can one borrow again without difficulty; thieves don't want to accumulate wealth.
He then assumed different identities and frequented various places in the Tudor-Trensost Empire, pursuing outstanding ladies and admiring talented gentlemen.
When Antigonus returned home after his hunt, Jacob and Philaneas calmly got dressed. As a mythical creature with more wolf traits, the Mother of the Sky, and the ruler of the night, this daughter of the wolf had more animalistic instincts and a purer view of the world. She lived, and lived more joyfully.
Jacob's pastime was also quite simple; after all, she was just idling around anyway. Antigonus didn't even react much, only being slightly wary of Jacob's presence.
"Don't be nervous. Strictly speaking, we were all once vassals of the White Emperor."
"You may not believe it, but our emperor is not one to waste or leave resources idle."
"Although the Solomon Empire is a thing of the past."
Jacob, or rather, Shael, took out the mask hanging on the Source Castle. If he was going to give it, he would give the real one.
He can take it back and hang it up again when he needs it.
Greed and wariness flashed in Antigonus's eyes. The handsome wolf cub looked at his lost mask, his heart filled with joy at having it back.
In the original timeline, He even dared to accept the help of the two brothers, Adam and Amon, to cooperate with Him in completing the ritual of accommodating uniqueness. Little An dared to trust even Amon and Adam, so how could He not trust His old boss?
The recent ascension of the "new knowledge and wisdom" god, and the still-untraceable hermit, along with the high-sequence characteristics of the two paths of the Perfectionist, don't they all indicate that the old boss is aiming for the knowledge path?
The chances of Jacob being a competitor are slim. It's pointless for the old boss to use a Sequence 1 trait to trap and kill him. Don't underestimate the magnanimity of the dual-path God.
So Antigonus bowed down, and Philanes rubbed against Jacob's arm.
They selectively trusted the thief.
What else could Xia'er say? She guaranteed you'd survive until after the Four Emperors' War; shouldn't you work your own way out?
If he goes offline, I'll go offline too; there's nothing I can do about it.
"Now, let's talk about the problem of accommodating the uniqueness of the fool."
"Extraordinary rituals are simple; they fool time, fate, or history. Simple rituals are even simpler."
"I steal your identity, destiny, characteristics, and uniqueness. After I succeed, or rather, after I begin, I will return the process of uniqueness, your identity, destiny, and characteristics to you by manipulating the flow of time and creating delays."
"This means that at the same time, I am the one who successfully accommodates uniqueness, but you are the one who accommodates uniqueness."
"It's just a simple ritual, no need to be so serious, just swipe it casually."
What Chael said was quite simple, but Antigonus in front of him couldn't help but reveal his wolf tail, which twitched uncomfortably.
Everything else is fine, but even their special abilities are being stolen... This makes the Dire Wolf feel very insecure.
"Stealing your traits is to put your mind at ease. Stealing an extra trait would be a complete burden for me. I don't have the time or ability to deal with the remaining promotion marks in your traits while bearing your identity and fate. It's also to make it easier for you to accommodate uniqueness in one step."
Shael casually patted Philaneias's head, the meaning of which was very clear.
Instead of worrying about me, why aren't you worried that your sister killed both of us at the same time when we were at our weakest?
Philaneas remained quiet. He knew Antigonus must be conflicted, but he might not be able to resist the temptation.
The ascension ceremony of the Gui San family requires the cooperation of others, whether they are on the side of the good or the bad.
"Can I invite someone to watch?"
Antigonus hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"sure."
Xiaer raised an eyebrow. What kind of friends could this guy have?
The three then moved to another location, with Lady Tudor, one of the governors of the United Empire, acting as the supervisor.
Antigonus used to operate within the White Emperor's sphere of influence, so he naturally came into contact with ambitious women like Lady Tudor, whom he had already begun to befriend and win over.
At that time, Tudor's position was that of a consul responsible for handling political affairs for the White Emperor.
"I will do my best to ensure your safety."
Alistair Tudor certainly wouldn't pass up this opportunity to make her presence felt on both sides.
We also need to win over more allies. Although the United Empire has not been established for long, some problems have already emerged. The most typical problem is that some gods are secretly more inclined to Trensost.
This might be because Trensust was male, or because of his stain of serving the White Emperor, or perhaps because He approved of the development of the new sect of knowledge and wisdom in the United Empire. Although everything seemed normal on the surface, Alistair's personality was such that she was always prepared.
Moreover, why wouldn't He accept a new god of knowledge and wisdom? Given their past relationship, and the fact that this was a goddess, it would be strange if He didn't go along with it.
"Then let's get started."
"First extraordinary ability, then identity, then destiny, then characteristics, and finally uniqueness."
Shael passed the Fool's Uniqueness to Alistair Tudor, explained the process to Anton, and began to steal it.
This is like playing with building blocks; even thieves have techniques for stealing. Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, and it gets easier as you go on. Mr. Fool's actions in the original timeline can only be attributed to his lack of experience as a thief, insufficient foundation, and lack of luck.
With the blessing of the Buddha, it's impossible to know how many times it will fail before finally succeeding.
Antigonus did not resist, feeling first some basic extraordinary abilities being stolen from his body, then the core abilities that these basic abilities had evolved into, and finally his authority, characteristics, identity, and destiny. Layer by layer, everything was stolen away.
Using his stolen grafting ability, Xia'er easily stitched these stolen, disparate elements together, reorganizing them into the three elements of traits, identity, and destiny.
Xiao An did not resist, and all of this took less than five minutes.
These stolen elements, which began to merge within her body, placed a certain burden on Xia'er's mind, such as a sense of identity confusion caused by the emergence of memories of others.
However, Shael's foundation was solid enough that some relatively independent Time Worm clones were unaffected. They stole the Fool's Uniqueness from Tudor and directly incorporated it into their bodies to begin fusion. All that was needed was to graft it onto An's body.
Error 1: It is still quite dangerous to merge with Fool 1+1 at the same time.
But Chael actually felt quite relaxed.