Swallowing the Stars: The Puzzle of Everything!

Chapter 18 The Internal Steward of the Giant Axe Arena

Ten minutes later.

Outside the meditation room 00023, Perseus calmly pushed open the door and entered, still wearing the mask he used to conceal his identity.

Suddenly, a man with sharp features stood up and looked towards the door.

"So, it's the adults who want to see me?"

"It's me!"

The man with lightning patterns on his brow narrowed his eyes and gave Perseus a deep look. Seeing that Perseus was unmoved by his summons and did not show much respect like an ordinary cosmic-level being, he immediately made a guess.

"But now it seems I was just meddling."

"Which faction do you belong to, sir? Virtual Universe Corporation, or the Cosmic Galaxy Bank...?"

"No, I come from the Giant Axe Arena. I am an internal steward of the Giant Axe Arena's Mingguang branch, responsible for recruiting geniuses for the arena. My name is Dikala."

From the Giant Axe Arena...

Perseus raised an eyebrow, looking at the man with some surprise, before he realized what was happening.

"It's for the upcoming battle of the strongest!"

"It is held once every ten thousand years to select the strongest in the universe and to cultivate strong people for the human race. However, my lord, the training model of your five major powers is not very suitable for me."

"Won't you reconsider?"

Clearly, the man wanted to continue trying.

However, for Perseus, joining the five major powers would do more harm than good.

This is not only because he possesses the secret of the "Puzzle of All Things" that cannot be exposed, but also because of the strict training methods of the five major forces.

A well-organized management representative cannot act arbitrarily outside; he doesn't want to risk implicating one or two former "teachers" when he truly matures and faces human groups in the future.

"The Giant Axe Arena isn't very helpful to me!"

Perseus asked earnestly, "Does Your Excellency know what level of power my teacher possesses?"

"No powerful individual can compare to the strength of the five major powers..."

"But my teacher was at the peak of the Marquis title, a lone wolf, and he had no intention of having any offspring, no other successors, only me as his direct disciple."

Dika's pupils immediately contracted.

At the pinnacle of his career, he was the only direct disciple.

Perseus, however, seemed oblivious to his expression and continued explaining.

"My teacher prepared a special life for me, and arranged for me to possess his body once I mastered the laws and broke through to the realm lord level. The precious bloodline potions of your five major forces are ineffective against me. Similarly, although life-and-death adventures can accelerate the speed of progress, the geniuses of your five major forces will not take risks before their understanding of the laws reaches a certain level. The tasks you have arranged will only be a huge constraint on me."

"Or are you saying you can have an immortal marquis personally instruct me one-on-one?"

Now DiCala really didn't know what to say.

Because he really didn't have anything good to offer Perseus!

Possessing a special life form, the bloodline potion held no appeal for Perseus.

Although he, as an internal steward, could directly sign a top-tier training contract, it was impossible for a Marquis to personally instruct the other party. Even the Immortal Course was a large class attended by a group of people, and what they could comprehend depended entirely on their own talent.

And, most importantly.

The mortality rate for training in the Giant Axe Arena is extremely high!

If you force the other party to abandon tangible training and instead increase the difficulty for yourself by having a group of geniuses participate in various dangerous adventures, the final achievement might not even match what you have now...

"Don't you want to go further?"

"Now, I can go far too."

Perseus stretched out a hand and started counting on his fingers in front of Descartes.

"Ten years ago, I began to grasp the concept of a domain."

"Ten years later, I mastered the Law of Fire and, under my teacher's guidance, successfully crossed the threshold of the Law of Space. In this light, I have a good chance of being recognized by the Law of Space at the Realm Lord stage. Because of my talent, my teacher even decided to exchange a spot for me to enter the Initial Universe for comprehension..."

"Being granted a title of nobility was my starting point—my teacher's expectation for me was to become a king!"

"If you were an adult, would you have chosen a different, uncertain path?"

Dicarla opened his mouth, his voice hesitant, "The initial universe... your teacher really spoiled you, his disciple."

Enlightenment slots in the initial universe are not cheap.

While the assets of a typical military lord immortal are around 1 Chaos Yuan, a comprehension slot in the Initial Universe can be auctioned off for tens of thousands of Chaos Yuan, equivalent to the net worth of several immortals.

At the same time, the fact that the marquis was willing to exchange such a spot for Perseus clearly showed that he recognized the latter's talent.

But thinking about it, it makes sense!

He comprehended the laws of space in ten years. If he had such talent, any noble would cherish and nurture him. After all, in the primordial universe, the relationship between master and disciple was even closer than that between father and son.

Once Perseus grows up, with the help of a king, that person might be able to advance even further.

"So why did you come to see me?"

Dekala looked up at Perseus and asked the question that had been bothering him the most.

"They probably feel their daily training isn't enough!"

As he spoke, Perseus tugged at the long ribbon beside him. "As you can see, my master, the secret technique I cultivate perfectly combines the laws of fire and space. It is both a movement technique and an attack technique. I have a pretty good talent in this area, but my fast learning pace often means a lot of free time."

"My teacher said that cultivation requires a balance of work and rest, and that I shouldn't stay in the seclusion room all day. But I'm not really interested in those meaningless pleasures in the universe. I want to develop my skills as an alchemist, but as adults know, some inheritances only circulate within the five major powers..."

"You want to inherit the pharmacist's profession?"

Dicarra looked at Perseus with a meaningful expression. "Many people want the inheritance of the five major powers but don't want their freedom to be restricted... Well, the inheritance of apothecaries is indeed not as strictly managed as the others, but a transaction is about both parties benefiting. I can't work for you for free!"

"I will pay you." Perseus said with a serious expression.

"My lord, please keep an eye out for this kind of inheritance. I can try to find a way to help you exchange for a special treasure that can accelerate the speed at which a strong person comprehends the laws of lightning."

"Enhance your lightning law talent..."

Dikaala's previously relaxed expression immediately turned serious. "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure!"

Perseus suddenly raised his hand, simulating a strange ball of light, its purple glow shimmering with a faint radiance.

Clearly, this is a byproduct of simulations conducted over the past few years.

Over the past seven years, in addition to improving his strength, cultivating secret techniques, and comprehending the fundamental laws, he has also researched a variety of puzzle products with diverse effects, including "Life Essence" that can accelerate the growth of plant life, and "Exploding Fire Crystal" that can accelerate the comprehension of the laws of fire...

Besides enhancing strength, the greatest effect of this two-star level 8 'Purple Lightning Source' is to condense a layer of lightning electric field within the user's body, increasing their sensitivity to the laws of lightning tenfold within a hundred years.

"A century, ten times the clarity of the rule."

It should be noted that the speed at which a Realm Lord-level individual comprehends the laws is inherently quite fast.

A 10-fold increase in the clarity of the law over a century may seem insignificant, but it can actually save Dikala at least tens of thousands of years of hard work, and may even allow him to master the complete law of lightning, giving him time to pursue the more advanced and profound law of time.

Faced with such a real temptation, the eyes of the internal steward of the Giant Axe Arena stationed in the Mingguang Empire finally lit up.

"Can!"

"If what you give me is truly that effective, I will try to exchange it for the relevant alchemist's legacy for you. However, you will still have to pay the specific price. At most, you can use mixed units instead of points during the transaction. This is the biggest concession I can make..."