Chapter 300 The Skills of Silver-Eyed Nicholas!
He could even pull off some spy-level moves.
Like, let the Cult of the Divine Sheep team up with Icefire Los Island or whatever.
In reality, they'd still be taking orders from Silver-Eyed Nicholas—seemingly going after the Hall of Glory, but actually helping them out.
Of course, these plans are still half-baked.
Alan smiled at the three ace assassins of the Hand of Malevolence, "Thank you for your help this time, everything I promised you will be delivered."
Dark Law Child remained expressionless, "Then we hope Ice King will deliver the gold coins soon."
The Hand of Malevolence crew? Alan's doing—money talks, and murder's for sale. For this operation, he needed everything to go smoothly, so the assassins were key.
As for the cash? Alan didn't sweat it—high interest rates were making his wealth skyrocket.
With the Mountain and Sea Empire's banking system running smoothly, his gold stash had already topped 50 billion, with daily interest income over 5 billion and climbing.
This time, he promised the Hand of Malevolence 100 billion, not upfront, but his Hall of Glory Master status earned him some credit—they'd let him pay later.
Next up was the usual loot grind. The Sunset Peak and Three Saints Society crew were all top-tier bosses—no small fry here.
"Ding, you have obtained equipment +4."
"Ding, you have obtained skill books +2."
"Ding, you have obtained gold coins +300000."
"Ding, you have obtained free attribute points +1000."
"Ding, you have obtained..."
Alan scored big—the loot was top-notch, but most of it was way out of his league as a first-time job changer. Still, the real prize had already been secured, so this was just icing on the cake.
"Thanks for today," Alan said, nodding to the three family heads.
The head of the Harrison family frowned, "Ice King, if there's nothing else, we'll leave first."
"Hold up," Alan cut in. "The Hall of Glory's solid. Why not join? Just 'cause your ancestors were gods?"
The Harrison patriarch's face shifted. "Are you planning to come after us?"
"Didn't say that."
"Feels like it!" The Harrison head locked eyes with Alan, like he was trying to read his mind.
"I just want the reason. We can negotiate terms," Alan said.
"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"What do you think?"
The head of the Harrison family became serious, "Since you want to hear the truth, I'll tell you, we don't think you have the ability to rule us."
Alan squinted slightly, "Do you look down on me that much?"
"Just keeping it real. Your power leans too heavy on external stuff. That feather arrow we just saw? Decent damage, decent attack speed. But the speed is meh, no domain, and it's low-level. Without those external crutches, taking down a six-time job changer? Good luck with that."
Alan frowned—that stung.
But he had to admit, the guy wasn't wrong.
"So, if I can take you down, you'll fall in line?" Alan asked.
"Nope. The last Hall of Glory leader could beat me too. In three years, there's the holy land masters' showdown. If you can take down any of them on your own, we'll all bow to you."
"Three years?" Alan's frown deepened. "Too slow."
"The three families mean no harm to the Mountain and Sea Empire, and we won't be puppets for anyone else. If needed, we'll act like we did today," the Ellis family head said, dead serious.
Alan thought it over, then finally nodded. "Alright, I'll take your word for it."
After handling the matters here, Alan returned to the Hall of Glory.
At the same time, he told Octavius about the leak of the pre-task scroll of the Blessing of the Gods.
Hall of Glory.
Alan brought out Silver-Eyed Nicholas.
"Silver-Eyed Nicholas," Alan said with a grin, "Think it's time we had a little chat?"
Silver-Eyed Nicholas could shrink down, and now it was palm-sized, a silver-spotted blood-red octopus.
"My Lord," he mumbled, clearly bummed out.
A god, reduced to being Alan's pet.
"Cheer up, you're back at your peak."
"Yeah," Silver-Eyed Nicholas waved a tentacle half-heartedly.
"Since you're back in top form, how about sharing some of your skills?" Alan asked.
Silver-Eyed Nicholas gave a weak smile. "What skills are you after?"
"What've you got?" Alan shot back.
"Silver Eye Gaze, Void Shuttle, Silver Eye Blood Cage, Silver Eye Black Hole, Silver Eye Domain."
Alan frowned slightly, these skills sounded ordinary.
"Show me the skill effects."
Silver Eye Gaze: 1 star.
Learning requirements: none.
Effect 1: Burn some MP to spawn a silver eye anywhere you want, and see through its eyes. (MP cost depends on distance and location).
Effect 2: Tag someone with a sneaky silver eye that sticks to them like glue, as long as they're within 60 miles of you. (Only one of these can exist at a time, costs 1000 MP).
Consumption: 1000+.
Cooldown: 30 minutes.
Proficiency: 0/100.
This skill has no combat nature, it is for monitoring and scouting, only for assistance.
It still has its uses.
"Not bad, I'll take it," Alan said with a grin.
Next was the second skill.
Void Shuttle: cannot be upgraded.
Learning requirements: none.
Effect: Step into the void for a quick teleport. The farther you go, the more MP it costs.
Consumption: 1000+.
Cooldown: 30 minutes.
Proficiency: cannot be upgraded.
Compared to Royal Portal, this one's a bit of a downgrade.
Silver Eye Blood Cage: 1 star.
Learning requirements: none.
Effect: Spawns a silver eye behind the enemy, shooting out a tentacle to trap them. Max range: 100 meters. If they move out of range, the control fades fast.
Consumption: 10,000 max HP (only from base health, not equipment boosts).
Cooldown: six hours.
Proficiency: 0/5.
(Note: The number of silver eyes and tentacles is determined by the star level, at full level. At max level, it creates a full tentacle cage—unstoppable without divine power.)
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