As soon as Alex said that, the opposite side turned silent.
Alex did not say anything either. He was waiting for the weight of his words to settle first.
"Are you sure?" Arthur finally asked after taking a deep breath.
"100%," Alex nodded.
"Thank you. Do you want anything in reward for this information?" Arthur believed him without asking any further questions.
"Sir, I am a human too. Who takes money to save his own kind?" Alex said with a faint smile.
Then he seemed to recall something.
"But sir, does the Alliance have any device that can be attached to the body and help gather cosmic energy nonstop?" he asked.
His system allowed him to cultivate twenty four hours a day, but if the surrounding cosmic energy thinned out the moment he began cultivating, the system would become inefficient. Even if he had a cultivation device at home, he would not always be there. That defeated the purpose.
He needed a portable device, something that could continuously draw energy without causing depletion.
Arthur fell into thought.
"We do not have something like that. Why do you want it? The academy has cultivation rooms where you will never face such an issue. I have also planted a super energy gathering artifact in your new villa. It is not like you will be cultivating twenty four hours," Arthur said.
Alex smiled wryly. That was exactly the problem.
"But sir, I want a device like that. Will the Alliance be able to create one?" Alex asked.
"Why don't you come to the Alliance Hall tomorrow and speak with our engineers? Tell them exactly what kind of gadget you want," Arthur replied after some consideration.
"Alright. I will be there tomorrow," Alex said before ending the call.
He then took a hot shower for thirty minutes. The exhaustion slowly washed away.
After coming out, Alex ate the food his mother had sent to his room and went to sleep. He was completely worn out.
The next morning, after eating breakfast, Alex headed toward the Alliance Hall.
He flew slowly on his silver surfing board.
While traveling, he pondered his next steps.
"I need to thoroughly research monsters from low level all the way to emperor level. I must understand their talents. Blindly copying every element will not bring real benefits. If I gather three SS grade talents of the same element from monsters and humans, they can merge into an SSS grade talent.
By repeating this process, I can obtain talents beyond the SSS tier.
I also need to gather information on human talents. And I should ask if there is any way to break through the limitation of my Spirit Master ability. This cap of ten is starting to bother me."
He had already planned everything.
Soon, Alex appeared above the Alliance Hall and descended in front of it.
Teams of martial artists were constantly entering and leaving. This place served as a major hub for them.
Many noticed Alex's extraordinary presence.
"Is that Sir Alex? He looks even more handsome than he did on TV," a female martial artist thought in a daze. Still, none dared approach him.
To them, he was like a star, someone to admire only from afar.
Alex entered the hall and saw Tenzen waiting for him.
"Hey, Alex. His Majesty already informed the entire engineering team. They are waiting for you. Shall we go?" Tenzen asked with a smile.
He had also heard about what happened the previous day. Alex had slaughtered sixty seven berserk high grade beast grandmasters alone.
His growth was terrifying, like a falling meteor. Soon, Alex would surpass even him. Yet Tenzen felt no jealousy, only respect.
He knew far darker truths than the general public. Humanity did not have much time left before a great apocalypse or an all consuming war descended upon them.
They needed to become as strong as possible.
And Alex was precisely that ray of hope who might one day protect the human race.
"Sure. Thank you for receiving me personally," Alex said, nodding.
"You are welcome."
They soon entered the lift and went directly to the twentieth floor, where the laboratory was located.
When they arrived, dozens of engineers were already waiting.
They bowed simultaneously.
"Hello, Sir Alex."
As a Grade Zero elite, his status was equivalent to a Martial Saint. He only needed to bow to emperors.
A handsome young man wearing an apron stepped forward and raised his hand.
"Hello, Alex. I am Morgan Stanley, the Chief of Technology of the Alliance."
Alex shook his hand and activated the Eye of Revelation.
[Name: Morgan Stanley
Talent: Tech Master (SS)
Rank: Saint Level 9
(He can create any technology with a blueprint, and can also design blueprints from pure ideas. This is an extremely broken talent.)]
Alex's eyes widened slightly. Human talents truly came in endless varieties.
"Thank you, Mr. Morgan, for being here," Alex said politely.
"No need for that. We practically live here. This lab is our real home. Now tell me, what kind of gadget do you want?" Morgan asked with interest.
"I want a mini version of an energy gathering artifact. It needs to be as powerful as the large one, if not stronger. It should also be small enough not to interfere with my daily life or combat," Alex stated clearly.
"Hm. That is not too difficult. We can also add a function that allows cosmic crystals to increase your cultivation speed by up to ten times.
Leave your Omni Weave with us again. It will take at least ten days. I will give you a temporary one to use in the meantime," Morgan said with a confident smile.
"No wonder the Alliance flourishes in technology. Having someone like you is a blessing. Thank you very much. Also, can you upgrade the AI? Yesterday it failed to communicate because of a jammer," Alex asked.
Morgan smiled helplessly.
"You already have the best version we currently possess. We are developing a next generation AI, but it will only be ready in six months. As for yesterday, the enemy used a Saint level communication jammer."
"I see. That is fine," Alex replied.
After thanking them again, he returned home.
Once back, Alex logged into the intranet of the Aurora Martial Institution.
He wanted to purchase a sword technique. Only academy students had access to this system.
He navigated straight to the sword technique section.
[1. Annihilation (SSS) – 100 million credits
2. Void Slash (SS) – 10 million credits
3. Absolute Sever (SS) – 10 million credits
4. Abyss Break (S) – 1 million credits
5. Execution (S) – 1 million credits
6. Blink (A) – 100,000 credits
...]
Alex stared at the list. He nearly drooled.
He wanted all of them, but he did not have enough credits yet.
Still, he knew it would not take long to earn them.
For now, he would settle for the A rank technique.
"Blink."
[Blink:
Level 1: 2x slashing speed
Level 2: 3x slashing speed
Level 3: 4x slashing speed
Level 4: 5x slashing speed
Level 5: 7x slashing speed]
It had five levels. At max mastery, it granted seven times his base hand speed. The technique could be used all the way up to the emperor realm.
Alex was astonished.
Seven times speed was terrifying.
Even enemies with similar movement speed would die before they realized what had happened.