Chapter 492: I already do

Chapter 492: I already do



After a long day of classes, Mike returned to his dorm. Activating the room's built-in defensive array, he teleported back to the Forest of Truth.

He remained at the forest's edge, waiting for midnight, rather than venturing deeper. As midnight approached, Mike returned to his private space.

0.25 seconds before his arrival, a green light erupted from Vladimir's head, illuminating the entire space.

Gabriel looked surprised. *Was that really necessary?*

Glancing at Vladimir's green hat, Mike reached out and tapped it experimentally. The hat changed! Areas previously containing gold had transformed into copper.

After experimenting on Vladimir, Mike searched for Fool, eventually finding her near the forging furnace.

"Fool, whatcha doing?"

"Making equipment." Master Fool rolled her eyes, retorting without hesitation, "The sooner I finish, the sooner I escape this hellhole."

Intrigued, Mike pressed further. "How much longer?"

Fool considered, then replied, "Five or six months if I'm fast, no more than thirty years if I'm slow."

Mike: ???

Why so long?!

"Weren't you pretty quick making SS-rank equipment before?" Both Maxen's Dorakos and Ace's weapons were forged quickly once the materials were gathered. Even upgrading the Force of Nature from SS-rank to SSS-rank hadn't taken this long!

"Don't you dare bring that up!" Master Fool bristled. "What kind of materials did I use for SSS-rank equipment back then? Nightmare's Breeze! I made it from scraps of cloth! A

watered-down version at that! Cutting corners wherever I could! Otherwise, would this cloak be in such tatters now?"

That was understandable. Back in Morpheus' time, everyone was poor, resources were scarce. Even crafting SSS-rank equipment meant using whatever they could scrounge up.

"Ares' sword, Apollo's lyre, those are weapons. Once the main material is ready, forging is quick." Master Fool pointed at Mike accusingly. "Look at the stuff you're asking me to make!"

Mike's equipment design drafts alone were over 1.3 million words, almost the length of an online novel. And crafting weapons and armor were completely different!

The SSS-rank armor Mike requested... Calling it "one piece" was generous. It was more like hundreds of SSS-rank components pieced together! Such a massive undertaking naturally took time.

Mike knew he was in the wrong, but he wasn't one to back down easily. Who said you couldn't be assertive even when you're wrong?

"Is there any way to speed things up? Ideally, within three months?"

"There is," Fool replied, her curiosity piqued. "Thor, tell me, what was the effect of Ares' skill on you?"

Mike pulled Fool aside, whispering the effects of "Broke."

"Sweet!" Master Fool grinned, her mouth practically splitting.

"I can accelerate the forging, but only if you agree to one condition." She stated her terms. "For the next six days, you convert 100 million of your Truth Gold Coins into copper every day..."

"Impossible! Absolutely not!" Mike flatly refused.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

And humanity, being one of those races, would be enslaved. In fact, this was how things were in ancient times.

For Ares, even Gods could be killed. Following this logic, even if the Temple of Truth was corrupted, it would give human Supreme Beings an excuse to act...

"Then it's none of my business." Mike shrugged, unconcerned. He didn't have a favorable impression of the beings within the Temple of Truth. Poseidon was always causing trouble.

The Tower Spirit hesitated. "There's something I'm not sure I should say."

Mike: "Then don't."

Undeterred, the Tower Spirit continued, "If the Temple of Truth is corrupted, it won't be

good for either Apollo or Ares to intervene."

Mike realized the gravity of the situation. Even a weakened God, once corrupted, would require significant effort to neutralize. Prevention was the best approach.

"You should've said that earlier! Then I would've understood!" Mike declared. "I'll sever the connection between the 34th floor and the Temple of Truth. You pay double. That's all. My

Truth Core Crystal is out of battery. Gotta go."

With that, Mike ended the conversation.

Before heading to the 34th floor, Mike checked his status one last time:

ID: Thor

Talent: Eye of Truth (SSS-rank)

Level: 499

Class: Thunderlord Magus (Lightning, Fire, Shadow) SSS-rank

Second Class: Tidewalker Magus (Wind, Nature, Water) SSS-rank

Title: Fire Thief

HP: 48.69 million / 48.69 million

MP: 64.86 million / 64.86 million

Strength: 297,000 (+326,000) Intelligence: 398,000 (+635,000) Spirit: 314,000 (+428,000)

Agility: 212,000 (+229,000)

Constitution: 238,000 (+268,000)

Luck: 17

Equipment: Force of Nature (SSS-rank), Thunderclap Hammer (SS-rank)

Skills: Thunderclap Fate, etc.

Status: Broke, etc. Due to "Broke," Mike opted for the Thunderclap Hammer instead of the Force of Nature.

Ready, Mike placed his hand on the Truth Core Crystal, selecting the 34th floor. The familiar prompt sounded: "Wishing you an early conquest of the Tower of Truth!"