Chapter 808: Nevermore: How To Not Find a Pet

Chapter 808: Nevermore: How To Not Find a Pet

Jake had been to enough medieval worlds already, so he found the second mission quite boring. The letter delivery did allow him to explore quite a few places, but nothing really caught his eye. Level-wise, there was a good spread, ranging all the way from F-grade to around level 240 in C-grade.

Race-wise, the diversity was even better, as Jake saw pretty much everything one could imagine. All the way from goblins to high elves lived in the medieval world, with many races having their own small kingdoms. Oh, and when Jake meant small, he meant small. Each kingdom was a highly condensed area, with the open area between each only like a hundred meters, meaning Jake could easily jump from one village to another if he wanted to. All this, despite the lore of the world dictating they were actually in conflict.

His primary objective for being there was to try and find someone he thought it could be interesting to teach, but he ended up leaving disappointed. While it was true Jake genuinely had no idea what he was looking for when looking for a potential student, he still felt like he would know it when he saw someone.

After getting done delivering all the letters and leaving the world, he went to the final world he wanted to explore. This one truly was the most unique of them all, as it was a kind of world he had never experienced before. Going through the portal, Jake found himself standing on a terrace of sorts, overlooking a vast megacity.Follow the latest novels on no/velbin(.)com

Skyscrapers of metal, glass, and what looked like some kind of ceramic material towered into the sky, many of them several kilometers tall. Lights were everywhere, from billboards and whatnot, as flying vehicles traveled between these many large skyscrapers, all of them having docks for these ships to land in.

On other lanes, Jake saw people flying inside tunnels of light formed to dictate traffic. Closing his eyes for a moment, Jake sent out a Pulse of Perception and nearly felt overwhelmed by the result. For hundreds of kilometers in all directions, the city continued endlessly, with the number of living beings in the billions just within the area he could see. If this was an entire planet filled with such population density trillions, no, tens of trillions, could be living there.

As he stood there and looked around, he thought it all looked impressive as hell, but after a closer inspection, he finally saw it.

Ah, there are the dystopian elements one would expect of a futuristic megacity, he thought as he saw the ground deep below all the massive skyscrapers. It was naturally the slums, a place for all the undesirables and poor people to be allocated. Down there, he also saw many factory-like constructions and deep holes in the ground that led into vast underground mines or other production-related facilities.

Looking upwards, he also saw what flew above even the skyscrapers. Large discs floated up there, some of which had only single massive mansions on them. These mansions made any personal residents Earth ever had look like a joke, as these compounds easily had buildings more than a kilometer wide, with so much luxury it had long surpassed the level of being moronic.

This entire world was truly unlike anything Jake had ever seen before, and while he was curious about the place, he also got some very bad vibes. Alas, he was there to do a mission. He had to find five lost pets and return them, which shouldnt take that long. The mission window even told him where he could find the first pet owner to talk to, which was naturally inside one of the big mansions floating above.

Flying up there, he wondered why this mission gave the most Merit Points out of all of them. It had to have something to do with the difficulty, right? Maybe the pets were actually semi-powerful C-grades or something. That, or creatures who were really good at hiding. Either way, he would find out soon. Jake was quite good at finding stuff, after all.

Getting close to the first floating island, a magic barrier sprung up around it right as Jake approached. It was a pretty weak one, but Jake still stopped as he saw a figure flying up toward him. Based on a cursory scan, this was the strongest person in the mansion not that it was saying much.

[Mansion Security Captain lvl 212]

Halt! What is the purpose of your unannounced visit? If you do not have any valid reason for-

Something about missing pets, Jake cut off the captain.

Ah, youre here for that, the guard said, sounding a bit relieved. Let me bring you to the lady of the house.

Being a really shitty security guard, the guy just believed Jake right off the bat and took out a token. Activating it, the guard made a hole in the barrier and invited Jake inside. Following the guard, Jake quickly made his way to the main building, where he saw hundreds of servants milling about doing stuff. They all bowed when they saw the security captain but mostly ignored Jake as if he didnt exist, while those who did look his way did so with disgust in their eyes. Jake quickly had a guess as to why.

They all wore pristine clothes, while Jake walked in wearing his usual armor, a mask, and his good old boots. In their eyes, he probably looked poor, and based on how damn materialistic everyone seemed around here, Jake wasnt surprised. He did kind of want to point out how Eternal Hunger was probably worth more than the entire world they were living in, but he restrained himself with the hope of just getting things over with.

Walking up the way-too-long staircase, Jake entered a large living room where a single woman was lounging on a couch as she watched a large screen that was playing some soap opera or something based on how damn dramatic it was.

The woman was a human, similar to most of the beings on this planet. Jake had also seen other enlightened races, but most were humans, especially those of the richer echelon. She was level 201 and looked to be in her early forties, which indicated she had evolved very late in life or was at the later stages of her natural lifespan.

I heard youre the one who will bring me back my dearest, the woman said as she saw Jake and quickly sat up.

Thats me, Jake said, rather deadpan, wondering what he had to retrieve. If he had to guess, it was probably gonna be some large fat cat named Mr. Snuggles or something else dumb and stereotypical like that.

Good! Good! I have been waiting anxiously, and these useless security guards havent been any help! Hes been gone for nearly a week now, and I am simply beside myself with worry, she said in an overly dramatic voice. I have barely been able to rest at night when he isnt there. I I fear he may have fallen into the slums or something! Imagine what they might be doing to him down there, those savages.

Jake thought she was a bit over the top, and he sure as hell didnt like her, but he just sighed and wanted to get this over with so he could get his Merit Points. Just give me a description of your pet.

Oh, of course! she said with a smile as she took out what looked a lot like the type of tablets Arnold used. Though her was definitely much worse.

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Now, to backtrack a bit, Jake had been very close to just blowing up that entire sky mansion the second he saw the picture of a twenty-year-old-looking young man on the tablet as he quickly realized exactly what was going on with this entire lost pet situation.

However, he stopped himself and instead decided to figure out if there was more to the story. Which there was. The young man who had run away turned out to be involved with some rebel group or something down in the slums, but they were far too weak to do anything as things were now. Still, they tried, and one of their hopefuls was this young man as he was slowly getting close to C-grade.

The fact he could still level and potentially reach C-grade was proof he had some innate talent. When Jake detected the curse energy within him, he got intrigued, with the determination in his eyes and his ability to stay upright under Jakes gaze sealing the deal. To summarize, the young man had determination, a decent level of talent, and he was even pretty close to C-grade. This meant that Jake had an idea already for a Creation to submit:

A student who evolved to a new, intriguing Path. Whats more, Jake could allow the young man to take revenge on a shitty pet owner along with the rest of the society that had led to the dystopian megacity. As he said to the young man, a win-win.

The only sad thing was that he had to give up on the Merit Point mission, but that wasnt too bad. He could always pick up another, and finding a potential student was definitely worth it. Finally, the earlier he got a student, the better it would also be, so Jake would have more time to make his Creation and didnt have to spend several years in the Challenge Dungeon.

Acting like a mysterious master, Jake brought the young man back to the same portal he had entered the world through. These worlds each had several portals spread throughout, with a system compass in a window provided to find them. When he reached the portal, the young man still looked confused as he couldnt see it at all. Jake was pretty damn sure he could still bring him through it, though, which was proven true a few seconds later.

Where where is this? he asked when he appeared on the other side of the portal, standing in the large white room.

Your home for the foreseeable future, Jake answered. Not this room in specific, but this place.

Turning around, the young man looked straight at the portal they had entered the room from. I is that the gateway to my planet?

Right on, Jake smiled. Can you see any other portals anywhere?

The young man frowned. No?

Hm, alright, Jake muttered. Maybe he had to take him through a portal at least once for him to be able to see it, or perhaps he could only see and interact with the portal, leading to his own world. Either way, follow me. Also, whats your name?

Temlat, he answered.

Alright, Temlat, Jake said. How much do you know about the multiverse, if anything?

I I know the basics? Temlat said, clearly unsure as to what Jake was getting at.

You ever heard of the Primordials?

Temlat looked at Jake as if he was an idiot. Of course? Theyre the twelve leaders of the multiverse and are all gods. I heard that other gods have begun to appear, too, but I am not sure if thats true. Even if it is, they wouldnt be Primordials.

Hm. And what era do you think we are in? Jake asked as he found the answer weird.

I dont know? the young man asked, confused.

How many universes are there? Heard of a new one getting integrated?

Well, we live in the second universe, so there are two, I guess? Temlat answered, looking progressively more confused with each of Jakes questions.

Jake could also understand why as something quickly became clear this young man was from the second era. Or at least he thought he was. It was entirely possible the Architect had taken a snapshot of a certain planet in the second universe to make the world, and in some ways, it even made sense. His Records would be vastly different from Jakes own, making influencing him easier.

Plus, it being the second era, Jake saw a great opportunity.

Then do you not know who I am? Jake asked in a haughty voice.

Temlat looked Jake up and down as he shook his head. No, sir teacher. Am I supposed to?

Jake took off his mask, covering his face in dark green scales as two black wings sprung from his back. At the same time, he didnt hide his True Blessing as he stared down at the young man. You stand before the Chosen of the Malefic Viper.

He had done all these theatrics to try and get the young man to be receptive to his teachings but maybe Jake had taken things a bit too far considering the poor young mans reaction.