For the sake of power, just how far would one go?
Alexander found himself asking this question while absorbing an incandescent Ascendant Life Gem in his hands.
The flow of Vigor and Energeia was slow, but he liked the constant pulse his body released to show the increase in his power, as well as the ever-increasing numbers that only he could see continuing to rise.
But he asked this question because after hearing the words of the Tier 4 Elven Beasts that now lay dead- he found out that Dadarius stemmed from an army that had tens of others just like him, and even so called Elder Commanders…who answered to a Beast Lord.
A Beast Lord!
This was an entity with Seven Gem Sockets.
Of course, Alexander himself could be considered someone with the distinction of a [Lord] as he also held 7 linked Gems for a single Recipe in his Enneagram- he even had two, in fact!
The Corrupted Lightning King Gem Recipe and the Minion King Gem Recipe.
But even though he had the Gem Sockets, it did not mean his strength was anywhere close to an actual Beast Lord.
How many years had they been active?
How great were their levels of Vigor and Energeia from 7 Gems over the years?
Meanwhile, he had only been active as a Gem Master for a few days.
His Vigor and Energeia were rising…but it truly had only been a few days.
He was so far outclassing Tier 4 Beasts and this Tier 5 Dadarius purely because of the ridiculous augmentations his three Gem Recipes granted, but how effective were they going to be against Tier 6 Commanders and a Tier 7 Beast Lord who may have ten, twenty, or even a hundred times as much Vigor and Energeia than him?
“…”
The glow of the Ascendant Life Gem was the only thing lighting up his face as while this one was augmenting his life force, another Ascendant Life Gem- the one he took out from the chest of Dadarius, was taken in by his Enneagram that was currently spinning like an engine.
“Alex…you haven’t said anything since then. What are you thinking?”
Beside him, Claire’s voice rang out.
They were inside the Command Center of the City of Anan, his Minions stationed outside or keeping a lookout across the city, with Azazel and the other Gem Masters he brought along also stationed outside of this space.
He gazed towards her with a reassuring smile as he replied.
“I’m thinking that I made a promise to your father to keep you safe…and how I can ensure that.”
…!
Right.
Even though he decided to be this distant idea of a Conqueror, he wasn’t alone.
But those he was with were fully with him.
“As long as we do it together.”
Claire’s words were without a shadow of a doubt as Alexander nodded.
Before he fully made his decision, he was waiting for something.
And that something should be finishing up right about now.
On his chest.
Unseen by others, his spinning Enneagram slowed down its rapid spins as the Minion King Gems entirely disappeared as if they never existed.
[The Gem Recipe designated as Minion King and all the Gems within its makeup have been recorded in the Ability Gem Database.]
This.
He was waiting for this, as it meant he could add a whole other Gem Recipe to himself, and this would give him much greater confidence in facing terrifying Beasts that had lived far longer than him and had tremendous levels of Energeia and Vigor!
And as he thought of which Main Ability Gem to go with next for a Recipe that would ensure his survivability…he was in for a surprise as the voice of the Enneagram in his mind actually didn’t stop.
[Three Gem Recipes have been successfully recorded in the Ability Gem Database, and the Enneagram itself has undergone a significant elevation.]
[The Feature of Gem Constellation has been unlocked.]
…!
What was this?
He was more so asking himself as he hid the surprise in his eyes while he felt his chest heat up!
[By sacrificing a Gem Recipe and making it unusable, a Gem Constellation can be born from it as it holds elevated compounded effects of unknown values. The Effects of a specific Gem Constellation can then be applied to all current active Gem Recipes.]
…!
A terrifying development.
What was it that made many Gem Sockets so terrifying?
It was the add-ons of support abilities that made a single main Ability more and more terrifying.
And now, he had the possibility to make a gem recipe with Six Support Gems even more disastrous by applying the effect of a Gem Constellation on it?!
His eyes began burning with a flame of excitement as he felt the three recorded Gem Recipes in his Enneagram, and he then made a heavy decision.
‘Sacrifice the Ice King Gem Recipe to make a Gem Constellation.’
WUU!
His Enneagram buzzed.
A glow of a brilliant blue light actually burst from his chest and shot upwards, Claire and others here turning towards him in shock as they only saw a flash of blue brilliance pass through the building they were in and go towards the skies!
And in Alexander’s mind, his monotone voice continued. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
[The Ice King Gem Recipe is now unusable and archived.]
[The passive effects of any abilities augmenting you are retained.]
[The Support Ability Gems within the sacrificed Ice King Gem Recipe are archived and selectable as Support Ability Gems for any future Recipes.]
[The Gem Constellation, Endless Glacial Dream, has been born.]
…!
His Enneagram spun crazily.
Towards its very center, a faint twinkling star appeared. Enjoy exclusive content from freewebnovel
And at the same time, when Alexander focused on this star, he felt his gaze drawn towards the distant skies above where a blue light had shot out to- as if he could feel a connection with a distant star far past the skies!
It was…a Constellation!
The Gem Constellation, Endless Glacial Dream.
[Under the light of the Endless Glacial Dream, all active Gem Recipes are granted certain effects.]
Alexander’s eyes trembled as the shocking effects of the first Gem Constellation were revealed!