Endless Journey: Infinite Realms

Chapter 201 Trinity Theory

But before Anya and Nero could start talking, Eris stood up as she gave Alex a wary look.

"Miss Anya, should we really allow Sir Sigmund to hear what you two will be talking about?" Eris asked Anya as she clenched her fists. "Miss Anya, I know that you are highly interested in Sir Sigmund, but I think letting him in here on a very important conversation seems to be just too much."

"Oh, so you’re worried about that? Eris, I applaud your cautiousness for me, but it is hardly necessary for now." Anya replied as she shook her head. "Even if Sir Sigmund hears about what we are about to do, there will be no problem about that, since the others will also hear about it on the incoming days."

"She’s right there, miss butler. For Sir Sigmund to hear about what I am going to say is actually of no problem to me." This time around the one who talked was Nero, who gave Eris a cool stare. "And personally speaking, I like the skills that Sir Sigmund showed to me. It even gave me some insights on some of the experiments that I have been trying on right now. Since he had given me this kind of help, for him to be here is just right for me."

"...Oh, ok. If that was the case, then I apologize for my rudeness." Eris said as she sat back at the corner of the room with an aggrieved expression on her face.

"Hehehe...." Finally, this irritating butler was forced to retreat, which obviously made Alex inwardly happy.

"Okay, now that we have cleared up any misgivings right here, I suppose we can start our transaction then." Nero said as he clapped his hands once.

Nero then stared at Anya directly as he said,

"What I want for this transaction is just simple. You must give me a treasure that can increase my Mind Power by 3 times. If you can’t give me anything like that, then this deal is off."

"?" Alex, who heard what Nero said, could not help but tilt his head as he realized the implications of what Nero just said.

If Alex was surprised, then of course Eris and Anya were both surprised too.

"You want a treasure that can increase your Mind Power? You really are greedy, Sir Nero." Anya replied with her eyes visibly narrowed. "What would you need that treasure for? Well, I actually do not need to ask anymore. I can see where you want to use it for."

"Miss Anya, I do not care about your guess on where I will use the treasure. What I only want is for you to give that treasure to me." Nero replied as he leaned back on his chair. "No treasure, no information from me."

"...Fine. Eris, get that stone from my 17th storage." After a few seconds of silence, Anya shook her head in bemusement as she snapped her fingers in Eris’ direction. "Oh, and the color of that stone is the orange one, not the green one."

"Miss Anya, you’re really giving that to him?" Eris asked her master as she gave her a slightly incredulous look. "Won’t you lose a treasure that you like?"

"Eris, I may like hoarding, but sometimes, I have to use the treasures that are with me." Anya replied as she gave her butler a smile. "If I only leave my treasures on my storage, they will just be completely obsolete there. So, using them on trades like this will make them actually useful for once."

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"...Are you really a hoarder?" This was the question that echoed inside Alex’s mind as he heard what Anya just said. "Will a hoarder really just give out her hoarded stuff? This feels... wrong. I am confusion."

"...Okay Miss Anya, I shall get that stone for you." Eris replied as she let out a sigh.

By looking at the expression on Eris’ face, it was easy to see that she was also confused with Anya’s behavior.

But with her loyalty to Anya, Eris did not give out any questions as she pulled out a stone from one of Anya’s multiple storages.

The stone that Eris pulled out was bright orange in color, and just by looking at it, this stone could be mistaken to an actual orange fruit.

However, the power emanating from that stone was already an indication that it was not just a mere fruit at all.

"...You really are the Queen Hoarder." Nero croaked out as his gaze landed on the orange stone on Eris’ hands. "Even if I am not holding the stone, I can feel my mind power reacting to it. Interesting, interesting..."

Alex, who was watching the transaction happening at the sidelines, could not help but narrow his eyes as he stared at the stone.

If one could look closer at Alex’s eyes, one can actually see a hint of greed there!

"My Mind Power, which is derived from my Symbolist Ability, is not reacting to that stone. However, my Mental Power, which is tied to my Esper Ability, is actually reacting to that stone!" Alex thought to himself as he forced himself to make an inaudible gulp. "If I get this stone for myself, won’t that mean that my Mental Power could be enhanced too?"

The more that Alex thought about it, the more plausible that it could be.

With the nature of Alex’s Pillage Ability, his Mind Power, which is tied to his Symbolist Ability, has no way to improve.

That is just how it is, as anything that Alex Pillaged won’t improve anymore.

But that was not the case with his Mental Power, which is part of Alex’s actual ability.

Since Alex’s Mental Power and Mind Power were similar to each other, then for his Mental Power to be affected by Anya’s orange stone is actually inevitable.

With one look, Alex had the suspicion that if he uses that stone for himself, his Mental Power, which was already at the Star Level, will multiply by 2 or 3 times!

With that kind of enhancement, Alex’s Esper Ability, which was currently being suppressed in this world, could actually be of help to him!

"...Tsk, too bad I can’t get it for myself." Alex grumbled to himself grumpily as he gritted his teeth.

With the orange stone being used in a transaction, there is no way that Alex can just take it with him right now! He will just be courting death by that!

"Yeah, I did not come here to risk myself openly. So what if that stone can help me? I won’t blow my disguise just to get that!" Alex thought to himself as he calmed the excited feelings in his heart. "I am calmness, and calmness is me..."

As Alex muttered this mantra to dispel his evil thoughts, the conversation between Anya and Nero continued.

"I won’t tell you where I got this stone. The most important thing that you should know was the fact that this stone is the one that you are looking for." Anya smugly said as Eris placed the stone on top of Anya’s right palm. "Now that I showed you this stone, perhaps you’re ready to talk already?"

"...Of course I will talk now, since I promised to do it." Nero replied as he stared at the stone on Anya’s palm greedily. "But before I talk, perhaps you can give me that stone first?"

"Here you go." Anya seemed to not be that worried at all as she tossed the orange stone at Nero’s direction.

Nero caught the stone with a befuddled look on his face, as if he did not expect Anya to just comply with what he said.

"What’s the problem? You thought that I will haggle with you? Puh-lease, I don’t have time for that." Anya said as she giggled a little. "I want this transaction to be over already... Don’t you want to get done with this too?"

"...You’re an interesting person too, Miss Anya." In the end, this is all that Nero can say as he shook his head with an amused expression on his face. "I hope we can have more transactions like this in the future..."

"Oh, as long as you can give me something good, I will be willing to trade with you." Anya replied as she leaned back on her chair.

Anya then let out a smirk as she blurted out two words.

"NOW, TALK."

With the authority present on Anya’s voice, Alex knew that she won’t be interested on any idle talks anymore.

Nero seems to have realized it too, as his lackadaisical body language changed to that of a serious one.

Nero could be seen pocketing the orange stone in his robes as he tapped the chair armrest with his left hand.

"Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap...."

"Miss Anya, you know about the Trinity Theory, right?" Nero said after he tapped his armrest for 30 times.

"Of course I do." Anya replied casually. "The Trinity Theory states that each power manifested by the moons were actually focused on improving one Aspect of an individual."

"Mind, Essence, and Body." Nero blurted out as he placed his hands under his chin. "The Mind Aspect was said to be improved the most for the Symbolists, which could be proven by their resilient minds. The Essence Aspect was said to be the enhanced aspect for the Celestials, which can be explained by the existence of the Stellar Essence. And finally, the Body Aspect was the improved aspect on the Devourers, which can be seen on their extremely tough bodies... Just by looking at them this way, the Trinity Theory actually holds some validity."

"Hmph, but a theory is still a theory." Anya replied as she sneered at Nero.

"Wait, so you don’t believe in that theory too?"

"If that theory is right, then it should have been able to explain the type of power that could come out from the Red Moon, which it doesn’t" Anya said as she shook her head. "Aside from that, the Trinity Theory also fails to explain where these powers come from. If a Theory was this faulty, then why should I believe it at all?"

"Well, most of what you said was true." Nero replied as he let out a sigh. "But there’s one thing that you got wrong."

"And what could that be?" Anya said as she leaned forward, looking extremely curious. "Are you telling me that there is another aspect of the Trinity Theory that I still do not know about?"

"Actually, the Trinity Theory had a hypothesis on what the power from the Red Moon could be." Nero replied as he started to grin. "Aside from the Body, Essence, and Mind, there is still another Aspect of a person that is not yet tackled here. That Aspect is the-"

"Boom!"

Whatever words Nero was about to say was cut-off, as a sudden explosion covered their private room.

Peals of flames blossomed like roses, covering the whole room with raging inferno that consumed everything inside it.

The resulting blast was so great that everything exploded to pieces inside the room, leaving nothing but only dust and ashes floating around.