Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse novel Chapter 4279

Chapter 4279: The Astral Codex and Everythings! III

He made the card of light disappear and then reappear.

"They come in different tiers of rarity, of course. From the Common ’Echo’, to the Uncommon ’Resonant’, to the Rare ’Harmonic’, to the Legendary ’Transcendent’, to the Mythic, one-of-a-kind ’Primordial’ Arcana that represent the absolute pinnacle of an Authority."

"Some Astral Arcana Glyphs, when activated, can collapse Young Early Creatures, or if the Astral Arcana Glyph in your Grimoire is rare and powerful enough...you could even collapse an Elder Early Creature if you can activate the Card. It is a system for kings and gamblers, not for soldiers. A single, well-timed play can change the course of a battle."

He let the information settle, allowing Noah to process the sheer, elegant brutality of such a system.

"I will grant you a Blank Living Astral Codex, a Grimoire." Vulcan said, his voice a low, final offer.

"And I will grant you a single Astral Arcana from our own vaults. A powerful, versatile tool to begin your collection. All of this... in exchange for the methodology of your Living Existential Armor."

...!

Noah sat in the silence of the forge, the weight of the offer a physical thing in the air.

He thought of the Early Laboratories, of THE Living Concept, of the noble, flawed ambition of Elara and her kind.

He had no obligation to them. They were his captors, his jailers, no matter how politely they had treated him.

The Justiciars would be made with or without his help. His refusal would only delay the inevitable, and cost him this... this unprecedented opportunity.

He was a Tyrant. He was a Cheat. And a deal this good was a cheat in its own right. The choice was clear!

At the offer of Forgemaster Vulcan, a trade of knowledge that could reshape the very foundations of power in this ancient age, Noah was about to give the command to RUIN/EDEN.

But this wonder of Ruin was already a dozen steps ahead, her own silent, lightning-fast calculations concluding before he had even finished processing the proposition.

|Analysis of Proposed Trade: [Schematics] for [Living Astral Codex].|

|Conclusion: The value of the offered knowledge is incalculable. The Astral Codex represents an entirely new modality of power, one that operates outside the known systems of Glyphs and Haki. Acquiring it is a strategic imperative.|

|Risk Assessment: Sharing the full, unadulterated schematics for [The Aegis of the Architect] would grant a potential adversary access to your unique, growth-type technology. This is... suboptimal.|

|Solution: I have already designed a secondary set of schematics, Master. A ’public release’ version, if you will.|

| - [Justiciar Core Modulator - Public Model]: Capable of producing a stable interface, but at only 50% effectiveness.|

| - [Living Existential Armor - Public Model]: Requires 100% more Everythings to power and has no factor of growth with the user.|

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