Chapter 35: C-rank talent, really C!

Plans never change quickly.

Originally, Ta Ke's plan was indeed to make contact with Ka Luo si, then meet Xi Luoer, thereby contacting the high tower.

Unfortunately, the system is too powerful.

His talent instantly underwent a heaven-defying transformation.

Afterward, Ta Ke hid while breaking through, and was even discovered by Lord Ao Bu Li.

Now, I have already made contact with the high tower.

At this point, I want to contact you through Ka Luo si, then contact the high tower.

Instead, it would cause some unnecessary malignant trouble.

But Ta Ke doesn't mind the benign trouble that arises from proactive guidance.

After all, Ta Ke came here for this.

Ta Ke's brave charge left Xi Luoer startled.

Immediately, Xi Luoer began to seriously and carefully examine Ta Ke.

Seeing this, Ta Ke was somewhat astonished.

"Could it be that she's really thinking about this problem?!"

After a moment, Xi Luoer spoke seriously.

"In fact, quite a few men pursue me."

"But someone as brave as you charging forward is truly the first."

"Although you're a bit young, if you can show enough ability, perhaps I'll consider."

"Before..."

After her thoughts lingered for a while, Xi Luoer spoke again.

"Ka Luo si said your strength is astonishing, and your level-up speed is also very fast."

"Now it seems indeed so!"

"When we first met, you were only level 12, but after a day's baptism, you actually reached level 18."

"Furthermore, your source energy is even purer than I imagined."

While Xi Luoer was expounding.

Ta Ke maintained a listening posture.

Now Ta Ke, who has mastered the SSS-level Precision Correction.

Although correcting the external world still requires maintaining a state to continue correction.

But for oneself.

One's own meridians, Ta Ke can correct however he wants.

Even...

Putting one's level, mage aura, and source energy fluctuations all into convergence poses no problem.

But if one does that, when encountering a top-tier expert, it would be like trying to hide silver three hundred taels in vain.

So!

Ta Ke will gather all his truly formidable traits.

Unimportant parts will be slightly gathered.

What others can see is only what Ta Ke wants them to see.

"Your level-up speed is fast, your source energy pure—these are not the focus of today's talk."

Xi Luoer continued expounding on her own.

"The focus is... Ka Luo si said your aim is somewhat astonishing."

"Furthermore... just when you were undergoing baptism, I went to visit Lord Ao Bu Li."

"The baptism certificate you carry was given by Lord Ao Bu Li; I just asked at the door and found out."

"This doesn't count as probing some secret, does it?!"

Xi Luoer smiled.

"Of course!" Ta Ke shrugged his shoulders and helped.

"Lord Ao Bu Li is a venerable, admirable necromancer."

"My teacher once told me that if it weren't for Lord Ao Bu Li's undead army guarding the passage, the underground kobolds would definitely be a big trouble."

"When visiting Lord Ao Bu Li, I have never seen him give such high praise to anyone."

"Furthermore... Lord Ao Bu Li."

"Moreover, he praises your aim without end."

"He even said, let me get to know you more."

Ta Ke's eyes narrowed slightly.

"This woman really has thoughts as delicate as silk."

"Fortunately what I just said wasn't true, otherwise... the steam iron tracks would probably grind straight over my head."

"So..."

Ta Ke sat up a bit straighter, then spoke: "What do you want to express?"

"I want to see just how formidable your Precision is!" Xi Luoer clarified her purpose.

"It is... true Precision!" Xi Luoer added.

"True Precision?"

Ta Ke's mouth corners held a smile.

You mean… I can see at a glance that you have B-rank extraordinary talent and A-rank steam extraordinary talent, and I also have to tell you that?

Yes!

Xiluoer possesses not only B-rank extraordinary talent, but also an astonishing A-rank 'Steam Talent'.

When we first met.

Taku had already seen, from the threads of steam source energy emanating from the other party, that there were A-rank and B-rank two different extraordinary trait threads.

As an ascension sequence, version answer, trendsetter of the era——the Steam Sequence!

When the Steam Ascension is completed, one awakens a 'Steam Talent'.

As for how high or low the awakened Steam Talent is, it depends on one's own talent.

Obviously, Xiluoer's extraordinary talent is truly high.

She herself awakened top-tier B-rank extraordinary talent.

During the Steam Ascension, she also obtained an A-rank extraordinary talent.

In Lamor High Tower City-state, Xiluoer, who stands out and is highly valued and specially cultivated by the Lamor Wizard Baron, is even more exaggerated and astonishing than what the outside world knows.

"Actually, my extraordinary talent is really just C-rank."

Taku spread his hands.

"As for latent extraordinary talent, I don't know either."

"If you really want to know, I don't mind demonstrating."

Taku's candid and forthright expression, for a moment, seemed somewhat inconsistent with her brother Carlos's description of 'inner extremely dark' and 'means extremely cruel'.

"How to demonstrate?"

Xiluoer asked.

Taku pointed to the "wind-up cat doll" and said: "This little guy is quite agile, right!"

"Of course! It is a strange creature from puppet ecology, and it is very smart."

Taku casually pulled out a piece of parchment, squeezed it hard into a small ball, and then shook it.

"Tell it, I can easily hit it."

Such wind-up creatures that have left puppet ecology must establish a master-servant relationship.

Just like humans delivering 'food' to pets.

Steam Sequence extraordinary beings can deliver 'wind-up power' to puppet creatures, keeping them in an 'alive' state.

With a master-servant relationship, naturally, the two can communicate.

Threads are quickly established between them.

After a moment.

The wind-up cat doll looked toward Taku.

"Meow~~"

A full-of-expression look.

"You'd better be careful." Taku smiled.

Taku added a bit of source energy.

Threads interwove, trajectories matched, done in one go.

Then the paper ball flew out of hand.

At the moment Taku let go, the paper ball's trajectory began to blur.

The next moment.

The paper ball "Pop!" bounced off the wind-up cat doll's head and then steadily fell into Taku's hand.

The faint smile on Xiluoer's high-value face froze on the spot.

The wind-up cat doll hadn't even reacted yet, wondering why it got hit.

After a moment, Xiluoer looked at the paper ball in Taku's hand.

The bewildered expression gradually surfaced, but was soon covered up.

"Can… do it again?"

"No problem!" Taku said lightly.

This time, the wind-up cat doll jumped onto the window.

The distance opened to about seven or eight meters.

"You'd better be careful!"

Taku struck again.

This time, whether it was Xiluoer's instruction or the wind-up cat doll having become smarter, is unknown.

At the moment Taku struck, the wind-up cat doll sprang and leapt, trying to leave the spot.

But… sorry.

The wind-up cat doll's static threads spreading and the extension of its dynamic trajectory were both perfectly grasped by Taku.

"Pop!" a slight sound.

In midair, the wind-up cat doll's head, tracing its trajectory, was again precisely struck by Taku.

At the same time, the paper ball rebounded back into Taku's hand.

"How did you do that?" This time, Xiluoer's face was entirely solemn.

Such outrageous and unthinkable operation, if not seen with one's own eyes,

she naturally would not believe.

"You ask me, I ask who to ask."

Ta Ke spread his hands with an innocent look.

"I'm just a bit more accurate with my shooting; you don't need to look at me like that!"

"C-rank talent, that's really a C!"

(End of chapter)