Chapter 277 Questions And Answers
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As for the main body, he returned to the Eternal Universe and lay in a couch within The Inferno's Observation Deck. As he settled in, he summoned out the Truth Beast, who manifested into reality with the protection of the Quantum Entanglement superpower, meaning that it was immune to the negative effects of entering reality.
The moment the large Truth Beast appeared, it was about to squawk at Dante with grievance for being such a filthy liar when it froze. Its eyes became glazed over, and a strange explosion of intangible energy emerged around it.
Dante glanced over casually and decided to go to sleep, something he did not need to do biologically but felt he needed to do spiritually. While he slept peacefully, the Truth Beast remained in its state, causing the observation deck to surprisingly become silent and very harmonious.
Suddenly, the Truth Beast seemed to revert back to normal a few hours later, its body not undergoing any changes. However, just from its expression and the depth of its eyes, one could tell it had gone from a naive youth to an old monster who had seen the vicissitudes of time.
At this time, Dante opened his eyes and then rubbed his forehead lightly to remove the remnants of his casual nap. He then glanced at the silent Truth Beast that was looking at him with complicated emotions.
"Finally up to date, huh? I had a feeling that bringing you out here would 'update' your database of truth," Dante commented lightly.
"Before we do anything, let's first introduce ourselves properly. My name is Dante Alighieri, the husband of Beatrice Portinari and your current summoner," Dante began as he glanced at the Truth Beast pointedly.
The Truth Beast feigned silence for a short while before speaking in a masculine voice. "I don't have a name."
"Then decide on one. I can't call you Truth Beast forever. That's your race and title, not your name," Dante pressed with a smile on his face.
The Truth Beast hesitated greatly. Eventually, it seemed to make a decision and spoke softly. "Fine, then I shall take the name… Levi."
"Well, Levi, let's get to work. I'm a Beginner Summoner at 1-star, and you're also a 1-star Divine Beast, but that doesn't mean we can't put you to use right away," Dante clapped his hands with finality, brooking no argument.
Levi had no intentions to argue anyway, as revealing truths for his summoner was what he was made for anyway. He simply glanced at Dante and waited for him to ask.
"Let's start with something mild. Is Lara Sanguis stronger than me currently?"
Levi's brows furrowed for a short while, but he glanced at Dante and shook his head. "The current Lara Sanguis is far weaker than you. The true Lara Sanguis stands above everything."
Huh?
Dante sat up seriously. "What? There's a true Lara Sanguis? How can this be? Then who is the headmistress?"
Levi flapped his wings slightly and repositioned himself onto a couch, making sure his talons didn't pierce the fabric. "The one you call headmistress is merely a clone of the true Lara Sanguis."
It was as if thunder struck Dante's mind. The woman who was seen as the strongest in the universe before he resurrected Portia and he unlocked his genes was just a clone? Then how strong was the 'real' her?
"Don't bother asking more about Lara Sanguis. As you yourself said, I am only at the 1-star rank at the moment, and it's already good that I can reveal this much at my current level. Digging into her information might alert the real her and have her descend on us," Levi warned straightforwardly, shaking his head.
Dante snapped out of his shock and nodded. "Okay, let's move on. What exactly is special about me that I managed to achieve what I have so far?"
Levi sized Dante up and down and smirked. "According to what I can find, the original you had a trait of 1% green luck, 80% grey luck, and 19% black luck. So from the perspective of fate and destiny, there was nothing special about you. You were definitely above average, but not enough to reach your current level."
Dante hurriedly interrupted. "Luck? Fortune? Is it like in the stories where you have a cloud over your head of various colors?"
Levi paused and nodded. "That isn't functional, but only those with the right abilities can perceive such a thing."
"So then black means demise, grey means average, green means beneficial, blue means special, red means potent, purple means transcendental, golden means divine, and rainbow means perfection?" Dante further inquired.
"Sort of. Since you had a maximum of green luck in small quantities, you would live a relatively beneficial life and make some small achievements in a niche field before passing away," Levi concluded with a shrug.
"What about the current me?" he asked with interest.
Levi was speechless. "I am the Truth Beast, not the Fortune/Fate Beast. That fellow was probably asleep when you came in, otherwise he would have reached out to you as well."
"But I can still answer your question. The current you has a full cloud of rainbow that is swollen like it's about to explode. Your fortune is the highest among all beings across the universes," Levi spoke silently as he glanced at the space above Dante's head.
Dante was about to ask why he had so much luck, but shut his mouth. It would be a very stupid question, because there really was only one thing attached to him that could cause such a big change in his fate.
The Cosmic Tree!
Just being sponsored by it took his luck from the dumps to the very limit the universe can tolerate? Just what was the Cosmic Tree anyway? Was it really a higher dimensional being that was stronger than all others or was it something more?
"Can you tell me what the Cosmic Tree is?" Dante asked after careful thought.
Levi shook his head firmly. "No, I cannot. My current existence and abilities are fully sponsored by the tree in question. Its near limitless power allows me to access almost every taboo truth and even not be noticed by the persons in question for peeking into their secrets."
"In the same vein, I cannot detect anything about it. Just like you, I am being 'sponsored' by it, but its level surpasses my abilities."
Levi pondered for a bit and spoke. "One thing I can tell you is that you should stop calling it a higher dimensional being."
Dante frowned at that. "Any particular reason?"
"Hmm, how to explain. Basically, think of it as a sentient ant that can speak calling you a superior monkey. Its technically true, but also insulting because you are far more than that." Levi explained with a hint of amusement.
This left Dante speechless.
"Any more questions?" Levi asked calmly.
"A lot more. So many more. However, you're still 1-star, and pressuring you to answer them would be wasting both our times. Let's get you to 10-star so that I can ask whatever I want without being told no," Dante responded after careful thought.
He had a lot more questions, both big?and small, to ask. However, just the revelation that Lara was a clone of a more powerful being was enough of a blow that he needed to digest it. As such, he recalled Levi and moved to the Stellar Vanguard II to continue cultivating his Quantum Entanglement superpower.
He wanted to reach the A Rank and acquire the information about Quantum Worlds before heading back to the First Gate and starting his rampage there.
He estimated the time needed to achieve the A Rank and saw that it would require slightly over 3 months of nonstop work. Dante decided to get the formula for that pink incense the school used while he was at it.
Like this, around 15 days passed.
Dante opened his eyes and ended his work. He had risen to 15% of the way until the A Rank, which was pretty good and consistent progress. With a bit more dedicated time, he should be able to achieve his goal.
The reason Dante even stopped was that today was the 30th of December. In a few minutes, those students should be coming out of their Zero Gate expedition, ready to report their gains.
Naturally, as a student himself, he had to be there. Not just as a student but as a representative of his own force, ready to 'buy' the fruits off them. Dante couldn't help but smile and teleport over to the Black Land directly.
The teachers and various powerhouses as well as faction leaders who were arranged here were startled by his sudden appearance, then their faces changed greatly. They were all forced back many steps as Dante wantonly released his aura to cruelly suppress everyone.
Everyone was shocked, because even though Dante was known to have a high SDI average, it had not been this tyrannical previously. However, they thought about his revelation that he could source quantum items and thought that he must have relied on some item of some nature to achieve this.
Immediately they realized this, their hearts sank. They understood that Dante would only become stronger to the point where they couldn't resist at all, even in their own dreams. Not to mention that he was no foolish enough to sell them the same method he used to strengthen himself.
The pure humans were mostly fine, mostly envious. It was the mixed human and the aliens who felt pressure and hatred deep down. The pure humans had Lara, Beatrice, and now Portia and Dante.
What the heck did they have?!
Were they destined to be suppressed in this universe until the end of time?
The one who felt this the most was Kurtaghagt Venrieere, the CEO of the Etraverse Corporation. He was a tall alien with a face full of octopus-like tentacles and two pupils, green eyes that were shaped like large ovals.
He wore a human-like suit thanks to his general humanoid form and had hands that were like claws and feet that were similar, but both appendages were fully webbed. He reminded Dante of a mixture of the Glorft and Vilgax.
Kurtaghagt's expression was the ugliest out of everyone. Recently, he had been under immense pressure from all sides. The Supreme Council wanted him to quickly cough up his secrets to appease Dante and save their lives.
The other aliens and alien factions secretly plotting to overthrow the pure humans constantly put pressure on him not to concede on the basis that they would help him resist the fallout of refusal.
However, Kurtaghagt was not a child. He was the only one who knew the special details of the technology used, so if he died, that technology died with him. While it would be a big loss for the Eternal Universe, to the rebels, it was far better than ending up in Dante's hands so that he could strengthen himself and potentially more pure humans!
Kurtaghagt obviously cared about his life and wanted to concede to Dante, pressure be damned. The technology he had was not worth dying for, and while he did sympathize with the rebels as he had been bullied within even the Supreme Council by their pure human members, he had a wider scope of things.
Other universes had even worse and more cruel situations for their fellow races under the thumb of the most dominant race in that universe. Their universe was often laughed at for being soft, and pure humans were being mocked for 'courting death' by not either eradicating or enslaving the other species in the universe.
However, pure humans were surprisingly very antagonistic to the idea of slavery for some reason, which was the sole reason that the mixed humans and aliens had not yet been collared. Knowing about this, Kurtaghagt and the other members of the Supreme Council had complicated emotions towards the human race.
So his attachment to the rebels was low. The only reason he even paid them any mind was that his foolish son was one of their 5 main leaders in their own council. Not only was he the one applying pressure on him, but he also didn't even realize the rebel faction was using him as a pawn to try and control him, Kurtaghagt!
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