Corrupt Creations

"Actually, I was kidding about that pair of fake ears, they are not useless. If you wear it, you will be able to hear anything I say, even if we are separated by ten kilometers." 

"I didn't know you liked that kind of joke. I thought you were a very serious woman, but in reality, you're just putting up a front, huh?" 

Elyra ignored his comment and continued: "There is a mini profound formation imbued within it." 

Elyra didn't gave him useless things, it was a set of items that was necessary for them to work together. 

"Mini profound formation? How does it work?" 

"Put it on and try to channel some of your Mana on the item." 

Seth put those fake pointy ears on and thought his appearance was kind of ridiculous, since he wasn't as thin as a normal elf. However, he knew that people would not doubt him being an elf at first sight at least. He put a bit of his Mana on the item and Elyra said some words to test it. 

"Are you able to hear me?"

"I am." 

"Good. This is a one side channel of communication. It was developed in order to command our troops faster. The central commander has the access to send sound transmissions for everyone that is wearing one of those out. Perfect for an ambush, right?" 

"Indeed. It's just a pity that I won't be able to send you any message. What if I am alone when I finally encounter the targets you are after?" 

"Don't worry, I don't plan to let you leave my senses while we are on the operation." 

"Actually, why are you keeping something like fake ears inside your family treasury? That doesn't make any sense." Seth was flabbergasted. Who the heck would put an item like this in the treasury? 

"That is something you shouldn't be asking me. It is uncle Theod's habits of acquiring whatever item he finds. At least it proved to serve for something today." 

"Your Uncle is indeed something. But now that you gave me these gifts, there is only one thing left. The item of my choosing." 

"Go ahead." Elyra knew that most items inside this room were releasing very powerful auras and showing their might, but that did not necessarily make them strong or good items. There were even some items that no one would be able to use. 

There were a thousand different weapons and ten thousand different types of material that were used either for crafting something or for directly absorption. Seth knew that most of them were useless for him since he couldn't craft and his cultivation strength was already very high, making a lot of those items ineffective. 

But Seth had a way to cheat. He closed his eyes and concentrated his entire mind in his Soul Sense. Very quickly every single item inside the room was revealed for him. He could see them very clearly and observe their real aura. 

Seth just like Elyra, sent his Mana over a corner of the room and an item flew towards him. 

It was a round object that seemed to be a small bead. However, in reality, it was the strongest offensive tool inside the entire treasury. Its color was red and as Seth held it on his hands, he could feel the sheer amount of power concentrated inside it. 

When Elyra saw which item was flying she could not understand how did he find it, without even searching. If she ranked that item according to its value, among all the things stashed inside the treasury, if it wasn't the most valuable, it would be the second most valuable. However, it was the only thing she didn't want Seth to obtain, because it could turn into a threat for her family if he used it against them. 

Seth put it inside his spatial ring, making the aura of that object vanish from the room. It was already his and he would decide when and how to use it later. 

The only thing comforting Elyra, was that she knew that to use that bead, a person would have to put his life on the line and Seth didn't seem to be a lunatic like that. 

"I guess we are done here, right?" 

"We are. Make sure to get ready for tomorrow. Put on your best clothes and be ready for a big event. We will be beginning our investigation a soon as the sun sets." 

"Where are we going tomorrow?" 

"I was invited to participate in party for the nobles of the Ereinrith city and you are going to be my escort." Elyra said while leaving the treasury together with Seth. She closed the formation, sealing it once again. 

"What? Our first job is going to be partying? This job might not be that bad. However, I would rather go in a particular date with you." 

Elyra heard his words but took it as a joke. 

"Stop joking. You may not know about it, but noble parties are of the worst kind. You are obliged to talk with too many people and pay attention to things you wish not to. I'll be talking with many important characters on that party and while stranded there, you will investigate some things. I'll give you more details before the operation starts tomorrow." 

"Alright." 

Seth and Elyra departed silently. They had many things to prepare for tomorrow. 

Seth returned to his house and saw that Arel was waiting for him outside the door. 

"Young Master Seth, I'm sorry that things ended that way. I shouldn't have brought you to that place." She bowed towards him apologizing. 

"Don't worry Arel, it wasn't your fault, and they wouldn't pose any threat to me anyway. Just go have a good night of sleep." 

"Then, I'll take my leave." 

Arel left and Seth entered his house. He sat on the bed and took the round object he just acquired in the treasury. Seth observed it for some minutes, until Lexi's voice echoed inside his mind. 

"Hm? Why did you choose this item? There seems to be fire attribute energy inside?" Lexi seemed to be examining the bead. 

"It is a fire element bead. If a person uses it correctly, he will be able to gain affinity to the fire attribute. The quality of the affinity will depend on that person's talent, however, for me, you could say that this item is useless." 

"Useless?" 

"Yeah. I feel like my fire element affinity is already at maximum." 

"Then, why did you choose something like that?" Lexi didn't understand Seth's logic. 

"There is a certain problem if someone were to use it, something that could put a person's life at risk. I hope I won't need to use it even though my life may not be in danger." Seth put the bead inside his spatial ring and decided to lay down on the bed. He wasn't going to sleep, but cultivate his soul a bit more. He has been enchanted by the things he is able to do after cultivating his soul for a bit. 

'If the initial stages of soul cultivation are already so fierce, what can a person do if they reach the apex?' 

Seth closed his eyes and dived deeper into his soul. 

Without him realizing, it was already morning. The little event between young practitioners of the Allakiir family had already ended. The results didn't differ much from people's expectations. Haldir and his friend were the top five chosen and five more Qi Transformation Realm practitioners formed another group. 

After the event ended, the winners were about to commemorate doing a small party, but Haldir didn't want to participate. He was feeling humiliated inwardly by the things that happened earlier, making his mood sour. However, he could do nothing about that. 

The entire day passed by without something major happening. Seth kept cultivating, while the younger generation of the Allakiir family quieted down. 

Seth stood up and went to take a quick bath. After that he put on some party clothes, making his figure dangerously handsome. The black clothes he put, seemed to fit perfectly. Seth felt that he was more than ready to go, so he left his house and searched for Arel. 

She was already nearby, so he found her whithout any trouble. 

"Arel. Where can I find lady Elyra?" 

Arel noticed that Seth was very handsome today and was about to compliment him, but she stopped after she heard his question. 

"What are you planning to do, going to find Miss Elyra like that? It is better if you don't do it, if you care for your life." 

"Ahahaha, don't worry Arel. I'm not going to hit on Elyra, even though she is a top beauty. I was invited to accompany her to a certain place, but I don't know where to find her." 

"Ah, Miss Elyra, she is..." 

"That is unnecessary, I'm already here." 

Elyra appeared beside them, walking slowly in graceful steps. She was wearing a very beautiful blue dress that made her curves more visible. Her black hair was cascading down to her buttocks border and that made an old image reemerge inside Seth's head. 

"You are truly beautiful lady Elyra. Are you sure this can't be a date between the both of us only?" 

Arel heard what Seth said and almost fainted. 

'He dares to hit on Miss Elyra...' 

She covered her mouth in astonishment. 

Elyra rolled her eyes, thinking Seth was making a joke. 

"Stop joking. We are already a bit late for that party. Come closer, I will use my Mana in order for us to get there faster." 

Seth did just as she told. He got so close to her that they were almost glued. 

Elyra stopped wasting time and covered Seth and herself with her Mana. They disappeared from Arel's field of vision in a single second. 

A few minutes later, when Seth and Elyra finally stopped, they were already outside the place that party was happening.