The Monarch-Chapter 660: The tower

Kayden sped through the first five floors. There was nothing on them, but he still spent a few minutes on each one to be able to understand all their secrets. It was simply something too foolish for his current level.

It took about an hour for Kayden to reach the tenth floor, completely disappointed. There was nothing in this tower—everything here was pathetic in his eyes. His strength was already far beyond what a mortal adventure could provide. The knowledge he could gain from here was minimal; there was simply nothing.

On the tenth floor were legendary treasures. Kayden found techniques capable of transforming any mortal into a terrifying peak of power. They could place anyone into a great organization. Not only that, but treasures capable of providing millions of years of training within months.

They were insane treasures, but at the same time, they weren’t that special. They were legendary items, yes, but not things capable of pushing Kayden above his current level. None of it could make him become something greater than what he already was. Still, they could be used for study during idle hours.

Kayden quickly left the tower. His appearance outside caused a commotion. The gods nearby promptly surrounded him. There was no identification in Kayden’s aura, and no one even remembered seeing him enter. That meant he could be carrying insane treasures.

"Who are you?" A simple question was directed at Kayden, and an even simpler answer came out of him.

"Kayden." An even simpler response. Kayden had no fear of these gods. First, because none of them had a frightening aura, and the real gods were hidden among the ships.

"Organization?"

"Ody Family." With a simple word, Kayden made every single god around him vanish in fear. Lucius wasn’t on the ship when Kayden returned.

That made the boy ponder for a moment about what to do. After a few minutes, he decided to just go out in search of Lucius. He didn’t have much to do besides training and studying. Lucius might bring something more to him.

It took Kayden a while to realize that this wouldn’t be easy, especially considering the number of ships with spatial holds in this place. A few minutes later, he came across something even better.

An immense ship, hundreds of kilometers long, was infested with gods all the way to its edge. It looked like a party was happening inside, along with a huge arena where gods were fighting. Kayden was immediately interested. Unfortunately, he had no way of gathering information about who was inside or what exactly they were doing.

After thinking for a bit, Kayden decided to ask the guardians of the tower. They should have the answer, and considering who Kayden was, they wouldn’t take long to respond.

"It’s the Tiger Family’s ship. They specialize in bets and parties."

"Can anyone enter?"

"Gods? Yes, they can bet on other gods or compete," one of them commented to Kayden. The two gave him a few more pieces of information, and after that, Kayden flew straight back to the ship.

Getting in was not difficult at all. Besides, no one paid attention to him. It seemed like the flow of gods inside was vast. As soon as Kayden entered, he realized the ship’s interior space was immense. It wasn’t just a few billion kilometers; it was hundreds of billions. Actually, no...

"Tens of trillions," Kayden murmured as he sensed the ship’s interior. This was insane. He had never seen something this big before. The entire area was covered in golden trees and golden grass. It wasn’t hard for Kayden to find where the gods were.

The remnants of battles were extremely strong in the air. He only needed a few moments to reach the area where the gods were. It was a huge golden platform floating in the skies. There were hundreds of gods and thousands of mortals in that space.

Many were just slaves. Most of the mortals were slaves without any great talent. They were there only to serve the gods—whether as servants or as meat snacks, both in the literal and casual sense. There wasn’t much respect for mortal life among most gods.

Kayden didn’t have to look far to find Lucius in a special tent. With him were a few other gods and some female mortals around, all natural beauties of different races. It seemed the god had very open preferences. As soon as Kayden approached, he was blocked by the aura of some gods.

"Identify yourself."

"Tell them Kayden came to see Master Lucius." Kayden was respectful, and it didn’t take long for him to be invited in. Inside the tent was another expanded space, but this time it had only a few hundred meters.

"Kayden! You gave me a scare these past days," Lucius had no idea how long it had been since Kayden entered that space. "What did you find in there?" That tower had always been a real mystery for the great organizations.

"This kind of information is rare, isn’t it?" Kayden smiled as he sat on a random armchair. The gods around him were slightly uncomfortable with his carefree and arrogant attitude.

"Depends on what we’re talking about," Lucius smiled again.

"I think this would be better in private." A bubble appeared around the two, cutting off any communication with the outside.

"What do you have and what do you want?" Lucius went straight to the point, and so did Kayden.

"I have a map with every treasure and location in the tower, the difficulty of each one, and their value. I also have data on life cycles and all possible information about runes and traps." Kayden was literally handing over the entire tower for free to the god. This was priceless for mortals and the new generation of gods—the future.

"What do you want for it?" The price would surely be steep, but at this moment, Lucius would be negotiating on behalf of his organization. It would be completely normal to pay values that no individual alone could afford.

"Relevant information about celestial earth and water." Kayden’s price was steep, but it was something his organization could afford. The problem was—it wouldn’t pay that to just any god...

"What makes you think we won’t just rip it out of you?" Lucius asked directly. "I’m speaking on behalf of what my organization would probably do."

"I don’t think your organization has the capacity to do that." Kayden smiled, and a chill went down Lucius’s spine.