After finding out that it was true, Daneel had come to the room and given this order to test out the effectiveness of this technique.

Unlike the face on the Vice Sect Master's chest which had been trying to get out, the one on the eldest prince was more subdued as if it was in the last stages of completely a.s.similating into its host.

As the system had said, the circ.u.mvention was only most effective when orders which threaten the life of the host were given. Yet, when questions about the secrets of the Sect he had spent so much time in were asked, he had no choice but to give the answers.

As a force which had existed since many centuries, the Withering Leaf Sect had tremendous reserves of techniques whose physical copies were apparently still inside the headquarters.

In their hurry, only the backups made in parchments had been extracted, as it would be too tedious of a job to try and take away all the originals which occupied rows and rows of bookshelves.

Apparently, even the legendary spell technique of the Withering Leaf Sect was still in the headquarters, because it was rumored that it was something that was stored along with the heart of the formation which defended the sect headquarters.

Just like in the case when the Ex-King's father had pa.s.sed away leaving the formation of the Palace of Lanthanor ownerless, the Sect Formation was apparently also vulnerable right now.

Of course, many countermeasures had been put in place so that no enemy would even get the notion of trying to invade when there was temporarily no one inside.

After all, the sect did intend to go back as soon as they found a way to resolve the situation with the mosquitoes.

Daneel's eyes had widened when he realized that this was the perfect time to try and infiltrate the sect.

But what about the formations and the traps?

The answer for this came in part due to the notification which had sounded in his mind when he had been drinking with his father the night before.

[Achievement Unlocked: Psyche of a World Dominator-1

Psyche of a World Dominator-1 : Through your experiences, you have managed to shed your naivety to understand that mercy to one's enemies means cruelty towards one's own people. By realizing this, you have matured and now have a mindset more befitting that of a future World Dominator. Congratulations!

5000 EXP awarded.]

Thinking that EXP was really like sand which kept slipping through his fingers every time he managed to grasp some, Daneel had grudgingly bought the tool which was needed if he even wanted to consider the plan of infiltrating the Withering Leaf Sect's headquarters.

[Hidden Object Detection-1: Allows the host to detect formations and trinkets which are hidden. Detection is required for Phenomena a.n.a.lysis Module to a.n.a.lyze any hidden objects.]

Indeed, so far, the Phenomena a.n.a.lysis Module had only been able to a.n.a.lyze whatever was in his vicinity in the cases when it wasn't purposefully hidden from him.

Yet, in the Valley of Mist, all the traps would definitely be so covert that he wouldn't even be able to complain before dying from any one of them.

After all, the Sect had depended on these traps to defend itself from even personages who were at the Warrior level, which was evidenced by the fact that many Warriors had also gone missing inside the Valley in the past few decades.

After entering the Valley, Daneel finally understood why they were so confident that they would never lose a fight inside.

Almost each and every step that he took had a risk a.s.sociated with it that would have led to his demise if it hadn't been for the system letting him know exactly how to circ.u.mvent and traverse the Valley Floor in order to be safe.

According to the system, this unique path which allowed one to safely pa.s.s through s.h.i.+fted every hour.

Thus, feeling thankful that he hadn't taken chances, Daneel smoothly reached the Headquarters of the Sect before being awed by its natural majesty.

It was as if the entire structure which composed of courtyards and lavish buildings had grown along with the forest which it was located in.

In fact, if it weren't for the system disabling the formation around it which made it appear as a set of dilapidated buildings, Daneel would never have been able to see this grandeur which was hidden to all except the Sect Members.

Entering the Sect, he made his way according to the Eldest Prince's grudging instructions to the reach the room which held the techniques of the Sect.

His eyes gleaming due to the many leather-bound books neatly arranged in rows of bookshelves in front of him which each represented a chance to grow in power, Daneel completely became absorbed in the task of devouring them all.

While he was taking each book out mechanically to let the system a.n.a.lyze them, he thought back to the problem that had been raised by Kellor a few hours before.

With all the recent spending, the government was apparently already in a deficit of 5 Million Gold Lans.

Besides, because of having to use all the remaining Ker Gems to kill the members of the Sect by driving the mosquitoes into a frenzy, Daneel had no more resources to speed up his training.

Right now, money was a necessity for Lanthanor without which it might come to a disastrous halt.

As he was thinking along these lines, a specific technique which he was currently absorbing into the system caught his eye, making him drop the tome and take a step back in disbelief.