Legendary Traveler: By Earning Progress Points I will Become Supreme!-Chapter 182: The Thurston Family (4)
"I can only hope that you took my subtle warnings into consideration during your examination…which, while difficult, isn't entirely impossible to bypass if you are smart." Anthony, now in charge of the meeting, stated while withdrawing a stack of papers from his spatial device and handing them to Clara, who took one and passed it around the table.
"But from what I collected, it doesn't seem like you held back," releasing a tired sigh, Ant set his paper down and gave everyone a moment to read through the contents of their papers.
By the time Aoni got his hands on one, he was surprised to find it was basically all the information collected by the Bureau and nearly a 1-1 scale reproduction of his TD and SD.
Reading through the falsified information, he felt a pang of anxiety in his chest because Aoni knew better than anyone how basically everything on here was a crock of shit.
Sure, his Falsified Attribute wasn't that far from the truth of what he was capable of, but it didn't even begin to scratch the surface.
"I…tried…" Feeling his usual calm façade begin to crack slightly, Aoni leaned forward and, with elbows propped on the table, cupped his face and rubbed his eyes.
"I know, it's not that big of a deal though, because apart from the fact that you have a high Elementalized Energia climate in your Territory, not much else will set you on the Government's Radar." Jason cut in while flipping through to the sheet detailing the items his son had returned with.
"A little over a million CDs, is a good thing, but how much do you have left? Did you buy appropriate supplies from the Bureau? What else do you need?" This time, it was Clara, who, after reading through the intel, gave him a curious look.
"Uh, yeah, I think so, at least for now." Thinking back to his purchases the day before, Aoni truly felt he'd gotten everything he'd needed for at least a few months, such as, new Tools, some cooking spices, a few odds and ends for comfort, new clothing, and lastly, some much-needed Summoning Nodes.
"Right… now that everyone has had a few minutes to read through the gathered intel, and my scanning for anyone who could potentially see past the barrier has been complete, Aoni, we need to know any discrepancies between the report in front of us and the truth. Don't worry; anything said in this room cannot be spied upon, so feel at ease." Anthony said with a smile, triggering a reaction from Clara, who leaned closer to Aoni and whispered.
"Big Sis will protect you, so don't worry bout anything, little Aoni."
With his left eye twitching and his right-hand itching to shove Clara's head away since she was far too close to him for comfort, Aoni sighed and addressed the floating ethereal chat box in front of his eyes.
'What is safe to tell them, and what isn't? I know that we are protected from spies, and I fully trust my family, but with how many random Attributes and spying abilities exist out there, there must be a limit, right?'
| You would be correct in your thinking; some things, such as the nature of the User's Attribute, are, of course, meant to be completely secret, as even if they have barriers up for protection, the moment the existence of your Progression is known, it will alert certain Beings that the User is better off not encountering yet |
| For now, it is advised that the only items you speak of would be the truth behind The User's Territory, summons, and the existence of your true passives |
| When asked why they didn't show up on the scan, the User can claim it to be a side effect of your Attribute. Including your Inventory Passive; it is better to air that bit of information as it has a high likelihood of drastically increasing the User's Progress |
'I understand…' Thankful for the rare moments when his Attribute Notice is helpful, Aoni took a deep breath through his nose and exhaled slowly while entirely aware of the several sets of eyes examining his every action.
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"Where do I even begin…well, for starters, I am sure everyone has seen some discrepancy between my Numerical stats listed in my test results and the Ranks on my TD; well, the truth is…as of right now, all 3 of my basic physical stats are already at the Rank of E+, as for my Energia, it is sitting at D-."
"Did you use any artifacts to change what was listed on your TD?" Charlotte, who seemed to be the quickest to respond, asked while setting her data sheets down and looking at her baby brother.
"Not really; think of it as a weird side effect of my Attribute; whenever I adjust the stats of items I create, it causes a weird yet temporary manipulation of my stats."
'Or so the excuse from the AN says…' Aoni said in his mind before continuing.
"I also have a few extra Passives that didn't show up on my TD for reasons that I'm not sure of, and that's my E- Ranked Dual Swordsmanship…and a unique Passive that I got as a summon from my Flume."
"Come again?"
"What?"
"How is that even possible?"
The voices of all three Sibling Travelers immediately became active before getting silenced by Jason raising his hand with authority, shutting down their senseless babble.
"Unique passives gifted by a Flume aren't unheard of, and depending on their strength, it is entirely possible to get something never before seen, so what was this passive, Aoni." Even though Aoni's Dad was excited and confused, he didn't show it and played the role of an all-knowing wisened man.
"Well…it's a bit difficult to explain, but it's called an Inventory, and as of right now, I have only been able to raise it to F-." As he spoke, Aoni raised his right hand over the table and made a pulling gesture, causing the space to distort and open like a pitch-black mouth, startling EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE THURSTON FAMILY.
