Chapter 1410 - 552: Taking, Not Stealing

"So have you decided to use the crown-level treasure you’ve mastered as the final piece to complete the entire system?"

Chadite asked Alka, looking at him.

This was a very serious question.

After all, Alka had already said that his chaotic system composed of the first five treasures would give him some options in choosing a crown-level treasure.

This means that perhaps many crown-level treasures could potentially form a complete system with his chaotic first five treasures.

This is an incredibly luxurious thing.

For others, just having one is good enough; having it fit perfectly is simply the favor of the Goddess of Fortune. What more could one ask for? Is there even a choice?

But they are not the same.

Now the twelfth Tower of Trial stands right before them.

By placing this Tower of Trial inside, they will have completed their promise, having gathered twelve Towers of Trial.

They will have a certain ability to find the Libra of Equivalent Exchange of the Alchemist.

To exchange Alka’s crown-level treasure for another.

"There’s no need, this treasure is one of the fitting ones, and when I mastered it, I found it extremely useful."

Alka said with a smile.

The divinity that could fit his five treasures had long been seen through his eyes.

If he were to convert, there’s a high probability it wouldn’t be as good as the one in his hand.

Upon hearing this, Jason immediately asked with curiosity.

"So, what exactly is the function of this treasure?"

They had just experienced the phenomena occurring while Alka was mastering the treasure.

Things kept disappearing and reappearing.

They hardly noticed it.

Upon hearing these words.

Alka could no longer hide the smile on his face.

Obviously, he was very, very satisfied with the crown-level treasure he had obtained.

"It’s ’taking’."

"Taking?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was completely puzzled.

"Yes, it’s the essence of the world’s rules; crown-level treasures just directly target the essence."

Alka said this as he walked over, extending his hand to take something out of Jason’s pocket.

"Taking like this."

Looking at this ordinary scene, those who had just experienced the changes instantly understood.

"So that ability you used earlier, which made our items disappear without us noticing, was ’taking’?"

Chadite asked.

Alka smiled and nodded.

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions became somewhat odd.

Jason said, "How is this different from theft? Or isn’t this just theft?"

Upon hearing this, Alka’s smile stiffened.

Then his expression became serious.

He solemnly corrected, "I said it’s taking, not stealing."

Upon hearing these words, Jason understood, shrugged, and said, "Alright, if you say ’taking,’ then it’s ’taking’."

Though everyone inwardly believed it was just theft.

Taking things away from me sneakily without my consent, making them disappear without me noticing—isn’t that theft?

Everyone couldn’t help but think in their hearts.

The changes they had just gone through were indeed theft; even if replaced by ’taking,’ it’s the same.

"But... how does this relate to your other treasures?" Lucilia asked very confusedly.

Although she hadn’t gone through what Chadite and the others had just experienced, she was still puzzled. Was there any link between this and Alka’s other treasures?

Isn’t it still very chaotic?

"And so here comes the key point, something I hadn’t anticipated." Alka seemed to be waiting for someone to ask.

Then, looking at everyone, he said, "Have you ever heard of this term?"

"What term?" Pororo asked very cooperatively.

"Fishing in troubled waters."

"Never heard of it." Everyone shook their heads.

"Although I haven’t heard of it, I can roughly understand what the term means." Lucilia said.

After all, the term is quite intuitive and its meaning can be instantly grasped, applicable to a variety of scenarios.

"So, only in a sufficiently chaotic situation can I get the things I want."

"..."

So isn’t this still theft? Or rather, it is theft.

They silently thought in their hearts.

Then silently switched from ’taking’ to ’stealing’ in their minds.

Alka continued to explain.

"To want to steal... take something, there must be a medium, or at least a way of acquiring it, right?

I must know where the thing I want to take is, how to take it, isn’t it?"

Everyone nodded.

That’s the logic.

Alka extended his hand, and a dream crystal ball appeared in his palm.

This thing was the first treasure Alka mastered, allowing him to traverse through the power of the dream realm.

"Although it’s not often needed, this treasure lets me take things from the dream and spiritual worlds."

But not needing it is just right, because in the dream and spiritual worlds, Alka can directly snatch them.

Yet in this domain, Alka amplifies his power extraordinarily.

Subsequently, Alka’s face was adorned with a mirror-like mask.

"Mirror surface, the reverse of reality, the reflection of reality, enabling me to take imaginary or fake things."

Through transformation, Alka made each of his treasures manifest.

"Lucky Silver Snake represents luck, represents intangible, untouchable power, letting me take intangible things."

"Elemental Cards, representing the Elemental Interface, and also the base of real-world matter, allowing me to directly take substances from the real world as well as the powers of nature."