The Sovereign Veil Chapter 15: Chapter 15: The Cosmic Protagonist

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"He is merely a distant bloodline descendant, separated by several generations," Lucian stated, his tone perfectly flat and indifferent beneath the guise of Silent Cold Moon. "My Master and I were traversing the Multiverse and simply happened to stop in the Terra-Nova Sector to observe him." Valerius Locke nodded in profound realization. He had previously wondered why an Apex entity like The Primordial would bother manifesting on a mid-tier, contested warzone like Terra-Nova. Checking in on a distant bloodline made terrifying sense. With the tension broken, Valerius and Bitter Medicine seamlessly transitioned into discussing local sector politics, likely trying to prove their geopolitical value to the Supreme Leader's proxy. Bitter Medicine mentioned an upcoming, aggressive restructuring of the Sovereign Apothecary Consortium's supply lines within the Pan-Asian Coalition, detailing which corporations were about to be starved of resources. Valerius, operating as Terra-Nova's Deputy Overseer, casually mentioned a classified, impending purge within the Pan-Asian logistics high-command. Several mid-level officers were about to be indicted, opening up massive promotion vacuums. Lucian feigned absolute boredom, but his mind recorded every single syllable. The casual intelligence these two titans were dropping was enough to irrevocably alter the destinies of entire corporate empires. More importantly, it was exactly what his parents needed. "By the way," Lucian interrupted smoothly, acting as if he had just recalled a trivial detail. "Apothecary Sovereign, do you have a direct disciple operating under the designation 'Dr. Aris'?" Bitter Medicine frowned, his ancient eyes displaying genuine confusion. "Dr. Aris? I have no disciple by that name. My lineage is strictly regulated." Lucian chuckled internally. So the 'disciple' Thorne-Bio partnered with to monopolize the market is a complete fraud. He had only asked to verify Vincent Thorne's arrogant threat, but the reaction he provoked was deadly. Both Bitter Medicine and Valerius immediately tensed. They weren't fools. An Apex proxy didn't just ask about a random name for no reason. Valerius and Bitter Medicine exchanged a dark, knowing glance. In the sprawling human sectors, low-level grifters occasionally used the Apothecary Sovereign's legendary moniker to boost their pharmaceutical sales. Usually, Bitter Medicine ignored them as beneath his notice. But if this specific grifter had somehow caught the attention of The Primordial's camp, it was a severe slight. This 'Dr. Aris' needs to be systematically dismantled and erased, Bitter Medicine decided instantly. Having planted the seed of Thorne-Bio's destruction, Lucian formally dismissed them. The two operatives bowed deeply before logging out of the Veil. Fifteen minutes later, Lucian re-entered the hub, this time uncloaking his Tier 7 Supreme Leader designation. He pulled up his ledger. [Current Balance: 1,036 Aether Points.] A vicious smile spread across his face. A thousand points was a staggering fortune for a newly Awakened Tier 1 operative. He immediately opened the Veil's armory and pulled up the asset he had been drooling over the previous night. [Aether-Marrow Elixir]: Origin: Ares Prime (Tier-6 Realm). Violently purges biological impurities, granting flawless Martial Dao aptitude and an immediate Innate physique. Price: 500 Aether Points. (Zero cross-realm tax applied within local realm). For half his current balance, he could permanently rewrite his biological potential. Unlike synthetic Gene-Serums that artificially forced an Awakening and capped future growth, the Aether-Marrow Elixir exponentially expanded an operative's ceiling. If he consumed it, his already terrifying progress with the Kirin Ascendant Protocol would break the physical laws of Terra-Nova. "I'll have to buy it tomorrow," Lucian sighed, suppressing his greed. He had already burned his one daily tax-exempt transfer on the Sylvanus-5 trade. If he bought t