Hundreds of miles away from the disciple district, Ace appeared, looking at the system interface before him with a faint smile.

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Absolute Pickpocket (Sleight of Hand) has been successfully activated! (x5)

{Host Steals}

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Reward(s): 590,100 Thief Points

Thievery Rank(s): Low-Level Thievery(s): 5

/10,000

Thief Point

‘Hmm, all five of them were able to provide me with low-level thieveries, and my cultivation has increased by at least 1%. As expected of the Chief Disciples of the Forger Faction-they should rank in the middle of the disciple rankings. When I checked Floyd and Avery’s thief point values with the thief point meter, they’re worth 21 million and 19 million Thief Points!

‘Which means all the disciples in the top ten or top hundred are probably worth this much. Now, I want to “meet” them. But I can’t be reckless; let’s see how the higher-ups react first.

“The only problem is the thief symbol. They might accept their treasures being stolen and brush it off as a disciple quarrel and won’t interfere, but the thief symbol is simply too overbearing and mysterious, and they might react strongly.

‘However, there’s still a chance they won’t do anything after finding out it was me, and I already have an explanation ready. Now, the question is how long it will take them to connect it with me. Or there is a massive chance that those arrogant guys won’t even report it to the higher-ups because it’s simply too embarrassing and humiliating to get their things stolen by a mere Ascension Soldier, despite being Ascension Warriors themselves.

‘Furthermore, if the sect master really intends to use me to deal with the four clans, as long as I show my worth, he won’t do anything and might even support me. Tsk, there are too many probabilities. Just in case things don’t go my way, I’ll simply escape!’

Ace knew the AIG sect valued George’s talent and status as the Nominal Legacy Disciple, especially the Weston clan, which still thought George had ties with them since he was the sect master’s “disciple.” So, they wouldn’t let anyone move against him unless he committed an unforgivable crime, like killing a fellow disciple.

Although stealing was also an unforgivable crime, it was only effective if he stole directly from the sect; private properties like an individual’s belongings or the accumulated wealth of a clan weren’t “sect properties.”

If their own things got stolen, they only had themselves to blame for not protecting them enough; in fact, it was an extremely humiliating matter. Even if they involved the sect in this matter, it would be considered a private grudge, and the sect would only mediate between them to peacefully resolve it.

However, if this matter couldn’t be resolved with words, then extreme measures were also taken. Those extreme measures didn’t involve anyone else, only the people involved in the incident. It was all in the rules in his disciple badge.

That’s why Ace was not too worried, and he chose his targets carefully. Although the Chief Disciples were still more powerful than him, he was confident he could handle them as long as he used his wits. If wits didn’t work, Ace would have to ensure that no one provoked him anymore!

If Ace had learned anything after coming in contact with sects, it was that every sect cherishes talents, especially monstrous talents. Even if they had no good character and ruthless personalities, as long as they didn’t directly harm the sect or go too far, everything would be forgiven.

Ace had already shown his talent that could rival the top forger disciple of the AIG sect. He had also seen how the Sect Master didn’t expose him despite knowing he was in disguise.

After all, the sect master probably thought that once Ace signed in the sect registry, there was no way for him to harm the sect, and no sect would be foolish enough to send such a talent as a spy.

All these points solidified Ace’s belief even further, and he knew that if he showed even more worth, the Sect Master would be even more unwilling to let him go.

Furthermore, Ace already had a mission related to the sect, so he wasn’t planning on falling out with the entire sect so soon. He was now testing the water before making plans for his mission.

After mulling it over, Ace was significantly relaxed and immediately headed toward the sect library, which had been his initial target before Ted dragged him around, and he ended up causing trouble.

Following the map in his disciple token, Ace appeared in a large plaza that wasn’t crowded. He knew the reason for this was that there weren’t many disciples in the Chief Hall Court. This library even had knowledge that elders of the sect coveted. However, only those with merits could gain access to it, with the exception of the Sect Master and the four grand elders. Even Hall Masters had to pay sect merits to learn any knowledge.

Furthermore, the knowledge that an elder required was different and extremely high-level compared to that of disciples.

Ace then quickly spotted an extremely ancient building that appeared to have been carved directly into the heart of a mountain. Its exterior was composed of crimson obsidian, etched with countless arcane symbols that glowed with an ethereal light, giving a sense of mysticism

and awe.

When Ace reached the golden door of the library, no one was there, and he was wondering if he should just open it with his badge when a heavy voice rang out.

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Ace was startled, as he hadn’t seen anyone or felt any presence, but he quickly bowed respectfully. “Chief Forge Disciple greets, Lord Elder! I’m here to use my new disciple privilege to choose two spells and one cultivation technique from the Sect Library!”

“Then why are you still wasting time? Tsk, kids these days. Show me your disciple badge!” the voice demanded with evident annoyance.

Ace was somewhat speechless, but he couldn’t be bothered with these eccentrics anymore and directly took out his disciple badge.

The next moment, Ace felt an invisible force around his disciple badge before it vanished, and the voice rang out again with a hint of surprise. “How intriguing. Alright, you may enter now. Just remember, you are not allowed to step into any places that have a light barrier, or you’ll be attacked by the protective formation. The areas without any barriers are open to you. “Furthermore, all the jade scrolls in the library are restricted with a spell, and you can only see their basic-level introduction, so don’t try to be smart, kid. Once you select two spells and one cultivation technique, tell me, and I’ll release the restriction, and then you can directly learn the knowledge inside the jade scroll.

“But you are not allowed to take the jade scrolls outside or damage them in any way, or you’ll be sanctioned according to the sect rules, and let me tell you, you don’t want to be sanctioned!” the voice warned sternly.

“I understand!” Ace quickly agreed without hesitation, as he had already read the rules.

“Good!”

The voice sounded in acknowledgment, and the next moment, the library door opened!