Chapter 240: I need it, I want it

Chapter 240 – I need it, I want it

Noah was stunned.

He hadn’t expected The Records to reward him, he thought he was supposed to figure it all out alone.

But this act of acknowledgment... this response from The Records made something click inside him. It was like they were guiding him. Or maybe...

...teaching him.

Teaching him about the mechanics of Names.

Of how heavy words could be.

Of how to use his Domain properly. Because, let’s be honest—

Noah’s domain was absurdly powerful. A cheat, even.

Right now, its range was still limited, constrained by his current level... but just imagine—one day, if his domain ever expanded to the size of a world?

If his domain could envelop all of Laeh?

What would happen then?

Noah would become a true god within his own space. He would act like The Records within his world. He would observe, bestow titles, give power with a mere word.

And beyond that—through his Genesis domain—he could create and control anything within.

He could reshape Laeh into a holy ground unlike anything ever seen before.

Especially with the knowledge he carried from Earth—he could create... everything.

The more he thought about it, the more it felt like... maybe The Records wanted that?

Something like themselves...?

"But that doesn’t make any sense. If I one day reach that level... what would they be needed for anymore?" Noah wondered.

Or maybe... they just wanted a successor?

"...That doesn’t make sense either," he concluded.

He kept running through the possibilities in his mind, but nothing concrete came to him.

At the end of it all, he simply stopped thinking about it.

’I don’t understand them. I don’t know them. And I cannot guess the intentions of something I can’t even fathom,’ Noah admitted internally, before softly closing his eyes.

Right now, there were more important things to focus on.

The Shadow Realm...

He shifted his thoughts to the pressing matter ahead. And based on what the shadows had delivered as information...

Things were about to get messy.

There were many Mythic-rank beings, and even lower ranks present. The World Dominator rank had fewer representatives, but their number still wasn’t something to underestimate.

Still... it was manageable.

The true problem?

Everything above World Dominator.

Law Creator rank.

That’s the threshold where people began to dip into the power of law itself. Once someone had dominated a world, they could begin to delve deep into its core, learning and deciphering the fundamental laws of reality. But to step into the Law Creator rank—

You didn’t just need to understand the laws.

You had to create your own.

The difficulty... was beyond immense.

Noah had tried. For two years straight he studied, practiced, and tried to gain even an initial insight into law.

But nothing.

It was too alien.

Too far beyond him.

"Fortunately, only the Originals are at that rank... otherwise things would’ve been much worse," he muttered under his breath.

The power of law...

Not even Noelle could help him on this one. She had told him once that it had taken her hundreds of years just to gain her first insight—and nearly a thousand to create a law of her own.

Just the thought made Noah feel the weight of it all.

But then—an idea struck him.

"System... if I can share talent, physique, bloodline, race, affinity—and right now even Title..."

"...why can’t I share rank?" he asked.

It was something he had never thought of before. But now, with the climb toward Law Creator feeling so impossible, he was desperate enough to explore every loophole.

[System’s level too low, Host. If you want this function, you must wait for the system to upgrade itself—or upgrade it yourself.]

"When will you upgrade?"

[Once you reach Law Creator rank.]

Noah’s lips twitched.

"...How can I upgrade you?"

[Make me better by using any worthy materials in this universe.]

Noah frowned. The answer was vague—too vague—but he didn’t expect better. He sighed and set the thought aside... for now.

"Now that I have Records affinity at SSS rank," he muttered, "I can finally upgrade Copycat."

He didn’t waste time.

He entered deep focus immediately, replicating the same process he’d used in the past to create talents. But now—now with his Records affinity at SSS rank—everything came easier.

Or it would have... if Noah wanted another EX-Unique rank talent.

But he didn’t.

He wanted more.

He needed more.

So he doubled his concentration, poured every drop of effort into the process, calling upon both his Domain and his Authority to enhance his chances.

Five long, grueling hours passed.

And finally—

Deep within his soul, a new talent bloomed.

Not entirely new—but utterly transformed.

It pulsed with a presence far stronger than anything he had created before. And when the panel flickered in front of his eyes, Noah read the text silently:

[Copycat (Paragon rank): You can copy the talent of anything and obtain the 10,000 quality of that talent.]

Noah said nothing.

He just stared at the panel, his expression unreadable.

Then slowly—so slowly—a smile began to form at the corner of his lips.

It wasn’t a triumphant smile.

It wasn’t manic.

It was quiet—subtle—filled with pride and deep, deep satisfaction.

Because now, finally... he had created something that could mimic the system itself.

Only for talents, yes—but still...

That was huge.

"System," Noah said, lips curling into a playful smirk, "do tell me... aren’t you feeling a little threatened?"

[No, Host. The System’s only wish is to make you strong.]

[It does not matter how you achieve that—whether through the System, or through your own power.]

The answer came quiet, serene... almost demure.

Noah laughed softly.

"...Are you seducing me?"

"Because if yes—it’s working."

[...]

The system said nothing.

Choosing silence over playing with its particular player Host.

Noah chuckled and turned his gaze back to the glowing Copycat panel.

Paragon rank.

That was the level above EX-Unique.

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I wonder... what’s beyond Transformation rank in affinities?" he mused.

A smirk curled again on his lips.

"Let’s find out, shall we?"

"System, bond me with Noelle, Sari, and Justicia."

[DING! You have bonded with Noelle, Sari, and Justicia.]

"Share everything from them. Including Ester. Bloodline. Title. Physique. Trait. Affinities."

He smiled.

"All of them... all of that."

And so—

DING!

—End of Chapter 240—

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