Eternal Thief
chapter-1189

'He belonged to Sutton Clan?' Ace finally discovers the identity of this old man, but he is still curious about the identity of this voice who can order him around.

Furthermore, now it also started to make sense why Clifton suddenly tried to discover George's secret. After all, from the start, Ace could feel that this entire test was not simple and that, for some reason, he was getting special treatment.

Especially after learning the truth behind the Forger Abyss. How could they allow an outsider to enter their sect's secret realm just for an Apportionment Trial?

Although he was told that the Apportionment Trial was special, he didn't believe it was special enough to allow anyone to enter. What if someone else with ill intentions sneaked in using the same method?

Ace didn't think these guys were this dumb. Now that he heard the voice, he knew someone with extremely high status was paying attention to him. This person was probably the one who changed the actual Apportionment Trial with Forger Abyss.

But by doing this, he was now the center of attention, and these powerful sect figures were extremely curious about him, especially the four clans, who almost owed the entire sect.

So, the Sutton clan might not be the first to try to probe him, and Clifton was probably just a poison tester. Now that they knew he was under that mysterious person's scrutiny, they wouldn't dare make any rash move against him, but he also knew that they wouldn't give up, and the next time they tried something, they would come prepared or use a more roundabout manner to win him over.

Nonetheless, Ace wasn't here to get pushed around, either. He was here to find trouble in the first place, and the system seemed to think the same. The interface in front of him was a mission—the very first mission he got after appearing in Mortal Ascension Heaven!

[Mission Panel]

[Mission (Basic): Fame of Sky Stealer!]

-Synopsis: As the new ascender of Mortal Ascension Heaven, you are at the very bottom of the food chain! But you are not just any ascender; you are the Heaven's Stealer!

-Mission Task: Use the Artifact Inferno Sect as the central stage for your thievish debut and spread your thief fame far and wide!

-Prerequisite: Reach the Domain Wide Fame in Thief Fame by spreading your Thief Name within three thieveries!

-Thievery Used: 0/3

-Reward (s): Calculate based on mission progress and final mission evaluation!

-Thief House Members: Not Allowed

-Mission Complete Token: Allow

-Time: Three Years

-Punishment: Disguise Treasure, Skill, Spell, or anything related to disguise will not work on you for 10 years!!

Ace was surprised when he saw the mission and the peculiar punishment for failing it. But he wasn't surprised to see the 'basic' tag with the mission because after his authority increased, he was also given information about the mission levels.

The basic-level Missions were the easiest ones, followed by intermediate-level missions, almost ten times more difficult than basic-level missions, and finally, advanced-level missions, the most difficult missions, which also included chain missions. Similarly, the mission-complete tokens also have these three levels that can help him complete a mission instantly as long as his token is on a similar level or higher.

However, he knew the most difficult missions were the Heaven's Stealer Mission, which had no leeway or loopholes.

Still, this new basic mission was not as simple as it seemed. After all, he was given three times to achieve the mission goal, or he would fail. As for using the basic mission completion token, he had no intention of using it when the rewards were ambiguous, and he wanted to complete it on his own.

Currently, he has one basic mission complete token and one advanced mission complete token, and with how stingy the system was in rewarding him with these tokens, he knew they were very precious, and he wanted to keep them for rainy days.

For this mission, since he didn't provide an actual target, he was given the freedom to choose himself. He just has to make sure his name is spread far and wide.

However, Ace didn't have time to mull over it since the old fox was coming his way at this moment, so he closed the system interface. It only took him three seconds to read the mission, so Forger Master Clifton didn't notice anything, and he couldn't even if he wanted to.

Forger Master Clifton wore an impassive expression as if nothing had happened; his face was definitely thick as he asked, "What were the results of your Forger Abyss trial? If you want to join the sect, then you need to tell the truth."

Realization dawned on Ace at this moment as he instantly guessed what they were playing at, and he also remembered the Guardian Spirit warning.

So, without explaining anything, he flipped his hand, and a hexagon gray jade token with a golden hammer symbol and 'Nominal Legacy Disciple' written below it appeared on his palm. "I passed the trial for Nominal Legacy Disciple and earned this Nominal Legacy Disciple Token."

However, even before he said that Forger Master Clifton's expression changed; he was shocked when he saw that token. He recognized this token better than anyone; in fact, all the higher-ups of the sect recognized it since only 14 such tokens appeared in the sect throughout its rich history.

Ace didn't know that acquiring a Nominal Disciple token was a huge deal, and the Guardian Spirit also didn't make things entirely clear. The entry trial didn't just grant the status of nominal and true legacy disciples; this entry test was given to every person who entered for the first time.

If they passed this entry test, they would earn one of the aforementioned statuses, but if they failed, it didn't mean they couldn't enter the secret realm again; it just meant that those failed trialists with sufficient results would no longer have any qualification to enter the legacy grounds of the Forger Abyss.

If the failed trialists could achieve the minimum satisfactory result, the Spirit Guardian would give them the status of Legacy Retainers, and they can only enter the outermost layer of the secret realm for Legacy Retainers.

It's just that the Spirit Guardian never explained or revealed this since it knew the sect already had explained it to its disciples. But the Spirit Guardian didn't know that Ace wasn't an official sect disciple, and it only gave Ace the nominal legacy disciple token because it didn't want the sect to treat Ace badly. In contrast, he knew that Ace would be targeted if he showed his true

status.

That's why Ace also believed that the status of Nominal Legacy Disciple was quite normal within the sect. But if he had known about the legacy retainer status, he would've asked for this token instead since it was more low-key. Alas, it was too late now.

The moment he showed his Nominal Disciple Token, Ace was startled when he saw more people suddenly appearing around him. They were all wearing robes similar to Forger Master

Clifton!

Sensing their shocking and somewhat strange gazes, Ace's heart stirs, and he instantly knows that something is amiss!