Chapter 53: A Friend (2)
For the rest of the day, Blake kept thinking about the question he had asked Joel.
It seemed straightforward to aim for the top: sharpen your skills, join an ambitious guild, and grind levels every day. If you were clever about your approach, you could even monetize your in-game progress.
But Blake wanted to become a better person.
He couldn't see himself sticking to this path forever. He planned to keep honing his crafts, ultimately creating The Aegis, once feared by the entire world—a self-sufficient system that required only one individual to operate.
'That's not The Aegis's true origin,' Blake thought. 'It's just what The Hollow King twisted it into… which means I should shape The Aegis my way.'
