'Dude, no!' Kyle thought as he tore his eyes away from the Communicator. 'I can't spend so much fucking time learning Formation Arrays! I'm not even close to being done with this guide. If I keep learning more about this, I will run out of longevity at some point.'
'This latest exam took me an entire 43 years to finish, and there are still like 50 left! Speaking of, how much time did I spend on this advanced guide?' he thought as he looked at the date.
After some math, Kyle took a deep breath.
'Bro, I spent over 450 years on this! Where did all of the time go?!'
'No more looking at Formation Arrays! Instead, I should look at Formation Arrays,' Kyle thought as he closed his eyes.
Kyle was no longer working on the exams or on the experiments. Instead, he was trying to design his own Disguise Formation Array.
The first thing Kyle did was to deactivate and pocket his Realm Cloak. His Realm Cloak also slightly changed his aura since it also changed his Realm in the eyes of others.
Removing it would change his aura slightly, but not by much. In terms of impact, it would be like shaving off a moustache.
Next, Kyle removed his Complex Body Law. His body became bulky and muscular again, changing his aura a bit more. In terms of impact, it was like getting a haircut.
Then, he changed his clothing. In terms of impact, it was like changing one's clothing.
'My Complex Center Law is new. Its presence already changes my aura a bit.'
'While most people won't be able to associate my new aura with my old one, stronger and more attentive Seekers will still notice, and those are the ones I actually need to be careful of. Even though I changed several things, the most noticeable part about my aura is my negative Karmic Luck. If I could change that, it would be much easier to change my aura.'
Kyle thought about all the different Formation Arrays he had created during the last 500 years.
'I just need to change the Energy around me. If I could create a small Formation Array that accomplished exactly that, it would be great.'
Then, Kyle started combining some of his designs.
After just a couple of hours, Kyle made a design that would change his aura somewhat.
However, there was an issue. The Formation Array wasn't exactly small. Seeing a guy walking around with a bunch of Nodes all over his body would seem quite strange and suspicious.
Then, Kyle remembered something from the Tertiary World and got an idea.
After some more tinkering, Kyle looked with pride at the object surrounding him.
A heavy and thick set of metallic armor.
It was completely black and was covered in countless reliefs, diagrams, and ornaments. There were curved horns and straight spikes coming out of it, and the armor had a wavy design.
Naturally, half of the ornaments were actually components of his self-created Formation Array.
Kyle's armor created clanking sounds as he moved a bit.
'Looks good. Now, I just need to activate the Formation Array.'
Kyle activated the Formation Array inside the armor, and in an instant, he felt something pulling Energy out of his Center.
The azure Energy traveled through different Connections in the armor, and moments later, his armor started to shine with a subtle, azure light.
At the same time, the channels and reliefs on the armor started to fill with bright, azure liquid that flowed through them. The liquid was just molten metal from the armor that flowed from one end to another.
Near the end of the channels, the shining metal entered the armor again before traveling back to the start of the channel. Then, it flowed out again in a loop.
From an outsider's perspective, Kyle looked like some kind of azure golem or demon.
The Energy his armor gave off was bright and overbearing. It was almost like the armor was constantly gathering Energy to ready an attack.
'This is perfect!' Kyle thought with an excited smile. 'How can you clearly perceive someone's appearance when they're walking through a fire? It's like having a bright lightbulb in front of my face! Good luck seeing my face while staring into headlights!'
'Although this only works on poorer and weaker Crushers. There are still some ways to sense my actual aura. If someone can see Karmic Lines, they could see my negative Karmic Luck. Luckily, there are not a lot of Seekers who can see those.'
'Aura Sensing Formation Arrays also won't be fooled, but the vast majority of Organizations in the Secondary Sector don't have those. They're kinda unnecessary and expensive.'
'People with a Complex Mind or Soul Law can probably also sense my aura. Then, there are also very talented people with strong instincts. Even though a Unique Crusher might not be able to sense my aura, their instincts will probably still tell them that something isn't right and that they have to be careful.'
'But hey! At least, I can walk around now! Just gotta be careful not to walk into any of the territories of the Big Four or any territory with a very competent Formation Technician with way too much money and free time.'
Kyle released a sigh of relief. 'Finally, I can walk freely again… somewhat.'
After looking at his armor for a while longer, Kyle planned his next step.
'My final goal is to become a Legendary Crusher. In order to do that, I need a Level Five Complex Law. In order to get that, I need access to three different Level Four Pure Laws. The easiest way to gain access to them would be to create an Organization and conquer other Organizations.'
'The issue is that everyone will very quickly find out my identity like that. That means I have to be a free agent, but to be a free agent, I need to show my value.'
'Originally, I only wanted to learn about Formation Arrays so that I could hide my aura and create some artificial inheritances. You know, just capture some beasts, let people fight against them in a True Battle, and give them some reward. Would give me a bunch of Karmic Luck.'
'However, I think I should scrap that plan. I've learned way more about Formation Arrays than I had anticipated, and I think I can do something with that.'
'Seekers are really good at fighting and learning things. One could say that they are professional fighters or martial artists.'
'Ha! Should've stayed in school to get a real job! I'm a Formation Engineer by trade, now! I have a REAL job! I have a profession!'
'I'm gonna show all of these Seekers what it means to have an actual education!'
Kyle looked in the direction of the Organization Star Genesis was currently a member of.
'Time to make my debut!'
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