'Seriously? I only helped like ten Organizations, and I got that much Karmic Luck?' he thought in surprise.
Right now, Kyle didn't have any negative Karmic Luck anymore.
He had even regained the first Blessing of Karmic Luck.
'That's great! That means I don't have to be as careful anymore with my identity. Although I still need to be a bit careful. Sure, my aura has changed a bit, but strong Aura Sensing Formation Arrays and people who've seen me with my true identity can probably still recognize me. I need to be careful about where I go.'
'If I can increase my Karmic Luck even more, it would be even better. The problem still hasn't been solved, but it's gotten easier.'
Kyle looked at his Energy Stones and sighed. 'Sadly, there's a new problem. I've used up the majority of my Energy Stones running all of these Formation Arrays. I'm slowly approaching the poverty line.'
'Gotta find a way to make money and to comprehend the last two Pure Level Four Laws.'
'Always so much work. If I could access the Array of Stars, I wouldn't have all of these issues. I could just go to a Law Well of theirs or exchange some of my Contribution Points for Energy Stones.'
'Fuck this criminal bullshit!'
Kyle shook his head. 'No reason to cry over spilled milk. Just gotta live with it now.'
'Anyway,' he thought as he stood up, wearing his azure armor. 'I should go sell my services again, but this time, I will actually ask for some proper money.'
Kyle disassembled all of his Formation Arrays and left the Planet.
Then, he aimlessly flew from one Planet to the next, looking for new clients.
He knew how the territories had been distributed a couple of centuries ago, but things might have changed. Even though he was essentially just mindlessly looking around, he still avoided the territories of the Big Four like a plague.
Eventually, Kyle felt several powerful people locking onto his location, and he stopped moving.
Seconds later, several Fulfilled Crushers appeared in front of him. All of them wore robes, which meant that they probably belonged to an Organization that operated like a Sect.
"Halt!" one of them transmitted with authority. "This is the territory of the Four Tigers Sect! State your business!"
Kyle just looked at them evenly through his helmet. "I'm here to offer my services as a Formation Array Master in exchange for payment."
One of the Fulfilled Crushers narrowed his eyes. "We already have a Formation Elder. We do not need your services. Leave our territory or face destruction!"
'Yeah, well. Not everyone's a customer,' Kyle thought.
"Fine," Kyle said, "I will leave. Can you give me directions to one of your neighbors? You might not be interested in my services, but others might."
The Fulfilled Crusher snorted with annoyance and derision. "Try the Wall Builders. They're good at hiding like cowards in their turtle shell. They might appreciate someone who can fortify their turtle shell even more."
The other Fulfilled Crushers chuckled.
"Sure, where do I go?" Kyle asked.
"There," the Fulfilled Crusher transmitted, pointing forward.
"Alright," Kyle said. "Bye, then."
Then, he flew towards-
"We told you to leave our territory!" the same Fulfilled Crusher transmitted.
Kyle stopped. "You literally just told me to go that way," he answered with annoyance.
"I told you that the Wall Builders are there. I didn't tell you to go there," the Fulfilled Crusher said with annoyance. "You will be heading out of our territory via the quickest route, which is that way," he added, pointing in almost the opposite direction.
Kyle groaned. "Can't I just go to the Wall Builders? I'm not even part of any of the Organizations. I'm just a normal guy."
At that moment, Kyle's surroundings warped.
The Fulfilled Crushers had activated their Momenta as a warning.
"Leave or face destruction!" the primary Fulfilled Crusher repeated as he pulled out a spear.
Kyle became quite annoyed by their tone and domineering demeanor. He really wanted to answer in kind.
Sadly, entering a battle would only lead to a bad outcome. He didn't know how powerful the Four Tigers Sect was. They could have a Unique Crusher.
Even worse, assuming he entered a battle and killed these Fulfilled Crushers, he would still lose some Karmic Luck. He had technically entered their territory, and they had told him multiple times to leave. Sure, they would attack first, which wouldn't make the loss of Karmic Luck significant, but he would still lose some.
Lastly, if anyone saw how he fought and survived, his true identity might get leaked. There were only so many Fulfilled Crushers who could kill an entire group of Fulfilled Crushers on their own.
Kyle just swallowed his anger and wordlessly left the territory of the Four Tigers Sect.
When they saw Kyle Leaving, the group sneered. The Four Tigers Sect was powerful! They took pride in their power and domineering attitude! Strength deserved to be respected, and anyone who didn't respect their power would get trampled beneath their boots!
"If it were up to me, I would've killed that profiteer immediately," one of the Fulfilled Crushers said with annoyance. "Ever since Azure Comet appeared in the Secondary Sector, we've been seeing more of these idiotic and weak Formation Array Masters. They believe they can just walk into any territory and speak with the Elders because they're not part of the Secondary Sector."
"They're not all bad," another Fulfilled Crusher said. "The one that helped the Wall Builders seemed pretty competent."
The first Fulfilled Crusher rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Yeah, in exchange for almost all of their money. They always opted to pay us tribute. Now, they have these new Formation Arrays, but they still don't accept our declarations of battle. The only thing that changed is that they're now refusing battle instead of paying us tribute."
The second Fulfilled Crusher shrugged. "Formation Arrays have their limit."
A third Fulfilled Crusher chuckled a bit. "I think it's funny that you sent him to the Wall Builders. After he kicked an iron plate with our Sect, you sent him to kick another iron plate."
The primary Fulfilled Crusher snorted once again. "These profiteers don't deserve any better."
The Fulfilled Crushers continued talking as they went back home.
Meanwhile, Kyle flew through space with narrowed eyes.
'Alright, I kept myself back. I've done the right thing.'
Then, Kyle smirked. 'But that doesn't mean that I'm not going to do anything about this.'
'I might not be able to fight you guys directly due to my identity as a criminal, but I can still fight you indirectly.'
'Kyle can't fight you, but Azure Comet can.'
After flying for a long while, Kyle finally found the territory of the Wall Builders.
Naturally, he was quickly greeted by another group of Fulfilled Crushers.
"Halt!" the leading Fulfilled Crusher transmitted with authority. "This is the territory of the Wall Builders! Identify yourself immediately!"
"Greetings," Kyle transmitted. "I'm a Formation Array Master, and I'm willing to offer my services."
The leading Fulfilled Crusher furrowed his brows. "We've already hired one of your kind before. We don't need better Formation Arrays."
"One of my kind?" Kyle asked in surprise. "What do you mean? "
"You know exactly what I mean," the Fulfilled Crusher said. "Ever since this Azure Comet guy appeared, you unaffiliated Formation Array Masters kept offering your services to every Organization. We believed one of you, and I can tell you that we won't make the same mistake twice."
Kyle blinked a couple of times in surprise.
"Wait a second," Kyle said. "Are these people imitating me, or are they just here because of me?"
The Fulfilled Crushers furrowed their brows in skepticism. "You? Are you claiming to be Azure Comet?"
"I took on that title a couple of centuries ago and offered my services to a couple of Organizations," Kyle answered.
The Fulfilled Crushers looked at each other for a moment.
Then, the primary Fulfilled Crusher looked back at Kyle. "Are you willing to swear an oath?"
"I swear on my Realm that I have used the title of Azure Comet for more than 500 years and that I have helped… wait a second. Which one of my former clients publicized my identity?" Kyle asked.
The Fulfilled Crushers became a bit less skeptical. "The Mountain River Sect doesn't exist anymore. According to them, you helped them."
"That will do," Kyle said.
Then, Kyle swore an oath that he had built the Formation Arrays of the Mountain River Sect a couple of centuries ago.
When Kyle had finished his oath, the Fulfilled Crushers looked at him in shock.
It couldn't be, right?
This was Azure Comet?
THE Azure Comet?
"Forgive us for our earlier conduct, sir," the primary Fulfilled Crusher spoke respectfully with a polite bow. "If we had known about your identity, we would have welcomed you immediately."
"Am I that famous?" Kyle asked.
"Yes, sir, you are," another Fulfilled Crusher said.
Kyle just nodded outwardly, but inwardly, he smirked.
'Four Tigers Sect, eh?'
'Let's see if you can still be such assholes when all of your neighbors use my Formation Arrays.'
"Are you interested in my services?" Kyle asked.
"Of course," the primary Fulfilled Crusher said, politely gesturing to the Wall Builders' headquarters. "Please, follow me."
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