Less than a month remains until the auction of the fertility pill.

  Lawrence has consistently checked if the registry book has been updated recently, but to date, it still shows the same harvest from the previous year. According to his estimates, it should be updated in the coming days, revealing the new prostitutes that will make up the catalog of the Unquenchable Fire Brothel.

  This doesn't mean they aren't receiving clients, in fact, it takes between one to two years from when the women enter this place before they receive a dao protector. This all depends on many factors, but in the meantime, clients have the possibility to choose them and use them as usual.

  Just two weeks before the auction, the book is renewed.

  "I know I can't keep taking risks, once is coincidence, twice is chance, and three times is the enemy's action. Unless they're stupid, they'll know I'm connected to the disappearance of the women. Taking a risk a third time is no different from raising my hand and saying I'm the culprit."

  Lawrence reads the book and shakes his foot anxiously.

  “But still… Damn, this year's harvest is too good. It seems these guys are trying to cover up their past mistakes.”

  There is a woman capable of generating a clone that harbors all her strength, while her real body is hidden tens of kilometers away. It doesn’t matter if this clone dies, she can recreate another and never risk using her real body. Best of all, this clone can take on different appearances.

  “The resources of this brothel are unfathomable. Even though they only deal with women of level 300, they cannot be underestimated.”

  Another woman possesses the ability Ancestor Invocation, she can temporarily bring back rankers from the past to possess her. These invocations will be able to exert a force greater than hers, even being capable of using their own Ways.

  "Should I apply for one of them just on a whim?"

  Having them wouldn't be different from disposable toys, which sooner or later he must let go when it’s time for them to perform special services. He has many of them at this moment, but from his own experience, he knows they are just that, toys.

  He continues talking to himself as he evaluates the pages of the book.

  “God…”

  He stops on a special page.

  “She can revive the dead?!”

  The woman is named Absolute Prominence and possesses the innate ability Shadow Regiment.

  “This tiger girl can evoke the shadows of the deceased who respond to her call… Success range uncertain… Her entire army has been destroyed…”

  Her ability allows her to have an army of shadows which can exert their abilities in life and although there is a difference in their strength, she can accumulate dozens or even hundreds of them if she is willing to sacrifice part of her combat abilities.

  "I want her! I must have this woman!"

  He folds the page of the book and continues reading. If there isn't a woman with a better innate ability, Absolute Prominence will be chosen. If it's for this woman, he's willing to risk a third time.

  In the worst case, it will be he who has to escape, but so what? As long as he can escape to the Inferior Plane, waiting a couple of years before returning sounds quite feasible.

  “Damn…”

  But man proposes and God disposes.

  “Fate Intersection? Can it interfere with fates and change its bearer?”

  Prescribed Dream is the name of that woman from the phoenix race. According to the book, her innate ability Fate Intersection can annul someone's fate, as well as change its bearer. This implies that someone destined to die can be saved thanks to this phoenix girl, and what's more…

  “If she knows the fates, it means… Can she partially see the future?”

  Someone's fate is the future that awaits them, in this case, it's natural that she acquires some degree of information regarding the events that will happen.

  Lawrence knows the importance of fate, it is thanks to this that he can keep living. The evil sect played with his fate to allow him to live, but it is also because of this that… He is unable to create his own Way, because he was destined to die.

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  If what Demontre Sagul said is true, then eventually Lawrence's level will stagnate. Having a Way is necessary to move forward.

  “Damn it, what do I do? Which one do I choose?”

  One can help him fulfill his dream of expansion, while the other will allow him to change his destiny. It's hard to make a decision when the two things he most desires are before him, control of everything? Or level 999?

  “I must take their opinions into account before making a decision…”

  He closes the book without choosing any.

  “They might have a different view of the situation. If they are confident in paving my way to the maximum level, I am willing to give up on the phoenix girl.”

  From the start, they exist to solve his problems.

  +++

  "Ryan, let's give them a surprise."

  Sky Petal caresses Ryan's cheek, who makes a sound with his mouth in agreement.

  "It's not the surprise they want, but the one they must have..."

  Her cheerful gaze darkens for a moment, but returns to her usual expression the instant she hears a voice in her mind. She looks at her son and nods.

  "Yes, that's right."

  Ryan is different from any baby his age. He can already crawl and briefly walk on two legs, but what sets him apart from the rest is his mindset. Being able to talk with plants broadened his view of the world, and being able to speak with his mother from an early age allowed him to become aware of himself and his surroundings.

  He may play and fall like any other, but he has long ceased to be just another one.

  "Coldness Divine."

  They did not meet her by chance, Sky Petal walked to this place knowing she would find her. Because although there was once when Coldness Divine held Ryan in her arms, since then she has been avoiding him again.

  "Can you hold Ryan for a second?"

  Coldness Divine: "…"

  Her lips part wanting to refute, but she cannot. Sky Petal is the only wife with whom she has close relations, so she swallows her own feelings and accepts the baby.

  Holding him in her arms, she can't help but think he is heavier, more alive, and that his eyes show more intelligence than before. Coldness Divine wishes to tell him not to play with her hand, not to smile at her, and not to grow fond of her.

  "Mom!"

  And never to say such words. Because she will never see him as her real son.

  Coldness Divine remains silent and then looks at Sky Petal. "He's already learned to say his first words, congratulations."

  She understood the significance of her actions, but pretended not to. She would like Sky Petal to coordinate and say that Ryan said those words because it's the only one he knows how to say, that he shouldn't say them to just anyone, and that mother will only have one.

  "He said them to you."

  "..."

  "Because you're also his mother, that was always the agreement."

  As liberal as she is, Sky Petal wants, wishes to believe that if the worst happens, Ryan will not be alone. That they are married to the same man is a reason, that Coldness Divine can love someone implies she can also do it with her son.

  "I know... I just, need time."

  Coldness Divine hands Ryan back and walks away without looking back.

  Sky Petal sighs and then looks into the distance.

  "Well done Ryan, now you'll say it to your third mother."

  Ryan clenches his fists and nods, the third mother he likes more. It seems she keeps much milk in her breasts.

  "That they are big doesn't mean they hold more..."

  Sky Petal takes the opportunity to educate him before he learns to say more words.

  +++

  "Did something happen? Why do you look like that?"

  To anyone else, Serene Will and Coldness Divine would seem fine, as if they had not suffered any problem. But who is Lawrence? He knows them well enough to realize they are hiding something. He only says it directly because it doesn't seem very important, that Sky Petal smiles as usual implies nothing serious has happened.

  Sky Petal smiles and approaches him. "Lawrence, can you hold Ryan for a second?"

  "Yes, sure--"

  He senses something is wrong when Coldness Divine and Serene Will look at him in unison.

  "Dad!"

  Lawrence: "…"

  Now he understands everything, Ryan learned to say his first words. Surely these women suffered a mental shock when their son innocently said it to them, but Lawrence is different. He was already prepared for this day.

  "Good boy."

  His only job as a father will be to congratulate him and give them gifts from time to time. That's all. Let them be the ones to raise him, because he will never be a good father.

  After Sky Petal left with him in her arms, Lawrence communicates what happened in the Divine Plane to his two women. Both make a grim face, not because his words imply the arrival of a fourth wife, but because he is putting his life at risk.

  "You're risking too much, is this really necessary?"

  Serene Will has been with him from the beginning and has supported him in everything, but they crossed the line a long time ago. A third time is foolish, they will kill him with or without evidence.

  "If what you want is an extraordinary ability, there are many in the Inferior Plane. Conquer these kingdoms that are at war, enough have died to accept your hand. Serious changes are soon to occur, didn't you hear the latest news from Initial Spark?"

  Coldness Divine cares little for the lives of ants, but if one of them can have a future like hers, she is willing to give it to her husband. Because like him, she once wanted to dominate everything.

  "This goes beyond an ability, do you have the confidence to raise my level to yours? Or do you want to acquire unlimited lifespan while your husband's days are numbered?"

  With every level they rise, their lifespan increases, if Lawrence's level stagnates, eternal life will be useless if they witness the death of their beloved husband.

  Lawrence continues saying: "That's your job, to make the impossible possible, but there's no certainty it will happen in the short term. We have a possibility before us, I won't let it pass unless you have the confidence to solve this problem. Do you have it??"

  Like a child born to be the doors of change, Lawrence cannot develop a Way, because his death was prescribed. If the evil sect was able to change his fate, the possibility of acquiring a Way is not null, but it will require great efforts to find the way.

  Until then, bringing that phoenix girl is a risk he is willing to take.

  "Hah, I see."

  After Serene Will's sigh, both are willing to support him in his goal.

  "But it's not necessary to discard the other."

  "What do you mean?"

  After hearing the plan of Serene Will, Lawrence begins to laugh joyfully. If her words are true, then there is a way to complete the trilogy.

  Dragon, tiger, and phoenix.

  Not bad, right? His collector's spirit burns.