Merciless onslaught

"What is that supposed to mean?" Lex asked. A system's greatest weakness was another system. So was his system supposed to help him out in looking for other system users?

"That is all I can say," Mary said, shaking her head.

Lex mused on everything he had learned today, and thought about things he needed to do in the future. One very important thing to take note of was that if he was outside the Inn or tavern, the prescience of a treasure within his soul might become perceivable. While the system could hide itself, as it had once done when he encountered Loretta's dad, Lex needed to take a more active role in its protection. If he was on the lookout for more systems, there would be others as well.

He didn't want to spend too much time thinking about these things, for he hadn't forgotten that he had guests waiting for him.

"What's the update on the Inn?" Lex finally asked. "Did I miss anything important?"