The combat cluster once again quickened its pace.
But this ti, it was manpower that constrained them.
Carving ice sculptures was simply too exhausting.
Rod was also very frustrated, for he could not squander his Spiritual Energy on a whim; otherwise, he would have fired off several rounds of his Spiritual Energy cannons long ago.
"It seems I need to find a way to get more help."
Rod thought to himself.
During this ti, after prolonged contemplation, he had devised a perfect plan.
If it could be carried out smoothly, Star Town would soon be captured, and his Divinity would soar to the heavens.
"We are too short on manpower now, if this continues, my plan will be ruined."
"But how do I find help?"
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Royal City.
The news of Star Town’s expedition team’s consecutive victories had already reached the Royal City.
Almost all the senior personnel were aware of this news.
No one could believe that such a rudintary team had cleared a large monster nest, occupied a super underground city stronghold, opened a road, cleared the surrounding areas, and pushed forward so far towards Star Town in just a few short days.
It was nothing short of a miracle.
Supre Council.
The atmosphere among the Elder Council, which held more than half of the power in Trolian, was sowhat oppressive.
These elders, who had made countless rits for Trolian, did not like their views being opposed, nor did they like the king’s unbelievable actions that overturned common sense.
But so elders were willing to accept the facts.
"Perhaps humanity really can take a great step forward..."
"Absurd! Has a small victory shaken your lifelong pride?"
Soone imdiately retorted.
"Think about the Great Extinction four hundred years ago, how did the previous Trolian Dynasty fall?"
"Exactly, they were much more powerful than us. According to the historical findings of the Rose School, their population neared five hundred million, with over two thousand First Level combatants. Their controlled territory exceeded the Despair Swamp, they occupied the Sagus Ancient City, and reached the Giant Dragon Graveyard, which was twenty tis our size."
"Their downfall was due to excessive expansion! Being too strong made them lose their reverence and touch the indescribable existence within the darkness!"
"Are we to follow their old path?"
An elder spoke gravely, "Gentlen, the path ahead for Trolian is shrouded in dense fog, on and off, unclear and difficult to choose. The king has his ideas, and we have our opinions; and the expedition to Star Town was the choice we agreed upon."
"Since we have set the rules, we must abide by them. It is the ancient tradition of Trolian, and achieving Victory by breaking the rules is our disgrace."
The voices in the Elder Council temporarily subsided.
The First Elder Ando looked uncertain.
The highest-ranking official of the Internal Affairs Court, Judgnt Chief Lucian, said, "First Elder, the acts of sabotage against logistics and maliciously causing disasters have crossed the line and must be thoroughly investigated."
This was undeniable.
Ando nodded, "A thorough investigation."
Lucian continued, "I need the authority of the White Tower’s Great Eye and the assistance of the Great Prophet Iyeta."
Ando was silent for a long while.
A deathly silence filled the hall.
Finally, with a hoarse voice and an elderly tone, he said.
"The authority you’re requesting is too high. You can make do with the resources of the Internal Affairs Court. The Doomsday believers are your utmost priority."
Lucian bowed slightly.
"Yes, First Elder."
He turned and left the brightly lit Fire Hall.
For so reason, he sensed a whiff of decay.
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Military War Departnt.
With the end of the Black Tide and the fading of the Sun Festival, everything was returning to normal.
The workload of the Military War Departnt beca busy again, having countless troubles to deal with.
The trouble now was that the environnt outside the defense circle was becoming unstable, and places like Courage Fortress were facing many thorny issues.
And most combatants were still recuperating.
After much arguing in the military eting, First Knight Alan, who had just a few days of restorative care, was dispatched.
Before the problems at Courage Fortress were resolved, Mushroom City faced trouble.
As one of Trolian’s main grain-producing areas, it was absolutely critical to prevent any issues there.
After toiling day and night, they finally managed to properly allocate the combat cluster and the Hunting Squad.
Then, a new piece of news arrived.
Da Lin, looking at the victorious report from the Star Town expedition team and the confidential intelligence from Molly, fell into deep thought.
"This is tricky..."
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Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.
Archbishop Horus was both happy and worried, murmuring, "The children are truly capable, truly difficult to handle..."
Before him, the Holy Fire was still violently restless, and sounds of the Fire structure collapsing intermittently transmitted from the Void.
The King had been sitting at the core of the Holy Fire for a long ti without coming out.
Although the surging Spiritual Energy showed no signs of weakening, Horus remained deeply concerned.
The disturbance this ti in the Holy Fire had been too prolonged.
The Master of the White Tower, redith, had inford him that unprecedented massive changes were taking place in the Spirit Realm; strong fluctuations had appeared in the higher Spirit Realm, ancient entities were awakening, and the intense disturbances, transcending spatial faults and Positional differences, had reached the lower Spirit Realm, even the White Tower’s not-so-sensitive Spirit Realm detectors had sensed it.
This was seriously bad news.
The relationship between the Main Material World, the Spirit Realm, and the Sea of Source was very complex.
To put it simply, the Main Material World is the flesh and blood of humans, the ultimate expression of all existence. The Sea of Source holds the laws, the underlying logic of the operation of all things, akin to the soul of a person.
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