Therefore, the Elders proposed to the King that they utilize their last resort—Calier’s secret forces.
After the disaster five years ago, the King had ordered the sealing of Calier’s secret laboratory located beneath the Royal City and suspended most of the direct activities of Calier’s secret forces until Calier could devise a thod to fully control the risks.
Five years had passed, yet no solution had fully satisfied the Royal City. The few alternatives proposed were hardly reassuring.
Nevertheless, Calier’s secret laboratory had achieved remarkable results. The Soul Masters of Calier were very pleased with their creations, and Calier’s instructors and researchers were eager to witness their power on the battlefield.
They struck a chord with the Elder Council which led to the current situation.
"gan."
The King stared into his silver-grey eyes.
"I know that you are the true mastermind behind Calier, and I cannot agree with your philosophy towards souls and life."
gan bowed slightly, "My King, in this era of human decline, power is the foundation of everything. rcy is the privilege of the strong, and we do not possess it."
The King said calmly, "Unrestrained rcy is certainly not advisable, but we still need to have a bottom line; otherwise, humanity will perish in civil strife before the monsters breach our city."
Ando said in a slow but firm tone, "I will not let that happen. The existence of the Elder Council ensures this. Humanity may decline or even face extinction, but it must not be destroyed by internal strife."
The King nodded slightly.
"I believe you can achieve this, Ando, but I still think that now is not the ti to use Calier’s secret forces. Since the beginning of this year, we have witnessed the rise of five new Guardians, and there are five more already possessing the strength of Guardians, waiting for the Spiritual Energy advancent ceremony. Moreover, there is a new star, moving from being a Guardian towards the direction of the Fire Son."
Ando’s face blood like a chrysanthemum, "Indeed, this is rare in many years. Although our situation is increasingly severe, there is a sense of revival among the new generation."
He paused briefly, then continued in a low, hoarse voice.
"If we can obtain this Holy Fire Seed, humanity might truly be able to rejuvenate."
gan looked at the King with his dim silver eyes and said softly, "The battle at Starry Sky City will be an unprecedentedly harsh one, my King. Surely you wouldn’t want these new stars, soon to be pillars of humanity, to fall?"
The King’s face inadvertently darkened.
"If such misfortune occurs, I will mourn for them, but that is inevitable. Trees that have not experienced the storm cannot grow tall."
gan spoke in an unusually calm voice, "My King, the power of Calier can be reused and recreated. The disposal of consumables ans we step closer to the truth. Theory needs to be tested. We can also beco the hope, and shield so of the storms for those true geniuses, even if it saves just one, it is worth it."
The King remained silent.
After a long while, he seed to think of sothing and suddenly sighed lightly, saying,
"Alright, I agree. From now, the sealing of Calier’s secret laboratory and Calier’s secret forces will be lifted completely. All their powers will be incorporated into the normal combat sequence and enjoy normal combat treatnts, possessing the sa Combat Level as everyone else."
gan’s face displayed a worn smile. He bowed deeply, saying in a hoarse voice,
"My King, you will not regret your wise decision, I assure you."
He turned and left, his bent figure resembling that of an elder nearing the end of his days.
Yet, neither the King nor the Elders were unaware that twenty-five years ago, he was the most powerful among the seven Fire Sons.
It was he who truly developed today’s Calier; one could say that he is the creator of the current Calier secret laboratory and Calier’s secret forces.
As a result, he had suffered a terrible curse, stepping down from the Fire Son to beco the Great Priest of Trolian.
"I hope my decision is right."
The King watched his retreating figure and muttered.
"Ando, prepare for the Guardian’s Ascension Ceremony, Rod just happens to be the third newly promoted Guardian. They will officially join the combat sequence of Starry Sky City."
Ando’s eyes shimred with an indescribable anticipation.
He bowed deeply.
"Yes, my liege, may the Holy Fire forever accompany you."
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Fire Hall.
Rod was getting accustod to the new Spiritual Power Level at the training field. After genuinely mastering Eleventh-Level Spiritual Energy, all his attacks exceeded the limits of the crystal.
This surprised Rod greatly; in terms of Absolute Spiritual Power, he had only increased by about one-quarter.
Yet his strength seed to have multiplied several tis.
Even when he focused intensely, using Soul Strike, his sword shattered the testing Force Crystal.
The excessive force even broke the training field’s underground Spiritual Protection Field, instantly overloading and burning out the Spiritual Power Generator, and the spiritual power circuits collapsed.
This caused severe damages to the training field, with initial estimates of direct losses exceeding 800,000 silver coins.
Even though Rod was now wealthy, the figure still pained him, so he had the person in charge of the training field the bill to Star Town, asking Molly to use the finances of Star Town to reimburse him.
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