The castle at Storm Pass in Trolian has been completed, and the flight path for the Floating Spiritual Power Carriage has also been mapped out. When Rod passed through the Spirit Realm passage, he boarded the Spiritual Energy Carriage and returned to the Royal City.
At this mont, the Royal City was already under lockdown, and there were hardly any people on the streets and alleys.
The patrolling Guardians once again beca the students and teachers of Jinworth Academy, the sa thod used during the Black Tide.
Seeing those youthful faces awkwardly battling with the dust, Rod’s mory was also stirred. He had similar experiences, which seed like a long ti ago, but upon closer thought, felt just like yesterday.
A jumble of thoughts quickly passed by, and Rod didn’t dwell on them. He first made a trip to the Great Book Library, completed the necessary preparations, and then returned to the Upper City. In the Military War Departnt, he t with the Elder Council and the retired warriors.
The King had agreed to Horus’ suggestion and summoned them.
But except for the First Elder Ando, everyone was filled with resentnt.
Although Rod had many honors, in their eyes, he was still just a young boy. How could he command them?
Moreover, anyone who could beco an Elder had not achieved illustrious rits and honors all over their chests. What was a newly promoted Guardian?
Only Ando remained calm, saying nothing.
As Rod stepped into the hall, everyone’s gaze focused on him.
"Good day, esteed Elders."
Rod greeted them with a smile, having dealt with these Elders many tis; he was not afraid of them.
The Elder Council was filled with many cold snorts.
An Elder was the first to challenge, "Lord Rod, when do you plan to capture Starry Sky City?"
Before Rod could answer, another Elder mockingly said, "Lord Guardian, have you found the path to the Commander’s Road?"
"When do you plan to save Trolian?"
"No, no, such a trivial matter, it should be when you plan to recreate the glory of humanity? It is said that in ancient tis, humans conquered the sky, earth, and oceans, just about to advance to the high-level Spirit Realm."
From the words, Rod understood that the Elders had significant objections to his battle plan. Trolian had never had a precedent for a Younger Council, and this first authority in a thousand years had been given to a youngster.
If it weren’t for the First Elder Ando suppressing them, they wouldn’t have complied even with the King’s orders.
It seed that he needed to co up with sothing substantial.
He needed to subdue the Elder Council as quickly as possible; otherwise, subsequent work could not be carried out.
Rod smiled slightly and said, "Esteed Elders, I have just beco a Guardian..."
Soone sneered, "Kid, everyone here has been a Guardian or held similar positions."
Rod calmly said, "Yes, I’m well aware of the rits of the esteed Elders. For example, Elder Adelak, who was the Guardian of the Third Defense Zone. Under his governance, the Third Defense Zone did not experience any major disasters for twenty years, people’s lives were stable, the population multiplied, and all outputs increased dramatically, making an indelible contribution to Trolian’s prosperity."
A gorilla-faced Elder lifted his nose.
"Wrong, kid, it was twenty-two years, seventeen weeks, and six days."
Rod chuckled, "My apologies, Lord Adelak, your achievents are recorded in the Great Book Library’s files, down to the second."
The gorilla scratched his head, his expression looking much better.
Rod continued, "And you, Elder Alex, your lifeti of illustrious achievents. As the Chief Knight Captain, you participated in the North City Battle, Sunset Mountain Battle, Northern Wall Battle, and your characteristic Scarlet Lightning repeatedly killed strong monsters in critical monts, securing immortal honors for winning the battles."
A short, chubby person resembling a pig showed a pig-like smile.
"Yes, but, kid, I’m most proud of killing the Bull-headed Demon King with Scarlet Lightning at Storm Castle, the first ti a King Level Monster was killed by a First Level Combatant."
Rod hesitated for a mont, rembering that King Level Monsters should be Trolian’s secrets and wouldn’t appear in the Great Book Library’s records.
But quickly, he adapted, saying, "Your rits are known to none, but your na will live forever."
Upon hearing this, all the Elders were moved, one murmuring, "rits known to none, but na lives forever."
An unusual sentint swept through everyone like a whirlwind, recalling past glories. So were silent, while others were in tears.
Suddenly, soone laughed, "Well, very well! Rein, rest in peace."
Flower of Humanity 1
Rod was very happy, unexpectedly having such an effect from his quick wit during pressure.
Even Ando’s gaze towards Rod changed, filled with appreciation and comfort.
The atmosphere was dramatically altered in an instant.
Subsequently, Rod reviewed the glorious histories of many Elders, briefly summarizing everyone’s historical achievents and then said,
"Ladies and gentlen, I know that the decline of the soul is an unfortunate yet unavoidable circumstance. The fate of the Fire Holder seems to be planned from the mont of its birth, as we live to old age, the darkness accumulating in our souls makes our Spiritual Energy dull, characteristics fade, operations struggle, and combat power greatly decreases."
"Retreating behind the scenes, becoming an Elder, to shine for Trolian in another direction seems like the only choice."
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