"In the end," Asher muttered with faint pride, "the territory I built eventually beca almost one-third the size of Ivy’s own base."
Not only did he successfully establish it, but he had also started managing and ruling it personally.
From ti to ti, he would return ho and proudly share updates with his parents and family.
However... everything eventually fell apart.
"A rebellion broke out," he muttered coldly.
Ivy quietly looked at him.
Asher clenched his fists tightly before continuing,
"And the one who organized it... was my own best friend. Garrett."
Bitterness filled his voice heavily.
Apparently, Garrett had secretly grown jealous of him for a very long ti.
According to Garrett, Asher was nothing without the support of heroes and powerful awakeners standing behind him.
He believed that if Asher were truly forced to handle things alone, he would fail miserably.
Hearing such accusations had enraged Asher completely.
As a result, a violent conflict broke out between both sides.
Although Asher ultimately won the fight, the outco still left him miserable.
A large number of humans ended up injured during the battle.
Fortunately, Alana arrived in ti and managed to save many of them before the situation beca even worse.
However, the people standing on Garrett’s side were not as fortunate.
Many of them died.
Rembering that scene still gave Asher a terrible headache.
Before establishing the settlent, everyone had repeatedly emphasized one important rule.
Humans were not supposed to kill each other anymore.
Yet despite all those promises, the ending still turned bloody.
Asher looked utterly exhausted as he sighed heavily.
"I truly don’t understand people sotis," he muttered bitterly. "Why can’t they simply enjoy the peace we finally managed to build?"
Then Asher suddenly looked toward Ivy pitifully again.
"That’s why I ca here," he complained dramatically. "I needed emotional comfort after getting betrayed."
Hearing his shaless words, Ivy instantly laughed.
anwhile, Silas’s expression darkened imdiately.
Looking at Asher coldly, he replied rcilessly,
"You should feel embarrassed instead. Your sister-in-law already warned you beforehand, yet you still got fooled by that bastard."
Then his eyes narrowed dangerously.
"And now you’re shalessly coming here asking for comfort without even bringing anything in return?"
The mont those words landed, Asher imdiately beca defensive.
"Who said I ca empty-handed?" he protested loudly.
With that, he hurriedly reached into his pocket before taking out a strange crystal.
The mont Ivy saw it, her expression shifted slightly.
The crystal looked extrely unusual.
It did not resemble ordinary zombie crystals, mutated beast cores, or plant-type crystals at all.
Instead, the surface emitted a faint silver glow.
Asher carefully placed it on the table.
"While scouting different regions," Asher explained seriously, "I discovered a cave filled with these crystals."
At first, he thought they were ordinary energy crystals similar to zombie cores.
However, after personally touching one and trying to absorb its energy, he discovered sothing shocking.
"Any superhuman can absorb energy from these crystals," Asher stated firmly.
The mont Ivy heard that, her eyes flashed sharply.
"What did you just say?" she asked imdiately.
Asher quickly repeated everything in detail.
According to the ongoing research, these crystals possessed an energy quality far higher than normal zombie-level crystals.
Because of that, directly absorbing large amounts of energy from them could create dangerous bottlenecks during breakthroughs.
"That’s why they can only be consud in moderation," Asher continued seriously. "Otherwise, the body might fail to handle the pressure."
Not only that, but the crystals also seed to produce unknown effects on the human body itself.
Whether those effects were beneficial or harmful remained uncertain for now.
Hearing that, Ivy slowly picked up the crystal while countless thoughts surged through her mind.
If these crystals could truly replace zombie crystals, then even after the superior beings descended upon Earth, humanity would still possess the ability to cultivate and grow stronger.
At the very least, humans would finally have a fighting chance against them.
As she thought about that possibility, Ivy imdiately looked toward Asher.
"Continue searching for more caves like this," she instructed seriously.
Asher nodded quickly.
"I’ve already sent several teams to continue scouting nearby regions," he replied. "If we can get more researchers involved, the results should co faster."
Then his eyes suddenly brightened.
"Honestly," Asher added excitedly, "if these crystals could sohow be artificially grown, that would be even better."
The mont those words left his mouth, Ivy’s eyes flashed sharply.
At first, she instinctively shook her head.
"That would be difficult," she murmured thoughtfully. "These crystals contain enormous amounts of energy. Soone would need to continuously supply that energy, and the quality itself would have to remain extrely pure."
However, midway through speaking, Ivy suddenly paused.
A strange thought surfaced inside her mind instantly.
At the sa mont, Silas also seed to realize sothing.
Both of them slowly looked at each other.
Their eyes widened slightly.
The next second, identical grins appeared on both their faces simultaneously.
Seeing their suspicious expressions, Asher imdiately pointed at them dramatically.
"You two are absolutely terrifying masterminds," he declared.
Then, before either of them could react, Asher suddenly scooped up nearly all the pancakes from the table and ran away toward the door.
"I’m taking these as emotional compensation!" he shouted shalessly while escaping.
The mont he disappeared, Ivy’s relaxed expression instantly vanished.
She abruptly stood up. "I need to warn him."
Silas imdiately grabbed her wrist gently before asking,
"Warn him about what?"
Ivy’s eyes darkened slightly.
In her previous life, the person who truly betrayed Asher in the end had never been Garrett.
It had been soone else entirely.
Taking a slow breath, Ivy finally spoke quietly.
"In my previous life... Matthew was the one who had betrayed him."
The mont Ivy spoke those words, Silas slowly frowned while looking at her carefully.
"Back then, there was a search mission involving Damien sightings near one of the abandoned regions," he murmured softly. "Matthew Davies was part of Asherer’s team during that mission."
"And?" she asked quietly.
Ivy slowly tightened her fingers around the strange crystal she was still holding.
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