In the Prismatic World channel, Saul became nervous upon hearing Shayaâs report of the situation.
âCan you hold out on your end?â
[We just repelled the first wave of anchor point monster attacks. Itâs actually much easier than outside. The bone army has taken shape. Although theyâre not as flexible as the anchor points, they have large numbers and can block the monsters rushing out from the cracks.]
Hearing this, Saul felt somewhat relieved.
He had thought the Chaos Realm was sealed to prevent him from contacting Camus again, but he hadnât expected anchor points to actually break through the Chaos Realmâs outer membrane and attack the Chaos Realm.
âHow many enemies are there?â
[The first batch of anchor points that emerged from the great rift totaled 11. Theyâve currently retreated to below the great rift. If the numbers donât suddenly increase dramatically, we shouldnât have any problems protecting ourselves. Itâs just that we canât go down into the great rift now, and we donât know how the anchor point monsters came over, nor are we sure if other monsters will come later.]
Saul thought of a question. âYour excavation work has also been suspended now, right?â
[Ah! Yes, but the bone armyâs numbers are already basically approaching the upper limit that Keli and the others can control, so the impact isnât too great.]
This was the advantage of Keli and the others rushing to create the bone army. Although the excavation work was now obstructed, the armyâs scale was already established.
It was just that when the decisive battle of the black tide eruption came, if the Chaos Realm still couldnât be opened, then the monster army Saul had carefully created couldnât fight in the wizard world.
At the same time, Saul also realized that since someone had sealed the Chaos Realm, they probably no longer cared whether he would discover the scheme.
Saul immediately switched fate lines and connected with his Master Gorsa.
âMaster, have you encountered any abnormalities on your end?â
Gorsa quickly replied.
[No, are you having problems on your end?]
âThe Chaos Realm can no longer be entered or exited.â
[Ohâ]
Gorsaâs âohâ was drawn out very long.
âMaster, do you know something?â
[Douglas did it. Heâs the only wizard here who understands space best.]
Gorsa didnât require evidence when making judgments.
âI guessed the same thing. And I also suspect he did this because he doesnât want me to see Camus again.â
Saul told Gorsa everything he had seen after entering the abyssâthe images and the words he heard from another consciousness in the abyss.
[âŠYouâre simply the Abyssal Eyeâs nemesis. When I saw those spatial rifts, I directlyâŠ]
Gorsa couldnât help but sigh.
[However, what you saw is about the same as what I saw. I also discovered through those spatial rifts that inside was actually a corpse. You know, Iâm skilled in light-dark magic. That bit of rift was enough for me to see clearly into the abyss. I just couldnât understand the abyssâs external formâI could only confirm it was a corpse.]
âI didnât see what was behind the spatial rifts, but I definitely felt extremely powerful death energy.â
And there were no fate lines either.
Saul wasnât clear whether sixth-rank beings also had fate lines extending outside their bodies, or whether they could hide or retract them. So he couldnât judge purely through fate lines.
[However, regardless of what state the abyss is in, we need to accelerate our progress. Maybe I should agree to Byronâs proposal.]
âWhat proposal?â
[The red wormsâ improvement speed is too slow now, so the half-elf proposed a solution, though itâs quite risky.]
âThe half-elf? He wouldnât want to send all the elvesâ consciousness into deactivated red worm bodies.â
[Exactly that. Though he says it shouldnât be called sendingâit should be called feeding.]
What would red worms fed with elf consciousness become?
Saul couldnât imagine for the moment.
Moreover, if it was feeding, then the elf consciousness entering the deactivated red worms would probably only serve as nourishment, rather than becoming the new master of the worm body like the half-elf.
Wouldnât that contradict the half-elfâs original plan to use red worms to help the elf race return to the wizard world?
[The half-elf says heâll need our help together in the future, so sacrificing some elf consciousness is also his expression of sincerity. Heh.]
âIf there are enough red worms, it could indeed reduce the number of wizard sacrifices.â
[With the Chaos Realm temporarily sealed, would you like to come to the Stargate Council to participate in the red worm experiments?]
Saul thought about it but shook his head. âI still need to make a trip to Sky City.â
[To Opheliaâs place? Sheâs been in seclusion for a long time. Are you trying to get her to join?]
âMe? I want to borrow her Sky City.â
[The kind where you borrow but donât return?]
âRight, the kind where you borrow but donât return.â
âŠ
Saul ascended to Sky City for the second time.
At first, he thought everything here was almost exactly the same as his last visit.
But when Saul flew past the Academy of Knowledge and Academy of Practice to reach the castle, he discovered that the Ophelia avatars that had been here were all gone.
The entire castle was emptyâthere wasnât even a single person discussing knowledge or conducting experiments.
After circling above the castle, Saul returned to the Academy of Practice where he had once stayed and directly sought out Academy Dean Shaquille.
Shaquille had originally been leisurely drinking something. When he looked up and suddenly saw Saul appearing across from him, he nearly spat out the water in his mouth but forced himself to swallow it.
He hurriedly stood up. âLord Saul, how did you come here?â
Shaquille had already received the news publicly announced by the Stargate Council.
Several major pieces of news had immediately spread throughout the world like thunder.
One was that Gorsa, whom everyone thought had died, had suddenly become the new Stargate Council Chairman.
The other was that Saul had advanced to the fourth rank.
Shaquille remembered the things he had secretly done under the city lordâs orders before, and his heart went cold.
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But Saul hadnât come to Sky City for revenge for a long time, which made Shaquille slightly relieved.
He hadnât expected that just as he relaxed, Saul would directly appear before him.
Shaquille endured his inner fear as he looked at Saul, not knowing what Saul wanted to do coming to Sky City after all this time.
âWhere is Ophelia?â
Saulâs voice sounded very calm, not like he was here for revenge.
âThe city lord began refusing to see outsiders several years ago and is currently in the White Glass Palace.â
âThereâs no one in the White Glass Palace.â
âIâm not clear about that. The city lord doesnât allow us to enter the White Glass Palace without permission. Everything in the city continues according to usual procedures.â
Shaquille couldnât help but complain internallyâcould City Lord Ophelia have run away first upon seeing Saul arrive?
Saul thought for a moment. âOphelia once took me to a place full of pipes called the Mechanical Heart. Do you know its exact location?â
If Ophelia was hiding in the Mechanical Heart, then Saulâs search around the White Glass Palaceâs perimeter indeed might not find anyone.
Shaquille quickly said, âI know. The Mechanical Heart is actually at the center of the lower half of Sky City thatâs wrapped in clouds. Itâs just that although I know where it is, Iâm not allowed to enter. Unless I get permission from City Lord Ophelia, anyone else who approaches will be swallowed by the Mechanical Heart.â
Saul waved his hand dismissively. âYou donât need to enter. Just take me to the entrance.â
(End of Chapter)
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