Chapter 2589: 1427: After the Advancement and Mutation

Capítulo 2589: Chapter 1427: After the Advancement and Mutation

Amidst the doubt, Leo Ray collected his thoughts and immediately contacted Ariel Watson through Mind Talk.

“Lord, did you succeed in advancing?!”

Ariel connected immediately, her surprised yet slightly worried voice echoed crisply in Leo Ray’s ear.

“Finally, it ended safely.”

Leo Ray’s face, full of vitality, broke into a smile as he replied, “But it was just the Physical Energy Vortex, still halfway to complete success.”

“That’s really great, this whole day I’ve been quite restless! Even with just advancing the Energy Vortex, Lord, you are now truly a Tier 6 expert!”

Ariel’s voice grew more excited, gushing, “I didn’t expect that Lord would step into the Tier 6 expert realm from morning to just before midnight! It’s something other experts wouldn’t dare imagine! I’ve heard that some Outer Region experts even take several months!”

“So, in less than a day, I’ve succeeded in advancing the Physical Energy Vortex?”

Leo Ray exhaled deeply, thoughtfully nodding.

When he advanced to Tier 5, he was already quite extraordinary, with the support of the Power of Divine Grace and several Buff increases. Achieving this in less than a day wasn’t surprising.

Thinking of this, Leo Ray immediately asked, “Then has anything happened during this time?”

“My Lord, following your instructions, preparations against ‘Corrosion,’ and exchanges with our Outer Region various clans’ experts have been advancing smoothly without any unexpected events.”

Ariel reported, continuing, “However, the Flower Fairy Queen Fanny, Minotaur General Bruno, Troll Clan Chief Hanel Shuert, and Dragonborn Queen Dana have successively sent messages. In the northern Outer Region where our territory borders other forces, two alliance forces are clearly increasing troops near our border fortresses, their intentions are currently unknown.”

“Oh?”

Hearing Ariel’s words, Leo Ray gently rubbed his chin.

The Dragonborn, Flower Fairy, Troll, and Minotaur—these four forces of ours span almost the entire region, indeed all connecting with deeper Outer Region forces’ territories.

And just like the information he previously obtained, these forces do not fight alone; instead, they form large alliances. Each force’s strength surpasses ours.

“Previously, although I acquired information about spies infiltrating, I hadn’t received news about troop increases. These alliance forces need to guard against each other and more powerful second-tier powers, creating a mutual restraint situation.”

Due to mutual restrictions, the forces shouldn’t blindly increase troops on our side, especially since they just dispatched spies. Collecting our information can’t happen so quickly, which is agreed upon between me and the chiefs of Fanny and other Outer Region clans.”

“Currently, the situation appears far more complex than we imagined. Why would the forces increase troops near our borders? Are they preparing for conflict?”

“This possibility exists, but their opponents include stronger second-tier forces and each other. Warring with us will surely lead to betrayal from other forces.”

“Under such circumstances, they should aim to ally with us to stabilize the situation rather than preparing for war without any communication.”

Feeling puzzled, Leo Ray gathered his thoughts and inquired, “Ariel, what are Fanny and the others currently doing?”

Before advancing, Leo Ray had already decided on our response measures for when he wasn’t present.

That was to have Ariel, the Human Clan’s Seven Kings, the Grey Elder, and other direct forces from the Human Clan higher-ups, along with Broy, Shuert, Crisis, Fanny, Dana, Hanel Tree, Bruno, and other Outer Region forces’ leaders form a decision-making committee to discuss response measures and share the latest information in real-time.

Thus, Ariel was naturally aware of Fanny and the others’ current dynamics.

“My Lord, the high-level members of the Dragonborn, Flower Fairy, Troll, Minotaur, and our four forces have gone to our border fortresses and have also started increasing troop deployment mildly.”

Ariel responded immediately, “Meanwhile, the Dwarf Elf and other back-forces from Outer Region and the Human Clan are on constant alert to prevent incidents but aren’t deployed on the front lines.”

“Very smart, it’s not the time for full-scale troop increases. With Ice Stone City’s transport, we can deploy troops to any part of the border at any moment.”

Leo Ray nodded slightly, replying, “Tell everyone to try to discern the reason for their troop increase and wait until I complete my advancement before making further decisions.”

“Understood, My Lord, please be extremely careful!”

Ariel’s voice carried a hint of worry as she quickly responded.

Initially, Ariel intended to stay by Leo Ray’s side the entire time, but Leo Ray refused.

Firstly, because Leo Ray needed Ariel to act as his spokesperson to stabilize our camp, and secondly, because the advancement required complete concentration, Ariel’s presence could distract him.

“Don’t worry, the toughest moment has passed. With the assistance of the Tier 6 Physical Energy Vortex, further advancing the Magic Energy Vortex won’t be as difficult.”