Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon
Chapter 344 - 343 Goal Achieved

Chapter 344: Chapter 343 Goal Achieved

"...observed...they have already retreated, it seems they have given up attacking Thistlefort..." Angel’s voice came intermittently through the consciousness communication.

"What about the target?"

"One... has left on their own... The other, I personally brought back."

"Understood, thanks for your hard work."

Chaoyang ended the conversation and lay back on the sofa, looking up.

A full one hundred and fifty thousand wishing power, gone in less than a day... This staggering expenditure not only brought mental pressure but unexpectedly made him feel physically exhausted as well.

When Chaoyang was younger, he had participated in long-distance races, tasting blood in his throat, his heart almost bursting out of his chest, each breath a stabbing pain, not much different from what he felt now. Coupled with the alarming loss of wishing power... It had been a long time since he last experienced this dual sense of fatigue.

"I always thought wishing power was just an invisible form of fantastical energy, unrelated to the body’s endurance. I didn’t expect it to be as exhausting as running a marathon, almost wiping me out."

"After all, that body is too fragile," Shi Yin’s voice was also somewhat weak. "Since you cannot exist beyond your shell, that body is your container. The more you pour out, the more likely it’ll damage the spout. But it’s like allergy exercises; if you train more when you’re free, your body will naturally adapt."

"Train with one hundred and fifty thousand wishing power? Get out of here," Chaoyang sneered. One hundred fifty thousand... of which one hundred and twenty thousand came from losses incurred from the death of avatars and the collapse of The Divine Country, whereas thirty thousand was the pre-planned expenditure for the bomber fleet. And now his entire reserve of wishing power was around six hundred thousand, so spending a quarter in one go was undeniably an alarm bell for him.

Indeed, if that amount of wishing power was used to sustain a Demon’s life as it was in the past, it would indeed last a lifetime. But to support a war amongst divinities, six hundred thousand wishing power would only last a few days.

At the moment, Magnificent Castle and Thistlefort combined could provide an extra forty thousand a day, which seemed a lot, but was essentially fixed assets. If he moved the avatars sustaining the Follower’s Marks away, the two places would lose their interconnection system, and if the avatar in Thistlefort were killed, the loss would be incalculable.

Creating more sources was almost his only option.

Take Royal Capital Shengxia, for example... Despite Dane’s propaganda being suppressed by the Longjiu Family, it still spawned a group of shallow believers gathering around two thousand wishing power a day. This indicated that the faith potential of the Old Continent was far from fully tapped.

"But who is the person scheming against me from behind?" Chaoyang touched his neck, still feeling a chilling sensation at the back of his neck. "Even the world of Lingxi couldn’t observe their existence; it hardly seems like they’re alive."

"I guess it must also be one of the divinities. Didn’t Miss Shandela say so, that the divinities gathering in Starfall City are not just the Magic Goddess..."

"And these divinities are gathering together because they’re being forced by the God of All Machines," Chaoyang laughed thinking about this. Seeking benefits, avoiding harm, banding together for warmth... From this perspective, divinities and humans really aren’t much different.

Although he ultimately failed to keep the avatar intact, the gains from this excursion were undeniably significant. First, he was able to confirm that the contract he signed with Kokomoqi was now in effect, currently in the fulfillment stage. He set a trap intentionally in the wishing power compensation to force the other party to leave Zhaixing City. If she insisted on not honoring the contract, the demand for wishing power would far exceed her expectations and could even lead to her downfall. As for whether to cooperate with Thistlefort, that was another matter.

Secondly, by extracting Elise from the United Army, he indirectly stabilized Shandela. If he could bring the general’s daughter under the flag of the Paradise Sect, it would be as if he had the proclamation of the Kingdom Army. Subsequent activities in the Old Continent would be easier to receive public response.

Of course, the most important achievement was that he prevented a large-scale war between Snow Country and the Paradise Sect with minimal cost.

He specifically instructed Xue Quan that there was no need to pursue battle results during the bombing, just to bomb along the roads, giving as much chance for the enemy to evade as possible. The main goal was to intimidate the opponent and lower their morale. After all, there were no irreconcilable differences between the two sides at the moment, so there was no need to beat them to death with a stick, escalating the hatred to an intractable level.

If this troop had managed to reach the vicinity of Thistlefort, the situation would have been complicated. Chaoyang understood that, although he had the upper hand, he hadn’t reached the point where he could win without lifting a weapon. Especially in this world, where Talents and special constructs exist, staking their lives could always lead to a few losses or even cause serious damage to the city in construction.

That would make it difficult to end things amicably.

"Now you understand the extent of divine power, don’t you?" Shi Yin climbed onto his stomach, "Don’t forget, the Magic Goddess you faced is a divinity on the verge of decline, but within her Divine Country, she can still thoroughly suppress you. If it were her peak period, this battle wouldn’t even be contestable."

Indeed, whether it was the time-stop in the middle or the final Meteorite Magic, all came without warning, leaving no time to react. Such power, needless to say in the Paradise World, would be more than enough to give the countries on Earth a hard time.

Chaoyang thought this in his mind but was unwilling to concede verbally, "By your logic, couldn’t she destroy an entire planet with a few more large meteors when at her prime?"

"Yeah, what else?" Shi Yin said as if it were obvious.

"...Really?"

"It’s both true and false."

...The familiar answer.

"There you go again, just spit it out if you have something to say." Chaoyang pinched it.

"There’s no point discussing the true part; it mainly depends on whether she wants to or not." Shi Yin, as if protesting, pushed his hand away and then curled up his arm to place it above her own head, "But she’s never seen the world beyond her planet, which constitutes the entirety of her understanding; besides, local divinities are born to protect their Prayer, why would she destroy her homeland? How could you follow me for so long and still not grasp such simple dialectics?"

Kid, it’s you who should be following me, right?

Chaoyang didn’t feel like arguing with it, "Then we’re in trouble. The God of All Machines is now at his peak state, isn’t he? And his understanding of the world is much better than 900 years ago. If we go to war with him, don’t we stand no chance?"

"Right, you just realized today?" Shi Yin said, reveling in schadenfreude.

Seeing Chaoyang’s eyes narrowing slightly, it hurriedly changed its tune, "Of course, there are still ways. You can choose to merge with the Gui Yi, becoming one with cause and effect... or find my other parts to significantly enhance my abilities. At the very least, you need to ascend to godhood for real to stand an equal chance in a decisive battle with the God of All Machines."

"You’ve nagged about this countless times." Chaoyang said irritably, "But the whereabouts of your other parts are unknown, and the Divine Fire needed for ascension is anyone’s guess, so doesn’t that just make your words effectively empty talk?"

"Indeed."

Unexpectedly, Shi Yin actually admitted it this time, "The gap in the level of understanding indeed causes a lack of information content, but there might be someone who can help you."

"Who?"

"The Magic Goddess." Shi Yin responded, "She is a veritable Latter Divine, operating on the same level of understanding as you, and she might be able to discuss the methods of becoming a deity with you."

That actually makes sense.

Upon further thought, Chaoyang realized it was true. He wasn’t lacking in wishing power; what he lacked was an experienced mentor. After all, how to become a deity wasn’t knowledge he could search on the Panlogical Machine. Who could understand this subject better than a true divinity?