The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 338 - 237 Assistance from Many Sources_2

Chapter 338: Chapter 237 Assistance from Many Sources_2

The Spirit Realm bears the vast majority of energy—it is the soul of man.

If the soul undergoes changes, the body is the first to be affected.

Changes in the Spirit Realm can swiftly trigger disasters in the Main Material World and are White Tower’s primary observation target.

The Sea of Source, although more important, is too remote; its feedback to the Main Material World is quite slow.

Most crucially, humans currently lack an especially good method to directly observe the Sea of Source.

They can only use indirect methods, such as observing the Spirit Realm.

The recent abnormal disturbances in the Spirit Realm are very likely the root cause of anomalies in the Holy Fire.

Its intense fluctuations might have indirectly affected the Sea of Source, leading to issues with the Holy Fire that is rooted in the Sea of Source.

It’s like a tower with a shaky foundation facing an earthquake.

The King must always support this tower, preventing its collapse due to the foundation’s tremors.

"What on earth... what on earth happened? Why is there such a strange disturbance in the higher Spirit Realm?"

The Archbishop muttered to himself, resolved to make another trip to the White Tower.

——

Upper City.

The residence of the Chief Judge Levill.

The news of the Shadow troops’ complete annihilation and the Expedition forces’ great victory arrived almost simultaneously.

The furious Levill swept everything off the desk.

"I will not allow them to claim victory! If the King’s new bill is implemented, all our industries will be finished,"

The Chief Judge Amoli’s face was also covered with Yin Clouds, saying in a deep voice, "That’s not all, we’ll also have to fight on the most dangerous outer defense line, directly facing the ancient evils of Despair Swamp—it’s truly terrifying."

Chief Judge Krama loudly said, "Don’t panic, I’ve carefully checked the information. They’ve only cleared some relatively safe areas, there’s still a long way to go, and we have plenty of ways to kill them."

Levill said, "A direct attack won’t work, we’d be found out."

Krama sinisterly smiled, "I have a brilliant plan."

He briefly explained his plan.

After listening, the three of them immediately smiled.

"Perfect, they’re as good as dead!"

"This time, it will definitely succeed."

——

The residence of Talinus.

One of the three Chief Governors, Talinus, and Great Judge Manolo Bana, were hiding in a dark basement, engaging in costly remote Instant Spiritual Communication with King Candidate Jon.

"Lord Jon."

They respectfully bowed to Jon’s Spiritual Energy image.

"The expedition in Star Town must fail, otherwise all our industries will be severely damaged."

"The King’s new bill is simply too cruel, not only levying a heavy tax of forty percent but also prohibiting us from engaging in regular trade, and confiscating our properties acquired from past trades."

"Everyone finds it unbearable, all hoping for your swift rise to power, you must think of a way!"

On the other side of the screen, Jon said expressionlessly, "I understand."

With a soft click, the screen went dark.

Only a dim crystal remained.

"Truly miraculous," Talinus exclaimed sincerely, "This ancient technology is indeed beyond imagination."

Manolo Bana again revealed his icy smile and turned to stride out of the secret room.

Afar.

Jon said to his deputy Velas and advisor Vivian, "You two, take a batch of supplies, get properly equipped, and assist Rod in the guise of hired Hunters, making sure not to be discovered by anyone."

Velas bowed and said, "Yes, Lord Jon."

Vivian asked softly, "Lord Jon, Rod is Qingyu’s man, are we not aiding the enemy by doing this? There’s also some trouble in your defensive zone..."

Jon glanced at her, and Vivian’s beautiful face flushed with redness.

"Vivian, Qingyu is my rival, not my enemy."

"Remember, humanity has only one enemy, and that is the darkness and the monsters within it."

"Expanding outward, forging a larger living space, and restoring human glory are my life’s dreams. And though I’m not on good terms with Rod due to certain events, personal grudges must not stand in the way of such important matters."

"Vivian, Velas, your main task this time is to use your knowledge and experience to help him make the right decisions, and to use your abilities to strictly monitor his team to root out all those with ill-intentions, ensuring that those maggots don’t succeed."

"Go, assist him in achieving victory! Trolian shall relive its former glory, and humanity will be the master of this world!"

Both bowed in unison and said, "Yes!"

——

Twelveth Defense Zone.

Green Castle.

Qingyu read the message from White Wolf with a smile that spread from ear to ear.

"Little Rod is really awesome, truly worthy of being my king consort."

Guard Captain Kligan reminded her, "One of the king consorts actually."

"Hmm... But for now, the king has only approved him."

White Wolf said indifferently, "Still one of them, and only on standby."

"Alright then."

Qingyu looked slightly disheartened, her jade-like delicate hand resting on her chin, her pale eyes twinkling in the light of the fire.

"Actually, I didn’t really want that many king consorts, sleeping with a different one each day, I would still need more than two hundred days..."

"Wait!" White Wolf suddenly lifted her head, "More than two hundred? How come there are even more now?"

Qingyu replied with a slight sense of distress, "Well, you know, a few days after the Sun Festival, you weren’t around, and so many proposed to me, so I just... accepted them all..."

White Wolf felt like his heart was about to give out.

Although the laws of Trolian allow the king and those at the Quasi-King level to have unlimited consorts.

But no one had ever truly done so, the highest number of publicly acknowledged consorts being only thirteen.

And now, their young lady had already broken through to over two hundred. If she truly became queen, not daring to say anything else, she would at least make history for this one record.

Arlo asked, "Sister, Little Rod is about to win, some guys in the Royal City must be going crazy, right? Shouldn’t we think about helping him?"

White Wolf immediately said, "That’s not possible, the rules for the expedition were already set by the Supreme Council, we cannot interfere at will."

Arlo pouted, "Why not? I like Little Rod, I find those stubborn old men unpleasant, why can’t we help him?"

White Wolf had a headache but still patiently explained.

"Aside from the expedition teams sent by the Royal City, Rod can only rely on himself. This is a probing action, to verify if the expansion is feasible. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be better for the Royal City to directly send Master Alan to retake Star Town?"

Qingyu suddenly said, "Rod captured Arlo’s heart on his own, so if Arlo goes to help him, isn’t that okay?"

Arlo instantly covered her mouth, her large eyes spinning.

"Wow, Sister Qingyu, what are you saying? I wouldn’t dare to snatch your man."

Guard Captain Kligan reminded, "One of the king consorts."

"Okay okay, I get it," Arlo said impatiently, waving her hand dismissively.

White Wolf sighed, "My Lady Qingyu, you’re just deceiving yourself, the members of the Elder Council are not senile yet."

But Qingyu immediately thought of a new excuse, "Then what if Rod pays Arlo to hire her? That would work, right?"

White Wolf was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Alright, I will list Arlo for sale and sell her to Rod at a relatively reasonable price."

Qingyu said with a smile, "Make it a bit cheaper, don’t put too much pressure on him."

Arlo sulked, "Why should I be cheaper? I want to be more expensive!"

"Arlo, stop it!"

"I’m not messing around! I won’t be undervalued! White Wolf, set my price at ten thousand silver coins! Anything less than that, no sale!"

——

Jinworth Academy.

Secret Base.

Dean Vera had been trying to set Star Town as the trial site but faced significant opposition, with the military meeting not passing the proposal.

Out of ideas, he could only relieve stress by obsessively picking his nose.

Suddenly the door was pushed open, and Vera sat up straight, exuding authority.

"What is it, Instructor Soron?"

Soron said with a smile, "Dean, I’ve got an idea. We can’t go to Star Town for free, but we can charge for it."

"If Rod hires us with money, those elders won’t have anything to say about it, will they?"

Vera stroked his chin, "Is that feasible, Mr. War God?"

"Feasible. We are a covert unit with our pricing, as long as we set a reasonable rate, that can work."

"Excellent!"

Vera immediately decided.

"That’s what we’ll do then, helping Little Rod while making a bit of extra money."

Soron laughed, "Just in time, I’m running out of money. Olivia’s twelfth anniversary of coming of age is approaching, and I can’t afford to give a gift that doesn’t match my status, hehehe."

Both of them laughed together.