The Lich of Glory Knight Spirit: Moving towards Krimasha!
Chapter 180 - 10: A Turbulent Night_5_2

Chapter 180: Chapter 10: A Turbulent Night_5_2

"Do we need to? I feel like we just need to do what we ought to do, with absolute power, there’s no need to explain to them, even less to negotiate. Maybe defeating the Gustav Empire is an excellent opportunity to boost our prestige!"

"Oh my God, Vivian, do you want Gray to fight every country?"

"Actually, I think it’s a good idea. Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention. The Gustav Royal Family has the support of the Dragon Clan, and they have dealings with the Titans, too."

"The Dragon Clan and... Titans?"

"Yes, but don’t worry, no race can possibly stand against the Demon Lord anyway."

"The Dragon Clan and Titans don’t matter!?"

The Black Cat and Vivian kept arguing, while Gray listened quietly.

As for Catherine, her voice seemed to have disappeared, even though she remained by Gray’s side.

...

While the father was in the north, amid the storm, preparing to forcibly reform the church, the son Richie was afloat in the "ocean of knowledge."

Sarina put on thick framed glasses, and said softly, "Only the strength of magic power can be measured; combat power is immeasurable. It is affected by various factors like environment, suppression circumstances, battle experience, and many factors. Normally, no one wants to measure individual combat power, since most of the time, there aren’t solo battles. Additionally, the greatest function of magic power isn’t for combat."

"Not for combat?" Richie asked.

"Is magic power meant for combat?" Sarina said seriously, "Magic power can be used to craft potions, create various magical items, and can make our lives more convenient. For example, flying magic. It’s like human hands, the main function isn’t fighting, right?"

"You have a point." Richie thoughtfully nodded and looked at Delia beside him, "Do you have anything to add?"

"No, she’s pretty much right." Delia quickly shook her head.

"Also, why are you wearing glasses?"

"Uh... I just wanted to look more like a teacher. After all, it’s my first time being a teacher." Sarina smiled awkwardly and took off her glasses.

...

"Could you describe to me, my father, you two, my father’s Guardian Angel and inducement demon, and that guy outside..." Richie’s finger pointed toward where Abod was outside the window.

"Abod," Delia said the name directly.

"Right, him. And the differences in magic power between holy beings?"

"Hmm..." Delia pondered and said, "We’ll use the magic power of an adult Turuk Beast as the unit."

"What’s a Turuk Beast?"

"A magical beast, found in many places. But not on the Keltos Continent." Counting on her fingers, Delia said seriously, "Your magic power is one hundred, the Holy Knight’s magic power is two hundred, Catherine’s magic power is around fifteen hundred, Vivian’s magic power is fourteen hundred, mine is eight hundred, Sarina’s is about nine hundred. Abod’s magic power is around forty-five hundred. As for holy beings’ power... it’s roughly one million or ten million, maybe more. I don’t know. Such levels of power are beyond our perception."

Richie was stunned, but his surprise wasn’t from the holy beings’ mighty power, rather...

"Wait, you said many places have Turuk Beasts, but not the Keltos Continent, what do you mean? Do Heaven and Hell have lots of Turuk Beasts?"

"No, Heaven and Hell don’t have Turuk Beasts. By many places, I mean other dimensions. There are twelve hundred dimensions in this space-time alone. Keltos is just one of them."

"So... each dimension has holy beings? Does Keltos share the nineteen holy beings with others, or do they have their own holy beings?"

"Not every dimension has holy beings, some don’t. But the majority do. If there are holy beings, generally each dimension has different holy beings."

"So there are different Demon Lords too?"

"Yes."

"So, both Angels and demons are foreign, they aren’t native to Keltos?"

"Correct." Delia nodded: "We originate from Heaven and Hell. But in this world, we have another abode. We reside in the space-time cracks, demons are in the abyss. I was born in the space-time rift, I’ve never been to Heaven. I’ve always wanted to, but it’s too far, and requires permission from the holy beings."

Richie was flabbergasted and his head hurt.

*He heavily doubted whether his father knew these things, as Gray seemed to have only learned about faith from his Guardian Angel.*

*p>Systematic study of magic and common sense was indeed necessary.

*How could he travel to other dimensions?*

"Open the space-time channel."

"Can you do it?"

"No, only holy beings and Demon Lords can. Exceptionally powerful Angels, like the twelve legion commanders, can. Also, incredibly powerful creatures, like powerful Liches or powerful Dragons."

"Can a thousand-year-old Lich do it?"

"Uh... probably not. A thousand-year-old Lich is strong, but not that strong."

"Do you have anything to add?" Richie looked to Sarina.

"No," Sarina shrugged.

*p>Richie felt bewildered about his Lich life.*

*What did it feel like? It was like suddenly realizing you were just an ant. Beyond your understanding, there were humans; larger than humans, there were elephants and whales, all sorts of unimaginable massive creatures. Beyond their comprehension, there might be even more powerful beings. Their individual might could be equivalent to your whole world. If so... whatever you did seemed meaningless.*

*In an instant, Richie suddenly understood some things he previously didn’t. If you consider entirely from human reasoning, then power is the absolute reliance. If you are strong enough, you can do whatever you want. You can defeat everyone who opposes you.*

*But if this world has countless beings far superior to you, too powerful for you to perceive their presence, yet constantly impacting you, then the situation is entirely different. Factions, contracts, agreements, power exchanges, protection, and being protected become crucial. Because these super-beings have set the rules, you can only follow them.*

*This explained why his father—Gray, though weaker than his Guardian Angel and inducement demon, could obtain the Demon Lord’s favor and the holy beings’ importance. When you’re strong enough to defeat all enemies, power is vital. When you are so weak, you can’t even see the rule-makers, your pathetically small power becomes irrelevant. In such a scenario, faith, which seemed meaningless before, becomes significant. Because faith is the supreme rule set by the two major factions.*

"Whew..." Richie sighed long and deep, and after doubts about his Lich life, could only say softly: "Forget it, I should study well. This world is simply too vast for me."