Having listened to Zack's conclusions, the Watchers all nodded in agreement.
Caroline sighed, "The World Tree is still the most trustworthy."
At that moment, the One-Eyed Monsters on the screen seemed to gather and charged at the Great Sword Maiden from 360 degrees. Suddenly, she left an afterimage in place and, like a phoenix sweeping down, broke free from the encirclement as if teleporting.
Everyone was shocked—they naturally recognized the teleportation, which was very similar to a Magician's!
Zack's expression grew solemn. "It seems that the Fairy Palace has already gained the power of the World Tree."
"Are they working together? Both are organizations protecting world peace, so cooperation is quite normal," someone speculated.
Zack slowly shook his head. "Not necessarily. The Magicians lost more than five male Magicians in the battles of the Seven Secret Realms. Magicians of that caliber must represent a great loss to the World Tree too. Even if they can be resurrected, it might cost countless resources and time. Now is a very likely time for the Fairy Palace to take advantage of the World Tree's weakness and exert pressure!"
Zack noticed Caroline's anxious expression and softened his tone. "But don't worry. Look, the chess piece only used Feather Teleportation and did not use any other abilities of Magicians. This indicates that the World Tree can still contend with the threats of the Fairy Palace, having only conceded part of the Teleportation Spell."
Zack smiled. "The corruption within Supernatural Organizations is precisely our opportunity to seek benefits. Currently, the Fairy Palace is formidable, and since it's part of the Eastern Cultural Sphere, we find it difficult to approach. However, the World Tree is comparatively close to us and is likely going through difficult times now—a perfect moment for us to offer aid!"
Although everyone knew that Zack probably disliked the Fairy Palace because he was once brutally beaten by the Handsome Monkey King, his points were indeed valid, so the others agreed with his views.
Someone exclaimed, "Worthy of being the light of the Watchers, to derive so much just from a single instance of teleportation."
Zack said, "So-called organizations are communities of shared interests. Communities of shared interests will inevitably fight over those interests; from families to nations, it's all the same. Supernatural Organizations with a millennium of inheritance are no exception! Unless they all belong to one organization... No, not even one organization will do, as there are still factional struggles within them. Unless they are all the same person, with only one brain—otherwise, conflict is inevitable!"
At this moment, the Great Sword Maiden finally fought her way through and reached the light blue column of light!
The light blue column suddenly condensed, forming a protective shield that snugly enveloped the maiden, immediately stopping all attacks from the One-Eyed Monsters.
She gently touched the light blue shield with her finger, and it rippled as if the shield that protected her also imprisoned her.
The maiden planted her Two-Handed Greatsword into the ground and sat down cross-legged to rest and meditate.
At the same time, all the One-Eyed Monsters seemed to become even more frenzied, biting and tearing at each other in a heated battle, with heads and limbs flying in the sky, black juice and firelight merging into one.
The text on the screen read: *When Hope is tightly grasped, Despair also enters its final madness.*
The Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair on screen gently waved her hand, and all the cards on the table instantly vanished.
Then, more text appeared:
"The Despair that will soon engulf the mortal realm,
The Despair that will soon defile all living beings,
The Despair that will soon propel the world onto an irreversible stage of extinction,
This incandescent, frenzied Despair—
Can it be snuffed out in advance?"
"When Despair, unified by madness, becomes whole, will the unpredictable stage of Destiny then present a comedy, or a tragedy?"
The character, Supreme Supreme, then said, "Good."
Suddenly, the candle in the small wooden hut flickered, and then the cabin was plunged into darkness.
After three seconds, the screen was still pitch black.
Then, a message suddenly popped up on the video website: "The live broadcast has ended."
The barrage of comments instantly exploded:
"'It's over? Ending here? Are you kidding me?!'"
"'Back in my day, I was the number one cliffhanger artist in the live-streaming world!' – Supreme Supreme (excitedly patted his wheelchair)."
"'You could at least leave us a front-facing shot of the girl sitting cross-legged! I almost saw under her skirt!'"
"'Yeah, I haven't had enough of my waifu yet!'"
At that moment, Zack slammed the table and said, "Contact the military. We need to get to the East African Rift as fast as possible!"
"To help the Fairy Palace?" someone asked.
The words of the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair clearly implied that the Great Sword Maiden should wait for Despair to consolidate before slaying the unified entity. This Despair doesn't seem like a good thing; it's reasonable to go help the Fairy Palace eliminate it.
"We can help, but that's a secondary objective," Zack said. "Didn't you see that the chess piece only revealed two cards? There are still two cards on the table!"
Someone immediately realized, "You mean the treasures inside..."
"That's right. Maybe those two cards also represent two treasures comparable to the 'Just-In-Time Gauntlets'!" Zack chuckled. "Since the Fairy Palace doesn't want them, let's take them! The Federation still has a score to settle with the Fairy Palace!"
Zack knew that the reason Roy hadn't returned was that he had been stopped by an Immortal Palace Explorer while pursuing a Supreme Treasure! Although it was unclear what relationship that thief had with the Fairy Palace, it was fine to hold the Fairy Palace accountable for this.
However, the Fairy Palace always acted with grandeur and righteousness, and the Federal Watchers definitely wouldn't dare to interfere (or rather, didn't dare to offend the Fairy Palace), so they had to swallow their frustration. But now that the Fairy Palace had revealed information about a suspected treasure, the Federation would certainly seize this opportunity to, at the very least, claim some compensation from the Fairy Palace.
The 'Mysterious Lord's Secret Record·Chapter One' doesn't seem very powerful...
Ren Suo equipped Unnamed with the 'Mysterious Sovereign's Secret Record Chapter One', significantly improving her Physical Condition and even allowing her to use 'Mage's Death-Defying Feather' once—but only once. After using it, she sustained a Minor Injury. Get full chapters from 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩
Ren Suo had heard there were Second and Third Chapters of the Mysterious Sovereign's Secret Records and wondered how he could obtain the subsequent Cultivation Techniques. Unlike Spells, the nation kept a tight grip on Cultivation Techniques. If it hadn't been for Li Dan giving him the Mysterious Sovereign's Secret Record Chapter One, Ren Suo wouldn't know when he might have acquired this Cultivation Technique.
As for the Second and Third Chapters, obtaining them was even more difficult. One either had to be a key individual targeted for cultivation by the state, like Bai Ji or Dong Chengling, or a core official, like Yu Kuangtu or Li Dan. Others didn't even have access to the channels for obtaining subsequent Cultivation Techniques—and Ren Suo certainly had no such access.
Seems like I need to leverage my connections... Ren Suo immediately thought of two people: Yu Kuangtu and Bai Ji.
Yu Kuangtu was a high-ranking individual in the Countermeasure System, while Bai Ji held a high position at Heavenly Lotus Academy. Actually, Yuan Chu had a higher status, but Ren Suo hadn't formed a Bond with Yuan Chu, so he wasn't considering that option for now.
Yu Kuangtu... If I go begging to Yu Kuangtu, he'd probably ask me to sell my ass. I'd better ask Bai Ji first, Ren Suo mused.
Ren Suo looked back at the screen, where a prompt popped up: 'Please play the Second Chapter after 22:11:11 and before 28:55:11.'
This basically meant Ren Suo could only play the Second Chapter the next morning.
Already familiar with the quirks of this beta version game, Ren Suo wasn't surprised. He set the controller aside and flexed his fingers.
This time, the battle had started immediately without any card drawing, so Ren Suo had focused all his attention on the fight. He hadn't even given Supreme Supreme (his game persona) a chance to say a word or two to show off. He had barely managed to clear the stage, and he hadn't anticipated that the first chapter would end so abruptly.
The Second Chapter seemed to be a boss battle, but this break beforehand at least allowed Ren Suo to catch his breath.
After two continuous hours of high-intensity live-streaming, Ren Suo was truly exhausted. Unlike his usual gaming, where he could relax and be silly, live-streaming demanded much more. During the stream, he had to constantly be on guard against revealing his cheats or letting anyone notice he was using hacks. Simultaneously, he had to play with intense focus, managing his Skills. It was incredibly mentally draining.
Putting on an act while live-streaming is genuinely tough... Ren Suo sighed with feeling.