Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Plans and Contention
"We have no way forward, the Faith Wizard is a trap."
A wizard covered in Flame Divine Power replied in a low voice, "After the collapse of the Murphy Continent, we have made new discoveries; the collapse of a continent will reduce our Divine Power."
"Is that so." The female wizard in the purple robe nodded, then asked, "Cody, can the three of you activate the God of War’s Divine Artifact?"
Her sole purpose was to have these Faith Wizards activate the War Divine Artifact, to add an edge to the land wars across the Wizard Continent.
She didn’t inquire of those Faith Wizards bound by chains because those Faith Wizards had truly gone mad, unable to communicate, let alone work.
"The God of War’s Divine Artifact?"
Cody exchanged glances with the two people behind him, and finally, all shook their heads helplessly, sighing:
"That is a Fifth Stage primary Divine Artifact; just the three of us at the Fourth Ring can’t possibly activate it, especially now that our Divine Power has been reduced by nearly a third."
"To successfully activate it, unless I ascend to the Fifth Ring, among the three of us, only I have the potential for the Fifth Ring."
"Fifth Ring..." The purple-robed female wizard Amy frowned.
Currently, in the entire Milton Continent, she was the only wizard at the Fourth Ring.
If Cody truly ascended to the Fifth Ring, the consequences would be difficult to predict.
"Actually, you don’t need to worry about what I would do."
Cody showed a bitter smile on his face, "Previously, I hadn’t acted against anyone, and after Speaker Francis descended, I didn’t resist either."
"Moreover, if another continent in the Wizard World collapses, my Divine Power will be further weakened."
"No matter which angle you look from, I should help you."
These words were all spoken sincerely.
After all, being alive is always better than being dead; it depends on whether this assistant of Speaker Francis is willing to trust him.
"I can offer you the Power of Faith, but you can only ascend here, and you can only activate the War Divine Artifact here." Amy hesitated for a moment before finally stating her conditions.
Releasing Cody outside was not something she could control.
If something ever went wrong, and the speakers on the front lines couldn’t return in time for rescue, the Milton Continent might follow in the footsteps of the Murphy Continent.
"Agreed." Cody nodded.
"Good." Amy relaxed her expression and asked, "How long will it take you to ascend?"
"At most, twenty years." Cody replied.
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Betula Continent, Cooper Wizard Tower.
Lor, who was discussing with Agular when the Abyssal Demons might arrive, suddenly paused. He realized that the Continent Communication Device he had placed within the Space Ring started ringing again.
Taking out the communication device to check, he found it was Bruno’s communication, and he immediately connected it.
A light screen appeared in front of Lor.
"Lor Wizard, I have been appointed as the acting Master of the Cooper Wizard Tower."
On the other side of the screen, Bruno smiled and said, "After previous discussions, we have already determined some future plans. Would you like to know about them?"
Even after being appointed as the proxy for Cooper Wizard, Bruno’s attitude towards Lor remained very respectful.
Because he understood that a proxy is ultimately just a proxy; in terms of true status, there is still a gap between him and these wizards who own first-class laboratories.
Taking this opportunity to show goodwill to these wizards would ensure a smoother path in the future.
After contacting Lor, he still needed to contact all the other wizards with first-class laboratories.
"Of course." Lor nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you for the advance notice."
His attitude towards this Bruno had become much more courteous, given the change in status.
In the future, whatever tasks he wanted to take on would have to go through this person for adjustments.
"After our discussion, we’ve decided to act fully according to the instructions from the Alliance Headquarters. Starting today, wizards will be dispatched to various countries to gather common people into the capital cities."
Seeing that Lor accepted his goodwill, Bruno’s smile grew even bigger, "All common people within twenty thousand miles of the continent’s borders have to be evacuated, redistributed evenly across other countries’ capitals on the continent."
"This needs to be completed before the demons arrive; afterward, the single-element mages should gather about a thousand miles from the continent’s edge and try their best to fend off the Fourth Ring demons’ attacks."
"We have two arrangements for Multi-Element Mages and Bloodline Wizards: one is to hold a position to protect the common people, rewarding or punishing them periodically based on the number of surviving common people."
"The more common people you gather, the more ’powerful’ your defensive forces become."
"The second is to allocate some powerful wizards for battlefield roaming support. Whenever one place is overwhelmed by demons, those holding ground can send distress signals."
"Support wizards within ten thousand miles of that location must rush over to aid as soon as possible. If the rescue is successful, contribution points will be rewarded based on individual performance; if it fails, an equivalent amount of contribution points will be deducted."
"Lor Wizard, you can tell me whichever country you want to hold ground in, and I’ll do my best to adjust."
His words at this point made the implication very clear, essentially offering Lor the chance to personally select a major empire’s capital to defend.
At that time, as long as he put on a show, everything would not only be safe, but there would also be rich contribution point rewards afterward.
"Can I help Levan and them choose a place to defend?" Lor asked.
He himself definitely wouldn’t hold ground; the contribution points from one spot wouldn’t satisfy his appetite.
Even though Betula Continent wasn’t breached in the previous life, the Abyssal Descent occurred six months earlier this time.
If anything went wrong, and the Betula Continent’s Defense Shield was breached, with the Fourth Ring demons coming in, if he only had his current power, everything would be over.
When it’s time to fight, one must fight; Lor’s rapid achievement of the Third Ring power was based on the groundwork laid during the Divine Kingdom’s trial tournament.
And now, the second critical moment had arrived.
Not fighting means giving up the chance to control one’s fate in the future, perhaps forever losing it.
"Of course, you can." Bruno agreed without any hesitation, "I can give you one hundred slots, and you can choose anyone."
If you’re going to extend a favor, you have to do it thoroughly, so the rewards you reap in the future will be more substantial.
Even if Lor doesn’t use all these slots, he could sell them; each slot is quite valuable.
"No need, just give me three slots." Lor shook his head.
You can owe favor, but if you can owe less, you should owe less, because it all needs to be repaid in the future.
Beside him, Kateya, upon hearing Lor’s words, looked a bit downcast, lowering her head slightly, with a light mist of tears appearing in her eyes.
Lord Lor only asked for three slots, allocated based on importance.
Lord Lor himself, Lord Agular, and young Levan would certainly each have one.
The only one without a slot would be herself.