Finally, Vera's choice was beyond question... Ira's plan was simple: if everything in the prime plane could not withstand the calamity, then they would open a large door and choose a world outside the nine planes to escape to.

The more people who can escape, the better.

Although it sounds somewhat like the concept of "escape" in X-body, upon closer inspection... the so-called "door" is different from a spaceship. If it is arranged properly and opened wide enough, it can accommodate many people at once.

Calamities don't necessarily kill intelligent beings; they simply harbor malice towards the world itself... Ira was even briefly treated as the boss by the extreme cold calamity.

To put it another way, besides the Nine Realms, there are actually many other planes that are still suitable for survival... Although we may not be able to find them all at the moment, at least the Blood Realm is very suitable for vampires to live in.

Therefore, planes suitable for other races to live in must also exist.

As long as we are alive, there is hope. It is not difficult to recreate a world that is the same or even better... If we lose people but retain land, we lose both; if we retain people but lose land, we gain both. That is the principle.

However, if the World Tree comes to an end, the Mana Network (Magic Network) that intertwines heaven and earth may no longer be able to function, and [Mana] may also become unusable.

Therefore, fleeing is ultimately the last resort.

Whether or not to use it and whether or not it exists are ultimately two different things.

"Calamity, what a terrible thing."

Ira muttered to himself, the unpainted quill twirling in his hand... But despite his words, a smile played on his lips, as if he didn't harbor much resentment towards the existence of the calamity.

Such an expression would seem very strange to others, but from God's perspective, his feelings are perfectly understandable... In his original plan, he needed to achieve "unification".

However, this kind of "union" and the establishment of the "Conference of Kings" provide him with a legitimate reason to dictate and reshape civilization.

Moreover, he didn't have any malicious intent, and indeed everything was developing in a positive direction.

If he could resolve all the calamities, he would be just one step away from his ultimate dream... although the prerequisite might be an insurmountable chasm.

Planning for the next step is also difficult, at least it's hard to do anything specifically... Is the so-called disaster at sea really the "evil god's retinue" that the outsiders are talking about?

If so, then we must prepare to defend against sea monsters, and maritime trade must be temporarily suspended during this period to minimize losses... But what if it is a disaster such as high tide or the land being flooded?

Instead, they would need to build more ships and wait on them for the calamity to pass, or escape to some demiplane or to the mountains of the dwarf kingdom to avoid the calamity.

The lack of information is still too serious. After finding the body that carries the soul in the spirit world, we should look for the existence of the soul dragon, ask it where the dragon world is, and then go to Dragon Island with Satan Ye.

It's as tedious as an RPG quest chain.

"Ira, Veresa and the others are back."

Ernie's voice interrupted Ira's thoughts, and he looked up... He saw Ernie reminding him, as well as Vereesa Ilúvatar and the human woman who were already walking towards them.

“I can already see it.”

As Ira said this, she looked at Vereesa and Ernie with surprise and asked, "So? How much do you know about the calamity?"

Ideally, everyone would know about all ten calamities.

"Ahem, in short... there's been absolutely no progress. Apart from the two types in the main plane, the only four that can be confirmed are [Above the Heavens], [Below Hell], [Families of Evil Gods], and [Those Who Get Stubborn].

After hearing the human woman's explanation and noting some differences from Vereesa, Ira nodded helplessly and said, "I know all of this... Someone who claimed to be an astral being found me and told me all this."

"..."

"..."

"ah?"

Vereesa uttered a sound of doubt... She had barely left when the Astral Being sneaked in? She sensed it and found that there was indeed the Astral Being's presence in the far south.

What is it doing in the main plane?!

“He said… he wanted to try to understand the sublimity of the gods and hoped that I would introduce him to Pope Myriel.”

Ira summarized the conversation between the astral body and herself in this simple way, and then continued, "People who are trapped in depression have the potential to destroy the world, and he thanked me for that."

In other words... just like Ernie?

Vereesa and the human woman exchanged a glance, then simultaneously looked at Ernie standing to the side... Ernie, who still didn't quite understand the fact that she was a [Calamity], looked completely bewildered.

"Then, I need to go to the Spirit Realm to find the dragon there, inquire about the location of Dragon Island, and try to gather information from it. Does anyone have any connections?"

Ira asked this question as if he were using the two of them as mere tools.

"The spirit world is where living souls reside... The existence of souls is a product of reincarnation and rebirth, and life that is repeatedly born and appears out of thin air may also have souls. This is one of the miracles of life, and some of these souls will go to the spirit world."

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