Chapter 523 Potential Crisis

A person's wisdom is limited. Even if Clown is an eighth-level god, he cannot say that his thoughts can compare to the combined thinking of everyone.

In his opinion, everyone's thinking has natural blind spots, and the purpose of brainstorming is to make up for one's own limitations with the strengths of others.

Only the collision of ideas can produce sparks. Many times, thinking hard all day will lead to a dead end of your own thinking.

Clown has recently studied the principles of potions such as the Word of the Moon Goddess and the Runestorm Gem, and seems to have gained something, but he can't say what exactly he has gained.

That's why he assigned homework to these disciples, wanting to see if they would think of something that he had not discovered.

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

The pharmacists responded one after another, all thinking about how to present themselves so as to gain the favor of the gods.

"Retreat, today is the night of the red moon. There will be a curfew after nightfall. Go back to your homes immediately."

After everyone left, Crown returned to the bedroom, and his soul flew out of the Fire Cube and into his body.

The body lying stiffly on the bed came to life a little, and the real him sat up.

He clenched his fists, and his bones crackled.

Clown could feel the solar and lunar thunder seals on his bones emitting subtle electric light, vibrating his bone marrow and giving him a tingling sensation.

Eliza came in and said:

"Now the gray fog will block the sun's brightness early, and the red moon will rise much earlier.

It's better that you are awake now, we can have the meeting earlier.

Do you want to go eat something? Dinner is ready. The golem killed several fifth-level monsters and used the uncontaminated parts of the monsters' bodies to make soup. It's very delicious."

In recent years, as the gray fog has lasted longer and longer, monsters in the wild have mutated more and more, completely deviating from the category of normal creatures.

She paused, then continued:

"There is one thing I can't figure out. Among those heavily polluted organisms in the wild, there is always an organ that is not polluted. What is the reason for this?"

The extraordinary people had many speculations about the cause of this incident, but no one could give a reason that convinced everyone.

She just asked casually because she suddenly thought of this matter when she was talking about dinner.

"Dinner, I really miss this word. Let's go together."

Clown stood up. After advancing to the eighth level, his body could autonomously absorb energy from heaven and earth to replenish itself. He no longer needed to obtain calories from food to maintain consumption.

Despite this, he still has an appetite. He doesn't need to eat a lot. It's good to just have a few bites to try something new.

He felt that he was drifting further and further away from his self-perception of being a 'human', but he believed that gods were just powerful humans with a different name.

He is a human being who became a god, so his human identity is his self-cognition at the logical bottom level. If he abandons it, he feels that he will become an evil god in another sense.

"As for what you said about the pure organs in the bodies of monsters that have never been polluted, I think this principle is the same as the principle that yin produces yang."

Eliza was stunned for a moment and said softly:

"What is 'yin produces yang'? I have never heard of this term."

Clown laughed, and then he remembered that people in this world had no concept of yin and yang.

“You can think of it as light emerging from the purest darkness, and the darkest shadows appear in the brightest places.

To put it more simply, the Dark Moon Grass grows in lava land, but its entire body is cold. "

"I seem to understand, but I also seem not to understand."

"Haha," Clown laughed, "Take your time to understand it. Understanding the generation of yin and yang will help you visualize the Golden Light Mantra."

He did not continue talking, as expressing such a mysterious feeling would affect his wife's understanding.

The two came to the restaurant and Eliza started eating.

These foods are not only delicious to fifth-level transcendents, but long-term consumption can also slightly increase their life force.

Crown took a few bites and put down his knife and fork. He just missed the smell of fireworks.

He watched his wife finish eating quietly, and then they went to the meeting room together.

When Crown walked into the meeting room, he found that all the people attending the meeting were present.

When everyone saw them coming in, they immediately stood up and saluted: "Great God of Light, you are the Lord of the World. You have brought light to this dark world. The holy light shines everywhere, and the glory lasts forever."

Crown felt annoyed when he heard this, but he still waited for everyone to finish speaking.

Something like a sense of ritual needs to be cultivated to appear sacred.

"Recite my divine name, and the holy light will shine upon you, and the glory will last forever."

Crown sat down, and everyone else took their seats.

"Now, how many silver-level extraordinary people does the Ming Cult have? Do we have any information about the number of silver-level extraordinary people in the other two churches?"

Chloë immediately stood up and said:

“Your Majesty, I am responsible for external intelligence, and we do not have the specific number of other churches.

Based on the intelligence, I estimated a number, which can only be used as a reference.

The number of silver-ranked people in the Moon God Church is over 2,000, and the number of silver-ranked people in the Sun God Church is over 2,400."

The number of silver ranks is a secret, and even people within the churches have no way of knowing if their level is not high enough.

The Ming Cult's intelligence agency started too late, and its infiltration into the other two churches was even weaker, so the intelligence was highly inaccurate.

Eliza added:

“In our church, there are a total of 1,051 silver-level transcendents, including 9 fifth-level transcendents and 1 sixth-level transcendent.

Among these silver-level transcendents, about 60% have taken the Golden Light Dao Seed."

"The gap is quite obvious. How many squares are there practicing the combined attack secret technique? How many people are there in each square?"

Crown felt a little ashamed that he had never cared about these things.

As a god of the church, it is hard to understand that he doesn't know his own background.

Eliza continued:

“There are three square formations, each with 400 men.

Due to the lack of high-level transcendents, I feel that the combat effectiveness of our phalanx is weaker than that of the other two churches."

"It's already pretty good," Clown waved his hand. "Our church has only been established for a few years, and we didn't inherit all of the Farouk Kingdom's assets in the beginning. We have achieved what we have today entirely thanks to everyone's concerted efforts."

It is normal that they cannot compare with the accumulation of tens of thousands of years of other churches. If they can compare, doesn’t it mean that their allies are useless?

With a long history, the internal upgrade system is clear and definite, coupled with various spiritual objects, potions and accumulated knowledge. If he didn't have the Golden Light Dao Seed to cheat, the situation would be even uglier.

"Report on the major events of this month and make any requests, starting with Archbishop Janice."

Janice stood up and briefly described the work results of the Silver Dawn Guard during this period, and finally described their own needs: "We need enough high-level equipment to equip ourselves. Armor and weapons that are more suitable for Silver-level extraordinary people are in short supply.

This will greatly affect our combat effectiveness.

I hope Your Majesty can find a way to solve this problem."

She knew how skilled the gods' blacksmiths were, but she couldn't just say openly, "We need you to make equipment," so she could only explain it in a roundabout way.

Crown nodded slightly. He had already started to train high-level blacksmith talents, but there were only three people who were qualified for the job.

These two people can only create armor and weapons that can be used by fourth-level extraordinary people, and the speed is not fast.

With the help of other blacksmiths, only three or four orders can be completed in a month.

Compared to the total number of silver-level transcendents, this speed is like a snail crawling slowly.

"I see. I'll figure it out. Next question."

Kolos stood up and talked about the recent situation of the Knights of the Silver Hand. Finally, she complained:

"Just like what happened to Lady Janice, the number of high-level armors in the Knights is also very scarce. Please increase your support."

Flanders recounted the work achievements of the Judgment Hall during this period and made the same appeal.

All three combat units mentioned the lack of high-level equipment, which made Crown's brows furrowed.

This is the disadvantage of the church having no foundation, the logistics are completely unable to keep up with the pace.

Krahn coughed twice and said:

"I will solve this problem as soon as possible. After the meeting, give me a detailed map of the entire continent, and make sure to mark the locations of all large and medium-sized mines."

In fact, considering the Fire Cube's control over metal, it is not difficult to cooperate with him to forge armor and weapons.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The Rubik's Cube will produce qualified embryos, and he only needs to complete the most critical steps.

One difficulty is that there is not enough alloy available.

High-level armor has very high requirements on alloy quality, and the ordinary metals swallowed by the Fire Cube need to be nurtured for a period of time.

He couldn't tell the exact waiting time.

Now that the Rubik's Cube has advanced to the level of Golden Stigmata, it can devour more metals and needs to find a large mining area with rich reserves to devour.

"I will sort out the map information and hand it over to Your Majesty after the meeting."

After Fanny answered, she began to talk about the church's administrative issues and the difficulties encountered in missionary work, and Nick made supplementary remarks from time to time.

Finally, it was Geralt's turn to speak.

This white-haired demon hunter advanced to level five two years ago and formed a Night's Watch troop based on the Sentinel troop.

The main purpose of establishing the army is to hunt monsters and ensure stability around the city of Shattrath.

The fifth-level monster that Eliza had for dinner was killed by the golem and the Night's Watch.

“There seem to be more and more types of monsters, and the situation in the wild is more complicated.

Now, the ground links between cities are completely cut off. I am worried that if the air links between cities are also cut off, what should we do? "

Clown raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Do you have any basis for this?"

Airships are now a tool for communication among parishes. If air communications are also cut off, the consequences will be disastrous.

I'm afraid that except for Shattrath, the situation in other areas controlled by the Church will deteriorate and slowly slide into the abyss.

“There is some basis for this.

I found that there are more and more evil spirits and monsters that can fly, and the defensive arrays of our airships are generally not strong, and can only barely defend against fifth-level attacks.

I also discovered that the reproduction rate of evil spirits and monsters is accelerating, and their attack power is getting stronger and stronger.

As time goes by, the possibility of a sixth-order monster appearing cannot be ruled out.

I can’t say it’s possible, I think the appearance of a sixth-level monster is inevitable.”

Crown fell into deep thought. If the airship's defense capability was not significantly enhanced, it would inevitably be eliminated in the future.

He thought of the spaceships in science fiction movies in his previous life and had an idea in mind.

"I will have Loch Modan research a new type of aircraft to replace the airships that are slowly becoming obsolete."

As for the power source of the airship, he thought of the Holy Crystal.

The population of Shattrath City is growing, people's faith in the God of Light is becoming more devout, and the speed of producing Holy Crystals is getting faster and faster.

According to his idea, the time it takes for Loch Modan to develop new aircraft should be greatly reduced.

The new aircraft needs to be equipped with an attack system. The Holy Tower of Light in Shattrath City has ready-made attack arrays that can be copied, which is another great advantage.

“Your Majesty is wise,” Geralt complimented and sat down.

No one spoke anymore, so Crown adjourned the meeting and asked Janice to stay.

After everyone left, Janice knelt slightly and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any instructions?"

Crown was slightly stunned as he looked at the girl whose growth he had witnessed.

He sighed and said:

"Your father would be so proud of you!"

Janice's eyes flashed with memories, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "I think so too."

Del's initial expectation for her was to advance to the silver level, and later on, his expectation for her was to advance to the fifth-level transcendent.

She has achieved all of these, and now has become a sixth-order transcendent. Her father never dreamed of such progress when he was alive.

The only thing that was not done was the establishment of the "Smith" family.

"By the way, what level has Soraka grown to now?"

The little girl who was born with the potential for the Golden Light Spell has been in the church for three years. He has hardly asked about her, and it was Janice who did all the hard work.

Janice smiled, as if a night-blooming cereus bloomed in the night, the momentary beauty was unforgettable.

"This student of mine is even more powerful than I was back then. In three years, he has become a third-level transcendent.

Moreover, she advanced her visualization method to the third level without the help of His Majesty.

I think that when her visualization method breaks through the fourth level, it will be the time for her to advance to silver.

And this day is not far away.”

Klauen nodded slightly: "Very good, continue training.

After she becomes a silver-level transcendent, let her enter the Silver Dawn for training."

He waved his hand, signaling the other party to leave.

Janice bowed respectfully and walked out of the meeting room.

Crown and his wife returned to the bedroom. After some tenderness, he kissed her forehead and said:

"I'm leaving now. I hope that when we meet again, you'll tell me that you'll hold an advancement ceremony for you."

"I think so."

Eliza smiled gently. Recently, she felt that she was getting closer and closer to that critical point, just a little bit away from touching it.

She trusts her instincts very much.

"goodbye."

"goodbye."

Crown stood up and left. He quietly flew to the Holy Tower of Light, sealed his body, and summoned the Fire Cube.

Then, his soul entered the Rubik's Cube, and a pool of liquid metal left the manor without anyone noticing, and finally turned into a black bird, flew away from Shattrath, and finally sank into the rolling gray fog.

(End of this chapter)