The affairs of MapleStory are temporarily handed over to Meyer Chamber of Commerce for handling.

With the presence of magic, Louis was able to provide new design drawings for MapleStory very quickly.

He wasn't kidding when he said he wanted to make the Adventurer's Guild great again.

The biggest problem facing the Adventurer's Guild right now is the difficulty in opening up high-level channels.

The Adventurer's Guild actually has strong war potential.

Unlike conventional forces, the Adventurer's Guild actually has a lot of potential to be explored.

Louis was certain that there must be demigods in the highest echelons of the Adventurer's Guild.

Without demigods, such a huge industry would have been divided up long ago.

Moreover, even if the Adventurer's Guild eliminated those hidden adventurers disguised as secret agents from various countries, there would definitely still be a lot of wild masters among the remaining titled adventurers.

Even the masters of ordinary small countries are unlikely to compare with those carefully trained by the Adventurer's Guild in terms of quality and quantity.

Louis, who was sitting in the office of the Prince's Palace, tapped the table lightly and looked at a piece of information sent by the secret guard.

The intelligence recorded a special area between the Enther Empire and the Republic of Tunisia——

Tower of Eternal Day.

The Tower of Eternal Day was once the main place for spreading the faith of the Eternal Sun.

But with the fall of the god Eternal Sun, this largest place of faith was quickly dismembered.

The last traces left were engraved on the land.

The eternal day in the Tower of Eternal Day is to commemorate the powerful eternal sun.

But now, the main forces in the Tower of Eternal Day have been divided into two parts.

Some of them cannot be gathered into shape.

That is the Temple Army composed of branches of the Orthodox Church.

They are constantly eroding the native beliefs of this land.

But the Church of the Setting Sun had no way to stop them.

Because the last base of the Church of the Setting Sun, the Roshi Empire, is now showing signs of instability.

The other force is known locally as "city heroes."

The city hero is actually the counterpart to the titled adventurer of the Adventurer's Guild.

They are actually the Adventurer's Guild, or a special branch of MapleStory.

It can be considered a localized product designed to cope with the large number of local city-states.

Of course, unlike ordinary adventurers, city heroes are deeply bound to city-states.

After gaining fame and power in the city-state, it is inevitable that they will have to cultivate deep roots in the local area.

Their mobility is not as strong as that of ordinary adventurers.

"The Adventurer's Guild will most likely first use the City Hero as a logistics transfer partner."

He smiled.

If you want to complete the circulation of materials in a short period of time, especially large-scale material circulation, the easiest way is to rely on the influence of city heroes.

As a member of the Adventurer's Guild, they will act as a transit point and open up the logistics transportation channel between the Enther Empire and the Republic of Tunisia in the shortest time possible.

Because...

The Tower of Eternal Day itself serves as a buffer zone between Unther and Tunisia.

If you want to make the logistics channel effective immediately and open up the most critical Tower of Eternal Day, the Adventurer's Guild is the most suitable one.

A win-win situation means Louis wins twice.

After finishing things here, he looked at William who had just come over not long ago.

Looking at him who looked a little haggard, Louis sighed:

"There's no need to come back and stay with me so soon. Mr. Rudolf just left you not long ago. Rest at home for a while."

William's eyes were a little dark, and judging from his appearance, he probably hadn't slept for several days.

Otherwise, a model-class professional would not have tortured himself into this state.

William said calmly:

"It's okay. Father had already dealt with most of the things that needed to be done before I came back."

Although he said that, Louis could still see a hint of sadness in his expression.

"Do you understand why Mr. Rudolph left?"

William said in a low voice:

"Well, he was very brave on the battlefield of the Gate of the Abyss."

"It looks like he completed a grand journey." Louis sighed, "Although I can't understand how he could withstand the coalition of the Four Gods."

Legends are strong.

But the four gods and the demons under them are stronger.

Among the demon lords of the Abyss, many have become toys of the Four Gods and are dominated by them.

Only the ancient lords at the top have the opportunity to fight against the Four Gods.

Facing the Four Gods, let alone the legendary ones, even normal demigods are not enough.

But he did stop it.

This ability is more outrageous than that of many protagonists in novels.

Louis even felt that his fighting power was a little broken.

But reality doesn't follow logic.

He patted William on the shoulder and said, "Anyway, I have to make a note of the Abyss Church again."

After Beatrice, Little Swan and Alice, Louis has another reason to eradicate the Church of the Abyss.

The Black Sun War that caused my mother-in-law to suffer severe injuries many years ago was also a microcosm of the Abyss Church.

Strictly speaking, my execution on the guillotine in my previous life was also related to them.

After all, the outbreak of the tide of the living dead killed Grace's family, directly led her to the path of becoming a saint, and led to her being sent to the guillotine.

Ahem…

Although this reason is a bit far-fetched.

But Louis has already decided that if he encounters a big pot in the future, he will first throw the problem to the Abyss Church.

I really don't know where this third-rate novel villain came from. He is so evil that there is no way to wash himself clean.

Now it’s just the addition of William.

Louis sighed.

What a terrible impact the Black Sun War caused many years ago.

The aftermath is still causing such chaos across the continent.

The Emperor could no longer step down from the Golden Throne. The Mage of Destiny was seriously injured and died. Another demigod, the Mage of Jade Phoenix, persisted until last year, but also died of illness.

The Jade Phoenix origin inherited by Little Swan, the legendary Jade Phoenix Mage, also died of exhaustion in the process of suppressing the Gate of the Abyss.

Not to mention the aftermath that caused the "Book of the Dead" to be stolen, Rogue's death, the plague of the living dead in the Dragon Bone Grassland, and the sapphire dragon plague that was forcibly suppressed by Louis.

He glanced at William and said, "The Emperor's affairs must be kept secret from Olivia for the time being."

William nodded.

Although he did not know the whole story like Louis, he at least knew that the Emperor went to the Shadow Kingdom and participated in a hidden war.

In his opinion, Louis might be afraid that the Second Princess would blame her for his grandfather's death.

But Louis quickly said:

"The Emperor stood up. This should have been predetermined. In the Kingdom of Shadows, there is a demon hatched after the death of the Goddess of Darkness."

William's eyes narrowed.

In an instant, many problems that he could not understand were connected together.

"No wonder we see the core armies of several other great powers there."

He felt a little disappointed, but the slight grudge in his heart also dissipated.

Seeing that his expression remained calm, Louis knew that William had listened to him.

Rudolph died for Olivia.

Although based on Louis's understanding of William, he would not vent his anger on the Little Swan, but there was no need to leave a grudge in the heart of his subordinates.

This is the time to use words that can improve cohesion.

There is a difference between dying for the swan and dying for the emperor.

If the Emperor's trip to the Shadow Realm was a foregone conclusion, it meant that there was a huge threat there that had to be eliminated.

In this way, although saving the little swan is also important, it takes second place.

The focus then becomes fighting for the Unther Empire.

That's another concept.

Of course, Louis didn't want Little Swan to know about this, and he also had some selfish motives.

Black Swan said it very clearly, the evil god from the Kingdom of Shadows chasing after Little Swan was not accidental but inevitable.

The reason has to do with some secrets from the Unther Empire's past.

It might even be related to why the Emperor is so incredibly powerful.

Even the cocoon of the goddess of darkness is inside the little swan.

In other words, no matter where the little swan hides, one day he will be entangled by the evil spirit of the dark night.

The Emperor's alliance with the three kingdoms to suppress the evil gods was only bringing forward to the present what was bound to happen in the future.

Thinking of this, he became even more wary of the evil gods.

He suspected that the Emperor possessed some of the qualities of a god, if not a god at all.

Think back to the black sun in the Shadowless Underworld.

He shuddered subconsciously.

The Shadowfell is part of the Plane of Shadow.

In the past, the Shadow Plane was once considered by a god as his own private territory.

That's right.

That god is the goddess of darkness.

Even the Shadow Network, which is still in operation today, operates based on the shadow plane.

Wouldn’t Lao Deng have mastered a part of the Dark Night Goddess’s legacy?

Louis couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.

He said in a deep voice: "The formation of the demiplane, I remember it was not easy, right?"

William nodded: "The demiplane is essentially a foundation dug from the world or the remains of the world."

"If it's the most orthodox old way of 'relying on one's own power to condense the secret realm and upgrade it to a demiplane', then that's fine."

"But if you take a 'new path', you will inevitably be rejected by the world."

Louis frowned and said, "What is the biggest difference between the old road and the new road?"

William said: "The old path uses its own power as a seed, takes root in the outer world, and by continuously gathering the original power, it eventually transforms the original legendary realm into the demiplane itself."

"The demiplane formed in this way has more complete rules. If you can fight in the demiplane, you can gain a huge blessing from the demiplane."

Louis nodded.

The lord of a demiplane, able to call upon the power of the plane.

This path has a very obvious flavor of the "Kingdom of God".

"So what's the price?" Louis asked.

"The requirements are too high." William said, "This kind of demiplane is extremely dependent on the strong. If it is lower than demigod, it can't even guarantee the stability of the demiplane."

Louis suddenly realized:

"Have the requirements been lowered over at Xinlu?"

William hummed and said:

"The new path is to steal part of the essence of the world. The energy that should have been borne by the demigods to run the world is now borne by the world itself."

Louis said, "So for the new path, the requirements for the demiplane have been lowered to Legendary, right?"

"Yes, there are many secret realms on the continent now, most of which are demiplanes left after the fall of legendary masters."

Louis nodded: "Then the legends who take a new path can't possibly not pay a price, right?"

"The price is that it is inconvenient for them to take action." William said, "They are the thieves of the origin of the world. If they don't find a way to replenish this origin in the future, they will be greatly restricted in taking action on the mainland."

Louis paused for a moment, hiding his horrified expression.

He just whispered:

"The new path is effective quickly, and allows for quick investment, cultivating one's own demiplane, and developing in advance, but it also has great restrictions on what can be done."

“The old path has high requirements, slow results, and a long payback period, but it is less constrained.”

"What a powerful method..."

Hearing Louis's murmur, William asked curiously: "What means?"

Louis said calmly:

“Whether we take the old path or the new path, we will be subject to huge restrictions. This is simply... like putting shackles on legends and demigods.”

William was silent for a moment: "I just don't know if it's man-made, or..."

“That’s not our concern.”

Louis ended the conversation.

Admittedly, not everyone is qualified to cultivate a demiplane.

But those who are qualified to cultivate demiplanes are all top-notch beings among demigods and legends.

The demiplane has an effect similar to that of the kingdom of God. It can directly exert the power of top professionals and is particularly suitable for their legendary field.

Louis saw this in a book.

When you reach LV21, you enter the legendary realm.

At this stage, legendary professionals can choose to develop in a specific field based on the inclination of their own strength.

This specific field is called "Legendary Destiny".

After completing the legend of legendary destiny, one will officially be qualified to become a demigod and start the journey to godhood.

In other words, the legendary destiny is actually a ladder to ascend to God.

Combined with the characteristics of the old road, we can know that:

When the legendary destiny develops to the limit and the professional possesses the power of a demigod, he can open up a small world and imprint his own "destiny" on it.

Thus, the demiplane in the Old Road was born.

The new path omits this step, allowing the demiplane to appear in advance and grow together with the legendary destiny.

This makes it easier to take new paths and realize the power of the strong.

"Old roads and new roads... Oh, this might be really interesting."

Louis sighed.

If one follows the old path, most of the demigod's power must be used to support the demiplane. In order to ensure the stability of the demiplane, the power that the demigod of the old path can exert is limited.

Taking a new path would certainly allow one to exchange power in advance, but because the Legends had stolen the power of the world, they were essentially parasites of the continent.

Therefore, after taking action, it will cause a backlash from the world and the power will also be limited.

No matter which path is chosen, it will impose huge restrictions on the heads of top powerhouses.

But considering the upper limit of combat power, no one would be willing to give up this path.

“I can only say that, thanks to this situation, ordinary people don’t have to worry too much about those top powerhouses wreaking havoc on the continent.”

Louis laughed and said, "Of course, benefiting ordinary people is only one aspect. The real benefit is..."

He looked at the ground beneath his feet.

With the power of that group of top-floor monsters, the earth's crust would not be much harder for them than Wangwang's broken ice.

But because of this restriction, it becomes more difficult to truly harm the world.

(End of this chapter)