Underground military base.

"Your Majesty, we have discovered that a huge number of indigenous warriors are gathering around the Gate of Creation. The number exceeds 300,000. They have blocked all ground and underground entrances to the Gate of Creation."

In the meeting hall deep in the base, a corps intelligence officer with the rank of major general was reporting the latest military intelligence to Rosen.

This was within Rosen's expectations.

In an environment full of warlords, since Cicero dared to proclaim himself the emperor of the Dawn Empire, he must have controlled a large number of legions.

But he, as an emperor, was just an empty shell, because he did not truly master the high-energy magic of the Dawn Empire.

The only way to break this embarrassing situation is to obtain the secret key of imperial power.

And since Tiralilin is the key manager, he will naturally do his best to capture Tiralilin, and at the same time, he will also do his best to prevent Tiralilin from entering the Royal Creation Bureau.

It is also entirely conceivable that this army of 300,000 indigenous warriors is definitely not all the force he can mobilize.

Sure enough, the intelligence officer immediately reported the second piece of news.

"Your Majesty, we have received two important messages from the Ring Detection Stations that we have secretly set up in various places."

"First, within the 1,000-kilometer radius around the Gate of Creation, there are very strong waves of the Dharma Ring, and the closer to the Gate of Creation, the stronger the waves."

"After testing, it was found that no phase transmission can be performed in this area."

"A teleportation confinement with a radius of 1,000 kilometers? That's quite a move."

Obviously, this one is used in conjunction with the first one.

Without the ability to teleport, they could only walk all the way there, and thus face the interception of 300,000 indigenous troops.

But relying on the indigenous army alone is definitely not enough, so Rosen asked: "What about the second one?"

"In the seventy-two hours after the formation of the teleportation confinement, the Ring Detection Station reported a total of approximately 16,481 special Ring ripples caused by phase teleportation. After screening, 2,181 different teleportation features were discovered."

That is to say, Cicero mobilized nearly 2,200 Dawnguards and granted them special teleportation permissions to cooperate with the indigenous legions in battle.

However, the magic ring teleportation confinement is two-way, which can prevent Tiralililin from teleporting, and of course it can also prevent Dawnguard from teleporting freely.

Therefore, it is very likely that Cicero has set up a large number of special anti-interference teleportation arrays around the Gate of Creation.

In other words, although the Dawnguard can teleport, it certainly cannot arrive as instantly as before.

Of course, this is just Rosen's guess, and it needs to be confirmed by actual observation data.

"Show me the Dharma Ring Lantu."

The intelligence officer was well prepared and presented a huge scroll to Rosen.

After opening it, it is a diagram of the Dharma Ring, which seems very abstract to laymen but extremely rigorous in the eyes of professionals.

Or you can call it the mortal version of 'Void Vision'.

Compared with Rosen's 'void vision', this 'void vision' is far less clear than the latter, but it also has an advantage that the latter cannot match, that is, the former has a lot of information collection sources.

A Magic Ring Detection Station is an information collection point, and the Legion has secretly opened a total of 500 Magic Ring Detection Stations, scattered around the area surrounding the Gate of Creation.

Therefore, Rosen's void vision is equivalent to the "human eye", with high configuration and clear imaging, but a narrow field of view.

Fahuanlantu has the compound eyes of an insect. Each eye has a low configuration and the image is blurry, but it has many eyes, so it can see many truths.

Rosen looked at it carefully for a while and confirmed his guess: "It is indeed achieved through a special teleportation array, and most of these arrays are hidden deep underground."

Hidden deep underground, it is concealed and safe, but it is easy to be buried alive.

Of course, the Dawn Guards would not be buried alive, but it would take time for them to crawl out of the soil.

This will greatly slow down the speed of supporting the indigenous legions and mutual support.

Rosen thought for a moment and said, "Continue to send out scouts and use the data from the Ring Observation Station to find out the exit location of the Dawnguard."

When the situation requires, he will use unmanned incendiary aircraft to carry directional blasting nuclear bombs to carry out destructive strikes on the exit.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Dawnguard thing is a mixed bag.

The bad news is that the Dawnguards are very difficult to deal with and can pose a huge threat to the Natural Army on the battlefield. If you don't handle them well, they will cause huge casualties to the Army.

The good news is that according to Tilalilin, he needed a group of Dawnguards, but he didn't know where to find them, so they were delivered to his doorstep.

"Any other news?"

"There is one more."

The intelligence officer said: "The indigenous army and the exploration team of the great void gods have also joined forces and are looking for the criminals who invaded Silver Sand City a few days ago."

Rosen's heart moved slightly. This was good news.

This shows that Cicero did not know that he had an army, and only thought that he was a lone ranger who traveled the world alone.

The best situation is when the enemy is in the light and we are in the dark.

He nodded: "I understand. Continue to collect intelligence, but do your best to avoid conflict with the indigenous army."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the intelligence officer left, Rosen summoned Tiralilin again.

After sharing the latest military information with him, he said: "It is obvious that Cicero intends to capture you alive, and I plan to build a trap based on this to specifically entrap the traitorous Dawnguard."

"Do you have any suggestions for this?"

She has completely absorbed the relevant memories and transformed them into concrete power.

As agreed, she also shared with Rosen the knowledge on how to safely advance to the 12 rings, as well as a large amount of knowledge related to the 12-ring rule.

At this moment, both she and Rosen, although they are still at the extreme level of 19th power, as long as the situation requires, they can quickly advance to the 12th ring by absorbing power violently in an instant.

The 12th ring is a true high-energy magic ring. After being promoted, the strength and size of the soul will increase dramatically, and the power that can be freely controlled will also increase significantly.

For example, it was extremely difficult for Rosen to cast a single giant spell with more than 1 million Rosens, and he had to rely on Lai Fu's assistance to cast the spell quickly.

But now, even without Lai Fu's assistance, he can easily control a single spell of more than 5 million Rosens.

If Lai Fu is included, the number will directly reach hundreds of millions.

This is a power that we never dared to imagine before.

In addition, a 12th-ring strongman can freeze magic power with his bare hands, solidify specific spell rules, and create a 12th-ring magic weapon with special functions, or also called a first-level artifact.

Of course, being able to create a magical artifact and creating a high-quality magical artifact are two completely different concepts.

Just like how both people can write, some people write a bunch of shit, while others write words that are worth a thousand gold.

But no matter what, this ability is already amazing. It is simply a complete transformation, an evolution from a mortal to a god.

At this moment, Tiralilin's temperament became much more confident and calm.

She also completely removed her previous disguise, revealing her violet hair and purple star-like eyes once again.

At this moment, she bowed to Rosen and said, "Your Majesty, I am the best bait. As long as I show my whereabouts, I will surely attract a large number of Dawn Guards."

This is natural, but before actually operating, Rosen has to make sure of one thing.

He sat on the makeshift throne, propped up his cheek with one hand, and gazed down at Tiralilin's exquisite and classical face.

"It is not difficult to trap the Dawn Guards, but today, when the Gate of Creation is about to open, I must find out what your ultimate goal is, Miss Tiralilin, as one of the Seven Sages of the Dawn Empire?"

"Is it revenge? Or restoration of the country? Or some other unspeakable purpose?"

Tira Lilin was stunned: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Do you not trust me?"

Rosen smiled faintly and said, "You can understand it that way, but as the helmsman of a great empire, I cannot take risks with the fate of countless citizens. I must make sure that you are on the same side as us."

"So I'm asking you formally, what is your ultimate goal?"

Tiralilin said without hesitation: "I will fulfill my oath to Safinos and restore the glory of the Dawn Empire."

"How to recover?"

“Choose a new emperor candidate who is capable of fulfilling the responsibilities of the empire, let him inherit the empire’s supreme treasury, and then use this wealth to restore the glory of the empire.”

Rosen raised his eyebrows: "Are you going to choose me? Or someone else?"

A trace of confusion first appeared on Tiralilin's scholarly face.

After a long silence, she said, "Your Majesty, no matter from which aspect you look at it, you are indeed the best candidate, and it seems that you are also the only candidate at the moment."

“But I still feel a little confused.”

"You are indeed ambitious and talented, and you always seem to achieve extremely difficult goals with ease."

"Cicero, who once oppressed Safinus to the point of suffocation, was easily defeated by you."

"I believe that if you succeed in inheriting the treasure house, you will most likely achieve a higher level than the Dawn Empire, and even have a great chance of defeating the Abyss."

"But the question is, what happens after defeating the Abyss?"

At this point, Tiralilin looked at Rosen and said, "Your Majesty, if you succeed in defeating the Abyss and lose all your enemies, what will you do?"

"Will you allow your empire to continue to degenerate over time and become the new abyss of this solar astral world?"

Rosen shook his head slowly: "No."

"So what is your goal?"

Rosen raised his finger to the sky and spoke in a calm but firm tone.

"I will try to break this cycle of rise and fall."

"Every star in the starry sky is a sun. Our sun is just an insignificant star in the endless sea of ​​stars."

"So my ultimate goal is to break through our solar star world, enter the real sea of ​​stars, and become a true god."

“Even if I don’t succeed in the end, I will leave a spiritual monument in the long river of time for future generations to follow and emulate.”

"I know this is very difficult, and future generations may not be able to succeed. But if you fail once, you can do it twice, three times, or even countless times."

"I firmly believe that as long as time goes by, there will always be enough outstanding descendants to successfully realize the ambitions of our generation."

Upon hearing this, Tiralilin subconsciously clenched her fists, and her body trembled slightly with excitement.

She said nothing, just looked up and stared at Rosen.

Rosen also lowered his head and gazed at the Seven Sages of the Lost Empire.

After the two sides stared at each other for a long time, Tiralilin slowly knelt on the ground and said in a serious tone: "Your Majesty, I swear by time that as long as you do not change your original intention, I will always follow your footsteps."

Rosen was very satisfied and nodded with a faint smile: "Okay, from today on, you are my chief royal sage."

(End of this chapter)