Just as Ye Chen and Raphael were lamenting the enormous cost of the Time Cavern, Hua Xiyu, who was at the front lines, led a group of high-ranking lords back to the rear.
This result can only mean that the battle situation on the front lines is good, and the Maya plane has been basically recovered.
Indeed, when Ye Chen and Raphael went to greet her, they were greeted by a radiant Hua Xiyu.
"You guys did a great job in the rear. If you hadn't removed all the spies they planted behind us, this interdimensional war probably wouldn't have ended so quickly!" As soon as they met, Hua Xiyu praised Ye Chen and Raphael.
"Huh? These spatial nodes in the rear really had a huge impact?" Ye Chen was taken aback and asked curiously. In his understanding, the spatial nodes in the rear only caused the collapse in the rear, so why would they affect the battle on the front line?
"Of course, darkness is endless, but high-level dark gods also know how to use tactics. These spatial nodes in the rear are one of their backup plans. Once these spatial nodes are activated, they can work together from the inside and outside to annihilate us in one fell swoop!"
"But because you discovered the existence of the spatial nodes in advance and removed the spatial nodes in our rear, the dark creatures on the front line abandoned their plan to reinforce their troops, which is why the war was able to end ahead of schedule."
"Otherwise, even without the threat from the rear, the dark creatures on the front lines are endless, and it would take many years to completely sweep them away. So you two are the key to this interdimensional war. Tell me, what do you want?"
Hua Xiyu explained with a smile, clearly in a very good mood because the early end of the interdimensional war had made her very happy, and she would certainly be very generous to Ye Chen and Raphael as well.
"This..." Ye Chen and Raphael hesitated.
"I hope to obtain a method to advance to demigod!" Compared to the normal use of the Time Cave, Raphael clearly wanted to break through to the seventh rank and become one of the truly top lords.
"The method to advance to demigod? There is no fixed method. Every world is unique. Even two identical angelic holy courts will inevitably have some differences. As for how to advance, you can only rely on yourself to understand it. No one can help you." Hua Xiyu replied after a moment's thought. She had also been at the other person's level and knew very well the confusion and bewilderment at this stage, but there was indeed no shortcut.
"Alright! Thanks!" Raphael nodded in disappointment.
"Don't be too disappointed. You'll reach the seventh rank sooner or later. You have the potential!" Hua Xiyu comforted her. "I can't help you with this. As compensation, I'll give you a seed of civilization. It's just an ordinary land of bones, but life and death are things a territory should have. The little guy next to you does a much better job in this regard!"
Raphael was slightly taken aback when he received the spark of civilization from Hua Xiyu. He turned to look at Ye Chen beside him. Life and death? It seemed that the other party had indeed done a much better job than him!
"I never really made up my mind to load a spark of undead civilization into the world I wanted to create, a world that would always be full of life. Now it seems I was wrong!" Raphael laughed self-deprecatingly, without any sense of loss or resentment, his tone full of relief.
“Your idea is not wrong, but everything in the world must be in balance. If there is only life and no death, then it is an endless exploitation of the world. What is the difference between such a world and those insectoids?” Ye Chen thought for a moment and said. Everything is always in balance. Life and death are never simply opposites. Neither can truly exist independently of the other.
Just like light and darkness, where there is light, there must also be darkness, even if you are in heaven.
"Not bad, little guy, you're very knowledgeable. No wonder you've managed to develop your territory so well. Tell me, what kind of reward do you want?" Hua Xiyu said admiringly to Ye Chen.
"Um, I want a batch of seventh-tier energy crystals. I recently exchanged for a batch of Time Caves, and I'm short of high-tier energy crystals to open them!" Ye Chen replied with a smile. However, upon hearing his words, Hua Xiyu's face showed a hint of difficulty.
"I'm sorry, even if I were to exchange for seventh-tier energy crystals, the quantity would be limited, and the limit would be very low. This is why a plane war wouldn't involve too many seventh-tier lords. The amount of crystals that can be exchanged is calculated based on the total number."
"We've already used up all our seventh-tier energy crystal exchange privileges in the Maya Plane. Even if we hadn't, these are strategic resources, and we wouldn't be helping you exchange large quantities, since we don't even have enough for ourselves! So, I'm sorry!"
Upon hearing Hua Xiyu's words, Ye Chen was stunned. He hadn't expected that there would be such a large restriction on the exchange of energy crystals of the seventh rank and above. Even a seventh-rank demigod-level lord could not have unlimited exchange privileges. Moreover, judging from what she said, the exchange limit for seventh-rank energy crystals was very low, and they were considered strategic resources to them.
"It's alright, I was just overthinking it!" Ye Chen shook his head helplessly. If that's really the case, it's not good to force it. After all, energy is the lifeblood of every lord. If they encounter danger but don't have enough energy crystals, the blow to the lord will be devastating.
"But don't be discouraged. Anyway, the war in the Maya Plane is almost over. You can return to the Blue Star Plane. I will apply to the chiefs to let you host the newcomers for a year. In that case, the authorities will provide you with six months of seventh-tier energy crystals and corresponding Sands of Time for free. That should be enough for you, right?" Hua Xiyu thought for a moment and spoke again. Ye Chen's face immediately lit up with joy.
Only then did he remember that Sun Xiuzhu had relied on the Time Cave to receive new students. If there were no official sponsorship and corresponding benefits, who would be willing to waste time to train new students for a year?
However, if there is a Time Rift, it's a different story. Even if the official offers no other rewards, the mere fact that you can use the Time Rift for free for six months by joining a new lord is already incredibly attractive, as it can save the lord a lot of resources.
"Then thank you very much, senior!" Ye Chen immediately expressed his gratitude, as this kind of job was not something that just anyone could get their hands on.
"No need to be polite. Raphael, you should come along too. It'll give your burial ground more time to develop!" Hua Xiyu smiled and said to Raphael beside her again.
"Thank you, senior!"
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