Chapter 2308 Sharing the Power <TOC> Chapter 2310 Overlooking the Scene
Translator: SumTLMan
Rhine was not entirely sure himself, for the Divine Right had not been obtained by anyone for many years.
However, whether or not they obtained the Divine Right, their prior discovery and development of the Tidal Realm had already given them a significant advantage. Even without the Divine Right, they could achieve a status nearly equivalent to it.
Angel observed the excitement in Rhine’s eyes and Sanders’ subtle contemplation, recalling a previous conversation with Feng, which inevitably raised some doubts.
Feng had been quite surprised to learn that Angel was unaware of what the Divine Right was, considering it to be basic knowledge. Yet, Angel had never come across any mention of the Divine Right in any books.
Angel had initially thought this was due to the Southern Region being so peripheral that many pieces of basic knowledge known elsewhere had gradually faded away. But now, from the expressions of Rhine and Sanders, it was clear they were well aware of what the Divine Right entailed. This raised the question of why no one had recorded it in books or taught it.
Angel voiced his confusion, prompting Sanders to sigh lightly, “It’s not that I don’t want to teach you, but I hadn’t expected you to come into contact with the knowledge of the Divine Right so soon.” Indeed, Angel had even obtained the Divine Right.
Rhine added, “The Divine Right cannot be recorded in books; this is somewhat of an unspoken rule within the wizard community of the Southern Region. However, if you were to advance to a true knowledge wizard, someone would eventually inform you of these matters. It’s just that we hadn’t expected you to encounter this aspect so soon.”
Angel curiously asked, “Why can’t it be recorded in books?”
Rhine snorted lightly through his nose, his expression slightly disdainful, “Only they could enforce such a rule in the Southern Region. You can probably guess who.”
Angel seemed to realize something, “Is it… the Extreme Sect?”
Rhine nodded, “Yes, it’s them. They actively prohibited this knowledge. However, they didn’t dare to completely offend the major wizard organizations, so they didn’t outright ban the circulation of related knowledge. They stated it couldn’t be written down but could be passed on verbally.”
“They, after all, are acting under the banner of the Southern Region’s will, carrying the emblem of a divine mission. No one knows what kind of trump cards they hold. To avoid trouble, the major wizard organizations agreed to their terms.”
Regarding the actions of the Extreme Sect, the various organizations were actually displeased, but since the Extreme Sect didn’t push things to an extreme, they tolerated it.
Of course, this “tolerance” is mentioned lightly, but it encompasses countless resistances. The Extreme Sect managed to withstand all challenges, demonstrating remarkable strength and resilience. With the divine mission on their side, no one knew how much favor they had gained from the will. Their revealed trump cards had already surpassed many large wizard organizations, which is why the organizations could only bear it.
“Why do they prohibit the spread of the Divine Right?”
“I don’t know, perhaps it’s because the more something is lacking, the more they feel compelled to ban it,” Rhine suggested.
The Extreme Sect, despite claiming to align with the will of the Southern Region, in reality, does not possess the Divine Right of the Southern Region. After all, the Divine Right can only be directly accessed at the moment of a will’s birth, and since the Wizarding Worlds in all directions have been born for countless years, it’s impossible for anyone to possess the Divine Right.
Sanders mused, “Or perhaps, there’s a secret hidden behind the Divine Right.”
Rhine nodded in agreement, “That’s also a possibility. However, we have never obtained the Divine Right ourselves; all our information comes from past records. This type of knowledge could very well be lost or altered over time in the transmission. If there truly is a secret, only the Extreme Sect would know.”
Sanders looked towards Angel, “If there really is a secret to the Divine Right, my advice is that you should no longer spread the fact that you’ve obtained it, especially not to the members of the Extreme Sect.”
Rhine also agreed, saying, “The Extreme Sect’s inexplicable Prohibition on the spread of the Divine Right indeed has some peculiar aspects. We didn’t care in the past, but now that you have a high probability of having obtained the Divine Right, it indeed warrants caution. Sanders’ advice is sound. Moreover, the Divine Right is a nebulous symbol; as long as you don’t speak of it, it’s unlikely anyone will know.”
Angel nodded, “I understand.”
After a pause, Rhine asked, “Have you told anyone else about this?”
“So far, I’ve only told my mentor and Lord Rhine.”
Rhine responded, “Then it’s fine.”
After discussing the matter of the Divine Right, Rhine inquired about some details of Angel’s conversation with Feng, but did not ask about the “first item obtained” that Angel had concealed.
In Rhine’s view, the Book of Kael adheres to a principle of equivalent exchange; the rewards Angel receives are proportional to his contributions within the scheme. And from what Rhine knows, Angel’s contributions weren’t particularly significant; he seemed more like a pivot, causing the fall of the Demon God’s True Spirit under the influence of various external forces.
Judging purely by the “pivot’s” value, the reward of the Divine Right that Angel received in the scheme was already quite substantial.
Angel himself mentioned receiving three rewards, with the value of the Divine Right presumably accounting for over seventy percent of the total reward.
Moreover, discovering the Tidal Realm itself counts as a reward, and its significance is also immense.
Excluding these, the remaining two rewards, including the “item” and the “painting,” are estimated to be inconsequential and not worth mentioning.
Rhine’s reasoning is indeed correct, as the Book of Kael does follow such laws. However, what Rhine does not know is that the price Angel paid throughout the scheme was many times higher than he imagined.
From a certain perspective, even the True Spirit of the Flameless Lord was personally slain by “Angel.”
If we reverse-engineer the rewards Angel would receive based on such contributions, it becomes apparent that both the Divine Right and the so-called oil painting are significantly overvalued. The truly most valuable item is the one that Angel has concealed.
Following this, Rhine inquired about matters native to the Tidal Realm, including information on the major elemental monarchs.
Throughout the conversation, both Rhine and Sanders repeatedly expressed their amazement.
The elemental creatures they had encountered before were typically solitary beings, whereas those in the Tidal Realm formed settlements, almost birthing a special form of civilization, the sprouting of a unique culture.
“The emergence of the Tidal Realm will inevitably change certain rules in the Wizarding World of the Southern Region in the future,” Rhine almost conclusively stated.
Every formal wizard seeks their elemental companion, which has always been a matter of luck, sometimes not even finding the most suitable one.
However, in the Tidal Realm, with its large gatherings of elemental creatures, one can find the most compatible companion.
This fact alone is enough to change the existing rules and patterns.
Not to mention, the Tidal Realm possesses something all elemental wizards covet——the Voice of the World, or the Elemental Tide.
The existence of the Elemental Tide might lead to an exponential growth in the birth of elemental wizards in the future, signifying a change in the rules.
Angel is naturally aware of this, but he still harbors some concerns: “I just hope that the future changes in the Tidal Realm won’t turn its elemental creatures into a sort of exotic pet market.”
Sanders responded, “Such a scenario would have been highly probable three thousand years ago. Nowadays, it might be slightly better.”
If a vast number of elemental creatures were to gather, even the Wizarding World might have to make a hard swallow.
To provoke a full-scale war over this would be something wizards would likely want to avoid.
However, even if it doesn’t completely turn into a pet market, as long as there are interests involved, such situations will still occur on a smaller scale. Unless, in the future, the development can comprehensively address these loopholes.
This is actually quite difficult because developing the Tidal Realm would entail considering more problems, and there will definitely be loopholes, just of varying sizes.
Of course, that’s a story for another time.
After talking with Angel for a while, Rhine stood up and said, “I should go see Nemeti in the New City, hoping she won’t become an obstacle to the development of the Tidal Realm.”
Angel replied, “She shouldn’t be, Highness Nemeti is quite reasonable.”
“That’s good to hear,” Rhine responded.
Nemeti’s realm is no less than Rhine’s. If such a force were to become an obstacle, even Rhine would find it troublesome.
As Rhine was leaving, Angel suddenly remembered something, “Oh, regarding Highness Nemeti’s breakthrough…”
When Angel was discussing Nemeti, he mentioned the issue of breakthroughs, and Rhine naturally understood his concerns: “Since Mr. Feng has advised you to let things take their course, then let’s wait and see.”
After pondering for a moment, Angel nodded in agreement. Since Nemeti had already decided to let nature take its course, they would do just that for now.
“It’s also fortunate that Nemeti hasn’t made a breakthrough yet. If she really had, she alone would be enough to protect the Tidal Realm,” Rhine said, shaking his head as he walked out of the room.
Once Rhine’s figure had disappeared, only Angel and Sanders were left in the room.
Knock, knock, knock——
Sanders, with his bony knuckles, slowly and rhythmically tapped on the surface of the cast-iron wood table——a subconscious action he took when deep in thought.
After a while, Sanders finally lifted his narrow eyes.
“Can you tell me?”
This question came out of Sanders’s mouth without any prior context.
Others might not understand, but as the person who knew Sanders best, Angel naturally understood what he meant.
Sanders was well aware of how the Demon God’s True Spirit had died, so he knew that according to the Book of Kael, the price Feng had to pay was definitely not just an ethereal title of Divine Right.
Angel had nothing to hide from Sanders and nodded, saying, “A Mysterious Object.”
“Was it left to you by the Magic Painter?”
Angel nodded again.
“What kind of Mysterious Object is it?”
Angel replied, “It’s related to alchemy, more precisely, to enchantment alchemy. Its name is——Mad Hatter’s Coronation.”
Mad Hatter’s Coronation. Sanders murmured the name slowly and softly, finding it difficult to guess its function from the name alone, and he certainly wouldn’t associate it with enchantment alchemy.
Mentioning enchantment alchemy, a spark of realization flashed in Sanders’s eyes, thinking to himself: As expected.
He had been thinking that since the Book of Kael could arrange such a complex game across time and space, the price it asked Feng to pay should also be the most suitable for Angel.
The Divine Right seemed too abstract.
A Mysterious Object uniquely related to enchantment alchemy was obviously the most suitable for Angel.
“Mad Hatter’s Coronation, its specific effects…” Angel was about to explain when Sanders interrupted, “Let’s discuss this later when I come to see you. There’s no rush.”
For something of the level of a Mysterious Object, Sanders preferred to witness it firsthand.
Sanders did not inquire why Angel chose to keep the Mysterious Object a secret from Rhine, as he did not see it as a matter of great importance, even though Angel had also kept it hidden from him, Sanders felt no particular concern about it.
Subsequently, Sanders engaged in a casual conversation with Angel before logging off, as he had to leave and briefly inform Flora about his departure.
With nothing pressing at the moment, Angel utilized the godly perspective to survey various locales, his attention eventually turning to the New City where Iron Armor Granny, Rhine, and the Tree Spirit were engaged in conversation with Nemeti at the Rosewater Pavilion.
Eavesdropping for a bit, Angel noted the atmosphere was relatively harmonious. Despite Nemeti’s somewhat aloof demeanor, which was characteristic of its nature, Angel did not detect any sense of aversion towards the group from Nemeti’s perspective.
Their discussion primarily revolved around the situation in the Tidal Realm, occasionally probing Nemeti’s stance on the Savage Grottoes and the future developments of the Tidal Realm. Angel, having a clear understanding of these matters, soon shifted his focus elsewhere.
In a lush forest near the Mother Tree, Angel observed from the godly perspective and soon spotted a purple mountain of flesh.
This “mountain,” actually Gloria in a long purple dress, stood out even in the dense forest due to her immense and towering figure.
Gloria, as before, sat in front of a campfire, opposite Sumesh, who appeared as slender as a reed in comparison.
The stark contrast in their physiques made Sumesh seem even more diminutive, his gaze towards Gloria reflecting a sense of looking up at an unreachable lighthouse.
Gloria, having apparently gained access to the Layer of Rhythmic Beat, was surrounded by a swirling iridescent light, paying no mind to Sumesh’s opinions as she continuously created creatures of the Dream Realm in her palm.
These creatures, although small and seemingly simple insects, were imbued with a tangible essence. Their movements followed the natural instincts of insects, and even when Gloria casually tossed them into the fire, they crackled and burst into a charred fragrance, indicating their physicality.
Sumesh, up to this point, had yet to create any physical creatures, which is no wonder he looked upon Gloria as if she were an insurmountable peak.
Eventually, unable to bear it any longer, Sumesh logged off. Staying to watch Gloria create creatures would probably make him sick.
Gloria was indifferent to Sumesh’s departure, continuing to create various insects, tasting them, throwing them into the fire if they tasted bad, or casually tossing them into the forest if they did not meet her satisfaction.
The previously quiet forest buzzed with activity, the rustling sounds continuously emanating from the underbrush.
Unbeknownst to Gloria, the changes in the forest had already attracted the attention of distant Dream Plant Fairies, and a tree man adorned with golden fruits had stepped out from the Mother Tree’s domain, making its way towards her…
Chapter 2308 Sharing the Power <TOC> Chapter 2310 Overlooking the Scene