What happened to the promised negotiations?

Everyone was caught off guard by Queen Charlotte's do-or-die tactic.

Time seemed to freeze, and everyone's faces remained stiff and dazed.

Just seconds before, seeing her take out the Loyalty Contract and the Plane Passage Key, others had really thought she was going to use them as leverage to gain some bargaining chips for herself.

But who would have thought that this old woman would be so mad as to directly activate the switch!

As that beam of white light shot into the sky, everyone watched.

Those who knew what it meant turned ashen.

Those who didn't know were at a loss.

The defensive barrier of the Frederick Royal Palace hadn't been broken yet, and even if someone wanted to stop it, they were helpless.

She looked up at the sky, her expression suddenly returning to its usual indifference, only to let out an extremely complex sigh.

Suren frowned as he looked at the scene. This situation was truly bewildering.

He had thought that by thwarting the Outer God's conspiracy, the situation would be excellent.

But who would have thought something like this would happen?

But what's done is done.

Looking at the beam of white light, Suren's mind raced with questions.

What was the "Celestial Plane"?

What creatures lived there?

What would be the impact of opening the plane passage?

Before he could think further, Mr. Mirror calmly said, "Let's go."

Suren looked strange and suggested, "Senior Apprentice Sister, shouldn't we... do something?"

He didn't know what he could do.

But he felt like he should do something.

To see if he could make up for the mistake the old woman had made.

Mr. Mirror shook her head, the focus in her crystalline eyes somewhat scattered, and said, "The guy who was manipulating fate before contacted a deity from another plane. Just now, in that instant, the coordinates of the Alchemy Plane were captured by a deity from another plane. Now that the space between the two planes has been connected, destroying the key is meaningless."

She looked at the sky as if sensing some changes, and muttered to herself, "That's a very high-level plane..."

Suren asked, "Senior Apprentice Sister, do you know who did it?"

"I don't know. But it's not hard to guess."

Mr. Mirror shook her head, and as she walked, she said, "Our plane has many descendants of creatures from other planes. Even if civilization is cut off, their bloodlines will awaken some beliefs under the summons of certain higher deities. This is the most fundamental reason why many Outer God cults have continued for countless years without being cut off. It's just that the Alchemy Plane is shattered, and the Outer God's believers don't have the ability to establish spatial coordinates, so they've been at peace all along. I didn't expect the Bonaparte royal family to have a [Plane Key]."

Having said that, she stopped, as if continuing to talk about the Bonaparte royal family's problems was meaningless.

She continued, "My father once said that once the plane coordinates are exposed, it's the beginning of a war between civilizations. There's no room for luck. Let's go, we should make some preparations too."

"..."

Hearing this, Suren also fell into deep thought.

He didn't say anything and silently followed Mr. Mirror down the street.

At this moment, the palace square behind them became noisy.

Queen Charlotte's crazy act completely lost her everyone's loyalty.

Someone opened the palace's defensive restrictions, and a crowd of people swarmed in.

What cataclysm, what political change, compared to the plane invasion, all seemed like a trivial, cliché drama.

Suren and Mr. Mirror seemed oblivious to the noise behind them, and with a flash of spatial fluctuations, they disappeared from the street.

......

Not long after, in the apartment by the Rocco Valen River.

Mr. Mirror, Suren, Qiandiao, Pandora, Mr. Black, Wordsworth, Barrett... almost all the core members of Dawn were gathered together.

Everyone knew about the major change that had just occurred, with Queen Charlotte opening the other plane passage.

While indignant, a strong sense of impending crisis weighed on everyone's minds.

The atmosphere of the meeting was extremely heavy, as if even breathing had become stagnant.

Although the people of Dawn weren't strangers to other planes, after all, except for Mr. Mirror, no one had truly experienced the cruelty of a plane invasion.

Moreover, the information they knew now was very limited, so everyone remained silent.

Most of the time, only Mr. Mirror was speaking.

"That's the situation now. It must be a plane with true deity-level powerhouses..."

After Mr. Mirror explained some common sense about other planes, she said again, "Now that things have come to this, we need to change the focus of Dawn's future development... Now, we need to guard against the invasion of powerhouses from other planes."

At this point, the room fell silent.

Everyone was thinking about this heavy topic that made it hard to breathe.

Tonight's cataclysm had allowed everyone to see the power of the gods.

But even a pseudo-god who hadn't condensed a godhead caused such terrifying casualties. It took the ninth-tier Master Pierre sacrificing himself to destroy it.

So how terrifying would a true god be?

If that "Celestial Plane" had a god, who could stop it?

Barrett, with his professional military perspective, saw something else and asked, "Leader, we know very little about the 'Celestial Plane'. Even if we want to guard against it, what preparations should we make? Also, how strong are the creatures from other planes? Will it be a civilization-level invasion, or a small-scale infiltration like the Void Plane before?"

This was also the question in everyone's mind.

Hearing this question, Suren also looked at Mr. Mirror beside him.

Based on his understanding of his Senior Apprentice Sister, or his speculation about Sir Isaac's arrangements, he felt that there should still be room for maneuver.

If it was really the kind of invasion where gods descended directly, there was no need to consider defense at all. Once the top combat power was beheaded, the remaining low-level professionals couldn't possibly organize any resistance.

They could only wait for destruction in despair.

As expected.

Mr. Mirror's tone suddenly became less serious, and she responded, "Actually, everyone doesn't need to worry too much, because we still have some time to prepare."

Still have time?

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked over with expectant eyes, waiting for what she would say next.

Mr. Mirror continued, "Back then, the alchemist pioneers who designed these plane passages during the Dawn Era had considered the issue of reverse invasion. Therefore, the plane passages have some special protection settings. The entrance here is easy to open, but the exit there is difficult to open in reverse. And the Plane Key is more like a spatial coordinate. Building a plane passage also requires enormous energy and corresponding methods. Our Alchemy Plane currently doesn't have the conditions to support fully opening the plane passage, and the two great empires will definitely not allow anyone to do that. The previous accident at most sent the coordinates to the Celestial Plane. If they want to build a stable plane passage in reverse, it will take a long time..."

She explained some professional issues and added, "I'm not sure how long this will take. But I've seen the calculation formulas left by my father and deduced that there's little chance of a large-scale plane invasion in the next few years at least."

This topic was very high-end.

So high-end that ordinary people couldn't possibly have heard of it.

Only demigods like Sir Isaac were qualified and capable of researching plane passages.

But hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Having time to catch their breath, the atmosphere of pressure seemed to ease a little.

Immediately afterward, Mr. Mirror said another piece of good news: "Moreover, there's another piece of good news that can be considered a blessing in disguise. Our Alchemy Plane's laws are shattered, and in the next hundred years, it can only bear the descent of a Lower God, that is, an existence at the level of a Fallen Angel. Therefore, as long as we're strong enough, we have a chance to stop the powerhouses from other planes from enslaving and destroying our Alchemy civilization. Just like my father's generation."

That's right!

Hearing this, everyone's expressions became inexplicably excited.

Suren finally understood why it was called a "blessing in disguise"!

Because the old members of the Mirror Organization all knew that Sir Isaac had personally captured a deity-level Fallen Angel a thousand years ago.

Since there was a precedent, it meant that mortals could defeat true gods!

Although no one currently had Sir Isaac's "demigod" strength back then, at least there was a glimmer of hope.

This immediately gave people confidence!

At this moment, someone asked, "Leader, what is a Lower God?"

Mr. Mirror said, "I'm not too sure about the specifics. But my father said that gods also have ranks. A Lower God can probably be understood as 'tenth-tier' above the ninth-tier. But because of the condensation of divine fire and a godhead, their combat power is vastly different from that of professionals."

After thinking about it, she added, "In short, facts have proven that such existences aren't completely unmanageable."

As soon as these words came out, everyone became inexplicably excited.

......

Most fear stems from the unknown.

Now that they had an accurate concept of the enemy's combat power, the fear immediately dissipated for the most part.

Alchemists are a group of people who pursue the truth.

To advance to the realm of high-level professionals, who hasn't experienced hardships and the crisis of death?

With the conversation reaching this point, the tightly knit brows on the faces of the Dawn members present all relaxed in unison.

It was fortunate that the leader of Dawn was Mr. Mirror, otherwise outsiders would never have known this level of information.

Nor would they have had a relatively accurate understanding of the power of the gods.

Suren, on the other hand, seemed much more relaxed.

He felt that his ideological realm was far inferior to that of his Senior Apprentice Sister. He didn't have the burden of civilization's inheritance, nor did he care about the decline of planes.

For him, a plane invasion was just a large-scale war with a higher mortality rate.

On the contrary, hearing Mr. Mirror's words, he felt inexplicably excited? A kind of tenacity that seemed to be engraved in his bones made him fearless.

Since he couldn't change the fact of the plane invasion, he would actively face it.

The worst outcome was just dying, right?

Death didn't have much deterrence for him in his current understanding.

......

Two consecutive pieces of good news made the extremely tense atmosphere of the meeting much more relaxed.

At this time, Mr. Mirror suddenly changed the topic and brought up a problem that no one had expected.

Her tone, while serious, also carried a lightness that gave people hope: "Moreover, from a certain point of view, connecting to an otherworld plane may not be entirely a bad thing."

Hearing this, everyone showed puzzled expressions.

A plane invasion could also be a good thing?

Meeting everyone's puzzled gaze, Mr. Mirror explained, "Back then, the powerful grand alchemists of the Dawn Era established plane passages to many planes, not just for the convenience of passage. There was also a very important reason... that was to improve the laws of the plane and make alchemy closer to 'truth'."

As she spoke, she glanced at everyone again and continued, "My father once studied the role of plane passages in detail. He discovered that the laws of each plane aren't completely the same, nor are they balanced. For example, the space laws of the 'Void Plane' are much higher than those of our Alchemy Plane, and it can also give birth to deity-level void creatures there. There are also some special fire element planes, water element planes, dark element planes... and so on. The larger the plane, the more complete the laws of the universe. Correspondingly, the upper limit of creatures' growth is higher..."

So that's how it is!

Hearing this, everyone instantly understood.

The most important reason why the Alchemy Plane only had ninth-tier powerhouses was that the plane had collapsed and the laws were broken.

Moreover, hearing this explanation, Suren also vaguely guessed what his Senior Apprentice Sister was talking about.

Mr. Mirror then added, "Although I don't know what the situation of the 'Celestial Clan Plane' is, I clearly sensed just now that the completeness of that plane's laws is very high. Once the plane passage is connected, the high-level laws of that plane will flood into the Alchemy Plane and gradually improve the laws of this plane. Once a stable connection is established, it may even complement each other, reaching complete parity. In other words... the alchemists of our Alchemy Plane may also have the possibility of glimpsing the mysteries of the god-tier realm at some point in the future!"

These words were spoken in a very calm tone, but when everyone in the room heard them, their souls seemed to be struck hard by something, and their faces all showed excited expressions.

Everyone was an alchemist, so this principle was naturally easy to understand.

It was like the phenomenon of heat conduction, where heat is transferred from the high-temperature part of an object to the low-temperature part, eventually reaching equilibrium.

This was indeed a good thing.

God-tier?

It was once a topic that was so out of reach. The ceiling that had trapped countless ninth-tier grand alchemists who couldn't find a way out now seemed to be within reach?

Not to mention whether they could reach it, at least there was hope!

Before, the Alchemy Plane was like a well with a lid on it.

No matter how much the frog jumped, it couldn't jump out of the lid.

Now, a hole had been dug in the well lid, allowing at least some of the top people to see the outside world.

There was still a possibility of going out!

......

Qiandiao had maintained her carefree attitude since the beginning of the meeting.

The mind of this gambling addict woman was clearly not considering such complex things. The only things she was thinking about were probably fighting and killing.

When enemies came, she would just kill them.

But now, hearing Mr. Mirror's words, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she suddenly interjected, "In that case, this is indeed an opportunity for our Alchemy Plane!"

Being able to glimpse the higher peaks of cultivation was a more exciting expectation for her, a professional swordsman who constantly pursued the pinnacle, than any plane invasion.

Soldiers weren't afraid of war. Barrett's expression showed a hint of anticipation, and he said, "That's right. If we seize this opportunity, as the leader said, it may not be an opportunity for our Alchemy Plane!"

Mr. Black thought for a while, but said very rationally, "Although it will take several years to establish the plane passage, what we're afraid of is that the enemy's invasion speed will be faster than our improvement speed. If the gods really launch a dimensional strike and we don't have the strength to respond, that will be a big problem..."

Wordsworth: "Indeed..."

Everyone: "..."

Everyone started discussing.

And this plane indeed harbored hidden opportunities, but judging from the current situation, the overall strength of the Alchemy civilization was too weak, and the risks outweighed the opportunities.

Mr. Mirror obviously said this to boost morale.

"Therefore, I said just now that we still have some time to prepare..."

She added, "The notes left by my father detail his research topics on plane passages. It's almost certain that after the plane passage is completely opened in the future and the high-level laws overflow, our cultivation and advancement will become much easier than before. Therefore, during this period, everyone should work hard to cultivate and improve their strength. When the future crisis comes, we may not have the power to fight."

Mr. Mirror didn't say that her father had once had this guess.

This plane invasion, although said to be an accident, was actually inevitable in some ways.

The Alchemy civilization concealed many sealed space passages, which were all hidden dangers. As time passed, some passages would always accidentally connect to other planes one day.

For example, the "Abyss Plane Passage" in Old London.

Sir Isaac's plan was to actively try to open a plane passage, allowing alchemists to have the opportunity to become gods and strengthen themselves to deal with all changes. He even used his extremely high laws of fate to deduce a complete set of response plans.

But this plan was too crazy, and if he was slightly careless, it would lead to the collapse of civilization.

So this plan only remained in the notes.

However, now that the plane passage had been opened by someone, there seemed to be nothing to worry about.

......

Opening the plane passage would make it easier to advance in the profession?

Suren's expression suddenly lit up when he heard this.

Becoming a god or something was still too far away for him.

But if advancement became easier, it would be a super beneficial thing.

He was currently stuck at the seventh-tier threshold. If it was really as Mr. Mirror said, and it was easier to advance, wouldn't he be able to steadily advance into the realm of top professionals? Da Feng Novel

Thinking about it slightly, it was also very reasonable.

Just like it was easier to advance in places with abundant spiritual energy, it was naturally easier to comprehend after the laws of the plane were perfected.

Thinking of this, Suren once again lamented Sir Isaac's awesomeness.

After that alchemic demigod reached the peak of cultivation in the plane, he conducted all kinds of strange research topics. Judging from the manuscripts he left behind, this person had really been involved in all fields, and there were countless alchemic inventions.

This was truly benefiting future generations.

Without this research, Suren and the others would probably be completely clueless in the face of the plane invasion, knowing nothing and being passively beaten.

And Mr. Mirror was also a qualified leader.

Even with the crisis approaching, she calmly and carefully analyzed the situation, planning for the major changes that were about to come in the future.

......

The atmosphere of the meeting had changed from a deathly despairing start to a glimmer of hope in the eyes of all the members of the Dawn group.

At this time, Mr. Mirror added, "During the time it takes to establish the plane passage, there will definitely be powerhouses from other planes coming to plunder resources one after another. Even if they aren't god-tier, they shouldn't be underestimated. What we need to do now is to deal with this crisis. We can't let them speed up the construction of the plane passage, nor can we let them be too rampant..."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions were solemn, and they responded, "Yes. Leader!"

Everyone's attitude was firm, and they weren't afraid of war.

But thinking about fighting powerhouses from other worlds, everyone didn't have much confidence.

Mr. Mirror obviously saw something and added, "Moreover, everyone doesn't need to think that creatures from other worlds are necessarily very strong. My father captured many abyss creatures and studied them carefully. Within the same tier, we alchemists actually have a certain advantage against creatures from other worlds. Theoretically speaking, with the laws of the plane missing, advancing in rank requires a deeper understanding of the world. Compared to the same tier, our alchemists' understanding of the world's laws will be deeper than that of creatures from other higher planes..."

Another piece of heartening good news, and everyone in the room inexplicably gained confidence again.

Suren was also lost in thought as he listened.

It was like the more barren and harsh the desert, the more tenacious the wildflowers that survived.

On the contrary, the flowers in the greenhouse looked delicate, but they might not have any advantages in the same environment.

In the end, Mr. Mirror looked at everyone and added, "Therefore, everyone, work hard to become stronger! I hope that when the enemy appears, we have the power to fight. For the continuation of the Alchemy civilization's glory, for eternal truth, and for ourselves!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room stood up at the same time, solemnly protecting their chests and saying, "Yes, Leader!"

......

The meeting adjourned.

Mr. Black and the others left the apartment.

The other members of the Dawn Organization had their own responsibilities. Now that the crisis was approaching, everyone was busy.

It was as if someone had suddenly placed an hourglass, and they had to race against time to grow stronger.

Only Suren, Qiandiao, and Mr. Mirror were left in the room.

After the meeting adjourned, the atmosphere in the apartment was obviously relaxed.

The three of them were usually used to getting along like this, like family.

But Mr. Mirror's expression was still very serious.

Suren looked at her and asked, "Senior Apprentice Sister, are we leaving London now?"

Mr. Mirror thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait a day. There should still be some changes. I also want to confirm some things."

Suren said oh.

At this time, Mr. Mirror suddenly looked at the two people on the sofa and said, "Suren, Otilia, I've estimated that even if I advance to the ninth-tier, it will be difficult to reach the level of strength my father had. Therefore, I still need a few helpers of the same tier to have a certain chance of stopping a 'Lower God', so that we truly have the qualifications to resist..."

After a pause, she said seriously, "I need your help."

Qiandiao raised her eyebrows when she heard this, looked back with a normal expression, and didn't say much.

Hearing this, Suren suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

He had previously thought that once his Senior Apprentice Sister advanced to the ninth-tier, this golden thigh would be truly stable. At least the two great empires probably wouldn't dare to have any crooked ideas about him anymore.

He didn't expect that just as this goal was about to be achieved, a greater crisis would descend.

The plane invasion was a huge crisis in which even ninth-tier professionals couldn't protect themselves.

Fighting against gods?

But he was only in the sixth-tier now...

But thinking about it, he also felt it was quite challenging.

Now that the plane passage was established, advancement had become easier, and he had already stepped half a foot into the seventh-tier. With his conditions, there might be hope for the eighth-tier...

As for what would happen after that, he would take it one step at a time.

The Alchemy civilization was a treasure plane, burying too many treasures left behind by ancient and brilliant civilizations. There were many opportunities, and as long as he looked for them, they might fall on his head.

Suren had a deep understanding of this along the way, and his double-S talent would become stronger and stronger in battle.

Although he had always had the ideal of being a salted fish who lazed around, compared to that, he wanted to see the scenery at a higher level even more.

He was originally going to the Mafa Empire, but now he had to go there even more quickly. Mechanical Alchemist were infinitely potential...

There was also the West Sea Dragon Island, which he might really have to consider. The notes in his hand had the crafting method for the [Isaac Dragon Vein Golden Body]. It was impossible for him to give up on such a powerful piece of equipment without trying it. Then there was the treasure pointed to by the [Hanged Man Card] regarding the secrets of the origin of the All-Knowing Eye...

These were the most direct ways to see him become stronger.

Before, he was hesitant to go because the probability of death in the West Sea was too high.

But now...

With enemies pointing guns at his back, if he wasn't strong enough, he would die.

With this comparison,

The situation suddenly became clear.

Only by becoming stronger could he avoid being crushed to pieces in the waves of a plane invasion in the future.

As soon as these words came out, the three people in the room looked at each other, and tacitly, the corners of their mouths all curved upwards slightly.

Having trustworthy partners to walk alongside made it seem like the difficulties encountered in life weren't so daunting.

Just at this moment, the sunlight outside the window shone into the room, a golden glow.

The blood of last night had washed away the smog of London, and today, the sun was shining brightly.

The ancient empire ushered in a new day.

It was also a brand new day for the entire Alchemy Plane.