All eyes turned to the speaker. Three Inch World
Hexode was no exception.
Nightmare Overlord, Valkyries, could be considered the most unique of all the Overlords. She ascended early, so much so that most of those present had been taken care of by her; during the First War of Divine Will, she was also the high-level being who had the closest contact with humans, and it was even rumored that her believers existed in some cities. Although her individual combat ability was not the strongest, it was enough to fully evolve, but she insisted on maintaining the appearance after her first promotion - bluish skin, horns on her head, and a third eye erected in the center of her brow bone.
If you were to say that she didn't look like a human, her clothes, dress, words, and deeds had a distinct human style, and she was also among the first Overlords to master the other party's language.
This was basically the opposite of the Calamity of Silence - which could be seen from Nightmare's light and delicate white robe. In order to show her image, she materialized every fine thread of the robe clearly and recognizably, completely like someone from two different worlds compared to the bloody figure whose figure was blurred.
Being able to put a lot of energy into such unimportant places, and still have such a relaxed and freehand face, was enough to show her mastery of the realm of consciousness.
If it was her who had been scared away before, Hexode would never say another word.
In fact, the other party was also the only Overlord that Lord of the Sky could not see through.
If it had been anyone else, that posture of closing their eyes and resting on the Lord's Throne would have been branded with disloyalty.
And more importantly, the King didn't seem to have any objections to this.
"Oh? What did you find?"
"... I just thought of a possibility." Valkyries sat up slightly, "Regardless of whether there really is a path to promotion that we don't understand, assuming that this male has the same abilities as a witch, then this ability must be related to the realm of consciousness, and the degree of involvement must not be too shallow. Otherwise, given the abilities of the Lord of Silence, it shouldn't be suppressed to such an extent."
The red light under the helmet of Silence flickered, "I have guarded the Fragments of Inheritance for nearly two hundred years, and I have seen more than one human, but most of them ended with their escape or being swallowed. In the past two hundred years, there has only been one person who could look me in the eye on equal terms, and that was a year or two ago - but she was a female."
"Witches are not enough to be concerned about. What I want to say is that it doesn't matter whether this person is male or female, the focus is on the ability itself. Perhaps even he himself has not noticed that this level of involvement is enough to leave traces in the realm of consciousness."
"If we only infer from the results, I agree with your judgment." Hexode seized the opportunity to speak - after all, this was the field he was good at, "But what is the point? The realm of consciousness is even more vast, and it is almost impossible to find these traces."
"Perhaps." Valkyries said noncommittally, "But I still want to try - using the connection between the Fragments of Inheritance, maybe it's not hopeless. What do you think?"
He couldn't help but be stunned, "You can already sense the connection between the fragments?"
The inheritance obtained from the Underworld has greatly improved the clan's level of magic application, including the resonance of the Tower of Birth. At the same time, they also realized that whether it is using the Tower of Birth to communicate or communicating in the Fragments of Inheritance, it is done through the realm of consciousness. Therefore, in theory, as long as you start searching from one end, you can always find the other end connected to it.
But this is just a theory - the realm of consciousness is full of chaos and disorder, like a sea full of whirlpools. The difficulty of trying to trace a thin line hidden under the surface of the sea is conceivable. In addition, the deeper you dive, the greater the impact of the turbulence of consciousness. It takes all your effort just to maintain yourself, let alone take the time to capture that faint "connection line."
He had never even thought of this method.
Could it be that the other party's understanding of the source of magic has surpassed his own by one level?
"Maybe," Valkyries said unhurriedly, "Everything will have to wait until we try it. If we can get in touch with the traces left by the other party, we may be able to reveal the answer we want to know."
No, even if you find it, it won't be of much use,
Hexode thought to himself. Consciousness is too complicated. Even promoted members of the same clan need to do a lot of searching, feeling, and speculation to restore the truth, let alone members of a different race. Forcibly understanding will only lead to chaos and madness. He wanted to say these words, but looking at the other party's white gauze robe, he swallowed the words back.
This might be the case for others, but if it was the Nightmare Overlord, he couldn't be sure for a while.
"The Fragments of Inheritance are now being guarded by Lord of the Sky. If you want to try, go to him." The King said.
"As you command." Valkyries stroked her chest, "But this idea has too many uncertainties, and the time required cannot be estimated. If humans really obtain a new path to promotion, it is likely that they will have caused irreparable losses before we know the answer. If I understand correctly, Lord of the Sky's so-called two-pronged approach only leaves one choice after Taglache is lost, right? If there is another problem, wouldn't it be equivalent to all four hundred years of preparation being in vain?"
"You are too worried..." Bloodshed rumbled.
"The promotion ceremony of Ersluk was presided over by me - and after he became a promoted one, he learned a lot about human knowledge from me." Valkyries returned to a state of closing her eyes and resting, "His talent was revealed without reservation during the learning period, and I don't think this warning is a baseless babble. I support the proposal to increase troops."
"And me." Calamity of Silence echoed.
The King was silent for a moment and looked at Bloodshed and other frontline commanders, "Is it possible to dispatch ten times the current planned strength to reinforce Lord of the Sky without affecting the entire defense line?"
"King..."
"I only ask if it's possible, or not."
There was a brief silence in the hall.
To Hexode's surprise, after a while, it was actually "Mask" who spoke first, "Yes, King, I can do it! As long as you invest enough resources in my research, I can cultivate more powerful and diverse symbiotes. Their growth cycle is not restricted by the mother body, and their individual combat ability is far superior to that of the original body. It is not impossible to reach ten times the strength - and more importantly, they will not have any impact on the front line!"
"But that will consume a lot of godstones." Heart of Abomination worried, "If not controlled properly, it will be no different from self-destruction."
"As long as we can crush those bugs, these losses can be replenished!"
"Are you sure you can keep up with the time in the plan?" Bloodshed said unhappily.
Mask was slightly stunned, "Of course, it is a bit difficult to provide symbiotes equivalent to ten times the strength at once, but the bugs' reaction may not be so fast - if five times can destroy them, half of the resources can be saved. Besides, it's always better to provide them in batches..."
"Alright," the King interrupted everyone's conversation, "Then let's implement this plan for the time being. In any case, our clan cannot allow the humans in the Dawn Realm to live for another four hundred years - in this War of Divine Will, we must take the entire continent!"
"As you wish!" All the Overlords lowered their heads together.