Chapter 675 The Original Torch Dragon's Reputation (6400)

The Multiverse Police sound impressive, but pioneers and adventurers probably just mutter "bad luck" when they encounter them.

Sighing with accustomed resignation, Funiya turned her gaze to the last task.

This task was okay, not too outrageous, but not something she could solve alone.

"Oh, is this the final battle? Pacifying the Star of the Four Quarters, First Knight Illowitz. Even I heard his name when I was young."

Rising from her seat, Funiya paced back and forth in her office, frowning.

It wasn't anxiety about the enemy's strength; after all, even the First Knight's strength wasn't enough for an SSS-rank mission. With the help of the Original Torch Dragon, Funiya didn't think he posed much danger, since the mission objective was just to protect the High Tower of Light, not to assist in defeating him.

The problem was one thing.

For the first time, Funiya felt like she was standing on the cusp of leading the entire world towards a new future.

This actually made the fearless, audacious woman feel a little panicked.

—What kind of changes will the Original Torch Dragon bring to this world?

Will her homeland be better or worse?

They, as the higher-ups of the High Tower of Light Society, also knew that the World Tree had been felled by the gods.

So, who could know whether the fully mature Burning Ember World Tree wouldn't destroy the old world because of this, and create a new batch of new lives without any history of rebellion, ushering in a new era?

Who could know whether, after the darkness passed, there wouldn't be a Burning Ember Light that was more terrifying than the darkness, tolerating no flaws?

Moreover, after the Original Torch Dragon saves this world, who knows how He will treat this world? Can humanity bear such rule?

Because the future direction was unknown, the choice was particularly difficult to make.

Pioneers were supposed to be those who explored and explored the future, shattering the unknown, but Funiya shamefully discovered that she seemed a little afraid of making a choice.

Because this wasn't just her future, but the future of tens of billions of people in the Aean world.

"We can't be afraid to move forward because we're afraid of things getting worse."

But at this moment, a voice appeared in the red-haired beauty's mind.

The voice of an old man echoed in Funiya's ears, carrying an indestructible conviction: "Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you retreat. Being afraid of the future and not taking steps is more laughable than retreating, and will cause even more disastrous consequences."

"Because retreating is also a choice, at least."

"Mentor Svetore?!" Hearing this voice, Funiya couldn't help but be shocked.

—If Svetore had been paying attention to her all along, it would be okay if her innermost thoughts were heard… The most important thing was, wouldn't the fact that she was slacking off be discovered?!

But obviously, Su Zhou didn't really care about Funiya's temporary slacking.

After all, everyone was human. The High Tower of Light Society had been expanding on a large scale recently, and the higher-ups were already very busy. Slacking off was just a way to adjust one's state, and there was no need to make a fuss about it.

Su Zhou had always been very tolerant in this regard, except for Tang Yuan.

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"Funiya, as humans, we shouldn't be afraid of failure."

So, he just reminded: "Pioneers should be even more so. So the most important thing for pioneer dependents is not an unwavering will, but the will to still be willing to take responsibility even knowing they will fail."

"Although I believe that I will definitely succeed, if I really fail, then I'll just try again next time—it doesn't matter if you're wrong, what's scary is being afraid of making mistakes, so you don't do anything, just wait."

"You also want to create a world where your resurrected parents can live happily, right? Then work towards that. You won't be able to do it for a while, but you are the family of a pioneer, and you can always do it in the long time to come."

Admonishing earnestly, Su Zhou's voice seemed to smile: "Moreover, don't worry, after saving the Aean world, I will leave, I won't rule here, but leave it to you locals."

"Huh?" Hearing this, Funiya, who had been deep in thought, immediately raised her head, she was a little stunned: "W, why?"

She had always thought that the reason why the Original Torch Dragon kept traveling to other worlds and saving them was essentially to expand his sphere of influence.

Saving worlds in distress would naturally create a large group of the most steadfast true believers.

It was precisely because the Original Torch Dragon kept traveling in many worlds and leaving descendants that the figure of the Torch Dragon could be seen in the heavens and myriad worlds.

She thought that the Torch Dragon was such a race wandering in the multiverse, expanding itself with kindness, and taking saving as its own duty, a chaotic good-aligned divine beast group.

As a result… What did He say?

He said He would leave after saving them?

Was that reasonable?!

"For no reason."

Facing Funiya's doubts, Su Zhou's voice was obviously not surprised, but he didn't care much: "Saving the world, and ruling, what's the relationship? I save Aean because I want to, never wanting anything in return. You can give me rewards, but I can also refuse them."

——It's as if you can give me mission rewards, even if you can, I don't need them.

Because he had high EQ, Su Zhou didn't say such thoughts in his heart.

"Let's not talk about these things, Funiya, come to the upper level of the tower, there's a meeting to discuss the next action plan against the Empire…" After passing by to enlighten her, and casually poaching a pioneer's family member, Su Zhou planned to end this topic, after all, there was still serious business to do.

"…Please wait a moment, Mentor!"

However, just as Su Zhou was about to withdraw his distracted thought used for notification, he heard Funiya's request.

He naturally stopped, and then cast a somewhat puzzled gaze.

Then, he saw the things that appeared in Funiya's hand.

"Original Torch Dragon… Mentor Svetore, you might be more suitable to enter the Pioneer Space than I am… No matter how I think about it, I think it should be so!"

Saying something that would make Yala slap her tail in anger, Funiya was still a little hesitant and nervous at first.

But soon, she made a choice.

She took out a silver metal creation from her storage space that looked like a wrist guard or a watch.

The 'infinite radiation line' emblem representing the pioneer appeared on it, surrounded by a silver brilliance quite similar to the Celestial God's Scale.

"Although you may not need it, and you may not be willing to join the Pioneer Space… But I think, if you want to travel, save, change, and make more worlds better faster…"

"Then it, this assessment beacon that can make people become pioneer explorers, can definitely help you!"

After speaking a series of words fluently, the red-haired beauty breathed a sigh of relief, she wiped her sweat, and her usual tone came out again: "Oh, I finally said it… I was really scared, but after really saying it, there's nothing to be afraid of…"

She was no longer afraid, because Funiya had made a choice.

Whether Su Zhou agreed or not, at least she wouldn't regret it, because she had done it, and planned to take responsibility.

The assessment beacon is essentially used by pioneer explorers to recruit teammates from this world—as long as their teammates can pass the pioneer's assessment, they can come to the pioneer space.

Of course, this doesn't mean they can team up immediately, because teaming up requires going to the Utopia world to have the pioneer space witness it so that they can gradually explore the group.

And Funiya herself didn't want Su Zhou to enter her team… She just simply felt that Su Zhou was very suitable for the pioneer space.

The other party tried his best to help many worlds, and there was not much she could do, it was nothing more than providing the other party with a convenience so that the other party could better save more worlds.

However, after saying so much, in fact, the voice echoing in Funiya's heart was quite bad.

"Isn't this very interesting?"

She thought so, almost unable to stop herself from laughing: "Waiting for the group of explorers who usually run away when they see the Torch Dragon to see an 'Original Torch Dragon' in the public space… *puchi*, hahaha ahaha!"

She really laughed out loud.

"That's… quite unexpected."

And Su Zhou looked at this scene in surprise, not paying attention to Funiya's laughter.

The pioneer assessment beacon that Funiya took out made the Celestial God's Scale in his soul tremble, just like when the Celestial God's Scale faced the great beings in the past, it produced some reaction.

It seemed that a part of the essence of the seal contained in the Celestial God's Scale resonated with the essence of the pioneer.

This was not surprising, after all, the authority to traverse countless worlds contained in the Celestial God's Scale naturally had the power of the seal itself, but it must have also used part of the pioneer's authority.

Su Zhou vaguely felt that the Celestial God's Scale could absorb this beacon.

Obviously, this assessment beacon was genuine, a divine object that could make people become pioneer dependents… Placed in myths and legends, it was a divine medicine that could be taken to become an immortal.

Regarding this, Su Zhou was stunned at first, and then laughed.

Although he had been prepared for a long time, and had his own eyes and ears in the space, this was the first time that someone had invited him to the Pioneer Space.

So, an invisible force reached out and picked up the beacon in Funiya's hand.

Su Zhou replied seriously: "Thank you for your trust, Ms. Explorer."

"I will accept this invitation."

Funiya and Su Zhou's spirits quickly came to the top floor conference room of the High Tower of Light (not the top of the tower).

Here, Dawn, Flint, Cicero, and Loja Gasha had already arrived, Funiya was the last one.

But what surprised the red-haired explorer was that the silver sprite was actually shedding tears at this time, and Su Zhou was gently touching the other's head, seemingly comforting her.

As the peak of divine intent, Funiya could naturally hear the conversation in the other corner.

"I originally thought that natural disasters destroyed them, but in fact they dedicated everything so that the next era could exist…"

Dawn sobbed in a low voice, seemingly recalling the past: "How could I have felt that my life was meaningless in the past? I'm alive, my life itself is the meaning of everything…"

"Okay, don't cry, you're older than all of humanity…"

Su Zhou patted Dawn's head helplessly, he patiently comforted: "You've endured for so long, you always want to be praised, right? To be honest, you've done a very good job."

"You have helped so many eras, and left so many valuable technologies. If it weren't for the Initial Dawn ship as a prototype, and the technology in the database, many technologies in the High Tower of Light would be difficult to achieve."

"As long as we can save the world, it's equivalent to you and your past friends saving the world together—they and you maintain the survival of this world together, and they will naturally be remembered forever."

Under Su Zhou's comfort, Dawn gradually calmed down.

And seeing this scene, Funiya's thoughts were very simple.

"As expected of the Original Torch Dragon." She praised: "As expected of a powerful existence who has left so many descendants in the multiverse, taking care of children is strong!"

Until now, she still thought that the Torch Dragon's juvenile form was tree-shaped, and Su Zhou's act of planting trees was equivalent to reproduction, and the Torch Dragons in the multiverse were all planted by the Original Torch Dragon all over the place.

It had to be said that this was a rather large misunderstanding, but the matter of planting seeds everywhere was unexpectedly not wrong—Su Zhou was indeed planting trees everywhere, although this planting seeds was not that planting seeds, it was still very difficult to refute.

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And while Su Zhou was comforting Dawn, Flint and others on the other side had already begun to discuss how to further determine the stability of the High Tower of Light - Frostwind Territory's surrounding jurisdiction.

Because the team under his command gradually increased, and the High Tower of Light Society became more and more powerful, this organization based on the fundamental belief of equality for all beings had become a behemoth.

Therefore, Su Zhou, as the founder, had nothing to do, at most he just grasped the control of the general direction.

Master Flint and Loja, and Dawn control the technology area. They and the alchemist group from the Church of Seeking Light joined forces to extract a large amount of meaningful ancient and information from the Initial Dawn ship's database. Most of these technologies can still be used in this era, and some cannot be used mainly because the source energy density in this era is too high.

In the initial Fairy Era, the aura density was only one or two times the average.

But by the time of the Winged and Devil Era, it soared to ten or twenty times.

In this era, Su Zhou initially sensed about forty times, but as the Holy Sun was about to go out, the speed of the source energy density increase soared again. If there really was a next era, then the source energy density would be at least fifty-five times the standard.

Such a terrifying aura density can only explain one thing, that is, the Aean world's original Burning Ember World Tree body was indeed unimaginably powerful, its power was not something that a mere ordinary world could accommodate, it was definitely the peak among the Great Heavenly Venerates, most likely the Heavenly Emperor rank.

Only in this way, its mere wreckage burning can make the aura density of the entire world soar… After all, in a sense, this means that the total amount of aura in the Burning Ember World Tree is far greater than the total amount of fifty worlds larger than Earth.

In short, the issue discussed by the technology trio lies here: how to make the close design of several eras ago adapt to this era of excessive energy and extremely strong infection.

And Gasha was very simple—he is now the captain of the tactical assault force of the High Tower of Light Society.

In every world, the methods of innovation are different, and the most important thing is to ensure military force.

And in a world with transcendent power, military force is not just farming, but also grasping the strong, and the strong with the ability to quickly strike and behead are more likely to subvert the situation.

Now, within all the territories of the High Tower of Light Society, the mobile city nobles who are unwilling to accept the jurisdiction of the High Tower of Light Society are either executed on the spot as a warning because their sins are too great, or they are captured by the assault force for labor reform.

What? There are innocent people, caught the wrong person?

Impossible, the nobles in the Aean world are caught and shot, that's considered little, because the sins of some people are so great that they need to be shot more than once.

"Professor, what are we going to do next?"

After Su Zhou solved Dawn's problem, the Dragonborn teenager seriously stepped forward and solemnly asked Su Zhou for guidance: "The many free city-states in the north have been pacified by General Frostwind, they are willing to accept the 'rules' of the High Tower of Light Society, liberate the serfs and demonized slave mining teams, and open the vaults to rebuild various civil facilities."

"Next, we will start fighting the Empire army head-on—perhaps not, but we must prepare all our strength to prevent them from attacking us."

Su Zhou's instructions were also very clear: "Next, take the branches of the Burning Ember World Tree and plant them everywhere, like torches, we must ensure that our jurisdiction is fully covered and connected by the light of the World Tree."

"The Holy Sun will be extinguished, and the Eternal Night will come. At that time, the army will be meaningless, only the light is the only guide."

Contrary to what outsiders imagine, the High Tower of Light Society's high-level meeting is quite simple and ordinary, after all, Su Zhou does not pursue a sense of ceremony in this regard.

After roughly arranging the next tasks, and deciding on the grand strategic direction of 'defending against the Empire and preparing for a decisive battle with the Empire', Su Zhou unexpectedly received unexpected news from Cicero about the Heavenly Dragon nobles of the East Sea.

The Heavenly Dragon nobles are essentially a union of nobles with dragon bloodlines. Because they have wings, and some also have the bloodline of water dragons who are good at sailing, they occupied almost all the ports in the superior coastal areas in the early era. The major islands are still their reserved land today.

The Heavenly Dragon nobles' invincible fleet can now also wrestle with the Empire navy on the sea, winning more and losing less. Their method of avoiding the end is to dive into the large empty caves in the submarine volcanic zone, placing the entire city under the seabed and underground, so that no matter what kind of natural disaster, it is almost impossible to hinder their survival.

The High Tower of Light Society and the Heavenly Dragon nobles have some friction, including the Heavenly Dragon nobles attacking Gasha, and Su Zhou beheading a great noble's heir.

But now, because Su Zhou's strength is too strong, the nobles who were still hesitating whether to retaliate immediately made up their minds, gave up revenge, and offered Su Zhou a great gift.

They sent four large pieces of Initial Dawn Holy Rock collected from various sea areas over the years, and an important message.

—The Empire navy fleet is shrinking from all sea areas and approaching the South Sea area, the purpose is unknown.

"The Initial Dawn Holy Rock is nothing, with the Burning Ember World Tree, the meaning of the Holy Sun crystal is not so great."

After hearing this news, Su Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly, he said thoughtfully: "On the contrary, this accompanying message is quite interesting."

"Seashore City has already hidden in the volcano group in the far sea of the South Sea. They have not observed any changes in the Empire fleet, which proves that the Empire fleet is not going to encircle them. Those fleets have other destinations."

"But what exactly is there in the south that requires the Empire to gather its power to deter the world's seas?"

This question is temporarily unanswerable, everyone in the entire conference room looked at each other, but they couldn't answer.

Su Zhou didn't expect to get an answer, he nodded slightly: "Among all the methods of dealing with the end, the nobles in the Southern Territory are the least humane—extracting the lives of all beings to fulfill themselves as the ultimate life form… This kind of evil magic must be suppressed first."

At this moment, Su Zhou also remembered when he fought Count Avendell, at that time, Count Avendell's blood armor had already revealed this characteristic.

He could unconditionally extract the vitality of the surrounding knights and maids as his reserve for regeneration and recovery.

In addition, he also had fragments of the Twilight Soul to purify the possible demonization and畸變 in his body caused by extracting too much vitality from others.

"Wait…"

Thinking of this, Su Zhou couldn't help frowning slightly: "There are World Tree roots in Count Avendell's body… This is not surprising, after all, the Empire obviously has access to resources related to the Burning Ember World Tree, otherwise, the Solar Emperor's Heart Light body would not be a World Tree."

"And the Twilight Soul has also been researched by me, it is condensed from the thoughts of the original Burning Ember World Tree. Although it is twilight, it is also the World Tree, it is just the greatest nothingness after the life that lived only to exist dies."

"In other words, Count Avendell actually gathered the World Tree body and the World Tree soul. His power is not strong, but his rank is quite high… This is obviously some kind of experiment!"

It was Asmodeus XIII's experiment!

Su Zhou suddenly reacted.

Count Avendell was loyal to the Emperor, his power was bestowed by the Solar Emperor. The Solar Emperor allowed this lowly subordinate to gather the World Tree body and the World Tree soul, and the Southern Territory nobles' method of dealing with the end of the world was to extract the vitality of all things and beings to achieve themselves as the ultimate life…

In addition, in the perfect deduction, the fact that the Solar Emperor burned the entire Aean world to pieces in less than five hundred years…

"I'm going to take a look at the south."

Leaving a short sentence, Su Zhou immediately prepared to set off and leave: "The East Sea nobles' news is quite important, so I won't bother them recently."

"I will rely on the incarnation to contact you if something happens. You should be vigilant, something big may happen in the south, and pay attention to receiving refugees."

How decisive was Su Zhou? With a thought, his whole person had already arrived in the high sky above the High Tower of Light, and although the people in the conference room were quite surprised at first, they shrugged their shoulders and didn't care.

After all, no matter what, Su Zhou always does the right thing.

And just as Su Zhou found the direction and was about to head south.

Suddenly, anomalies appeared, and thunder and storms exploded in the distant sky.

It was as if the sun was rising at dawn, and the dark golden light mixed with the silver streamer covered the entire sky dome, without any space left.

A dazzling cross star imprint was flashing in the sky.

Sensing the pressure of the strong from afar, it was obviously an existence with the strength of the 'Burning Ember' realm. Su Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly: "It seems that the Solar Emperor had a plan, and he is still sending people to stop me now?"

He was not surprised, after all, if he was the Solar Emperor…

Uh, if he was the Solar Emperor, he would have committed suicide long ago. Living with this virtue would be notorious for thousands of years. He, Su Zhou, would not be so shameless.

Shaking his head, Su Zhou was about to summon his armed combat.

But, an accident happened.

In Su Zhou's sight, the aura of the strong person who was originally locked on him from afar and was coming aggressively seemed to sense something in the middle.

Then, without any hesitation, he simply abandoned Su Zhou, turned directly, and flew straight to the south of the continent!

Leaving the somewhat dazed Su Zhou to blink, then frowned and chased after him.

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