CHAPTER 66: CRIMSON THREADS

"But using the Magic Net requires praying to the Goddess of Magic and God of Technology, and we’re believers of the God of Nature..." The Second Elder looked troubled.

It would have been fine before, but recently, the God of Technology had responded to almost all believers. If they suddenly got a response, what would they do? They couldn’t exactly convert to the God of Technology, right? The Queen was the high priestess of the God of Nature, and they were all natural-born spirits of nature!

"Are our people only capable of praying to the God of Nature? During harvest time, doesn’t anyone turn their gaze to the God of Harvest? When seasons change, doesn’t anyone look to the God of Time? When facing death, doesn’t anyone pray to the God of Death? Doesn’t the light of the God of Life shine on our people? The God of Nature is our druids’ faith, the elves’ faith, but that doesn’t mean we can’t pray to other deities!"

The Grand Elder’s expression was normal, like he was talking about something trivial, but to the other elven elders’ ears, it was like earth-shattering waves.

Was this something you could say out loud?!

If the Queen heard this... this was questioning royal authority!

Even if the Queen didn’t mind, it was still the case—the Elven Kingdom was a theocracy!

"Forget the amazing Magic Net for now—magic bombs, ray guns, are we really not going to consider these? Have you already forgotten what we just heard? The Dawn Kingdom used a few thousand troops to crush the beastmen’s hundred-thousand coalition! The Gray Fort Empire is already starting research too. If they develop it as well, how will we resist? Can the war giant trees really keep them out?"

The Grand Elder looked around, his expression normal, but he said words that made everyone shudder: "We elves haven’t changed for tens of thousands of years. Even if we can resist the invasion of Magic Conductors, don’t you want to restore the glory of the primordial elves? Maybe Magic Conductors can bring us unprecedented opportunities."

Suddenly changing direction left all the elders present stunned, all turning to look at the Grand Elder, somewhat confused.

How did this connect to primordial elves again?

"According to the information Bonnie Sunstrider sent back, in the Dawn Kingdom, they’ve even mastered a method that can rely on large numbers of apprentices to manufacture magical items. Even if we don’t consider anything else, if we could just rely on large numbers of apprentices to complete the production of some druid potions, what would that scene look like?"

The Grand Elder said with a chuckle: "We have the most druids in this world. In this situation, if we combine it with the Dawn Kingdom’s technology, there will inevitably be endless potions flowing out, endless resources flowing in..."

He didn’t continue—he actually couldn’t imagine that scene either. He just wanted to present a possibility and let the elders fill in the blanks...

Everyone’s imagination was limitless.

Each elder represented a group of people’s interests behind them—they had to consider these things!

The elves had to take the God of Technology matter seriously, whether for national security or economic development. But the Queen, as the high priestess of the God of Nature, definitely couldn’t be the first to bring this up, so naturally this work would fall to the Council of Elders.

And he had to be the one to push for this!

Safety plus profit—with both layers stacked, soon the elders on scene stopped struggling: "I think we should introduce a batch of Magic Nets and start related research!"

"I agree too."

"I suggest establishing a Magic Conductor Research Society specifically for Magic Conductor development."

As more and more agreed, those who had been struggling stopped struggling too.

The Twilight Battle seemed to have a huge impact on the entire mortal realm.

The Gray Fort Empire, Elven Kingdom, Teylir Emirates... one country after another recognized the power of Magic Conductors. Fear drove them to almost all start developing Magic Conductors.

Dawn Kingdom.

Royal Palace.

Viscount Roster wore exquisite formal wear as he entered the "great conference room" that decided the kingdom’s future for the first time. When he saw that the attendees weren’t just the Hand of the King but actually included the Dawn King himself, he couldn’t help but freeze.

Then he quickly reacted: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Viscount Roster, I’m very pleased that the kingdom has talent like you." The Dawn King’s face was pale, as if his physical condition was very poor, but when he saw Viscount Roster, a very strange smile appeared on his face.

"You’re too kind."

After some pleasantries, the Dawn King’s tone suddenly changed: "Our war with the Teylir Emirates isn’t over yet. Now the Teylir Emirates have sent envoys wanting to negotiate peace. Do you think we should agree?"

Viscount Roster obviously hadn’t expected His Majesty to say something like this to him: "Your Majesty, this isn’t something I should consider, but regarding the mountains near Eagle’s Nest Pass, I suggest we definitely need to incorporate them into our territory."

"Actually, I plan to have the Teylir Emirates cede all territory east of Red Leaf Forest, including the freemen, nobles, and slaves on that land." The Dawn King said without any concealment: "Eagle’s Nest Pass would naturally be included."

"Then..." Viscount Roster was somewhat confused.

The Dawn King said directly: "What I want to ask now is, do you have any additional demands regarding the Teylir Emirates?"

He didn’t know if it was his imagination, but Berion, the Hand of the King, kept feeling like His Majesty was somehow strange now, but he couldn’t figure out what was strange about him. Naturally, like everyone else around him, he couldn’t sense the subtle, eerie crimson threads creeping toward Viscount Roster...

At almost the same moment, in the Goddess of Magic’s divine realm.

In the open space in front of the massive magic tower, a cube about 1.5 meters in length, width, and height sat quietly. It was covered with intricate magic runes that flickered with mysterious light under the magical radiance. If you looked carefully, you’d definitely notice that in the crystal conduits on the left side of the cube, magic power was constantly flowing.