“Things?”
Hearing Daniel’s words, the old man hurriedly said:
“What do you want? Take anything, I still hope to live a few more years…”
The old man thought Daniel had come for revenge and immediately began pleading for his life.
“I’m not here to kill you. Besides, I already took what I needed.”
Upon hearing Daniel’s words, the old man breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn’t for revenge, that’s good.
“When will you let me go?”
Daniel didn’t answer.
Instead, he took the old man to a nearby world node and planted the Tree of Origin.
Then, he led the old man out of that place and into Riverside City.
Seeing such a bustling and massive city, the old man was taken aback.
Where had he offended such a powerful figure?
Why would this person go to such lengths to bring him here?
The old man immediately recognized that this was no city on the southern coastal borders.
Because here…
There was no ocean to be seen.
So… what was this mysterious figure planning by bringing him here?
“Your ancestor was a truly great person. His dream was to save this world. Though he fought his whole life, he never saw the hope of success.”
“But that will, that spirit, has been passed down.”
“He was a man worthy of respect. I hope that in the future, you will not disappoint your ancestor. From now on, you will stay here.”
With that, Daniel disappeared.
Leaving the old man, standing dumbfounded in place.
Not long after, two lines of tears streamed down his cheeks.
…
Daniel returned to his residence.
He took the forge that he had obtained from the old man.
This time, the forge was translucent with a hint of yellow.
If it were to be measured by the previous standard…
It would be around level 12.
No wonder…
A level 9 forge in the God Realm could only be shared among god-king ranks.
As for level 12…
Even in the God Realm, there would probably be very few factions capable of such a feat.
It seemed this world was truly unique, to have such an item appear so readily.
However, Daniel noticed something: the color on the forge seemed to be gradually fading.
The yellow was slowly turning pale, giving way to a faint orange hue.
This meant…
It was slowly devolving into level 11?
Daniel wasn’t sure what had happened to this forge.
But he could tell it bore many signs of battle.
He couldn’t guarantee that if he inserted the mana crystal, the forge would function properly, or if it would just explode.
Those oracles, after all, had used this forge’s body to study and create imitation magic arrays.
Maybe he could do the same.
So, Daniel once again entered a secluded training session.
He began studying the forge.
Through his constant research, he discovered the reason why the oracles had managed to craft up to level 9,
and why the God Realm had provided the forge’s crafting method to the Lord of the Five Elements at level 9.
It was because up to level 9, the required resources were minimal.
Even mana crystals or mana stones could suffice.
But beyond level 9, divine stones from the God Realm were required to meet the forge’s demands.
Simply relying on mana crystals or mana stones would likely not be enough, no matter how abundant they were.
So, Daniel’s main task now was to fully work out the magic array,
to push the level 9 forges he crafted to level 10, or perhaps even level 11.
Then, he would experiment with the divine stones to see the results.
Daniel felt that he had just emerged from seclusion, but it seemed he’d need to retreat again soon.
Once this phase was over, perhaps he could take a proper look at the God Realm.
He hoped it would meet his expectations.
With that thought, Daniel resumed studying the forge in his hand.
As for the serpent egg…
Once he returned to the academy, he would no longer keep it in his personal space.
This egg was the embryonic form of the Will of the World.
It naturally belonged in the main world for as long as possible.
And Daniel could also sense that with the recent planting of the Tree of Origin,
and the influence of materials from the God Realm at Crossbridge Academy,
the egg had become even more spiritually aware.
Perhaps, before long…
The Will of the World would hatch.
Months passed…
During these months, the entire world felt the impact of Genesis.
In one city…
“That Genesis is clearly a fake! How could these magic patterns learned afterward be stronger than the innate ones of awakened beings like us?”
A lavishly dressed young man said to those around him.
“If it were really so powerful, why would anyone want to openly advertise it across the continent? I heard from my second brother that people from other places can see Genesis in the sky too.”
“So, this must be some trash. No need to waste time learning it. We just need to focus on making the most of the innate magic patterns in our bodies!”
“Anyone who believes in this is a fool!”
The young man said confidently.
“Vic is right! Only idiots would believe in this!”
A girl beside him chimed in, agreeing.
The people around them also nodded in agreement with the young man’s words.
In this day and age, who didn’t know the importance of magic patterns?
Without magic patterns, it was like being sentenced to death, completely cut off from being a mage.
What nonsense Genesis was spreading, claiming that you could cast magic without a magic pattern… and even become a tier-sage?
That’s just ridiculous!
If becoming a tier-sage was that easy, where were all the new tier-sages appearing in the continent?
This thing must be a scam. Discover stories at empire
At that moment, a voice called out from afar.
“Vic!”
The voice was filled with anger, instantly drawing everyone’s attention.
“Isn’t that Dane? What’s he doing here?”
“How bold! How dare he address Young Master Vic by his name? What’s his identity?”
“Isn’t it just because his childhood friend likes our Young Master Vic? Does he think he’s worthy?”
“A dog dreaming of eating swan meat, I think he should just get as far away as possible!”
“…”
Vic’s entourage began to mock the approaching youth.
As for the so-called “childhood friend,” she was now leaning against Vic with a look of disgust, eyeing Dane.
It was as though the two had a deep, unspoken hatred.
“Oh, so it’s you, Dane!”
Vic finally spoke up, his voice dripping with disdain.
The others quickly fell silent.
“Your bloodline talent is so trash, it’s already been two years since you awakened your magic pattern, and you’re still only tier-bronze… If I were you, I would’ve already killed myself! Yet you keep coming here to provoke me… You really don’t know your place!”
Hearing Vic’s ridicule, Dane gritted his teeth and said:
“If it weren’t for me giving all my mana stones to that bastard…”
“Hmph, don’t make excuses for your own trash! Young Master Vic is the true genius!”
“Genius? Well, let me see if the genius you speak of dares to fight me!”
Dane said, stepping forward.
This made Vic and his people confused.
After all, Dane had been stuck at tier-bronze for two years, with no progress.
How could he challenge Vic, who was on the verge of becoming tier-silver?
Wasn’t that courting death?
Vic coldly looked at Dane.
“You… are you looking for death? Oh, right, I remember now. You must’ve… believed in that so-called Genesis in the sky?”
A worthless person, trying to challenge me with a book of lies from the sky?
It’s laughable.
With that, Vic smirked:
“Since you think you can beat me, come at me!”
“I’ll show you that you, and that Genesis you believe in…”
“Are all completely useless!”
