In the High Ger Empire, Evias had two pieces of information in front of him. One was a letter from his daughter Tia about the latest situation in Cape, while the other was sent by the ancestor of the Tower.
Facing the envoy from the Tower, when hearing about the current situation of the Tower, Evias experienced emotions such as tension, sighing, and sadness. Especially when the Tower’s envoy mentioned that the ancestor hoped he could coordinate the relationships between human nations to unite and drive out those invaders from across the shore, as well as contain the corpse of that Demon God from the Demon Clan, a great sense of mission surged within him.
Unlike those wandering human high-level professions, the elves from the Tower had almost completely unified with the High Ger Empire; the High Ger Empire indeed had the qualifications to lead this continent.
However, after Evias had shouldered the mission and shed his sadness, he looked at the message left for him by the ancestor, or rather, some advice.
In short, the situation in Cape was urgent; the coup had just ended, and enemies surrounded them. On one side were the Demon Clan, who had already used Supremacy Magic and possessed the strange corpse of the Demon God, while on the other side was the Anju Kingdom, utilizing traditional human arts to clash with Cape.
Since Cape had a good relationship with the Tower and had promised not to use Supremacy Magic, they hoped Evias could coordinate and assist Cape, helping it to resist the enemies from across the shore alongside Anju. Even though Anju had tilted towards the Avar Kingdom out of self-interest and Supremacy Magic, Cape could still become a significant support for Evias.
Evias looked at the companion from the Tower and asked, “Does the ancestor know the latest battle reports from Cape?”
“Director Deborah has mentioned it to the ancestor, but the ancestor does not really pay attention to worldly battles; he only knows that the Governor of Cape has repelled the Demon Clan. As for the friction at the Cape-Anju border, the ancestor isn’t very clear.”
Evias then opened the latest letter Tia had sent him.
Tia hadn’t been idle apart from eating; she had learned about the new weapons from the Northern Border, those steel monsters.
Assisting Cape… Did the ancestor have any misunderstandings about Cape’s current comprehensive strength?
Having spent a long time with Lind, Tia’s habit of gathering information had started to lean towards Lind. Compared to weapons, Tia sent Evias more information regarding the production situation in the Northern Border.
What was the cheapest thing in Anju?
It was labor. Those wealthy nobles would not hesitate to replace labor whenever possible, dismissing the crafts of the Northern Border.
And what was the cheapest thing in Cape’s Northern Border?
It was shells; ever since declaring war on Doug, the war in the Northern Border hadn’t ended. Everything was produced according to wartime standards, and now it was the same. No one knew how many weapons and ammunition the Northern Border had produced on their assembly lines.
Tia estimated that, in extreme cases, a shell could even become cheaper than the labor from Anju.
In such circumstances, for the Governor of Cape who had already taken control, it would be generous to vent anger on Anju. Yet now the ancestor was unexpectedly asking him to assist Cape?
Did they really… really need help? Wasn’t it to assist Cape in swallowing Anju and then resist the enemies from across the shore?
Evias fell into contemplation.
Meanwhile, Deborah immediately communicated with the companion from the Tower to understand the situation.
When she learned that everyone in the Tower had entered the Sea of Consciousness to eliminate contamination and that those outside personnel could no longer be controlled by the Tower, Deborah was momentarily stunned. Should she consider herself fortunate? Because she was responsible for connecting with the Northern Border Governor, she hadn’t returned to the Tower.
At the same time, this companion also brought a Holy Grail from Anastasia, saying to Deborah, “Director, Lady Anastasia said that if Cape cannot withstand the enemy’s attack, this can be given to the Northern Border Governor.”
Although this Holy Grail could no longer connect to the Tower servers, it could still provide some computational power for simple predictions.
But at this moment, Deborah had just finished discussing with Lantern Dream, where research had already progressed to collective dreams. If they advanced further, they would delve into the collective subconscious sea; if they progressed even further, they would grasp the secrets of the divine.
In Deborah’s view, what would happen if she gave the Holy Grail to that Northern Border Governor… To be honest, Deborah was somewhat hesitant to imagine.
Moreover, the enemy’s attack couldn’t possibly refer to those from Anju, could it?
Should she really give it away? This Holy Grail…
While Deborah hesitated, Lind summoned her, clearly due to the situation involving the Tower.
Deborah explained the situation from the Tower in detail to Lind.
“So, what you’re saying is that the Tower might soon be unable to control those high-level professions, yet you want me to unite with other nations to resist the invasion from across the shore, right?”
“Yes, my lord, at this time, we humans must unite.”
Hearing Deborah say that humanity needed to unite, Lind couldn’t help but laugh: “To be honest, the only ones I can trust now are the elves. In my view, everyone else apart from the elves are enemies.”
This was indeed the case; even some small kingdoms had begun to gather materials needed for Supremacy Magic. Apart from Lind’s old allies, others were not well-meaning.
Looking at the silent Deborah, Lind sighed: “Alright, I will try to contact other nations, even though the outcome may not be much.”
Even though Deborah said that the Tower hadn’t collapsed, merely that it couldn’t control those high-level professions temporarily, for Lind, it was no different from collapse.
He had just revised the regulations for controlling domestic professions, and now a bunch of individuals with formidable combat power were about to emerge, which would be a major hassle.
But if these professions could be absorbed by Lind, it would also be substantial. For instance, Supremacy Magic and high-level enchantment; Lind could only slowly build a model based on the principle of strength in numbers, after all, he couldn’t find any high-level professions outside, and his progress was slow to the point he considered giving up.
“How powerful are the combat abilities of high-level professions, really?”
Lind looked at Deborah; the only serious profession he had encountered with combat power was Lena. There might be individuals stronger than Lena around, but those were fundamentally not serious paths, so Lind intended to first see how strong serious professions could be.
“As for this, you don’t need to worry too much. Although high-level professions have seen a qualitative change compared to mid-level professions, they haven’t reached the point of being able to single-handedly face an army.”
“Ninth-level professions might be capable, but ninth-level professions are not common, especially since a large number have been absorbed by the Tower. Most of those who have come out this time are external seventh-level and eighth-level professions. They are quite powerful; although they cannot single-handedly destroy an army, changing the course of a war on their own is not difficult when the opponent lacks high-level professions.”
“In the past, a high-level profession knight could charge into the enemy camp, and a high-level profession mage could break the enemy’s army with a single spell.”
But then, Deborah glanced at Flora, who was waiting for a report next to Lind, and added, “Of course, that’s in the past…”
But Lind only heard that high-level professions could freely charge into battle and a single spell could crush an enemy’s army, which naturally required him to be on high alert. He turned to Flora and said, “Distribute the equipment prepared for the professions earlier. Let the Lars Knights of the Northern Border wear Powered Armor and get moving. We cannot allow those high-level professions to stir up trouble around the royal capital and the Northern Border.”
Hearing that Lind still had Powered Armor, Deborah’s heart sank. Why did it feel like this Northern Border Governor was more dangerous than other nations? Should she really give away this Holy Grail terminal?
Deborah even felt that if it were given away, a creature akin to or even surpassing an empire would awaken in her hands.
