Although most high-level professionals chose An Zhu, Cape still had normal high-level professionals to vote.
Marshall is a high-level professional, and not only that, he is also an insider who escaped from the tower.
“Governor… I’m sorry.”
Although Marshall came to Cape because of Deborah, when he actually saw Deborah, he still felt extremely ashamed.
After all, he had run away, escaped from the tower, and abandoned the cause of sacrificing for all humanity.
Seeing Marshall’s face full of shame, Deborah sighed heavily.
“Being afraid is a common human emotion, and it’s understandable.”
Deborah patted Marshall’s head. Although he was already middle-aged and had a beard, in front of Deborah, Marshall still looked like a child who had made a mistake.
“At least you didn’t choose to make the situation more chaotic. Since it was Lady Anastasia who let you escape, you don’t have to blame yourself.”
Marshall didn’t respond, but from his heavy breathing, it was clear that he felt very guilty.
“And even if you have escaped, you can still continue to bear your responsibilities.”
As Deborah led Marshall to the laboratory she was in charge of, she explained the current research progress.
“With the help of the Northern Border, we have analyzed the supremacy magic used by the Avar people. Although the supremacy magic of the Avar has become bizarre today, the real problem does not lie in the supremacy magic itself.”
“The real danger is the body of the Outer God that has been left behind, which is hidden in the Eternal Frozen Land and has not been completely eliminated.”
Deborah led Marshall to the preserved remains of the Outer God that Lind had kept, saying, “Marshall, do you know the history of the tower?”
Marshall nodded. Although he didn’t know as much as Deborah, he was still aware of some basics. The tower had indeed been closed for a period of time in history when the remaining humans outside were fighting against the descending Outer Gods. By the time the tower reconnected with the world, civilization had severely regressed.
“Perhaps during that closed period, the outside world unleashed some magic that we can hardly imagine, capable of changing this world—true supremacy magic.”
Marshall stopped following Deborah.
“Director, do you mean there is supremacy magic beyond supremacy magic?”
“I don’t know.”
Deborah shook her head. “But from our research on the flesh of the Outer God, we’ve found a few clues. This Outer God must have coincidentally descended upon the Eternal Frozen Land at that time, and the people then unleashed some extremely powerful magic that not only altered the environment but also completely eradicated the Outer God.”
Deborah looked at the sealed flesh and said, “This Outer God was only hit by the aftershock, and due to the environmental changes at the time, its body was fortuitously preserved in the Eternal Frozen Land.”
Looking at the research records on the table, Marshall suddenly thought of something and said, “Then part of the supremacy magic from back then remained in the body of this Outer God?”
The laboratory was in dead silence until Deborah spoke: “That sleeping Demon God seems to have undergone some transformation. Its flesh has fused with the supremacy magic from back then, and the supremacy magic has instead resonated with it. It is absorbing the power of the supremacy magic and trying to help those contaminants break through the seal in the Sea of Consciousness, or rather, the contaminants in the Sea of Consciousness include part of this Outer God’s power.”
“Of course, all of this is just speculation, and our priority now is to find a way to eliminate that annoying black fog.”
Deborah took out the observational records on the black fog.
“The black fog will dissipate over time, but we can’t wait that long.”
“This black fog is a sacrifice; the power of that Outer God is mediated by its flesh and blood, influencing this reality through supremacy magic. If someone’s mental state has problems, they will be corrupted and eroded by the Outer God.”
Deborah was somewhat worried, as this meant that every time supremacy magic was used with the flesh of the Outer God as a catalyst, it would strengthen the entity of the Outer God and the power of the contamination in the Sea of Consciousness. If this continued a few more times, the Outer God would likely awaken completely.
Supremacy magic became the catalyst for the Outer God’s resurrection.
That governor might be able to address the demon clan within the black fog, but he couldn’t eliminate the black fog from which the Outer God was drawing power.
However, Deborah’s research was not stagnant.
“Theoretically, this black fog has a core composed of the flesh of the Outer God. As long as we break the core and come up with a magic that has properties opposite to that of this black fog, which can neutralize the power of the Outer God, we can purify this black fog—this is also the basic principle of breaking curses.”
Marshall nodded; curses were indeed his area of expertise, and now his colleagues in the tower had made progress in their research. If he could help, they might really be able to clear away this black fog. If the black fog could be eliminated, at least it would allow the tower to re-emerge in the world.
Not only that, Deborah brought good news: “We have figured out the location of the core within the black fog.”
“So doesn’t that mean if we develop a magic that has opposite properties, we can clear the black fog?”
“No.”
Deborah shook her head. She had bad news as well.
“The estimated location of the core is too high; even a dragon would find it difficult to attack at this point.”
Deborah turned her gaze to the ceiling of the research institute: “Unless we can launch an attack from the sky.”
