There was a rustling sound, the sound of a pen hooking on paper.

Look through the light.

On a desk in the living room, Arka was writing something.

Shadetti came to his back and gently rested her head on his shoulder.

Leaning against it, looking at what he was writing.

The booklet originally had 11 numbers, but now most of them have been crossed out.

There are only three numbers left, which are still in the notebook.

"Are these crossed-out Towers of Trials that have been collected by the Church of the Four Gods?" Natsuyo asked.

Arka shook his head.

"On the contrary, there are 8 Towers of Trials, which have been controlled by the Church of the Four Gods."

This information was recently given to him by Brev.

The Church of the Four Gods stepped in, and almost most of the forces that controlled the Tower of Trials were willing to hand over control of the Tower of Trials to the Church.

Primarily for many large powers, the Tower of Trials, while useful, is not so useful that they are willing to offend the church and keep it in their hands.

After all, if the Tower of Trials didn't have an official identity, it would only have a training machine at most.

It also depends on the person who enters the Tower of Trials to meet the requirements.

And the existence that felt that the Tower of Trials was very useful to the forces, but could not provoke the church at all, and even dared not provoke the slightest anger, so he had to hand over the control of the Tower of Trials to the church.

Moreover, of the eight Trials Towers that have been controlled, only four are actually controlled by the forces.

The other four are still staying in place, but there are many small forces that use them from time to time.

Similar to the status of the Tower of Trials that Arka had used before.

As for the remaining three.

Obviously, the forces in charge of him are reluctant to hand over the tower to the Church of the Four Gods for various reasons.

And Arka's main purpose now is to take down the Tower of Trials of these three forces.

Shadetti watched as Alka was adding another number to each serial number.

"What are you writing about?" Xia Daiti didn't understand and asked suspiciously.

After adding the numbers, Arka said with a smile, "Sort them according to their distance from the scars of the world." ”

Xia Daiti nodded in understanding, then thought of something, frowned, and asked with some surprise: "So fast?" You...... You're going to advance to Stage 7? ”

After all, this kind of planning, if it is still far from the seventh stage, it is a little too fast.

Hearing this, Arka nodded.

Before obtaining the Meditation Stone, the strength improvement from the sixth stage up did not get much speed.

But when the Meditation Stone was made, they entered the fast lane of rapid meditation and rapid improvement in strength.

Later, they exploited the potential of the Meditation Stone, keeping it in overload mode.

Because it is a treasure, the overload mode has no effect on the meditation stone.

In addition, the strength of Arka Dream has increased too quickly, and the reality corresponding to the dream has caused the gap between him and everyone to widen faster and faster.

Now that he is about to advance to the seventh stage, the spiral in his body has reached the consummation of the sixth stage.

It's in the gestation stage now, and it won't be a few days before it will be promoted to the point where it is enough to advance.

"So fast?" Xia Daiti couldn't help but ask.

Arka smiled and asked, "How long do you expect to advance to Stage 7?" ”

Hearing this, Xia Daiti felt it for a while, thought about it and said, "Based on the current improvement rate, I will have to wait at least a year before it is possible. ”

A year later.

According to the current meditation and the speed of ascension of the crowd, the first place is still Arka, followed by Jason and Urullius.

Then came Shadetti.

The common denominator of the three of them is the completion of the collection of scepter-level treasures.

The speed of the others was a little slower than that of the Xia Dynasty, but it was not much different from the others.

"Are you going to get out of here after reaching the seventh stage?" Natsuyo asked.

Arka nodded.

"That's right, now it's time to start preparing."

The conversation between the two recalls being in the corner of the night.

…………

Time flies.

In the assembly of the Vastwa.

Arka is sitting right in the middle of it.

"You're leaving?" One of the councillors looked at Arka, and they asked.

They also just got the news.

Arka nodded, "Although there is no way to deal with the Devouring Mouth now. But the Devouring Mouth can no longer pose any threat to us.

The hard stuff has been solved, it's time to get out of here, and you're already here. ”

Hearing Arka's words, the councillors looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Only the Great Elder sat on the throne with his back bent.

"Do you have any suggestions for our future here?"

Apparently they have settled here, and Arka is a treasure hunting group, and their departure is inevitable.

Arka looked at the Vastwa in front of him, didn't know what he thought, sighed and said, "Don't spread what I'm saying now. It just needs to be done silently. ”

Hearing Arka's words become serious, the Great Elder and several surrounding councillors immediately nodded, sat up straight and listened carefully.

Then with a slight wave of his hand, as if to control something, the windows and doors of the entire conference room were completely closed and soundproofed.

Seeing this, Arka nodded and began to speak.

"Simon must have helped you research several perfect weapon templates, right?"

One of the councillors in charge of this nodded.

"Your first priority now is to form a defensive force, and then build the City of Return into a fortress strong enough to defend against the demons, and the defensive side is facing the direction of the demons."

After so many years of development, the average strength of the armed forces of the Vastwa people has reached the third stage of perfection.

Among them, some of them have mastered treasures, and there have been about five stages of existence.

They've fully established themselves here.

Without waiting for them to ask questions, Arka continued: "The weapons factory needs to be expanded, and the equipment manufactured is dedicated to the defense of the city.

Continue to do the previous demon research, do a good job of targeted protection and attack equipment, and be ready to defend against demons at any time. ”

"The second and most important thing is that the production line of the magic stone should have been built some time ago, right?"

Hearing this, one of the people in charge of the councillor immediately nodded and said, "That's right, although the production is small and the defective rate is high, it has indeed been built. ”

The equipment of the Gathering Stone itself exists in the records of the Vastwa people, and together with the experience of Acre, such a production line has been formed.

"The Gathering Stones will be the key to your complete foothold here and integration into this world.

It's best to rush into the Anti-Demon Alliance with this thing and your weapons. ”

That is, an alliance formed by the Church of the Four Gods and major forces to defend against demons.

Joining in also indicates that the Vastwa people have been counted as a force.

Although it can't be compared with other forces, it is located in the scar of the world after all. There's also the productivity of weapons and things like Gathering Stones, and that's enough.

In the face of Alka's suggestion, they couldn't help but fall silent, not knowing what they were thinking.

It's not a rejection, it's a reflection of the consciousness.

Because Arka's suggestion sounds very straightforward, that is, the demon is likely to counterattack.

And it is possible that the front line will be defeated, causing the line to retreat.

Since Arka's previous promotion to the sixth stage, when he went to the Demon Fortress to defend against demons.

At that time, the demon's offensive was getting lower and lower, and it was kept at the lowest offensive, which has continued until now.

After so many years, the front line is now constantly exploring the demon's territory.

is even ready for a counterattack, and it is bound to push the wall of defense forward.

But the interesting thing is that instead of pushing the entire wall forward, they are going to build a wall closer to it.

At the same time, more defenses were being built in the rear.

Some people with a keen sense of smell have clearly discovered something. The Vastevas, of course, they also had some ideas, but now Arka's proposal has made their ideas clear.

"The devil will ...... A big counteroffensive? One of the councillors looked at Arka and asked quietly.

Obviously, there were only a few of them in this meeting, but he couldn't help but lower his voice.

Arka looked at him, nodding or shaking his head, the meaning was already self-evident.

Then he stood up: "The difficulty you will encounter this time is the first ordeal you will encounter after you have established yourself here, and it may be the greatest.

If you can get through it, then you're on your toes. Whether it's the Church of the Four Gods or any other big power, you'll all recognize you.

Whether it can develop and prosper in the future depends on this time, and it is both a crisis and an opportunity. ”

With that, leaving a few thinking Vastwa people, Arka left the place.

Then he said goodbye to Brev and to his acquaintances in the City of Return.

Teleport through a quick mirror to the Demon-Resistant Fortress on the front line.

"You're leaving?" Grefal asked, looking at him.

At this time, Grayfal was standing on the city wall, looking into the distance.

A small bulge can be seen at the end of the field of vision, which is the newly built wall after advancing into the demonic territory, and most of the personnel have now been transferred there.

Arka nodded, "It's time to leave, and there's more important things to do." ”

"I've heard a little about it, by the way, thank you for gathering magic stones."

Some samples of the end of the gathering have already been sent to the front.

Apparently he was not thanking himself, but for his subordinates.

The appearance of the Gathering Magic Stone accelerated the speed of everyone's meditation.

After a few small talks, Arka went to meet the people of the Church of Our Lady, and after a brief pause, left and returned to the city of return.

At this time they lived for many years in the house, in the hall.

Everyone is ready, many things in the room have been packed, and the puppet girls are still bouncing around.

"Then let's leave."

As he spoke, a huge mirror appeared in front of him, and a spiral of dreams appeared in the mirror.

The crowd looked around, they had been here for a long time, and it was time to leave.

With nostalgia, there is a hint of excitement. The crowd walked through the mirror and disappeared into the room.

And they appeared in a cliff cave by the sea.

Appeared on the deck of the Sound of Dawn.

At this time, Simon had already arrived on the deck of the Sound of Dawn before them, and was conducting a routine inspection of the Sound of Dawn.

Such an inspection is carried out every year.

But now that they're leaving, they'll have to examine it more closely, though it doesn't make any sense to Dawn's voice.

After all, the Sound of Dawn is no longer a ship, but a tree life in the shape of a ship.

"Ah, go home."

Ulullius jumped around the deck barefoot, thumping on the foot deck.

Hearing her words, everyone couldn't help but smile.

For them, the sound of dawn is really like a home.

Put some of the items stored in the pocket ring into the Sound of Dawn.

Since the Sound of Dawn has been cleaned all the time, there is no need for everyone to continue cleaning. Once you're on board, you can leave when you're ready.

Or it is no longer necessary for them to sail a boat.

The Sound of Dawn slowly exited the cave.

Towards the sea in the distance.

This time, everyone gathered at the bow of the ship and looked at the sea in the sea breeze.

How long has it been since they've been on the sea like this?

"Now that I think about it, we've been scarred in the world for more than a decade." Shadetti stood next to Arka and couldn't help but say.

Time really doesn't feel real, and for them, it really flies too fast.

"In the end, I still haven't solved the devouring mouth." Jason couldn't help but say as he watched the bow of the ship split the sea and the waves splashed on either side.

When they first came to World Scar, it was because the Devouring Mouth was targeting them.

At that time, they had generally only just reached the fifth stage, and in the face of the target of the Devouring Mouth, they could easily fall into a situation from which they could not recover.

Especially after the Devouring Mouth became more familiar to them.

Entering the World Scar, relying on the anti-demonic properties of the World Scar, he was able to obtain a safe state so close to the mouth of devouring.

After advancing to the sixth stage, he went to the front line to face it directly.

But after advancing to the sixth stage, the Devouring Mouth no longer targeted them, as if they had given up.

Not only that, but after that, the entire demon's attack intensity slowed down and slowed down.

Now it has even been pushed forward by the defenders for tens of kilometers of the defensive line.

"The revelation you saw earlier ......" Shadetti suddenly turned his head to look at Arka.

Hearing this, everyone around silently closed their mouths.

Arka sighed, "So it's our duty now to gather the Tower of Trials as fast as we can. ”

The so-called revelation is that a few years ago Arka received another revelation from the Virgin.

The picture he saw.

It's hordes of demons, and the overwhelming number seems to have taken over the entire world, and it's a terrifying number of demons to look at.

What was even more terrifying was that he saw the Devouring Mouth, but the demons that were even stronger than the Devouring Mouth were no longer just the three of them as before.

Instead, it became 5.

For such a thing as revelation, Arka probably already has a certain understanding in his heart.

He even went to inquire about the Virgin himself.

Revelation was not a prophecy, but something that already existed at this stage, but he did not know it.

So just show it to him.

The problem is that Our Lady herself has no control over such powers.

To put it simply, such a revelation is not a power of Our Lady, but a power that she is learning to master.

But when that picture is displayed, the meaning is self-evident.

How could a demon possibly abandon their world? The so-called slowing down of the offensive of the World Scar is nothing more than the gathering of more powerful troops.

By the number of leaders, we know that the Devouring Mouth has two new allies, and both of them are powerful beings.

Even that was the scene from a few years ago, but the offensive did not start until now. Maybe they're still drawing power, and this time they're going to take down the whole world.

According to the study of the abyss, it is no longer the abyssal plane that attacks them, at least another layer will be added.

The number of troops was even directly doubled.

"When we gather the Tower of Trials together, what an exaggerated boost he can bring to the entire front line of defense." Arka said as he looked at the crowd.

Even if they stay on the front line now, they will defend themselves against the huge attack that will come later.

They are nothing more than a group of powerhouses in the sixth and seventh stages.

But if they gather the 12 Towers of Trials together, the function of the gathering is to be able to give temporary treasures to those who pass the trial.

That is, the personal treasures of this life that belong only to them cannot be left behind with death.

But that's enough.

How many people on the front line have no treasures, but their strength has been topped by the three-stage consummation.

It can be said that there are countless of them.

It is never the quantity that limits their strength, but the treasures and the rules of this world.

After all, we are mortals, and the limits of life are limited.

Without the help of treasures, if you want to break through the boundaries of life, that is something that only a true genius can do.

Once they have gathered the Tower of Trials, the pressure on the front line will slow down rapidly, and will slow down faster and faster over time.

"And don't forget, the Gathering Stone is feeding the scars of the entire world, and even spreading to the entire Infinite Sea."

Arka said with a smile.

The combination of the Gathering Stones and the Tower of Trials that they need to do now will greatly alleviate the problem of troops.

Moreover, the major powers and the Church have begun to silently gather forces all over the world.

The demons are gathering power that can devour the world, and that world is naturally gathering enough power to resist it.

"Where are you going to choose?" Jason asked.

Hearing this, Arka looked at the endless sea in front of him and said, "Enter the channel first, quickly pass through the storm area to the outside world, and then directly promote on the spot." ”

He has not yet advanced to the seventh stage.

But you can advance at any time.

However, the absorption of mana to advance to the seventh stage is too exaggerated, so Arka chooses to promote when they leave the world scar and reach the outer seas.

The main thing is that it is difficult to eliminate impurities due to overly exaggerated mana absorption, especially if there is an abyssal aura.

And it's hard for him not to wonder if he'll encounter all sorts of influences again.

The main thing is that if I can't rule out the problem of the abyssal aura being affected, I am still afraid. (End of chapter)