Chapter 430: Chapter 205: Long Time No See
Watching the silent crowd within the great hall, the Councilman’s expression returned to calm.
“I understand, not everyone has the courage to face seemingly insurmountable challenges.”
“But now, a truly feasible solution is right before you. And regardless of whether we succeed in the end, there will be no harm to you.”
“We all know that a Professional’s mental intentions possess strength, and a sufficiently powerful Professional can even interfere with reality through mental power alone.
However, research indicates that even the thoughts raised by ordinary people are also endowed with strength, albeit extremely weak, so weak that they’re difficult to notice.”
“Before the advent of the Mechanical Network, people’s thoughts would arise and then dissipate, and this spiritual power would naturally vanish.
But now, when connected to the Mechanical Network, the spiritual power generated by every thought does not directly disperse but is collected by the network.
This means, the more people connected to the Mechanical Network, the stronger the spiritual power gathered by the network becomes.”
With that said, the Councilman waved his hand again, and a phantom projection of the Federation map appeared in the air.
The crowd could see that in the light blue projection, a part of the Kingdom area had already lit up with dense clusters of red dots.
And along the bottom of the entire map, various percentage symbols were marked.
“Among the current total population of the Federation, the proportion of Connectors is 12.76%. Among all Connectors, the percentage of Professionals above the First Rank is 36.49%.”
“This represents the current specific development statistics of the Mechanical Network, and now, the power contained within the Mechanical Network is already comparable to a full-powered strike from a veteran Ninth Rank Professional.
If we continue to develop in this manner, and over 80% of the countless ordinary people and Professionals in the entire Federation become Connectors of the Mechanical Network.
Then the power possessed by the network will really inflate to an unimaginable height! A height truly hopeful in piercing the Sky Peak Barrier!”
After listening to the Councilman’s description, many Ninth Rank council members couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.
“It does sound impressive, but what kind of vessel could possibly contain such power?”
A moment later, a Ninth Rank Professional whose body appeared as translucent as crystal raised a question.
“Each person connected to the network, along with their own headbands, already serve as vessels,”
spoke the Councilman calmly.
“The dispersed spiritual power will be collected and then temporarily stored in the headbands. The role of the Mechanical Network is merely to collect and to uniformly command all the forces.”
“Then, if we follow your proposition, Councilman, who should ultimately command this power?”
At this point, a previously silent Ninth Rank Limit spoke up, raising a question that directly targeted the core issue.
As this statement was made, the atmosphere in the room instantly solidified. Everyone’s gaze turned towards the Councilman’s deep black eyes, awaiting his response.
“If you all agree to participate in this plan, then the key capable of harnessing the power of the network will be the Crown placed before you all,”
Looking back at the crowd with serene eyes, the Councilman’s words shocked many Ninth Rank Professionals.
“Power requires a vessel, and while it is normally stored in countless headbands, once invoked, this power still needs to be concentrated at one point.
When over eighty percent of the Federation becomes Connectors to the Mechanical Network, the immense power will be far beyond what any Ninth Rank can endure.
Therefore, in this plan, we will need to rely on everyone’s collective effort to share the massive burden of the network’s power. Afterwards, using a Cooperation Array, we’ll gather all the strength into one final attack.”
“That will be a force far exceeding the so-called Limit Break Level, truly touching the legendary Legendary Level. Don’t you want to give it a shot?”
“But… what if it ultimately fails?”
Stroking the dark gold Crown in front of him, a Ninth Rank softly spoke after a long pause.
“Do you know? The world initially had no paths. They only appeared because people traveled them.
And those of us at the forefront are the pioneers and explorers of civilization.”
The Councilman in the black robe glanced at him and sighed softly.
“Even if we ultimately fail, when someone breaks through to become the first Legendary individual in the future, our actions today will still be remembered by history.
In the year 2462 of the Federation Calendar, in the month of rebirth, some people at the forefront of humanity attempted to take a step towards the sky—”
At night, in Dawn City, Silver Maple Hotel.
This was the tallest building in the Middle District of Dawn City and used to be the property of the Fifth Prince before the fall of the Gray Iron Kingdom.
At this moment, Fiona had already arrived at the door of the top floor suite reserved for Dukes.
According to that strange pigeon, this was the place for the meeting.
After hesitating briefly, the girl touched the Reminder Array on the door to notify the other party of her arrival.
A voice transmitted, and the door opened a crack on its own, with bright light and a warm aroma infused with delicate and elegant fragrance spilling out.
Taking a small breath to steady her nerves, Fiona entered.
The interior space was large, with furniture bearing the distinct classical and luxurious style of Gloria, and golden glittering walls adorned with incense burners, diffusing the refined fragrance of burnt silver snow leaves.
A middle-aged man with an average face, yet still quite charming, sat on a sofa. He was wrapped in a cloak bearing the insignia of the Embers Organization and holding an unknown pale silver tome.
Seeing Fiona enter, he closed the book in his hands and lightly snapped his fingers.
And with that, the door behind the girl closed automatically.
“Hello, Your Excellency, do you know where my brother is?”
Fiona was slightly startled inside, but still politely curtsied to the stranger.
With an amused gaze, Anvis stood up and slowly approached the girl.
“It’s brave of you to come alone. How about this, you come to my bedroom and I’ll take you to see him, okay?”
“…What do you want to do?”
Her lake-blue eyes warily watched the approaching Anvis; Fiona instinctively raised her hand to touch the Talisman on her chest, and strands of her light gold hair began to glow.
“Hehehe, don’t even think about calling for help. The moment the door closed, the space inside became completely isolated. No signals can get out now, so even if you screamed your lungs out, it’d be useless—”
With a strange smile, Anvis continued to approach.
At the same time, an immense pressure descended on Fiona, making the girl feel somewhat paralyzed, as if the situation was heading in an unsuitable direction for children.
Outside the door, a figure standing in the corner frowned, but did not intervene right away, continuing to wait quietly for the right moment.
Several waiters passed by his side, but none noticed his presence.
At that moment, the young Elemental Dragon Feiya suddenly burst out of the void and ferociously pounced, opening her mouth to bite.
What surprised Anvis was that its body seemed to have undergone another evolution in a short time, and its strength had greatly increased.
However, due to the gap in raw power, Anvis casually waved his hand, and an invisible force field formed into a sphere, trapping Feiya within and leaving her immobile.
On the other side, the little cat Kate also jumped out, and then its figure split into two cats under the influence of the Magic Pendant.
But when it saw the disguised Anvis, it suddenly paused and let out a confused meow.
“Kate… do you feel something very familiar about him?”
Fiona, who was struggling under pressure, also paused for a moment, turning her head to look at Anvis.
Anvis looked at the little kitten with some surprise, and then suddenly understood something. This cat seems sensitive to the power of the Ancient Secret Scripture.
“Blown my cover, have I? Well then, let’s just leave it at that.”
Shaking his head, Anvis withdrew his pressure and returned to his original spot, and in the midst of the girl’s puzzled gaze, he lifted his disguise.
“Long time no see, Fei.”