Rod showed a faint smile and said, "I’m sorry, Kashan, I forgot to tell you, you really annoyed me during the day, always wasting my extra time, delaying my evening dates with my lover. She is much prettier than you, gentle and lovely, with long and white legs, and her breasts are..."
A crimson light burst forth, and boiling breath surged out, nearly drowning the tunnel in red steam.
Accompanied by an unprecedented loud noise, the Sealing Gate set by the Silver Tribe thousands of years ago was violently opened, and the seal attached to the gate automatically unlocked.
Rod breathed out a long sigh, grateful that the mission had finally succeeded. In her extreme anger, Kashan had punched the door instead of him, which was a fortunate misfortune.
A few cheers came from a distance, it was Archbishop Horus and Grand Scholar Delan among others.
They no longer hid, running over quickly, and praised, "Well done, Rod!"
"You were great, Kashan!"
"You have accomplished a great deed, the Royal City will grant you Heroic Badges."
Rod didn’t speak, just quietly waited for the bloody aura to subside, revealing Kashan’s figure.
She stood there quietly, her expression becoming calm, even indifferent.
She looked at Rod and said calmly, "I did it."
"I know you did it for Trolian, but I’m still very angry."
"Anger is right, to survive, we always have to give up something. In comparison, the cost of personal feelings is the smallest, much less than blood, soul, or life."
Kashan was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I understand."
Her body swayed, and then she fell to the ground.
Grand Scholar Delan rushed over, checked her forehead and brow, and breathed a long sigh of relief: "It’s okay, her soul hasn’t suffered irreversible damage. It’s just because of the backlash from the Spark of Fury’s side effects due to output beyond her limits, her soul has become very weak, she might need two to three months of rest."
Horus glanced around for a moment, surprised, "The Spark of Fury has completely integrated into her soul, without any gaps left."
Rod remained silent, he had actually known the reason Kashan was incompatible with the Spark of Fury before undertaking this mission—she hadn’t truly let go of the tenderness in her heart, always leaving room behind her anger.
This was told by the Book of Knowledge after it had accessed its Root Spirituality and used its characteristic of seeking knowledge without damaging the soul.
Of course, there was still a price to be paid.
For this answer, Rod had spent a lot of resources, including a Flower of Humanity, which also pained him somewhat.
But Kashan was not only crucial for the next mission of the Holy Fire project, she was also currently Rod’s only complete Favored—everything she did was regarded as done by him.
The investment in her was never going to be a loss.
Once she had embraced sorrow and become ruthless, she completely integrated with the Spark of Fury.
Her growth would accelerate significantly, and her combat power would also get an exponential increase.
At that point, Kashan’s role would fully manifest.
Rod couldn’t help but reveal a faint smile.
He must fill his Black Battle Group with such people, then he would never have to worry about soul matters again.
At that moment, Horus pondered for a while and suddenly said, "Rod, Kashan’s resource consumption must be great, right? You have accomplished such a great deed, the Royal City shouldn’t let you bear the burden. How about this, I will restore Kashan’s strong characteristics, and from now on, her supply of resources will be handled by the Royal City."
If a Favored were to leave his environment, it would gradually fade away, he needed to use his resources to sustain her.
Having come this far, Horus, you actually want to pick my peach?
"Kashan will always be part of the Black Battle Group, no one is allowed to take her away."
Horus said somewhat awkwardly, "Little Rod, I don’t object if you want to support her, after all, everyone wants their Battle Group to be stronger. But Kashan is different now, her supply of materials must be ensured, otherwise, it will affect her growth, the Royal City has the right to take back her governance."
Rod bowed slightly and said, "Don’t worry, Your Excellency the Archbishop, with me here, the Black Battle Group will not lack resources."
Horus showed a satisfied smile, "Well said, Little Rod."
He looked towards the open gate and the deep tunnel behind it and sighed lightly, saying,
"Starry Sky City... the moment that decides the fate of mankind is coming."