Chapter 1537
Chapter 1537 - 1533: Old Friend
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"Perhaps, it’s time for us to leave."
In a dimly lit tavern within a perpetually hot Otherworldly realm, someone voiced this thought.
"The fight is costing us too much, and the reinforcements have yet to arrive..." It seems that the timing is not in our favor.
"Mainly, this world is too unique... At the material level, we can’t possibly lose, but in the Energy Plane, our flesh and blood bodies are at a great disadvantage."
Geographically, we are utterly defeated.
"What’s most aggravating is that the natives here don’t trust us, but instead trust those cosmic pirates, just because they are also bodies of energy..."
There is no harmony among the people, or rather, harmony lies with the opposition.
Fortune, geography, and people—all are against us in this "Battle of Phoenix."
"Phoenix City" is the nickname given to this world by the Eastern Country... Mainly because the academic who named it was a Westerner. He used a whopping seventeen cumbersome words, successfully leading to everyone ignoring the official name.
Crimson Star is the Western abbreviation, said to be because in some extraordinary visions, this world appears as a terrifying expanse of fiery red.
"I heard that the reinforcements are on their way."
"What’s the use? More fodder? Even if they send two Quasi-Gods, they can’t do much in this world."
The speaker was quite desperate, initially thrilled when his Church won the "bidding rights" as the frontline world to contest.
Subsequently, it was discovered that this was a tough nut to crack, one that even the Proper God Church couldn’t handle, and most of the Church’s resources had already been sunk into it.
This situation is akin to a company investing most of its assets and even loans into a super project. Before the project profits and develops healthily, the company’s other projects and departments will be suppressed.
If the big project truly collapses, the whole company might go under.
"No, this time I heard it’s different..."
The well-informed speaker here hesitated slightly.
The Divine War God, Domineering Three Faces, and Lu Ping’an actually have some connections; It is purely a God of Martial Fight, commanding various fervent fighters and warriors... This is a Proper God Church, overly abundant in martial virtues, and its relationship with the Eastern Country is quite favorable.
They are among the first batch of the Proper God Church who chose the main world, optimistically selecting the world with the most potential but also the greatest pressure given their strong and abundant martial virtues.
From the current situation, this clearly wasn’t a wise choice, as even these muscle-thinking Martial Fight Warriors have started to collectively sound the retreat, proving the difficulty of this world.
"...Back home, they are no longer stubbornly pretending everything is fine, this time they directly sent a request for help to the Eastern Country Official, and the reinforcements should be dispatched from there."
This statement immediately boosted everyone’s confidence a bit.
"Let’s hope they send some elite forces..."
"Combat power isn’t the most important; with the Eastern Country Official’s talent reserve vault, there should be candidates suited for this Plane. It’s too bad about Excellency Su Lan’s demise, he was a Quasi-God, just couldn’t adapt to the environment here..."
The more rigid the past assertions, the more humble the present.
"I heard, it was directly from our country’s Ministry of National Defense who initially handpicked them; it should be useful..."
If it were Lu Ping’an himself, he would undoubtedly be astonished; the person speaking without any confidence was his old acquaintance "White Martial Face" Gan Qianyun.
This eighth-tier Boss was once full of high spirits, but now not only is he scarred all over, but it’s unbelievable how his confidence as a Martial Fight Warrior has been ground away.
But honestly, it’s also because this world is really hard to deal with, making it incredibly difficult to utilize one’s abilities.
"I have some news here; it seems some people from military strategic logistics have been transferred over, many of whom are neutral strongmen, Solo Travelers who don’t need to give too much face to the Proper God Church and the Official... Reportedly, this time several Vice Admirals are coming over, including one extraordinary new star under twenty years old."
This statement instantly caused a thousand waves.
Being a Vice Admiral before the age of twenty? Even for those powerful, neutral individuals close to the Official, by convention, the treatment for eighth-tier would only extend up to the ranks of Brigadier or Major General... almost promoting to the unbeatable rank of Vice Admiral? Could it be that a Quasi-God has been transferred here? A Quasi-God under twenty?
This time, the military’s personnel transfer would surely bring someone who could adapt to this damned environment. Could it really be that a powerful helper is arriving?
"Damn it, why haven’t I heard that there are few above Rule-level under twenty, even eighth or ninth-tier?"
Gan Qianyun found it somewhat incomprehensible but also breathed a sigh of relief. Sending such a super rookie with limitless prospects as a helping hand clearly shows that the Eastern Country’s headquarters has not given up on this world.
"Anyhow, a nominal Vice Admiral’s combat power should alleviate a lot of pressure, at least filling the gap left by the death of a Quasi-God. I hope it’s a veteran Quasi-God..."
"White Martial Face" Gan Qianyun dreamt, anticipating the arrival of a strongman, yet unaware that this time it was an old acquaintance of his.
"Are you sure you want to use this kind of material for the Bone Flesh Foundation? Won’t you reconsider?"
When Lu presented his plan, what he received was surprise and even doubt.
Because this time, the material he chose was neither expensive nor a special biomatter... His final choice, in a narrow sense, was even unrelated to life.
"No need to think it over, let’s settle on this and start right away..."
Acquiring the material this time was fairly simple; strictly speaking, all one needed to do was to open a tube and insert it outside.
"Seawater, can it really be used as material?"
"I used to think it couldn’t, but now... actually, there really isn’t an essential barrier between life and non-life."
A massive amount of seawater was poured into the Life Cauldron, which had expanded at some point to the size of a small building.
This is just ordinary seawater, not to mention Extraordinary, it’s not even a biological material.
"This time, I plan to try something new..."
In the cauldron before Lu Ping’an was a pool of "clear water".
Materials that were supposed to be for the Core of Wisdom had dissolved, and the Spiritual Power Holy Water, originally a refined product of seawater, now further merged back into the sea.
Lu Ping’an seemed to be making soup, but this soup was so clear you could see right to the bottom.
"Elemental Creature?"
"...Not exactly, maybe half. It, or he, or she, is a ’Bone Flesh Intelligence Life’ with self-cognition as an Elemental body..."
The original Life Cauldron couldn’t generate pure Elemental or Energy Creatures because they are essentially different from flesh and blood life forms, even Little Flame evolved from an "animal form".
Starting directly with a pure Elemental Life is beyond the abilities Lu Ping’an had previously encountered, including Water Elemental Life which he has never tried before.
But now, having once transformed into a sea of fire himself, he profoundly understood what an "Elemental Life" form really was, so naturally, he could give it a try.
"It, no, she will compensate for my deficiencies..."
The Core of Wisdom of Intelligent creatures ensures the high intellect of newborns, and considering the current state of Lu Ping’an’s Magic Pet, he believes there is a high probability that the newborn is female... Well, not necessarily physiologically female because she might not have ’physiology’, but likely self-identifies as female.
Magic Pets supplement Lu Ping’an’s life form, and this newborn, too, comes with a mission...
"Will she become my blood, become the veins with which I stir the world?"
— End of Chapter 1537 —