When the plot-skips players into the game world Chapter 1586 - 277: Just as Expected

That is the sound of the Hourglass.

All Transcendents worldwide simultaneously heard the new announcent in their hearts—

[The promotion ceremony for breaking through the seventh energy level of the Path of Devotion will be conducted separately as the Lunar Eclipse Ceremony]

[The Power of Devotion boils completely, the nine rivers of Path beco increasingly turbulent—]

[From today, all Paths will gain a universal healing ability, the mana required to heal any injury is halved, and the healing effect is doubled]

[The barrier between the Dream Realm and the Material Realm becos weak, significantly lowering the difficulty of prayers, spirit communication, summoning, and divine descent related to Dream Realm exists]

[—Balance Law has been updated, a new balance point has been established]

In the past years, the Hourglass has only proclaid new laws twice. Originally, there was not a single announcent for thousands of years, but within a few months, it rang out three tis.

At this mont, even the most obtuse Transcendent should unmistakably understand...a new era has arrived.

"...It’s really good."

Even Aiwass breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn’t care less about what words the Water Crow Guard of the Benevolent Lords had to convey to him.

Once he roughly understood he was to attend a eting tomorrow morning, he hurriedly dismissed them—Aiwass was already impatient to contact Grey, to see how things were going on her side.

If Grey successfully convinces the Fla Celestial Marshal, it would definitely be a trendous achievent.

After all, the strength of the Fla Celestial Marshal, among the Celestial Marshals dismissed by the Ring of Ouroboros in this round, could be considered one of the best. Moreover, the Fla Celestial Marshal’s abilities were not quite suited for combat.

According to intelligence ntioned in Grey’s letter, the Fla Celestial Marshal possesses the power to transform "civilization."

All those technologies and war preparations accumulated by the dwarves over thousands of years were transford by her into Fire Spirits.

Activated Magic Energy Cannons, activated heavy-armored chas, activated chanical fortresses, activated Steel Cities...not only were these things gathered together, even the dwarves themselves were consud by that devastating fla, becoming one chanical dwarf after another.

All organic matter turned into inorganic, and all inorganic matter gained life and reason.

This ability is quite similar to that of a Fla Demon—Aiwass had once seen a Fla Demon use a similar ability during the promotion ceremony, to demonize the Hall of Silver and Tin.

But back then, the ones transford into Fla Demon Derivatives were just a group of palace guards, butlers, and maids...they were wielding either cold weapons or were unard. There were even those holding candlesticks and mops, things that didn’t resemble normal weapons at all.

Their cores were the flowing living flas. These weapons, even when enchanted, couldn’t withstand the fla’s temperature, and would quickly disintegrate after combat.

However, the Fla Celestial Marshal is different—as a god governing fla, steel, and forging, the "weapons" demonized by her beco not weaker but stronger after gaining life; whereas the organic life chanized by her gains the advantages of inorganic matter.

Actually, Aiwass believes that this is the core understanding of the Fla Celestial Marshal regarding the Path of Devotion and Civilization Source River: civilization does not necessarily require humans.

This might not be entirely wrong.

If the Void completely perates this world, this could be a way to continue "civilization."

For the essence of the Void is "aninglessness," but to artificial intelligence, to steel and machinery, this is a pseudo-problem—they inherently exist without aning. This is precisely why this tool race born from the Void may not be destroyed by it...if anything, they might turn into tools of the Void, thereby surviving.

—Just as cows, horses, cats, and dogs are dosticated by humans and continue to exist.

How could this not be considered a type of "civilization"? Only the least desirable kind.

Just like the Star Spirit, which inherited the Atlantis civilization of the past scale bearers...if living beings one day reach their end, perhaps the machinery hatched from their shells could beco a new civilization.

Whether it is His Holiness, or the Fla Celestial Marshal herself, both find this concept sowhat blurry, not having a clear understanding of their own Path...instead, Aiwass seems better at understanding the thoughts of the Fla Celestial Marshal.

Unfortunately, the current era is still sowhat lagging behind.

In another hundred or two hundred years, when the era of automation and artificial intelligence arrives, the Fla Celestial Marshal might be able to figure it out.

Now, the Fla Celestial Marshal is caught between the paradox of "civilization continuing to develop no longer needing humans" and "can a civilization without humans be considered civilization," feeling confused.

Her ideas are advanced and extre, yet her understanding is antiquated, and her morals are traditional—that’s why the Fla Celestial Marshal feels pain.

As the world’s top artisan, the Fla Celestial Marshal fixes and optimizes any problems she encounters when assimilating these tals. Although Aiwass is confident he could easily defeat a few hundred Fla Celestial Marshals...however, facing the accumulated military might of the dwarf civilization, Aiwass truly feels reluctant.

—The known military technology of the dwarf civilization matches the elves with the strongest martial virtue thousands of years ago, while the elves have laid down their arms, transforming swords into plowshares, and any of their ancient cruisers could already surpass modern technology...wouldn’t fighting against all the military technology accumulated by the dwarves an Aiwass has to struggle to the death with an entire civilization?

Even binding the entire human civilization together might—not, it certainly would be harder than defeating the Fla Celestial Marshal!

Not to ntion, those chanical dwarves, at their core, are indeed the dwarf race. If Aiwass were to crush them, it would be equivalent to personally exterminating a race, destroying an ancient civilization that has lasted thousands of years.

Even if Aiwass manages to survive this, the war would inevitably plunge the world into chaos.

Not to ntion how many innocents this would affect...the ambition of discovering dwarves have hidden taboo technologies for thousands of years would lead to a series of troubleso repercussions.

Fortunately, Grey is reliable enough.

With persuasive rhetoric, she convinced the stubborn-headed Fla Celestial Marshal.

—According to Grey’s previous letter, she probably let the Fla Celestial Marshal release her own power, becoming a Celestial Marshal walking on earth. Just like past Crown Lords, searching for new possibilities for her Path through such an ascetic practice.

And as Aiwass was preparing the ritual, intending to contact Grey...

The Benevolent Lords suddenly convened a small eting.

Among them were Mahid Fran and Ismael, who had just left not long ago—naturally, Aiwass was not among them.

"Brothers and sisters," a voice faintly rose, "our decision was correct.

"—The imnsely powerful Fla Celestial Marshal was indeed solo defeated by this young Pope!

"The Great Abyss cannot compare to the flas, since that’s the case...do you admit to being worse than the newly appointed Pope?"