The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 1643 - 773: Call Me the Ash-Eater_2

"Is the awakening of the book highly difficult?"

After waiting for half a day, the Book of Knowledge did not respond. Rod returned to the Dream Realm, only to find it wide open, looking as if it were dazed.

"What’s the matter? Is it extremely difficult, almost impossible to awaken?"

The Book of Knowledge was startled awake and stammered, "No, Master, I’ve never seen such an easy awakening. For you, it’s a pleasant experience with no difficulty at all."

Rod was both surprised and delighted: "Really? Isn’t that a good thing? Then why were you zoning out?"

The Book of Knowledge whispered, "Precisely because of this, there is trouble."

Rod was stunned for a moment, instantly realizing that the ignition, quantification, and awakening process of this Star were all so simple, which clearly defied logic.

The Book of Knowledge had once explained a law to him: from an extinguished state to a complete form, a Soul Star must have corresponding difficulty. If one process is simple, others will be difficult.

The [Destruction Sphere] couldn’t have all simple processes; there must be a difficult point.

Rod recalled that when awakening the [Sacrifice], besides 100 points of divinity, he also provided three pieces of divine source material. At the time, it didn’t seem like much, but thinking back, it was indeed very costly.

Therefore, the key difficulty of the [Destruction Sphere] must be the cost of awakening the Star Soul.

"Book, what is the cost?"

"Divinity, a lot of divinity."

Rod’s heart sank.

Indeed, awakening a Giant Star is not so simple.

But this didn’t discourage him. Instead, it stirred his fighting spirit even more.

Hey.

Isn’t it just divinity?

With my unparalleled strength and unmatched wisdom, I will drag Trolian toward a glorious future.

At that time, will divinity still be a problem?

Hmph.

Rod flashed a devilish smile.

I will ultimately become the True King, in every sense of the term.

No difficulty can stop me!

I want humanity to flourish, I want the flame to burn bright, I want all monsters to perish, I want the Black Fog to disappear completely.

I want the young ladies to dance carefreely in black silk.

This is my vision as the Great True King Rod.

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Among all current possibilities for obtaining divinity, Rod believes the most significant is Horus’ ascension.

Elevating a person who was once not even a Commander to True King in one leap—Rod couldn’t even imagine how much divinity this process could create.

Although there are some other factors, like the residual soul of the Holy King and such, they only have negligible impact; the real main factor is him.

Without me, could Horus, the old chap, have achieved what he has today?

Hahaha!

To ensure Horus’ ascension goes smoothly, Rod gave Bossivale additional Soul material, instructing him to prepare the True King Ceremony at any cost.

Bossivale was both moved and shocked: "Lord Rod, your deep concern for the Archbishop’s safety must mean you have a special relationship with him, right?"

"Bah, it’s you who have a special relationship with him."

Bossivale scratched his head: "How do you know? Although I haven’t known the Archbishop for long, we share interests and our thoughts are aligned, we have already established a deep bond... However, the materials for the True King Ceremony are fully adequate, piling up resources like this is actually not worthwhile; it does little to boost Horus, better to use on the Great Holy White Tree, Taboo Armament, and Calier."

Rod chuckled, "Don’t worry, their Soul material is in surplus, not lacking; feel free to use it, as it concerns Trolian’s third True King, everything must be perfect, Horus’ ascension has to succeed this time."

Bossivale, moved, exclaimed, "You truly are unmatched, with your heart so set on Trolian, so mindful of all humanity; your virtue and vision have already reached an unimaginable height."

Rod laughed joyously, finally meeting someone with discerning eyes who could see through his nature at a glance.

"Exactly, you’re right, go ahead—the pace of expansion cannot slow down this long, without me and Horus, they can only advance 100 kilometers a day, which is weak indeed."

Bossivale hesitated for a moment but still said, "Lord Rod, actually, the decrease in the main legion’s advance speed isn’t due to combat capabilities, but rather due to Lord Lin’s requirements."

Rod asked in surprise, "Why?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"The vanguard has now advanced over 2,000 kilometers beyond the edge of Trolian, the excessively long supply line has posed great challenges to logistical transport, with purification of land, establishment of outposts, resource scouting, road construction, and many other tasks facing severe material shortages; without effective establishment of positions, the land cannot be governed by humans, and advancing without occupying holds no meaning."

Rod slightly furrowed his brows.

If it’s just a shortage of combat materials, he could go for a trip.

But occupation is a continuous consumption, such a large area requires a staggering amount of materials for production and construction.

He can’t exclusively handle transportation.

However, Rod recalled that during discussions about transport capacity, once the Book of the Future had mentioned it could easily solve this problem; he thought it meant using the Dream Realm as logistics.

Now it seemed that’s clearly not the reason.

Thinking of this, Rod directly asked the Book of the Future, "How do we solve this problem? Can you foresee it?"

The Book of the Future cheerfully flipped its pages, each prophecy allowing it to further digest Destiny Energy, something that cannot be done while dormant; more importantly, it can help the Dream Realm, boosting its status in the master’s heart, it’s undoubtedly a beneficial and harmless affair.