The orange glow representing the Curse Sword on the map had dimmed, this treasure already possessed by Alka and his team.
After returning, Alka handed the piles of demon corpses in the space to the Vastva people for processing and sale.
They now had a detailed process in place, so Alka didn't need to worry about it.
Alka packed up the items of the Curse Sword family, including the urn, and sent them to the Demon Hunting Fortress, where they were handed over to Greyfar.
It was the first time he saw such a complex expression on Greyfar's face.
Alka didn't interrupt, chatting briefly before leaving.
As the demon offensive on the front lines weakened rapidly, the alliances between the major factions began to shift their forces behind the city walls.
It's worth noting that the World Scar's forces were previously under immense pressure due to the pressure from the demons on the front lines. There weren't enough troops to address the internal issues behind the city walls, so they could only suppress them temporarily unless the problem became too serious. For example, Alka and his team had previously dealt with the Ghost Mine.
They began addressing those matters inside the city walls that hadn't been cleared out previously, having been postponed due to insufficient manpower.
For example, they eliminated those external forces, some of which struggled to maintain even superficial friendly relations, and began to deal with the monsters invading from the Abyss on a large scale.
And there were many hidden dangers like the Ghost Mine that required significant manpower to resolve.
They were also addressed together.
After all, this was a rare opportunity, and we had to seize it.
Who knew when the demons would resume their previous offensives?
As for the demons' true retreat, honestly, few truly believed it.
After all, they had been confronting the demons for thousands of years, and almost everyone had experienced the various back-and-forth operations.
Alka and his team, on the other hand, were focused on other matters.
After obtaining the cursed sword and resting for about a month, everyone began to grow bored.
"Are there no more treasures for us to find?" Jason asked, completely slumped on the sofa.
There were only a few people in the living room at this moment.
And Alka was writing something intently.
A closer look revealed some information written on the small notebook, preceded by 11 numbers.
"Have you received some more information from the church?" Jason asked.
Alka nodded.
The first wave of tower information he had asked the church to help collect had arrived.
This collection had already taken about a year.
Most of the terms Alka provided had been explored.
The locations of some trial towers had been almost clearly marked, but for the remaining half, only their approximate locations were known.
The church will continue to follow up.
Alka was very satisfied with this efficiency. After all, the Infinite Ocean is so vast that sometimes just transmitting information is a major problem.
After finishing the writing process, Alka looked at Jason, who was staring blankly at the ceiling.
"You're bored, why not go practice your skills in the dream world?"
After all, Pororo, Urulius, and Sofia were all in the dream world.
"Is there no treasure hunting?"
"Simon and I have important things to do lately, so we won't be going treasure hunting for a while," Alka said.
"What's going on? I see you've been researching something all day long, and about those Vastwa people."
Hearing Alka's words, Jason sat up and asked curiously, taking the seat next to Alka.
Alka continued writing, but still replied, "The Magic Gathering Stone, the Magic Gathering Stone's efficiency is completely inadequate for us."
Hearing this, Jason nodded in agreement.
They had all witnessed this experience.
"That's true. For me, it's basically useless.
Perhaps the only thing it's useful for is that it can purify some magic power more suitable for me, so I don't have to work so hard, but it's still limited."
The main reason was that they had all advanced to the sixth stage.
At this stage, they were practically walking magic gathering machines.
There were seven or eight hundred spirals in their bodies, compressed and gathered together like whirlpools, constantly absorbing the surrounding magic power into their bodies.
After all, each stage of advancement increased exponentially.
The more advanced the stage, the more exaggerated it became.
For example, when they had just advanced to the sixth stage, they already had 730 spirals in their bodies.
In the next stage, their spirals will break through the hundreds and reach the thousands.
To 2,188.
Alka had seen the Holy Blade Saint Annafiel meditate.
When she unleashed her meditation, she became a walking vortex, absorbing almost all of the surrounding magic power into her body with incredible efficiency.
So, Alka had actually noticed it while in the magic-proof fortress.
The fortress was actually constantly drawing magic power from the sky, drawing it into the fortress's perimeter.
Otherwise, the daily meditations of the powerful individuals stationed there would be enough to drain the fortress of its magic power completely, rendering it a magic-free environment.
After all, if even the seventh stage was so outrageous, the meditations of those in the eighth and even the ninth stage were simply unimaginable.
How could a magic gathering stone possibly match such outrageous efficiency?
Essentially, this stone was a prototype within the former city-state of Vastva.
It hadn't yet undergone any enhanced construction.
In that era, aside from those favored by the gods, the strength of other mortals wasn't truly exceptional.
Times progress.
The Golden Age wasn't the age of mortals, but the age of the gods and their favored saints.
There were no meditation methods like those Alka and his companions now possess.
There were no treasures readily available to mortals.
After Alka and his companions' modifications and adaptations, the Magic Gathering Stone lasted until they had fully advanced to the sixth stage before losing its effectiveness, which was quite impressive.
But after all, they had long since grown accustomed to the extreme efficiency of the Magic Gathering Stone.
How could they possibly tolerate its normal, obvious state now?
This would almost double the time it took them to advance.
Therefore, Alka and his team have recently devoted almost all of their energy to this endeavor.
And it's foreseeable that this won't be resolved overnight.
The only good thing is that this is the World Scar, home to countless powerful individuals, which means many supplies contain extremely rare materials.
Even if they aren't available, you can still pre-order them, ensuring the Alliance's next shipment includes what you need.
Understand that logistics are a joint effort of almost every major power in the Boundless Sea. As long as the materials are available, it's practically impossible to miss out on them; it's simply a matter of money.
And for Alka, the last thing he lacks is money; he doesn't even need to pay any.
His status as a treasure craftsman is his greatest asset.
As long as he has the materials he needs, he doesn't need to worry about them; countless people who need his help in crafting treasures will provide them.
Whether they're powerful individuals or renowned factions.
After chatting for a few minutes, Alka suddenly stopped writing and looked at Jason. "Although Simon and I have research, we can't leave you idle with us.
Let's do it the same way as last time. I'll give you some possible targets and information. You go find them and report back to me when the time comes."
Alka thought for a moment and said.
He still had a lot of treasure locations. He only needed to spend a little time collecting and sorting out some of the simple information.
By now, they had obtained almost all the treasures that were easy to obtain.
The rest were not so easy, and it would take at least six months or a year to obtain them.
That was definitely enough for Jason and the others.
And now that they had all reached the sixth stage, in the World Scar, they no longer needed to stick together to deal with the danger of being targeted.
Hearing this, Jason nodded: "No problem, leave it to me."
Alka picked up the map on the spot and began marking certain locations.
It took him about two or three hours to sort out a few locations.
These locations contained two orange Scepter-level treasures and three golden Holy Grail-level treasures.
These five items were what Alka considered relatively easy to obtain.
Getting one or two of these would be quite good. After all, these treasures only seemed easy to obtain at first; as they went deeper, they would encounter all sorts of complications.
This would cause the search for treasures to be infinitely prolonged.
So, if Jason and his team went out this time, Alka expected to find around two.
And they were likely Holy Grail-level.
After all, the items that remained were all difficult to find information about.
They had already cleared out the easy-to-find items.
"That's all. See who's willing to go with you."
Alka handed Jason the map and information booklet.
Jason flipped through them, nodded, and quickly left the living room.
...
Soon, Jason found the others to join him on the treasure hunt.
Except for Alka, Simon, Sofia, and Lucilia.
The rest of the group joined Jason on the treasure hunt, including some puppet girls.
Alka and Simon naturally focused on their research.
Sofia, on the other hand, seemed to have grasped something, as she had already collected all the treasures except the crown, and these treasures were highly compatible with each other.
She was concentrating on integrating the treasures.
Luciliah had just obtained the cursed sword, and her soul power was difficult to expand, so she was trying to master it perfectly.
She was also continuing to write their team's autobiography, so she didn't go along.
In a vast basement hidden beneath the Vastva layer.
This basement had long been divided into small rooms by the Vastva people, serving as research labs for various projects.
At this moment, Alka, Simon, and several other Vastva people were busy in one of the larger rooms.
After finishing the tasks at hand, Alka sat down and let out a sigh.
"Now all that's left is the arrival of the materials."
After hearing this, Simon finished his tasks as well, nodded, and then clapped his hands and said to everyone in the room.
"Alright everyone, thank you for your hard work. You can rest for a few days. We'll continue after the materials arrive."
After that, the Vastva people in the room nodded, and after finishing their tasks, they stretched and left the lab.
Only Alka and Simon remained in the lab, still discussing the next steps.
"Hopefully, the gemstone we ordered can support the structure we've constructed," Alka sighed.
Simply put, they've already devised a method to construct a magic-gathering structure that would allow them to also gain the increased power.
The problem, however, is that the carrier required to support such a structure is incredibly difficult to find.
The requirements are simply too high.
A carrier capable of carrying such magical energy and transforming it requires extremely high standards.
It also requires precious materials like gemstones.
Hearing this,
Simon couldn't help but sigh. Although he was very knowledgeable about materials, he couldn't guarantee that the gemstone they ordered could support it.
If it didn't exist, it would be difficult to solve.
After all, the gemstone they ordered was already the hardest available.
For this gemstone, Alka even accepted the offer to help this faction reconstruct two treasures.
If this attempt fails, the cost of finding a similar gem next time might be even greater, and it would take even longer to obtain it, so the chances are slim.
"Alright, let's go get some rest."
Arka said, leaving the lab.
He quickly returned to his room and fell into a dream.
He awoke from his dream.
He appeared within his dream bubble.
At this point, Arka's dream bubble had grown enormous.
It was unknown whether this was due to the increased power he'd gained in the dream, or some other reason.
His dream bubble was nearly a hundred times larger than those of Sofia and the others.
The crystal pillars that had once held the energy of gold and silver had long since dissipated, transforming into golden and silver clouds floating in the sky.
The crystals could no longer hold anything.
"Go away, go away! No biting!"
Lilu's voice rang out from a distance, and several enormous crystal deer were seen gnawing at something.
These water deer were modeled after the former Mirmi.
They were creatures from Alka's dream.
Alka walked over, dispelled the crystal deer, and placed Lilu on his shoulder.
Then he flew out of his dream bubble.
Floating like this, he patrolled the kingdom.
After several years of development, the various buildings within the kingdom had been largely completed.
Now, only the outermost circle remained, not yet fully constructed.
But the entire kingdom was essentially complete, capable of perfectly influencing reality and repairing some of the world's scars.
This may have had a significant impact on the demons, at least their overall strength had visibly decreased.
After a moment's observation, Alka looked back at the training bubble he had constructed.
Pororo was training inside.
Even on the road, wouldn't Pororo rest?
He returned to the throne.
Alka sat down.
Sitting on the throne, he closed his eyes and began to coordinate the forces of the entire kingdom.
A moment later, Shadow Robe appeared beside him.
"Your Majesty, the kings have begun to act."
Hearing this, Alka opened his eyes and sighed. "Have they already begun to act, or are they preparing to act?"
For creatures in the real world, there's not much difference between the two, just a certain time interval.
But for the kings of these dreams, the difference is enormous.
That small interval could span tens or even hundreds of years.
Alka has recently had some exchanges with the kings of these dreams. These kings have a
He had absolutely no concept of time.
They even lacked the desire to communicate.
Take the issue of the World Scar, for example.
The wound the World Scar was meant to repair was the Saralan Empire.
This was also why the empire was able to build and grow, thanks to the support of virtually everyone in the world, especially the Four Gods.
At that time, a kingdom of dream kings existed in this area, even engaging in genuine communication with the royal family of this empire.
They protected the entire royal family and used their kingdom's power to stabilize the Saralan Empire.
Ever since the Saralan Empire was invaded, the World Scar had reopened, even creating a rift leading to the abyss.
The kings had already begun addressing and repairing it.
Identifying and understanding the problem, gathering to discuss, and then each taking action.
This entire process took the Dream Kings over a thousand years.
While demons may have been obstructing the process in reality, you have to admit, this is a bit exaggerated.
Alka had no way to deal with this.
Because every one of these dream kings has a lifespan in the tens of thousands.
It's hard to imagine someone with such a long timeframe understanding the ordinary human's grasp of time.
"They're already taking action, Your Majesty."
Hearing this, Alka was somewhat surprised.
It's only been a few years since he proposed this, and these kings are already taking action. Isn't that a bit too fast?
Looking at Alka's puzzled look,
"I've been urging them to a certain extent."
Hearing this, Alka nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
In short, the kings were asked to build kingdoms near other important rifts to repair them.
"There's one more thing, Your Majesty. We've discovered some strange problems in an area of our kingdom that may be related to reality."
"Related to reality?" Alka looked at him.
Shadow Robe nodded. "Yes, there's an area that's sunken from reality. From what I've observed, it's been sinking for a very, very long time.
According to real time, it's been sinking for over a thousand years."
After over a thousand years, it's still sinking from reality, and in their own kingdom. Couldn't that mean it's from the Saralan Empire, from the World Scar?
Alka was immediately intrigued.
"Come on, take me to see it."
nodded, then Hirvi ran over, carrying Alka and swiftly heading towards their destination.
While it was possible to just go through, there was no need to rush.