Void Volcano.
It had been a long time since Allen had entered and exited this space of consciousness between the Origin Energy Star Sea and the surface of his will. In the past, when he appeared in this space, he would mostly appear at the same level as the volcano. Today, he was observing the mountain fire zone from above. The change in angle seemed to indicate the change in his control over Origin Energy. At this moment, he appeared in the form of consciousness, but he vaguely felt as if he was controlling the volcanic belt below. It was as if as long as he stretched out his hand, the volcanic belt below would undergo earth-shattering changes. It was the supreme feeling of a god.
He wasn't in a hurry to try.
Looking down, there was an additional mountain peak in this volcanic belt. With the main peak as the center, the two side peaks were arched to the left and right, and the three volcanic craters were all spewing out flames and magma. Sparks rose with the hot air and scattered throughout the entire space, reflecting a sparkling red light in the space.
The foundation at the foot of the mountain had also become much thicker. In the past, the magma that flowed down the mountain pass would flow into the void. Now, it had gathered into several rivers of lava. Allen couldn't help but wonder if he would directly form a sea of lava in the future.
This was not impossible.
He licked his lips and was a little ready to move. It was said that men were boys who couldn't grow up. It was just that toys were constantly changing. Feeling that he had some sort of control over this space of consciousness, Allen wanted to try and do something.
His consciousness focused and landed near one of the magma rivers, stretching out his hand to support it. A few clumps of mud by the river emitted hot air and flames as they rose. Allen rubbed his hands together and the clumps of mud changed shape, forming a few Fire Horned Demons. It was just a few clay sculptures of Fire Horned Demons. They didn't have any aura of life at all. This was somewhat different from the creation Allen had in mind.
As expected, he was still unable to create creatures, even in this space of consciousness. Allen laughed self-deprecatingly and stretched out his hands. His consciousness focused on the foundation near the lava rivers, and then he separated his hands from each other.
The entire space of consciousness rumbled, and the ground split open in the middle, forming a huge ravine. The ravine was rapidly expanding, and the ground sank, quickly forming a huge crater. The lava continued to pour in, quickly filling the giant pit, and continued to rise, finally forming an overflowing lava lake.
Hot bubbles floated in the lava lake, and from time to time, a small pillar of lava would spurt out, full of vitality. The moment the lava lake formed, Allen could clearly feel that his Origin Energy capacity had increased by 20%. From this, it could be seen that the transformation of the Void Volcano would directly reflect the change in Origin Energy.
He wanted to continue trying, but he suddenly felt a very familiar feeling. This feeling made his heart tremble. He felt as though Lucy was standing behind him, although he couldn't see or touch her. But those golden strands of hair and the flamboyant expression in her dark green eyes seemed to be right in front of him.
She was so close that if Allen turned around, he would be able to see her.
Could it be that she came? To Agares? Even though he knew it was impossible, Allen couldn't help but think so. With this thought in mind, Allen's consciousness immediately rose. The void volcano was getting further and further away. Finally, Allen opened his eyes.
But what he saw was not Lucy, but a man.
He stood in the flames, and under his gray hair was a dignified face. His equally bright red eyes were staring straight at Allen. When his gaze fell on him, Allen felt as if he had been seen through. Almost instinctively, a ring of Void Secret Flames rose under Allen's feet. The translucent grayish-white flames isolated Allen from the other party's line of sight.
The man exclaimed in surprise, "Secret Void Flame? It's not easy to be able to control such a high-level Void Origin Energy without fully awakening. "
"Who are you?" Allen shouted. As long as this man in front of him showed the slightest hostility, he would not hesitate to take out Demon Bristle and Endless Destruction from his spatial bracelet. Even though his instincts warned him that these two great weapons might not be useful against this mysterious man.
"Who I am is not important. As long as you continue down this path, one day you will know who I am. My descendant, I have only come to see you and to give you a word of warning. Beware of our true enemies. When that day comes, do not hesitate, if you still want to escape your fate and put an end to the endless cycle of reincarnation for our race. "
The man's figure began to fade away.
Allen shook his head and said, "I don't understand. What real enemy? What getting rid of fate? Stop reincarnation? Explain it to me clearly! "
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand now. When that day comes, you will know all the karma."
"Wait!"
Suddenly, the door to the room was knocked open. Allen turned around and saw Lola and Belmore looking nervous. Seeing Allen, he asked, "Are you alright?"
Ellen shook his head, but at this time, the man had already disappeared without a trace. Looking at the empty room, Allen almost suspected that it was just a dream.
But he knew it wasn't a dream.
He just didn't know that the man had used Lucy as a medium between the two of them to meet across millions of stars. On this side, no one knew what the outcome would be.
If the universe itself was a tightly operating program, then Allen's meeting with that man was an unknown variable inserted into the program. Perhaps even the person who designed the program didn't know what kind of changes it would cause.
If there was such a person.
"Young Master, are you alright? Your aura just now didn't seem to be normal. "Belmore circled the room and confirmed that there were no signs of an enemy invasion before giving up.
Allen said, "Something did happen, but it's nothing serious."
"That's good, but something bad has happened in the city recently. I'm afraid you'll need to deal with it yourself." Lola took a long coat and put it on Allen.
Allen frowned, "What is it?"
De said in a deep voice, "Deserter."
"Deserter?"
After Allen rejected the empire's invitation, Demonic Ring City had dispatched two Great Generals and a hundred thousand soldiers. The army had already assembled and would probably reach Mokedan in two or three days.
At this moment, after they heard this news, from the high officials and important members of Mokedan to the ordinary citizens, everyone was in a state of panic. Mokedan was still fine since Allen was personally overseeing it. Although they were panicking, they weren't in chaos.
But deserters had appeared in the three cities they had attacked. Soldiers had been fleeing the city since yesterday, and General Zhuo De, who was in charge of Underflow City, was so anxious that he rushed to Mokedan to see Allen. It was just that Allen was in the middle of refining his Origin Energy that Lola stopped him.
Moments later, Allen met General Zhuo De in the main hall of the city lord's residence. This Barbarian had a robust physique. Judging from his appearance, one would think that he was a valiant general, but in truth, he was extremely slick. Back when Allen had attacked Underflow City, Zhuo De had thrown down his weapon and surrendered immediately after blocking Allen's attack. His speed was so fast that even Allen couldn't react in time.
Now, Allen had placed him in charge of Underflow City, and even the two nearby cities were placed under Zhuo De's jurisdiction. At first, Zhuo De was quite happy to do so. After all, the three cities were in his hands, and the profits would be doubled. But now that deserters had occurred, he had to take responsibility as a general. Fortunately, he had made a prompt decision to rush to Mokedan to beg for forgiveness from Allen. No matter what happened next, he was the first to beg for forgiveness. Even if Allen were to punish him, it would only be a light punishment.
Allen had already met with Melanie before meeting him and had already come up with a countermeasure. He had just entered the hall when he saw Zhuo De fall to his knees with a swoosh. Following which, he cried out "dereliction of duty" and was just short of hugging Allen's legs and crying bitterly.
Qianye was both angry and amused. He shook his head and said, "Rise, General Zhuo De."
Only then did Zhuo De stand up timidly, looking as if he was obedient and ready to listen. Allen sat down, propped up his chin with one hand, and glanced sideways at the man. "You're an imperial general, so you should know better than me how the empire deals with deserters. I'm curious. Why didn't you deal with the deserters and instead came to Mokedan? Isn't this a waste of time? "
"This … Sire, you're not that person, so I'm not sure how you'll deal with those bastards. Zhuo De didn't dare take matters into his own hands, so I came to ask for your guidance."
Allen said indifferently, "I'll deal with them how the empire deals with them. Do you understand now? "
"U-Understood." Zhuo De's forehead was drenched in sweat. The empire had always dealt with deserters without mercy. From the looks of it, the matter of chasing down deserters would fall to him. Killing those deserters wasn't a big deal, but once he took action, he would be declaring his position to the empire. At that point, he wouldn't be able to play the ambiguous game anymore.
After all, chasing down deserters was no different from killing imperial soldiers. How was that any different from rebellion? He could still use the excuse of being forced to surrender, but now that he had to personally chase down deserters, there was no excuse left. At the thought of this, Zhuo De said with some hope, "Sire, about the matter of chasing down deserters, is it …"
Before he could finish, Allen interrupted, "Of course it's your responsibility, General. Don't tell me you want other generals to clean up after the deserters under your command? Or is the general planning to feign surrender so that you can switch sides when the imperial army arrives? "
Zhuo De really thought this way, but he couldn't say it out loud. Allen turned the spatial bracelet on his hand. Zhuo De's eyes spun rapidly, and he finally chose the former between his life and the empire. This wasn't a difficult choice. If he didn't agree, he was sure that he wouldn't be able to go anywhere today. Thus, he clenched his teeth and said with surging killing intent, "Rest assured, not a single one of those bastards will escape!"
"There's no time to lose. General, go and take care of this matter." Only then did Allen move his hand away from the bracelet.
That day, Zhuo De immediately dispatched troops to chase after the deserters for fifty kilometers after returning to Darkflow City. He killed all the deserters and cut off their heads before sending them to Mokedan. Later on, Mokedan issued a series of new rules. Among them were doubling the soldiers' pay, the rewards for killing imperial soldiers, and the adjustment of contributions.
First, there was the beheading of deserters as an example. Later on, the soldiers' welfare was increased. It was no different from giving them candy after beating them with a stick. However, this method was indeed effective. At the very least, no more soldiers dared to escape.
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