"Very well, full of loyalty and responsibility, this is the demeanor of the Lord of the Summer Realm."
Leo Ray said no more, stepping forward while instructing Qunnie Young and Ethan Young and the others: "Listen to my command, let's set off."
After that, the group raced forward, heading deeper into the ship's hold.
With Jess scouting ahead, and other hidden allies providing protection, the journey was remarkably smooth.
After passing through dozens of various-sized cabin areas, the group soon arrived at a particularly large and special area.
During this time, Leo Ray also exchanged some information with the Young siblings.
Firstly, through the siblings' description, Leo Ray learned that in their domain, all the lords were united, supporting each other with their respective talents, ultimately defeating a tyrant called Duke Erosion Bone.
Despite claiming to be a duke, the opponent was tyrannical, controlling most of the Human Domain, even handing over many villages to surrounding Barbarians in exchange for wealth and temporary peace.
Secondly, the Young siblings, through prophecy, also learned about the Great Catastrophe, but similarly knew nothing specific, which was indeed what Leo Ray had thought, concluding the issue of board wars.
After all, whether analyzed from the advent of ten billion lords descending onto innumerable boards, or from the currently intended Lord Arena scenario, they both point to the same outcome.
Ethan Young even mentioned that he felt there was certainly a force manipulating everything from behind the scenes, but he did not know it was the "Prompting Voice".
Because although Ethan Young and Qunnie Young acquired several "Key of Truth", and knew about the "Gate of Truth" from ancient books, they never found the real "Gate of Truth", nor obtained any [Stone of God], and what was recorded in the books about the Humans once having the [Stone of God] had long been lost.
On this point, Leo Ray did not hide, telling them about the "Prompting Voice" being the deity, and the creation of [Stone of God], sharing some insights and precautions about finding the "Gate of Truth", leaving the pair amazed and deeply thankful.
Regarding the Era of Blankness, what the pair learned was exactly the same as Leo Ray, including phenomena like the "Lost Relic Effect", only having different names.
As for the truth of the Era of Blankness and the reason for the advent of ten billion lords, questions that had long troubled Leo Ray, the pair were equally puzzled and even asked for Leo Ray's opinion.
This time, Leo Ray merely shook his head helplessly, as after asking three questions to the "Prompting Voice", he only learned that the deity did not cease to favor the Ten Thousand Clans, but had no choice due to a reason unknown to them.
Afterward, Leo Ray tentatively asked about the Chosen Son of God, Land of Divine Favor, among other information, finding the other party also had only partial knowledge, causing Leo Ray to explain a bit.
No surprise there, as it seemed from the current situation, Leo Ray had not found other lords mastering the Power of Divine Grace, which was expected.
Lastly, Leo Ray shared some matters regarding "Corrosion", which amazed Qunnie Young and Ethan Young, leaving them astonished.
Of course, Leo Ray skipped over specific events, just noting that these were things seen in ancient books, otherwise, it would take days to finish.
At the end of the exchange, Ethan Young proposed an interesting viewpoint, that perhaps the Great Catastrophe and board wars might be the same event, merely referred to differently as Great Catastrophe in prophecy and as board wars by lords.
But it was clear that once two boards truly contacted in some comprehensive way, it would indeed be an unpredictable disaster.
Hearing this guess, Leo Ray too fell into contemplation.
If things were truly like that, the Great Catastrophe that might descend at any time would undoubtedly turn into an imminent lord war, any of which could bring utter destruction, with equally terrifying implications.
More accurately, Leo Ray realized that before that, he must strengthen himself as much as possible; otherwise, the only outcome would be devastation.
Especially the final battle among lords, given the "Prompting Voice's" unpredictable opening of the Lord Arena, perhaps starting as one-on-one, but who knows what kind of mad moves it might make over time, potentially leading to an all-out war.
Moreover, with so many boards existing simultaneously, the situation was already very unreasonable; perhaps it was even more unpredictable than he imagined.
"Forget it, regardless of whether the Great Catastrophe and lord wars are the same, nothing actually changes, and it's just a hypothesis," Leo Ray thought.
"Maybe they're not the same, or they might arrive in sequence, or even come simultaneously, who knows."
With these thoughts, Leo Ray refocused on the peculiar large cabin area ahead.
Through Jess's scouting, Leo Ray knew that this area differed vastly from other cabin zones, being spacious enough to hold over a dozen football fields, with significant portions of the ship's bottom hollowed out, directly linking to the sea.
Not just that, within this area, some non-wilted Magic Moss grew rarely, emitting a faint glow like a distinctive waterborne courtyard.
"Your Majesty of the Humans, there's a strange aura here, can't say exactly what it is," Jess, nodding woodenly to Leo Ray, reported: "But this is the only way to proceed deeper."
Seeing Jess's puppet-like stiffness, curiosity shone in Ethan Young and Qunnie Young's eyes as they glanced between Leo Ray and Jess.
This was clearly a formidable Dark Elf, whereas in their place, Dark Elves were genuinely peak powers, even overshadowing the Light Elves and the forest.
But this Dark Elf was odd; how did Liam Sanders enlist him?
Further, with Liam Sanders at the Tier 5 peak, he hadn't mentioned his talent, but he should have combat talent.
But how could a combat talent lord at the Tier 5 peak be stronger than they were?
Could it be that Liam Sanders's talent wasn't combat-related but was some rare control talent? But that didn't make sense, given the bizarre state of this Dark Elf, while other strong ones seemed normal...
Amid their doubts, Leo Ray's gaze inadvertently locked on them, enquiring: "You two, although it seems calm ahead, it may only be the calm before the storm, given the unpredictability of various lord talents."
"I understand your meaning, Chen," Ethan Young replied, regaining composure, nodding at Leo Ray: "Give the order, even if it's through a sea of fire, we're willing to accompany you."
"Understood, then be prepared," Leo Ray said, holding his longsword horizontally and nodding slightly: "Pass quickly, without hesitation."
Following Leo Ray's command, the group swiftly dashed forward, speeding toward the passage on the far side of the spacious area.
Although this place connected several paths, the direction led deeper into the hold.
As they stepped into the cabin area, Leo Ray noted even further.
This was indeed akin to a waterborne courtyard, the cabin floor lined with orderly square pools, clearly showing the tides, with a flat, spacious section in the middle like a small square.
However, just as Leo Ray anticipated, when they reached the square's center, the surrounding orderly pools suddenly surged with giant waves, turning the scene into a tempest in an instant.
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