Rod saw for the first time how a snow-white face could turn crimson with textbook speed.

But that wasn't the first thing that crossed his mind.

Because this was the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground, and the residual light from the Spiritual Energy upgrade ceremony was still flickering in the midst of the crowd.

You wouldn't do something like that in front of the King, right?

While puzzling over this, the next second, Rod's attention was drawn to the Spiritual Energy panel before him, where the large number "14" instantly captured his gaze.

Though he already knew he'd advanced, this number still brought him great joy.

The King approached him and smiled, saying, "Little Rod, you are now truly a Special Level Combatant."

"Ladies and gentlemen, offer your fireworks for the birth of Trolian's eighth Fire Son."

Boom!

The Fire Priests detonated Spiritual Energy at their fingertips, releasing brilliant bursts of color.

The top of the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground slowly opened, and the golden Holy Fire emitted countless dazzling golden rays, soaring into the sky and enveloping the entire Royal City in golden light.

The King stroked his chin, murmuring, "Hmm, it seems something's missing… Ah yes, how could we lack a beautiful maiden's sweet kiss at this moment?"

Mina's face turned even redder: "Your Majesty, that's not quite proper, I'm not willing, Rod is too ugly, not my cup of tea, but since you're asking, I'll just reluctantly comply… Hmm hmm mmwah, you better compensate me."

She cautiously came up and kissed Rod's cheek.

Rod wiped his face: "Why is there so much water?"

Mina glared at him: "I drank too much water, is that a problem?"

The bald Master suddenly began coughing repeatedly.

Mina's expression turned complex, and she quietly asked, "Rod, if you have some time, could you help with my research?"

Rod asked in surprise, "Running into difficulties?"

Mina gently nodded, biting her red lips, her tone quite dejected:

"The 59th Spiritual Energy Mechanical Body has been deployed in combat, its fighting power basically met expectations, in certain environments it could equate to a First Level Combatant, but it does not adapt to complex battles, lacks high-speed movement capabilities, and is very expensive to produce, we only manufactured twelve units."

"To improve these issues, we've designed the 99th Spiritual Energy Mechanical Body, its combat power has been further enhanced, but we encountered severe engineering structural issues, many parts require higher strength Spiritual Energy testing, yet no Special Level Combatants are willing to help us…"

Rod scratched his head and glanced at Star Square.

Some streaks of golden light flickered above, indicating there's a bit of divinity involved, but not much.

"Alright."

Rod agreed, but added one more thing.

"If I have the time."

Mina's face immediately broke into a smile: "Wonderful, I knew you would agree, Rod, our friendship will never spoil, right?"

Rod scratched his head; actually, he really wanted to say doesn't our friendship spoil sometimes?

But in public, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

The bald Master also bowed in thanks to him: "Thank you for finding time in your busy schedule to assist our work, your action will help advance Trolian's civilization a step further."

"Goodbye, Lord Fire Son, hope you'll come soon."

After the bald Master and Mina left, the King revealed a mischievous smile: "Keep it up, little Rod."

Rod clenched his fist against his heart: "I will, King, on this dark journey, I will definitely find Saint Reel."

The King smiled slightly: "Little Rod, starting now, your presence is officially part of Trolian's giant tree, next, Horus, the Great Forest, and Alehon will guide you on how to become a qualified Special Level Combatant, hope you quickly become a towering giant tree sheltering all beings of Trolian."

For some reason, at this moment, Rod felt a mysterious emotion rising in his heart, and both honor and responsibility fell upon his shoulders.

He was no longer a small figure hiding behind a tree; his potential had transformed into strength.

The King continued: "According to ancient ideology, a Commander is almost like a King, the lowest King in the King's Domain, so technically, you're already in the same domain as me."

Rod curiously asked, "King, what level are you actually at?"

The King smiled: "I'm still at Monarch Level, but I'm vaguely touching Root Origin, by now you should know strong Spiritual Energy is key to reaching higher Position Sources."

Rod nodded lightly; the King's words couldn't be more accurate, even the quantification of stars in the Dream Realm requires specific Spiritual Power Levels.

If he hadn't upgraded to level 14 Spiritual Energy, perhaps those three stars would never have completed quantification.

"Of course, strong Spiritual Energy alone isn't sufficient, the will of the Spirit, the power of the soul, and the hidden opportunities are all indispensable."

The King gazed at the burning Holy Fire with a gentle sigh.

"Little Rod, soon you will clearly feel the significance of soul Control Source, that is the Authority of the universe, part of the creation God's power, only by mastering more Sources can we control more vitality."

In fact, Rod understood all this far better than they imagined, the knowledge from the Book of Knowledge, while sometimes unreliable, can also be profoundly insightful.

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