If the evolution of Sequential Arcane Energy leading to the[Hunter King]can still be understood.

Then, when the Philosopher King witnessed the great battle at the Sky Terrace Garden, he was already deep in thought.

What he focused on was naturally not Long Yuqiong's dragon transformation, which, although impressive, merely reached the level of a top talent in the Empire, at best showing combat experience honed through practice.

The dual-blade Wolf School martial artist was commendable, but too team-oriented, thus burying his own talent.

The young man from the Whale Faction, though adept with Arcane Energy, was merely of average proficiency.

As for Glina's post-battle so-called Eighth Pathway, where everyone transforms into dragons, the Philosopher King disregarded it—he knew too well that for a narrative to be established, it first had to be a civilization.

It is civilization that uses pathways to upgrade into narratives.

It's not having a pathway that can summon a slew of people, conjuring a narrative out of thin air.

The Philosopher King's gaze never left that[Qigong Master]throughout.

「Sequence 9·Gravity, Sequence 7·Weak Force, Sequence 8·Electromagnetic Force, along with countless[Physical Strengthening],[Acceleration],[Sequence 82·Calamity]...」

The more he watched, the more the Philosopher King fell silent.

There is a saying, only those in the same field understand each other.

Outsiders see nothing but a series of Arcane Energy switches.

Only those who also dominate Arcane Energy can understand what it means to have almost no lag in movements after each energy switch.

——The complete adaptation to the effect of Arcane Energy, honed through repetition, fully ingrained into muscle memory, with far more Arcane Energy encountered than these.

And only those who truly devote themselves to Arcane Energy can comprehend what this multitude of sequential Arcane Energies implies.

——It means that if this young man ever loses control of his emotions and his super genic core collapses, he could immediately implode into a gene black hole, disintegrating everything around him into primal information.

This is a humanoid catastrophe, no, this is a humanoid walking black hole!

Moreover, this is a[Qigong Master]not of the[Sovereign]pathway.

——How incredible, were you Leoz in your past life?

「......With such talent, the Empire cannot miss out on this opportunity.」

Talents on the[Sovereign]pathway are rare, and those who can keep stable emotions and stay close to the Empire are rare indeed.

The Philosopher King stroked his chin, stood up, and the noisy crowd went silent.

Including the Quadrant Imperial Lords, the Imperial Senators all looked up at the Giant God on the central golden throne, the Philosopher King gently propping his head, left hand splaying ten fingers, tapping gently in the void.

The Philosopher King's attitude towards this commotion was of utmost importance.

Should the response maintain that spies from the other two narratives were causing trouble, warranting a reciprocal strike, or should it seize the opportunity for an anti[society]purge, or keep rational and remain silent, this remains unspoken.

「The Underwater Abyss Bureau should bear responsibility for this incident.」

This was the first sentence, nobody seeing an issue because the Governor of Red Mist Star had been quite unfortunate throughout, not actually his fault, as the incident occurred due to the Underwater Abyss Bureau's significant mobilization causing public discontent.

At this moment, only the Philosopher King with the ability to peer into fate realized the trade between Glina Swirl and those Descenders.

However, the Philosopher King did not intend to expose this point.

「Regardless of the truth, it has caused severe psychological distrust among the citizens of my Narrative Civilization, thoroughly investigating the suspects is the only correct decision.」

On the contrary, he planned to participate in this game.

「Order the Underwater Abyss Bureau Director at Crimson Storm Port—Qinlan Jiuge, to immediately launch a citywide search, but it would be best to expel certain individuals.」

With that said, some people below immediately realized something was amiss.

「Your Majesty,」the[White Tiger Lord]asked,「did you initiate a simulation?」

「Some contents are not yet appropriate to disclose.」

The Philosopher King said lightly:

「What I can tell you is: I have seen the future.」

Having said that, he crossed his fingers on his thighs, seeming to enjoy watching a show:

「Fate tells me: the linked individual Land Loyd is just about to meet Miss Glina—since that's the case, send Glina Swirl, Land Loyd, and his associates to the Border Abyss.」

Once at the Border Abyss, Glina will suffer again, her physical condition declining, making her need protection from those Descenders instead.

But Foreigners Land Loyd and his two mercenaries are not to be trifled with.

Fate didn't reveal much, especially regarding that[Qigong Master]Arcane Energy boy, as his fate could not be seen at all.

However, in that brief simulation, both sides seemed to have some minor dispute, and the final result, as interpreted by[Sequence 4·Fate], was that:

It would be beneficial to the Empire.

...This got interesting.

The Philosopher King slightly curled up the corners of his mouth.

「Let's see how a small conflict evolves into an event beneficial to the Empire, shall we?」

The action efficiency within the Inherent Time Domain was truly high.

Just at the moment when the Philosopher King gave the order, Qinlan Jiuge, who was drinking in the Underwater Abyss Bureau office on Red Mist Star, received the order.

"Pfft——"

Qinlan Jiuge spewed a mouthful of wine, sending his pet cat flying through the window.

"Cough cough cough… what did you say? His Majesty has decided that I should lead these two to the Lower Starry Abyss?"

Feeling no sadness for the cat's fall (as it wouldn't die), Qinlan Jiuge looked at the incoming order in shock:

"Are you kidding me, I just came up from the Border Abyss six years ago, and now you're driving me back down?"

"For the sake of our Grand Narrative, please have higher consciousness, Director Qinlan Jiuge."

The envoy was expressionless, but in Qinlan Jiuge's view, the iron man's eyes were filled with pity and sympathy.

Boom, boom, boom!

"Is there justice?"

Qinlan Jiuge slapped the table, lamenting tearfully:

"You're urging the eunuchs back to the temple—can you do that for the second time? I just removed the curse from my body! I protest! You cannot treat me like this, I've eaten meat for the Empire, drank wine for the Empire, you can't do this to me!"

"Thank you for your cooperation, the Empire Security Committee expresses its thanks to you."

The iron man said tactfully:

"The President stated that this event has caused negative interstellar impact, but we'd still appreciate it if you could think more for the Empire, bearing the burden, and leaving the slander for the Empire's Security Committee to bear."

"...I can't afford to provoke those four God Embracer big shots either."

Qinlan Jiuge was tearless in frustration:

"Can I resign now, go home to brew wine? I really don't want to go to the Lower Realm Abyss anymore."

"Director Qinlan Jiuge, you were top of the class back then, no one is more suited to lead this team than you."

"But don't you know what country our Underwater Abyss Port in Red Mist Star connects with below?"

Qinlan Jiuge said, shivering as he recalled some bad past events:

"Below is the Platinum Orchid Confederation… Of course, the country itself isn't that fearsome, even though it's on the edge of the Inherent Time Domain, it doesn't have a good relationship with the『Crimson Blood Alliance』either."

"Isn't that great, a marginal small country, you'd stay there for fifty years, and come back still as beautiful and youthful."

"No, guess why it can still have a bad relationship with the Narrative Civilization despite being next to the Alliance."

Qinlan Jiuge thought of some unwelcome past, numbly said:

"The Platinum Orchid Confederation is just a small country with a population of 4 million, no mines, no land, no resources, its area in the Border Abyss is also quite small."

"Its greatest advantage is that it's under a shared sovereign federation with the neighboring Grand Duchy of Oxiulia, often forming a symbiotic relationship."

"And Oxiulia has a somewhat famous woman."

"We usually call her...[Lord Ao Sha]Merston."

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