Chapter 391 - 13: Goddess of Wisdom and War

Chapter 391: Chapter 13: Goddess of Wisdom and War

"I never imagined that a high-level, high-grade creature could be that powerful."

"You must be even stronger, Goddess!"

"You’re quite the flatterer, little one. Do you want to know the power of a god?"

"The power of a god is beyond your imagination. If you one day reach the Mythical tier, you’ll understand. If you don’t, knowing would only cause you needless worry."

"Let’s talk about your territory’s special trait. You said it was incredibly powerful in the first stage, so why is your territory so small now?"

The mention of this made Lin Yu fume. He complained, "Logically, when the Territory Core is upgraded, its trait should get stronger, right? But instead, every time I upgrade it, the effect gets weaker."

"After advancing from the first stage, the Territory Core’s trait changed. It now increases the territory’s size by 10% daily, but the base value is the territory’s total area at the time of the upgrade, not the new total area each day."

"It got even worse going from the second to the third stage. The rate dropped to 5%, though thankfully the base value was updated to the total area at the end of the second stage."

...

"I see!" The Goddess nodded. "The inspection team must have reported your territory, and the competition’s organizers restricted your World Tree’s ability to absorb Chaos Energy. If they hadn’t, your entire cohort would have been written off."

"What? Is it my fault my territory is huge?" Lin Yu’s eyes widened in defiance.

"Weren’t we told that we lords are just here to create territory? That it’s then pulled back to the main Cosmos to serve as nutrients for its growth?"

"My territory is huge. Isn’t that exactly what the main Cosmos needs?"

"Hahaha, who told you that?" The Goddess laughed. Her laugh was like the first ray of sunlight at dawn—gentle, bright, and full of power. Lin Yu’s frustration vanished in an instant.

"An instructor from the Cuiwei Corps..."

"You’re only in the third stage. It’s not surprising the Empire would tell you that."

"If your territory hadn’t been restricted, it would be surrounded by several Chaos Giant Beasts by now. To avoid a direct confrontation with them, we would have been forced to abandon all the territories near yours."

"Besides, I should tell you, the Lord Competition has been running for so many years that the main Cosmos no longer needs to acquire territory this way. The competition still exists for another, more important reason: to cultivate powerful lords capable of waging war across the universe."

"So, we’re Warriors?"

"Yes. You and your territories are the Warriors of the future."

"What’s the pay?"

"What?"

"The pay! We’re helping the main Cosmos fight its wars. Whether we’re official soldiers or mercenaries, there has to be some kind of compensation, right?"

Lin Yu’s words were shamelessly mercenary, but they made the Goddess laugh again.

"You’re an interesting one. Asking for pay to fight for the main Cosmos?"

"As for pay... of course there is. Your points and the points store *are* your payment. Your experiences, the process of fighting and growing—all of these are your rewards from the main Cosmos."

"I see." Lin Yu nodded. The Goddess’s words gave him a deeper understanding of the items in the points store. He’d originally thought it was just a channel for the gods to offload their unwanted goods, but it was actually the main Cosmos’s own shop.

’I just wonder if the items inside are sourced directly from the Cosmos, or if they’re created on the spot when you redeem them.’

"Do you have any other questions?"

"Right. I’ve finished scouting the enemies we’re facing this time."

"One group is the Beastmen who serve the God of Wild Hunting, another is the Titan Clan People, and the last are the Crystal Core Giants."

"I wanted to ask, Goddess, are you familiar with these three races? Do you have any information on them? Anything we should watch out for?"

"The God of Wild Hunting!!!"

"You’ve run into his Beastmen? I want you to crush them. Go all out. If you do a good job, in addition to the Empire’s reward, I’ll give a special bonus to the lord who contributes the most."

’Clearly, the Goddess has no love for the God of Wild Hunting.’

"You got it! I’ll be sure to pass the word along!"

"Titan Clan People? I’ve never heard of them. What are their traits?"

Before Lin Yu could even formulate an answer, the Goddess continued, "They live in a region with three times normal gravity?"

"I have no memory of them. Generally, races arranged to compete in the same stage aren’t too far apart. They should be from the same galaxy."

"A race that can live in three-times gravity definitely wouldn’t be weak. It’s strange I haven’t heard of them. It’s possible they were only recently selected for the competition."

"Here, take these architectural blueprints."

As the Goddess spoke, a bundle of architectural blueprints materialized before Lin Yu. He picked it up and saw they were all blueprints for the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom and War, and every single one was of Legendary grade.

’A temple fire sale?’

"These aren’t for you. You don’t worship me, so they’d be useless to you."

"Since those Titan Clan People are only connected to your territory, keep an eye on them for me. If they’re a newly selected race, help me spread my faith among them. I’ll make it worth your while!"

"Huh? But we’re supposed to be at war!" Lin Yu was stunned.

"You fight your war, I’ll spread my faith. The two don’t conflict!"

"Besides, the more territories that worship me, the faster I can pinpoint your continent’s location and pull you into the main Cosmos. Shouldn’t you be happy about that?"

"Oh, right, right! I’ll definitely help!"

"Hahaha, if you pull this off, I’ll be sure to give you some excellent rewards."

"Goddess, what about the Crystal Core Giants? Do you know about them? They said they were quite famous in the Cosmos."

"I do know a few things about the Crystal Core Giants. They’re an Extraordinary race from the central region of their galaxy. Their Crystal Core technology is truly unique, and the Crystal Cores they manufacture are best-sellers throughout the Cosmos."

"Then... can we trust the proposal they made?"

"Of course. The Crystal Core Giants are powerful, but their population is small. As an Extraordinary race, the population required for them to enter the competition is far smaller than that of an ordinary race. I took a look—they only have 100 people in this match. Just like you, they don’t need to fight over land to ensure all their members advance."

"I can’t tell if you’re lucky or unlucky. Normally, Extraordinary races aren’t matched with ordinary races like you. But since it’s happened, you’d be wise to cooperate with their plan. They are very strong!"

"Thank you, Goddess! I know what to do now."

"Alright, you may go about your business."

"Your territory is still expanding. If you don’t want it to be carved up and left behind, you need to fight this war more intensely and end this stage of the competition as quickly as possible!"

Finally, in light of Lin Yu’s willingness to help spread her faith, the Goddess offered him one last piece of advice before cutting the connection.

The next moment, the golden light in Lin Yu’s eyes faded, and his surroundings returned to the gilded walls of the Prayer Room.