Chapter 398 -398-Choosing Sides, Gadir Forbidden Land
Chapter 398: Chapter398-Choosing Sides, Gadir Forbidden Land
"You possess a rare kind of presence."
Chanelle looked at Daniel with undisguised admiration in his eyes.
"You’ve crushed every opponent in your path, never tasting defeat."
"That kind of momentum is an indispensable foundation for becoming a truly powerful Oracle-grade."
"That is why everyone within the Golden Holy Mountain holds exceptionally high expectations for you."
He paused briefly before lowering his voice.
"But you must understand that the Golden Holy Mountain is far from united."
"Its internal factions are deeply intertwined, each pursuing its own ambitions."
"Lord Fulvius’ faction is currently the strongest contender in the upcoming struggle for leadership. He hopes you’ll stand on his side."
Chanelle’s gaze was calm yet profound.
The position of leader of the Golden Holy Mountain was never held permanently by a single powerhouse. Instead, it followed an ancient and meticulously maintained cycle of succession.
Every ten thousand years, authority would pass to a new ruler.
Over the endless ages, the various factions had constantly competed, negotiated, and forged alliances. Whoever earned the broadest support would gain the right to sit upon the throne overlooking the entire Holy Mountain.
Among the candidates for the next succession, the Great Oracle-grade Fulvius was undeniably the favorite.
He had also set his sights on Daniel, investing far more than simple admiration in him.
Daniel gave a slight nod, immediately understanding the implication.
"So..."
"What gift has Lord Fulvius prepared for me?"
"A gift..."
A knowing smile spread across Chanelle’s lips.
"Lord Fulvius has prepared two gifts for you."
"The first consists of three Oracle-grade treasures."
As he spoke, he turned over his palm.
Three radiant treasures materialized out of thin air, resting quietly in his hand like three stars plucked from the heavens.
Each emitted an aura so overwhelming that Daniel could sense the immense power sleeping within them even from several steps away.
"Each of these serves a different purpose."
Chanelle pointed to them one by one.
"The blue one should look familiar. It’s the same type as the little sword gifted to you before—a T7 Oracle-grade full-power attack treasure designed purely for offense."
"The black one is a defensive treasure. Its protective barrier is powerful enough to withstand attacks from a T8 Oracle-grade."
"As for the red one, it’s a spatial escape treasure forged by a T9 Oracle-grade. Should you ever find yourself in a hopeless situation, it can tear open space itself and carry you to safety."
The blue treasure specialized in offense and was worth one hundred billion contribution points.
The black treasure specialized in defense and was worth just as much.
The red treasure was a final lifesaving trump card, valued at several hundred billion contribution points.
Together, the three treasures represented wealth worth several hundred billion points.
Any one of them, by itself, would be sufficient to become the ancestral treasure of an entire faction for countless generations.
The red treasure, in particular, was nothing less than a final chance at survival in the face of certain death.
There was no need to question the sincerity behind Lord Fulvius’ generosity.
Oracle-grade treasures were never things that could be forged casually. Every single one required immense time, painstaking craftsmanship, and precious resources.
Because of the tremendous difficulty involved in creating them, only a handful existed throughout the universe.
Daniel calmly stored all three treasures away.
He then looked back at Chanelle, waiting for the second gift.
Chanelle didn’t keep him waiting.
Slowly, he opened his other hand.
Resting in his palm was a small jade token.
It was smooth and flawless, its surface shimmering with an unusual radiance.
"This is an entry token for the Gadir Forbidden Land."
Chanelle’s expression became noticeably more serious.
"This item cannot be bought at any price. Even if you possessed billions upon billions of contribution points, you still wouldn’t be able to purchase one on the market. Its value is beyond imagination."
"Gadir Forbidden Land?"
Daniel raised an eyebrow.
"What kind of place is that?"
"The Gadir Forbidden Land is one of several great forbidden regions jointly controlled by the Golden Holy Mountain and several other starfield powers."
Chanelle continued,
"It came into existence after the death of a T8 Oracle-grade. The remnants of that being’s Laws and universal truths naturally evolved into this forbidden realm."
"If fortune smiles upon you, you may discover that ancient powerhouse’s inheritance, Divine-grade treasures, or even high-grade Law Sacred Arts."
"Any one of those opportunities is enough to completely transform whoever obtains it."
"Even I intend to enter the Forbidden Land to comprehend the residual will of the T8 Oracle-grade’s Laws."
"To a T7 Oracle-grade, a T8 Oracle-grade is as the heavens are to the earth. The gap between them is simply too vast to bridge through cultivation alone."
"The token Lord Fulvius has given you opens the gate to that forbidden realm."
"As long as you possess this jade token, you’ll be qualified to enter."
"So that’s how it is."
Daniel nodded in understanding.
The Gadir Forbidden Land was actually the resting place of a fallen T8 Oracle-grade.
After the powerhouse’s death, the universe itself had transformed the remains into a massive forbidden domain.
Numerous starfield powers jointly occupied the region, while countless Oracle-grades flocked there in search of unimaginable opportunities.
"And it even contains an Oracle-grade inheritance..."
Daniel’s heart stirred slightly.
How many experts had completely changed their destinies after obtaining a complete inheritance?
The true value of this gift lay in its irreplaceability.
No amount of contribution points could buy such a token.
It was obvious that the Great Oracle-grade Fulvius genuinely regarded Daniel as a young sapling worthy of careful cultivation.
Daniel solemnly stored the jade token away.
Seeing him accept it, Chanelle’s smile widened.
"The Gadir Forbidden Land only opens once every ten thousand years. The next opening is still nineteen hundred years away, so there’s no need to rush."
Daniel nodded.
"When the time comes, simply activate the jade token, and you’ll automatically be guided into the Forbidden Land."
"I’ll be entering as well."
"If you run into any serious trouble, I’ll watch over you."
Daniel silently calculated the timeline.
He still had the quest [Chaos Starfire] to complete.
It required two objectives.
First, cultivate ten million quasi-Divine-grade players.
Second, conquer an entire star system within the Chaosverse.
Both objectives were still progressing, and neither would be completed anytime soon.
Since the Gadir Forbidden Land would not open for another eighteen hundred years, the timing was perfect.
It gave him more than enough time to finish those missions.
After offering Daniel a few more words of encouragement, Chanelle disappeared between the towering pillars.
Daniel stood there in thought before turning his attention back to the several hundred billion contribution points now at his disposal.
It was finally time to convert them into tangible strength.
The player population had grown to an astonishing scale.
Fortunately, thanks to his Millionfold Boost System, contribution points had never been in short supply, allowing him to exchange enough resources to equip an entire battlefield.
"I need to stockpile plenty of Sage-rank Templates for the players who’ll eventually break through to Divine-grade."
"I also need a large quantity of Divine-grade materials for the crafting professions to raise their skill levels."
"The strongest players have already reached the quasi-Divine-grade threshold, although there are only a few hundred of them so far."
"But the mainstream player base has already advanced entirely into the Supreme-grade..."
Throughout these endless years, Daniel’s puppet avatar had continuously coordinated the development of the player civilization.
Every piece on the board was firmly under his control.
At present, several hundred elite players had already reached the quasi-Divine-grade realm.
Meanwhile, the mainstream player population had surpassed three billion.
It was an overwhelming tide that no force could afford to ignore.
One of the greatest strengths of the Magitech system was its ability to allow ordinary players to wield combat power beyond their actual Rank.
It maximized the advantage of overwhelming numbers, transforming sheer population into genuine military strength and allowing countless players to keep pace with the rapidly advancing era.
Especially after the great war that had engulfed and absorbed innumerable small worlds, the players had been tempered in the fires of real combat.
They were no longer the confused newcomers they had once been.