Chapter 930: He Didn’t Even Dare to Dream Like This!
“Strength not inferior to mine… and yet they think they can drive me away? Do they really believe that?”
“My lips twitched slightly in disbelief.
If their strength was truly on par with mine, they should have directly fought me like that Fallen Elf did; that would have been much more convincing, right?
They could gain more leverage in the Association.
Even if it ended in a draw, or even if they were slightly weaker, with their numerical advantage, they could force the Association to reconsider whether it was worth offending me.
“The people in the Association understand, of course, but there’s no need for them to expose it. Perhaps their strength is not as good as yours, but as long as it is comparable to that Fallen Elf, it would be sufficient, mainly due to… their numbers. If similar requests are put forward by newcomers in the future, the Association may really need to reassess.”
Dawn was quite concerned about this. Ever since the Great Knowledge Seed appeared, he had never seen the Real Protection Association so clearly.
Especially that Earth Vein Identification Technique which revealed to him much darkness and convolutions within the Association.
Those people unwilling to expose their past, or to conceal their truths, or even the potential weaknesses that could be removed.
Dawn realized that if he wanted to climb higher, he only needed to employ some methods to do so.
To him, everything about this Association seemed worth mentioning; the one thing he could not fathom and must treat with respect was… that singular Catastrophe Witch.
“Well, it doesn’t matter…”
After hearing Dawn’s report, I had somewhat figured out the situation.
According to the speed at which the head of the Medical Academy received news, other Extraordinary Powers had begun to launch preliminary exclusion and pressure against me.
They believed I needed to leverage the power of the Real Protection Association to gradually influence this world, then grow my influence to slowly subvert it.
As for why they hadn’t caused trouble for me, it was likely that a significant number of them recognized my combat strength and considered this avatar as my true self, thus not daring to confront me head-on.
“Doesn’t matter, huh… Ling?”
“Yes, it doesn’t matter.” I nodded, looking straight at him through the image of the Great Knowledge God, “By the way… do you feel that your position is somewhat lacking? Would you like to step up higher?”
“Higher… yes! I want to!” Upon hearing my words, Dawn excitedly expressed his ambition without holding back!
Although his status was currently vice-president, it was merely a title. He hadn’t enjoyed the powers of the vice-president and had not established any networking relationships; it was difficult for him to execute authority.
At this moment, he felt more like a megaphone disguised as a vice-president, signing off on the favor of the Catastrophe Witch without having his powers trimmed by her.
“Then find any reason to come see me. Some things are better discussed face-to-face,” I said.
There were no so-called monitoring devices here; there used to be, but I had dismantled them.
These things were merely tools under the Earth Vein Identification Technique. Even with various forms of surveillance across different cognitions, it couldn’t bypass the indiscriminate interpretation of information.
After asking whether there were any other matters throughout the day, I directly ended the communication.
The remaining matters belonged to trivialities; I told him to organize everything and send it to me. There was no need to waste my time reporting face-to-face through communication.
After I had understood everything, I spent some time, and Dawn soon arrived.
To say he was efficient would be an understatement.
Currently serving as the vice-president of the Real Protection Association, every meeting he had with the Catastrophe Witch required a report.
And this meeting was no exception.
However, due to unforeseen circumstances, after reporting, Dawn left with a secretary.
This secretary was nominally there to assist him, but in reality…
If he didn’t relay messages, he might face consequences from some advisory elder later on.
“Hello, I didn’t know if the Catastrophe Witch…”
Just as Dawn and this secretary sat on the sofa opposite me under my guidance, this line hadn’t even finished when his gaze gradually lost focus.
Shortly after, his voice became meaningless buzzing, ultimately leading him to slouch on the sofa.
Hypnosis.
Even without Extraordinary methods, an ordinary person could perform such operations under professional knowledge, especially in cooperation with specialized equipment.
And when hypnosis moved to the realm of spells, its effects on ordinary people were even more overbearing, similar to Spiritual Guidance, Illusion, Dream Realm, and various other techniques.
Hypnosis was simply the preliminary technique of these subsequent methods.
“Under normal circumstances, he’s just been hypnotized by me,” I gestured for the slightly shocked Dawn to remain calm.
“From now on, only the two of us will know about this, and within a short time, there won’t be a third person aware. As for surveillance, I’ve already dealt with that in advance.”
“I don’t know if the Witch has any plans!” Dawn attempted to stand and leave but was pressed back down by me.
“Hmm… Catastrophe Witch, do you plan to take action personally against them?” Dawn said, gesturing with his hand across his throat, his meaning quite clear.
“More or less…” I replied.
If I were to kill that many, this avatar surely couldn’t manage it. Not to mention the strength issues of the avatar, there’s also the delay of spells, among other risks. Being besieged, this avatar was still at risk of death.
But if it were a strike from my true self, that would be a different story.
“I remember we discussed last time that the armed forces of the Real Protection Association are a serious issue. All the Extraordinary powers you possess cannot bypass prohibited numbers, causing high-end powers to face irreproducibility and ongoing waiting issues, right?”
“Yeah.” Dawn nodded; we indeed mentioned this last time.
The power composition of the Real Protection Association is very fragmented, severely limited in high-end powers, and almost nonexistent in low-end powers.
They’ve formed armed units for prohibited numbers, distributing different weapons across a team, allowing more people to wield Extraordinary powers and firepower.
However, once a prohibited number is restricted, the entire team loses combat strength.
Also, there are no military factories in this world; all their weapons derive from game accounts, that is, the power of the All Worlds Terminal.
Thus, the Real Protection Association lacks deadly weapons to rebel.
Even for the Order Enforcers’ weapons, they mostly serve to intimidate; they cannot arm a combat-effective organization.
This is why they need outside help to combat the players’ forces in this world.
“You say… if I grant you Extraordinary powers, could you quickly gather an armed force that only obeys your commands?”
“Wh… what?!” Dawn was already stunned beyond measure!
Granting them Extraordinary powers!
Didn’t that mean…
While Dawn was excited, his Great Knowledge Seed suddenly brought up a loading interface on its own.
His gaze gradually fell on the loading visuals.
“Since you’ve decided to do great things, don’t let emotions dictate your thoughts, nor be overly surprised; you should see the loading interface of the Great Knowledge Seed now, right?”
“I see it.” Dawn took a deep breath to calm himself.
“This is the Power Network loading, which will grant you Extraordinary powers,” I began to explain.
At first, I was worried that this game world had not developed a system akin to magic or spells and whether it was due to a lack of Extraordinary energy in the world environment.
However, after fighting that Fallen Elf, I had formed my own judgment.
This world was indeed somewhat limited in that aspect.
But now that an Infinite Energy Perpetual Motion Machine has been constructed using Void Rifts, the concentration of Extraordinary energy in this world has significantly increased.
However, due to the peculiar issues of the energy, it still couldn’t spontaneously generate its own distinctive Extraordinary system.
After all, there was no foundational environment or social foundation.
Now outsiders from another world are also somewhat limited in exerting their powers within this world; this is quite normal.
However, my Power Network was not afraid of this because the original setup of the Power Network relied on Field Order to utilize energy.
In this world, it’s merely a matter of altering the method of energy utilization; overall, the model can still be fitted into the Power Network.
“Once it loads, you can freely choose your power system: Mage, Warrior, Healer, or even other power modes. This is the permission I grant you.”
“Can… I try it now?”
“Of course.” I nodded.
Having received my permission, Dawn eagerly looked at the dazzling array of power systems.
In the end, with slightly unstable hands, he pointed to the Mage system.
Mage!
This is the Mage that manipulates natural Extraordinary powers!
Just like the Catastrophe Witch who whimsically commanded the elements, slicing down players with a wave; how could he not be tempted?
After making his selection, he quickly noticed the most eye-catching skill tree beneath this power system.
When he casually clicked around, he realized that these spells could be directly illuminated… with no restrictions at all!
However, due to being within the territory of the Catastrophe Witch, he didn’t dare attempt spells like ‘Blazing Meteor’ or ‘Thunder Domain Surveillance’.
In the end, he only chose the most basic and initial Fireball Spell.
“Where should I release it? To the outside?”
“Try directing it toward me; I’ll take care of extinguishing the spell you cast, otherwise I might get blown up,” I said.
“Understood.” Dawn nodded quickly, then extended his hand to cast the Fireball Spell.
In an instant, a spell ceremony formed, while energy surged around him, gradually transforming into fiery elements, ultimately coalescing into a fireball!
He saw a casting progress bar in his visual field; in a blink, he completed the spell release.
At this moment, it was as if he could shoot the fireball, about the size of a human head, from his palm with a mere thought!
Feeling the heat in front of him, this was his first encounter with the horror of Extraordinary power!
It was just like when he first logged into the game and received his starting weapon, sending him into a state of ecstasy!
Soon, with a thought, that Fireball Spell flew towards my figure.
The blazing fireball quickly reached my front, and I merely extinguished it with one hand, leaving behind only the dissipating heat that spread around.
“End of the trial. The power of this fireball didn’t quite meet my expectations, but even so, it surpasses the explosive power of a player’s Pestilent Shell. I will continue optimizing it.”
“Then… that kind of power can only rely on this seed to…”
“More or less, but don’t worry, this won’t be an issue you need to consider. The one I gave you is called the Great Knowledge Seed, and the Power Network is only a part of its loading functionalities. If you want to widely disseminate it and arm a vast armed force, you can also use… another method, the Knowledge Seed.”
As I spoke, I took out a crystal roughly fitting in one hand, filled with the Knowledge Seeds birthed from the consciousness of Fallen Elves.
In total, there were approximately over a hundred.
Then I took out a storage card, placed it inside, and handed it over.
“This is a storage card; the internal space is only one cubic meter. What I just placed in is the crystal containing the Knowledge Seeds. You can directly ask your Great Knowledge Seed’s Knowledge Shadow how to use the storage card, how to extract the Knowledge Seeds, and other notable considerations.”
“Additionally, I want to clarify one point: the permissions of Knowledge Seed are fully inferior to the Great Knowledge Seed. In this world, except for me, you have the highest authority within the knowledge system. Do you understand what I mean?”
“I understand! I will definitely not disappoint the expectations of the Catastrophe Witch!” Dawn excitedly took the card.
At this moment, countless surprises bombarded his consciousness, as if he were an unknown boy within the Association, ultimately tired and lying in bed, having a dream…
No! He didn’t even dare to think of dreaming like this!
So this isn’t a dream!