Chapter 1129: Enhancement of Lord Talent! Mysterious Auction!

Chapter 1129: The Enhancement of the Lord's Innate Talent! The Mysterious Auction!

Zhou Zhou shut down the imperial information interface, then stepped out of the divine palace, floating silently in the starry expanse of the divine realm, gazing upon his own palace below.

Before him stood a divine palace of mid-level lower-tier deity, majestic and awe-inspiring in scale.

From afar, one could feel an immense, all-encompassing law pressure enveloping the palace, a force so potent it instilled dread in any who witnessed it.

A myriad of colored law-clouds draped across the divine realm, radiating a spectrum of divine law lights.

Earth, water, thunder, light, shadow, darkness, fire, vegetation, military formations, scorching sun—every conceivable law was present here.

Should any deity walking the path of a specific law stand beneath these radiant beams, they might find it easier than ever to grasp and internalize their own divine principles.

At the very heart of these law-clouds, a nine-colored cloud stood firm—radiating an enigmatic, ancient aura.

Ordinary deities, under the influence of this aura of mysterious laws, could sense boundless and infinite subtleties of the laws themselves.

Even a sense of dwelling within the highest realm stirred within them.

Only deities who had walked the path of the Lord's Law could perceive, here, the profoundly arcane secrets of the Lord's Law hidden within the essence of these nine-colored clouds.

These nine-colored clouds were, unmistakably, the Divine Clouds of the Lord's Law!

Zhou Zhou gazed at the clouds for a while, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

He could clearly see that this Divine Cloud of the Law would aid him in comprehending the Lord's Law.

For any divine artifact that assists in grasping the essence of law, he naturally desired more of it.

As for the current divine palace before him—

Zhou Zhou was equally pleased.

He had seen countless divine palaces at the level of deities, and even palaces at the level of divine realms—he had witnessed them in the ancestral lineage of his bloodline within his mind.

But not to exaggerate.

He looked upon his own sanctuary, always feeling that his sanctuary was grander, more magnificent, than those of the god-kings of the realm-level dominion forces.

Perhaps this was the unique essence of the lordly principle—the divine lord’s special nature.

Then, after gazing for a while longer, he reluctantly returned to his sanctuary and sent for Mu Gu, Zheng Fugui, and Karlo Moira.

A moment later.

The three arrived.

Zhou Zhou’s gaze immediately fell upon Mu Gu.

There, now, Mu Gu’s form had grown noticeably denser, more solid, compared to before.

Zhou Zhou’s mind swiftly grasped the reason.

It seemed that with the territory’s upgrade, the upgrade of the Crimson Nidus had also empowered Mu Gu, allowing him to manifest a more authentic divine body.

"I have the honor to meet the Emperor."

The three bowed respectfully.

"Tell me about your individual advancements."

Zhou Zhou spoke with a touch of hopeful anticipation.

This time, He had elevated their territories by three levels consecutively, and more significantly, had raised their territory from the legendary tier to the divine tier. Their lordly talents should have undergone tremendous growth, surely?

"Yes, Your Majesty."

They bowed in unison.

Then, Mu Gu stepped forward first.

"My Majesty, the current tier of the Crimson Nidus under my command has advanced from mid-legendary to mid-low divine."

"The number of Fog Mothers derived from this mid-low divine Crimson Nidus has increased from the original 15,000 to 50,000."

"In each fog mother's world, we can now cultivate 80 million fog monsters."

"With 50,000 fog mothers, we can cultivate a total of 40 trillion fog monsters."

"Additionally, the quality and efficiency of cultivating high-quality crimson offspring have also improved."

"Currently, I can cultivate a single crimson deity at the upper god rank, below the divine level—this process takes approximately three days. If one wishes to cultivate a crimson offspring at the mid-god upper tier, it only takes about one day."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou's heart leapt with astonishment.

Can one cultivate 40 trillion fog monsters in just one day?

That would mean nearly twenty trillion units of storm spirits and yellow script soldiers could be produced in a single day!

He couldn't help but gape in awe and excitement.

Twenty trillion units in just one day!

The total forces under his command, combined with the entire Stellar Alliance's forces, still only amount to nearly ten trillion.

It was merely half the total force generated by the Crimson Nest!

His thoughts were indeed correct.

As his territory ascended into the divine tier, the Crimson Nest's master talent had indeed undergone an astonishing enhancement!

For a long while, He only managed to calm himself from the implications of this news.

He pondered, then said:

"From your 50,000 fog mothers, retain 10,000 to specialize in breeding Iron-Bear and Withering Trees."

"The remaining 40,000 fog mothers—20,000 to breed Storm Wraiths, and another 20,000 to train Yellow Script Soldiers."

"As for the Mechanical Screech Hawks—let us postpone their cultivation for now."

The spoils provided by Mechanical Screech Hawks are merely flight equipment—the Screech Hawk Wings—and reconnaissance gear—the Screech Hawk Radar.

With the technology at Zhou Zhou's disposal, he can now produce these items independently, rendering the Crimson Nest's involvement obsolete.

Given that, there would be no point in wasting the precious cultivation slots of the Crimson Nidus producing these two items.

As for the Iron-Eating Bears and the Withering Trees—

the former yields Iron-Eating Bear pet eggs and minerals; until a better alternative monster is found, Zhou Zhou has no intention of replacing it.

The latter, producing Tree Core Gems—a rare fog monster that reduces the equipment level requirement—Zhou Zhou would never abandon it.

Otherwise, his soldiers would be unable to use higher-tier gear beyond their own level, restricted to equipment of equal rank, which would inevitably diminish their combat effectiveness.

And with 40,000 Fog Mothers, he already has enough to produce the Storm Spirit and Yellow Seal Soldier's promotion certificates and recruitment documents.

With 40,000 Fog Mothers, he will tomorrow harvest 480 trillion copies of the "Yellow Seal Soldier Recruitment Documents," 480 trillion copies of the "Yellow Seal Soldier Promotion Certificates," 480 trillion copies of the "Storm Spirit Recruitment Documents," and 480 trillion copies of the "Storm Spirit Promotion Certificates!"

If all these documents are fully utilized,

he will tomorrow increase his forces by 19.2 trillion—

19.2 zettabytes of troops!

If this were heard by the universal chieftains and racial powers beyond the realm, they'd probably drop their chins in shock.

Zhou Zhou thought this, a faint smile playing at the corner of his lips.

"Very well, I understand."

"As before, no need to cultivate Red Deities at this time—just focus on breeding ordinary pasture monsters instead."

He said to Mu Gu.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Mu Gu bowed respectfully and stepped back.

Then Zheng Fugui stepped forward.

"Reporting to the Emperor."

"Now the number of our mysterious merchants, after our territory has ascended to mid-level lower god status, has surged from the original 10 million to 200 million!"

"The number of wagons transporting goods has also increased to 200 million!"

"The strength of every single one of our mysterious merchants has now reached mid-level lower god status."

"Additionally, each of our merchants' dimensional rings has officially been upgraded to a small thousand-world ring, capable of holding the goods of an entire next small thousand-world."

"Our treasure-hunting capabilities have been further enhanced in probability—thereafter, when we venture out as traders, each journey should yield at least 100 pieces of treasure."

"And finally, one more advancement."

"After our territory has ascended to god-level status, our mysterious merchant collective has received an official invitation to a secret auction."

"With this invitation, Your Majesty may join us mysterious merchants in attending an auction convened by the headquarters of our mysterious merchant guild."

As he spoke, he flicked his right hand, and a black invitation appeared in his palm.

The front of the black invitation was carved with a deep violet flower, beneath which stretched a vast expanse of starry sea, and above that sea hovered a golden great sun—majestic, enigmatic, and breathtaking.

"Oh?"

Zhou Zhou arched an eyebrow.

A mysterious auction?

Or one hosted by the headquarters of a mysterious trading guild?