203 Black Myth Ruins (10/10), Preparations
'This is great. I'll learn this after returning,' Aleron thought as he looked at the information he got on Esoteric Power Art.
'Now then, let's get out since I'm done.'
Aleron turned his left and saw the portal that formed after he returned.
[You have completed the Event-Black Myth Ruins, at 1st rank. Congratulations.]
[You have acquired Golden Treasure Chest, only granted to the 1st rank individual in Top-tier Warlord-events. Congratulations.]
'Golden Treasure chest, eh? We'll see what it pops,' Aleron chuckled and entered through the portal and arrived back at the garden terrace of the palace.
[Gachapi: We should check that mysterious stone first.]
[Astral: Oh yeah, that thing was suspicious, Big bro. You're always so smart to remember these things.]
Aleron took out the stone after a chuckle at Astral's attempt to bootlick Gachapi.
'This stone is indeed mysterious. Let's see what it got for us.'
The moment Aleron poured Magilore into the stone, it suddenly glowed and released a light that went into his head.
Aleron sat down on his butt, his eyes dimly unfocused as if he was unconscious.
But inside his mind, a strange black wisp with a sharp red hue and ruby eyes appeared.
[...Aleron...Master Aleron....Boss Aleron...]
[Nice to meet you. I...need...your...help.]
[I seem to be called Rexian, the...cosmos...will.]
Aleron was startled. 'What's going on?'
[Gachapi: Seems to be a message stone to you from the cosmos will.]
[I...am....sealed. I awoken...and sealed.]
[People...trying...to...enslave....me.]
[I...can....only....trust...you.]
[And rely on...you.]
[Boss...Aleron. Help.]
[I...sent...you...some...things....through....reward in the event.]
[Use them...to...escape...and become...powerful...so...you can...remove...seal...and save...this cosmos...]
'So that's why that first mid-tier island gave me strange rewards!'
[Astral: Damn, bro Rexian is in trouble.]
[Gachapi: Now, it makes sense about that reward.]
1. Mystic Artifact: Agram Demolition Ring—single use.
2. Mystic Path creation scroll—1 to 3 stars.
Eldertide Archipelago was on the cusp of upgrading into a Midworld and once that happened, those crystal humanoid beings would immediately invade and attack.
Aleron wanted to keep this to explore their world, but now that he had other concerning matters at hand, he decided to destroy the portal connection.
'Eldertide Archipelago is already 4 times bigger than before with many new areas due to the bunch of secret realms' cores I fed twenty days ago.'
'It's producing Ascension-rank resources at core areas already even though it's not Midworld yet.'
'But it will become one soon.'
Aleron gave the signal.
'Attack!'
Darzax, Riki, Enorin, Yueha, Mei, Hua, Fang, Ruan, Lee, Ying, Liang, Jiang, Arran'tel, and Nerathi...all of them launched their attacks.
*BOOOM!*
Aleron focused on repairing the spatial crack and containing the area of influence caused by the attack.
...
After solving that problem, Aleron didn't block the secret realm from upgrading and made it reach Midworld-stage!
This was the prerequisite if he wanted to enter the Chaosverse.
Because secret realms connected to him couldn't open in the Upper cosmos.
Only Midworlds can open up there and he wanted to bring his population with him.
Midworld would become a hub for him because people there at Ascension rank and below could still enter the lower cosmos and the Super A.I. would be able to maintain the planets under Aleron's banner.
Of course, the connection between him and super A.I. would sever once he went to the Chaosverse, meaning, his A.I. would lose its most important power—the unlimited Magilore source that allowed it to work swiftly and efficiently.
But Aleron had already figured this out.
He was going to install his Magilore source into his Super A.I. As he intended to keep this source in the Eldertide Archipelago Midworld.
After all, once he ascended to Paragon rank, he wouldn't be able to use this Magilore source. He could use it, but only in the lower cosmos. In the Upper Cosmos and Chaosverse, it would be useless.
And so, after he had prepared everything, it was time.
...
3 days later, Aleron had spent 30k Gacha points to summon 10 more Job classes and 10 more Symbios Gears. He gave job classes to Yueha and others who didn't have a Job class yet and gave Symbios Gears to those who didn't have it before.
"Everyone ready?"
Aleron was sitting cross-legged in sunny weather on a grassy hill near the hot spring hill, and in front of him sat his subordinates.
It was time.
"We all have reached the peak of Ascension rank," Aleron serenely looked at everyone's calm and peaceful expressions as they opened their eyes.
"The requirement to breakthrough to Paragon-rank is not easy, but is not hard as well. Now that today's meditation session is finished, we shall finish one last business."
Aleron's eyes turned sharp. "I paid a visit to Radrata cosmos two days ago and learned how to reach a cosmos' core."
"We are going to unseal the Cosmos Will, make it our friend, and put this entire cosmos under the rule of our kingdom, our empire, so that people may live in the true and just way of life."