Chapter 2767 - 1188: Teaching One to Fish

Chapter 2767: Chapter 1188: Teaching One to Fish

Thud!

The Advanced Exclusive Priest fell to his knees uncontrollably and explained at once, "I speak only of worldly power. In terms of faith, whether in the past, present, or future, we will always serve Your Majesty alone."

The Master of the Masked ignored the Silent Black Panther’s explanation, and his voice was as thin and cold as the air in a millennium-old crypt, "Are you questioning my ability? Do you think I can’t lead you to regain the power to survive on the surface?"

The Silent Black Panther shuddered in fear; he had only considered the Divine Right, not the Royal Authority. It seemed his monarch wanted not just Divine Right, but both.

His well-intentioned suggestion was likely to bring disaster upon himself. With his remaining strength, he explained, "I absolutely have no intention of questioning Your Majesty!

Your Majesty is our sun and moon, our stars, the only light in our darkness, guiding us forward.

Whether on the ground or underground, this will never change.

I only stumbled onto the wrong path while collecting intelligence on the opponent.

From now on, I will eradicate these unrealistic fantasies and will no longer pin my hopes on any person or god.

We will steadfastly follow Your Majesty’s footsteps and use our power to reclaim our rights on the surface, establishing a kingdom of our own.

Your Majesty will be our only god, our only king..."

To survive, the Silent Black Panther began chanting the Master of the Masked’s doctrines.

"Foolish!" The Masked King interrupted the Silent Black Panther’s words, "Have I not taught you not to pin hopes on others.

And I have also taught you that, for our tribe, for our brothers and sisters, for the growth and expansion of our clan, you should use all available resources around you.

Only when our tribe is big enough will our voice be louder, capable of awakening more sisters and seizing greater power."

Velen’s words utterly bewildered the Silent Black Panther.

Just now you were expressing displeasure, and now it’s you asking me to make full use of all resources.

It seemed that I was wrong no matter what.

But the Silent Black Panther didn’t dare to question the Masked King. After a few seconds of silence, an unprecedented brilliance shone in his eyes, and he prostrated himself loudly, "For the growth and expansion of our tribe, I will dedicate everything."

This time, the Silent Black Panther did not wait for a response from the Masked King.

After a few minutes had passed, the Silent Black Panther glanced subtly and realized that Velen was nowhere to be seen.

This further confirmed the suspicion in his heart.

The seemingly contradictory behavior of the Masked King was not contradictory but had its profound meaning.

Or rather, from the beginning, he had made a mistake.

This matter should not have been reported to the Masked King; it should have been carried out independently.

If it succeeded, it would be a new attempt under the tacit permission of the Masked King, and all the glory naturally belongs to him, as it was conducted under his guidance.

But if it failed, then it would be an audacious attempt whereby the Masked King was deceived by him.

The fault would be his to bear, and the consequences touching the Masked King would be minimal.

At this moment, the Silent Black Panther finally understood the biggest gap between himself and Masoji of the Blade of Venom.

Previously, he had always thought that many of Masoji’s actions were audacious, attempting to steal the divine right of the Masked King.

Now, it seems, it wasn’t that the Blade of Venom was simply reckless, but that he had already developed a similar awareness as he had now.

The Masked King valued results, not process.

He just needed to share in the glory, not jointly bear the bitter fruits.

This is an essential quality to become an Advanced Divine Servant; without this awareness, one is not qualified to advance further.

Now that he had cultivated this awareness, he was qualified to advance further.

For example, leading Iska Yole City to implement this plan, once successful, he might not be able to stand on equal footing with Masoji of the Blade of Venom, but at least he would have more autonomy, rather than acting as his mouthpiece, monitoring the city for him.

As for failure.

If it were a day ago, the Silent Black Panther might still consider this issue.

But now, he had no choice.

Isca Yole City had been exposed to the enemy, and if substantial numbers of residents were indeed relocated, whether to Holderbin City or Delnox City, they would become others’ prizes.

Neither Masoji of the Blade of Venom nor Medusa Lord Lilith would be lenient.

The residents would be happily accepted, but his ruling power would undoubtedly be blocked out.

Instead of such a fate, it was better to go all out.

Based on his research on that road builder, this plan had substantial feasibility.

Not just due to the other’s policies, but also because of the vastness and sparsity of Mir Forest.

This forest, shaped like a giant "7", enveloped the eastern hills of the Marching Mountains, with the two intertwining.

Their control over North Mir Forest (the horizontal line of the "7") was already the result of gathering all the fae in Mir Forest, although they were attempting to absorb the Golia Tribe from the Marching Mountains.

This not only couldn’t alleviate their population crisis but would make it even bigger.

The vastness of the Marching Mountains was not inferior to Mir Forest, with a more complex environment, needing them to face the Karinshan Kingdom directly. Controlling there would demand more energy and population.