Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1912 Departure
Without lingering in the grassland military region, Zhou Xu gave Qin Fen a few more instructions and then left.

Back at the palace, after arranging everything that needed to be done, it was about time for him to depart.

In the square in front of the palace, a goblin airship was already waiting.

That's right, from this moment on, Zhou Xu's means of transportation for long-distance travel was officially upgraded to a goblin airship.

You have to admit, it still smells good regardless of the terrain!

At the same time, the goblin airship that can be parked directly in front of the house is indeed more convenient than the steam train that requires going to the train station.

After taking off, the goblin airship made a brief stop at the border of Saint Laurent for simple maintenance, mainly to refuel, before taking off again.

At this moment, standing inside the airship, looking down at the boundless desert, Zhou Xu's thoughts gradually drifted away.

I wonder how that rebellious son is doing.

It hasn't been seen since it flew away that day.

He was usually so busy that his feet barely touched the ground, so he didn't have time to think. But now, sitting in an airship with nothing to do, his thoughts began to surge uncontrollably.

He wasn't worried about Xuan Yu getting into trouble. Given Xuan Yu's peak Saint Realm strength at the time, his own flying speed was fast, and he also had that special golden-red flame around him.

If something happens, even if it can't win, it can run away.

It's been a while since we last met, and I always find myself thinking about it from time to time.

However, Zhou Xu is not a sentimental person. As a rational person who advocates efficiency above all else, he chooses not to dwell on things that are useless to think about.

With a long exhale, he quickly regained his composure.

He's resting now because he just finished a round of research on the mantra and is taking this opportunity to relax his mind.

Thinking about it now, I think I should just go to sleep.

After the goblin airship had penetrated deep into the desert, Zhou Xu began to absorb natural energy without restraint.

The cultivation of the Out-of-Body Realm requires both training in magical power and condensing the soul body, both of which consume a great deal of energy. He certainly wouldn't let go of this opportunity to absorb natural energy.

As Zhou Xu rapidly absorbed natural energy, the lake symbolizing magical power within his spiritual world continuously filled up, and even showed signs of overflowing.

Zhou Xu was invigorated upon noticing this trend; it was a sign that a breakthrough was about to be achieved!
At times like these, as long as you have enough energy, you can rush forward in one go.

But Zhou Xu's heart sank at this moment. He already knew how much natural energy he could absorb. At least half of the natural energy in this area had already been absorbed by him. How could the remaining amount be enough?

"Notify the cockpit to fly at full speed."

Without time to think, Zhou Xu quickly issued an order after being distracted, and then hurriedly focused all his energy on the breakthrough in front of him.

He was already very familiar with the process of breaking through to the minor star level, but this was something that couldn't be done without enough energy.

In the current situation, there are only two options left.

First, to accelerate the airship and move it to a new area with abundant natural energy; second, to absorb the faith power accumulated in his imperial statue to make up for the lack of it.

These two methods do not conflict, and Zhou Xu used them simultaneously.

The rather awkward problem is that he harvests the faith power within his imperial statue every morning when he wakes up, just like harvesting vegetables. In other words, he's already harvested it this morning.

Of course, it was already past four in the evening, and his faith power had definitely accumulated some more, but he didn't know how much...

Suppressing his chaotic thoughts, Zhou Xu focused his mind and decided to absorb natural energy first.

Once the wind direction is right, the goblin airship can fly at full speed with the help of the wind, which is somewhat useful, but only somewhat. That little bit of movement speed is nowhere near the speed at which Zhou Xu absorbs natural energy.

Soon, Zhou Xu felt that the natural energy in the area was about to be drained by him.

At this moment, within his spiritual world, the lake water, symbolizing magical power, surged continuously, like the surface of a lake on the verge of an impending storm, bringing with it an invisible sense of danger.

Zhou Xu's consciousness sat calmly on the turbulent lake surface.

The breakthrough has reached its most critical moment, and at this time, the energy cannot be cut off.

Zhou Xu, realizing this, reacted quickly. While continuing to absorb natural energy, he immediately began to absorb the faith power within his own imperial statue.

The savings accumulated over a day are quite considerable.

As energy transformed and magical power gathered, the ever-filling lake water eventually overflowed completely, spreading outwards into the surrounding world.

The expanding lake signifies that his strength has officially increased from the fourth-level Gold Star of the Nascent Soul Realm to the fifth-level Gold Star!

At this moment, Zhou Xu could clearly feel that he had broken through a layer of constraints, and his entire potential had been completely unlocked.

This feeling made him eager to absorb more natural energy immediately in order to enhance his magical power.

However, he soon discovered that he had completely drained the energy from the statue of the emperor and the surrounding area.

Although the energy is replenished from time to time with the prayers of the people and the movement of the goblin airships.

But for Zhou Xu, that amount of energy was far too little to be considered a drop in the ocean.

This forced Zhou Xu to temporarily abandon the idea.

In any case, achieving a breakthrough and further improving one's own strength is always a good thing.

It's worth mentioning here that, with the successful annexation of the Goblin Kingdom, including the Goblin population, the population of their Great Zhou increased by more than a million in just over half a year. This growth rate is simply like a rocket.

During this period, missionaries from the state religion also went to the new district to open churches, set up imperial statues, and carry out missionary activities.

Lured by the free eggs and milk, the goblin residents of the new district participated in the event with great enthusiasm.

However, as the source of the state religion and the emperor himself, Zhou Xu could clearly feel that the annexation of nearly a million goblins had not significantly increased his faith power.

Now, standing high above the desert, feeling the power of faith emanating from the new district, Zhou Xu was even more certain of this.

That means the faith power generated by nearly a million goblins in the entire new district is not as strong as that of the Rakshasa District with a population of several hundred thousand. To put it bluntly, the Rakshasa District completely crushed it.

The root cause, of course, is that the goblins had little loyalty to him and the Great Zhou, let alone faith.

(End of this chapter)