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Chapter 1058, Go to the Dwarf Tribe Plan

After listening to Lilith's words, the other end of the radio station fell silent again for a long time, with only some faint sounds proving that the person on the other end had not left.

After a while, Hadarai's voice came through, low and slow, as if every word had been carefully considered, "Just how strong is he now...?"

Lilith's lips curled into a smile. "How would I know? All the information I have comes from him."

He paused, then added, "However, the association's judgment of him always seems to be a step behind."

Wu Heng's strength has far exceeded everyone's expectations.

From initially killing the Pope to now having free access to churches.

Every move they make redefines the association's understanding.

Those who once suspected he was the reincarnation of some old monster have now fallen completely silent.

After all, even a reborn person could not reach such a terrifying level in such a short period of time.

Hadarai pondered for a moment, then continued, "You stay there and observe. The association will reassess Wu Heng's strength... and our relationship with him."

Lilith chuckled softly, gracefully picked up her teacup, and took a small sip.

"From any perspective, maintaining friendly relations with Wu Heng is the wisest choice for the association. If we really push him to the opposite side..."

He put down his teacup with a crisp sound, "The consequences will probably be even more troublesome."

To put it bluntly, if Wu Heng were to truly stand on the opposite side, all other races would be in danger.

“I understand what you mean.” Hadarai’s voice remained steady, but his pace quickened almost imperceptibly. “I will raise your suggestion at the leaders’ meeting. We’ll see what happens then!”

"Get a result as soon as possible!" Lilith said cheerfully.

"Okay, that's settled for now."

The radio call ended, and the room returned to silence.

Lilith leaned back in her chair, her fingertips lightly tracing the rim of her glass, her gaze fixed on the window.

As the sky grew even darker, Wu Heng still hadn't arrived.

He got up, changed his clothes, and lay down in the wooden coffin. The heavy coffin lid closed with a rubbing sound.

……

The night was as dark as silk, and moonlight filtered through the gauze curtains, casting a silvery glow on the disheveled bed.

The elf sisters nestled in Wu Heng's arms, their hair damp with sweat and clinging to their necks.

Wu Heng stretched out his arms and put one arm around each of their shoulders.

Hilary suddenly flicked his wrist with her finger, her wet silver hair brushing against his collarbone as she turned her head. "Second stage... how difficult is it?"

“Not difficult.” Wu Heng said casually. “It’ll only take a few days.”

"Who asked you?" Hilary retorted angrily. "How long does it normally take for a person to train?"

Wu Heng pondered seriously, "That shouldn't be too simple. Viola hasn't learned it yet. She's already become a hero, so her understanding must be much higher."

After saying that, he glanced at his girlfriend, who had also become serious in his arms, and added, "But you'll be fine. You're very talented, and you might even learn faster than her."

Hilary gave a soft hum. Although she knew he was just trying to coax her, she still felt a little happy to be recognized by her man.

hiss~!

A sharp pain suddenly came from the other side, and I turned my head to look.

Shi Yali left red marks on his skin with her sucking, and when she looked up, a sly glint flashed in her eyes. "I'm level 12 now, can I learn it ahead of time? I feel like I still have a long way to go to reach level 15."

Even with such a high level of physical fitness, it's been sucked out like this.

Wu Heng grabbed the back of her neck and brought her up to his face. "We can try the first stage though..."

He continued, "If you can withstand it, you can cultivate; if you can't, you can wait. We're not in a hurry."

"Mmm!" Shi Yali smiled, pounced on him, and kissed his Adam's apple.

The three chatted for a while, then turned off the lights and went to sleep.

……

Association, Headquarters!
Inside the stone pavilion in the garden.

Hadarai sat on a stone chair to one side, waiting silently.

Before long, footsteps sounded, and Claudio, the leader of the Hongwen Society, and Bruno, the leader of the dwarves, walked in while talking.

We sat down at the other two spots around the stone table.

The servants silently served tea and snacks, then retreated to a slightly more distant spot.

The dwarf chieftain spoke in a gruff voice, "What is it now?"

Hadarai picked up his teacup, took a sip, and slowly said, "I just had a detailed discussion with Lilith about... the matter of Wu Heng."

The leader of the Hongwen Society's eyes narrowed. "He's made another move?"

“No,” Hadarai shook his head, “it confirmed some intelligence that we had previously underestimated.”

He put down his teacup and then recounted the information he had heard from Lilith.

When he heard that everyone in the inner city of the sanctuary had fallen into a coma, and that Wu Heng was even capable of killing the Pope.

The other two looked surprised.

This information is completely different from what came from the Vatican.

The Vatican stated that Wu Heng attacked the Church, but was repelled by the Church without suffering any losses.

Meanwhile, news from Lilith's side indicated that the entire Holy Temple had fallen, and Wu Heng could dispose of the Pope at will.

As long as he wants.

Given the conflicting intelligence from both sides, Lilith was naturally the one to be trusted more, since she was in charge of the Whisperers.

I don't speak carelessly.

After a period of silence,

The dwarf leader frowned deeply. "Why would he go through all this trouble to break in if he doesn't want to kill the Pope?"

The leader of the Hongwen Society said, "It's not hard to guess. For Wuheng, the threat lies not in the Pope, but in their ability to quickly cultivate heroes."

Hadarai added, "That should be the case. The intelligence from the Whisperers also mentioned that the time of Wuheng's attack coincides with the time when the Holy See holds the new Holy See ascension ceremony."

The dwarf chieftain suddenly realized, "This kid is really decisive."

The leader of the Hongwen Society pondered for a moment, then said, "Since the Holy See wants to save face, we should just pretend we don't know anything."

Hadarai continued, "Lilith proposes that we reassess our relationship with him."

Looking around at the two, he thought, "With his current strength, the association should give him more preferential treatment."

Bruno and Claudio exchanged a glance, their expressions grave.

The fact that he could single-handedly break through the Sanctuary meant that he could threaten any faction.

It means giving more preferential treatment, which in other words means trying to maintain a good relationship with Wu Heng and taking the initiative to maintain that relationship.

Claudio nodded slowly: "The authority of Treasure Island can be appropriately increased, but it should be handled discreetly to avoid provoking the Holy See."

Hadarai looked at him and said, "You are in charge of drafting the specific plan."

"clear."

Hadara concluded by saying, "Maintaining friendly relations with Wuheng is more beneficial than harmful to the association."

The three fell silent again, simply continuing to drink their tea.

……

The next day.

The training area for the Body Refining Technique in the courtyard was still ablaze with flames, raising the temperature of the entire courtyard to a whole new level, with waves of heat rolling in.

Today, Shi Yali also began the first stage of her Body Refining Technique training, while Xilagui went straight to the second stage.

However, due to limited space in the second phase, Viola's performance had to be scheduled after Viola's.

At noon, Wu Heng completed the third stage of his cultivation.

He was then invited by the two sisters to have a match in the training room.

Holding a bronze spear, Wu Heng moved with the grace of a pine tree. Even without activating the 'Fierce Aura Pattern', his basic attributes alone made his movements incredibly fast.

The spear moved with effortless ease, sometimes sweeping across like a raging torrent, sometimes thrusting like lightning, forcing the elf sisters to charge forward again and again, only to retreat once more.

Clang~!

Eluria's longsword was nearly knocked out of her hand by the shock, and she staggered backward, her chest heaving violently.

Seeing this, Sylvie quickly flanked, her short blade stabbing towards Wu Heng's ribs like a venomous snake. Wu Heng flicked her wrist, the end of her spear striking her wrist precisely.

"Ah!" Sylvain cried out in pain and released his grip, the short blade falling to the ground.

"Want to come again?" Wu Heng stood still, his breathing steady.

"No, I can't take it anymore...!" Sylvie collapsed to the ground, her green hair soaked with sweat and plastered to her flushed cheeks.

Eluria was also panting heavily, her chest heaving even more violently than during the battle.

Wu Heng smiled and put his weapon into his spatial ring. "You guys are very powerful. Once you become heroes, with your inexhaustible strength, you might be able to overpower me."

"My lord, who taught you close combat?" Eluria asked curiously.

Sylvain chimed in, "For a mage like you to be this good in melee combat is practically cheating!"

Wu Heng rubbed their heads and said, "Take it slow. The difference between heroes and ordinary professionals is like a chasm. You'll be able to cross it."

As they were talking, light footsteps approached.

Minnie walked over and handed the three of them clean towels. Then she said to Wu Heng, "Master, when Lady Lilith left, she said to go to her residence after your battle."

Wu Heng took the towel and wiped himself casually. "Okay, I'll be there in a bit."

After saying that, he looked at the two wood elf sisters and said, "You two keep practicing, don't overwork yourselves."

"Yes, sir," the two replied, bowing.

Wu Heng also returned upstairs, took a shower, changed into casual clothes, and used the [Teleportation] spell to disappear from the spot.

……

As the spatial ripples subsided, Wu Heng's figure appeared in Lilith's bedroom.

A faint fragrance wafted through the room, and the bed was tidy, but Lilith was nowhere to be seen.

Wu Heng opened the door and went downstairs. As soon as he stepped onto the first floor, he heard loud button-pressing sounds and cheers from the living room.

"Sister, just throw the chopped vegetables over here."

Xiao Xiao was seen controlling a puppet, sitting cross-legged on the carpet, pressing the controller repeatedly. On the screen, one game character was chopping vegetables, and the other was stir-frying vegetables.

The two of them were extremely busy.

"Uncle!" Xiao Xiao caught a glimpse of Wu Heng out of the corner of her eye, called out without turning her head, and continued working without stopping.

When Lilith saw Wu Heng come down from upstairs, her pupils contracted and the tips of her ears instantly turned a light red.

She glared at Wu Heng quickly, then glanced guiltily at Xiao Xiao. Fortunately, Xiao Xiao was focused on the screen and didn't seem to notice anything amiss.

"Ahem, Little one." Lilith put down the controller, trying to remain calm. "I need to talk to your uncle about something. You play by yourself for now."

"Okay!" Xiao Xiao replied casually, switching the character controlled by Lilith to game control.

Lilith and Wu Heng sat down to the side, and the old butler brought out some tea and snacks.

The old butler's left arm had fully recovered, and new skin was faintly visible under the cuff.

This is the severed arm that Wu Heng helped him recover by using the "Regeneration of Severed Limbs" technique with the Papal Scepter when he last came.

After the butler left, Lilith picked up her teacup and took a small sip.

"Yesterday Hadarai asked me about the sanctuary..."

Then, he recounted the details of yesterday's conversation in detail, and added, "I only mentioned information that can be found on the surface. If he mentions it to you, remember not to tell me anything different."

Wu Heng nodded.

Judging from Lilith's attitude towards both sides, she initially leaned more towards the Association, but now she leans more towards Wuheng.

The intelligence reported seemed candid, but in reality, it was all carefully selected information, which allowed the association to understand the situation without revealing Wu Heng's true intentions.

“This incident has actually been somewhat helpful to you.” Lilith took a sip of tea. “Hadarai is going to hold a leaders’ meeting to reassess your strength.”

"Assess strength?" Wu Heng raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

Lilith glanced at him and said, "Under the Association's system, there is still a set of its own rules. Just like what the Vatican did before, it crossed the Association's bottom line, but they could only advise them and didn't have any good solutions."

He ran his fingertips over the water glass and continued, "Now that you've demonstrated strength that completely overwhelms them, the association will naturally want to adjust its attitude towards you."

Wu Heng smiled, "As expected, it depends on the person."

“This is something no power could avoid. At least the association is doing a decent job on the surface, which is also good for you,” Lilith said meaningfully.

“That’s true.” Wu Heng shrugged. “You leaders are all fairly upright, except for the religious fanatics.”

Lilith suddenly leaned forward, her long hair sweeping across the tea table. "So, when you come to power in the future, you'd better rein in your temper."

In power?

Um... my plan is to break through to the Hero level this year.

There may be no chance.

Wu Heng didn't continue the conversation on that topic, but instead asked, "'Sword of Justice'... can just anyone take that position?"

Lilith raised an eyebrow. "You're still thinking about this?"

"Just asking casually."

Lilith considered her words for a moment, then slowly began to speak, “The Sword of Justice is chosen by the five previous ruling leaders through a vote to determine the next leader. Not only must the leader be capable and respected, but also must be unanimously approved in terms of character and prestige.”

After saying that, he looked up at Wu Heng and suddenly laughed, "With your current reputation, it might be a bit difficult."

Wu Heng stroked his chin. "I think my character is alright, isn't it?"

“Take Hadarai for example! He was 427 years old and quelled three racial wars during his reign. Even the dwarves called him ‘Radiant Golden Glory.’” Lilith raised an eyebrow. “And you? Your greatest achievement is that you got the church to have three different popes.”

Wu Heng smiled and said, "That seems to be true!"

"I'll give you face and let him have it." After thinking for a moment, he continued, "By the way, can I contact the dwarf chieftain through your radio? I'd like to discuss the Molten Core."

Lilith glanced at the time. "Let's go! Let's just ask."

The two got up, Lilith greeted Xiaoxiao, and then went upstairs.

Inside the radio station, two radios were placed on a wooden table: one connected to the association headquarters, and the other connected to the secret network of the Holy Temple.

Lilith placed her hand on the microphone of the main radio station, her voice clear and cold, "I am Lilith."

A respectful response immediately came through the radio, "Leader Lilith, please give your instructions!"

"Tell Chief Bruno that Wu Heng of Treasure Island needs to speak directly with him." He glanced at the man beside him and added, "Confirm whether he is at headquarters."

"Please wait!"

After a while, a rough voice suddenly rang out from the other end of the radio, "Chief Wu Heng, you're looking for me?"

Upon hearing the voice, Wu Heng subconsciously thought of the grumpy dwarf with a braided beard and wearing armor.

When he first came to the island to lead an inspection team, he almost got into a fight with me.

“Chief Bruno, it is I!” Wu Heng replied.

"what's up?"

Wu Heng got straight to the point, "I want to use the 'Heart of Molten Fire' to forge a few rare items."

There was a sudden silence on the radio.

After a long silence, Bruno's voice came again, but his tone was subtly deeper. "Didn't Lilith tell you the rules? Molten Core is a dwarven treasure, and the Guild Leader pays 2000 gold coins per use! It's the same for everyone."

Then, he asked solemnly, "Are you sure you want to burn this money?"

Wu Heng narrowed his eyes.

The rare item obtained by exchanging first-level merit points is worth several hundred gold coins, and the cost of using it is already two thousand gold coins.

Moreover, he brought the strange objects and materials he used for smelting himself.

Wu Heng didn't care; as long as everyone paid the same price, he wouldn't have to haggle. "Deal."

Bruno was clearly surprised by his quick agreement. He paused for two seconds before coughing. "The Heart of Molten Core is in the third furnace district of Deepforge. You can come in person or send your men. I will let you know in advance."

"Thank you," Wu Heng chuckled.

"We're all leaders, let's look out for each other!" Bruno said, then hung up the communication.

The radio call indicator light went out, and Lilith raised an eyebrow with interest. "It's strange that Bruno would use the word 'look after each other' to describe you."

"After all, I'm now a VIP customer who charges 2000 gold coins per use," Wu Heng scoffed. "Tell me the details of using Molten Core?"

“I haven’t used it before.” Lilith recalled for a moment and said, “In addition to the basic cost, you also need to buy a special catalyst, and bring more of the necessary artifacts, tools, and money.”

After saying that, he continued to ask, "If you really want to go, the matter with the Vatican is not over yet."

Wu Heng glanced subconsciously at the direction of the cathedral outside the window and said, "Of course we have to go. The Vatican won't dare to make any moves right now. We need to go and come back quickly before they react."

(End of this chapter)