Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 657 Claws Reaching Out from the Fortress

As long as the severance cannot be completely achieved, those immortal and powerful beings on the land will never be able to relinquish their control over the earth.

Even if it's not for power, it has to be for resources and manpower!

Only if members of their faction continuously join with resources can their lives in the fortress be guaranteed to remain unaffected.

Even if the dragons run out of resources, they can still find food in the fortress; they have nowhere else to plunder.

From the very beginning, Lowry didn't believe that life inside the Star Fortress was so easy.

If things were truly comfortable, the White Dragons would never build their own dragon nests; their style is to seize two fortresses and enjoy themselves.

As for whether we can win or not... we'll have to try it twice first.

Dragons never believe in evil; they won't give in unless two lives are sacrificed.

This did indeed clear up some of Lowry's doubts... For example, how did Travis's useless brothers manage to contact those neighboring countries and start causing trouble after he seized the throne?

If they had this ability all along, Travis wouldn't have been caught off guard.

These are genuine old silver coins; even if someone were trying to take advantage of another, they wouldn't actually sacrifice that much.

Moreover, looking at the history of the Northern Kingdom after the world blockade, some of the successions to the throne were quite abrupt, yet they still followed similar patterns.

It's probably because of interference from the stars.

Although people on Earth cannot gain any benefits from the starry sky, as long as they do not give up the idea of ​​entering the starry sky, they will definitely be affected and influenced.

Perhaps, in the very beginning, these royal family members and mages who entered the starry sky did indeed want to do something for their families and countries out of necessity... But time can turn even the most passionate blood into ice.

Naturally, this can also make blood, which is not so warm and clean to begin with, become increasingly dirty.

Lori was initially only a little skeptical, especially after Arslan kept saying he wanted to build a new fortress near the White Dragon.

When Rosalind's affair came to light... Travis's Ice Kingdom, which he had been plotting for so many years, went completely bankrupt, and the Northern Royal Palace did not carry out a major purge... Lori became 80-90% certain of his suspicions.

Therefore, he did not think at all that Travis's choice to become a god was a sudden whim.

It's likely that he was already wavering between the two paths... His endless lifespan gave Travis ample time to make his choice.

Then, the repeated schemes of certain people shattered his long-held dream of being the King of the North, and he no longer wanted any connection with his ancestors.

However, Travis had no intention of letting go of these guys who had shattered his dreams.

A Leon who has honed his will and established a sufficiently stable set of values ​​during his adventurer career can make the royal palace and the star fortress above him disconnected after he leaves.

Lowry was certain that what Travis valued most about Leon was his unwavering trust in Yuri.

Previously, the magic array cores that Arsalan was required to control independently were prepared for Yuri.

A normal person, when faced with a choice between a family elder and a friend with no blood relation, would still choose the so-called "family."

After all, this also concerns the safety of the family's Grand Mage and his family. No matter how many ulterior motives he may have, he wouldn't want to drag himself down with him.

Moreover, such great mages are usually those who have passed through layers of tests by their families, and they are unlikely to encounter problems easily.

Friends are different, especially friends who already have their own families.

The reason why Star Fortress was able to cause trouble in the royal palace was actually due to this line.

The archmage who can manage the royal palace's magic array must be at least of the level of Arsalan, and must be qualified to go to the Star Fortress.

Few mages would refuse an opportunity to advance to a higher level.

Even Travis couldn't change this principle.

Although he had tried his best to exclude mages who were obedient to the fortress, he chose the unconventional and eccentric Arthasan.

But these are still their own family members.

Star Fortress can still influence Al-Taran's choices through blood ties.

Arsalan would decisively refuse most things.

However, in some trivial matters that he considered insignificant, Al-Saran would still let things slide... after all, those were requests from relatives and demands from his teachers.

However, if Yuri were to control the palace's magic array in the future... then all of this would be over.

Including the upcoming future.

If Travis and Alzalan don't forge their own paths, then after the world reopens and the Star Fortress people can return to Earth, they might still do something to Leon and Yuri.

It's also possible to force them to step down from the throne.

However, Travis not only still exists, but may even become a new god... Even if their brains are further corrupted by power, the archmages will not lose all their intelligence.

The Northern Kingdom will still exist forever, but it will no longer be the Northern Kingdom of the past.

Of course, all of this is predicated on the assumption that there is no sinister force within the palace that could drive Leon to madness.

Lowry glanced at His Majesty Travis, who was lingering there and refusing to leave, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you think Leon can control his sword?" "Luscania is here!" Travis said matter-of-factly.

“Luscania?” Lori repeated with a strange expression.

Travis gave him an extremely innocent smile.

Sometimes, Lowry doesn't actually want to show that he instantly understands the behavior of certain guys... after all, it proves that he really has the self-awareness of a dragon.

However, there's really nothing we can do about it.

For example, right now, he knows very well that Travis is doing this because he wants to give those old guys another kick... Luscania can represent him, but she is not him after all.

If you want a white dragon lady to lend a hand to save someone, you have to start by calculating the cost of tea before leaving the house.

“Lowry, the profits I’ve brought them in the last hundred years are equivalent to those in the last thousand years.” Knowing that Lowry understood what he was trying to do, Travis laughed with extreme candor, “Yet they still betrayed me for the benefits that those old guys in Star Fortress might never realize.”

Regardless of whether my affection for Rosalind was mixed with something else, I at least publicly demonstrated how much I valued this daughter.

But not a single person stopped for my sake, not even a hint.

Then, naturally, all the benefits I gave them should be returned to me.

Lowry nodded hesitantly... He felt there was nothing wrong with it, but something still felt off.

But it doesn't concern him much, so let them do as they please!
"What are you talking about?" The Storm Lord, who had been offline for a while because of Lori's words, regained his composure.

“I always thought that the main body and the incarnation of a god were multi-threaded and operating simultaneously.” Lori turned to him, asking with a curious look, “Why is it that when you ask me something, the incarnation here can stop thinking?”

"Don't ask questions you already know the answer to, Lori," the Lord of Storms sighed. "Everyone's busy right now!"

His presence here does not mean he is actually here.

But here, he is the only one who can take a nap for a while.

There's nothing they can do; the world still restricts their movements.

"So, the Lord of the Tower, something really happened to him?" Lori asked unexpectedly, catching him off guard.

"Ah...ah!" the Lord of Storms asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

Lowry pointed to the long row of floor-length mirrors in front of her: "What that fat son of the Watson family said just now was quite interesting."

The Lord of Storms chuckled: "You see, once he realizes that everyone who stopped him from giving himself the title of Lord of the Magic Tower was truly doing it for his own good, but he just refused to believe it, even with a skin as thick as a tower, he will be depressed for a while."

"Ha. He should even be able to understand why Dark Night hates him so deeply."

Anyone with even a basic understanding of the multiverse would not consider the Lord of the Magic Tower a desirable divine position.

The Lord of the Tower is not a god who appeared after the world was locked down... He just proclaimed himself a god at that time, but he existed before that.

His advisor from another world had completely disappeared before the Goddess of Rain dealt with the White Dragon King.

Lori blinked. "That guy, wasn't he the one who died saving the tower?"

"If it hadn't touched the ultimate law, causing him to suddenly lose his power, nothing would have happened." The Lord of Storms shook his head. "Although we do need someone like him, we never intended for him to be completely annihilated."

What world is without the existence of evil?

Once everything returns to normal, the world will inevitably be filled with blank spaces.

There's nothing wrong with him; at least he's someone we understand.

Lowry nodded and said nothing more.

“Dark Night…” the Lord of Storms sighed, “If only I hadn’t gotten close to him.”

How can I let others' understanding of darkness and the silver moon affect my own path?

Lori smiled noncommittally... He didn't think the Night Goddess was trying to pry into Toril's path to the Silver Moon and the Darkness for the reasons the Lord of Storms had mentioned.

At least not entirely.

But if the storm's master insists on saying it this way, then let's just say it is... Whether it's a person or a god, they'll always have a bias towards their own people.

"What did the Goddess of the Night say?" He steered the conversation back... If he kept going in circles, Travis probably wouldn't be able to stand it anymore.

“There’s a place where a Shadow Spirit is destroyed every now and then,” the Storm Lord said hesitantly. “If it’s done when they happen to be corrupted by shadow, then turning them into puppets doesn’t require pure shadow power.”

"As long as it's evil enough?"

“What, a place?” Lowry felt like she had heard of this place before.

"Outside the cage of a humanoid lizard called a Shadowfiend," the Lord of Storms said, somewhat puzzled. "It's related to darkness, but it doesn't belong to darkness."

Anyway, that's what she said.

(End of this chapter)