Chapter 306: Chapter 306: Devouring Dream Authority
The Goddess of Magic fell silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"Yeah, the moment that signal appeared, the moment this portal opened, we actually had no choice."
She wasn’t stupid. To become a deity, to become the Goddess of Magic, she was far smarter than most beings in this world.
From the moment she first learned that the stargazers in the Eternal Night Dome had received that signal, she had a premonition that this would be a conflict, an unprecedented conflict.
This endless starry sky was like a vast dark forest. Their existence was like a fully armed hunter, quietly lurking in this forest.
Maybe they were the only hunter in the forest, maybe there were many hunters. Even if there were no hunters, there might still be a large number of ferocious beasts that could take their lives at any moment.
When encountering another life, the only choice seemed to be to eliminate it.
Because they couldn’t judge whether the other party had good intentions.
Even if the other party had good intentions, they couldn’t judge whether their side would consider the other party’s intentions as good.
They couldn’t judge whether the other party would launch an attack.
The other party was the same—unable to judge whether their side would attack first.
At that point, good and bad intentions didn’t matter anymore.
The chain of suspicion had formed. As long as you wanted to survive, you had to attack...
On top of that, the other party was constantly releasing signals outward. Their stargazers could capture them—could other civilizations too?
What kind of being would brazenly release signals and maintain their existence?
Either the other party was incredibly powerful. The signal transmitted out, countless civilizations knew of their existence, but couldn’t gain any advantage from them—suppressed by them, either dead or mercifully allowed to live.
Or the other party had reached a life-or-death stage. Maybe there was an even bigger threat threatening them, and they could only choose to call for help, gambling on one shot.
Whichever situation it was, it seemed to highlight the word "danger."
Moving on to the next room...
Soon, all the legendary powerhouses on the entire platform—whether magicians, knights, or other niche supernatural professions—had all been questioned once.
Whether they cooperated or not, whether they were on the platform before or not, as long as they were legendary, they were all restrained and made to cooperate.
But even so, they didn’t get much new information.
These legendary figures had all kinds of wild ideas, but regarding those few events, there was almost no deviation.
The stargazers, Lady Dream, the God of Wine, the God of War, the other world, the Nightmares... all the information was remarkably consistent.
Among these legendary figures was even a stargazer who had followed Lady Dream back during the Eternal Night Dome incident. He’d actually appeared in the "footage" from the Eternal Night Dome, which deepened Ren’s understanding of that "signal" considerably.
"What do we do next? Just take down the Tulip Kingdom directly? Or head to the other side of the rift to see what kind of beings are over there?"
For the Goddess of Magic, accepting this information wasn’t difficult. If she were leading this, she wouldn’t hesitate either—she’d make a decision right away.
But since it was decided that Ren would lead this matter, she naturally wouldn’t say much at this stage.
"Let’s master the Goddess of Dreams’ authority first. As for the world on the other side of that rift, we’re not in a rush. We’ll send some constructs over to check it out."
Whether it was the God of Technology’s authority or the Goddess of Magic’s authority, they could now create some technological life and magical life. They had intelligence no less than ordinary people, stronger survival abilities—sending them to investigate was, in Ren’s view, the safest method.
"Just take control of the Tulip Kingdom directly? We can’t be sure if the Tulip Kingdom really contains all the authority. After all, they’re mortals, and influenced mortals at that."
The Goddess of Magic reminded him.
"At least there won’t be any traps, right?"
Ren smiled. "I can feel that the bell tower does contain quite a bit of authority. If I devour it, even if I can’t get complete authority, it’ll greatly strengthen the power of the Spirit Realm authority. For me, that’s important."
Virtual reality spaces would definitely be built in the future. That alone made it worth exploring.
Moreover, just as these legendary figures said, the attacks from the other side were getting fiercer. The Tulip Kingdom would eventually be unable to hold out. It needed a master, a new master to make it run more intelligently and deploy more powerhouses.
In fact... Ren actually kind of wanted to counterattack to the other planet.
As long as there was intelligent life, faith had value and could make them stronger.
The development of technology needed war to drive it forward.
As long as it wasn’t an overwhelming defeat, he had enough confidence in his technology combat forces.
Besides, the mechs they developed had succeeded.
When countless tech clerics occupied the other planet, his faith would be strengthened like never before.
More believers, more resources, greater developmental momentum...
To say he wasn’t tempted at all would be impossible.
The other side had already started the war. He naturally had nothing to fear.
The God of War’s authority was actually influencing Ren quite a bit without him realizing it.
After basically settling things, Ren didn’t hesitate and flew directly toward the bell tower in the sky.
The Goddess of Magic followed. If anything unexpected happened, being close meant she could help immediately, though the possibility was minuscule.
The moment they left, all the doors on the platform opened.
One legendary figure after another walked out of their rooms.
"Think he’ll succeed?"
"That’s not for us to worry about. I just want to know when this damn nightmare will end."
"Two powerful deities already just took the benefits and didn’t do anything. You sure these two deities will stick around after getting the benefits?"
"These things aren’t for us to decide. Let’s just watch the show."
"Hmph, when you lose the ability to resurrect, you’ll have something to cry about."
"Let’s see if he can even reach the bell tower first. The bell tower looks really close, but when you actually try to get near it, it’s like it’s forever out of reach."
Each legendary powerhouse had their own thoughts. When faced with this matter, their attitudes were clearly different.
Simple discussions sometimes even looked like arguments, let alone when it directly involved life and death.
Ren and the Goddess of Magic in the sky naturally knew all this, but they didn’t care.
Every living being had their own thoughts. They couldn’t make every life form agree with them... In fact, when beings lost this aspect of thought, civilization wasn’t far from extinction.
A constellation of different minds—that was the path to survival.