Beside the whale, Thea was silent, but a clear sense of pride shone within her. Her disciple had already learned everything he could from her and was now considered superior in creating technologies and mechanisms.
Thea was never particularly talented in this field; she simply had to learn to build these things to interact with the world. In fact, her robotic body was considered top-tier, impressing everyone in that universe. However, it only worked because of the Yang tattoo that gave it life. Zaimo, on the other hand, managed to build a robotic body without Yang power, with quality equal to hers. He was the true talent.
Initially, Alm and Bruno thought of bringing both of them to work together, but Thea insisted it wasn’t necessary. Zaimo could handle everything alone, and it would be better for him to stand out on his own among the dwarves.
After a few minutes of shock, Nival seemed to reflect on something and, seriously, asked the whale, "Sir, is he a disciple of the legendary Alv race?"
"Hm? Why do you think that?" the whale asked, hiding his confusion.
Nival pondered while other dwarves entered the arena to tend to Valzi, administering healing pills. After a few seconds, he responded:
"The runes on the armor resemble the descriptions of this race’s techniques. They are interconnected, perfectly uniting the entire armor. The stories say this is a basic method created by this race. Anyone could use the basics, but the technique was lost long ago..."
Alm and Bruno immediately felt a familiarity and asked seriously about this race.
Basically, they are an ancient race connected to the heavens, similar to a primordial beast. They resemble a humanoid race but have no connection to the Chromaraic. They are a completely different race, only possessing slightly similar fluctuations.
Their power was such that they dominated the laws of the world, and everything bowed before them. It was equivalent to the power of a Basic Empyrean in the ascended world, but they dominated the laws even in the divine world with ease.
Alm and Bruno immediately remembered where they had heard of this. It was the race of Mihkriel, the missionary they saved in the underworld. They received his memories; when Mihkriel became a missionary, he was born as part of this race. (Chapter 366)
Mihkriel knew very little about his own race, not even the name. He even thought he was part of the humanoid branch. But his abilities were shocking, so much so that he developed the technique used to create the chaos tree.
"Unfortunately, this race was declared extinct after the same war in which the God of the Forge fought and died. The most problematic enemies of the heroes were precisely the Alvs," Nival explained seriously. "The runes on the armor closely resemble the information you left written about this race. You studied them extensively and had a very close relationship; so much so that the rune seals you developed were created after studying the Alvs’ techniques."
The whale became thoughtful and turned to Thea, who was listening to everything. She quickly spoke in his mind: ’Creating these runes was a basic technique in that universe; everyone knew how to do them easily. Maybe these Alvs existed in that place?’
’Probably not,’ the whale replied with certainty. ’Activate the unknown runes on your soul gem.’
Thea nodded, and then her soul gem pulsed, and mystical runes appeared around her. They spun around her, drawing in all the power of heaven and earth. They seemed physical, connected to her soul, with the ability to molecularly alter even the metal of her body. These runes suddenly appeared in the past and were sometimes used to restore herself; but it was never discovered what they really were or if they had other functions. (Chapter 459)
Nival looked at the runes, and his eyes widened as he felt them. "This... this is the Alvs’ Law! Yes, it’s the connection between the physical and the spiritual. The texts you left behind clearly describe these laws."
Alm and Bruno sighed, now certain. They mentally told Thea about their discovery. ’The immortal cultivators who were used as fertilizer in your universe were the Alvs. Because of their power, the soul gem was created. And, apparently, they managed to communicate with the world and leave their basic technique for people. You, by using their technique with the soul gem, made this law emerge. We’ve finally discovered the origin of your power.’
Thea’s robotic eyes trembled, emitting a peculiar sound. At that moment, the whale snorted and turned to the dwarf king. "Zaimo and Thea have only a distant connection to this race, but they aren’t exactly disciples of it. Anyway, now that you’ve seen what Zaimo is capable of, are you convinced?"
Nival nodded immediately. "I will fully trust your plans. If the dwarves can replicate something similar, we will be dragons soaring into the skies."
The whale nodded, and at that moment, Valzi woke up dazed. He immediately rushed to Zaimo’s side, his eyes shining. He had experienced this power firsthand and knew exactly that this would forever change the history of the dwarves.
Thea smiled, and the whale was now at ease. He turned to the king: "You have three months to learn and prepare. I have no time to waste, take me to that wild planet; I need some of that Netherium."
***
Despite the whale’s urgency, there simply weren’t enough sober dwarves to accompany them. They had to wait until the celebrations ended, but Nebai quickly returned with the information he had requested for study: all possible data on the Absolute Beginning Conventions that took place in the past.
Zaimo was left working with his race, while Thea stayed by the whale’s side. When the day finally passed, an experienced dwarf named Vuorinen was assigned to guide them.
The trio used a teleport and arrived directly on the dark, Yin-immersed planet called Nether. It was a wild place, with no cities, where dense nature covered everything.
The planet was obviously surrounded by a defensive formation and rigorously guarded by the dwarves to prevent invaders and theft. Upon arrival, the whale immediately asked them to wait and activated his bloodline, digging a deep tunnel into the underground.
The dwarf was stunned to feel the whale’s bloodline connection to the earth. A few minutes later, Alm and Bruno activated all their primordial power, and that dwarf felt an incredible power covering the entire planet beneath his feet.
Alm and Bruno probed the earth, locating the purest and oldest concentration of Netherium. It was found below a deep river that had never been explored. They then activated the Golem God’s rune and sensed all the golems on the planet.
Soon, the two became excited. There were a few thousand golems almost forming a body, and their bodies were made of Netherium.
"Excellent, we’ll give them the Dao of the Golem God, and they’ll all be able to emerge into the world. Soon, they’ll head to the planet Gloom to receive the rest of the Dao," Bruno commented lightly.
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Afterward, just to be sure, they focused on searching for any treasure or anything of value on the planet. Since they didn’t know exactly what they were looking for, it took them half a day to calmly probe the planet.
Then, Alm and Bruno narrowed their eyes. They found something very strange at an extreme depth, almost at the bottom of the planet’s crust. ’A blocking formation?’ Alm said flatly.
They focused on the surroundings and confirmed it: it was a high-level formation, hiding something. They trusted that the dwarves would have told them if there was something hidden or something they couldn’t mess with. In other words, it was something even the dwarves didn’t know about.
The whale emerged from the underground and met with Thea and Vuorinen. He stared at the dwarf and asked directly, "Who, besides the dwarves, can enter this place?"
Vuorinen thought for a moment, then spoke seriously, "Throughout history, various sects or clans have requested permission to explore this place, but all were denied. The only ones, besides the dwarves, who can come here are our allies from the neighboring galaxy."
The whale looked at him coldly, and the dwarf realized something might have happened. Then, he remembered that he had recently arrived, and the king had mentioned that the Forge God’s memories were still confused.
"Next to our Cyan Hammer Galaxy, the nearest is called the Three Realms Galaxy. It’s a very ancient galaxy and one of the largest in size. Currently, the third largest sect in the universe resides there, the Three Sovereign Gods Sect," the dwarf explained quickly. "This sect is composed only of humans. And since the dwarves are a sister race, we have a good relationship. This relationship benefits us, as they are very powerful, so we end up conceding a bit, and they can come to this place whenever they want."
"They only have permission to explore the place, not to build anything, correct?" The whale asked, and the dwarf’s eyes widened before confirming. The whale snorted, "Humans, what a surprise."
The whale turned, and the group quickly moved to the planet’s south pole. Upon arrival, nothing could be seen on the surface, and the dwarf tried to sense anything below with his cultivation but failed.
The whale began digging a five-meter-wide crater straight down. It took a few minutes, and they all descended deeper and deeper until they finally stopped when they saw an area surrounded by runes.
It wasn’t large, just a dozen meters in a circle. Nothing could be seen inside, and it was difficult even to sense its existence, even standing right before their eyes; the formation was high-level and blended perfectly with the environment.
Then the whale focused on something and felt the interior with his divine soul. Seconds later, he murmured, "There’s a living person inside that place."