Chapter 896: Chapter 378: Authority of Life in Hand, A New Goal
After Lear reached an agreement with the Lake God, the tense atmosphere between the two parties immediately relaxed.
The Lake God also felt a sense of relief.
His strength was not powerful, and leaving the lake would greatly reduce it. He had not expected so many things to happen after occupying this temple in the Original Plane.
If he gave it up, it would be a wasted opportunity for others to grasp his authority.
If he didn’t give it up, he had no extra strength to expand his territory.
The current situation was—he could only hold on here to see if a better opportunity would arise.
But to expand outward, he dared not, as the external battles were too chaotic... it would easily make him someone else’s prey.
Currently, the temple, in his view, was like an insipid chicken rib, undesirable but difficult to discard if it would influence his authority.
If not for the impact on his authority, he would have already left. Why endure such hardship here?
Now, Lear’s appearance instead offered him a chance to withdraw, and he could gain substantial benefits from it.
A win-win situation.
Both parties were satisfied with this transaction.
The cost Lear bore was minimal for him... the Fire of Origin was not a one-time thing, it only required offering some Power of Faith to restore it.
And letting the other party settle in the swamp was even better, gaining an unexpected divine spirit friend to share the pressure, what harm could that bring?
The harvest was delightful, that was the Authority of Life! Even if just 1% of it, it was exhilarating!
Without hesitation, Lear had the Lake God leave a trace of energy, then returned to Weilu City, activating this energy at the edge of Mire Swamp.
The next moment, the void rippled like the surface of a lake, a spring gushed out from within the void.
Sparkling droplets surged upward, forming a water element with an indistinct lower body and a humanoid upper body.
"Your Majesty Lear..."
"Your Majesty Nory..."
Lear and the water element spoke simultaneously, then exchanged smiles.
"Then, as agreed, let’s sign the contract."
"Good!"
Neither were long-winded, with just a few words, they began to swear the agreed contract.
Then, witnessed by the great God of Contract, the contract was established.
Lear would give the other party a strand of the Fire of Origin and not pry into the Lake God’s authority.
He also promised that if the rules of the Main Plane changed, the Lake God could possess a territory near Mire Swamp, with mutual assistance.
The Lake God agreed to relinquish the temple and promised not to harm the swamp.
After the contract was established, both could sense that elusive connection... if anyone violated it, the immortal being presiding over the contract would immediately punish the violator.
After signing the contract, without hesitation, Lear extracted a strand of the Fire of Origin from the Divine Kingdom and gave it to the Lake God.
This strand of the Fire of Origin could burn for three days, enough for the other party to cleanse his soul.
After obtaining that moss-green transformed Fire of Origin, the Lake God became very excited.
This was the legendary Fire of Origin!
He never expected to acquire it one day!!
Immediately, he felt a sense of closeness with Lear.
"I will shortly raise the temple from the water, Your Majesty Lear can take over at any time."
Lear nodded, without delay, he had the other party return to make arrangements in the Original Plane.
The Lake God left joyfully, then returned to the Original Plane.
The possessing Tide Master put down his bone fork, formed a spell with his hands, and chanted a gray spell.
The next moment, the calm lake surface bubbled up with huge bubbles one after another~
As if some monster churned underwater.
The residential area floating on the water swayed with the waves.
Under everyone’s gaze, the water surface slowly darkened, then~ splash~ a giant stone statue emerged from the water.
Then an entire temple slowly surfaced, but this temple was different from others, it lacked a roof, having only a statue and over twenty severely water-eroded circular pillars.
Covered in river mussel shells.
The thick smell of water permeated the air.
Fishermen floating on the water simultaneously returned to the temple, each standing by a pillar, just enough for everyone.
The Lake God’s voice was light and cheerful.
"Your Majesty Lear, the temple is entrusted to you..."
Lear nodded.
"No need to worry, I will handle it properly..."
"Good, I’ve also gifted these 20 Tide Masters to Your Majesty, hoping we can build a deeper friendship in the future."
"Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty, I look forward to it as well."
Developing a territory is not about fighting, the more friends, the wider the path. In the future, if the Gods descend to the Main Plane, having one more divine spirit as part of your camp is definitely not a bad thing.
The Lake God didn’t waste words, directly transferring the soul mark of the Tide Masters to Lear, then withdrew his will from the Original Plane.
Finally, this burden was thrown off.
Upon obtaining command over these two squads of Tide Masters, Lear didn’t hesitate, directly ordering them to guard the surroundings.
However, the Tide Masters could only leave the temple for 500 meters, far less than the range of the Wetland Angels.
But what’s given for free is all right.
On the other side, Isa also had the Crowned Eagle Horned Beast Knights seal the surroundings, barring outsiders from approaching while expanding the alert range to several kilometers beyond the village.
After all arrangements were completed, only then did Lear mount the Swamp Giant-Horned Deer King and fly to the Lake Temple.
Looking at the moist statue, his gaze was deep.
Acquiring this temple, imbued with the Authority of Life, without war, cannot be called a gain, it’s a blood-earn.
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