"Even though we're no longer friends, I'm still glad that Swamp Dragon is here!" Kyle thought. "We're all chasing the same goal, and he's helping a lot. He also said that he would try to create a Refined Law in the future, which he can give to Humanity to strengthen them."
Kyle closed Swamp Dragon's message before opening the one from Star Genesis.
Once again, she wrote a very long and detailed report on Inner World's Formation Arrays.
In a way, Star Genesis felt like her skills in setting up Formation Arrays had degraded over the last centuries, but that was just an illusion, and she knew that. The Formation Arrays she was learning were just way more complicated.
She also mentioned that she hadn't made any progress on the topic of Sacred Weaponry. Apparently, she still needed to learn much more about Formation Arrays before she was even allowed to experiment with them.
The message from Manny was very short.
"I'm still gathering information. I won't talk about the details here."
That was it.
Then, Kyle opened Fierce Breaker's message. Apparently, Fierce Breaker had become a Minor Sage, and he was talking a lot about how the frontlines worked. Kyle already knew almost all of these things, but the others probably didn't.
Finally, Kyle opened Sebastian's message, and once again, it was quite long.
"I've done what you told me to do, Manny. Here are your pictures. It took a long time and was a lot of work."
Kyle looked at the great number of attachments before opening the first one.
The attachment was an image of a humongous Formation Node, which had several Connections coming out of it.
Then, he looked at the other attachments.
There were over a thousand, and almost all of them were pictures of different Nodes.
In another attachment, Kyle saw the coordinates of all the different Nodes. Another file talked about the results of several experiments. The last attachment was a diagram, highlighting the locations of all the Nodes and Connections.
"Sebastian must have followed almost every Connection to its source. He even managed to create a layout of the Formation Array!"
Kyle looked at the diagram for a bit, but he quickly realized that he didn't know enough about Formation Arrays to paint a clear picture.
"The only thing I know for sure is that this is not just one Formation Array but several. I can also tell that not all of them are connected or working together. This means this is not one big machine, but a group of smaller machines. So, they're not working towards achieving one goal but several."
"I can already estimate what some of them do. One is definitely operating the huge barrier, while another one is acting as its Energy Source. One of them is probably also responsible for warping the Primordial Forces."
"The Overseer doesn't have the power to change the Laws, but they don't need to. They just need to stop humans from comprehending certain Fragments. Even I could come up with a Formation Array that can solidify Space Energy inside its area of operation. That would make it much harder to manipulate and experiment with Space Energy. If I could then upscale the Formation Array to the size of Ayuvar, I would be able to suppress almost all manipulation of Space Energy across the entire world."
"If we can find out how these Formation Arrays work, we might be able to find a way to circumvent them. That won't give us access to the Elemental Laws, but we could comprehend the Primordial Force Laws. If we do it right..."
Kyle quickly created a plan in his mind.
"We could either become Three-Infused Ascendants or use them to become Major Ascendants. Sadly, we can't have both, which means we also need other Laws."
"But it's a start. If we can become Major Ascendants, as long as we're not corrupting our foundation, we can also become Advanced Ascendants. Becoming a Fulfilled Ascendant also isn't difficult. Almost every Advanced Ascendant becomes a Fulfilled Ascendant. I mean, creating an Avatar is literally what you need to do to become a Fulfilled Ascendant, and everyone creates at least one Avatar!"
"If we can become Fulfilled Ascendants, we might also be strong enough to kill the Overseer after we advance. It's just that getting there is very hard."
Kyle shook his head. "I'm thinking too far ahead. There are more important things to worry about."
Kyle finished reading Sebastian's message, which was just him asking for more advice on what to investigate. For now, he wasn't planning on bringing his Elemental to the other side of the Barrier. First, he needed to know what all of these Formation Arrays did.
"I'll leave analyzing these Formation Arrays to Star Genesis, but that might take a long time. If we could share the layout of the Formation Arrays with Humanity, we might be able to crack them quickly, but if the information leaks, the Overseer will realize that we have someone who can go to the Elemental Dimension."
"It sucks, but we have to do all the work ourselves. It's risky enough that Sebastian shared all the information via this channel!"
"I should also send a message, even if there's not a lot to talk about."
"Could you deliver a message from me?" Kyle asked.
"Yes," Major Sovignor transmitted.
Kyle wrote a quick message and transmitted it to Major Sovignor.
"Hey, I'm fine. I'm training. Didn't comprehend anything yet. I'm kinda just improving everything. Nothing too big has happened."
That was the message.
Major Sovignor nodded. "I will deliver your message as soon as there's an opportunity."
"Thank you," Kyle answered. "Anyway, there's nothing I want for my Military Merits right now."
"Nothing?" Major Sovignor asked. "You have a substantial number of Merits. You should use them to improve some of your powers."
"Can I purchase access to a Level Five Law Well?" Kyle asked.
"Sadly not."
"Can I purchase one of each Spacetime Metal?"
"You do not have enough Merits."
"Do you have methods that can help me comprehend the Major Law of Mind or Center?"
"I see your point," Major Sovignor transmitted with a sigh. "In that case, I am forced to issue a new order to you. If I just keep you here, somebody might notice."
"It's fine," Kyle answered. "I want to enter battle anyway. I need to improve my power, and fighting Demons is the best way to improve it without access to these other things."
"Good. Then, what order would benefit you most?" Major Sovignor asked.
"The Demons will soon start targeting me," Kyle transmitted. "If I'm stuck in one place, it makes it easier for them. I would prefer to be a Decimator, but I want to patrol a Fort in the V-range. I also don't want my kill-target to be as high as last time, since I will mostly focus on fighting Medium Sage Demons. I also don't want the local Commander to know that I can kill these Demons on my own."
"I can accommodate your wishes," Major Sovignor transmitted. "Black Sin Hammer 37, here are your orders: You will be stationed in Fort V-2550 until you die or become an Advanced Sage."
Kyle nodded and left without saying anything else.
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