Chapter 1677: 457 Golden Ship and Divine Weapon_2

Having met Isabelle, he had merely paid with one rib to lift the ban on his Alliance identity, redeem the reward of Scar of the Dead, and received the good news that the approval for the Arcane Castle had gone through.

For him,

All of this was enough to be a pleasant surprise.

However, after finishing that discussion, Isabelle didn’t seem to have any intention of sending him away.

This surprised Matthew.

He pondered for a moment in his mind.

According to the style in which Isabelle handled matters, what she mentioned last was often the most important content.

What else did she have to say?

Matthew quietly waited.

His instincts told him,

The words Isabelle was about to speak might be related to what they encountered in the vanished history of the world.

But this time, the wait was noticeably longer than expected.

After a full five minutes,

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Isabelle was still silent.

Matthew noticed her eyes were unfocused, as if her mind was far away.

So he coughed lightly.

“Hmm?”

“Why haven’t you left?”

Isabelle’s blank gaze became slightly more focused.

Matthew was speechless inside.

But he still acted respectfully,

“Shall I leave now?”

“Wait!”

Isabelle suddenly called out to him,

“Never mind.”

“I should still give you this opportunity.”

“If, within the coming year, you can contribute one million gold coins or an equivalent value in materials and magic mediums–especially high-quality timber, then you will be eligible to become one of the first participants in the Golden Ship project.”

“But before you secure an official qualification, I cannot disclose more information to you.”

“I can only tell you that the Golden Ship will set sail in three years, as for the destination…heh, you might as well guess or go find out for yourself.”

Matthew’s eyes were full of surprise.

It wasn’t because of the number one million, but because Isabelle had uncharacteristically spoken in riddles!

You see,

Most of the time, she spoke straightforwardly, rarely concealing anything!

An event she cannot freely disclose…

How deep were the waters involved?

What surprised Matthew more was the Golden Ship project!

Could the Alley Gossip circulating in the past half-year actually be true?

Matthew had always thought such rumors were groundless…

“I am willing to pay one million gold coins.”

Matthew declared immediately.

Then he bravely asked,

“Aindor… is it really going to shatter completely?”

Isabelle answered,

“That’s not necessarily the case.”

“The first round of calamity caused by the Days of Heavenly Change was somewhat less severe than we anticipated.”

“The fall of the Heavenly Family Palace certainly triggered severe tears, and in the last half year, Void Turbulence and Star Realm Material took the opportunity to cause many disasters and disturbances.”

“But starting this past month, we have observed more and more Secondary Planes actively fusing into those tears–”

For Secondary Planes, it’s a perfect opportunity for elevation.

For the material plane, it’s the only way to mend itself.

This is Aindor’s self-rescue measure.

From a broader perspective, the situation of the Great Tears has been effectively controlled. There are some relapses in certain areas, but they are within our Control…

“The bigger crisis is actually the unprecedented Chaos Storm that has arisen from the tears, Fusion, and invasions.”

Chaos Storm?

Matthew repeated the term in his mind.

Isabelle nodded,

“Yes.”

“The very heartbeat of the Multiverse’s development has always depended on the contest between order and chaos.”

“The frequent Chaos Storms will exacerbate the breakdown of order, making the next round of disasters in the Days of Heavenly Change even more severe.”

Matthew quickly asked,

“How many rounds of disasters are there in the Days of Heavenly Change?

Which are from the first round, and which are from the second?”

Isabelle said calmly,

“In fact, there isn’t a unified and clear definition that explains your question.”

“Essentially, the Days of Heavenly Change is the inevitable result of the Multiverse’s infinite expansion; the fall of the Lun Palace and the return of the Five-clawed Heavenly Dragon are just the triggers.”

“It is a collection of disasters.”

“Generally speaking, whichever disaster appears first is considered the first batch, and those that emerge afterward make up the second batch…”

“At present, the negative impact of Lun Palace’s fall is gradually being neutralized, but the second round of disasters is brewing at an alarming rate. In my judgement, the next disaster that will significantly impact the World should be mana inflation due to the overflow of Ether.”

Mana inflation?

Matthew looked puzzled.

Having been out of the loop for over half a year, he found that he was a bit behind on the Alliance’s latest progress!

Isabelle was unusually patient today, taking the time to explain in detail,

“Ether itself is one of the most chaotic elements in the Multiverse.”

“An era of chaos and Ether overflow almost always occur in tandem.”

“During this period, as the Ether in the external environment intensely expands, almost everyone will find it much easier to sense Ether, and those who can already wield magic will become even more powerful.”

“To put it plainly, there will be ten or even a hundred times more people capable of performing cantrips and becoming the most basic magic apprentices during an age of Ether overflow.”

“A spellcaster who was only level 5 before could potentially skyrocket to level 8 or even 9 after the Ether surge.”

“Everyone’s magic power is expanding. Compared to that, the expansion coefficients of legendary spellcasters and above are not as exaggerated as ordinary people, which may indirectly narrow the power gap within the spellcaster community.”