NOVPUBChapter 316: Chapter 286 The Journey Ahead_2
Lis spoke with certainty, not hiding anything from his formidable family member, including his dealings with the Death Secret Cult as Moriarty and his trade with Stran.
“…Little Lis, well done, you’re even more outstanding than I thought!”
After confirming the details, Joyce didn’t hesitate to praise Lis.
In his eyes, the more excellent Lis was, the more gratified he felt.
He had not let down the trust placed in him by Lis’s father!
“Little Lis, are you implying you want me to support the Dillon Kingdom?”
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Joyce thought for a moment and asked through the crystal ball.
“Yes, Uncle.”
Although he knew he could not be seen, Lis still nodded earnestly and expressed his thoughts.
“The resources in the Dillon Kingdom are quite abundant, which may be useful to me in the future, and beneficial to you as well.”
“After this time, there shouldn’t be any major events happening in the Dillon Kingdom for a while.”
“However, there’s no need to become a guardian deity for the Dillon Kingdom like Northern Fury; just giving that king some support should suffice.”
“I think that will be enough to put his mind at ease.”
After Lis finished talking, Joyce fell silent for a moment and then said:
“No problem, these are trivial matters.”
At this point, Joyce added with a smile:
“Little Lis, you may not be aware, but I am also one of the priests in the Southern Duchy Alliance, so adding the Dillon Kingdom to the list is trivial.”
“I will send my avatar to the Dillon Kingdom; you can relay that to the king.”
“Thank you so much, Uncle Joyce!”
Lis said sincerely, grateful for the support of his own powerhouse.
From the beginning, Joyce had given Lis unwavering help like a family elder.
Whether it was this time, with the protection he had before, or asking Judgement Flame to be his mentor.
This was probably the greatest help Lis had received besides from the system.
“Little Lis, where are you planning to go next?”
Joyce asked with a smile, as if everything before was a minor issue.
“I am planning to travel east through the Dillon Kingdom and then take the sea route to the Boditch Kingdom.”
Lis didn’t hesitate at all; this was his plan for the future.
After his experiences in Ice Peak City, Lis realized his own shortcomings.
His issue with “neglecting” certain areas was becoming more severe.
His strength as a Mage had far outstripped other professions.
Just like this time, aside from occasionally using the Stealth ability from the assassin profession, the abilities of the warrior, Hunter, and so on had hardly come into play.
Most of his specialties and skills were also heavily Mage-oriented.
Perhaps, with enough basic attributes, Lis was not weaker than other Professionals of the same level in being a warrior or an assassin.
But in the intensity of battles Lis was now facing, these skills were useless.
This was not what Lis had hoped for!
Naturally, the Mage profession would be stronger than the others due to the presence of Arcanists and two Legendary Arcanists—this was undeniable, and Lis had no intention to stop his arcane cultivation in favor of letting his abilities in other professions catch up.
That would be like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
But Lis could not accept falling completely behind in other professions.
In that case, his envisioned combat technique centered around his unique specialty, All Techniques Return to Storage – Lis, would have no place in the battlefield.
Moreover, strength in one aspect always encounters a counter, only all-around development can truly be supreme.
For the average person, this was an unrealistic task.
After all, just the skills and battle methods of one profession could take up a lifetime of learning.
But with the system and the Talent “All-Purpose”, Lis was different.
He had the opportunity and the ambition to achieve that goal!
Therefore, training his abilities in other professions and ensuring he didn’t fall behind was essential.
This direction was not meaningless, as Lis’s progress in the Arcanist side was already beginning to slow down.
Before breaking through to the Gold Level, there would be no more leaps in his improvement.
So, diverting some of his focus to the cultivation of other professions was also a reflection of maximizing efficiency.
Actually, when Lis left Bright City and followed the caravan to the Luoxue Mountain, he had already consciously started to strengthen this aspect of his training.
But of course, that intensity was far too low.
He must amp up the intensity for himself!
Lis planned to cross through the Dillon Kingdom, following the trade route developed by the Ward Family to the eastern coast.
Along the way, he would have to traverse ice plains and wilderness hills, facing many Magic Beasts and dangerous predicaments.
In this process, although Lis would maintain his arcane cultivation, he tried to rely on the skills of warriors, assassins, hunters, and other professions to respond to everything.
He thought, this should also give him enough pressure, right?
Besides these thoughts, Lis had two other considerations for making such a decision.
One was to rely on his own strength as much as possible and challenge his limits.
In many situations, his Judgement Flame teacher and Uncle Joyce had helped him so much that after Lis came out of McGwire’s Death Tomb, he had hardly faced any life-and-death crises.
Even when he did, there were always heavy-hitters to cover for him.
While it didn’t have a significant effect, it indeed made him gradually lower his guard.
This was not right!
The emergence of Demogorgon had served as an awakening for Lis.
In the upcoming era of grand waves and chaos, even his teacher and uncle would not be able to protect him in every aspect.
Unless he was to stick to both great figures every step of the way, the aspiration to become a legend, let alone advancing further, would be almost unattainable.
Which strong figure hadn’t been through life-and-death crises, baptised by storms?
Lis could not rely too much on the help of the two bigshots either and had to challenge his own limits and break through himself.
The second consideration involved the requirements for the Martial Monk specialty “Proof of Nature.”
To comprehend nature, to feel nature.
This was the most fundamental requirement of the specialty.
Only through a journey could one better approach this specialty.
Indeed, Lis had already made up his mind.
This time, he would not travel by carriage or rely on teleporting, flying, or other methods of travel.
Instead, step by step, he would slowly head eastward.
In the form of an ascetic’s training, he would temper himself!
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After chatting with Joyce about the recent situation and the future, Lis stopped communicating and lay back on the bed to continue resting.
Before starting the journey ahead, his most critical task was to relieve his soul’s injuries as much as possible, at least to ensure they wouldn’t affect his movements.
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Ice Peak City, Galsa Warehouse No. 6.
“You all, go out!”
His Majesty King Stran of the Dillon Kingdom walked into the warehouse and, seeing the neatly packed wooden boxes of precious metals and magic gems, nodded his head in satisfaction.
The guards and the warehouse manager hesitated, worried about the safety of the new king.
If something were to happen to him again, the Dillon Kingdom would indeed fall into complete chaos.
But feeling the severe gaze from His Majesty the King, everyone obediently exited, closing the large doors behind them.
“Hoo~”
Stran exhaled deeply, standing silently in place, seemingly waiting for something.
“Our beloved King Stran, you’ve come early!”
In the same flippant tone as always, the familiar figure of Moriarty appeared before Stran.
The familiar black Mage Robe, the pale face, an indefinable sense of a true presence.
“Hello, Mr. Moriarty.”
“This is the prepared material.”
Stran nodded and said, carefully observing the man in the black robe before him.
This was his first encounter with a strong figure from the Death Secret Cult up close.
The moment Moriarty appeared, the nerves in his body tensed instantly, but they soon relaxed.
As he was preparing these precious metals and ores, he carefully pondered the existence of the Death Secret Cult.
The various strange behaviors ultimately led him to an answer in his heart.
The Death Secret Cult’s intentions were not really directed at the Dillon Kingdom but targeted at Demogorgon!
The more Stran thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.
Destroying the Galsa Warehouse, attacking the Royal Palace, helping to teleport his troops, disrupting the Demon’s Gate, even killing Lukar, the embodiment of Demogorgon.
The sacrifices were completely disproportionate to the payoff!
Therefore, this organization, known as the Death Secret Cult, must be enemies with Demogorgon, even with the Abyss Lord.
A great organization that operates in the shadows to protect humanity!
Only in this way would they help the Dillon Kingdom so much.
With the feeling of uncovering the truth, Stran became more resolute in his idea of cooperating with the Death Secret Cult.
Such a good partner, how could he let it slip away.
Thus, after receiving Moriarty’s notice later on, Stran instructed his subordinates to take out the most precious magic metals and gems from the Royal Palace Treasure Vault, to show his sincerity.
This ally, I am determined to secure!
