Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 792 But you didn't ask either.
As soon as Mangzi returned to Candlewood Island, Xiaoluo came up to him and chattered away for a while before he could understand what she was saying.

"Ligardell has shrunk again?"

"This kid..."

Upon hearing Xiaoluo's words, Mangzi couldn't help but rub his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.

But he still quickened his pace.

Before going to the gathering place of the evil gods to participate in the war, he had of course communicated with Ligardel. The kid just mumbled "okay" in a low voice, which he didn't pay much attention to.

It seems that the little lion really wants to participate in this war.

But to be honest, even if Little Lion had told him his thoughts back then, Brother Mangzi wouldn't have agreed to let him go.

The gathering place of the evil gods is too dangerous.

Even the players there died quite a few times, and the battlefield situation became tense several times, let alone Ligardel, this little lion with almost no combat power.

NPCs cannot be resurrected like players when they die.

But Mangzi still couldn't help feeling conflicted.

In his view, a true warrior is one who must always face danger.

His own protection of Ligardel may have become an invisible limitation...

However, Brother Mangzi quickly made up his mind.

Even if Ligardell is to face danger directly, he should at least be taught how to fight first.

Who would learn to run before they've even learned to walk?

Thinking of this, Brother Mangzi quickened his pace.

Before long, he found Ligader sitting on the beach waiting for him.

"teacher!"

Upon seeing the teacher's arrival, Ligader quickly perked up and stood up, but Mangzi still noticed that his body had shrunk considerably compared to before.

"Ligardel, you're doubting yourself again, aren't you?"

Mangzi sighed softly and patted his head.

Ligardel said dejectedly, "I'm sorry, teacher..."

He was well aware of his situation, and his teachers, such as Mangzi and Heishan Xiaoyao, had repeatedly reminded him of this, but... he just couldn't control the spread of these negative emotions.

This made him feel useless, and instead, he fell into a further cycle of negative emotions.

However, it can't be said that the training that Mangzi and his team have been doing during this period has been useless.

For now, Ligardell seems to have reached a certain "lower limit," preventing him from being completely destroyed by negative emotions.

Mangzi also noticed this, so he encouraged him, "Don't be too pessimistic. You've actually made a lot of progress, but you just can't see it yourself."

After saying that, he also told Ligardel about his "lower limit" that had been raised.

Upon hearing this, Ligader paused for a moment, then realized what he meant, his eyes lit up, and his body began to grow larger.

See? You need to focus more on your good side.

"Your current battlefield is not in fighting monsters, but in your struggle against your own emotions."

"This is also a battle."

"And you... haven't been defeated, do you understand?"

"That's what Mangzi said seriously."

Ligard was greatly encouraged. His size returned to its original size or even increased slightly, and he nodded solemnly.

"I understand, teacher!"

Upon hearing this, Mangzi smiled and nodded: "Didn't you want to experience real combat? I happen to be relatively free these days, so I'll take you to a dungeon later."

Upon hearing this, Ligader's expression immediately changed. He hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and nodded.

……

The Temple of the Fire God, with a giant bonfire.

Argoni, the old man with the lantern, and the charcoal-riding beastman handed over all the spoils of war they had received, which they then poured into the giant bonfire.

The Blood-Sucking Mosquito reappeared at this time, and all four members of the gathering were present.

Yagoni immediately focused his attention on the Blood-Sucking Mosquito: "...On this battlefield, an evil god has bred corruption, and deep corruption has emerged."

This is information that all members of their gathering need to know, but of course, it is mainly meant for the Blood-Traitorous Mosquitoes.

After all, the reason the other side didn't participate in the war this time was because of some issues related to "corruption" on their side.

The Blood-Bearing Mosquito nodded solemnly and said, "If I'm not mistaken, all corruption has begun to stir. The Ashes have most likely entered a new phase, deep corruption... which is just the beginning."

Upon hearing this, Agoni and the others felt a sense of heaviness in their hearts.

The power of ash is ominous and eerie, and can cause a lot of trouble, but fortunately, unlike forces such as the Fallen Twilight and the Extinction Abyss, it does not possess intelligence; it spreads indiscriminately.

"Now let's get back to the candlelight."

Argonius then shifted the topic to this point.

"This war has shown us a lot firsthand."

"First of all, His power is so great that it is almost a level above ours."

"Then there are its warriors... Although they are all different, they are united in the face of the enemy, which shows that the candle has a very high degree of control over them."

"And among His warriors are many powerful beings, quite a few have obtained a fraction of the power of the old flame, and some even wield the [Dead Fire]..."

"He may become even more powerful after this war ends."

"However, in this particular operation, Candlelight kept its promise and did not go back on its word... it was even somewhat generous."

Argonius summarized the situation of the war.

After listening to what he said...

The Charcoal Beast Rider was the first to respond.

“In fact, there is no fundamental conflict between us and them,” the Charcoal Beast Rider said calmly, “...but I still have doubts about the Candlelight.”

"We can only rely on ourselves."

His attitude toward the candlelight seemed to have changed, yet it also seemed not to have changed.

The old man carrying a lantern also spoke up at this moment.

"The candlelight wants to control the Corpse Spirit Clan, who were once rejected by the altar... This is ominous, and chaos may very well begin because of this."

"but……"

The old man with the lantern sighed softly.

"His fire is so intense that if anything were to happen, He might be the last resort."

The old man with the lantern still disliked candlelight and harbored resentment towards the Corpse Spirit Clan.

However, like the charcoal beast rider, he also acknowledged the objective advantages of candlelight and agreed with its position.

"The Charcoal Beast Rider is right, we have to rely on ourselves."

"Waiting for the light of someone else's fire to illuminate your path will likely only result in the winds of extinguishing it."

The Blood-Betraying Mosquito agreed with the Charcoal Beast Rider's statement.

Finally, Argonne gave a summary.

"In any case, Candlelight is an invaluable ally at this stage... We should try our best to maintain a good relationship with it."

"Oh, right," the Charcoal Beast Rider reminded him, "Remember to bring Visek here. He performed exceptionally well this time, and it's time for him to absorb the power of the altar's ashes once more."

"Send over any other outstanding performers as well."

In the area where the Primal Flame Scar is located, the campfire has also made progress in exploration, but it is far less than that of the candlelight. And their name for the "shards of the embers" is naturally different from that of Candlewood Island; they call them "altar ashes," meaning the ashes of the embers in the Eternal Altar.

Upon hearing this, Argonne was silent for a moment: "Can you hold on?"

Clearly, bestowing a large amount of altar ash upon the charred beast rider in a short period of time is not an easy task.

The charcoal-covered beast rider remained unfazed: "No need to worry, I know what I'm doing."

"We should never skimp on firewood for outstanding soldiers."

……

Twilight Ark.

Wang Dao, soaking in the vat with the blood-red earthenware jar, was also pondering matters concerning Candlefire Island.

He was naturally aware of the battle at the gathering place of the evil gods; he only needed to log off to see the discussions about it in the chat group.

The generous reward made Wang Dao's mouth water.

However, given that he is now a traitor to Candlefire Island, he naturally has no way to participate in the war and can only watch others enviously.

This made him somewhat unhappy with the Fallen Twilight.

The Fallen Twilight organization does nothing but think about where to plunder and destroy special areas all day long, without even bothering to provoke the Fire Gatherers.

Wang Dao also went twice.

These special areas are also home to some strange "gods" who seem to have been left behind before the moment of extinction... As long as there is any possibility of becoming a flame, the Fallen Flame Twilight will nip it in the bud.

Wang Dao also talked to the storyteller, asking him if he wanted to do something, but the storyteller suggested that he hold back and build trust first.

Therefore, Wang Dao's current days seem rather boring.

He's like a former senior executive at a large company who suddenly jumped ship to a small company, and he's still a middle manager who's not very trusted.

The difference in treatment and benefits became apparent almost immediately.

However... upon closer inspection, it's quite normal.

First of all, Twilight's Fall is not stupid. It would not attack candlelight and campfire without being sure of its success, as that would be a pointless waste of its own power.

Secondly, there's the plundering and killing of certain special beings... That's what Fallen Twilight does. If you can't beat the big ones, you can only bully the small ones. Naturally, the work isn't as interesting as Candlelight Island.

Of course, the gods in the Fallen Twilight did not disregard him; on the contrary, they granted him some authority over the Twilight Ark, allowing Wangdao to travel freely.

They can be considered the management team of Twilight Ark.

After Wang Dao became a manager, driven by both his own ideas and the desire to be a storyteller, he began to make some attempts.

For example... collecting management fees and protection fees.

Hey, you know what? The businesses on this Twilight Ark are really lucrative; it adds up to a considerable income.

Hmm... Occasionally, I can encounter some unexpected events to relieve my boredom.

"Wang Dao... come here for a moment."

The white can suddenly appeared and greeted him.

Wang Dao didn't bother him as usual, but quickly followed after him.

Sure enough, the substitute god appeared again, standing with his hands behind his back, waiting for him.

"The substitute for God".

Wang Dao gave a very casual greeting, without even offering a proper bow.

The God-Supporter didn't seem to care. He looked at Wang Dao and asked, "Have you received any news about the Candlelight attacking the gathering place of the evil gods?"

"I know," Wang Dao replied.

"You know?" Upon hearing this answer, the God-Supporter frowned immediately: "Since you know, why didn't you say so?"

Seeing this, the white canned food sneered and added insult to injury: "As the soul of a candle flame, it's probably not so easy for you to sever your past ties..."

In this regard.

Wang Dao completely ignored the white canned food, and instead looked at the substitute god with surprise: "But you didn't ask either."

The god-man remained silent for a while.

White Canned Food took a deep breath and said coldly, "Lies! You are clearly..."

The god-man raised his hand, signaling him to shut up.

Seeing this, the white canned food could only remain silent in frustration.

“That is indeed my fault.” The God-Supporter nodded slightly. “Next time, I will ask you, and I hope you will answer truthfully.”

The person before him, Wang Dao, was clearly not a normal person, so the God-Supporter felt that he could not treat him with the mindset of a normal person.

“Okay,” Wang Dao readily agreed.

"There's one more thing," the God-Supporter spoke again, his gaze fixed on the red-canned eyes of the Forgotten Path, seemingly able to penetrate them: "...Do you want to go to the Temple of the Fallen Flame Twilight?"

Wang Dao replied calmly, "Going or not is fine, but I hope you can give me more attention and help. I need to improve my strength..."

The god-man pondered for a moment.

Then, as if he had just thought of something, he chuckled softly.

"Wait, then."

"I'll give you a surprise in a while..."

After saying that, he took the white canned food and disappeared from Wangdao's sight.

……

The discussion in the player group is quite lively.

But Li Miao didn't go to the chat group; he was talking to Kenara at the moment.

"Miao... if there is a battle like this next time, I hope you can take me with you."

"Kenara said to Li Miao."

On the eve of the war at the gathering place of the evil gods, Li Miao also left her in his inventory so that she could learn the magic of Meteoros and some prayers.

Therefore, Kenara did not appear on the battlefield.

Now that Kenara knows, she is naturally extremely worried about Li Miao.

"Okay, I'll definitely do it next time."

Li Miao readily agreed.

But if such a situation were to occur again, he would still consider keeping Kenara.

After all, Kenara's ring is not only unique, but she herself can also provide Li Miao with tremendous help.

Therefore, it's best not to bring along characters to team battles, which are brutal and unpredictable.

After all, Li Miao can be resurrected infinitely after he dies, at most he'll just need to use up some wax, but if Kenara is gone, then she's probably really gone.

Li Miao clearly distinguished between what was more important and what was less important.

"Oh, right, here's some flaming material for you, and... how's your study progressing?"

Li Miao changed the subject.

Kenara thanked them and reached out her small hand to take the flame material, then recounted her progress in her training.

Overall, it's not bad. Just as Kenara thought, although she knows an ancient language, the magic of the Metelos Academy doesn't seem to have a significant break. So the writing is just modified and slightly altered, and the commonalities are obvious. She should be able to master it completely after studying for a while longer.

Upon hearing this, Li Miao nodded, then glanced at the new information that appeared in the notification bar, and his eyes lit up immediately.

Ah ha, Spirit Candle is updating again!

However, this update is a non-disruptive one, and the content is estimated to be related to the contribution shop and new dungeons!

(End of this chapter)