Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 239 The Tide Surges
Rex was the most ridiculous and useless hero spirit Rean had ever seen, but he was also the most generous hero spirit.

His "single-mindedness" was ridiculously strong, and coupled with the state of being possessed by a heroic spirit, Rean enjoyed several days of prodigy-level talent and progress.

"Want to increase satisfaction? Treat my daughters well."

Lex didn't speak, but his fluctuating satisfaction level seemed to repeatedly emphasize this sole criterion. This ridiculous spirit was only interested in his own family, and to gain his satisfaction, one had to be a good "dumb father."

Compared to Sue's "judgment of evil" and Kuku's diligent pursuit of knowledge (Rean's completion rate is very low, resulting in a low final settlement rate), Lex's requirements are probably the easiest to achieve.

"I just said I'd think about it, without promising I could definitely get it done, and they gave me a 20-point increase in satisfaction rating."

Rean sighed. He knew he could regret it later, but looking at the pitiful Dania and influenced by the spirits, he couldn't resist in the end.

"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time."

Considering the many competitors that followed, he wasn't confident he would ultimately win.

But if we use "kingdom" as bait, it should attract many heroes.

In reality, if the kingdom continues like this, it will probably collapse in about twenty years, so it's better to take a gamble.
"Hey."

Rean sighed; he really didn't want to deal with this mess.

Subsequent developments proved Rean's predictions correct.
"Uh, if I burn a portion of my power and soul, I should be able to search for potential heroes across half the continent. Although I'm not as skilled in spatial abilities as Senior Snake, I can still fly with my strength."

This person is completely beyond saving.

But if we really recruit top talent from all over the world, it could really change a lot of things.

Honor, beauty (deception), power, kingdom, territory, strength, the legacy of heroes. That should be enough to distort a lot.

Ninety-nine percent of the visitors were not destined to win, but their arrival was enough to change the kingdom's current decline and at least help Radiant City solve its major problems and avoid complete annihilation.

If Lex can reach agreements with a few key personnel, he can prevent the situation from spiraling completely out of control.

And Rean seems to gain a lot from it as well.

He had already realized that the existence of the Hall of Heroes had made him, who "controlled" the resources, the core of the Heroes' successors without his knowledge. These young people, whose abilities and virtues were recognized, were like a "class reunion" in another sense, and had formed a secret alliance.

Each new generation of heroes represents a reunion of this "organization".

These young talents, scattered across the world, are destined to grow and expand their influence over time.

Their power naturally grows stronger, and they become increasingly capable of interfering in the world.

Perhaps this is also part of the design of the Thousand-Faced Dragon. It means that special individuals like Rean, while constantly acquiring power, can also gain the power to gradually change the world.

When I first met Dania, she mentioned the "legendary Hall of Heroes" and the "title of heir." Perhaps in history, a thousand-faced dragon like Rean used the young people of the Hall of Heroes to form a hidden force that would change the world.

"But I don't want to change the world, I just want to live a good life."

Lee Eun-suk, this workplace chameleon, is just like that by nature. If he were truly ambitious and driven, he wouldn't have chosen that path.

"Actually, all I want is to live a good life. I don't want to be some kind of continental hero or some kind of unparalleled hero."

Lex and Rean reached an agreement on this matter.

But seeing Lex Rean frown, it felt like he had set a bad flag for himself.

But that's the reality: those with power, resources, and status cannot remain uninvolved when the world is engulfed in a storm.

You think you're strong and capable of protecting yourself? But this strength and reputation will inevitably make you a pawn in someone else's schemes.

"Well, I'm different. I'm just a commoner, and I haven't encountered any weird timing. The kingdom is struggling to survive right now; it doesn't have the capacity to cause trouble."

"Are you sure? The demonic tide is about to begin, isn't it?"

Rean fell silent. That made perfect sense; it seemed to be the reason he had "awakened." He did know about the demonic tide, but he hoped that before his "century" was over, this war, destined to sweep across the planes, wouldn't escalate to the point of involving everyone.

"In fact, Griffin went crazy back then because the demonic tide was coming. If he didn't want to die, he had to become stronger. This kind of wave that is destined to sweep the whole world is the time when the world order will be reshuffled. You can't avoid it if you want to."

Rean's knowledge of the Demon Tide mainly comes from Kuku. However, when Kuku talks about it, he always uses adjectives like "annoying war," and Sull's timeline is quite far removed from the Demon Tide.

In the end, Rean actually got the most detailed answer from Lex.

In reality, the demonic tide itself is neither harmless nor harmful; it is something that is destined to accompany the tide.

In fact, the magic tide itself is a normal elemental tide action, that is, the magic and elements of the entire plane will become more active and the distance between them and those elemental planes will be closer.

This is a cyclical action, and there's nothing particularly remarkable about it in itself.
"During this process, the difficulty of connecting with other planes will be greatly reduced. Previously, one set of materials could only summon one elemental warrior, but now it might inexplicably summon an elemental lord."

Originally, at most, it was just that the gates to various dimensions kept opening, and some strange things would come out.

However, this world has a very long history, and there are too many ancient beings and dominant creatures.
"To give an imperfect example, if we beast-like beings eventually lose our dominant position, most of our race will migrate to other planes with worse environments."

The Age of Dragons, the Age of Beasts, the Age of Elves—these ancient historical records are not merely records of history, but rather the tragic fates of those who exited the stage of history.

They left, they gave up, but who is truly willing to leave forever?
"During the Demon Tide, the cost of dimensional gates became very low, but that was just an excuse. The real reason was historical inertia."

"Inertia?" Rean was a little confused; how did this conversation even begin?

"When all races believe that the Demonic Tide marks the point of a major reshuffle, then it naturally becomes the starting point of that reshuffle."

The resources, population, and fighting power accumulated over countless years may all be poured into this war of demonic tide, which is destined to be a bloody war lasting for a century.

The victorious race can continue its own era, or perhaps even usher in a new racial era.

"Not all races are unwilling to accept this. But during every period of demonic tide, there are always races that are unwilling to accept this, and there are always races that have waited for countless years to take this gamble."

At this point in time, those ancient sealed beings often break free of their seals by taking advantage of the fluctuations in the elemental tides.

"Oh, and there are also beings from beyond this world. They are never absent."

This probably refers to the existence of those Outer Gods.

The fluctuations of elemental tides also make it easier for them to reach this world.

To put it more cruelly, this is also how the world works: it eliminates excess population and preserves the strongest species to become the new dominant race.

"As far as I know, the Beasts ended the Age of Giants, and we ended the Age of Beasts. It's hard to say who the next ruler will be."

But the bad news Lex brought was just the beginning.

"In reality, often when the fighting reaches a point where no one can withstand it any longer, the continent has already been divided into pieces, with many races mixed together. Some regions couldn't withstand the war and were even directly stripped to sub-planes. Several sub-planes today originated from this."

In reality, the current core area of ​​the world is probably seven or eight prime planes similar to the orc world.

The once complete world was shattered into pieces during the interdimensional wars of past dynasties.

Each super-large plane will also become closer due to the demonic tide. And it is not only the beastmen who are facing the pressure of the demonic tide war.

Some were shattered by the power of the planes during the war, while others were created by the dominant races on them who attempted to avoid the war by actively dividing the planes. However, the shattered planes attracted the attention of other powerful races and ultimately could not be preserved.

"If it's quick, it will be a few years or a dozen years; if it's slow, it will be thirty or fifty years before the Demon Tide War breaks out. Putting aside everything else, the beast hordes that retreated to the Beast Realm during the last Demon Tide War are no longer willing to be confined to that small living space."

Perhaps this is the root cause of why no one is optimistic about the kingdom's future.

When the tide rises, the first thing to be submerged is the valley, and there seems to be nothing worse or lower around the kingdom.

(End of this chapter)