After reaching the maximum level, my "soft rice system" finally arrived.

Looking back now... my previous slight arrogance seems rather ridiculous.

"I have to take back what I said earlier."

The old man slowly looked at Charles with his weathered eyes.

Those eyes held both pleading and burning passion.

"Perhaps... you really can help the Silver Holy City... break free from that inescapable fate..."

"But... Your Majesty Charles..."

"I have one last question..."

.......

The Dean of the Arcane Academy stood up from his chair and glanced at the people at the round table.

"Everyone..."

"Those who have not yet reached the legendary level, please refrain from doing so."

The Dean of the Arcane Academy truly lived up to his position in the Silver City.

As soon as he finished speaking, the management members of the Silver Holy City did not ask for a reason, but instead got up and left.

In the end, only a handful of people remained at the round table.

Without exception, they were all legendary-level powerhouses and also the most core decision-makers within the Silver Civilization.

Seeing this, Ciel also spoke with Isabella and the others...

The illusory projection of magic began to slowly dissipate.

In the end, only representatives from the four great kingdoms, the Church of Dawn, and the Dark Tower remained—representatives of the most powerful forces.

Please forgive our caution...

The Dean of the Arcane Academy addressed Sharl, Renata, and the other representatives from the Western Continent with a hint of apology.

"After all... this is the most important secret of the Silver Civilization."

The old man looked at Charles and slowly spoke.

"Your Majesty... through a fortuitous encounter, you once accidentally obtained a special spacetime substance called 'Time Sands' from the depths of the astral plane."

"This substance...can allow the holder to rewind time while retaining memories within a limited range..."

"The Silver Continent where we are now has actually undergone dozens of such reboots..."

As he spoke, he looked closely at Charles.

However, he found that the black-haired, black-eyed wizard did not show the slightest surprise on his face as he had expected; he simply nodded calmly.

"Sure enough."

From the moment they met, Charles had already noticed the marks left by the river of time on the Silver Queen's body... and thus had already made some guesses about it.

but......

Since the Silver Civilization was willing to share such a closely guarded secret, it already demonstrated their sincerity.

.......

"As expected... they even detected traces of time reversal."

The Dean of the Arcane Academy sighed softly to himself.

Even though he had already placed a very high opinion of Charles in his mind...

But every moment...

This black-haired, black-eyed wizard could redefine his understanding time and time again.

However, he quickly suppressed his feelings and spoke to Charles in a deep voice.

"Actually, in the past reboots..."

"We have, in fact, also made attempts similar to a nationwide mobilization... to try and reclaim the surface..."

"After all, once we can obtain resources from the ground, many projects that were previously stalled due to energy shortages will have the potential to continue... This is quite a temptation for us..."

"But... every attempt ended in a dismal defeat."

A hint of fear flickered in the old man's eyes.

"If it's just a small-scale battle..."

"So those 'Servants of God' are merely relying on their own wisdom to fight; for us, they are not invincible if we pay a certain price..."

"However......"

The Dean of the Arcane Academy paused slightly.

"Whenever we achieve even a small victory and want to escalate the war further..."

"So......"

“The God of War will personally descend upon the battlefield... to command His servants.”

The old man's hoarse words echoed in the council chamber, causing all the attendees at the round table to look solemn.

.......

Who in this world would truly be willing to give up their peaceful and prosperous home and retreat to the sky?

but......

The Silver Civilization had no choice...

In fact, their initial dozen or so restarts were all attempts to wage a full-scale war against the "Servants of God" on the ground, hoping to completely drive them out and defend their homes and positions.

It seems... that it's not impossible.

Judging solely from their paper strength, the gap between the "Servants of God" and the Silver Empire is far from being insurmountable.

And time rewinding, or rather, restarting...

This is an incredibly overpowered ability, meaning there are countless chances to start over...

Just like playing a game, once you can reload and continue playing indefinitely, you can continuously learn from your previous experiences and lessons... No matter how difficult the game is, you will eventually beat it.

However......

All these obvious advantages...

After the war god personally took command of his servant army, it all lost its meaning...

.......

What is a military genius?

What is the God of War?

This is not just a title that sounds prestigious...

As the one who has gone the furthest on the path to godhood... and even according to the predictions of the scholars of the Arcane Academy, the God of War may not be far from truly ascending to godhood...

The term "war" is no longer a simple designation, but a real power and symbol.

Unlike false gods such as the "Sun God," "Mother Goddess of Fertility," "God of Storms and the Sea," and "Goddess of Life," who are more accustomed to using appeasement to gain the support of their followers...

The Path to Godhood for a Military God...

That is war and conquest.

His projections have conquered hundreds and thousands of parallel universes...

In those countless parallel worlds...

An ever-victorious king, an invincible marshal, a fierce general who triumphs against overwhelming odds, a strategist and advisor with almost supernatural wisdom...

The countless undefeated warriors of the world... their yearning for war and victory... only then converged into the so-called faith in the god of war.

In a sense...

He is war itself.

And what He represents...

It is the sum of experience and wisdom from the countless wars that have taken place in those infinite dimensions.

Therefore, even in the Western Continent, there is no shortage of valiant marshals and generals, nor of wise strategists...

However, once a large-scale battle truly breaks out...

Once the God of War himself intervened... only defeat and destruction remained.

It was precisely because of those dozen or so repeated restarts...

It has been confirmed that even with the intelligence advantage and trial-and-error opportunities brought by the "Reboot," there is almost no chance of a true victory in a large-scale direct confrontation with the "Servants of God."

The Silver Civilization... just now considered the "Ascension of the Silver Holy City" as an inevitable part of its subsequent restart.

Then......

In the subsequent restarts, time and again, atop the floating city, they watched helplessly as all the remaining relics of civilization on the ground were swallowed up by those roaring ancient beasts.

.......