My health recovery is incredibly fast.

The panel contains text, portraits, and animated images, arranged in five groups from left to right.

The first set of pictures and text points to Xia Zuo's own blood relatives, including Janice, and all of them have been marked with a checkmark.

The second group consists of alchemists from Starry Night Academy, including Beatrice, Tim, and Kurov.

The portraits of Beatrice, Dim, and Kulov have been marked with checkmarks, while the portraits of the other professors have either crosses or question marks.

The third group consists of alchemists from the Eastern Continent.

This group has a large number of people, a total of 55.

Instead of ticking or crossing them out, Xia Zuo crossed out their pictures and names with a slash.

The third group is the Temple's defensive force stationed on the western continent.

There are two small-scale Temple armies, each with 330 men, in the northwest and southwest corners of the Western Continent.

There is a Templar Guard of 25 people in the teleportation hall of Storm Mountains.

The energy sub-plane is guarded by two temple guards, totaling 50 people.

On the seabed amidst extreme storms, a Templar Guard unit of 15 people is manning a backup signal relay station.

The Mystic Guild, which commands the Temple Army, has placed 12 highly skilled mystics within the Starry Night Kingdom.

In addition to these, there were also temple guards for the temple mining team, totaling 40 people.

In total, the Temple's defense force stationed on the Western Continent consists of 472 people, including 400 formal mages, 50 high-ranking mages, 20 archmages, and 2 inner temple mages.

There were originally supposed to be two more Eternal Mages who came to the Western Continent to retire.

These two individuals had a good relationship with the August family and were aware of some of the August family's plans in the Western Continent, so they had already left the Western Continent to seek refuge.

However, their elemental bodies and towers still floated above the western continent along with the temple's alchemical satellites.

The fourth group of people on the illusion panel are members of the Church of the Otherworldly Demons.

Grandsabech, using the alias Swaden, is a pleasure agent closely following Grandsabech's actions, and one of several demonic teams that have secretly infiltrated the noble circles of the Starry Night Kingdom.

These demonic beings were all added to Xia Zuo's kill list.

Before dawn, he finalized the plan using the [Space-Time Phase Simulator].

The first step is to completely control the Western Continent.

All obstacles that might hinder his control over the Western Continent have been recorded in his inventory.

Xia Zuo adopted the most moderate attitude towards the professors at Xingye Academy:

Anyone willing to take the crimson elixir can remain on the Western Continent.

In their sleep, they will be imprinted with Beatrice's bloodline by a secret medicine, transforming all temple elements into wild elements. Like Shazo, they will forcibly absorb and digest the wild elements with their flesh and blood, becoming pseudo-blood mages capable of using elemental magic.

Beatrice herself, as well as Shazo's mentor Kulov, have already had the temple elements transformed by Shazo himself.

Anyone who refuses to take the secret medicine will be expelled from the country by Xia Zuo.

The vast majority of university professors have chosen this path.

As for the researchers from the Eastern Continent... hehe... Xia Zuo had no connection with them and didn't want to waste his vitality attribute points and time on them. They should all go back to where they came from.

The temple garrison and the demons will be besieged by Shazo's blood magic.

The garrison of the temple fared relatively better. Xia Zuo wouldn't allow his blood magic clones to kill them; he would simply keep them in line until they were sent out of the Western Continent.

The demons have no way out but death.

In particular, Granzabech, the chief steward of the Church of the Otherworldly Demons, this bastard who orchestrated the invasion of the Western Continent must die.

Chapter 58 Inappropriate Pity is Poison

There is still much preparation to be done before officially expelling the temple visitors and closing the transoceanic teleportation hall.

Xia Zuo waved his hand and moved the illusion panel to the side.

A dozen or so vertically placed culture jars appeared on the wall opposite the desk.

Most of the culture jars were empty, except for those numbered "6", "12" and "18".

In culture tank number 18 is the disguise that Xia Zuo once used: Death Apostle of Light and Darkness, a spellcaster who specializes in using shadow magic and light magic.

The clones in culture tanks 6 and 12 were made earlier today.

Vest #6 is the "Manipulator of Blood and Flesh," who uses blood magic in combat.

This vest is a bit special.

Xia Zuo assigned it the identity of a hybrid mage, capable of manipulating the flesh and blood of enemies and the dead to fight, making it a typical example of being both righteous and evil.

The fact that the blood magic clone becomes a half-blood mage will not affect Xia Zuo's own pure-blood mage status.

Even if it does have an impact, it doesn't matter, since he won't be using his true form to go to the temple in the future anyway.

The number 12 vest was designed based on the faceless man.

It is a powerful turret mage.

This morning, after Xia Zuo used the [Space-Time Phase Simulator] to find a perfect solution to the future predicament, he had a good talk with Beatrice and successfully persuaded her to join.

Beatrice donated over 3000 Unruly Elementals to support Xia Zuo, which led to the creation of the No. 12 Vest Turret Mage.

Since it's a cannon platform, we should make the most of the features of the glass cannon.

Xia Zuo directly transformed the No. 12 vest into a split-type body similar to the [Elemental Star Network] body, which can be freely combined and transformed into three different types of magic turrets: short-range, medium-range, and long-range.

The No. 6 armor, which possesses hybrid magic, is used to deal with the Otherworldly Demons, while the No. 12 turret mage destroys the temple's garrison camp in one fell swoop, supplemented by a large number of heavy weapons, blood element minions, and flesh and blood clones disguised as Otherworldly Demons.

Xia Zuo is determined to capture the Temple army alive and annihilate the alien demons that have infiltrated the Starry Night Kingdom.

It is estimated that in about 15 days, the Blood Element servants in the secret base will be able to produce all the heavy weapons their master needs.

This is no simple battle. Xia Zuo will face both the Temple and the Otherworldly Demons at the same time, and he must also prevent the August family from noticing the strange occurrences on the Western Continent.

The attitude of the Golden Vitex tribe is crucial as a link between Shazo and Kamashiberlein.

Xia Zuo looked at the miniature culture jar on the table, where the little golden thorn flower was slowly wriggling, communicating with Elder Natalie.

Ever since she revealed the plan to Little Golden Bauhinia this morning, she has maintained a slow-paced dancing style.

We should have a result by now...

Xia Zuo waited for half an hour before the little golden vitex finally stopped blooming.

"Elder Natalie requests to see you, Shazo."

“Okay, where shall we meet?” Xia Zuo asked.

Little Golden Vitex pointed to the alchemy pouch next to her, which was filled with hydrating and nourishing potions:

"Take ten hydrating and ten nutrient potions from your pocket, find a plant on the ground, bring it back to the alchemy room and plant it. Carve the tribal markings that I will give you later onto the leaves of that plant, and then pour the potions onto the plant. After that, Elder Natalie will descend into that plant with her clone."

"Okay, I'll go find some plants now."

Xia Zuo summoned a flesh and blood clone to run errands for him.

A blood element servant flew in, carrying a miniature culture jar.

“Oh, Xia Zuo, this jar is too small.” Little Golden Thorn Flower gestured a large circle. “You need to find the largest cultivation jar available. Elder Natalie’s clone is the same size as her original body.”

Xia Zuo recalled the spirit of Natalie he had seen in the [Land of Eternal Rest], then slapped his forehead and pointed in the direction where the cultivation tanks were arranged:

"I have all the largest culture tanks here. Can they fit Elder Natalie?"

"Hmm..." Little Golden Vitex rested her "chin" on her leaf, "It should be about right..."

Xia Zuo thought for a moment.

In his vest project, vest number 17 is related to plants.

Now is the perfect time to take advantage of Natalie's upcoming clone appearance and set up the cultivation tank for Vest 17.

Ten minutes later, an ecological cultivation tank with a rainfall function was ready—the base of the tank was covered with natural soil, and pipes for spraying nutrient agents were buried inside the soil and at the top of the tank. Two water tanks were installed on top of the tank lid, containing agents for replenishing water and nutrients.

Little Golden Bauhinia stared wide-eyed at this luxurious ecological culture tank and insisted that Xia Zuo get her one too.

“If I put you in a culture tank this big…” Xia Zuo patted the glass of culture tank number 17, “how am I supposed to run away with you?”

“Oh right…” Little Golden Vitex shook her head. “Then forget it, I’m not moving. The jar is a bit small now, but it’s convenient.”

Xia Zuo opened culture container number 17, planted the plant brought by the flesh and blood clone, and carved the patterns of the golden chaste tree family on the leaves.

After watering with the pesticide and waiting a few minutes, the unassuming shrubs radiated a green glow.

The shrub, about half a meter tall, grew rapidly. By the time the green light dissipated, the shrub had touched the top of the cultivation tank and transformed into a green tree that was a head taller than Xia Zuo.

Vines and flower crowns appeared out of thin air on the green trees, along with clothing that concealed her figure, and Natalie's face took shape in the weave of leaves and petals.

"Good day, Lady Natalie." Shazo nodded in greeting.

Good morning, Xia Zuo.

Natalie looked down at Shazo, who was slightly shorter than her, through the glass of the culture jar:

"We will help you keep the secrets of the Western Continent."

The answer was predictable; Xia Zuo had already foreseen it in the future timeline:

"Thank you for your help. I will remember this friendship."

Natalie wove a chair out of tree roots.

When she sat down, she was just at the same level as Xia Zuoping:

Regarding the plan you had Melina convey to me... what I want to say is:

"The Golden Vitex clan has indeed mastered the method of absorbing the Creation Smoke, and the Creation Smoke can indeed be preserved in the grass-based container for a long time. Even if the Pillar of Creation disappears, the preserved smoke will not disappear."

Xia Zuo gestured a circle in front of him, "So can you help me store the Creation Smoke? I need a lot of it. The stored Creation Smoke should be enough to cover Starry Night Academy."

“We can do it.” Natalie paused. “But your plan is too dangerous, Shazo. Are you really prepared to deal with both the Temple and the Church of the Otherworldly Demons at the same time?”

Xia Zuo took a few slow steps. "If by 'ready' you mean I have an army capable of fighting against the Temple and the Church of the Otherworldly Demons, then I regret to inform you that I am not ready. At least for the next three months, the military force I possess will be insufficient to stop the Temple's counterattack on the Western Continent."

Xia Zuo stood still. "But I can create a vacuum, so that the Temple army has no time to pay attention to what is happening in the Western Continent, and let them get entangled with the Church of the Otherworldly Demons."