Chapter 533: The Key to Rescuing His Majesty

"Compensate us with the Starburst Array? Poof—hehe, you really know how to joke." Anthony just heard this and couldn't help but laugh out loud. Not only him, but the others gathered around, Negris, Feiti, and the others, also couldn't help but laugh.

What is the Starburst Array? A weapon of destruction that annihilates gods. Calling it a divine artifact is already demeaning it; it is a god-slaying weapon.

A single Faith Storm annihilated the gods of the main plane, causing the Church of Light to be leaderless for over a thousand years, with a pile of treacherous people taking power, and even the Pope and Archbishops being infiltrated by outsiders.

The same Faith Storm also annihilated the gods of this world, including the incomparably powerful God of Light, forcing the Undead Empire to retreat to the other side of the plane, forming a clear death line.

Such a thing, Cabrera actually said he wanted to compensate them with it. It was hilarious. Did he think they were fools?

Everyone laughed happily, and the air was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

However, when they were laughing, the Warlock Alliance side was eerily quiet. It wasn't until everyone discovered that something was wrong that they slowly quieted down.

After a long silence, Anthony said in astonishment: "You aren't saying it for real, are you?"

"It's real. As long as you can meet our requirements, the Starburst Array can be compensated to you. To show our sincerity, you can send people over to sort out the receiving work now. We will open corresponding areas to you based on the project progress," Cabrera said seriously.

Everyone was stunned. Everyone had an expression of unbelievable shock. Of course, Ang and a few others were exceptions; he had already reached into his space to farm.

Cabrera's so-called sorting work referred to daily operations and management. For a building as huge as the Starburst Array, its daily operation was a very precise and complex project, requiring a large number of people to cooperate.

If any project didn't run smoothly, at best, various accidents would occur; at worst, the array would be destroyed, or even fall from the sky.

For example, the energy core—if the power output wasn't enough, the air inside the Starburst Array couldn't circulate, suffocating everyone to death; or the temperature control system couldn't be turned on, and the temperature drop would freeze everyone to death; or the cabin door couldn't be closed, and air loss would suffocate everyone to death.

For another example, the various arrays for air circulation needed regular inspection, and there had to be redundant parts to prevent stopping due to the damage of a single node.

Unlike on the ground, every node on the Starburst Array was very critical and required people to be familiar with it in advance. At the very least, you had to know where this energy circuit led, what this redundant part was for, how the sewage system circulated, and so on and so forth.

This required sending a large number of personnel into the Starburst Array to contact the personnel who managed these things before, teaching them hand-in-hand until they reached the level of independent operation, before it could be considered a true handover. Otherwise, even if the Starburst Array was placed there, you wouldn't be able to turn it on.

However, if personnel were sent to sort it out, it meant that all critical parts of the Starburst Array would be opened to them, and all secrets would be open to them. This sincerity was not insignificant.

Anthony's expression became solemn: "What do you want?"

"In the Undead creature's lair, under the Death Breath Abyss, there is a purple-gold skeleton. Grab it and hand it to us, and the Starburst Array will belong to you," Cabrera said.

Anthony pondered for a moment and asked: "How can I guarantee that if I hand the skeleton to you, you will obediently hand over the Starburst Array?"

Cabrera said: "We are willing to take an oath in the name of the gods."

Negris couldn't listen anymore and wanted to speak anxiously, but was stopped by Anthony waving his hand.

Only to hear Anthony say: "Stop joking. A single Faith Storm of yours can annihilate the gods. You take an oath in the name of the gods, and then turn around and annihilate the gods, right?"

Cabrera fell silent again. It looked like he was thinking, but Anthony thought he went to find someone to discuss it. This Cabrera certainly wasn't the one who made the decision. Who could make the decision to compensate with the Starburst Array?

After a long while, Cabrera's voice came again: "I take an oath in the name of the Lord of Extinction, and you take an oath in the name of the God of Light. We are both bound by divine oaths. After you get the skeleton, we will withdraw from the Starburst Array, and then you hand the skeleton to me, and I will hand the highest permission of the Starburst Array to you."

This was the most operational exchange procedure, and it sounded very sincere.

Anthony immediately said: "Deal. I will send people over to learn and receive it immediately." Then he decisively cut the communication.

As soon as the communication was cut, Negris couldn't wait to shout: "Are you crazy? The skeleton they want is very likely His Majesty's avatar. Do you want to kill His Majesty?"

Ang also looked up at Anthony.

Ang, who usually didn't care about anything except farming, actually had a very oppressive gaze. Anthony immediately broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly said: "It is precisely for His Majesty that I agreed."

"Humph humph, if you don't explain the reason clearly, I will let Lightning come over to scold you," Negris threatened.

This threat was too terrifying. Just thinking about the dignified Pope arguing with a horse—as long as this happened, the one who would lose face would be Anthony. He would rather castrate Lightning in advance than argue with it.

"Now, we can know that the Lord of Extinction cannot do anything to His Majesty for the time being," Anthony said.

Everyone still trusted Anthony very much, knowing that he must have some plan. Otherwise, Negris would have stopped him long ago.

"How so?" Negris asked.

"From the time we arrived until now, His Majesty has been trapped in the Extinction Barrier for over half a year, but until now, there has been no change. Even the plan mentioned last time to use the Starburst Array to bombard the Extinction Barrier was left unsettled. Now, they are even using the Starburst Array to lure us into attacking the Death Breath Abyss. These all prove that the Lord of Extinction cannot do anything to His Majesty," Anthony analyzed.

"Why didn't they let us attack the Death Breath Abyss before, but suddenly used the Starburst Array to lure us now? What prompted them to be willing to pay such a high price?" Anthony asked.

Negris said: "Of course it's strength. Before, they didn't think we had the strength to attack the Death Breath Abyss. Now that you bragged that there is a thirty-million-strong expeditionary army, if you can really mobilize everyone, naturally you have this ability."

"Right, so I must agree. If I don't agree, it means we don't have this strength," Anthony said.

Negris asked in confusion: "Could it be that we are afraid of heavy casualties and are unwilling to attack the undead creatures?"

"Impossible, because we are the Church of Light," Anthony said.

"Hiss—" Negris felt a toothache. They were already used to the undead and light not being separated, but outsiders didn't know. They only thought they were the Church of Light. As long as it was the Church of Light, it was impossible to compromise with undead creatures.

"So, they are testing us?" Negris asked.

"Testing is just incidental. The ultimate goal is still to hope we attack the Death Breath Abyss, because that place might hide the key for the Lord of Extinction to defeat His Majesty," Anthony said.

"The key is that skeleton? But a purple-gold skeleton, how critical can it be? At most, it's His Majesty's avatar. If it's soul connection, there's no need for an avatar. All undead creatures can directly connect to His Majesty. What do they want this skeleton for?" Negris asked in confusion.

As long as there is a soul connection, undead creatures can continuously provide energy for the monarch. This is likely the main reason why the Lord of Extinction hasn't been able to defeat the monarch for over half a year. His Majesty will never run out of strength.

It is impossible to cut off the connection between so many undead creatures and the monarch. Then they specifically want a skeleton—what is the use?

"Two possibilities," Anthony analyzed: "First, what they want isn't the skeleton; what they want is for us to 'grab' it. As long as we enter that place, perhaps their goal will be achieved. Second, what they want is the skeleton. They need this skeleton, or they don't want others to get this skeleton."

Negris counted on its fingers: "This is clearly three possibilities. Sigh, why am I struggling with this? Then what should we do now? Ignore them?"

"No, no, no, of course we have to ignore them, and we have to ignore them with great fanfare. We have to find a way to transfer people over in large batches. But before that, let's send people to learn how to control the Starburst Array. This is a great opportunity to openly investigate the secrets of the Starburst Array,"

Anthony said with a smile: "We need to figure out what that skeleton is. Perhaps this is the key to rescuing His Majesty. When the time comes, we will grab that skeleton and replace it with Locke's bones. Will that break the key?"

————Author's Note————

Thanks to airwoif, pamsylemon, Hong Ye Tan, and Luo Ye Gui Chen for the tips. ===== CHAPTER 534 =====