Chapter 79 - Muddled Thoughts (1/2)

The issue was the consequences of a quest failure. Having his abilities taken away was one thing but having his memories taken away greatly frightened Will. In the upcoming war, Wills primary objective was to prevent the destruction of the school, which had played a part in his joining the Dragonheart Empire. With the backing of the predicted victor, It would be much easier for him to protect the school grounds.

As for who ruled the world? He didn't give a shit. Will's primary concern was getting stronger. Anything else was pointless. Will was well aware that all his secondary objectives, such as protecting the earth and securing his family's safety, hinged on his personal strength. Modus was not Will's father but his master. As far as Will was concerned, he was no different from a mouse trapped in a maze to the lofty Immortal. The Ignius debacle had only reinforced this thought.

As for the state of the world? It was important because Will was uncertain about a future where the earth was taken over. According to Letty, if Earth was conquered by Eridium, it would be subjected to the latter's whims. Earth had quite a few things that Eriduim desired, especially its dungeons.

To users, dungeons were essentially mines where they obtained resources for cultivating. New dungeons had a high chance of containing rare resources. The second resource of Earth was population. Slaves were essentially free labor, and Eridium was not above slavery. Letty had seen several worlds where the entire population had been enslaved. For Will, this was the worst possible scenario.

In his talks with Modus, Will learned that he could likely save Earth if he succeeded in two tasks. Firstly, he had to unite Earth under one banner, and secondly, he had to reach level 100. The second clause was much easier for Will, but the first gave him a headache. Even before Modus had explained the matter to him, Will had known that he would have to find some way to unite Earth if they were to have even the slightest chance, which was why he had had Aurora Phoenix use his name to attempt to gather a segregated America.

Wills plan was quite simple, yet he believed that he could prevent the invasion. In fact, he already had a plan. Due to Silverton's looming presence, Miami was already a prime bridge for invading America because according to Letty, wars under the system usually occurred between experts of the warring groups.

The Dragonheart Empire was a mammoth with thousands of experts. The mere image of thousands of experts unleashing all sorts of abilities on America gave Will a headache. Thus, he decided to end this charade as soon as possible.

As far as Will was concerned, all he lacked was levels, so all he needed was to hunt dungeons and gain experience. Earth was already weak as it was, and Will was unwilling for it to lose important fighters over a nonsensical territorial scuffle. Will believed his title Peerless Dao Master name held weight, but he needed more strength to back the name.

”Sicario, as I am now part of the empire, that means I am privy to some important information, right?” Will asked.

”Indeed, as you are someone we seek to groom, you have many privileges. Might I ask what information you desire? Perhaps, I might be able to assist you.” Sicario replied.

Will frowned before he requested, ”I want all the information you have on Hattori Hanzo.”

Sicario lightly coughed in surprise. ”You wouldn't happen to be talking about Musashi's 3rd ring, would you?” Will nodded.

Sicario cleared his throat and said, ”As you know, the Nine Rings clan is our greatest rival; thus, I can assure you that no one has more information on them than us. Might I ask why you want information about Hanzo?”

”We have beef; lets put it at that,” Will spoke with a grim look.

Laughing, Sicario clapped. ”Splendid! To think that the Nine Rings clan would be your enemy as well We are surely fated. I will gather all the information we have on him and deliver it to you within three days.”

Will thanked Sicario and sighed in relief. Sicario went on, ”On the matter of privileges, I almost forgot, the empire has gathered quite a few resources. As a Supreme Candidate, you may request one or two valuable resources. From weapons to medicines, we have it all. What do you desire?”