Chapter 1056: Ceasefire Time (1/2)
Wolf and man exchanged a short glance before the giant wolf shook his radiant mane and stepped into the camp behind Zhao Ruoxi. The corners of Qianye’s eyes twitched momentarily, but he retained his silence.
No one noticed this brief interlude. Only Song Zining looked up at Qianye, and then at their surroundings, in puzzlement. After confirming that everything was normal, he went back to arranging the tent flaps. There was no telling what would happen if the tent wasn’t ready when the Young Miss wanted to rest.
The agreement to split the Constellation Well between the two factions was, frankly speaking, a taking of turns to send people in. The Empire would condense origin crystals, while the Evernight side would produce origin blood, each faction happily taking what they required of the well. After all, the energy within the Constellation Well was as boundless as water in the ocean, and wouldn’t dry up no matter how much was extracted.
The well would be useless when each party had used up their stock of catalysts like the Storm Pearls and Blood Rods. Each side would then go on their way and the temporary ceasefire would stop.
The Constellation Well had always been dedicated for the Empire’s use. Now that Evernight had found ways to make use of it as well, the Imperial experts felt uncomfortable after hearing about it. Although the Constellation Well was a traditional Imperial resource, it was only because Evernight had no benefits to speak of here.
If the Evernight side could truly utilize the well and this news reached the outside world, the two factions would once again engage in a series of battles to fight for resources.
In truth, whether or not Song Zining had acted as a catalyst, the vampires and arachne would not give up on an operation they had been preparing for many years. The Red Spider Lily had broken the balance between the younger generation, but it was also an excuse for people of a higher level to intervene.
Despite seeing the potential benefits of this, none of them made use of this opportunity. After all, the price of bringing in a higher level character would have to be paid by all the peak characters of the younger generations.
In a battle between long-lived creatures and short-lived ones, time wouldn’t stand on the latter’s side.
At this moment, the young experts of Evernight were standing near the well. They would be the first to enter and extract origin blood according to the agreement.
Anwen stood at the center, saying to his left and right, “Everyone, do you all remember what I just said? According to my calculations, there are five stars beneficial to the vampire race and seven for the arachne. Additionally, there’s a crucial dark star that’s extremely close to the grand origin of darkness. If you can sense its star power and draw upon it, the origin blood produced will be helpful even for a prince. Even if you can extract a tiny bit of its star power, it will produce a marquis-level origin blood.”
Edward said, “You just categorized the stars in the well into four-grades. Is this dark star the highest?”
Anwen shook his head. “Of course not. The dark star is powerful, but it’s definitely not at the apex in the Constellation Well. There are at least seven points of chaos in the well, and each of them is hiding an extremely powerful star. But it’s beyond my power to determine their attribute.”
A glint flickered in Edward’s eyes. “It’s that powerful?”
If the dark star could produce prince-level origin blood, what would those seven mysterious stars produce? Could they be at the level of a great dark monarch?
This kind of origin blood would be enough to shake the entire Evernight world!
Anwen smiled wryly. “They’re powerful, of course. So powerful that I can’t even figure out anything, let alone analyze their nature. If Your Excellency Edward can sense their star power, you could make an attempt.”
Edward’s eyes flickered for a moment, but he soon shook his head. “Let His Excellency Basil go first.”
Basil was in no rush to get into the action. “Your Excellency Anwen, you said there are stars that benefit the vampires and arachne, but which ones can the demonkin use?”
“There are a total of seven.” Anwen pointed them out without hiding anything.
On the other side of the chasm, the people of the Empire were gathered on a high ground. Li Kuanglan had a star map in her hands as she explained the markings to everyone.
Those who had entered the Constellation Well before just listened casually as they knew just how insanely difficult it was to activate the power of the major stars. Zhao Yuying’s eyes were filled with eager flame, and it looked like she was rearing to give it a try. The most confident person of the lot was Wei Potian, whose scalding glare kept hovering over those big stars.
Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan exchanged a glance. “This is a competition between us and the younger generation of Evernight. Although there’ll be no bloodshed, it is definitely not less dangerous. The Empire has studied the Storm Pearl for many years, so we should have had a slight advantage in materials, but we ultimately can’t surpass the other side. This…”
The production of origin blood was related to the operator’s cultivation and largely dependent on the quality of their origin power. In fact, it was a contest of future potential. The Evernight side was disadvantaged in terms of catalyst and technique compared to the experienced Empire, but the quality of origin blood produced was fairly close or even better. What this meant was self-evident.