In the sudden silence that fell over the conference hall, every word Wenna Bai Zhi spoke was exceptionally clear. Each syllable landed in the ears of those present, and most of them could not help showing astonishment.
"...Within Ancestor's Peak, the sacred mountain of the Ogre Tribes Nation, lies the second Deep Blue Rift in the material world. Its scale is no less than that of the Azure Well... perhaps even somewhat greater," Wenna Bai Zhi said. Noticing that every gaze had fallen on her, she remained calm, her tone steady and resolute. "Over millions of years of autonomous activity, that Deep Blue Rift has profoundly altered the Spacetime Structure throughout the Ancestor's Peak region. Reliable evidence indicates that a Spacetime Weak Point spanning realms has formed within Ancestor's Peak itself. Our most powerful spirit shamans believe that it precisely meets the conditions for a Vibration Focus."
Hearing this deeply shocking revelation, the figures around the conference table immediately stirred. Several began whispering among themselves, while Audris, King of the High Peaks, abruptly rose to his feet. "Lady Wenna, is everything you said true?"
Wenna Bai Zhi's gaze casually swept past Gawain's position before she calmly nodded. "It is all true—though we have always lacked the ability to 'extract' the sources of magical power deep within Ancestor's Peak, and for a long time failed even to notice the existence of that rift zone, we inadvertently obtained reliable intelligence on the matter during the Wasteland War.
"Furthermore, after the war, we sent Technical Personnel deep into Ancestor's Peak's ancient caves and mountain crevices to investigate. They discovered a great number of abnormally concentrated Magic Power Focuses... This can serve as indirect evidence."
Gawain had not expected Wenna to reveal Ancestor's Peak's secret so openly. As the nation that had suffered the