Great Monarch Mu Kuo soon discovered that in the current Boundary Curtain region, venturing deep into the Illusory Nightmare Domain made "courage" quite necessary.
As problems arose in the Misty Jungle, certain issues that could originally have been stirred up over there naturally spilled outward. Even the mist within the Jungle seemed to have flowed into the Main Star System, making the Dreamscape Mist here ever denser.
Behind this surface appearance were more direct actions by the Illusory Nightmare Domain Great Monarchs in the Boundary Curtain region, or by Great Monarchs secretly involved in that domain.
After speaking with Tai Yu, Great Monarch Mu Kuo turned and discussed these matters with his family ancestor.
As one of the most senior Veteran Great Lords since the founding of the Star Alliance, Great Monarch Mu Na often no longer communicated much with the outside world. Most days of the year, he slept in secluded darkness.
At times, Mu Kuo even wondered whether this ancestor of his could still keep up with the times.
However, Mu Na would still offer some situational assessments for the family's sole Great Monarch heir to reference.
"They're probing, and they're building momentum... Many people are impatient."
Mu Na roughly meant that those surrounding the Misty Jungle and the Illusory Nightmare Domain were setting the narrative, attempting to create some influence in the arena of public opinion.
Of course, only at the Great Monarch level and above.
They needed to apply some pressure, mainly on those "above." They also needed to see whether their actions matched the current overall trend and rhythm... and whether there was still a chance to turn things around.
Such probing itself represented a lack of confidence.
Neither the "overall trend" nor the "rhythm" suited them.
In a broad sense, "them" also included Great