Struggle for the Greater Tide. The two different models of constructs represented the opposing sides in this invisible confrontation.
In truth, the White Knight was produced on a production line provided by the Magic Council, while the Flame Burst Flying Dragon was independently designed and manufactured entirely by the Federation.
Moreover, the primary structural designs and production lines for both constructs had been completed almost entirely independently by the diviners of each side.
Anyone who used them to kill Dark Creatures would add a trace of Fate Feedback to the corresponding side.
The Fate Feedback brought by millions or tens of millions of Dark Creatures was unimaginably vast.
And there was an even more crucial point.
The development of Magic Construct Technology, the invasion of the Dark Tide of Beasts, and even the eventual disappearance of the beast tide were all part of the greater tide of fate.
What both sides were ultimately fighting over was a slight tilt in that greater tide of fate—in other words, which side exerted the greater influence over the course of events.
The side that won would receive the favor of the Web of Fate.
For the Federation's many diviners, this was an opportunity to break through to Ninth Rank Diviner. For Brentz, the Star Gazer of the Council, it was a means for him to advance further.
To explain it in gaming terms, this was a competitive main quest. The winning side would receive a main storyline fragment as a reward, and once enough fragments had been gathered, they could be exchanged for a grand prize package.
Strictly speaking, the Federation's Magic Construct Technology was still inferior to the Council's. If they made balanced constructs like the Council did, their chances of victory would likely be slim.
Thus, the Federation's diviners took another