"Did they really fuse?"
In the Fragment World, where nearly everyone had gathered, there was a land of shadows. The shadowed area was not large, but it was completely airtight, blocking nearly all light. Even beneath the blazing sun, not a ray could penetrate that layer of dusk.
If an advanced mage came here, they would see that this place contained an extremely high concentration of Shadow Power—the power of the dead realm...
At the center of the shadows was Andrew, leisurely conducting some experiments. At that moment, he too was drawn to the teleportation beam in midair and looked up at the sky, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes...
Compared to the astonishment everyone else felt, his emotions were also agitated, but in an entirely different way, as if he had expected this long ago...
"My lord... do you know what that is?"
A familiar voice emerged from the shadows. It was actually Kersu, a native whom Andrew had taken in. If Maya were here, she would certainly have been surprised that Andrew would keep such a weak native by his side.
Whether in aptitude or level, Kersu was nowhere near worthy of Andrew spending so much time on him. In Maya's eyes, he was practically worthless...
"Do you remember the orc who killed our soldiers before?" Andrew asked gently.
"Huh?" Kersu froze, then stammered, "Y-yes... the orc with the unusual roar?"
"That's him..." Andrew smiled. "That orc has an extremely special bloodline. There is a certain chance that he can connect with, or even fuse with, the Gaia Consciousness here..."
"The Gaia Consciousness..." Kersu hurriedly asked humbly, "Is that the world consciousness you mentioned before, my lord?"
Andrew nodded slightly.
Kersu sighed. "The universe is vast. There are so many things I can't even imagine. I