No One Can Be Favored by Destiny Forever...

Old Galen wasn't just making empty promises; he truly had the ability to restore that teleportation array.

Or perhaps he didn't actually destroy the teleportation array completely, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't.

It was a huge Magic Formation carved beneath the Royal Prison. Every line in the Magic Formation was a narrow groove carved into a hard stone slab. Given the sturdiness of the stone slab, even if the old and weak Galen used tools, he could not cause much damage to it.

Galen's so-called destruction was nothing more than selecting a few grooves from the countless grooves and then carving a few more tiny scratches in an inconspicuous spot at the bottom with a carving knife.

However, these few tiny scratches are enough to permanently disable the Magic Formation.

"This is a Magic Formation used by the Rainforest Tribe of the Life Era for long-distance hunting. After the Civilization of the previous era Annihilation, few people knew about it."

The reason this Magic Formation was collected by the empire was not for strategic purposes, but for use by the Royal Family...

Punish those who commit blasphemy.

Old Galen retrieved some yellow soil from the prison above the Magic Formation. As he stirred the soil into clumps and plastered them onto the cracks he had carved, he explained, panting heavily:

"At the other end of the Magic Formation, according to records, it should be a gathering place for ape-like creatures. The people of the Rainforest Tribe relied on hunting them for food. But in this day and age, when 'Decay' is prevalent, it is regarded as a place of exile for blasphemers."

His Majesty will exile there those who have angered him... those who have blasphemed my Lord, so that they may live in constant fear of the unknown creatures.

That's why His Majesty brought his guards with him during this rout; otherwise, the Royal Family, without Divine Power protection, would probably have become food for those ape-like creatures.

And that's why I stayed. I couldn't provide any fighting strength for the fleeing Royal Family, yet I had to take care of Ailian, the child they considered a burden. To keep Ailian alive, I...

"..."

The three people present were speechless. It wasn't that they thought the Rosna Royal Family's escape was undignified, but rather that Old Galen's idea was too naive.

How could a child who has lost his support possibly be protected by such a treacherous Royal Family?

The best possible ending for the child named Ailian would be if she truly possessed a divinely bestowed Daggers. Only then, under the protection of that so-called communicative Daggers, might she have a chance to survive.

But if something happens before she takes Daggers away and it ends up somewhere else, then without a doubt, the child without parental protection will be abandoned as a burden the moment she is teleported there.

Cheng Shi didn't believe that the historian hadn't thought of this; he probably had no other choice but to gamble on the last possible possibility.

Old Galen hadn't finished speaking when he hunched over and continued:

"And the method of using this teleportation array is..."

"Blood?" Da Yi suddenly interjected.

It's not surprising that Da Yi thought that way, because there were dried bloodstains everywhere on the Magic Formation, and even several buckets of residual blood at the edge of the Magic Formation. It was clear that a huge amount of blood had been spilled at the scene.

Combined with the grooves on the Magic Formation and the prison on the upper Magic Formation that is comparable to Purgatory, the first reaction of a normal person would be: blood is the activation material of this Magic Formation.

But that's where Old Galen's brilliance lies. Although he couldn't guarantee that the Rosna Royal Family wouldn't protect his Ailian, he could ensure that he wouldn't let a single World Destroyers escape to hunt down the fleeing army.

Because this blood... was one of the methods he used to destroy this Magic Formation!

"No, sir, this blood is a means of contaminating the Magic Formation."

Although the Rainforest Tribe, Faith "prosperity," do not forbid killing, they do not like to use blood to inspire Divine Majesty. I splashed this blood here to confuse the World Destroyers and prevent them from activating this teleportation array.

"..." Da Yi shut up. He glanced at Qu Yan beside him and realized for the first time that Faith in silence was sometimes a good thing, at least it wouldn't make him look bad.

Cheng Shi chuckled and asked:

"So, to activate this Magic Formation, we need to clean up all this blood?"

I can see the care you put into repairing these shallow scratches. If I'm not mistaken, this should be a rule related to the volume of the activated object. Even a slight difference could lead to a huge error. And this activated object, even if it's not blood, should be some kind of liquid related to [prosperity].

This reminds me of an old friend and some things from long ago.

"Interesting. In an era of Decay, using a prosperous Magic Formation as a place of punishment—your Rosna's piety is rather... unique."

The two standing behind Cheng Shi were very conscientious. When they heard that the bloodstains still needed to be cleaned up, they immediately took action. While cleaning, they couldn't help but wonder what kind of person the old friend who Emissary the envoy of the past was.

What they didn't know was that Cheng Shi didn't actually have such an old friend; it was just a few little lies he made up to maintain his high-class image.

He mixes his fabricated past with his own knowledge of history, leaving the two people in front of him confused and thus maintaining his mystique.

But his guess was not wrong. After observing for a long time, he made the most accurate deduction about this teleportation Magic Formation. When he heard that Cheng Shi had seen through the mystery of the Magic Formation, Old Galen became even more respectful.

Not only was he respectful, but a faint fear also rose in his heart. He truly wanted to save the child, but he couldn't help it because he lacked the ability.

These three capable individuals, however, seemed to have no pity for Rosna, or rather, for the lives of Mortals.

Therefore, he couldn't judge whether what he was doing was saving Ailian or harming her. After experiencing so much, Old Galen had only one thought: if they, father and daughter, were destined to die, they might as well die together.

The Magic Formation was almost repaired, and Old Galen's breathing grew heavier. He finished repairing the last mark, then stood up straight and respectfully said to Cheng Shi, "Sir, the Magic Formation has been restored and can now be activated."

Cheng Shi smiled and nodded, but didn't move. Da Yi, who was standing to the side, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and immediately asked on behalf of Ultraman, "Where's the activated item?"

Old Galen became increasingly respectful:

"My lord, it is the sap of the Roundleaf Cold Pine. We need 12 and a half barrels of Roundleaf Cold Pine sap. This is also the greatest secret held by the historian Rosna."

There are many Broadleaf Cold Pine in Kannaal City, but very few Roundleaf Cold Pine. This is because when the Royal Family learned of the existence of the World Destroyers, all the Roundleaf Cold Pine in the city were cut down and burned for firewood. The few remaining ones were planted outside the city and mixed in with the other pines.

At the time, I didn't realize what this meant. Only now do I realize that perhaps His Majesty was already planning ahead back then.

The World Destroyers will destroy everything they see, so by the time they breach the city, the materials that will activate it may have already been destroyed by their own hands.

I... was just a second layer of insurance.

"..." Cheng Shi twitched his lips speechlessly upon hearing this. Goodness, it turns out the Rosna Royal Family isn't stupid after all. Could it be that they used all their intelligence to escape?

However, the World Destroyers had not yet arrived, and the activation materials should still be available. Cheng Shi gave the Chameleon behind him a wink, and the Chameleon understood, excitedly leaving the underground to carry out its "mission".

After a while, the agile Hunter returned with enough Roundleaf Cold Pine sap. Old Galen and the two players quickly spread the sap across the entire Magic Formation, the amount just right, not a drop more, not a drop less.

Cheng Shi led the three of them to stand on the platform in the center of the Magic Formation, waiting for the teleportation array to be activated, but after waiting for a long time, the teleportation array did not respond.

Old Galen froze, looking around helplessly, shaking his head in disbelief:

"That's impossible! Why isn't it working? That's impossible!"

Every step was correct. I even led His Majesty's escape. Why didn't they teleport? Why didn't they teleport?!

Upon seeing this, Cheng Shi's face gradually darkened. He realized that he seemed to have miscalculated something: since this Magic Formation was used by the Rainforest Tribe for hunting, it meant that there was likely something like a teleportation anchor at the target location.

The timid Rosna Royal Family, for the sake of safety, would probably not leave that anchor point unresolved, so their one-sided efforts might be in vain.

However, no one could say for sure what was going on, so he couldn't make a definitive conclusion. But faced with the doubts of his two underlings, Cheng Shi had to offer some explanations.

This wouldn't stump a conman, because he could just spout off:

"Interesting, they're interfering again."

It seems that no one can always be favored by Destiny.

But...

Change will not stop, and we still have opportunities.