Utu Town.
The signal flags waved, and squad after squad of militia swiftly shifted formation.
"They're learning fast. Formations like these will prove useful in battle," Herbart said.
Bai Xiaowen, who was overseeing the drills, nodded slightly. "Without my command, these formations would be far less effective. I'd expect them to retain only thirty or forty percent of their benefits."
When Command-type Evolvers led an army, they used their own Spirit Force as a conduit to link the Spirit Force of every soldier.
Sand could be piled into a tower, but without a skilled craftsman to shape it, even a mountain of sand remained a loose heap.
And the techniques that truly threatened those of King Tier and above—Spirit Force Combined Strike and Spirit Force Manifestation—were exclusive to Command-type Evolvers.
For now, the campaign in the Dark Age was proceeding according to plan.
One thing bothered Bai Xiaowen: his plan to purge the Old God Cult had not triggered a follow-up Divine-Scion Branch Quest.
That suggested the Old God Cult was too weak. It did not have a single capable fighter.
According to reports from militia leaders across the region, the cult's strongest members were only Elite Tier, roughly on par with veteran militiamen.
An organization without even one Boss Tier member was hard for Bai Xiaowen to take seriously.
Bai Xiaowen began weighing his next move. Should he go straight for the Silver King, or eliminate the King of Pride first?
Both options had advantages and drawbacks. Striking directly at the Silver King could catch him off guard. Eliminating the King of Pride first, however, would likely trigger another Divine-Scion Branch Quest and earn Bai Xiaowen another Insight Orb.
But attacking the King of Pride first might alert the Silver King.
That was why Bai Xiaowen had yet to