How could it have increased by merely two or three times?
So.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the concentration in Changkong City was now approaching 1,000 HW.
Everything seemed to be progressing in an orderly fashion.
But upon closer thought—
It was enough to break out in a cold sweat!
The calm before the storm had already reached 1,000 HW.
When the time came, it would rise severalfold at the very least.
How much would that be?
Over 4,000? Over 5,000?
Damn it...
Since its founding, Flame-Chasing Moth had never fought a battle on this level.
Though Marks cooperated with the reporters and reassured the public,
he himself was truly worried.
Moreover, Honkai Energy concentration had never been particularly uniform.
It could even fluctuate violently for all sorts of reasons.
Although such phenomena became more frequent after a Herrscher appeared, they could also happen under normal circumstances.
Therefore, the values reported by Honkai Energy concentration monitors were all averages.
Marks even felt that this somewhat reliable metric would probably have to be revised again and again in the future.
Still.
That was a matter for the doctors.
If anyone had to get a headache over it, it would be the researchers.
What could soldiers like them do?
All they could do was follow orders.
"Report!"
"The Honkai Energy concentration is gradually declining."
"..."
Not long afterward.
The monitoring center reported the situation.
But this
was not actually unexpected.
After all, the First Herrscher and Second Herrscher had been far too embarrassing.
They had not even met the standards of a true Herrscher in theory. They had a Gem on them as though they were making a delivery.
Their reference value was truly limited.
But!
Broadly speaking,
an environment nurturing a Herrscher would certainly gradually raise Honkai Energy levels.