Zong Shen's Counter-Plan [Seeking Subscriptions]

The Salvaden Arcane World supposedly had no involvement with the Lord System.

Yet the Strategy Module seemed to know that world very well.

Its database still relied on the Lord System, so could he draw the conclusion that the destruction of the Salvaden Arcane World—including the conflict between mindcasters and arcanists—was also connected to the Lord System?

He had no way of knowing the answer to that question, and now was not the right time to press for one.

In any case, the lake on the Endless Continent was already part of his territory.

It would not be too late to investigate it thoroughly when the time came to explore it.

The final passage in the Strategy Module's note was both a joke and a warning.

He raised his head and looked at the countdown in the sky.

[20:10:11]

Only a dozen or so seconds remained until the agreed time.

The information about another world was fascinating, and Zong Shen had unknowingly become somewhat engrossed in it.

The curiosity in his heart had been thoroughly stirred.

But now he had to focus on business. After all, the Strategy Module had warned him at the end.

If he ran overtime, Firelick Carlrig seemed likely to suffer a worsening mood, which would negatively affect his subsequent plans.

Zong Shen would never allow that to happen, so he burst forward with all his strength and sprinted.

It took him five or six seconds to pass through the barrier and reach the Gray Shadow Avatar.

By the time he arrived, Firelick Carlrig's primary consciousness had already taken control of the avatar.

It was raising its head to look at the countdown in the sky.

[20:09:59]

When it saw Zong Shen arrive, the Gray Shadow Avatar's facial features condensed into a sinister grin.

"Gibberish..."

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