Toward Castel

The five major true god Churches—though only four remained now—did they possess anything unique?

Theus had always believed they bore that title simply because they had enough followers and were powerful enough. Now, it seemed there might be deeper secrets involved.

Perhaps he could probe the [Buriers] for answers. Their attitude toward Castel seemed quite favorable now, and with the Storm Generator, they would be even less able to leave Castel.

After all, Nora's combat strength was plain for all to see. She was fine leading ordinary people into battle in the Northern Territory, but against other Transcendents, such as the Banshee—

she truly had no advantage.

Even a complete Nora had only been so-so in the Monica mutation incident.

All she knew was how to snatch Linga.

Theus had initially thought Nora herself was lacking, but after these [Buriers] arrived, he realized that perhaps it was this Transcendent pathway that was lacking...

But the Storm Generator had completely changed the ecological niche of the [Buriers], bringing their immortality to its fullest potential. The power to break through storms... no one could refuse it.

Theus turned to look at little Gwen. She was still gazing at him expectantly.

"I'll set up a Storm Generator testing ground in the Northern Territory, specifically for testing. Hmm, let's put it near the Calamity Prison Court." Gwen's face lit up, and she nodded sharply. She knew that enormous fortress.

"Then it's settled!"

"Alright, but you'll have to wait for a while. It looks like the railway has been damaged over a long stretch. Emergency repairs will take time. And Beatrice—we need to bring Miss Fountain to Castel for treatment..."

Although Beatrice could barely move with the aid of the whispers, her body remained terribly weak. The body ravaged by Pollution had not recovered; the