After this upheaval, Varimathras's status within the Council of Elders soared like a rocket.
On the Demon Domain's side, the exploration and investigation of the Path of Pain were proceeding in full swing.
Meanwhile, the Goblins in the Endless Great Forest had not been idle either.
After bringing the sleeping Evelina back to camp, Babayak did not abandon his research into that strange stone stele.
Instead, after ensuring Evelina's absolute safety, he listed it as the highest-priority project.
At the same time, another person receiving such attention was the discoverer of the stele: Gheros, a young Goblin who had not been with the exploration team for long.
After receiving the Nine-Lived Ink Drake's "special attention," Babayak discovered that this young Goblin's overall strength had begun to grow explosively over time!
Combined with the aura unique to one of God's Favored emanating from him, as well as the Ink Drake's earlier baffling remarks, Babayak quickly reached a conclusion that was fairly close to the truth—
Gheros had likely been favored by the god known as Uluomo Jia.
Although Gheros himself claimed that he had yet to sense the existence of any Authority within his body at this stage, Babayak believed that as long as the young man could gain some insight from Uluomo Jia's question, one day he would surely join him among the ranks of God's Chosen Ones!
He might even become stronger than Babayak!
And Gheros did not disappoint Babayak.
Not only had he continued to maintain his former calm and humble disposition after receiving this immense opportunity, diligently improving his strength, but he had also provided enormous assistance to the Goblin team assigned to research the stele.
Through fragments of memories that had gradually resurfaced, Gheros learned Uluomo Jia's true name and discovered that he was a demigod