Contingency Plan

Inside the Divine Temple of the Spirit Realm, the Radiance Domain.

"You're going to kill a Third Order Mage?!"

The voice of the Lord of Radiance trembled as it came from within the Divine Statue.

"Yes." Fran's answer was very calm. She lowered her hand naturally, as if answering 'what did you eat?'

The Divine Statue's eyes remained bright, their Radiance undiminished, but no sound came from within for a long time.

It wasn't until Fran, somewhat bored, twisted the robe at her side that the Lord of Radiance asked again.

"How could you, a second-tier cultivator, kill a third-tier Profession, especially a mage? Can you handle the spiritual entity that forms after Third Order Mage's body dies?"

The Lord of Radiance aroused the doubts that everyone who heard Fran was going to do.

When faced with the Lord of Radiance's question, Fran answered quite easily:

"I have my own methods... I'm about 80% confident I can handle them."

Fran wasn't lying; her Mental Power was now approaching 60 points.

She then used the territory's enhancement to her Mental Power, along with the 1.35x equivalent Mental Power from the [Perfect Mage] trait.

She estimated that her Mental Power was already at the third level, and she herself had that feeling—even if her physical body was destroyed, her mental body could still exist within Antir.

Of course, once she truly becomes a spiritual entity, she can only drift within the borders of Antir and cannot go anywhere else.

She also possesses another Composite Spell of her own, although this spell currently requires many restrictions.

However, she was very confident in this Composite Spell. As long as she could successfully cast it, the worst outcome would be that Sean would lose his physical body.

It's important to know that Fran's idea came from a report she saw on her way to the Northern Lands Society.

The second-tier spell [Elemental Regression] that she gained upon advancing to the second tier can, in a different way, help cast a degraded version of that Legendary spell.

After obtaining the corpse of that second-tier Deep Sea Merman, Fran can use its corpse material as a spellcasting material, allowing her to 'master' the Water Element to a certain extent.

Moreover, with her current Mental Power, she is already able to fully control all the functions of [Smelting Blood], and she has a way to destroy spiritual entities.

If Sean falls into her trap, he could very well be taken down in one fell swoop.

That's why she said she was 80% confident.

Of course, one shouldn't speak too confidently sometimes. Although Fran was confident, she had never fought Third Order Mage before and wasn't sure if her idea could be fully realized.

So, in order to have more room for error, Fran turned to the only person she could turn to for help in this matter... the Lord of Radiance.

"Let me remind you why I killed him..."

"It's entirely because the other party has some issues with the name 'Radiant Sect '."

"And I have absolutely no idea why he believed in his prophecy so much; he was convinced that it wouldn't bring him any danger."

"I had no choice but to adopt a more aggressive strategy."

Although it is highly likely that Sean will have no way of finding the name of the Lord of Radiance, Fran has not written or spoken of any information about the Lord of Radiance in the Material Realm.

But who dares to say that a name is absolutely necessary to pinpoint the Deity one is looking for?

The divine spells that Priest can use can all be found in the Alliance's books by using the process of elimination and spending some time.

Furthermore, considering the major events that the Alliance has recently encountered in the Spirit Realm, we can deduce the name of the Lord of Radiance.

Of course, Sean is now likely to be stationed in Lorinvik for a long time, and he doesn't want to miss anything.

By the time the other party is willing to return to the Floating City to check the information, it will probably be at least half a year.

Faced with Sean's reckless attitude, Fran had no choice but to choose a plan that was very risky for her.

Of course, this matter is harmful to Fran, and even more harmful to the Lord of Radiance. Strictly speaking, it is even a matter concerning the Lord of Radiance's side.

The Radiance in the Divine Statue's eyes still shone, and the voice rang out again after a second's delay.

Why didn't you say so sooner?!

"He actually tried to harm my believers in the Material Realm."

To Fran's surprise, the Lord of Radiance sounded somewhat anxious when she finished recounting the story.

She seemed to have underestimated the significance of this matter in the mind of the Lord of Radiance.

"When do you plan to make your move?" the voice from the Divine Statue suddenly asked.

"About two weeks later, I need to wait until those believers have completely occupied Antir."

The Divine Statue remained silent for a moment, then spoke:

"When I gave you Divine Power last time, you asked me that question... Did you already have the idea of killing that Third Order Mage back then?"

"I don't know how you plan to reduce the trouble with the Alliance. This is your area of expertise. Call me if you need anything."

"Then the only thing I can do for you is to kill that damned mage."

"My faith in the Material Realm is already sufficient. If you are willing, I can perform a Divine Descent."

"That's enough to kill that Third Order Mage."

"Divine Descent?"

Fran chewed on the word repeatedly. It wasn't that she didn't know its specific meaning, but rather that she didn't know its specific effects.

"Yes, Divine Descent, I can enter your body..."

"Of course, because of the detestable Spirit Realm and the breadth of my current faith, I had almost no consciousness after descending into your body, and the influence I could have was very small."

"But that's enough for you to kill a Third Order Mage in a short time."

Fran was very tempted after hearing this, since this method was much simpler than her original plan. As long as the Lord of Radiance descended into her body, everything would be swept away by the power of the gods.

Are there any side effects?

Fran immediately asked, "Logically speaking, with such a powerful effect, as long as Deity descends into the Proxy's body, the Proxy should be able to gain the power to kill a third-tier enemy."

That's too simple. There must be some strict conditions for its use or side effects, such as consuming the lives of believers or something like that...

"No, those beliefs are merely building materials to expand the channels through which I project my power. If you need, I can descend upon you all day long, but I doubt your body could withstand it."

Fran looked surprised, not expecting this answer, and then asked.

"What kind of impact will that have on my body?"

After a brief moment of thought, the Divine Statue answered Fran's question.

"At your current level, irreversible changes will occur approximately half an hour after my arrival."

"Your body will begin to glow white, your appearance will become more and more like my true form, and even the appearance of your soul will change."

"After four hours, you will essentially be my avatar in the Material Realm. At that point, your consciousness and everything else will be normal, as if only your appearance has changed."

"After 24 hours, you will feel a sense of rejection; that's the Material Realm pushing you out."

"The timing is uncertain, but eventually you will be expelled to the Spirit Realm, becoming a true Spirit Realm being who will find it difficult to return to the Material Realm."

"That's all?"

Fran confirmed.

"That's right, that's exactly it," the Divine Statue's voice replied.

If what the Lord of Radiance says is true, then this seems like a good option.

But who can say that a Deity wouldn't lie about this?

Fran thought for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"I'll try my method first. If that fails, I'll activate the Divine Descent. You can teach me how to use the Divine Descent."

The Lord of Radiance did not react much to Fran's decision, nor did he offer any advice.

However, for Fran, even if the Lord of Radiance truly had ulterior motives, when her methods failed, she would have no choice but to resort to the Lord of Radiance Divine Descent.

This can be considered a backup plan that cannot be activated until the very last moment.

Next, the Lord of Radiance taught Fran how to request Divine Descent.

"Then I'll be going?"

"Let's go, I hope you can kill that Third Order Mage."

Fran then left the Radiance Domain.

Half a month later, at the end of the fourth month since Fran arrived, her followers had long since occupied the entire Antir.

The last piece of territory also fell completely into Fran's hands three days ago.

With this, Fran had fulfilled her request to the Alliance and taken over the entirety of Antir.

She can now request the Alliance to send a special envoy. Once the inspection is passed and the entire Antir fully complies with the Alliance's orders, Antir will be incorporated into the Grey Soil Province and become part of the Alliance.

Antir will then be incorporated into the Grey Soil Province, becoming part of the Alliance.

Is there any benefit for Fran in this? Not really.

Fran might receive some policy rewards that are outdated, but she could also temporarily assume the role of Antir's supreme administrator, which Fran would definitely choose.

After all, she wanted to continue occupying the territory she had conquered, and later transfer the entire territory to her own name within the Alliance.

This is a procedural issue with the Alliance; as long as she applies, she can generally get the result she wants.

Next, Fran will do one last major thing in Antir. After completing this task, she can formally submit the occupation inspection to the Alliance.

There were no lights on inside Horn Pass at this time. After Darian's death, the followers of the Lord of Shadows seemed to have received the news and immediately retreated towards Lorinvik.

The lords, fighting desperately, clearly had no time to worry about Horn Pass behind them.

After conquering the entire territory of Antir, Fran specifically instructed her followers not to approach Horn Pass.

Therefore, the Horn Pass was completely silent at this time, showing no signs of the heavy guard it used to be.

Fran stood on the walls of Horn Pass, gazing at the distant ridge, at the pass of Lorinvik, her target, Sean, was there.

She had already sent a follower to guide Sean to the designated location, and at that moment she took out half of the Murloc corpse's arm.