"Perhaps this is a good thing!" Linglong said to Red Lotus on their way back.
"True. At least it could prevent a great deal of open and covert conflict and preserve Deep Blue Star's stability. That would also be a great help for what we need to do next."
"If everyone focused on fighting over the Black Coffin's authority, the internal struggle alone would be incredibly complicated. With the threats from the other two worlds added in, the situation would become dangerous." Red Lotus nodded.
The two returned to Deep Blue Star together.
In their eyes, Spirit Sacrifice and Night Rain deserved to obtain the Black Coffin's authority.
After all, the two of them had risked their lives together to bring it all the way back from the dangerous Bleakscape to Deep Blue Star.
They also acknowledged Wu Heng's right to obtain authority. Not only had he loaned them a massive amount of Scarlet Silver to bring back the Black Coffin, but he had also provided the plan that gave the two of them a way to survive.
More importantly, Wu Heng, Spirit Sacrifice, and Night Rain were all powerful enough.
Wu Heng in particular—his currently displayed strength had vaguely surpassed that of Association Heads like them by more than double.
Node Base, Branch River Province, Deep Blue Star.
The fortress, which covered several hundred square kilometers, was under tight guard.
A large number of Tower Guardians were stationed around the perimeter alone. In terms of status, even these Tower Guardians were on par with many city mayors.
The status of ordinary people and Tower Guardians existed in two entirely separate realms.
They could be seen as two different networks of relationships—the ordinary world and the supernatural world—no longer part of the same system.
Take a third-tier Tower Guardian who