Zhang Ruochan pointed at the sky and spoke softly to everyone.
Though Zhang Ruochan had not made herself entirely clear, when everyone followed her finger and saw the Heavenly Chasm stretching across the sky, they all fell into thoughtful contemplation.
"Hehe... Since that's the case, what is there left to consider? Your Holiness, even if I am a frog at the bottom of a well, I..."
Ivan paused, and a trace of determination flashed across his face.
"But I want to be the frog that leaps out of the well. So please guide me from now on!"
"Greetings, Your Holiness!"
As his words fell, Ivan slowly placed a hand over his chest and lowered his slightly arrogant face.
The others, who had been lost in thought, instantly came back to their senses after Ivan finished speaking. After their initial contemplation, their gazes gradually became resolute as well.
"Greetings, Your Holiness!"
As voices rose one after another, nearly everyone lowered their heads just as Ivan had.
"Hehe...!"
Zhang Ruochan swept her gaze around, the corners of her lips lifting slightly. With the vastly strengthened spiritual power she had gained after leveling up, she could clearly sense that most of them were sincere.
"Still, some people really are ungrateful wretches. Looks like I need to bring them to His Holiness's attention!"
From the corner of her eye, Zhang Ruochan glanced at Moriyama Yeren, who appeared no different from the others, and a meaningful expression appeared on her face.
"Mm, perhaps I can support some newcomers. That old thing really is too old!"
As another thought flashed through her mind, Zhang Ruochan shifted her gaze back to the crowd. At the same time, a strange spiritual force instantly radiated outward from her as its center.
"Rise, everyone!"
As her gentle voice rang out,