This flame needed no firewood. It was a fire of Psychic Energy, ignited by burning Psychic Energy alone!
Its only fuel was Psychic Energy compressed to its limit. That was why starting the furnace required at least two Calamity Rank powerhouses!
And once it was running, keeping the fire of Psychic Energy inside from going out required at least one High-Level Legendary powerhouse to feed it Psychic Energy without stopping.
The one supplying the furnace now was Griffin Lord Fast, the former ruler of the Griffin City-State. Green had captured him, and the High-Level Legendary powerhouse had surrendered and pledged his loyalty.
Earlier, Penny had led the 150,000 troops withdrawn from the North southward against the Griffin City-State, wiping out an Evil Eye Monster tribe along the way.
Penny had performed well in that campaign. Without General James beside her to advise her, she had directed the army's march, gathered intelligence, made camp, drawn up a plan, and carried it out step by step, defeating the enemy without a hitch...
Penny had done nothing particularly dazzling from start to finish, but her steady, capable command was already sixty or seventy percent as good as General James's.
Most importantly, her plan had been grounded in reality. She had neither reached too far nor overestimated the enemy. In the end, the operation had achieved an [80%] completion rate—just about the right balance.
After the battle, the Undead Empire's border had pushed more than six hundred kilometers south. Much of the Griffin City-State had survived without serious damage, and the Griffin Lord had surrendered. Green had transformed Fast into a Shadow Relic. His loyalty was less than ideal, but acceptable enough, and Green had gained another capable subordinate.
Of the Griffin City-State's six hundred thousand people, most had surrendered; only a few had