Raphael did not leave the Dark Hut immediately. Instead, he considered whether his plan for reinforcements was feasible.
Sorn City currently had only two demigods left, while the enemy had four or five and would most likely bring a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact.
Raphael had originally planned to have Amon Avatar deal with two of the demigods, but Amon had suddenly refused to cooperate, rendering that plan useless.
Raphael had just come up with a bold idea: transfer several Dark Hut disciples from the Western Continent to take part in this battle.
Seated on a high-backed chair made of crystal, he carefully considered the plan and felt it was feasible.
During his earlier negotiations with the current Master of the Shadow Cottage, Raphael had mentioned the concept of the "Three Realms"-by which he meant the Western Continent, the Eastern Continent, and the Southern and Northern Continents.
The Pillar's seal and the Great Cataclysm had divided what was once Earth into these three parts.
Raphael had noticed that the Master of the Shadow Cottage was very interested in the matter of the Three Realms. He would most likely agree to send people.
What Raphael was considering now was how to compensate them.
Offering no compensation would be inappropriate, but offering too much would be inappropriate as well. It would make it difficult to enlist their help again in the future.
After giving it a little thought, Raphael came up with an idea. The payment could be "Magical Treasures" and "Inner Cores"-in other words, Mystical Items and Beyonder Characteristics.
Because of the seal the Celestial Worthy had imposed back then, there were few Beyonder Characteristics on the Western Continent. As a result, Inner Cores, or Beyonder Characteristics, were relatively scarce among the major sects.
Yet Beyonder Characteristics were valuable resources that could