The magic that seals spaces may come from the Inferior Plane, but like the fertility pill, it can be reconstructed. All they need are its fundamentals, with them, they can break their restrictions and exert a force greater than the initial one. Enough to acquire a significant role in the Divine Plane.

  "Esteemed ranker, I urge you to reconsider. The lives of many are at stake, not just those of my own kingdom, a demonstration of your power is more than enough to bring the enemy back to their senses. By then, what will that magic be if not a gift from you?"

  Whether it's the ranker, his wives, or the dragon, any of them appearing in the war will be enough to instill fear in allies and enemies alike. Reminiscent Euphony has no doubt that the Dajhir Kingdom will deliver it as a token of appreciation.

  Appreciation for killing their own? That's not important, after the war, everyone will want to establish relations with the ranker, even at the cost of their own pride.

  "There is only one way I will lend my help."

  Lawrence rests his head on his right hand, despite the princess's words, his desire has always been only one.

  "Inherit the crown and be mine."

  Reminiscent Euphony holds her breath. Why did things end this way? Why does his help require such a sacrifice? Is this... Is this the only way to minimize the losses of her kingdom?

  'He is a user of sacred magic, he should be good-hearted! Then why?! Could it be...? Did my kingdom do something wrong? In the eyes of the ranker, is the Sky Blue Mountain Kingdom evil?'

  For Princess Euphony, this is the only answer.

  "You are mistaken..."

  But her words once again receive a negative response.

  "You are good, so much so that you disgust me."

  The ranker's insensitivity and indifference make Reminiscent Euphony understand that his detachment from the earthly world prevents him from seeing her kingdom as human. Perhaps her own words are just the lamentations of an ant in his eyes, it was impossible to reason from the beginning.

  How can a user of sacred magic be so evil?

  She shakes her head. "I cannot accept your conditions."

  Whether she dies at this moment, she cannot involve the kingdom in her own decisions. If the future of the Sky Blue Mountain Kingdom were guaranteed by collaborating with a max-level ranker, it would be a sacrifice she would be willing to consider, but it is not. It never will be.

  "The war will continue, if the esteemed ranker will excuse me."

  Reminiscent Euphony says her farewell and turns around. With or without artifacts, she will be defenseless if the ranker decides to make a move, so she does not hesitate to show her intention to leave the place.

  Seeing the back of that woman heading towards the exit, Lawrence realizes there is a grave misunderstanding. He looks at Serene Will and she lightly touches his shoulder, a sign he knows what it means.

  Immediately, a pressure is exerted from his body.

  "Eh?"

  Reminiscent Euphony weakly falls to the ground, not understanding what is happening.

  'Will I die?'

  She hopes her death will appease the ranker's anger, but as the seconds pass, she realizes something strange is happening. She looks back, towards the place where the man is seated, the ranker keeps his hand on a magic artifact, and then it glows faintly.

  Smiling, ranker Lawrence reveals the outcome of that artifact.

  "Ah... Aah..."

  On the magic artifact is a simple three-digit number. The number 507, but just by seeing it, the body of Reminiscent Euphony cannot help but tremble.

  Then the ranker hands the artifact to the woman by his side and she also places her hand on it, the next second a new result appears.

  623, the number is even higher than the previous one.

  "No... It can't be..."

  She was mistaken, the person she came to talk to is not a max-level ranker. From the beginning, she was wrong, the help she was asking for comes from something far beyond the Inferior Plane. The Divine Plane.

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  "The conditions remain the same, I will be waiting for your response."

  Lawrence extends his mana and warmly surrounds the princess's body, then proceeds to lift her from the ground. All the pressure exerted in the throne room disappears without a trace.

  Reminiscent Euphony quietly remains there for a few seconds, after coming to her senses again she politely bids farewell and heads towards the exit. Outside, the princess holds both her arms and breathes heavily.

  "Is there a way in the Divine Plane to prevent corruption?"

  Because that is the only way someone as evil as Lawrence could continue using sacred magic. Princess Euphony closes her eyes and then walks away from the mansion towards Flourishing River City.

  The irrational conditions of the ranker, have ceased to be so.

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  In the throne room, the words of Serene Will echo.

  "You must advance the plans, Lawrence."

  She knows that although there are many ways to resolve this situation, this is the one that holds the most chance of success.

  "You must take control of Absolute Prominence as soon as possible, we cannot exert our power in the Inferior Plane until we are sure how the Will of Nature will respond. She still holds level 300, even a few more levels shouldn't pose a threat to this plane."

  Their greatest fear is not that Reminiscent Euphony will reject their conditions, but that, by making a single move, they fear the Will of Nature will no longer trust the words that Sky Petal has so deeply instilled in the plants.

  The memory of the Forbidden Area Cloudsea remains fresh in their minds, the mysteries of the Inferior Plane are far from resolved.

  "I know."

  Lawrence agrees with her opinion. He wishes he could wait a bit longer, for conditions to gradually meet until the plan has matured, but after the conversation with the princess, he understands that time waits for no one.

  "After 11 years, the landscape finally looks clearer."

  Once he was known as a flamboyant wealthy man for creating a mansion in the middle of nowhere, later he became a hidden expert. Today he has initiated the flow that will lead him to a new title, one he has long awaited.

  The sound of footsteps resonates in the corridors, both look towards the doors. Seconds later, a person enters through them.

  Coldness Divine.

  "Do you think that princess will accept your absurd conditions?"

  Her words imply that she has been listening to everything that happened in this throne room, but neither Serene Will nor Lawrence are bothered by it.

  "Whether she accepts or rejects them was never important."

  Lawrence's words only raise more questions for Coldness Divine, she looks at the first wife and clicks her tongue to see that there is no surprise on her face. Before asking, she prefers to think about it and... quickly comes to the answer.

  "But then there will be nothing left, do you really plan to conquer them when their war ends?"

  Lawrence remains expressionless. "I'll interfere before that. I'd preferably leave the job to that woman, but in the worst case... there's always the option to manipulate the minds of their leaders, whether current or from the uprisings."

  Sending Serene Will will be the last course of action. Any interference in the Inferior Plane could provoke the anger of a greater entity, something they are not willing to risk unless absolutely necessary.

  "Although... who knows. There's still a chance that the princess might accept. It will be so much fun if that's the case, just thinking about it... Hahaha!"

  Lawrence's laugh is so genuine that both women are taken aback, watching their husband in silence, they'll remember that expression on his face every time they feel the need to think about him. Perhaps, even do so if someday all this comes to an end.

  After finishing his laugh, Serene Will hugs him from behind and whispers something into his ear. Lawrence smiles again, only this time a beautiful woman smiles with him from his shoulder.

  Coldness Divine can regress a day after her death and has resistance to it, while Serene Will can read minds and is immune to negative thoughts.

  If one day they acquired each other's ability, they would collapse.

  Because, although Coldness Divine would wish to read her husband's thoughts and joke with him as she is doing, she fears his thoughts would hurt more than his words.

  It's at feeling Serene Will's gaze that Coldness Divine returns to her senses.

  "Lawrence, there is a way to conquer the Sky Blue Mountain Kingdom and Dajhir Kingdom without depending on external variables to the Inferior Plane."

  Every smile ends, he pays attention as Serene Will stops hugging him.

  Coldness Divine continues saying: "I can bring the army from the Fafnir Kingdom. Hundreds, if not thousands of dragons will be at your disposal. Each of them with a level no lower than 180."

  She is pleased to see the surprise on Lawrence's face, but is angered to see that that woman remains expressionless. Just how much does Serene Will know about her? Is there anything that the first wife hasn't read from her head?

  "But the distance between them and us is too great, I need the portal you lost that day on Dragonfall Mountain. If it remains in the capital Ladon, that army will be in front of you at any time you need it."

  After overcoming the surprise, Lawrence is glad to know that the options at his disposal increase, but with this arise questions.

  'How is it possible that Coldness Divine can state with such certainty that the Fafnir Kingdom will be willing to hand over their army so easily? Just who was this woman before ascending to the Divine Plane? Moreover, I don't remember having discussed her past. I know nothing about her.'

  For a moment, Lawrence thinks about satisfying his curiosity right then, but then shakes his head. Whoever Coldness Divine was in the past, as long as she remains his, the rest doesn't interest him.

  "You'll have it, I'll make the preparations to once and for all erase that dark story."

  One day he swore to take revenge on those bugs, the moment has arrived. "Also, investigate that inner disciple of the Eternal Wind Sect... Decaying Flame."

  As soon as the name is mentioned, Serene Will clenches her fists. She remembers the events of the day she raided the vault of the Eonis Pavilion.

  "Once the conquest ends, he will be next. Did that guy dare to steal something from me? He won't survive even if he has nine lives! Retrieve that Archaic Ruin core as soon as possible, I won't rest until I have it in my hands."

  Both women nod, they agree that what's theirs will not belong to anyone else, even if it's collecting dust.

  But quickly, one of them changes expression and looks at Lawrence in amazement.

  'When they retrieve it, I'll know why I was so drawn to that core at the auction...'

  His thoughts, could be read only by her.