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Underground military base.

"Your Majesty, we have discovered that a huge number of indigenous warriors are gathering around the Gate of Creation. The number exceeds 300,000. They have blocked all ground entrances to the Gate of Creation, and even the underground entrances."

In the meeting hall deep inside the base, a corps intelligence officer with the rank of major general was reporting the latest military information to Rosen.

Rosen expected this.

In an environment full of warlords, since Cicero dared to proclaim himself the emperor of the Dawn Empire, he must have controlled a large number of legions.

But he, the emperor, was just an empty shell, because he did not really master the high-energy magic results of the Dawn Empire.

The only way to break this embarrassing situation is to obtain the secret key to imperial power.

As Tira Lilin is the secret key keeper, he will naturally use all his strength to capture Tira Lilin, and at the same time, he must also do his best to prevent Tira Lilin from entering the Royal Creation Bureau.

It is also completely conceivable that this legion of 300,000 indigenous warriors is definitely not all the force he can mobilize.

Sure enough, the intelligence officer immediately reported the second news.

"Your Majesty, there are two important pieces of news coming from our secret Dharma Ring detection stations located in various places."

"First, within a 1,000-kilometer radius around the Gate of Creation, a very strong wave of Dharma Ring appeared, and the closer to the Gate of Creation, the stronger the wave became."

"After testing, it was found that no phase transmission is possible in this area."

"Teleportation confinement with a radius of 1,000 kilometers? It's not a small move."

Obviously, this one is used in conjunction with the first one.

If teleportation is eliminated, you can only walk all the way, so you have to face the interception of 300,000 indigenous troops.

But the indigenous legions alone were definitely not enough, so Rosen asked: "What about the second one?"

"In the seventy-two hours after the teleportation confinement was formed, the Dharma Ring Detection Station reported a total of approximately 16,481 special Dharma Ring ripples caused by phase teleportation. After screening, 2,181 different teleportation characteristics were discovered."

In other words, Cicero mobilized nearly 2,200 Dawn Guards and gave them special teleportation permissions to cooperate with the indigenous legions in combat.

However, the teleportation restriction of the magic ring is two-way. It can not only prevent Tira Lilin from teleporting, but also prevent the Dawn Guard from teleporting freely.

Therefore, Cicero most likely set up a large number of special anti-interference teleportation circles around the Gate of Creation.

In other words, although the Dawn Guard can teleport, it will definitely not be able to arrive as instantly as before.

Of course, this is Rosen's guess and needs to be confirmed by actual observational data.

"Show me the Dharma Ring Map."

The intelligence officer was well prepared and presented a huge scroll to Rosen.

After opening it, it is a Dharma ring diagram that seems very abstract to laymen, but extremely rigorous in the eyes of professionals.

Or it can also be called the mortal version of ‘void vision’.

Compared with Rosen's 'Void Vision', this 'Void Vision' is far less clear than the latter, but it also has an advantage that the latter cannot match, that is, the former has many sources of information collection.

A Dharma Ring Detection Station is an information collection point, and the legion has secretly opened a total of 500 Dharma Ring Detection Stations, scattered in the area around the Gate of Creation.

Therefore, Rosen's void field of vision is equivalent to the 'human eye', with a high configuration and clear image, but a narrow field of view.

Fahuan Lantu has the compound eyes of an insect. The single eye configuration is low and the image is blurry, but the number of eyes is large, so it can also see many truths.

Rosen looked at it carefully for a while and then confirmed his guess: "Sure enough, it is achieved through special teleportation arrays, and most of these arrays are hidden deep underground."

Hidden deep underground, it is hidden and safe, but it is easy to be buried alive.

Of course, the Dawnguard will not be buried alive until death, but it will take time to emerge from the soil.

This will greatly slow down their ability to support the indigenous legions and support each other.

Rosen thought for a moment and said: "Continue to send out scouts and cooperate with the data from the Dharma Ring Observation Station to find out the location of the Dawn Guard's exit."

When the situation calls for it, he will use unmanned explosive aircraft to carry directional explosive nuclear bombs to damage the exits.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Dawnguard thing is a mixed bag.

The bad news is that the Dawnguard is very tough and can pose a huge threat to the Natural Legion on the battlefield. If it's not done right, it will cause huge casualties to the legion.

The good news is that according to Tira Lilin, he needed a group of Dawn Guards and didn't know where to find them, so they were delivered directly to his door.

"Any other news?"

"There's one more."

The intelligence officer said: "The indigenous legion and the exploration team of the great Void Gods have also joined forces and are looking for the murderers who invaded Silver Sand City a few days ago."

Rosen's heart moved slightly,

This is good news.

This shows that Cicero did not know that he had an army in his hands, and only thought that he was a lone ranger who conquered the world single-handedly.

The enemy is in the open and we are in the dark, which is the best state.

He nodded: "I understand, continue to collect intelligence, but try your best to avoid conflicts with the indigenous legions."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the intelligence officer retreated, Rosen summoned Tira Lilin again.

After sharing the latest military information with him, he said: "Obviously, Cicero intends to capture you alive, and I plan to build a trap based on this to trap the betrayed Dawn Guards."

"Do you have any suggestions for this?"

At this time, three days had passed since Tira Lilin obtained the memory artifact.

She has completely absorbed the relevant memories and transformed them into concrete powers.

As agreed, she shared with Rosen the knowledge about safely advancing to the 12th ring, as well as a large amount of knowledge about the 12th ring rules.

At this time, both she and Rosen, although they are still at the 19th level of ultimate power, can quickly be promoted to the 12th level of magic circle by violently absorbing power in an instant as long as the situation requires it.

The 12th ring is a truly high-energy magic ring. After promotion, the strength and scale of the soul will greatly increase, and the power that can be controlled freely will also increase greatly.

For example, it was extremely laborious for Rosen to release a super giant spell that cost more than 1 million Rosen per unit, and he had to rely on Laifu's assistance to cast the spell quickly.

But now, even without Laifu's assistance, he can calmly control more than 5 million Rosen's single-target spells.

If you add in Laifu, it will directly reach hundreds of millions.

This is a power that was unimaginable before.

In addition, 12th-level masters can freeze mana with their bare hands, solidify specific spell rules, and create 12th-level magic weapons with special functions, or also called first-level artifacts.

Of course, being able to create artifacts and creating high-quality artifacts are two completely different concepts.

Just like the same people who can write, what some people write is a bunch of shit, while what others write is worth a thousand words.

But no matter what, this ability is already very amazing, it is simply a rebirth, an evolution from a mortal to a god.

At this moment, Tira Lilin's temperament has obviously become much more confident and calm.

She also completely removed her previous disguise, once again showing her violet hair and purple star-like eyes.

At this time, she bowed to Rosen: "Your Majesty, I am the best bait. As long as I show my traces, I will definitely attract a large number of Dawn Guards."

This is natural, but before the actual operation, Rosen had to make sure of one thing.

He sat on the makeshift throne, holding his cheek with one hand, staring down at Tira Lilin's exquisite and classic face.

"It is not difficult to trap the Dawn Guards, but today, at the moment when the gate of creation is about to open, I must find out, what is your ultimate goal, Miss Tira Lilin, as the former Seven Sages of the Dawn Empire? "

"Is it revenge? Or restoration of the country? Or some other unspeakable purpose?"

Tira Lilin was startled: "What do you mean by your Majesty's words? Does it mean you don't trust me?"

Rosen smiled lightly and said, "You can understand that, but as the helm of a large empire, I cannot risk the fate of countless citizens. I must ensure that you are on the same side as us."

"So I'm asking you formally, what is your ultimate goal?"

Tira Lilin blurted out without hesitation: "I will fulfill my oath to Safinos and restore the glory of the Dawn Empire."

"How to recover?"

"Choose a new emperor candidate for the empire who is worthy of the responsibilities, let him inherit the empire's supreme treasure house, and then use this wealth to restore the glory of the empire."

Rosen raised his eyebrows: "Are you going to choose me? Or is there someone else?"

Tira Lilin's scholarly face showed a hint of confusion at first.

After a long silence, she said: "Your Majesty, from all aspects, you are indeed the best candidate, and it seems that you are also the only candidate at the moment."

"But I'm still a little confused."

"You are indeed ambitious and talented, and you are always able to achieve extremely difficult goals seemingly easily."

"Cicero, who once oppressed Saphinos to the point of suffocation, was easily defeated by you."

"I believe that if you successfully inherit the treasure trove, you will have a high chance of achieving a higher achievement than the Dawn Empire, and you will even have a high chance of defeating the Abyss."

"But the question is, what happens after defeating Abyss?"

Having said this, Tira Lilin looked at Rosen: "Your Majesty, if you successfully defeat the Abyss and lose all your enemies, what will you do?"

"Do you want your empire to continue to fall over time and become a new abyss in this solar star realm?"

Rosen slowly shook his head: "No."

"What is your goal?"

Rosen raised his fingers to the sky and spoke in a gentle but firm tone.

“I will try to break out of this cycle of rise and fall.”

"Every star in the starry sky is a sun. Our sun is just an insignificant star in the endless sea of ​​stars."

"So my ultimate goal is to break through our solar star realm, enter the real sea of ​​stars, and become a true god."

"Even if I don't succeed in the end, I will set up a spiritual monument in the long river of time for future generations to follow and emulate."

"I know that this is very difficult, and future generations may not be able to succeed. But if you don't succeed once, you will do it twice, three times, or even countless times."

"I firmly believe that as long as time continues, enough outstanding descendants will be born to successfully realize our generation's ambitions."

Tira Lilin clenched her fists subconsciously upon hearing this, and her body trembled slightly due to her excitement.

She didn't speak, just looked up at Rosen.

Rosen also stared down at the Seven Sages of the Lost Empire.

After the two sides looked at each other for a long time, Tira Lilin slowly knelt down and said in a solemn voice: "Your Majesty, I swear by time, as long as you do not change your original intention, I will always follow your footsteps."

Rosen was very satisfied, smiled and nodded: "Okay, from today on, you will be my chief sage."