Chapter 759


    Just like thest time Shang had seen her, she had silver hair and wore casual purple robes, which Shang now recognized as


    the standard uniform for members of the Lightning Manor. Naturally, people of higher ranks didn''t need to wear them, but Sparks


    were often encouraged to.


    "Sarah, the Starlight Queen," Queen Primordium said. "She''s the youngest member amongst our Mage Kings, but she has


    already overtaken two others. Although, that isn''t very difficult."


    "She focuses mostly on Lightning and Space for now, but she is already nning on branching out andprehending more. |


    think she has quite a lot of talent, and when Wester and | eventually leave, she will probably be the strongest Mage King


    amongst us."


    "She is very duty-oriented and fulfills her job with a lot of enthusiasm and professionality. | think a certain principle of idealism


    dictates her actions."


    "She''s the Mage King responsible for the Reconnaissance Department, but she is also leading the Research Department at the


    same time."


    "Howe?" Shang asked.


    "I''ll exinter," Queen Primordium said. "Sarah is quite busy, but she would probably ept you as her disciple. | would guess


    that she would probably try to understand everything about your power so she can create the best n for your training. She''s


    also one of the better candidates."


    Shang nodded.


    He still remembered the time he had met her.


    Back then, Shang had been in this huge ck building, and he hadn''t known how to leave.


    That was when she suddenly appeared in front of him, asking him what he was doing there and telling him that this was the


    property of the Lightning Manor.


    Back then, Shang had no idea what the Lightning Manor was.


    "| got a question,” Shang said.


    "Yes?" Queen Primordium asked.


    "In Area 23, | saw an Ancestral Beast attack a huge ck building that was built underground. At the same time, | felt the typical


    Aura of an Abominatione from there."


    "The Starlight Queen arrived and dealt with the beast."


    "What are these buildings?" Shang asked.


    Shang wouldn''t have asked such a question if he were just a normal member of the Lightning Manor. After all, it wouldn''t be


    difficult to just silence him if he knew sensitive information.


    But now, Shang''s status was not simple in the slightest.


    "ck Pylons," Queen Primordium answered without any hesitation or suspicion. Apparently, something like that wasn''t


    considered a secret.


    "The Research Department is responsible for those. They are huge ck structures that we buried in different parts of the world.


    Every ck Pylon has one High Abomination inside. Back then, only a very limited number of High Abominations could spawn


    across the entire world, and they also didn''t increase over a specific threshold."


    "So, to stop more High Abominations from appearing in random locations, we kept all the High Abominations alive and


    imprisoned them underground.”


    “Another positive effect was that we could calcte the rough area where the True Abominations would appear ahead of time."


    "Sadly, with the Child of Cmity still being out there, the ck Pylons have be useless now. We find Arch Abominations in


    many ces, and we have already seen the odd Ancestral Abomination."


    Queen Primordium narrowed her eyes. "| worry about the future. Ancestral Abominations already need a Mage Lord to be safe,


    and we don''t have so many that we could station them in every settlement."


    "A considerable part of our losses hase from the odd 50 Ancestral Abominations that have appeared in thest century.


    Whenever one appears, you can be sure that a new crater forms."


    "Thest one | have seen had a diameter of over 500 kilometers."


    "Can you imagine seeing a deep and dark crater of such a size?"


    500 kilometers.


    That was more powerful than any nuclear weapon from Earth.


    And Shang was solely responsible for that.


    If he had just stopped advancing and stopped pushing himself, he would already be dead.


    If Shang had simply decided to have a normal life, nothing like this would have happened.


    Yet, Shang''s mind didn''t even waver.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ‘I''ve already sacrificed so much for my power. Sacrificing more won''t make a difference.’


    ‘As long as | deal with the Abominations when I''m a God, everything will work out.’


    "Thanks for answering my question," Shang said.


    Queen Primordium nodded, and the body in front of her changed into someone else.


    It was an older man with red hair that was slowly turning white.


    "Jonathan, the Myriad King," Queen Primordium said. "He''s responsible for the Research Department, and he''s also probably


    the weakest Mage King in the entire world."


    “Howe?" Shang asked.


    "He was just as powerful as every other Mage King when he became one, but inparison to all the others, he stopped


    focusing on increasing his strength," Queen Primordium exined. "He once focused on Fire and Light, but as soon as he


    became a Mage King, his focus switched."


    “From what he told me, he said that he wasn''t interested in increasing his power anymore if it didn''t increase his longevity or


    quality of life. Because of that, he just stopped advancing."


    "Instead, he focused onprehending all Concepts one level at a time."


    “All Concepts?" Shang asked.


    “All of them," Queen Primordium said. "The level one Pure Concept of every Affinity except for Life and Death. Then, the level


    two Pure Concepts. After that, the Complex ones. Then, the next level of the Pure ones, and so on."


    “He probably knows more Concepts than any other Mage King, but over 95% of his Concepts have nearly zero impact on his


    actual power since they are so weak."


    “However, in terms of contributions, he has probably been in first ce until just recently when Kiran started saving so many


    people."


    "He dedicated his entire life to research, and the books he published have revolutionized Magic for everyone below the Ancestral


    Mage Realm."


    "Since heprehended nearly every level one to level three Concept, he found several new Complex Concepts that we hadn''t


    even known existed since no one had tried tobine certain Concepts with each other. Additionally, he made several


    compendiums andptions of Concepts and what they could do."


    "You could say he unified and solved the lower levels of power.”


    "He''s also the one that decided to let other Paths in some Development Areas flourish. He had essentially already solved the


    lower Mage Path, and he knew that he didn''t have enough time for the next level."


    "So, he decided on also looking at other Paths."


    “Without him, the area where you came from probably wouldn''t have many warriors."


    Shang nodded.


    "Sarah has been slowly taking on his duties due to his old age, leaving him with the duties he enjoys and taking on the duties he


    doesn''t like. For all his aplishments and services, we want to make hisst years as nice and rxing as possible."


    "| don''t think he can be your teacher," Queen Primordium said. "He''s the oldest Mage King in the Lightning Manor. He will die


    within the next 5,000 years, and he only wants to do what he has always done, look at weak people and learn from them."


    “Also, | think his philosophy and yours don''t mix well."


    Shang nodded again.


    Their philosophies definitely didn''t mix well.