The Game of Global Mining

Chapter 733 - 571: Remote Transmission of Divine Power, Divine Tree Seed

It is now 4 PM in-game.

The Divine War in the Alternate Space has been ongoing for more than an hour.

The NPC City Lord and the Church of Oak City and Gem City have gathered all casters in the city to the square to perform a ritual to maintain the Guardian God’s Alternate Space.

The atmosphere in the Ten Lords Chat Group is solemn, and the previous jovial atmosphere has completely vanished.

Though Gabriel had already left Silver City with the expedition team of the three City Beauties, he remained deeply concerned about the city’s situation. Under normal circumstances, ordinary players couldn’t perceive the state of the Alternate Space, but the twisted storm above the ritual array in the square already displayed the gravity of the situation.

Gabriel couldn’t hold back any longer: "Sariel, where is the Mermaid?"

Sariel sighed: "Already unimaginably fast, but barely halfway across the ocean..."

To track the Mermaid—or rather, fearing the Mermaid might escape—Sariel used all remaining privileges to form a radar monitoring chain with all large advanced ships along the route, ensuring the Mermaid would be spotted by nearby ships wherever she passed.

Meanwhile, the Mermaid Old Whale apparently was also at full throttle, as its energy signals on the radar were quite apparent, being intermittently detected by surrounding ships.

In any case, indeed, it was making a beeline for Oak City, much to Sariel’s relief. Although it hurt to expend all privilege points, exchanging that pain for peace of mind was worth it.

Gabriel couldn’t remain calm: "According to calculations, this Tree God shouldn’t last this long. Alpha must have placed the grave near the tree roots, allowing it to quietly absorb substantial energy over a hundred years. The situation might be changing; have the Mermaid provide remote support."

Sariel was stunned: "How can she offer remote support?"

Gabriel urged: "When the Mermaid was in the Jungle Mine Area south of Black Iron City, she scattered divine power globally; her distance is still adequate."

Sariel fretted: "That truly consumes a lot and is very inaccurate! Not to mention that the Mermaid’s tide is now at full force, consuming a lot too!"

Gabriel impatiently remarked: "But she’s willful! As long as we leverage public opinion that she crossed half an ocean to yield results, then the greater the expenditure, the more faith she gathers, and the faster she recovers!"

Michael said: "As long as Oak City’s square ritual is large enough, it will form a lightning rod effect, easily guiding the Mermaid’s remote divine power here."

Gabriel was invigorated: "Exactly! Quickly contact her! Let her decide for herself!"

Sariel sighed: "Alright, you’re truly willful."

Sela laughed: "Are women still women if they’re not willful?"

Sariel immediately sent a brief message on the Silver Queen, "Oak City is in crisis," to the ships on the monitoring chain. This way, the ship closest to the Mermaid could relay the message to her.

Soon, the Silver Queen received information from ahead: "Hear singing!"

That indicated the Mermaid had responded.

Sariel sighed: "Regardless of the effectiveness this time, Oak City must hold a grand festival for my treasured Mermaid."

Gabriel laughed: "Even if the Church disapproves, I’ll host it in private."

Michael said: "That’s right, I’m experienced in hosting festivals. Speaking of which, I haven’t organized a festival since Celia and Heiwa set out, so I’ll also prepare one, mobilizing taverns to hold a festival for the Mermaid."

Sariel laughed heartily: "Worthy of being the boss!"

...

In Oak City’s Divine War Alternate Space.

Alpha piloting the Bone Dragon Evil God was gradually gaining the upper hand. However, after two prior failures, Alpha didn’t dare be complacent and kept a watchful eye on the external situation through Oak City players’ livestreams.

As expected, although many main forces in Oak City were dispatched to Gem City and couldn’t return, the entire city’s casters were mobilized to support the Guardian God’s ritual.

The bad news was, the Guardian God’s Alternate Space indeed stabilized somewhat. The good news was, the disparate levels of this group could lead to instability in the Alternate Space; once a clear weak spot formed, they might inadvertently apply pressure to breach it.

But just then, the players in the live broadcast gasped and looked up to see a huge shimmering water sphere streaking toward the ritual square like a comet.

It was the Mermaid from Silver City, supporting with remote divine power!

Alpha was instantly filled with a mix of excitement and dread: excited because this move was quite foolish, and such a large sphere following it might disrupt the once-sturdy Alternate Space, enabling his escape! Dreaded because if the Guardian God received this immense divine power, escaping might still be impossible!

In any case, preparations for escape were crucial.

At that moment, Alpha heard the Tree God’s voice: "Little friend, I feel I can’t hold on, but my next generation cannot end so tragically. Take my seed and I’ll use my final strength... you must escape!"

Then a small glowing green orb flew from the Divine Tree!

Alpha’s heart raced; he merely intended to deceive the Tree God into being a scapegoat, yet it trusted him so much! Truly an unexpected windfall!

Alpha, piloting the Evil God, couldn’t directly store the seed in his inventory, so he had to grasp it with the dragon’s claw!

——System Prompt: You’ve obtained the Divine Artifact-level "Seed of the Ancient God Triguda."

A Divine Artifact!

But not being able to store it in the item slot meant that if he died, the Divine Artifact would explode! Hence, success was the only option!

...

It’s now 4 AM, and Chun, struggling against drowsiness, was simultaneously using a phone live stream to observe the outside status.

——Sea God’s Personal Guard Reminder: You have received a message from Mermaid Helen.

Chun shuddered!

The Mermaid’s voice came through: "Prepare yourself, I’m about to transfer divine power to you, and when the scene descends into chaos, ensure you protect yourself."

——Sea God’s Personal Guard Reminder: Connection lost.

Huh! What the?

Well, as long as Mermaid’s divine power guards me, even a direct assault on the Evil God wouldn’t be off the table!

Sure enough, there was uproar in the live stream, as a massive water sphere appeared in Oak City’s sky!

Holy Shit, this setup might soak all three gods present!

Then the Evil God moved, ceasing its attack on the Guardian God and charging toward a blurry domain. Seems like this guy’s prepared to escape too.

But just then, a light orb flew from the Tree God—

Treasure Identification Technique Prompt: You have discovered a Divine Artifact-level item.

Then the light orb was snatched by the Evil God’s bone claw!

Chun was astonished, what’s going on, the Tree God gifting a Divine Artifact? If I take down this Evil God, can I loot this Divine Artifact?

The next moment, a massive explosion rattled the spatial sky, blurring and twisting Chun’s screen!

——System Prompt: Mermaid Helen has transferred divine power to you!

Chun only saw himself enveloped in a golden water orb, with the outside in chaos, nothing visible, leaving him to hope that his position wedged within the dragon bone’s crevice was stable enough not to be tossed out.