The two landed in the Africor Continent, stepping through portals to return to the Glass Territory seamlessly.
The feeling of being in control pulsed around Sylas once again.
This Territory was under his full control. After all, he had been a Warlord not just once over… but twice.
As for what the situation was in the Woodland Territory right now, he truly wasn’t sure. However, he had set himself a priority list.
The first was to make himself and Casstle Main as strong as possible. Everything else could wait… including the System Cities and a potential Demon invasion.
Unfortunately, at this point, Earth was in a situation where Demons might be the least of their worries.
As for the System Cities… there were simply far too many of them. According to his math, there were at least a hundred thousand of them, maybe double that, across all of Earth. And by now, the City Lords were probably at least Level 50, probably beyond, having broken into E-Grade.
Worse than that, unlike the fallen E-Grades of the previous Summoning, these E-Grades wouldn’t be so weak nor would they be susceptible to his Crown.
As much of a victory as he had claimed, whether it was the governments that remained, Legacy, the System Cities, the Demons, or the schemer still lurking in the dark…
Earth was still dealing with too many problems, and there was only one real solution to address them all…
Become stronger.
Ideally, he would like to figure out how to improve his second Class. But since he couldn’t, this Silver Grade City was the next best option.
Sylas also hadn’t forgotten that he had a ticket to challenge for yet another Bronze City as well, something he had received from a Quicktime Event long ago.
Back then, he hadn’t felt ready, the danger being far too great. He felt that he could likely succeed now… but the risk to reward wasn’t worth it.
It sounded crazy to say that about a Bronze City Stele challenge, and then come and try to claim a Silver City… but this sort of Madness was exactly what Earth needed.
However, standing there, right before the city once again…
He couldn’t help but feel small.
The feel of Cassarae’s hand kept him somewhat grounded, but looking at the large looming building of Glass, the billowing snow hanging all around him, he just couldn’t take that step forward.
The risk was too high.
’It seems that I… was over ambitious.’
He also felt something else. The difficulty now felt higher than it was in the past.
There were two explanations he could think of for that.
Either it scaled with his Level, or maybe… it had lowered the difficulty when it sensed his Glass Aether Mancy Path.
But now, he was no longer a pure Glass Mancer. He was a Glassvolt Mancer, deviating from the Path of Glass.
Sylas already had the answer before he even fully completed the thought. The city was unhappy with his choice, and as such, it raised the difficulty.
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