The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 1476 - 708: The True King’s Banquet (Part 3)
An acolyte presented a lengthy list to the King for review.
Rod noticed that this acolyte was the one he had met in the botanical garden.
He greeted Rod with a friendly smile because, thanks to Rod’s words, he had become the Chief Life Priest of the Holy White Tree, no longer oppressed by others.
"Good day, Lord Rod, my name is Aiken."
Rod merely nodded slightly and was bestowed with a large wave of humanity and a single Flower of Humanity.
He glanced at him in surprise, thinking, "This guy has a really low ’tear threshold’, maybe he can be my ’humanity tree shaker’."
Rod remembered his name, planning to come back later to harvest the Flowers of Humanity from him.
Later, amidst everyone’s narratives, Trolian’s situation seemed prosperous and thriving.
However, they also informed the King that even though resources were now plentiful, they were still far from meeting demand.
Especially since Bossivale had raised the demand standards, resulting in a greatly increased deficit.
Particularly the spiritual medicine potions that require rare elements.
The cultivation of rare spirit grass was extremely difficult, with harsh conditions, high land requirements, and slow growth. Even with the greatly enhanced life aura of the Holy White Tree, it still falls short of demand, barely supplying the Pure Star Source Potion, which was already exceedingly challenging.
Aiken said, "Great King, these spirit grasses need to be planted at special spirit nodes. According to our statistics, land qualified for such planting is scarce; only one acre out of every two hundred thousand square cords is suitable. Besides the botanical garden, our planting locations are pitiably few."
Hullen said, "It is precisely these spirit grasses that restrict the production of advanced potions. They are currently the biggest factor limiting the speed of our combat power growth."
The King nodded, realizing this issue could not be resolved unless Trolian expanded further, but that certainly wasn’t happening now as the expanded land had yet to be fully digested.
But, for some reason, upon hearing these words, Rod suddenly felt a stirring inside, as if something forgotten.
Before he could ponder further, Bossivale eagerly announced, "The True King Ceremony has been completed, please partake in Lord Rod’s [Demon Dragon’s Heart] to fully restore your body."
Rod laughed, "Can I finally partake in the King’s Banquet?"
Horus berated, "Rod, didn’t I tell you before? Don’t mess around with such things; they’re not particularly worthwhile."
The King waved his hand, halting their argument.
Everyone fell silent, leaving only the sound of the Holy Fire burning in the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.
"No need."
He said calmly.
"Proceed directly with the True King Ceremony."
Everyone was stunned, and Bossivale hurriedly exclaimed, "King, a complete True King Ceremony requires the support of thirteen monarchs, and your life state must be complete. Currently, in Trolian, there are merely six monarchs who can partake in the True King Ceremony, and your heart hasn’t recovered, there’s a risk of failure!"
The King smiled, "Don’t worry, while battling in the Spirit Realm, I found an ancient relic. It drifts for reasons unknown within the Spirit Realm. While there’s not much of value in the relic, one exception is a tablet that details the true king’s might. It speaks of a chasm unimaginable between it and those lesser, like the fundamental difference between Transcendent beings and Commanders."
People looked at each other, unsure of what the King intended.
The King paused briefly before continuing, "Especially the body of the true king has completely surpassed ordinary life, according to the tablet’s description, it is a divine body, imbued with unparalleled life power and divinity, the strongest element in all spiritual medicine, which, through the simplest processing, can brew the most powerful potion."
"Rod’s special creation [Demon Dragon’s Heart] comes with a great cost; each piece is hard-won. If I eat it now, I would only discard some insignificant flesh. However, if I consume it after becoming a true king, you can all enjoy the true King’s Banquet."
The King’s smile became apparent.
"Thus, I have decided, upon ascending to true king, to remove all my flesh before consuming [Demon Dragon’s Heart], maximizing resource utilization." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
"And this genuine King’s Banquet will further enhance your combat power, laying a solid foundation for the upcoming divine battle."
In this moment, the entire Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground fell silent, even a pin drop could be heard.
Rod’s mouth was agape, hardly able to believe his ears.
In his mind echoed the voice of the Book of Knowledge.
"Master, divinity!"
