Chapter 569: Vassals
Chapter 569: Vassals
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Marvin observed the passage for a bit before silently leaving.
Because it was such an unexpected discovery, he hadn't made proper preparations.
This was a very secret entrance, and in all likelihood, the Dream God hadn't noticed that Glynos had left such a secret passage to Dream Land.
When the right moment came, Marvin could exploit it and strike a big blow against the Dream God.
But not now.
Ambella had just died. Even if the Dream God didn't get any information from her, he would surely be more alert toward Marvin now that his number one Divine Servant vanished without a trace.
It was just that with the matter of the Universe Magic Pool, he couldn't afford to dispatch more followers to handle Marvin.
He had to exercise restraint for a while, and during that time, Marvin could prepare.
When the Dream God decided that he could kill Marvin, Marvin would give him a big gift!
In Marvin's mind, a plan no less crazy than the firing of Judgement Day at Glynos' God Realm was taking shape.
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Afterwards, Marvin didn't tell the secret of this place to anyone, including Aragon and the rest.
He only told Orland that he should seal this place properly with a group of trustworthy guards. If any changes occurred, Orland should inform him about them.
Because Marvin's tone was very serious as he told them that this place was a "very dangerous" location, no one dared to be careless and they complied with Marvin's arrangements.
With Arborea secured as White River Valley's backup, Marvin felt like he had regained a lot of breathing room.
Although Nottingheim wasn't completely in Marvin's control, Nana, Aragon, and the others had a very good relationship with Marvin. In the upcoming period of war and chaos, Arborea would definitely show its worth.
But Marvin would have to consider how to keep the Secondary Plane intact.
The Gods were currently attacking the Universe Magic Pool, so in all likelihood, no one would pay attention to this particular plane.
But originally, when Dark Phoenix used Plane Traction, it had caused a lot of commotion. It should have shaken the God Realms. And although the plane's coordinates hadn't been exposed, if the powerful Gods wanted to look for it, they would surely be able to find it, especially considering that it had been connected to Feinan.
And if they found it, even if they couldn't recover it, they could still destroy the world.
Marvin had to consider the long term.
The ideal solution would be to bring it to the White River Valley Sanctuary. The Sanctuary created by the fusion of the Wish Scroll and the Earth Crystal wasn't totally part of Feinan anymore. It had a very unique nature and could be said to be separated from Feinan. But it was also still closely related to Feinan.
It was very inclusive, and it would be possible to pull the entire Arborea plane in.
But the power of at least twenty Major Wish spells would be needed!
That was because Arborea's surface area was too great, about four times that of the current White River Valley. Only a Wish Pillar was left in the Sanctuary, and the power was already barely enough to maintain the Sanctuary. Marvin needed to find much more Wish power if he wanted to go with this route.
He would have to find a solution of some sort.
For the time being, he could only hope that the Gods wouldn't find Arborea.
Despite this, Marvin still decided to properly nurture the strength of Arborea's natives.
When Aragon expressed the wish to stay in Arborea for the time being to catch up with his sister, Marvin decided to offer some others the chance to visit Feinan.
He told the natives of Arborea that there would be three spots available for powerhouses that wished to leave with him. If they were willing to pledge eternal loyalty to him, they could follow Marvin and leave this plane for the Prime Material Plane, just as Aragon had.
After all, only Marvin had the key to freely enter and exit the Ashes Plains. Apart from him, even if the others could activate the Planar Teleportation Array, they wouldn't be able to reach Feinan smoothly.
As for the matter of the pledge of loyalty, Marvin had decided on it after careful consideration.
Even if he trusted Nana and Aragon, he couldn't be totally unguarded against those that he didn't know.
He had no plans to nurture future enemies.
To the people of Arborea, Marvin was powerful, but he was also an outsider. They respected him, but they might not be favorable toward him forever.
He could satisfy the wishes of the plane's powerhouses and allow them to make breakthroughs, eventually attaining the power of the Legend realm as Aragon, but the premise was that this power had to be under his control.
Marvin wouldn't treat them like servants. Instead, he would use a much less harsh [Vassal System].
Admittedly, those under a Vassal Contract would have to prioritize their master's will, but in most cases, they had their own free will.
Marvin did this to nurture some fighting power for White River Valley and Arborea while also averting the possibility of being bitten in the back.
Within a day from when this news was spread by the royal family, ten level 18 powerhouses came to the royal city in hopes of getting the chance to travel to Feinan.
Even Marvin didn't expect to see so many of Arborea's most powerful arrive so quickly. They had mostly existed in the shadows of the Shadow Shrine, always living in seclusion.
Now that there was hope for a breakthrough, they jumped at the chance.
And they didn't really mind becoming Marvin's vassals.
Marvin had left a profound impression on everyone in Arborea when he beheaded the Shadow Prince's Idol. Becoming part of such a mighty figure's entourage was something that most people could accept.
Marvin's contract made a lot of sense in their eyes.
The problem was actually on Marvin's side.
Due to the Planar Teleportation Array being too expensive, he could take at most three of them with him.
Ultimately, he chose two men and a woman from among these ten people.
Those three were quite young, all under 30.
People still in their youth had the most potential.
What Marvin found interesting was that the three of them were all nobles from the royal city. The two men practiced the Storm Swordsman path like Aragon while the woman was a rarely seen Astrologer.
He was impressed when he found out that this Astrologer named Rachel had surprisingly gotten so far by studying on her own.
She learnt Astrology and Divination magic from some ancient books, but she always stayed hidden at home. After all, the Shadow Shrine would have kept watch on her if her power had been exposed, and it would have gotten her family involved too.
Now that the Shadow Shrine was gone, she gradually revealed her strength.
To Marvin, Rachel was the most promising one among them.
And those two brothers weren't bad either. They were born in the Lyon clan and were captains of guard teams in the royal city. They had outstanding strength and great potential.
Marvin estimated that these three would be able to break through to the Legend Realm in at most a year if they followed him to Feinan!
This duration seemed ridiculous, but they were peak powerhouses of the entire Arborea plane.
As they had been at the boundary of the restrictions of the plane's laws for a long time, just like Aragon had been, they would easily break through once they reached Feinan.
After making his decision, Marvin comforted the others, saying that there would still be an opportunity in the future.
Afterwards, he set foot in the Teleportation Array back to Feinan with the food that Queen Nana prepared for him, and his three vassals followed a few steps behind him.