Are you going to teach me how to become stronger?

But soon, Rod realized it was a field of study.

In most battles, Special Level Combatants are the absolute core of the team.

How to fight alongside teammates whose combat power vastly differs from your own, how to maximize their effectiveness, how to preserve their viable strength, how to make decisions at critical moments, how to tear open the monster swarm to expand the spoils of war as much as possible, how to achieve an overwhelming victory at the fastest speed.

And so forth, and so forth.

Dalin explained all the key points in plain language.

It didn't matter if he couldn't digest it all, it was all written down in his notes anyway.

Before leaving, Rod asked in awe, "Were you once a Special Level Combatant? How do you know all this in such detail?"

Dalin smiled faintly, his full head of white hair ablaze under the light of the Upper City.

"Let me tell you a secret, this is something only Special Level personnel know: thirty-six years ago, I was once the strongest in Trolian, no exceptions, no rivals."

After saying this, Dalin stepped onto the Spiritual Energy carriage and returned to the Fire Hall.

Rod was stunned for a good while before he came back to his senses; the phrase "no exceptions, no rivals" carried a very strong Spiritual Power Field.

Unexpectedly, Dalin, who was skilled in combat dispatch, was also a Special Level Combatant.

Did he withdraw from the ranks of frontline combatants because his combat soul was damaged?

Rod didn't think too much about it.

There were many such talents in the Royal City, and many in the Elder Council who were once glorious warriors like this.

He opened Dalin's notes and began to read carefully.

The more he read, the more surprised he became.

Dalin's research on Special Level Combatants reached an unparalleled level.

Besides his insights from years ago, there were also reflections from the past thirty years.

"This is truly a treasure trove."

Rod quickly became engrossed in the notes, and before he knew it, a day had passed.

Commander Liszt finished reorganizing and also joined forces with Lucian to purge the Investigation Legion, following clue 19, and actually found some Doomsday believers hidden within.

At Rod's suggestion, these Doomsday believers were all handed over to Mephit for handling.

After freezing the souls of the Doomsday believers, she could completely discern who was harboring the Ancient Evil Thought, the only current testing method, convenient and without cost, with the only problem being it resulted in death.

Thus, unless confirmed as Doomsday believers, it couldn't be used as a regular testing method.

Surprisingly, these people were indeed hiding an Ancient Evil Thought, lurking deeply and without showing any anomalies.

If it weren't for being implicated by clue 19, perhaps they would have never been discovered.

Liszt was both shocked and angry, but Judgment Chief Lucian praised, "The Investigation Legion is the most disciplined legion I've ever seen. Although there were Doomsday believers among them, they never caused serious damage, which shows one thing: although we cannot identify everyone's inner thoughts, discipline can ensure that damage is minimized."

"I propose that all agencies and organizations in the Royal City should learn from the Investigation Legion."

This proposal received the endorsement of the King and the Supreme Council, and a silent revolution quietly began.

Rod thus gained some Divinity.

Enhancing the overall strength of the Orderer brings hope, Divinity +12

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Great!

My Divinity has reached 191.

Rod clenched his fist.

Doomsday believers, all the destruction you've done, I want it all back!

Liszt was also overjoyed and carefully selected five High Rank investigators, including the Investigation Legion's only Space Ability user.

This was influenced by having to give up materials when moving the altar under Rod's orders. If another Space Ability user were present, those precious materials wouldn't have been left to waste in darkness—many high-Spirituality materials are not resistant to erosion, susceptible to being corrupted by Black Fog into Corrosive Material.

Rod was also eager, itching to set out.

But unexpectedly, among the three Special Level Combatants accompanying them, Rod wasn't included.

The King chose time retrospection user Peibela, King of Giant Hammers Jelaba, and Campala's Red Queen.

When they learned of this news, both Liszt and Rod were shocked and didn't understand why.

The King quickly provided an explanation.

In the prophecy made by the new Master of White Tower Iyeta for this trip, these three had a higher priority than Rod.

Furthermore, Rod was more suitable to join the expansion war.

Liszt was deeply regretful, but it was the King's order, and it had to be obeyed.

Rod felt the same.

But he had no objections; Liszt wasn't going to find the legendary Saint Reel all at once. They would likely have to embark on multiple journeys to find another Fire King City which existed for 1,800 years in the Dark Epoch.

Although he couldn't join this time, he could accompany the next or the one after.

Thus, Liszt's team and the three Special Level Combatants set out.

Rod joined the expansion war of Trolian.

Initially, he received some regular tasks.

Of course, this "regular" was only relative to him; for the warriors on these missions, it was a matter of life and death.

Rod arrived swiftly to save them.

The unbeatable monsters were dealt with effortlessly by him.

Unresolvable threats were handled by Rod as if he were taking a leisurely stroll.

And these warriors were not weak; they were all High Rank combatants, with most having combat power above Second Level, and many were First Level Combatants and Guardians.

Rod's arrival felt like a Heavenly God descending.

No enemy could stop him.

Rod also made full use of Dalin's notes, leading them to victory with nearly perfect guidance.

The Book of Knowledge showered him with praise for his recent actions. Repairing the Sun Tower required too many souls.

Although there were over 20 billion souls in the Obelisk, it still wasn't enough.

It urgently needed more souls.

And executing tasks was one of the most efficient ways to slay monsters. Aimlessly finding monsters wouldn't be as quick.

Then, a few days later, Rod finally received his first order targeting a king.

Go to the Destruction Temple, assist Qingyu, and kill the "King of Light" entrenched there.

The White Tower informed them that although this monster was called "King of Light," it had nothing to do with light. On the contrary, its pollution was extremely severe and highly corrosive, posing a significant obstacle to the Royal City's expansion.

Meanwhile, the Book of Knowledge also told him in his mind.

"The Dream Realm is about to cross the Boundary Land; we are about to leave the Chaotic Sea and enter the Ice Prison."

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