Chapter 2544

2544 - Robin's Ambition

"Ambition?" Shaddad barely composed himself enough to sit, "Please, tell me."

Shaddad asked seriously, as if his life depended on it. After the opportunity he had received today, whatever Robin asked of him, he would do it even if it cost him his life!

"It's not that serious." Robin waved his hand when he saw Shaddad's staring look, "Actually, Shaddad, I believe I have between five thousand and ten thousand years at most before I face a real annihilation threat. You may have heard in the broadcast that there is a Legion of Executioners coming to attack me, and I fear that even if I win, it will only bring me more problems, so I must prepare."

Then he stared into Shaddad's eyes, "I cannot fall alone. If I am to die in this cycle for any reason, I must inflict the greatest possible damage on all parties, so that I carve my memory into their minds forever."

"....." Shaddad nodded firmly. He could not imagine that his teacher would ever be defeated by anyone, but he nodded anyway, for he was merely waiting for the task he was to carry out.

"B-14 will be a war zone when the Executioners' Brigade arrives, and perhaps something even stronger will come after that. I don't have to fight internal wars before that date. I can't fight outside the shell only to have my enemies stab me in the back—that would be a joke." Robin furrowed his brow slightly. "The best hoped-for outcome is to divide the universe into five spheres of influence, then I meet with the heads of the four powers to determine the next direction together."

"Meet with them?" Shaddad was surprised.

"Yes, don't underestimate them." Robin shook his head. "Sevar, for example, is a Sixth Level causality user, and on top of that he possesses the All-seeing God's golden momentum, which grants him a greater understanding of causality." Then he chuckled. "The All-seeing God didn't tell me why he abandoned Sevar as a candidate, but I understand now. He doesn't want to withdraw the momentum from him, only for another Patron to give him their momentum—which would make Sevar's threat double. And instead of hiding in a cave to avoid the sky, he would come out to truly dominate... It's a rather good move by the All-seeing God. He didn't anger Sevar's hidden Patron, and at the same time he didn't leave him much room to cause trouble."

Then he began tapping his fingers. "I must neutralize them without uniting them against me, but to do that I must be the one who summons them to meet and I hold the largest number of sectors and the biggest army, and of course I am the strongest of them, and then my word will be heard more... Perhaps I can convince them to abandon the external powers and rally around me."

"Do you think those accustomed to servitude all these years will listen to your words because of a session?" Shaddad shook his head.

"They must listen, for this is the homeland in which they were born. Perhaps in the past they had no alternative solutions, but now I exist." Then Robin raised his shoulders slightly. "Even if I convince one of them to leave his patron and support me, I will have won."

"I see..." Shaddad nodded. "How can I help?"

"What I want to do is transform this universe, B-14, into a fortress of sorts, a fortress that protects me and those who follow me." Robin spread his arms. "I have already found a way to create the bodies of the awakened weapons, and I will find a means to develop their consciousness. The blueprints for the Note of Void-1 Fleet are also finished, and production will begin soon. I have tasked Jabba with developing the War Lords to a higher level using Identity... There are many things for which I am currently setting the rules, but I cannot do everything myself."

"...I want you to contemplate the drawings of the Truth engravings and understand them. I am certain that when you understand an engraving you do not possess, you will find the engraving drawing itself upon your body automatically, and when your understanding of the Truth reaches a certain level, you will become a Truth Chosen of the Fourth Level, and that is not far off... you can do it."

Shaddad nodded, almost weeping.

"But not alone." Robin wagged his finger. "Any Soul Master in whom you sense maturity and the potential to take the next step, have him swear an oath harsher than the one you swore, and give him one drawing of the first engraving, then give him ten, then a hundred drawings, and so on~ Give each one as much as he understands, and use the individual drawings as rewards for whoever accomplishes something great."

"Generalize this reward system across all the Sky Opening Cities, especially the two in the Middle Belt, and I want you to leak the news that there is a way to raise the Levels of the Truth Chosen in the Sky Opening Cities... This way our current chosen ones will compete to achieve feats, and more chosen ones will come to us from every corner. I would not exaggerate if I said that all the chosen ones of the universe will come to us panting, and all of them... will swear a severe oath to serve the Sky Opening Cities, and all of them will strive hard to contribute to them."

Then he burst into laughter, "These drawings may not turn an ordinary person into Truth Chosen—even to this moment, I don't know how to draw a complete and fully integrated truth engraving on a mere two-dimensional energy foundation. It's impossible. But those drawings will make every Truth Chosen in the universe serve me... I mean, serve the cause, and I believe they will also raise their Level, and the Level of power of the entire universe along with them... Ha, what do you think?"