Something More Important

The more important matter was, of course, increasing her own strength.

As long as her power could grow rapidly, many problems would become much easier to solve.

Even though she was already a Transcender, Olivia still didn't feel like she was particularly powerful.

After all, there were still many things she wanted to accomplish but couldn't, which made her deeply feel her own weakness; she still needed to make herself even stronger.

So, for the next two days, Olivia didn't bother with the affairs of the Sunflower Chamber of Commerce, leaving everything in Freya's hands.

She only made occasional appearances, spending most of her time focusing on self-improvement.

Her proficiency with the Eye of Discernment grew, and she even felt that mastering the Blade of Cleansing wouldn't be too difficult; perhaps in a few days, she would see results.

The only problem was the miniaturization ability; she had no clue how to manifest it.

Regardless, she was quite satisfied with a life where her strength was steadily increasing.

However, this peaceful life didn't last long before it was shattered.

To be precise, it wasn't just the peace of Olivia's life that was broken, but the peace of all Kaliron in the days that followed.

The royal Frederick family had launched their counterattack.

And their method of counterattack was something even Olivia hadn't anticipated, as the plan had been formulated within the royal space rather than in Kaliron itself.

The Frederick family spread news regarding Rose.

They claimed that Rose was a transcendent who had perfectly merged a human with a forbidden artifact, having explored a miraculous path of evolution that could reach a state of near-eternity through such a fusion.

Unfortunately, they claimed this research was now being hidden by the Church.

Since Rose herself was imprisoned by the Church, the secret of eternity would become a secret known only to them.

Such rumors were naturally not entirely true; they could only be described as half-truths.

Even so, it was enough to cause a massive uproar.

The Frederick family didn't just spread words; they provided evidence circulated through various channels.

When Olivia heard the news, she understood that the Frederick family must have joined forces with Dreamland Paradise.

Because some things were only known to Dreamland Paradise and the Church; when related information circulated outside, Dreamland Paradise definitely had a hand in it.

In fact, while the Frederick family was fanning the flames of these rumors, Dreamland Paradise also began releasing information to prove the matter, suggesting the Church was secretly hoarding the secret of eternity.

Eternity was something every transcendent pursued.

But besides the gods, who could truly achieve eternity?

Thinking about it, it seemed only non-human entities like forbidden artifacts could.

Thus, merging a human with a forbidden artifact to reach a state of eternity seemed like a direction truly worth researching.

Because it was theoretically possible, the rumors garnered immense attention in a short time.

The attention wasn't limited to Kaliron or the Holy Kelidos Empire; it quickly spread to neighboring kingdoms, duchies, and even the Moriah Empire and Varian Empire.

As the news spread, Olivia would occasionally consult the magic mirror to understand the current situation in Kaliron.

From what she learned, all sorts of transcendent organizations that had previously left were returning to the Imperial Capital once more.

Soon after, the three official organizations of the Varian Empire even sent people over.

The three great empires on the continent were each in different situations.

The Holy Kelidos Empire was dominated by the Radiant Light Church, with the royal Frederick family serving as a mere vassal.

The Varian Empire, however, was led by three official organizations: the Nature Sect, the Earth Church, and the Tower of Stars.

None of these three organizations were inferior to the Radiant Light Church, and their gathering in one empire made the Varian Empire exceptionally formidable; it could be said that among the three, the Varian Empire was the undisputed strongest.

The Nature Sect worshipped the Nature Goddess, the Earth Church worshipped the Earth Goddess, and the Tower of Stars worshipped the Star Goddess.

It was said that these three deities shared a very good relationship, which was why the three organizations could coexist within the Varian Empire.

As for the Moriah Empire, it was a different case altogether.

That empire hadn't established organizations like churches; instead, the royal family ruled the entire empire directly. Their royal house was the Moriah family.

The Moriah family worshipped the Goddess of Fate and followed a mysterious and unpredictable transcendent path.

That path was called the Fate Walker, claiming to control destiny and select the most suitable future from countless possibilities.

This transcendent path draped the transcendents of the Moriah family in an air of mystery.

After the three official organizations of the Varian Empire sent representatives to Kaliron, the people of the Moriah family arrived shortly after.

Unlike other transcendent organizations that would hide in the shadows upon arrival, these official powers naturally paid formal visits to the Radiant Light Church to show respect.

Their visits were far from quiet, causing a sensation in Kaliron and throughout the Holy Kelidos Empire in no time.

Their arrival seemed to corroborate the claim that the Church held the secret to eternity, leading more organizations to rush to Kaliron overnight, terrified of missing out.

"It's getting lively again."

Sensing the changes in Kaliron, Olivia couldn't help but feel a sense of profound irony.

The Frederick family truly lived up to being the house that founded the Rose Legion; even in such a desperate situation, they thought of such a counter-measure.

This method of theirs would indeed be very effective.

As the number of transcendents in a city increased, transcendent incidents would naturally follow.

The existence of such incidents meant the Church's manpower would be stretched thin, making them busy once again.

The various types of chaos that had appeared in Kaliron before were about to return after only a brief period of stability.

Under such circumstances, how would her own life change?

Olivia couldn't help but ponder; she felt that as a transcendent, it was difficult to remain an outsider in such a tide.

Moreover, given her identity, she might even find herself at the center of the vortex.