Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree

Over the next half-month, Olivia Melianne traveled across the Holy Kelidos Empire with Rose.

They encountered one dragon after another, engaged in battle after grueling battle, and saved group after group of people.

The dragons were incredibly powerful. After their bodies had undergone that bizarre fusion, they were even stronger than they had been originally, forcing the Radiant Light Church to mobilize its entire strength.

Adam, acting as the Pope, appeared in various locations, unleashing terrifying power that shook the entire continent.

However, not too many eyes were focused solely on the Radiant Light Church.

This was because dragons had not only appeared within the Holy Kelidos Empire.

Dragons had also manifested in the Varian Empire, the Moriah Empire, and the various kingdoms affiliated with the three great empires.

This was a draconic disaster that required the combined effort of all humanity in the main world to confront.

But after half a month, the dragons within the Holy Kelidos Empire had been mostly dealt with.

Those dragons were either slain or captured, destined to be taken back to the church headquarters for research.

During this process, Olivia also attempted to restore clarity to the other dragons to gather information. Unfortunately, the information she obtained was largely repetitive.

The dragons all knew that the reason they had fallen to such a state was due to the appearance of a god, but none of them knew exactly what kind of existence that deity was.

It was not a well-known god on the surface, but a very hidden existence.

Regardless, once that god took action, the entire dragon race faced a catastrophe that threatened their very extinction.

Olivia shared the information she gathered with the church, which made the internal atmosphere of the organization extremely solemn when facing this matter.

When a matter involved a deity, it was no longer something the church could handle on its own.

As for what the church would specifically do in this regard, Olivia did not know.

Perhaps the Pope would attempt to relay the news to the Radiant Goddess.

As the Pope, Adam naturally possessed the means to contact that goddess.

In any case, after some related matters were discussed at the church headquarters, Olivia returned to the main world.

“It's not time to relax yet.”

At this moment, Olivia was at the border of the Holy Kelidos Empire.

Surrounding her was a continuous chain of mountains called the Sunset Mountain Range, stretching as far as the eye could see.

There was a city nearby, but a third of it had already been destroyed, with many casualties—all the result of the dragon's rampage not long ago.

Olivia looked at the distant city and then at the Sunset Mountain Range, taking a long, deep breath.

She felt that she still needed to increase her strength.

People never know when an accident will arrive; when an accident truly comes, everything happens so suddenly that one might not even have time to react.

Just like the residents living in that city—they had been living their lives well, with plans for the future and dreams of what their lives would be like over the next few decades.

But what was the result?

The result was that a dragon appeared out of nowhere—at least, it seemed that way to them.

Furthermore, these dragons possessed extremely powerful strength, leaving the people with no ability to resist as life after life was snatched away.

Those plans for the future became utterly worthless in an instant.

Ordinary people have their accidents, and Evolvers have theirs as well.

Even becoming a high-level class rank transcendent did not mean one could rest easy.

After all, even the dragons, which were mythical creatures, had encountered an accident that could be described as an extinction-level event.

The descent of the unknown god was their accident, completely altering the fate of their entire race.

Therefore, even she might face an accident one day.

So, what she had to do was increase her strength as much as possible, to the point where no accident could harm her.

‘Magic mirror, magic mirror, is there any other way for me to quickly increase my strength in this main world?’

Olivia questioned the magic mirror in her mind.

In response to her inquiry, the magic mirror immediately presented a vast amount of information.

There was truly too much relevant information because the main world was immense and its resources were incredibly abundant.

There was a significant amount of information regarding forbidden artifacts alone.

Many forbidden artifacts were still without masters, causing chaos in small areas across the world.

As long as Olivia was willing, she could easily reach those areas and collect those forbidden artifacts.

Possessing more forbidden artifacts was currently one way to increase her strength.

Beyond that, there were other transcendent resources that could play a vital role.

There were even some resources that, if obtained and successfully utilized by a transcendent, would be enough to support that person in becoming a Protagonist of the Era.

Olivia had originally asked on a whim, but after hearing the answer, she realized just how crucial her question was.

The main world was so vast that the resources it possessed were undoubtedly a massive treasure trove, and these treasures had not all been taken by others.

While one couldn't say those unowned treasures were everywhere, their numbers were certainly not small.

Olivia knew what she had to do next.

She should take all these treasures for herself. Only by doing so could she continue to increase her strength and be prepared for more accidents.

‘Magic mirror, create a priority sequence for the resources you've listed.’

【The first thing that needs to be acquired is this Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree located in the Varian Empire. This treasure is something only you, Master, can integrate into your body by using the Contract of the Gods. Once integrated, your body will possess a continuous stream of regenerative power, which is very important. Most importantly, other factions have already noticed the Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree. If it is not acquired in time, someone else may get to it first.】

Olivia looked at this and adopted a thoughtful expression.

‘Magic mirror, who are these other people you mentioned?’

【They are members of the Bloody Sickle and the Nature Sect. If no accidents occur, a battle will eventually break out between them in the area where the Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree is located, and the victor will claim it.】

The Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree was located in the Varian Empire, so it wasn't surprising that members of the Nature Sect would seek it out, but the Bloody Sickle was actually getting involved too.

Those vampires certainly had a long reach.

Regardless, since she knew of the existence of the Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree, she naturally had no intention of letting it go.

Olivia immediately asked the magic mirror for more detailed information in her mind.

At the same time, on the surface, she said to Rose, who was following beside her, “Let's go, Rose. I'll take you for a trip to the Varian Empire; we'll treat it like a vacation.”