Chapter 769: Third Stage of Will

As the power of will evolved to the third stage, the strand of will connected to everyone who believed in him had become thicker and sturdier.

Nash also noticed it could carry more energy and data without any loss. Although this wasn’t important at the moment, as more and more module systems were created and became more complicated, this data bandwidth would become more critical.

“The potential of everyone has reached the innate Tier 2 realm…” Nash’s eyes lit up.

Tracing through the strands of will, he saw everyone’s potential had gotten a massive boost. With just a little training, everyone could reach the Tier 2 realm. Their potential had also increased at least three times, further strengthening their foundation.

“In this way, there will be more and more capable people in the Eternal Star Alliance.”

A Tier 2 Void Commander could live for 1,000 years. With so much time, everyone could develop a skill or two and even have a good chance of advancing to another level.

“What about the barrier of will?”

Stepping out of his origin space, Nash, Camilla, and Elizabeth went to the Altier Arcane Tower to test the strength of the barrier of will.

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“You really are a freak…” Tessa commented dryly, hearing about Nash’s situation.

“Enough talk, come on, test how strong the barrier is.”

“I can’t. You don’t have enough authority. A barrier of will projected at the third stage already has the power to block an all-out attack from a Tier 10 powerhouse.”

“You can’t test it?”

Nash had already read about the ability of the third stage of the barrier of will, but as for the actual effect, he still wanted some real data.

“You need to climb up to the 1,500th floor before unlocking the second stage of the Altier Arcane Tower.”

“I see… You’re useless, then.”

“I can still help you measure the endurance limit of the barrier against peak Tier 9 attacks.”

“Then let’s try!”

At this stage of the cosmic competition, the strongest enemy he faced was still a Tier 9 planetary dark beast. Unless those supreme leaders advanced to the Tier 8 realm, he didn’t need to worry about blocking an attack comparable to the Tier 10 realm.

Guided by Tessa, they began testing the limits of the third stage of the barrier of will. Attack after attack burned mountains of Chaos Stones, yet the barrier of will barely rippled.

It was only when Tessa began to increase the intensity and frequency that it began to diminish, unable to recover fast enough from the damage.

“As expected of the barrier of will…”

According to the data, the barrier of will would only reach the breaking point after the attack frequency hit 100, meaning 100 peak Tier 9 dark beasts attacking simultaneously. Even then, it wouldn’t be instant but gradual, giving him time to escape or even counterattack.

“Huh~ Another step to invincibility.”

“What about after the barrier of will reaches the fourth stage?” Camilla asked, amazed by the test as well.

“According to the records, once the barrier of will reaches the fourth stage, it can block an attack from a peak Tier 10 powerhouse. It can also make itself immune to Tier 9 attacks.” Nash explained with excitement.

To reach the fourth stage of will, he needed about 50 septillion people to reach a certain level of belief, or, in other words, be bound to the Universal Runic System.

The Eternal Star Alliance population had already reached 120 septillion. The only things lacking were the Mind Hive Module and time to let the power of will precipitate.

“Doesn’t that mean it won’t be long before you reach invincibility?” Elizabeth was also filled with excitement.

“Don’t celebrate too early. The past generation of cosmic alliances reached the fifth stage of will, able to temporarily block the power of a Tier 11 Void Dark Beast, yet they still failed.” Tessa remarked.

“Why? How could they fail? They were basically invincible!”

“The barrier of will can only protect a single individual. Once it is expanded, it weakens in proportion. Furthermore, the power of will has a large weakness: people.”

“We understand…”

The dark beasts’ power never came from their individual strength but from their endless numbers. No matter how high their firepower was, they would eventually run out of energy.

Meanwhile, Nash fell into deep thought. If the fifth stage of will wasn’t enough, what about the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, or even the ultimate form of will? Of course, even if the population of the entire Empyrean Will Primogenal Land multiplied a thousand times, it still wouldn’t be enough.

In the end, relying on the power of will to conquer this land was not as good as relying on the runic module system.

After chatting with Tessa for a while longer about the past generation’s history, the three returned to the Eternal Star Territory.

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Continuing to rest in the garden, Nash tried to condense Faith Origin.

Feeling his primordial fusion begin to turn, Nash had a look of delight.

“As expected, it can really help me with the progress of primordial fusion!”

Camilla and Elizabeth, sensing the Faith Origin’s aura, felt their blood boil with hunger.

“What is that?”

“It’s Faith Origin. The essence of the power of will.”

“Can we have it?”

“No, it’s still filled with impurities.” Nash shook his head, quickly storing the sample of Faith Origin.

Faith was made from the pollution of desires. Even he was severely affected when he absorbed the Faith Crystal, much less now that it had evolved two levels.

“Then when are you going to purify it?”

Besides the virtualization of law, their path was to dig deeper into their bloodlines, turning them from Tier 10 innate to Tier 11 innate bloodlines.

This process was not easy. Even if the real Blood Immortal Phoenix and Jade Nine-Tailed Fox were right in front of them, it would still be almost impossible to delve deeper into their ancestral bloodlines, much less for those who had merely transfused them.

Yet, as they felt the Faith Origin, a deep desire began to boil in their blood, as if the answer were right before them, waiting to be grabbed.

“Relax, it shouldn’t take long to deduce the formula.” Nash smiled.

If it were only for a small batch, he would just need to deduce the formula and brew it himself. If it were for mass production, the time would naturally need to be stretched far longer.

“Good, then we’ll wait~” The two smiled happily. The feeling of getting stronger and stronger was truly addictive.

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A day later, Nash was pulled out of his rest by Julius.

“What happened, Julius?”

“I’m sorry for disturbing your rest, Supreme Leader. However, I hope to consult you about an important matter.”

“No problem. What is it?”

“As you know, we have recruited over 180,000 cosmic team alliances. Now our population has even reached 120 septillion, with quintillions of elites.”

“Isn’t that good? Now we don’t have to worry about manpower.”

“That’s the problem. How should we prioritize the manpower distribution? Should we prioritize building the Eternal Military Outpost? The Eternal Time Server? What about the expeditions and the Eternal Star University?” Julius asked. There was no right or wrong answer; everything depended on what Nash wanted the most.

“That’s easy. First, recruit all the people qualified to join the engravers in Eternal Time Server 01. Next, recruit scientists and professionals for Eternal Time Server 02. Then, those unqualified can be tested to join the Eternal Star University; you can have them choose whether to continue studying or not.”

“Lastly, pick all the qualified workers for the construction of the Eternal Military Outposts. If they’re not capable enough, you can assign them either to the expeditions or to the overall construction of the territory.”

“I’ve got it, Supreme Leader.” Julius nodded, noting down every one of Nash’s requirements.

Afterward, they began discussing the settlement of ordinary civilians. Most of them lacked much ability, so they would be settled on each planet to multiply.

If they were diligent and wanted to advance, they could also work on the pre-processing of various construction materials. Those with enough talent could even attend the university or join the military.

All in all, they didn’t expect much from the civilians. They were given freedom within the rules; what they did with it was their own business.

“By the way, how is the production of the Eternal Battleships and those training resources from a month ago?”

Busy assisting with the recruitment campaign’s operation and the Eternal Star Alliance’s overall situation, Nash hadn’t had the mind to pay attention to the projects they had painstakingly researched.

“As of now, we have 27 million mother core ships. 3.5 million are used for the Eternal Military Outposts and 3.5 million for territorial construction. Of the remaining 20 million, half are for the Eternal Battleships and the other half for training resources.”

“What about the output and the cost?”

“Each day, we can produce 72 million S-class battleships, 480 thousand SS-class battleships, and 12 thousand SSS-class battleships, costing 240 million a day. As for the training resources, we can produce 2.5 billion sets, which cost 100 million each day.”

“So cheap?” Nash hadn’t calculated the resources needed when they deduced those blueprints. As long as the material was abundant, it was used as a base material so that it could be mass-produced.

“Is it?” Julius was unable to respond.

All in all, they were spending about 340 million Chaos Stones a day; how could it be cheap? However, thinking that they had gathered about 675 billion worth of resources in just half a year, their production capacity was indeed lacking.

“You need to step up. Now, with more cosmic elites, our harvest on each expedition will only get higher and higher.”

“We can’t do anything about this, Supreme Leader…” Julius sighed helplessly.

No matter how large their numbers were, their production capacity was only so much. If only they could cash out those resources and buy back what they needed.

Unfortunately, they were on an isolated land. Everything depended on their production and circulation, causing resources to pile up higher and higher.

“Just do your best.”

“Hmm…”