Treasure Hunting System： The Ocean Conquerer

The mental circuits of light and shadow creatures shouldn’t be the same as those of mist creatures.

Alka had previously inquired with a series of powerful mist creatures from the Mirmi Court who had joined him, including White Horse.

They were well aware that Alka was the culprit who had eliminated Mirmi, even though Mirmi had gone mad.

Upon learning of Mirmi’s madness, they felt his death was deserved.

It was a good thing that Alka had been the one to deal with him. Gaining the Dream Realm Authority from Mirmi made him the successor.

Not to mention, he truly became one of the Dream Kings.

As for any so-called revenge or hatred, such feelings simply didn’t exist among them.

The fact that Alka was Mirmi’s successor was one reason they joined his faction. Another was the aura of the world surrounding Alka.

This latter point was the most important.

This was because mist creatures are inherently sensitive, born to repair and maintain the world.

Joining Alka was only natural for them.

Although Alka felt there might be deeper reasons, he hadn’t discovered them yet.

But these light and shadow creatures were different.

Their origin was still in question.

At least, that’s what Alka’s current information suggested.

”I am only joining temporarily; I have not pledged allegiance to you,” the Shadow Robe in front of him said, its voice somewhat intermittent. ”The world aura you possess is significant. I will observe you, witness your choices. That will determine if I truly pledge my allegiance.”

Hearing the Shadow Robe, Alka nodded.

Indeed, it was related to this.

His previous attempt to link with the world through imitation had nearly killed him, but it had not been without its benefits.

He hadn’t expected that this light and shadow creature before him would also value this aspect.

He had thought only mist creatures, these spirits born of the world, would value it.

”You... are fragmented,” the Shadow Robe continued. ”You carry the aura of a Divine Descendant. I can try to repair or alleviate this fragmentation.”

Hearing the Shadow Robe’s words, Alka frowned, ”Really?”

”Your fragmentation stems from the imbalance between your strength in the Real World and the Dream Realm, and also from the excessive boost your Royal Authority has granted you.”

He had easily discerned the cause of Alka’s fragmented state.

”Indeed,” Alka acknowledged. ”Is there a good method?”

The only thing Alka could do currently was to continually weaken his power in the Dream Realm, but that was merely a temporary fix.

Matching his Real World strength to that in the Dream Realm was not achievable in a short period.

Without long-term Meditation and cultivation, this was unachievable.

In the Real World, breakthroughs involved slowly absorbing Magic Power, gradually altering one’s physique to adapt to a stronger Spiral and more potent Magic Power, thereby meeting the requirements for advancement.

There were no shortcuts.

”There is a very simple method: suppress your strength in the Dream Realm. I believe you have already been doing so,” the Shadow Robe said.

Alka nodded. Indeed, that was the case.

Dream Realm creatures slightly more powerful than him could perceive that his current state was somewhat amiss.

”But you have overlooked the most fundamental method, one that can solve the problem once and for all,” the Shadow Robe stated, its faceless visage formed of black smoke looking at Alka.

”What method?” Alka asked.

”Establish your Royal Court. The Palace cannot achieve such a capability. The appearance of the Royal Court is the truest reflection of your Royal Authority, and it also marks the beginning of you truly becoming one of the kings.”

There’s such a thing?

Alka looked at him with some doubt. When he had received the Royal Authority, he hadn’t obtained any information about this from its inherent knowledge.

He was indeed aware that establishing a Royal Court conferred greater power.

But he hadn’t expected it could solve his current issue of fragmentation.

After all, this fragmentation was also related to the Real World, not just a problem within the Dream Realm.

However, establishing a Royal Court was no easy task, nor could it be accomplished instantly.

In particular, the Royal Court’s location required a fixed region, and each Royal Court had a huge impact on the Real World.

Alka mentally compared this with the information he currently possessed.

The appearance of a Royal Court would be equivalent to creating a completely stable region in the Real World.

Currently, every time Alka delved into the Dream Realm, his Dream Bubbles would appear in his Palace, rather than at the Dream Realm location corresponding to his physical body’s current position in the Real World.

This didn’t mean, however, that he was unaware of the situation in the Dream Realm locations corresponding to his physical presence in the Real World.

He could easily observe these locations using a dream avatar, without needing Dream Bubbles as a springboard.

Take the relatively stable Gemini Island, for example.

Its Dream Realm counterpart teemed with numerous dream creatures, including mist creatures.

This had also allowed Alka to confirm a fact: the powers of both the Holy Mother and the Wise One could influence the Dream Realm.

This was because Gemini Island’s Dream Realm counterpart contained only mist creatures and light and shadow creatures; no shadow creatures existed there.

This was clearly the result of deliberate selection.

Thinking about this, Alka looked at his own Palace.

The mist creatures in his Palace were more numerous and powerful than the dream creatures in Gemini Island’s Dream Realm counterpart.

And these mist creatures would only continue to increase in number and strength.

This would inevitably create an extremely stable region in the Real World.

This was a significant advantage.

In the Real World, every power coveted a stable territory within the Endless Sea.

That was why Alka was reluctant to squander such an opportunity carelessly.

Although the Shadow Robe was not human, it could perceive from the thought fluctuations emanating from Alka that he seemed to be wrestling with some dilemma.