Zeke checked the list of mobile bases displayed by the System.
—Mobile Base List—
1. Ark
2. Triangle
"The Ark and the Triangle."
Zeke looked surprised at the list of mobile bases.
The Ark, hidden in Death Valley, and the Triangle, Captain Kiddʼs ship.
As Zeke had expected, producing new mobile bases was impossible, but the existing ancient relics could be linked with offense mode and used as mobile bases.
"Iʼve navigated the Triangle connected to the System before. But... does that mean I have to float the Ark on the sea to move it?" Zeke asked the System.
"System, can you tell me the functions of the Ark listed there?"
In response to Zekeʼs words, the System replied with a message.
[Functions open to the administrator can be confirmed.]
"Really? Then display the Arkʼs open functions on the screen."
Soon, the System displayed the Arkʼs functions that could be used in conjunction with offense mode.
Zeke couldnʼt help but feel astonished as he checked the functions.
"Arenʼt these almost the same as the functions of the floating ship I used in demon realm chess?"
Demon realm chess had been created based on the constellationsʼ games of amusement, and it could retrieve data from civilizations that had vanished under the constellations in the past.
That meant the things producible in demon realm chess had been items or artifacts that actually existed in the phenomenal world before.
Zeke recalled once more that the Ark had been a relic left by a lost ancient civilization.
"The floating ship produced in demon realm chess is the same as the Ark in Death Valley."
He felt anew that traces of the vanished ancient civilization still lingered in various places in the phenomenal world under the name of mysteries.
The Ark had been one such relic containing those ancient mysteries.
As Zeke examined the Arkʼs functions in detail, he realized it had more usable features than the floating ship produced in demon realm chess.
"The Ark can even perform portal travel on its own? If I have enough karma points, I could load troops onto the Ark and move straight to enemy territory in one go."
Using the Ark would give him an advantageous position not only in battles against Narak but also in sieges against Jupiter.
"Iʼll have to make time to head to Death Valley and retrieve the Ark."
Zeke closed offense mode and decided to reorganize defense mode again.
The invasion by the demon realm princesses this time made him feel the need for even more thorough preparations against demonkind raids.
"System, now display the list of base zones linkable with defense mode."
[Loading the list of "base zones" that can be linked with defense mode.] Along with the message, the list of defense base zones appeared.
—Base Zones List— 1. Fortress of Atrahasis
2. Tomb of the Dragon Slayer
3. Resting Place of the Hero King
4. Resting Place of the Skyfolk
5. Giantʼs Guardian Tower (Authority Acquired)
6. Ark
7. Tower of Infinity (Authority Acquired)
Zeke examined the base zones list, which had grown longer than before, in detail.
"The Tower of Infinity at number 7."
The third defensive base, the Tower of Infinity, which he had accessed at Nirvanaʼs central branch in Aten, had been added to the base zones list.
At the time, he hadnʼt had administrator authority for the tower, but it seemed he had acquired it upon receiving the title Blessing of the Archmage.
"Iʼve acquired administrator authority for both the Giantʼs Guardian Tower and the Tower of Infinity. If demonkind invades those places, I could set up a defensive line remotely." After scanning the list once, Zekeʼs gaze shifted to the first entry.
"Hold on, Fortress of Atrahasis?"
He clearly remembered that the first entry had previously been listed as "??? Fortress."
But now, the ??? had been replaced with Atrahasis.
He had heard the name Atrahasis before.
It had appeared in the same way when the true name of Agamemnonʼs Mask was revealed.
"Atrahasis... is the true name of the Great Sage."
And the first fortress had referred to Agamemnon Castle in Mycenae.
"Agamemnon Castle is the Great Sageʼs fortress?"
Zeke had thought until now that the castle had been built by a dragon.
"It was a fortress made by the Great Sage, not a dragon."
Now he understood why the sacred relic mask had been there, and why the divine beast Nahuel had been in the lake.
Zeke examined the newly unlocked functions of the fortress along with the administrator mode update.
From the grand defensive magic circle to summoning various defensive weapons, it had all been possible.
"If the update had come just a bit sooner, I could have perfectly defended against the invasion fortressʼs attack."
Zeke muttered in regret, then set the defensive functions to automatic.
Now, even without Zeke at Agamemnon Castle, it could defend itself sufficiently, buying time to prepare even if a monster wave came.
After organizing defense mode as well, Zeke closed the System window and took a moment to clear his head while checking other items.
And at some point, two keys were in Zekeʼs hand.
"The Key to the Treasury of the Kingdom of Chronos, and Arthur Drakerʼs legacy..."
He hadnʼt yet used the Key to the Treasury of the Kingdom of Chronos in actual combat.
The treasury key contained the authority to consume karma points and use items from the Kingdom of Chronos treasury for a certain period.
But for Zeke, who possessed legendary items, there had been no particular need to summon items with the treasury key.
It had been more cost-effective to buy other necessary things from the shop if he was going to spend karma points anyway.
Though it had been a reward from a hard-won quest mission, it had been an item with little utility for Zeke, who had the elder dragonʼs System.
At that moment, something occurred to Zeke.
"What if I put this in the ark of the sacred relic?"
He had confirmed that even legendary items could be placed in the ark of the sacred relic.
Without further thought, Zeke took out the ark of the sacred relic and placed the treasury key inside.
As he closed the lid of the ark of the sacred relic, surprisingly, its power began to activate.
Woooong!
Zeke watched the glowing ark of the sacred relic, anticipating how the treasury key would change.
Soon, the ark of the sacred relic opened again, and the treasury key floated out from within.
Zeke checked the keyʼs information.
—Key to the Treasury of the Kingdom of Chronos (Enhanced)—
Description: A key that opens the treasury of the Kingdom of Chronos. Enhanced by the power of the ark of the sacred relic, its abilities have expanded to include the power of heroic spirit summoning.
Unique Authority: Treasury Opening, Heroic Spirit Summon,
Special Notes: The user can summon items from the Kingdom of Chronos treasury and heroic spirits related to the Kingdom of Chronos for a certain period. Summoning stability can be increased by using an item related to the heroic spirit as a medium.
Karma points will be consumed for causality.
Zeke was startled by the enhanced treasury key.
"Summoning heroic spirits related to the Kingdom of Chronos?"
In addition to item summoning, a new authority for summoning heroic spirits had been added.
Zeke held the key and thought of one person to test what heroic spirits he could summon.
[Connection stability with the heroic spirit is insufficient, so summoning is impossible.] Zeke looked disappointed at the message that appeared.
At that moment, Zeke remembered that the cloak he was wearing was the cloak of Jerome, the Knight of Wisdom, one of the clock tower knights.
He gripped Jeromeʼs Cloak and attempted the heroic spirit summon again.
[Connection stability has been increased through a medium related to the heroic spirit. Summoning is possible. However, the medium may be destroyed depending on the connection environment.]
Zeke saw the warning message and canceled the summon.
He couldnʼt risk destroying a precious cloak just to test a summon.
"If I prepare related items in advance and summon heroic spirits in emergencies, it could be helpful in battle."
The legendary clock tower knights had all been close to transcendents in skill.
Though there had been a time limit on summons, if used strategically, they could be a great weapon.
At the same time, Zeke thought of something else.
"If thatʼs the case, can I summon Master Kaisir or the Sword Saint too?"
Both had appeared in the phenomenal world in heroic spirit form before, so it didnʼt seem entirely impossible.
But considering they both possessed the rank of transcendent, summoning them would likely require an enormous amount of karma.
Especially Kaisir had been such a powerful existence that just being in the phenomenal world caused causality issues, so it seemed practically impossible.
Having enhanced the Key to the Treasury of the Kingdom of Chronos and seen new possibilities, Zeke examined the other key, Arthur Drakerʼs legacy.
He looked at Arthur Drakerʼs key with a complicated expression.
"If Arthur Draker isnʼt dead, then why did he leave this key to me under the name of legacy?"
Throughout his past and present lives, the person Zeke found hardest to understand had been Arthur Draker.
Even now, Zeke wasnʼt sure whether to believe that Arthur Draker wasnʼt his biological father.
However, considering that his mother, Laura Agamemnon, had hated Arthur Draker, it wasnʼt entirely implausible.
In noble families, it had been common to marry for unavoidable reasons and each have separate lovers, so the fact that Arthur wasnʼt Zekeʼs biological father wasnʼt particularly surprising.
"Moreover, strictly speaking, Rubern also inherited Terakan Drakerʼs blood, so even if
Arthur Draker isnʼt the biological father, itʼs not strange that Iʼm of the Draker bloodline." Since the Agamemnon bloodline had branched from Rubern, it made sense that he had awakened the power of immortality even if his biological father wasnʼt from the Draker bloodline.
Moreover, in Zekeʼs case, the ancient dragonʼs blessing had combined with his healer talent to awaken the power of immortality.
Thus, Zeke had no idea who his biological father was.
Even trying to uncover past memories with dragonʼs wisdom, he couldnʼt retrieve proper data due to insufficient mediums.
He held Arthur Drakerʼs key and gazed at it with lingering complicated feelings, unconsciously activating the eye of the sage.
Surprisingly, the key reacted.
Crackle!
Sparks flew from the key, and the karma data contained within was transmitted to Zeke.
"This is...?"
Previously, when he received the key from Baron, no matter how much he tried to read its contents with dragonʼs wisdom, there had been no reaction.
But now, unlike then, he could access the karma data.
A message appeared before the surprised Zeke.
—Final Arc Scenario (Chapter of the ??? Temple)—
[Find the temple of the ??? constellation.]
[Scenario Reward: Bestowal of the Constellationʼs Authority] Zeke was startled by the sudden final arc scenario.
"Arthur Drakerʼs legacy is connected to the final arc scenario?"
Along with the scenario to find the temple of the ??? constellation, a map appeared.
Zekeʼs expression turned peculiar as he looked at the map.
"This is the Principality of Troy area."
The Principality of Troy, which could be called the Draker familyʼs base.
There had been the cradle for raising young Drakers and the lair.
He had also found the legacy of Terakan Draker, known as the progenitor of the Draker family, there.
Zeke thought it was no coincidence that Arthur Drakerʼs legacy pointed to the Principality of Troy.
"It might be connected to secrets of Arthur Draker that I donʼt know." Zeke saved the location marked on the map to his map.
For now, he planned to complete the first final arc scenario he received, the chapter of the fallen constellation, before heading to the Principality of Troy.
Having received the new final arc scenario, Zeke pondered even more deeply about Arthur Draker.
As his thoughts deepened, someone came to Zekeʼs room.
"My lord. Itʼs Baron."
It was quite late at night, yet Baron had come directly to Zekeʼs room.
"Whatʼs going on?"
Though he had accepted Baron as a subordinate, it had been for the purpose of keeping him close and monitoring him, so he never let his guard down.
Zeke said lowly toward the door.
"Come in."
With his permission, Baron opened the door and entered with a polite demeanor, bowing his head.
"I apologize for interrupting your rest."
"Itʼs fine. What is it, Baron?"
Baron approached closer to Zeke and spoke.
"I have something to tell you, my lord." He paused briefly before continuing.
"Unsettling movements have been detected from Nirvana recently."