The news continued to spread, and within less than half a month, it had traveled thousands of kilometers. Other Lizard Tribes even started spreading the message themselves.
No one knew that those key characteristics belonged to the reincarnation of the Seventy-Third Deity—except the Seventy-Third Deity himself. Whether someone truly found him, or the Seventy-Third Deity learned of the search, it didn’t matter.
Even if the Seventy-Third Deity realized someone was searching for him, he would absolutely seek them out himself. In the current circumstances, he would never reveal his divine reincarnation identity.
All that was left was to quietly wait for news. Darryl, having fused with dragon blood infused with ancestral power, had smoothly advanced to Transcendent and then to Heaven-tier. Yet instead of taking time to hone his newfound strength, he immediately set out again, searching for more Lizard Tribes and spreading the word further.
Every Lizard Tribe that Darryl visited became a hub; anyone with information could exchange it for food at these tribes.
Darryl distributed vast amounts of food, feeling a pang of regret each time he handed it out. Little did he know that the ordinary grain Leon had prepared in advance was enough to feed tens of millions for years.
Most of this food was produced by the Gilded Rose’s own farms. In the world of Northend, such food was nearly unsellable—the effort to produce it was worth more than the grain itself. Only food infused with magic was truly prized in Northend; even ordinary folk with means preferred magical food, as it could gradually change their constitution and increase the likelihood of mage talent in their descendants.
Only the poorest commoners relied on ordinary grain for sustenance. Its main use wasn’t for eating, but for brewing alcohol or as raw material to refine special substances—that was where most of the grain ended up.
But in the Netherworld, even among powerful races, food was hard currency—no one ever felt they had too much.
Leon distributed food in vast quantities, paving the way with grain and accelerating the search for information—at least, the speed of the news’s spread was astonishing. Meanwhile, others began to feel uneasy...