Chapter 80: The Oran Empire
"Whispers of the Devil" is the first overture to the Seven Havoc of Ash, and it is the beginning of a qiΔ.
With the awakening of the will of chaos, cultists and demon worshippers who worship the evil gods of chaos began to create chaos and unrest in the entire world, and when all the ancient elemental gods were released, the arrival of the elemental tide changed the whole world.
In addition to the crazy value-added elemental creatures and demonic beasts, in addition to allowing the strong people of all races to emerge, it also made it possible for the undead emperors of the undead plane to return to the main plane, and also buried the shadow of the demon army invading the main plane later.
At the same time, careerists and idealists are also beginning to move, and the most powerful and dangerous of them are the cultists who want to establish an independent state and welcome the arrival of the evil gods, and the dungeon lords who are ambitious to return to the surface.
And not long ago, this overture has been activated, except for the unlucky egg in the underground world who was still in the sealing stage and was reduced to death and was eaten as soon as it was released, I am afraid that the other elemental gods will be released one by one, and a large number of elemental lives will come to this world.
Of course, if it weren't for the epic quest brought about by the plot of that overture, I would not have been able to resurrect it so perfectly.
And ten years later, when an expansion "Vulture of War" was staged, the entire continent was in shambles, driven by conspirators and careerists.
So, what exactly happened in this decade.
First of all, there are many talented people from all over the world, all kinds of new armed forces and troops emerge in an endless stream, and the crazy rise in national strength and combat power makes the monarchs of major countries ready to move, plus some organizations and individuals fanning the flames, such as assassinating the nephew of an emperor in the name of a small country. Provide a fuse for the great powers that are already expecting war.
In the beginning, the war was just the appropriation of small countries by large countries. And with the victory. When the whole country is in a war frenzy, when endless greed and war dividends blind the emperor and nobles, as countless new knight lords need more land, as the national power is booming, the vultures of war hover throughout the human world.
In the final analysis, this is just the recurrence of the law of prosperity and decline, and the development of the earth's surface society, with human beings as the main body, has reached a certain stage, and the major powers expect to go further. Either aspiring to become the first emperor of the ages to unify the entire human society, or aspiring to become the hegemon of a region, the outbreak of war is still a matter of course even without the instigation of conspirators.
And for some supreme beings, the peaches are ripe, and it is time to harvest, so that the trumpet of war is sounded again, and the supreme holy war awaits even earlier.
A world war, when the great powers begin a full-scale war with their subjects. There are even those who happily predict that even after the war, a new empire that spans the entire continent will bring human society to a new stage.
But next. The cruel truth gave the major powers a slap in the face, telling them that this world is not a human being playing a single machine, but all races playing online games together.
The elven empire led the rise of various tribes, not to mention the common interracial wars such as the attack of the orc tribes, and the invasion of the underground coalition army, so that the human countries with a hundred times the number of them, have seen what it means to be gold like cannon fodder, dragons to sell, legends like dogs, and demigods to fight soy sauce.
Before a hundredfold number of human armies had time to laugh at the number of the opponent's legions, they immediately saw what it meant to be a crushing individual strength gap, what it meant to be a hundred to be a hundred, ten to ten thousand, what was called being killed by the other party before the battle began, and what it meant to be charged into the city wall by a cavalry team.
If it weren't for the fact that the underground coalition army then fell into the internal friction of uneven distribution, if it weren't for the major powers who did not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of small countries, space for time, land for the temporary satisfaction and division of the underground coalition army, and delay the time of the decisive battle, I am afraid that the war would have ended long ago.
And then the invasion of the undead natural disaster, those ancient and ancient undead demigods who were banished to the other world appeared one by one, and let mankind know the pain of lack of top combat power, and the number and cannon fodder of the natural disaster legion do not know.
As for the subsequent demon invasion and the last few catastrophes, in fact, it was only a few more stabs on the devastated Ash continent, and he was already seriously injured and dying anyway, and he would have died if he didn't care about it.
And with endless death, eventually the war will continue to escalate, and when the goddess of order and the goddess of chaos go into battle in person, it should be over in one go.
To tell the truth, every time I see this period of "history", the feeling of powerlessness from the bottom of my heart makes people feel that there is no motivation, and in front of this historical trend, the power of the individual is completely negligible.
Prevent the outbreak of war? I'm not that naΓ―ve, but there are things I can do and have done.
For example, the invasion of the underworld in the strong desire of the inhabitants of the underground. Seeking a subordination is still inevitable, but under the leadership of Brimstone Mountain City, at least it will be much more aggressive, and as long as it is handled properly, it can even be combined to become a help against other catastrophes.
And the Xiluo Empire, a variable that I have created single-handedly, has played another strange effect - the invasion of the undead natural disasters of the undead planes has been advanced.
It turned out that it should have started in more than seventy years, not thirty years at most, as Decass had told me, and perhaps thanks to the efforts of Fetland, Speaker of the Dark Night Council and Second Consul.
Looks like a bad thing? No, it's actually a good thing.
With the arrival of the elemental tides, it will be easier and easier for the planes to connect, and it is impossible for the undead emperors who have been eyeing each other for a long time not to come, and if they come early, they will become a powerful external enemy that will lead to the early end of the Ash Civil War.
Moreover, at the beginning of the elemental tide forcibly entering the main plane, it is inevitable that the strength and strength of the undead emperors will be damaged, at least the three undead emperors who have reached the level of true gods will definitely not be able to enter, then, the scale of this undead natural disaster will definitely be much smaller than in history, which will give it the possibility of dealing with it in batches.
Therefore, my instructions to the royal faction are to reconcile with Fetrand and make every effort to push forward the invasion of the Alien Plane, and win him as soon as possible.
It would be better if they could come before the Underworld invaded, then. Under the pretext of fighting the undead together. Find a human to cut down a piece of land. Or snatch a piece directly from the hands of the undead Scourge without any difficulty, and maybe, after the war, the two sides can coexist and reserve enough combat power to deal with the troubles that follow.
Of course, this is the good side of the undead scourge invasion in advance, and the bad side is that if you don't even carry the weakened undead calamity. Just finish the game in advance, or if the underground coalition is out of control, or if no reconciliation is reached, then dealing with the undead disaster and the underground coalition at the same time is also the rhythm of collective play.
"Well, anyway, the future is full of disasters and difficulties, and there is not much hope, so let's be a dead horse and a live horse doctor." ββ
Orlan Empire. It has only been more than 700 years since the founding of the country, which is the shortest among superpowers.
But they are not the weakest. On the contrary, due to the successive generations of Ming monarchs, forge ahead, and the country is rich and strong, there is a faint sign of coming from behind.
The capital city of Kagersi stands along the river, with a total of eight districts and a total population of nearly 10 million, which is the top super noun in the whole continent, of which the largest pearl district has a population of 3 million, known as the city that never sleeps.
If you want to describe the Oran Empire, then "luxury" is probably the most suitable adjective.
Moreover, the countless oil lamps and magic searchlights along the river, the luxurious carriages along the road, the cruise ships and cargo ships on the river, the gorgeously dressed gentlemen and ladies walking along the river, and the business travelers from all over the continent undoubtedly make the city have amazing vitality.
And now the succession ceremony of the new emperor is imminent, the trees along the river are full of colorful flags and jewels, the main road is actually covered with expensive silk carpets, and even the gold-plated oil lamps along the road are burned with the highest grade of mermaid oil.
And the reason why this succession ceremony is so grand is not just for the sake of face, the original subordination of the twenty-six countries has made him a great power, and now, the subordination of the forty-two countries represents that the Orlan Empire has completely got rid of the role of the political nouveau riche and has become a superpower that plays a pivotal role in the world.
Of course, some people don't think so, but he is full of bad water and is ready to wreak havoc.
But now, he is very troubled, after all, meeting old people in a foreign land is a rare happy event in life, but he really wants to pretend not to know the old people in front of him.
"It is worthy of being a city of pearls, it is really luxurious, and it actually sends night pearls to passers-by."
"Less nonsense, take it!"
Well, it was Goblin Silver Hook and Kabbalah, old acquaintances of Brimstone Hill, and now they had their eyes on the jewels that adorned the trees, and even though they were surrounded by onlookers, all pointing fingers, they were still happily filling the broken sacks.
"Oh oh, what a waste of the best fish-man oil. Or give me old Hoyle as an additive for fuel. β
He knew the people in front of him, but he would rather not know them, they did come to the Orlan Empire to give gifts and expect to get a good harvest because of it, counting the time, it should have arrived a long time ago, but being able to meet here unexpectedly is also considered a bad fate in a sense.
"Bastards, it's you thieves again! You are now even in daylight. β
"What? Thief? What nonsense, aren't these all on the road for people to take? β
"Yes, what you say it's yours is yours, you call it, can it promise you?"
Well, even though the goblin Kabbalah roared back so reasonably, his hands and feet did not slow down, and after loading it quickly, he dragged the cloth bag away,
"Ahem, don't run, you bastards!"
How fast the pace of the long-term battle with the city management of the Brimstone Mountain City is so fast, these are all underground powerhouses who are completely shameless, and the ordinary human guards behind them can keep up, but they are running out of breath and being pulled farther and farther.
"You're chasing us."
"Ha, the days without chengguan are really lonely as snow."
"Ha, Kabbalah, I'm invincible...... OUCH!β
Well, Kabbalah, who is famous for digging pits in Sulphur Mountain City, slipped and fell directly into a mouth full of mud.
"Kabbalah, what's wrong with you, what's wrong with you? It was said that digging a pit must be filled, isn't this damned? Who threw the watermelon rind, so immoral. Kabbalah still owes old Hoyle 100,000 gold coins, if you kill him, can you afford to accompany him? β
Well, the anger in the front can be understood, but the back is directly crooked.
"There are no 100,000, 100! Only 100! And you obviously cheated when you played cards last night, and I won't pay you back for 100. β
Even if there was a big bag swollen on his head, the goblin Kabbalah still struggled desperately to make a "one" with his index finger, for fear that this old dwarf without the slightest sense of integrity would take the opportunity to put a huge debt on his head, indeed, if Kabbalah had 100,000 gold coins, he would not drag a broken sack on the street to drag the ornaments on the trees.
These are indeed jewelry, but in fact they are of very poor grade and not very valuable, and only goblins like Silver Hook and Kabbalah who regard wealth as their fate will drive out such things.
Well, I can't stand it, but obviously, there are people who can't stand it even more.
"You bastards! It's like this in other cities! β
"Chengguan big stupid girl! How can it be? You didn't go to the north of the continent. β
"Damn, and that dog!"
"Who's a fierce dog! Don't give people nicknames! Momo's name is nice. β
"Big silly girl? Well, I got it. β
But the two of them blocked the former chengguan who clenched their fists one after the other, and the strong men of several trial halls pressed on the side, and the three dwarves fell into despair.
"Don't slap your face!"
"Don't slap your face!"
"I don't want my face, can I stop hitting you?"
At this time, even passers-by were amused by this farce, and took the opportunity, wearing a silver mask, to ask the guards who were in a state of watching the play with a smile.
"Good evening, gentlemen! It's a nice night tonight, isn't it? Excuse me, in which direction is the embassy of the Principality of Donglan? (To be continued......)
PS: Looks better, there's another chapter tonight.