The spies sent to the western continent are also the force he needs in order to win over forces farther away.

As the saying goes: attack from afar and inbred for me to point out. But he feels that it is more in his interest to "make friends from afar and attack closely" now.

He deeply knew that in the Central Continent, many of those gangs had a deep background, and there were many aristocratic groups, which had developed intricately for hundreds of years as early as when people were dormant underground, and they were beyond the reach of him, a "nouveau riche" who had only risen in just a few decades.

He wants to find another way to attract more forces under his command......

However, he also understands ...... The power of these aristocratic families has been declining in the last hundred years.

……

The main reason is that there are more and more purified lands for human beings to survive, and new forces in many regions have grown up under the noses of the nobility, their technological systems have matured, their accumulated capital is huge and abundant, and the population is large, and they are no longer as dependent on those families as before.

And some ancient families are gradually weakening their control over the surrounding area, which is also largely due to family infighting. Some of the descendants of the nobles who were divided became the ancestors of the gang because they had mastered strong strength! But there were also some down-and-out aristocrats who couldn't even get into the city.

It was entrenched by emerging powers, and those nobles could only retreat to the surrounding towns.

Great times breed great people...... And this is a good period for his development!

Except for the spies sent to "Sand City" who have not yet returned, the other spies have brought the latest information, and now even the spies in the far west have returned.

...... what the hell is going on in "Sand City"?

"Hmmm! No other news? The emperor asked.

"No...... That's all for now. ”

The Faceless God of War smiled grimly, "Hmph—are you calling Daddy and the Flame Regiment?" The small gang actually united in the west, and it seems that they also have some strength! …… It's good, it saves me a lot of unnecessary trouble. Sooner or later, they ...... Be my pawn! ”

He seemed to be muttering to himself, and under the cold mask, it was impossible to see what his expression was now.

He was pacing back and forth in the room, planning something.

He has been building up his strength for the past few decades, and in recent years, he has felt a crisis and a change...... New forces are emerging one after another, and he needs more information......

He probably understands the current situation on the Central Continent, but there are still a few difficulties, and if he doesn't figure it out, he can't judge whether to take the next step to complete his dream.

For example, in the case of "Sand City", according to previous information, it was blocked by the rulers of Sand City, and commercial trade and people-to-people exchanges were sharply reduced...... There are also the mysterious forces on the other side of the "Cliff Lake", as well as the group of cultivators, and the hunter alliance known as the "Black Horse Hunting Regiment...... Now we have to add the gangs from the far west...... And the mysterious man in black.

Although he had not personally been to the Western Continent, he had a rough idea of how bad the situation there was and how bad the environment was according to the descriptions of the spies!

Under such conditions, there are still scientists who are willing to go over there? He couldn't figure it out.

Are these people's brains watered?

And, in his opinion, it was a defection! It was something he would never tolerate.

“…… You're doing a great job, go over there and continue to spy on the intel! I need to know more...... Remember, don't reveal your identity, go ahead. ”

"Ding!" With a bang, a delicate badge flew towards the spy like an arc.

"Much, thank you, master!" The spy excitedly held the badge, and the figure quickly disappeared behind the door.

The Faceless God of War has just given him a badge with the emblem of the Iron City, which is his way of increasing the loyalty of his subordinates - only those who have received the badge will be able to get his direct promotion.

The incentive effect of this promotion is obvious, and those who are rewarded by him can have their own land and population domination not only within his sphere of rule...... It is even possible to claim undeveloped areas.

If this man is a little more ambitious, he can even lead the men and horses against other forces, and the territory he has conquered will be directly managed by him.

This coat of arms of the Iron City, made of several very valuable metal alloys, is painted with a trident of the god of the sea, this symbol is his favorite, in pre-civilization times, it is his favorite type of car mark.

He paced back and forth around the room, holding the strange mask that looked like a bird's head......

He looked at the mask over and over in his hand.

That's maybe not something for human faces—

The proportions of the facial features definitely do not match the human face, maybe that is not prepared for the facial features at all...... And it can only be regarded as three senses - nose, eyes and mouth. The mask has a pointed nose, resembling the huge beak of a bird. The two eyes protrude from the surface of the mask, and they are enormous, glowing black that extends to the sides of the head.

However, the special material and the extremely low weight make people surprised. What kind of material is this made of?

He couldn't figure it out after studying it for a long time—and then he slowly took off his sleek silver mask.

The face under the mask is terrifying!

It's like the face of a man whose face has been peeled off alive, with dark red muscles...... The part of the nose is two holes, sickly and ugly. The scars on his face are condensed one by one, and he looks like he has been around for a long time.

The emperor looked at the strange bird's head mask in his hand again, slowly lifted it, looked at it for a long time, and finally put it on his head with his hand, and put it on his face and tried it.

"Huh? …… This is?! ”

He felt the inside of the mask change, and the position on his face slowly fit into his face, very tight!

"What's going on?" He exclaimed.

From the outside, the mask did not appear to have any morphological changes, but the inside, as if it had been reorganized by some arrangement of forces, changed its structure according to the shape of his face.

It's amazing! This is by no means the modern technology he is familiar with.

"You...... At...... What the...... Place ......"

Suddenly, a strange voice came from the Faceless God of War's head! The voice, as if it had been translated by some kind of machine, was extremely jerky.

"Huh!? Who is it? Who's talking! He was shocked by the voice.

He hurriedly reached for the mask, but it seemed to have a huge suction, and it was extremely close to his face.

"Ahh Give me...... Get down! He had enough strength to pull it out.

"Whoa!" Bang.

The mask fell to the ground. It's like the sound of a piece of wood falling on the ground, a crisp sound.

He put his hands on the ground, and cold sweat broke out from his forehead. He reached out and rubbed his forehead, then looked at the mask again.

Nothing has changed, and it's the same as before.

"What the hell is this?" In order to see if the internal structure had changed, his face leaned closer, and his heart was beating and thinking.

There was a "buzzing" sound, and he saw the mask tremble slightly on the ground at an extremely fast frequency, with a very small amplitude.

Suddenly, there was a "pop"!

The mask shimmered as if it were alive, and suddenly jumped to its own feet, covering his face.

"Ahh No! He hurriedly grabbed the mask with both hands and tried to remove it from his face.

But this time, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't take it off his face!

"You...... Be...... Who ......"

That strange voice began to echo in his mind again, and it spoke directly to him.

Shocked, frightened, bewildered.

The Faceless God of War trembled, he began to be afraid, and there was no way to listen to that voice at the moment. He's trembling! Didn't understand what was going on at all.

"Uh...... Yes!!!!!!! ”

He cried out in horror.

Suddenly threads like strands of hair grew from the edges of the mask. Transparent, extremely fine silk threads, so thin that no one could see them without the swaying light in the room.

The threads weren't long, but they were big enough to cover his head!

The threads stretched over his head at breakneck speed, and countless thin threads burrowed into his head......

"That's right...... EC238's intelligent beings......".

"No. 8...... Where is it? …… Task Termination ......"

He couldn't hear the voice anymore, and he tried to pull the mask off with the last of his strength, but his hand seemed to be calling now. Aside from being able to breathe freely, all of his senses were already out of control......

In the end, he couldn't even control his breathing, and at this moment, he was like a puppet pulling strings.

A puppet that is controlled by this mask and cannot do it on its own!

This emperor can't control his body at all! His brain seemed to be stimulated by something, numb and hollow! Except for what little consciousness remains, everything else is completely controlled by the mask.

He fell to the ground.

……

I don't know how long it took......

"Hmmm! …… Where am I? ”