Imperial Council of Gardes

"Ladies and gentlemen, the loss statistics of the water elemental and fire elemental plane mutinies the day before yesterday have come out." Today's council hall has been replaced by black draperies, iridescent blood streaks. This is in Ryan's custom to denote a military commemoration. Douglas also stood on the podium in a black gown, with a solemn expression.

"Just two days ago, three thousand two hundred and sixty-seven warriors left us. More than 2,000 warriors were traumatized to varying degrees. We ......"

In the rebellion the night before, the Arcane Empire suffered heavy losses. The water and fire planes have mutinied, and the wind and earth planes have also been in tension for a while. When they heard about the riot in the water and fire planes, everyone thought that an all-out war between the Arcane Empire and the elemental plane would be inevitable. It was only in the end that Douglas insisted that the mage legion and the elemental plane should not be moved, so that the situation of all-out war did not appear.

As soon as the morning memorial service was over, Douglas had to prepare for the afternoon meeting of the military and the government.

The same Douglas sat on the podium. The same Douglas was speaking: "Ladies and gentlemen, the rebellion the day before yesterday was a heavy blow to the Empire. The reason why the elemental life of the water elemental plane and the fire element exploded spontaneously, the research institute has given a preliminary conclusion. Compared to Ryan's world barriers, the spatial barriers of the elemental plane are weaker. In Ryan, the Breath of Destruction, which has only penetrated some areas, is already very common in the Elemental Plane, and the location of the Mage Legion is close to the junction of Ryan and the Elemental Plane, and the spatial barrier in this area has been strengthened by us, but it will not penetrate the Breath of Destruction. Therefore, most of the elemental life in the water elemental plane and the fire elemental plane were infected without the mage legion being aware of it, which eventually caused the tragedy of the previous night. ”

"For the next period of time. The two mage legions stationed in the water and fire planes are to take defensive measures while taking over the elemental plane, and report the situation of the Breath of Perdition once a day. The mage legions of the earth and wind elemental planes will prepare to deal with the earth and wind elementals, and the elemental lifeforms among them that have not yet been infected by the breath of perdition will migrate to the plane junction where the mage legion is stationed. The two mage legions will be fully responsible for the security of both clans. ”

"In the meantime, I will ask the Institute to continue to follow up on the infiltration of the Breath of Destruction into the elemental plane. The Government Council should begin to publicize and prevent the infiltration of Rui'an by the Breath of Sinking throughout Rui'an. Douglas let out a long sigh after saying this long string of words: "Go on......"

After a meeting between the military and the government, Douglas looked sideways at the setting sun on the way to the Gardes ground communications base station. The fading red sun always gives the feeling that it may never rise again tomorrow. Douglas even felt that the sunset at this time was a bit like the current empire, and it should have risen into the sky like the rising sun. For the first time, Douglas doubted that he would be able to surpass the Fourth Arcane Empire and lead Ryan back to the middle of the world sequence. It's only been a little over a year, and everything has changed.

At night, it was still Douglas. He wants to give an account of the great loss of the empire to the people of Ryan through the communication network. Not long ago, the people of Ruian, who had just experienced the impact of the second demon tide, were in a state of restlessness and irritability, and at this time, they heard that the empire had been hit hard, and they didn't know what they were going to become.

"Sons of the Empire, I am the current Speaker Douglas. The empire was immediately founded and suffered from this catastrophe, and I have an unshirkable responsibility as the Speaker. Douglas was silent for a minute.

"The Empire is in real peril, and we almost only see it when the waves are overhead, whether it's the recent anomalous onslaught of the Demonic Tide, or the culprit of this Empire's catastrophe, the otherworldly matter we have just discovered, the Breath of the Sunken. It's not as simple as we thought. The cause of the change of the demon tide is still being studied, and judging from the current situation, it may be related to the two stars of Taiyin and Sun. The specific situation is still to be analyzed. Douglas said, and there was silence again.

"And the breath of destruction that we just discovered is not a simple thing. The water and fire planes were polluted and corrupted by the Breath of Perdition. And it doesn't seem to be going to let Ryan go. Douglas sighed tiredly, "People, I believe you can already imagine how dangerous Ryan's situation is. But please show a little bit of courage from the Ryan people, and please give our researchers a little confidence and time. I think there are a lot of mages who have been transferred to research institutes who know what the research department is doing right now. ”

"But the situation is still under the control of the Empire, and of course, I know it's a bit ridiculous to use the word 'control' right now. It seems that we can't do anything in this kind of relationship but wait for God to give us a final judgment. But be assured that the Empire is doing its best to save and preserve our own homeland. Whether the next thing is good or bad, the Government Council will push it to you on the communication network as soon as possible, and you can also make your own judgment and choice based on these push summons as soon as possible......"

In the middle of the month, Douglas ended his conversation in the communication network. He was now going to the Intensive Care Hospital to see Brown, the Captain of the Evil Flame Legion, who had been resurrected by resurrection. In the riot the night before, Douglas barely caught up with the self-explosion of the water elemental leader 'Hank', so that the 'Clear Water' mage legion did not suffer too serious losses. By that time, Vernon had already blown himself up, and Douglas had to rush to the earth and water planes to prevent a possible all-out war.

"How's it going, Speaker Douglas?" Brown, who was in his weakness, asked Douglas. At this time, although Brown was in the intensive care unit, he looked like an ordinary person, but a hospital gown made him look a little weak.

"It's not good, both the Extreme Evil Flame and the Clear Water have a lot of losses, especially the Extremely Evil Flame, with nearly three thousand dead and wounded." Douglas finished looking at Brown.

Brown tightened the cup in his hand and asked another topic for a long time: "Are the fire elemental planes and the water elemental planes now useless?" ”

"Well, because of being polluted by the Breath of Destruction, the Elemental Hearts of both elemental planes are polluted and cannot be used by conventional means. The remaining elemental worlds are also of little value to mine due to the Breath of Destruction. At present, the institute is studying what remedies are available. How is your body? Douglas asked.

"It's not good, and it's because of the Breath of Destruction. It is estimated that it will take more than half a month for me to completely discharge the effects of the Breath of Perdition, and the time will be extended if I use magic in this half month. Brown said, looking at the cup in his hand.

"What's next?" After a moment of silence, Brown asked.

"Next......" Douglas sighed, "the next step will be to give priority to the research work of the Breath of Sinking in the elemental plane, and the exploration and development of the elemental plane will adopt a conservative strategy, and if necessary, it will not rule out measures to close the plane passage and abandon the auxiliary elemental plane." ”

After a brief conversation, Douglas returned to his lodgings, and it was already past one o'clock in the morning. The Great Arcanists simply had enough capital to keep their energy strong, so Douglas didn't feel too tired even if he hadn't closed his eyes since the Elemental Riot of the Queen of the Heavens.

Picking up the strong tea that Dawn had made for himself, Douglas said, "Dawn, notify the Religious Affairs Bureau and the Government Council. Tell them to keep an eye on those old dogs, I don't want the remnants of the gods to make any small moves at this time. ”

Since the Arcanists won the War of the Gods, the religion of the gods has been completely abandoned, and all that remains is a few priests who can only make up stories. Those priests couldn't even reach out to the gods they worshipped and sacrificed. And these priests often like to jump up and shout when something happens in the empire. The first onslaught of the demon tide in recorded history was called a warning from the gods, and the gods who had not yet been defeated did not deny it. During the Third Arcane Empire, Ryan fell to the bottom of the world sequence, which they also called the punishment of the gods. So for this hypocritical existence, Douglas never hid his disgust.