It is still difficult to select the right to carry the divine will and become "angels...... But they can be mass-produced after all.

A legion of a thousand mechanical angels easily broke through the defenses set up by the mages.

The previous battle situation was reversed in an instant——

Although the upper limit of mages is still much higher than that of the Holy See, powerful mages require hundreds of years of consistent training, but the Angel Legion can copy it with one click as long as it finds the right one.

It's like a craftsman's workshop, struggling to fight against the cold and unforgiving assembly lines of a factory.

The mages lost their ability to resist in an instant...... However, the war was not over.

As the war grows more and more anxious, as the hearts of the people are filled with more and more despair, pain, resentment, and fear, the spells used by the mages who derive their power from the subconscious of the crowd become more and more vicious. The mages who are too deeply connected gradually change their personalities - like one resentful soul after another who only survives for war and revenge.

In order to completely defeat the resistance of the mages, the Holy See began to use a forbidden weapon.

[It was a destruction-level weapon that could burn the city-state in an instant...... That's when I was mortally wounded.]

The deer head statue describes it like this.

The more Russell listened, the more wrong it became: he always felt that the Holy See was not starting to grow mushrooms......

[At that time, the earth cracked, the vegetation dried up, and the resources were depleted, and even clean water became a luxury...... The former trade routes were completely cut off, the state and the city-state were completely disintegrated, and more than half of the civilians who did not participate in the war at all were killed or wounded in the aftermath of the war between the mages and the Holy See.

[It can be said that the world has been destroyed once at that time]

The land is filled with deadly curses that can transform people into wolf-like monsters in seven days.

Almost all of the original terrain has been reduced to desert and wasteland - devastating hot winds and extremely cold ice fields stretch across the world, and almost all of the land space is no longer inhabitable.

- However, even so, the mage towers that line the desert cannot be captured.

The mages, impregnated by the curse of the group's subconscious, are still unwilling to surrender...... Or rather, they're all crazy.

[Because the dawn of complete victory has not been seen for a long time, the only group of mages who maintain their sobriety, I don't know what kind of negotiations have been reached...... Maybe it's the pressure from the dragon, anyway, they suddenly mutinied en masse.]

[They're those elven mages]

The deer head statue told a fact that did not surprise Russell.

It was similar to Russell's speculation that the undead dragons were not interested in any of these things, but when the scale of the war escalated to the end of the war, they finally couldn't sit still and forcibly mediated the war.

And elves, as the only immortal species keen on power and wealth, naturally have to bet on both ends. Half of them supported the Holy See and half of them supported the Mages.

After completely losing sight of the mage's victory, the elves subordinate to the mage immediately jumped back.

Although the mage tower that stood above the desert was still not captured, the war ended in a sloppy manner.

Although the Holy See won, it was only a unilateral victory.

During the long tug-of-war, the top of the Holy See continued to change, and eventually more than two-thirds of them were elves, plus the high-ranking mages who defected...... It can be said that eighty percent of the high-ranking people in the victorious side are elves.

[There are eight sky fortresses occupied by the Holy See, and seven of them are handed over to those elves]

[With the technical support of the dragon, the seven sky fortresses used for war were disarmed and converted into aerial cities, expanding the living area by a hundredfold and gaining a complex ecological environment. It has become a large floating island that can accommodate tens of millions of inhabitants.

[The civilians who still survive are less than a tenth of the population compared to their peak.] They all migrated to the floating island and became the first inhabitants of the island.]

The remaining Sky Fortress has not been rebuilt and expanded, and is still armed. It was the only Sky Fortress held by the Holy See.

[They named it "Temple" and placed the "Sacred Server" in it]

After that, it was the corporate era...... That is, the age of the sky.

The cursed and polluted lands are not completely destroyed, they are still repairing themselves for a long time.

The dragon did not grant the elves the power to form a state, so the elves did not dare to claim the throne directly; Naturally, the elves are not allowed to build laws and form armies, and the previous weapons must be destroyed, the army disbanded, and production resumed.

Although there is no "king", the new life still needs order.

After the dragon left, the elves created the "company system", occupied seven empty islands, and established seven companies.

“…… This is the Big Seven. ”

Russell suddenly.

【Yes】

The deer head statue affirmed.

"Why did the war between the Holy See and the mages end up with the elves who got the most benefits?"

A new doubt appeared in Russell's heart: "What about the dragon and the Holy See?" ”

The dragons repair the damaged earth. Except for the dragon named "Hudson", who is passionate enough about the "company" system to run the company himself as the chairman, the rest of the dragons do not live on the empty island that nominally belongs to them.

[And the Holy See's side...... Because of the orders of 'destroying weapons' and 'disbanding the army', the mechanical legions that have been angelized are frozen and refrigerated.

[The act of modifying the will of others is undoubtedly "evil".] Once this secret is known and acknowledged by everyone, then the collective consciousness of mankind will also change. The power of the Holy Order, which the Holy See has gained by modifying its will, will be reduced to nothingness...... Therefore, in order to cover up this secret, and also to increase the acceptance of the act of changing the will, the Holy See changed its name to the "Cyber Church", and bluntly stated that their power came from God, the collective subconscious. Therefore, they will not be able to devote themselves to the "gods" for the rest of their lives.

[If the will of all people is recorded in the "Holy Scriptures", then the Holy Scripture Server itself is the aggregate of the consciousness of all human beings—that is, the God who manifests in the world. All people can call on the knowledge and will of all people, and the will of each person is both free and collective. If interpreted in this way, then the "mechanical angels" are nothing more than precursors]

[Today, the Angel Legion does exist and the Holy Book server capable of mass-producing angels is still running...... And the company knows that in the past, the Holy See was responsible for modifying the will of believers, artificial angels, using forbidden weapons, and many other crimes, so they were in a state of ensuring the destruction of each other, but they were in peace.

…… Is this also a nuclear deterrent?

Russell's expression suddenly became a little strange.

"Well, Chief...... Why are you telling me these secrets? ”

He has no doubt that once he knows so many secrets, once he leaks it, he will inevitably die without a place to bury.

Unless......

[This is also to ensure mutual destruction]

[Knowing these highest levels of secrecy, no matter where you are, is enough to be sentenced to exile - unless you are willing to completely format your personality, but that is no different from death]

- This is to ensure that you will not betray us.

The deer head said bluntly.

[On the other hand...... It's also so that you can understand my next words, and the foreshadowing is made]

These...... It's all just foreshadowing?

"What?"

Russell asked.

[The chip in the back of your head]

[Its real meaning is actually to cut off the possibility of becoming a mage - and this is to completely sever the connection with the mage]