The war came quietly and ended quietly.

The Frisak Empire's airship force managed to fly over Bakeland as if it were stealthy, but left in a hurry after dropping two bombs.

The power of the night enveloped the entire world in an instant, plunging the whole world into lightless darkness at the same time.

As for this behavior of the Goddess of the Night, the other six gods of the Church of the Seven did not stop it, even the God of War. He and the Goddess of the Night, though hostile to each other, were also in a position of priority.

It's just like in the Quaternary Age, when the seven gods who were originally hostile to each other united to seal the true Creator.

When faced with a common and threatening enemy, they can temporarily put aside their prejudices and work together to fight the enemy.

And in the matter of fighting the starry sky, the priority is even higher than that of the real creator. Just like the return of Mr. 'Gate', the Seven Gods also let go of their prejudices and worked together to fight against the pollution that invaded the world.

What's more, what the goddess did was also good for the other six gods.

The power of the night shields the pollution from the starry sky, which protects not only the believers of the night, but also the followers of the other six gods.

This is undoubtedly more beneficial than disadvantageous for the six gods.

Any god needs a large number of believers as 'anchors' to stabilize their humanity, and once believers are polluted on a large scale, not only their 'anchors' will be destroyed, their faith will be polluted unconsciously, and even they themselves are likely to be polluted by the stars because of the pollution of faith.

In this matter, the interests of the six gods are highly aligned.

But although the night is isolated from most of the starry sky, it can only stop the light released by the brilliant galaxy - in that seemingly brilliant light, there is an unimaginable darkness.

The only thing to be thankful for is that this darkness does not spread to the whole world, but is confined to the confines of Bakeland.

Under the shelter of night, believers collectively fall into a deep sleep, and the power of deep sleep and tranquility protects them from being crushed by fear.

When the night dissipated, the Milky Way that ran through the sky was gone, the bright red moon and the cold blue moon were gone.

Only the sun, which symbolizes the 'eternal sun', is left hanging high in the sky and shining on the world.

It's dawn.

——

Inside the luxury villa of the Hall family in Beckland, Queens.

Lady Caitlyn directs the awakened servants to restore everything in the villa to its original state, so as not to make the Hall family undignified.

As soon as Audrey called Susie the golden retriever and Anne, the maid, and was about to go to the Kingdom House to confirm the safety of her father and brothers, she saw her father, Earl Hall, and Hibbert coming in through the main entrance.

Count Hall looked at his wife and daughter intact and breathed a sigh of relief:

"Thank you, Goddess, you're fine!"

Audrey swept left and right and asked with some concern:

"Daddy, isn't Alfred with you?"

Hibbert was relieved:

"Don't worry, Alfred is fine."

Count Hall was obviously much calmer, and said in a deep voice:

"Alfred has just received a call from the Ministry of Defense, and he has already rushed to the front with Admiral Emilius, and some of the work of the Ministry of Defense will be handled by the Cabinet."

Audrey was silent, she was not surprised by the result.

As one of the few demigods in the Kingdom of Rune, Alfred has been staying in Beckland for 'vacation', and it is normal for him to receive a call from the Ministry of Defense at a critical juncture of the war, and she only hopes that the other party will not have any accidents on the battlefield.

Audrey suppressed the worry in her heart and asked softly:

"Dad, how's it going?"

When Earl Hall heard this, his expression was slightly gloomy and he said:

"At the same time as the Fursack airship formation attacked Beckland, their Sunia Sea Fleet took advantage of the dense fog to attack the Royal Navy base on Oak Island in Port Prieze and the shipyards in the surrounding area. Thankfully, the Storm Church was warned in advance and sent a telegram in advance, and the port of Plitz was not lost, but it was the loss of many ships and factories, and many people died......"

"Telegrams were also coming from the front lines of Wintershire and Makai County, and the Fursacks launched a massive attack on both sides at the same time. The order Alfred received this time was to go to Makai County to help stabilize the defense......"

Earl Hall was vague, but Audrey was keenly aware of the situation at the front line. Beckland did not suffer much loss because an angel intervened, so that the airship troops of the Fusak Empire had to be evacuated early.

But it would not be accurate to say that this local war was small, because the angel's actions may well have triggered a divine war, as evidenced by the frozen twilight and night.

In contrast, the offensive in the frontline area will undoubtedly be more violent, but it is far less important than the divine war that broke out in Beckland.

Of course, if you look at it purely from the point of view of mortal warfare. The fact that the Fursaks were able to bomb Beckland is enough to prove that they have been planning for a long time. The pressure of war on the front lines will only be greater than here.

In the same way, if the situation at the front was good, Earl Hall would not have used vague and ambiguous adjectives such as 'lost a lot of ships and factories' and 'a lot of people died'. And if the situation in Makai County and Winter County is still stable, how can they urgently mobilize Alfred and Admiral Emilius to rush to the front line to support?

As you can imagine, the situation of the defensive line of the Amanda Mountains and the major cities along the coast of the Sea is very bad, and perhaps part of the defense line or even the city has fallen. And the reason why it is kept secret is also to avoid causing panic and avoiding causing greater chaos.

But in any case, the kingdom of Rune will not just sit still, and a full-scale war is inevitable.

While he was talking, Count Hall had come to the drawing-room, and his wife and his wife had embraced each other and comforted each other.

Hibbert said in a deep voice:

"Audrey, Mom, I suggest you move to a suburban manor, it might be safer there."

Hearing the eldest son's suggestion, Count Hall shook his head and said:

"No, there is no need for that. The war was destined to last for a long time, but the bombing of Beckland was just an accident. Unless the situation on the front lines in Makai and Wintershire completely collapses, the Fursacks will never have a second chance to bombard Beckland, and it is far safer to stay in Queens than to have a suburban estate. ”

He could understand his eldest son's concerns, but he could see them better than Hibbert.

The war machine of the Kingdom of Rune is already in motion, and they are not going to give the airship forces of Vsak another chance. Therefore, Beckland is actually far from being as dangerous as ordinary people think, and this is still the safest place in the entire Rune Kingdom. And those who are in a hurry to move to a suburban estate, or even leave Beckland, are the ones who really can't see the situation clearly.

Because although Fersak's airship will not come a second time, the chaos has already been created, and it will continue for a long time to come.

And in the midst of this chaos, there is no guarantee that some outlaws will not raid the estates in the suburbs. And if you really move to a suburban manor, there is inevitably a danger of being targeted by these outlaws.

Audrey was equally silent, she could actually understand the inevitability of this war. On a national level, the Kingdom of Rune and the Ivsak Empire are feuding, and the top leaders of the two countries almost always want to start a war to defeat each other.

And for the kingdom of Rune, even if the Fursaks don't launch this raid, they will sooner or later declare war on the Fursaks—

The hatred of the loss of this key territory of Sunia...... Entanglement of colonial interests...... Defeat in the previous war...... The economic downturn caused by pollution ...... a large number of bankruptcies of domestic farmers affected by the impact of foreign grain products since the repeal of the Grain Act...... The living conditions of the people at the bottom are extremely poor...... The widening gap between rich and poor......

The middle class is blindly confident in Rune's national power and desperate for the opportunity to improve their status...... The contradictions between the different political parties in high society intensified and torn each other apart...... On top of that, almost all the upper echelons, including the Prime Minister and the King, were desperate for a large-scale war, and even the Earl of Hall did not hide his positive views on the war at home...... With so many factors added up, it is almost inevitable that Rune will export war only from the objective conditions.

And now it's just the other way around, and the Fursaks take the lead.

And the reason for this is because for the Vorsack Empire, there are also many factors that stimulate war and desire war within them.

But being able to understand the inevitability of war does not mean that Audrey can convince herself to accept it with peace of mind.

She now only hopes that the war will end as soon as possible and that the people will no longer suffer.

But she also knew in her heart that this was unrealistic.

Once the gears of war begin to turn, they can hardly be stopped unless they are too broken to turn.

They are dealing with a country, not a single person! The war will continue for a long time before the country is completely destroyed.

"Is there any way to end the war quickly?"

Audrey returned to the room with a visibly confused look on her face, and she was a little depressed because she was powerless to change the situation, and she couldn't think of any way to change it. She is a demigod who may be able to help the army of the Kingdom of Rune turn back from defeat on the battlefield, but it is almost impossible to end the entire war.

Susie's worried voice rang in Audrey's ears:

"Audrey, are you okay?"

Audrey looked at the golden retriever dog who was squatting next to her and her eyes were full of humanity, and said softly:

"I'm fine."

"You'd better be really fine." The crisp voice of the woman's teasing sounded in the girl's ears.

Audrey subconsciously looked at the bed, and Calula, who was wearing a long black dress, was standing in front of the window, looking at her with a smile.

"You're back?"

Audrey looked a little surprised, but then hesitated and asked:

"The angel who led away the Vorsack airship force before, is that you?"

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Calula said easily:

"It's not me, but you should know that person."

Audrey subconsciously asked:

"Who?"

Calula said meaningfully:

"'Fool'."

"'Fool'?"

Audrey's mind flashed through countless thoughts, and she immediately asked:

"Did the 'Fools' send an angel to stop the Fursak airship force?"

Instead of explaining in detail, Calula smiled and groaned:

"It can be understood that way."

"I was involved, but I didn't play a decisive role. It could even be said that it didn't work at all. ”

Calula snorted, clearly unhappy with her failure.

"That's right."

Audrey muttered under her breath, not asking what had happened to Callula. Because Calula didn't say it explicitly, it meant that there was probably a secret in it that she shouldn't have known - Audrey had only been an extraordinary person for less than a year, but she had more experience than most extraordinary people, so she knew that some 'secrets' were poisonous, and just knowing them would bring danger.

Like Adam, like the Dusk Hermits.

So instead of asking, she moved on to another question.

Kalula suddenly asked:

"What are you thinking?"

Audrey hesitated for a moment and said softly:

"I'm wondering when the war will end."

Calula asked with interest:

"How long do you think the war will last?"

Audrey thought carefully for a moment, and then replied:

"Without the involvement of the Kingdom of Fenerport and the Republic of Intis, the war between Rune and Fursak might have lasted more than a year, or even longer. Perhaps the war will not end until one of the sides has exhausted its last soldiers. ”

As she spoke, Audrey observed Calula's expression and wanted to ask her what she thought.

And Calula's opinion of Audrey just smiled and said:

"There's a little bit of truth, but not much."

"Why?" Audrey asked instinctively.

Kalula asked:

"What do you think is the essence of war? Or rather, what are the two sides of the war after? ”

Audrey thought for a long time and replied:

"Interests."

The kingdom of Rune was eager to divert internal conflicts through war, and also hoped to recapture the island of Sunia, the nobles were eager to gain military merits through war, and then to be promoted to the title, and the middle class was also eager to rise to the top through war...... And whatever the reason, it's for the sake of profit.

The same was true of the Vrsack Empire, which longed to move south to occupy the fertile kingdom of Rune, hoping to gain more access to the sea, the nobility eager to advance, and the middle class eager to rise to the top...... To say a thousand things and ten thousand, almost any class is for profit.

Calula smiled and shook her head:

"Yes, it's not."

"War is only a manifestation of a conflict of interests, and when interests are unevenly distributed, war becomes a necessary means to safeguard interests."

"But the question is, who is the master of the kingdom of Rune? Or is this war for profit? ”

Calula leaned forward and asked with a smile.

"Okay, let's not talk about that."

Kalu stretched and said lazily:

"How's your potion digesting? When are you going to be promoted to Sequence 2? ”

"So fast?"

Audrey was a little surprised, but then a little hesitant and nervous:

"Really?"

She didn't like the speed of her promotion, but without Kalula's help, she would now be at best a Sequence 5 'Dream Walker'.

However, Calulah has paved the way for her, and has even helped her prepare for the extraordinary characteristics and promotion rites of Sequence 2, just waiting for the potion to be fully digested to become the 'Insight' of Sequence 2.

The help was so heavy that she didn't know how to repay it.

"Don't worry."

Calula saw what the girl was hesitating about, and said meaningfully:

"I have my reason for helping you, and sooner or later you will be able to compensate me enough."

(End of chapter)