Split

Elena politely declined these tempting land deals.

She really wanted to buy land and a manor. These were lands that would never be sold under normal circumstances. They were not barren lands, not islands with no or few people living on them, and not lands with historical problems. Every piece of these lands looked very good.

But she really has no money.

I could only refuse with tears.

A few days later, fighting broke out on the border.

The news quickly spread across the country. As the news spread, many people, especially those on the border, fell into collective panic.

In fact, this border battle was just a small-scale contact war, which was regarded as the enemy's initial test of us. The situation has not deteriorated and the situation is not critical.

However, panic still arose among the people, and certain forces were fanning the flames, such as driving up prices, spreading rumors, and colluding privately. As a result, the aristocracy was subtly divided into two camps after this border conflict.

Elena also heard various rumors and was very uneasy. The current situation was something she had never experienced before. She had always lived in a peaceful and prosperous country. Even when she went abroad, she had lived a peaceful life. She had never felt the smoke of war.

She was nervous and scared.

Leonard saw Elena's fear.

After hesitating for two days, Leonard made a decision: "I'll go help the dean."

Elena looked up suddenly.

She wanted to agree, but couldn't bear to do so.

"You've said before that you won't interfere, and," Elena bit her lip, "you still have Shulin Village behind you. I'm afraid that if you interfere, Shulin Village will be retaliated against."

Leonard is not alone, he also has the village of Shulin behind him. Shulin Village is the only place where the orcs live. Once Shulin Village is attacked and retaliated...

She didn't dare to gamble on the morality of the Church of the Lord of Light, because countless cases in history told her not to talk about morality with fanatics. For fanatics, the greatest morality is loyalty and devotion to God.

Elena couldn't convince herself. Although she was not kind enough and was very selfish, she couldn't push others into the river on her own initiative.

"Forget it, let's wait and see." Elena looked into the distance. She could no longer see the future of this great change that was about to happen. Her ability to predict fate was ineffective during this period.

Perhaps this is also an invisible manifestation of divine intervention, and the thread of fate has been disturbed.

The capital was also plunged into an atmosphere of unease.

Spies from all over the country sent in all kinds of news. Some of the news was true, but some was conflicting and difficult to distinguish. It was necessary to distinguish the truth from the falsehood, infer the positions of each person, see the hidden network of interests, formulate the correct strategy, and make decisions in a timely manner. This was a big and difficult problem that challenged the decision makers' ability and courage.

The dean felt dizzy and upset when he saw the news. He had always been a scholar and had never liked politics. He knew very well that the nobles were always shameless and despicable in politics and could not be trusted.

However, bystanders and decision makers are different after all. Even the calmest bystander will find it difficult to remain sober and calm if he or she is in the position of a decision maker, not to mention that there are all kinds of true and false news that disrupt judgment.

The dean was stuck in endless meetings and forced into all kinds of negative emotions.

Finally, the dean, who could no longer bear it, decided to take the initiative and directly confront List. As long as List was defeated and the external causes were resolved, the internal problems of the empire would be easily solved.

The two demigods engaged in a fierce battle at the border.

The fighting between demigods has exceeded the imagination of mortals and has a huge impact on the entire small space. Many strange scenes continue to appear, and each appearance of a strange scene causes serious damage to this small space.

This is the Caropetto Empire, and every piece of land here is the imperial territory and imperial wealth.

Playing at home did not bring a big advantage, but instead restricted the dean. Because he was concerned about the future of this land, the dean was restrained in the fight and eventually fell into List's trap and suffered a heavy blow due to his negligence.

The dean has fallen and the situation has been divided.

The new king, who had been imprisoned in the palace, was reinstated with the support of Archbishop Colin. The aristocracy was divided, and those nobles who had originally believed that the Church of the Lord of Light would win immediately expressed their submission and loyalty to the new king.

The dean retreated to the Royal Magic Academy and persisted in resisting the invasion of the Church of the Lord of Light. The nobles who believed in the dean, recognized the dean, and firmly believed that national sovereignty could not be violated gathered around the dean.

The Caropetto Empire was effectively split in two.

Worried about the future of the country, Elena once again used her destiny prediction.

It's still chaos and I can't see anything.

Elena was helpless.

During this period, Elena didn't go anywhere. She just stayed in the library of the Royal Magic Academy and read a lot of history books.

She is taking a history course.

From the year when the Warcraft Dark Age ended until now, a total of 274 years have passed. During these 274 years, the political landscape of human society has been changing. Some countries have disappeared, some countries have split, and some countries have merged. The map has been changing.

The only thing that remains unchanged is the stability and unity of the three major churches.

Internally, there has been no internal coup in the three major churches, and externally, there has been no direct confrontation among the three major churches.

Compared with the religious development in Elena's original world, the three major churches here are extremely stable and united.

Elena couldn't help but wonder whether the changes in the political landscape over the past 274 years had a deeper relationship with the three major churches.

She made graphs and did some statistical calculations, and ultimately came to a terrifying conclusion.

During the 274 years, the number of countries decreased overall, and more and more royal families believed in the three major churches.

In another 200, 300, or 400 years, will there only be three earthly kingdoms of God on this continent?

Elena suddenly remembered the strange attitudes that Teacher Leopold and Senior Brother Ansel had once shown.

Whenever they mentioned the three major churches and the gods, their language and tone were serious, and there was never any disrespectful or dismissive words, but their expressions were inconsistent with this and seemed a little strange.

Elena understood now that they were angry but dared not speak out because the gods were paying attention to them everywhere.

The situation continues to develop.

With the division of the aristocracy, two political centers were gradually established, and the various territories within the empire became relatively isolated, with local mountaintops emerging one after another.

At the same time, because the Royal Magic Academy was too close to the capital, more and more people suggested that the dean choose another location for the capital and establish a new kingdom.

The dean is depressed.

He didn't know why the situation had turned out like this. He was the Pillar of Carlo and the patron saint of the empire, so why did the empire fall apart in his hands?

The depressed dean chose to stay indoors and avoid seeing anyone.

"The dean still refuses to see anyone?" Elena stood in front of the Mage Tower and asked Tallingmat in a low voice.

The little whale on the door seemed depressed as well. It was motionless, with even its forelimbs and tail fin drooping.

"Yeah." Matt's voice was muffled.

"But there are a lot of people outside waiting for the dean's decision." Elena twisted her fingers.

Matt didn't answer.

Elena lowered her head for a moment, then looked up again and said, "Time is precious now. We can't waste it any longer. Matt, can you talk to the dean? My suggestion is that we don't have to decide anything yet. Our primary goal right now is to seize more land and prevent the empire from falling into the hands of the Church of the Lord of Light."

Matt agreed to relay the message for her.

Soon, Elena was summoned by the dean.

Inside the Mage Tower, Elena finally met the dean, who looked a little older.

Dean Cang looked at her with an old look in his eyes: "You said that the primary goal now is to seize more land. Why?"

"Because we want to build a country!" Elena answered without hesitation.

"Land, population, food production, and commercial operations are the foundation of a country, and land is the most important foundation. We must fight for land. Only a country with a large enough land area can hope to become a strong country."

"This division of the empire is also a good thing in the long run." Elena said firmly, facing the dean's gaze, "It can separate those who have already surrendered to the church. Those who remain are the sparks of hope worth looking forward to."

The dean looked at her calmly, but asked a pointed question: "Who do you think can be the king of the new country?"

Elena was speechless at this question.

Although she seems to be quite talkative, she only talked about the issues she had thought about. As for this issue, she really hadn't thought about it.

Elena lowered her head and twisted her clothes in embarrassment.

"Before, I held dozens of meetings with dukes and marquises because I opposed Grand Duke Febas's succession to the throne. But until now, no candidate has convinced everyone." The dean felt a headache when he thought of the meetings he had held and the irritating remarks.

He didn't want to do it again.

Elena asked softly, "Can't you take over first?"

The dean glared at her: "Don't even think about it, whoever wants to do this kind of work can do it!" Anyway, he didn't want to do it, he never wanted to have a meeting with those stupid nobles again!

"Then let's just find someone to take over for now?" Elena asked again in a low voice.

Seeing the dean's bad expression, she was afraid that he would scold her, so she quickly added: "Without a leader, those nobles will definitely fight on their own. It will be easy for them to be defeated one by one by the church, and then all their land and population will be gone."

This is the truth, the dean calmed down.

Silence, both of them were thinking about things.

After a while, Elena carefully proposed an idea: "Dean, I have a small suggestion. Since there is no suitable candidate for the new king, why not form a small council first, include the dukes and marquises, and then you can also take a seat, vote on any issues, and the minority obeys the majority. How do you think?"

If there is no king, then we should first form a cabinet and a parliament. This is better than a state of disunity and each doing its own thing.

The dean listened to Elena's opinion. Generally speaking, this was feasible. In fact, this was done before. A bunch of dukes and marquises gathered together for a meeting, but there was no rule that the minority should obey the majority.

That’s right, there is one thing that the dean is not satisfied with.

"Do I have to take up a seat too? I really don't want to attend any more meetings." The dean was worried. "Can Ansel and the others go to the meeting in my place?"

Elena nodded. "Of course, it's OK. Not just you, but the Duke and the Marquis can do it, too. After all, everyone gets sick sometimes, and when they're too busy to leave, they can designate someone to attend meetings and vote on their behalf."

"Okay." The dean nodded decisively, "I'll talk to them about this now."