Chapter 754: The War That Can't End
In this life, her fate remained the same, but the difference was that when she was still young and had only participated in two performances as backing vocals, she received a gift from an unknown bootlicker player, a magical construct headband that was a specialty of the Federation.
Because of the conspiracy of the former Speaker, that thing was very cheap in the Federation at that time, almost like giving it away for free.
However, due to the magical medieval background of the Yar continent, transportation in various places is relatively closed, and coupled with the control of the empire, construct headbands are rare in the empire.
The subsequent plot development is very simple. The girl who obtained the headband often wore it after completing her daily tasks. So on the night of Maelim's arrival, she was naturally involved.
Afterwards, Avis sealed the Speaker, severed Maelim's connection with this world, and cleaned up the eternal dormant power that permeated the construct network. Helena woke up with the others and luckily gained abilities.
Perhaps because of her career as an opera singer, she has acquired the ability to convey her inner emotions to others through her singing.
This doesn't sound like a very powerful ability, and Helena herself was just excited when she first acquired the new ability, thinking that she could achieve better performance results with this ability and live up to the care of her adoptive father Lauren.
As for being a receptionist in the Watcher's Association, it was just that she ran into trouble one time when she was out, and was helped by the Last Dragonborn who passed by. Then, she was invited by the elf player to work as a part-time front desk receptionist in his newly established Watcher's Association after completing her daily training.
Since the level of the Last Dragonborn has exceeded level 50, and he has participated in many important plot missions, he has gained a certain reputation in the empire.
He personally invited a first-level backup actor, and Loren Windtalker was happy to give him a favor as long as it would not hinder Helena's growth.
They are a national touring opera orchestra and will not stay in White Light City for too long, so it is not a big problem to let Helena be the receptionist for the time being.
Helena also agrees with the concept of the Watcher Association and voluntarily joins it as a member. . ….…. "…Is that so? It sounds really interesting! It would be such an exciting scene to have a grand performance under the attention of countless audiences."
"Hehe...it's actually nothing. I was just a backup singer at that time. Sister Fina, the lead singer, was the real protagonist."
In the hall of the Watcher Association, Fiona and Helena gathered together, talking intimately about some girlish topics, while Anne meditated on the side to avoid disturbing them.
After spending some time together, the two girls of similar age have become familiar with each other.
Fiona was very interested in Helena's experience as an actor. After all, civilian life was too far away from her and had a hazy sense of mystery. Helena was also happy to share her highlights with her new friends.
“…However, due to the outbreak of war, we only stayed in Pyroxene City for twenty days before we had to continue our journey.
According to the news in the Imperial Morning Post, two days after we left, Pyroxene City was caught up in the war.
The army of Earl Heden surrounded the city, and the Lord of Pyroxene City relied on the defensive facilities to hold on and wait for reinforcements. It is said that the city's protective magic circle has now been breached and the battle has entered the street fighting stage. Half of the city has been destroyed by the attack magic of both sides. "
As she spoke, Helena couldn't help but sigh melancholy.
"Hey, Fili, when do you think this war will end? It's obvious that it will only bring death and destruction to everyone."
Just as Avis temporarily uses the alias Vian, Fiona is currently using the name Fili.
“Well, after King Gloria III disappeared, the eldest prince and the fourth princess both wanted to take the throne and become King Gloria IV. Now it’s almost all the forces under their command that are fighting. It is said that the rebels are also related to them.
Perhaps the war can only truly end after they have completely decided the winner."
Fiona thought about it and made a guess based on the information she knew.
"The eldest prince and the fourth princess? How long will it take to decide the winner? A year?"
Helena was a little surprised to hear Fiona's explanation. This news, which was known to everyone in the upper echelons of the empire, was the first time she had heard of this inside information.
“I don’t know how long it will take. There has never been a case of an emperor suddenly disappearing in the history of the empire. But the intensity of the war is not that strong right now. The high-level warriors on both sides are only trying to deter each other and have not personally taken action.
I guess, if there are no other special changes in the near future, this war will continue for at least a few years.”
Fiona shook her head honestly. She didn't know how long the civil war would last. After all, there had never been a precedent in history, and the information she had collected was insufficient, so she could only rely on simple guesses.
"I see... I hope peace can last longer after the new emperor takes office."
Nodding somewhat glumly, Helena crossed her fingers and made a wish as if praying.
"By the way, brother, how long do you think the civil war in the empire will last?"
At this point, Fiona, feeling that she was not experienced enough, directly requested off-field assistance.
While the two girls were whispering, Avis was leaning on a soft long sofa next to him, remotely controlling his clone who stayed in the floating city to observe the situation of Marquis Draka.
After nearly twenty days had passed in the main material world, due to the astronomical consumption of magic power, Marquis Draka, whose consciousness was trapped in an illusion, had become nearly weak to a critical point.
According to Bomia's analysis, if this continues, the probability that Marquis Draca will realize his true situation will exceed ninety percent.
The best time to try to control it is now. If he fails, it is almost certain that he cannot use the Seed of Distortion to control the ninth-level strongman with his eighth-level strength.
"Civil War in the Empire...?"
Hearing Fiona's voice suddenly, Avis was stunned for a moment, then reacted.
“It’s unclear, but it’s impossible to end it within a year, or even within a few years, as there are too many interfering forces.
This is not only a conflict between two princes, but also involves the ideological struggle between the royal guardians and the struggle among a group of high-level prophets.
In addition, there are the marquises whose strength is well preserved, the four major families of the empire, the Spark Resistance Organization, the Songxing Esoteric Sect hidden in the dark, and the other two major empires on the continent...
Countless major forces took advantage of the civil war in the empire to carry out their own plans.
Just like the end of Gloria II's era, although according to historical records, the current Gloria III succeeded to the throne peacefully and handed over the Star Crown and the Sword of the King from His Majesty II.
But the truth is, the Third Generation secretly contacted countless forces, and after decades of planning, he successfully eliminated all the brothers and sisters who posed a threat to his position, and finally sat on the Eternal Gold Throne, which symbolizes supreme power. "
(End of this chapter)
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