Chapter 947 New coalition, new Tiansi!
After careful consideration, Aiwas decided to inform the Son of the Moon of his plan to rebuild the Helasar Empire.
He originally wanted to keep it a secret - after all, Aiwass still had to trick those moon children into coming to help him fight the demons.
If he were to reveal his motives at this time, the Sons of the Moon who longed to revive the Hellasr Empire might turn around and stop Aiwass.
But after thinking carefully, Aiwas found that the facts were most likely the opposite -
It is because he wants to rebuild the Herasil Empire that the Son of the Moon must come to help him.
The Moon Children always dreamed of a nation of their own, but it was clear that they lacked legal authority. As a parasitic race, a derivative of humanity, they could not be descendants of any human royal family. The only nation they had was the Narcissus Duchy, established after the Rift War.
However, another problem arose - the direct descendants of Narcissus were still alive, and they could not directly seize power from the little girl; but they did not dare to kill her, because it meant that the royal family that truly belonged to the Son of the Moon would be completely severed.
Even if one reaches the pinnacle of power like Queen Louise, it is impossible for her to win the support of the people and she can only become a "power thief."
Of course, if the power is strong enough... like the Eternal Pope who can overwhelm everything, there is no need to worry about these things.
However, the problem is that they are not strong enough, and their weaknesses have long been known to everyone.
The strongest of the Sons of the Moon was the first Red Phase, but even he had been killed by humans; the reason these Sons of the Moon were difficult to deal with was that they had already climbed to the top of various political bodies.
Even Aiwass understood this—the Moon Children were essentially political creatures. Various political interests formed a complex web, and eliminating the Moon Children would force everyone and every faction to lose their interests. In this situation, no one wanted to be the first to weaken—for that would mean they could be defeated by their other enemies.
Through this mutual check and balance, the Moon Children cannot be simply eliminated. These resistances all come from within, and will be easily dismantled by the sociable Moon Children... Not to mention, the "eternal life" offered by the Moon Children is a fatal temptation for many elderly people.
But if the Sons of the Moon gathered together and established a country purely of the Sons of the Moon...then they would be instantly attacked by the other human kingdoms.
——You know, the Son of the Moon is full of treasures!
Very tonic!
Because of this, the Children of the Moon were caught in a strange paradox - if they wanted to establish a nation, they couldn't just establish their own. They had to ensure that neighboring nations couldn't send troops to attack them, or that they would definitely not win if they attacked them... With the Children of the Moon's sparse population, which should never become too large, they couldn't possibly defeat humans on a frontal battlefield.
While the Moon Children's spread is rapid, they are actually limited in number. This is because the Moon Children know... that Moon Children can combine with each other to create new Moon Children, and that humans can also transform into Moon Children, and Moon Children do not die naturally. Under these circumstances, if the number of Moon Children exceeds a certain level, the human population could collapse instantly.
Nature has already proven it.
Therefore, the number of Moon Children is strictly controlled. This is why they always want to infiltrate the upper class and have a kind of "strange arrogance" - after all, society is pyramid-shaped. If the population is limited, they must try their best to control the upper class in order to indirectly control the entire country.
When they are sure to lose a head-on war, they need to choose another way.
That is to unify the human empire first, thereby transforming the "external problems" that they are not good at solving into "internal problems" that they are good at solving.
——So, from the perspective of the Moon Children's demands, "rebuilding Herasil" is actually necessary, and "who will rebuild Herasil" is unimportant. They are obviously unable to resist the Fallen Angels, and establishing a country at this time would also lead to human resistance...
Then it would be the best choice for the Children of the Moon to have the Pope who showed goodwill to them to reorganize Herasil and let the Pope's "gentle and weak" sister serve as the Queen!
Although there is not much information about Yulia, it is still easy for the Moon Sons who have infiltrated the intelligence departments of various countries to obtain it.
— Orphaned from childhood, she was once a phantom demon egg. She is cowardly and withdrawn, heavily dependent on her brother, Aiwass, taciturn, and incompetent with others... Currently, she's only at the third level, and even a most easily compromised Balancer. Her Second Path adaptability is notoriously weak.
There is no better puppet queen than this!
Therefore, when Aiwass sent the Pope's Guard to deliver his letter to the various factions of the Moon Children, they quickly gave a very loyal response:
——They will always be an important part of the Herasil Empire! Therefore, they will dispatch legions at the Pope's request to rebuild the Herasil Empire!
Even that amount was far more than what Aiwass asked them for!
Much more!
Because now they are no longer "forced to send their compatriots by the Pope", but "want to earn military merits and occupy high positions in the New Helasar Empire."
For this purpose, the Fallen Angels have to be killed!
——So what if he's a celestial being? In the material world, even a celestial being would be stuck at the sixth energy level!
All Moon Children knew about Xingti's forced corruption or being hunted down by demons. The Fallen Angels were extremely wary of these Moon Children who could restrain demons... If the Fallen Angels weren't eliminated, they would all die.
It just so happens that the Church is taking the lead in dealing with the most troublesome Fallen Angels, this opportunity cannot be missed!
It’s just right, let them see how powerful the sixth energy level is!
A few days passed after the message was sent.
April 30th, Avalon.
It is now night.
The legions sent by various countries - to be more precise, the legions sent by various countries controlled by the Son of the Moon - have begun to land and assemble in Avalon.
The western port area that Avalon had just completed construction came in handy at this time!
Even the goblins hadn't imagined that the first group of residents in the densely populated area they built, besides the workers they welcomed, would actually be foreign legions.
"The Iris Kingdom dispatched the Second and Third Iris Legions, totaling 40,000 men. In addition to 35,000 auxiliary troops, there were 5,000 third-level transcendents, 300 artillery pieces, 16 mobile ritual formations, and 300 mages. Furthermore, they dispatched 300 third-level Sons of the Moon Legion and 12 fourth-level Sons of the Moon.
"The Black Hawk Principality dispatched the Raven Legion, the Red Falcon Legion, and the Black Hawk Legion, totaling 120,000 people. All of them are Transcendents, but 60% of them are at the second energy level. However, there are also 60 core combat forces at the fourth energy level... Oh my god, is the Black Hawk Principality really that powerful?"
——The number of fourth-level transcendents sent out in this wave alone is almost more than that of Avalon!
They are indeed faking a fight with the Narcissus Principality!
Aiwass exclaimed, then continued reading. "There are twelve Rune Colossi... Where did they find the alchemists? Do I need to find some alchemists to power them... Uh, there are also five thousand armed gargoyles and four hundred and twenty 'stakes'..."
Seeing this, Aiwass's expression changed subtly.
"We've sent five hundred third-level Moon Sons! And fifty fourth-level Moon Sons!"
...It turns out that Black Hawk has hidden so much power quietly!
But it makes sense, after all, the Black Hawks are the main force of Xingti.
The rear of Xingti was full of spellcasters. After they became independent, Xingti no longer had a true "army".
But if we compare it this way, there are too few people who have Iris... or are there too many Black Hawks?
"…I guess it's to show off his muscles."
Aiwass understood.
Because the Black Hawk Principality was defeated in the "fake battle" when it gained independence not long ago.
Now that they've become independent, they're eager to prove that the Black Eagle Principality is no weakling. This time, they've even sent out their ace regiment, the Black Eagle Legion. It's practically an entire nation mobilized—they definitely weren't this aggressive during the previous civil war!
——Anyway, for professional mercenaries like them, war is just a performance.
"The Narcissus Principality didn't send a legion. Hmm, that makes sense... but they did send 1,500 second and third level mages, and 21 archmages. Hmm..."
Aiwass pondered for a moment.
Forget it, we can’t ask too much of the mages.
...Are these mages not all apprentices who have not yet graduated?
Aiwass seemed to see that the Mage Tower required the mages to undergo an internship, and the internship content was to go abroad to fight the demon army...
"Their Moon Children... only 104 of them came? Oh, they're all fourth-level spellcasters. That's all right..."
Aiwass looked at the Inspectorate's report with a subtle expression.
Narcissus Principality... Could it be that all the high-level mages have become Moon Children? And why are there so many of these research geeks?
If there are so many people... the Spirit Tower alone cannot accommodate them.
Originally, Aiwas thought that they could send a total of 500 people, which would be enough, and they could just arrange for them to live in the Psychic Tower.
Now it seems that Aiwass will have to fire a few more shots of the light of the promised land.
But with these people... plus the Theocracy's one Paladin Corps and three Priest Corps, I always feel...
...It seems that this is no longer as simple as "holding off the demon army and distracting attention to buy time."
It has been less than a month since the Fallen Angel arrived, and his demon level is not high enough.
However, the combat effectiveness of these legions is more than three times that of the coalition forces that fought against the Fallen Angels in the original history - after all, the purpose this time is no longer to "fight against the Fallen Angels" but to "rebuild the Hellasl Empire."
Aiwas even felt that with the presence of the "Herasil Alliance"... they seemed to be able to defeat those demons!
"That's great! If the situation is evenly matched or even advantageous, the casualties shouldn't be as severe as before..."
Aiwass breathed a sigh of relief and felt more confident.
In the game's plot, in order to buy the player thirty minutes of one-on-one battle with the Fallen Angels, these legions needed to continue their fierce attacks despite being at a disadvantage—this resulted in almost complete casualties, and a single wave destroyed a significant portion of the Theocracy's resources.
Since there are people who can deal with Qingza, what Aiwass needs to prepare for now is to face the core combat power of the Fallen Angels.
However, the specific list of recruits... should be decided tomorrow.
Because today is the 30th, the night of the new moon.
Tonight happens to be the day of promotion...
"……Um?"
——Just then, Aiwass suddenly felt a strange feeling.
A strange, familiar yet unfamiliar feeling of intoxication filled his heart.
It was a power that Aiwass found quite unfamiliar, and his system remained silent.
The next moment, all the liquid in the room turned into white mist, and even a stream of steam emerged from the pond in the yard, rising straight into the night sky and even obscuring the crescent moon for a moment.
The moist air contained a vast amount of Dao power, and the entire world seemed to have become hazy...
——Under the illumination of the night lights, the whole world seems like a dream.
Just by breathing this air, Aiwass felt his strength increase.
There is no doubt about it…this is a vision!
A new celestial official has been promoted!
——Apart from this, what other power can affect Aiwass who has already reached the fifth energy level?
Aiwass is no longer the Pope, so he cannot be notified directly... He also cannot find out who has been promoted before the vision ends.
In the original history, there was no promotion of this Tiansi during this period of time!
"...Variables?"
Aiwass whispered.
...But for some reason, Aiwass felt that sense of familiarity was getting stronger and stronger.
——It’s not an illusion, he has definitely come into contact with this new Tiansi!
Update completed!
(End of this chapter)
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