No matter how restless the world below was, it was always calm above the sea of clouds.
In my eyes, the clouds slowly moved, combined, and changed according to their own rhythm. Just by looking at them, my heartbeat and thoughts slowed down, and my heart calmed down. However, the storm before me was obviously not in that state.
Above the throne in the clouds, the raging whirlwind gathered into a pitch-black whirlpool of clouds. Thunder kept spilling out from within, and his voice was as loud and clear as thunder.
That's right, this was him, not it. This was the powerful Wind Elemental God Camdian, the last of the four Elemental Gods, as well as the youngest one.
"Little thing, you're saying that stupid big rock actually intends to open a portal to the Earth Elemental Plane in the mortal plane? That's impossible! Even he can't support such a huge consumption, and this is different from our original agreement! "
It seemed to be a question, but hearing this, I laughed.
"Agreement? Oh my, Lord Kamdiran, are you a newbie? You actually believe in a verbal agreement? Let me guess, your agreement is nothing more than fighting on your own, and the territory you conquer will belong to you. "
The storm continued to whirlpool, and the blurry face remained silent. However, this silence was enough to explain everything. From a certain standpoint, this rough agreement was the only one that could be accepted.
"Hehe, talking about trust with demons and Evil Gods, only you can think of that. Do you think that if you were in this position, and someone was willing to help you open a portal to the Wind Elemental Plane, the Wild Gale Plains, would you refuse? And your relationship with Ömdiroken? Hehe. "
"Apart from a few special planes, the elements in a mortal plane must be kept in balance. Regarding the actual situation of the Aichy continent, the Great Saint Aristotle once proposed the theory of the four elements. In his eyes, all matter is composed of earth, water, air, and fire, and they correspond to the solid, liquid, gas, and plasma states of matter. At the same time, the four elements are the combination of dry, wet, cold, and warm. For example, dry and cold produce earth, and water is composed of wet and cold. Overall, balance must be maintained, and the elements can only compete for living space. This is the basic law of the world. "
"From every point of view, the nature of the elements is different, but they are always aligned. The fire that represented high temperature and the ice that represented low temperature, the earth that represented solid state and the storm that represented free state. They competed with each other and reached a balance. This was determined by the basic nature of the elements. Do you think that after this world is connected to the Earth Elemental Plane's Rock Gathering Cave, there's still a place for you, the Wind Elemental God, to interfere? Who knows, maybe you and your race will be sealed in this world forever. "
There was still silence. However, judging from the thunderstorms that were surging around Kamdiran's gigantic body, the message that I wanted to convey had arrived. As an old rival of mine for many years, Kamdiran naturally knew that the moment the Earth Elemental Plane was connected to the mortal plane, things wouldn't end well for him.
"This time, I am here representing the God of Law to extend a friendship to a great existence like you. Why do you have to bow down to a junior? We can discuss many things in detail."
"Order Faction? Haha, do you think they are fundamentally different from those bastards from the Chaos Faction? "
"No, I only represent the God of Law. Of course, there are also a few important figures that I can't reveal. "
I reached out my hand. Within the white crystal ball was a message that could only be received by the predetermined target. After the flashing ball of light finished transmitting the message, I crushed Kamdiran's hand.
"Do you think that you can make the great Wind Elemental God work for you with just your glib tongue? Get out! I don't want to see you right now. "
As Kamdiran's thunderous order for me to leave, I didn't say anything else and directly turned around to leave. However, there was a smile on my face.
Based on my understanding of these old antiques, the fact that they didn't summon people to surround and attack me and instead asked me to leave meant that they were moved and grateful.
There were no complete secrets in this world. It was impossible for the news of my meeting with Kamdiran to be completely secret. Parting on bad terms was the best outcome. In my estimation, the fact that they didn't draw their swords meant that the negotiation was successful. If that bastard really refused, he should have crushed it without even looking at it.
"Earth Elemental God? Elemental Fortress? Haha, Ömdiroken, I found you a good opponent. Hmph, you can poach elves from the Order Faction, but I can't poach wind elementals from the Chaos Faction? "
In front of a country, war was an extension of politics. War was for benefits. Behind every seemingly sudden war, there were invisible arms and batons.
At this point, I could more or less understand the Chaos Faction's plans.
From the perspective of the entire Holy War, the elemental invasion was just a prelude to the main course. Their core benefits were still to increase the intensity of the Elemental Tide in preparation for the main course.
Perhaps it was apologetic to the Beastmen and Elves, but from a certain standpoint, their actions of war were just a form of loyalty. Or more importantly, it was a cover for the Chaos Faction's true strategic goal.
"Link to the Elemental Planes? What a joke. "
If the Elemental Tide caused by the four Elemental Gods was one, then the complete link to an Elemental Plane would be at least ten. In that case, all of the Chaos Faction's strategic plans could be brought forward.
"If the Demons and Evil Gods begin to invade now, who can stop them! More importantly, this isn't a game. As long as you achieve your goal, those enemies won't come to give you experience one by one. There's an eighty percent chance that they'll come together! It's impossible to open the Elemental Gate. "
Increasing the Elemental Tide was a gradual process. Countless elemental creatures were killed in the mortal plane and returned to their own Elemental Planes. The remaining elements would spread throughout the world, increasing the Elemental Tide.
Even without mentioning the influence of the elemental fortress and the large number of earth elemental reinforcements on the battlefield, I didn't want to see the Elemental Gate truly open no matter what.
But if I wanted to stop it, I met with a small problem.
I couldn't win.
Yes, I couldn't win. I had no chance of winning at all. The Earth Elemental God would definitely act personally to open the Earth Elemental Plane. If I tried to stop him from opening the Elemental Gate, he would definitely fight me to the death.
Although Ömdiroken wasn't a high profile Elemental God and didn't have any famous deeds, just the fact that he had a bad relationship with the other three Elemental Gods and was still able to survive until now was enough to show how powerful he was.
It was said that as the oldest existence among the four Elemental Gods (if an Elemental God died, a new Elemental Lord would advance to become an Elemental God), he was publicly recognized as the strongest Elemental God. His strength probably wouldn't be inferior to any other God.
SemiGods could still be killed by overwhelming numbers, but against such an existence, unless a True God acted, it would be a waste no matter how many people came.
Thus, I thought of looking for help.
I didn't need to consider the True Gods from the Order Faction, but wasn't the one who was hunting with the Black-Winged people right now Ömdiroken's mortal enemy, Kamdiran?
He was an enemy? Indeed, so what? The elves and the Elven Gods were still humans' allies. Every Holy War was a reshuffling of power across the entire continent. Changing factions and betrayals were all too common.
Thus, when I found out that Kamdiran and the Winged people weren't too far from the Northlands, I didn't hesitate and personally came over. Even though it was "not far", it would still take me at least half a month to get there.
"Completing the Earth Elemental Gate isn't something that can be done in a short period of time. Before that, the Chaos Faction definitely doesn't want to see an early decisive battle. On the other hand, Antoon should be safe."
I still had to deal with Kamdiran. These old antiques were especially particular about face and extravagance. It was already good enough for them to sweep those who didn't have enough weight out of the door. It was more normal for them to kill them along the way. Especially when it came to such an important matter, sincerity was even more important. Now that I had received the expected reply, I could finally be at ease.
Stepping into the long-awaited Vulture assault airship, I began my journey back home. Even though I was in a temporary facility, the information from the frontlines still hadn't been cut off.
The pilot began to make preparations.
"The battlefield is still strangely calm. The elves seem to be reorganizing their army. The main armies of the four countries are being mobilized, and the total number of troops has already exceeded 150,000. Considering that the adult elves are at least Silver-rank in terms of combat strength, this is an extremely terrifying force."
"Out of the three walls of Antoon, only the innermost one is left. However, the siege has already stopped. San Antonio's army has already arrived in the Northern Lands and has officially taken over the defense of Red Maple City. If we were to return now, I'm afraid that we would meet with some small problems."
"The human allied army has already clashed with the Beastmen. Both sides have victories and defeats. Just as you expected, the other three Beastmen have already begun to gather together. This was a cage from the very start. Damn it, they actually dared to deceive the Demon Lord. "
"Also, just as you expected, the second snowstorm has arrived. The heavy snow has sealed off the mountains, and right now, the various armies are all stuck in the cities. The resources that are being consumed every day are astronomical. Only high-level combatants are barely able to move about in this kind of hellish weather. You don't have to worry about missing the show of the year."
Eliza's report carried a hint of resentment. It seemed that while she was teasing those Beastman Chieftains, the Beastman Chieftains didn't tell her the real battle plan, which made her very unhappy.
"And those messy miscellaneous matters, for example, those bastards from the Gentlemen Alliance. Even when you weren't around, they came to look for me …"
My departure and temporary appointment caused many miscellaneous matters to fall onto her shoulders. However, from a certain perspective, if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have left with peace of mind.
"Cough, don't I have something important to discuss? Right, how's the situation on our side?"
"Our firearms business is selling like hotcakes. The uncharged magic sword has received unanimous praise after testing it. The orders for the magic explosion grenades can be queued up until the year after next. We won't be able to finish them even by next year. The profit from every transaction is at least four times the cost. We're making a killing. "
"How's the training?"
"The combat training for small squadrons is going smoothly, but there aren't many opportunities for military drills. Recently, there have been a lot of duels between high-level aerial mounts, but obviously, those aren't things that those brats can interfere in. Your Bone Dragon Knight Timier recently beat up that Green Dragon Knight and Storm Dragon Knight, making a name for himself. He's already vaguely known as the 'Number One Aerial Mount of the Northern Lands'. "
"What about those little toys?"
"The first batch of war machines has already arrived. We just came to an agreement with that black-faced fellow two days ago. The first batch of three types and seven machines are specially used to deal with the Beastmen's Behemoth. The profit this time is at least 400,000 gold coins. As expected, there is nothing more valuable than selling firearms on the battlefield."
Eliza paused for a moment, but her words carried a hint of hesitation.
"Isn't waiting for the war to escalate going against our original intentions?"
Hearing this, I could only smile bitterly. Of course, I didn't want the war to escalate, but this was a trap set up by the Chaos Faction. Without the ability to break out of this trap, what else could I do?
Stretch out my hand and crush Ömdiroken to death? I think that I would be the one to die.
"I also want to stop the war immediately, but peace is something that can't be said. Only after enough blood has been shed will one truly look forward to peace and understand the value of peace. I can only hope that after this war, the Northern Lands will calm down for a few years, giving us enough time. Right, since there's nothing going on at home for the time being, I'm afraid that I will have to take a detour. "
You want to mediate the war? You want both sides to obediently return to the negotiation table? Other than a neutral stance, the most important thing is to have the strength to make both sides look at us. At the moment, I don't have either of these conditions, so I don't even know how to stop them.
"A long journey? Is there something more important? "
"Un. In three days' time, it will be the Winter Veil Festival. That is also the day when the Mist Country's Knight is appointed. "
"Returning to Donglan to celebrate the festival? You can't be that free, right? "
"Of course it is a festival, but it isn't with humans. The day when the Knight is appointed refers to a type of Knight unique to the Mist Country. You should understand now."
"You are talking about … Aurora Knight?"
"The Winter Veil Festival is also the day that we promised with Frigid Maw. If we miss it, we will have to wait for next year. Aren't we lacking in strength now? If I bring them back, we might have enough. "
Every year, the Winter Veil Festival is the day when the Mist Royalty and Frigid Maw agreed on the opening of the altar. Only on that day can the royalty retrieve the newborn Frigid Maw. If we were to go a year later, the formation of the Aurora Knight squadron would be delayed by a year. Since the frontline battle has been obstructed by the expected snowstorm, it is normal for us to take a detour to do our proper business.
"Alright, if there's nothing else, let's chat later."
"The latest news, the leader of the Kingdom of the Elves's army is King Adrian of the Tassel Kingdom. He is the target that you wanted me to pay attention to."
"… I understand."
I sighed. As expected, I knew that the ambitious Adrian wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity.
"Can you tell me about your relationship with him?"
Eliza's question made me reminisce about that sunny and carefree elf.
"… Probably, it's about the same as the relationship between you and me."
"Ahhhhh! As expected, you really do like men! Who turned you gay? Adam or Kolos? I'm going to chop him up right now! "
I was instantly rendered speechless. What "as expected"? This is already that and that. Could it be that Eliza always thought that I was gay?
"Don't get the wrong idea, I'm not interested in men! I'm talking about the relationship between master and disciple, and the relationship where you chopped me up in the end. Sigh, my line of master and disciple seems to be all like this. Heloise, are you really cursed? Why do you always end up like this? "
"How would I know? I only know that you chopped me up, and twice at that!"
Alright then, master and disciple who share the same fate. We looked at each other with tears in our eyes and trembled in agitation. It seems that we are all people with bitter fates.
"Die! Unfilial disciple! I don't have a disciple like you! "
Alright then, judging from how the bird was biting me, I probably misunderstood. The silly cat was just remembering the past and going crazy from anger.
I casually grabbed the silly cat's neck, shook her twice, spun her around three times, and then sent her into the wastepaper basket that I had specially prepared for her.
"Cough, it seems that this really is a tradition. Eliza, remember to test your character first when you take on a disciple in the future. "
"Relax, Master, I have no intention of taking on a disciple. With the two of you acting as an example, what's the point of teaching a naughty child who needs so much effort to raise and will likely kill his or her master when he or she grows up? "
For some reason, hearing this comment, I felt a mysterious sense of sorrow. Was it that I had brought this upon myself?
"Yep, let's end this topic here. Eliza, be careful of Adrian. From a certain standpoint, he's your senior brother, and he's definitely not easy to deal with. "
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