The second day after I left the conference room, the Truth Symposium sent me a small golden badge in the shape of a question mark, which finally added some weight to my chest.
Although this small badge wasn't much, it meant that the Truth Symposium would notify me as soon as they held a formal meeting in the future. They would also reserve a seat for me, and the "Great Industrial Party" was now recognized by everyone as a powerful mage organization. My bastard subordinates could finally hold their heads high.
As for whether or not the Truth Symposium had any results? Of course not. If just sitting together and drinking tea, chatting, and having a conference could solve all problems, then the world would be far too easy to live in. Naturally, there wouldn't be any wars.
Orloss and the Dragons had a simple way of thinking. After all, if the Titan Giants appeared, all of human society would be doomed. Helping us would be the same as helping yourself, and helping us would be fine as well. At any rate, we would all be doomed together.
At any rate, Bardi would never be able to escape this Holy War. They had nothing to lose, so they were quite optimistic about it.
As for the mages, it was certain that they weren't in a good mood. Nobody would feel good about being randomly made a scapegoat. It was no wonder that they were completely uninterested in Bardi's so-called "peace treaty".
Judging from Halent's description, the Dragons were quite optimistic. They probably believed that as long as they stabilized the Elemental Throne and then had the archmages repair the seal, they would be able to protect Dragon World.
In fact, since the Holy War was going quite smoothly, some dragons even believed that the Titan Giants were nothing special. Perhaps they could even fight to the death against the Titan Giants.
I could understand their overly optimistic mentality. After all, if someone predicted that Earth would soon be destroyed and caused everyone to panic, humanity's first reaction definitely wouldn't be to work together to develop space technology so that they could migrate to other planets. Instead, they would first kill the jinxer and then think of a way to save the world. Perhaps a few world-saving heroes would appear out of nowhere.
"Nobody would be willing to give up on their home until the very last moment."
However, it was obvious that it would be quite difficult for a world-saving hero to appear in a dramatic fashion. That was because things had gone too far this time. Saving the world was far too difficult for any individual to accomplish.
"If we want to balance the Elemental Planes, there are only two choices. Either we ensure that all four Elemental Gods are in balance, or we kill all of them."
Emotionally speaking, I was leaning towards the former. After all, the Wind and Water Elemental Gods were still connected to me, and I still had information on the Water Elemental God. Perhaps I would be able to use it in the future. But strategically speaking, I was leaning towards the latter. That would reduce the increase of the Elemental Tide and reduce the difficulty of the Elemental Planes.
But it could be said that it would be far too difficult to kill the other two Elemental Gods.
If I were the Wind Elemental God or the Water Elemental God, after the Fire Elemental God and the Earth Elemental God perished, I would definitely obediently hide in my own nest, resolutely refusing to come out until the outside world was turned upside down.
Emordilorcan, who was heavily injured and on the verge of death, was already so difficult to deal with even in his own territory. I didn't want to know just how powerful an Elemental God in perfect condition would be in his own dimension.
As for the latter, although it would be quite difficult, it was actually possible to accomplish.
After all, Eliza was the one who devoured the Fire Elemental God, and the Earth Elemental Throne's shard was still in my Frigidwinter Earth. Plus, I had a veteran Earth Elemental God, the Stone Sculptor. As long as I invested enough, it wouldn't be impossible to create two more Elemental Gods.
However, I didn't take the initiative to take on this task during the meeting. Providing help in a time of need and adding flowers to a brocade were two completely different things. I wasn't foolish enough to take on this difficult task myself so quickly.
"… In that case, let's temporarily put aside the Dragons' request. If anyone has any plans or plans, please bring them up as soon as possible."
In the end, the meeting didn't come to a conclusion on this topic. After all, this task was far too difficult. Even if I threw it into the System, it would at least be an Epic-level quest … Did I jinx it again?
[Congratulations, comrade Bailey. Your Epic-level Side Quest: Investiture or God-Slaying has been activated. Quest Requirements: You understand. Quest Reward: You understand. Punishment for failing to complete the quest: You understand.]
"The hell I understand! I hate things like 'you understand' the most! Is it really that difficult to explain things clearly? Understand? Understand? The hell you understand! Why do you have to make me so confused? I don't understand at all! "
Alright then, after complaining for a while, I could only helplessly accept reality and take the initiative to prepare for this quest. Yep, as soon as I thought about the "you know" punishment, my imagination began to wander in crazy directions.
"What type of punishment will it be? Doesn't my System love making things that I hate the most? Forcefully making Princess Peach a permanent character? Possessing a spearman with negative misfortune for more than a week? Or even having him participate in a bodybuilding competition that Omar has … "
Sometimes, people's imaginations were limitless. Scaring yourself would always be the scariest. Even a Dragonslayer could be scared to death by his own shadow. A king who possessed everything could go insane from seeing himself in a mirror in the future where he was about to die.
[… Usually, people who say 'you understand' haven't even thought about it yet. I haven't thought about it yet, but since you've thought about it for me, the punishment will be all of the above. How about it?]
"You're scamming me again!"
Alright then, complaining was useless in the face of power. Now, I had a reason that I couldn't fail no matter what.
My impromptu suggestion hadn't come to a conclusion, so there was no answer to their original worries.
How should they deal with the undead? The Undead Emperors hadn't arrived yet, and it was impossible to close the Dimensional Door. The true battle was only in its countdown. Would they be able to rush into the Bardi Empire and establish a frontline fortress? In that case, Orloss would probably laugh his head off at having so many free cannon fodder. He could only take things one step at a time.
The Bardi Empire's request for peace should be able to be dealt with? Wouldn't agreeing to peace be the same as giving up on any reason to interfere? But if the Bardi Empire continued to chase after the Bardi Empire, wouldn't it cause the Bardi Empire to collapse sooner than it should? If the Bardi Empire collapsed, wouldn't the Mage Country be the first to suffer the brunt of the Bardi Empire's destruction?
Perhaps when the truth was revealed, some archmages with bad tempers would want nothing more than to immediately head out and kill that sly old fox. Unfortunately, the mages would need to pray for the Bardi Empire's stability for a long time to come so that they could at least fend off more calamities.
The Dragons had just sent a request for reinforcements? I'll discuss it later. This request was far too difficult. It was likely that the Dragon World was in a complete mess right now. Any ordinary mage that participated in the battle between the giants and dragons would be committing suicide.
When I returned to my little garden, I discovered that Halent, who had come to deliver the letter, had already left.
"He left? Are you joking? This morning, he even said that he was waiting for my reply. "
"… Dragon Knight Archduke Halent is busy with official business, so he said goodbye first. Since I'm here, I'll help him take his leave. "
The one who replied was the little girl Cher. Recently, she had been visiting me more and more often. Thanks to my hard work (and repeated suicidal behavior), our relationship seemed to have improved. At the very least, we didn't have any problems communicating anymore.
Yep, didn't all girls like gifts? That was why I kept giving her all sorts of small gifts. Expensive and large items were given to me in units. The police station was filled with a sea of flowers when I opened the door. Recently, the guards at the police station were all looking at me strangely, and then …
… And then, before Cher could even react, I mysteriously gained several honorary titles of "Demon Father". Even my subordinates were looking at me strangely.
Cough, this had nothing to do with the "daughter" mentioned in Cher's letter. I simply wanted to get to know the local mages better. I also wanted to investigate what exactly happened back in the day and what that Evelyn wanted. That was why I simply sent her flowers every day and picked her up after work. I definitely didn't have any other intentions.
I didn't know if Cher's opinion of me had changed, but at the very least, I was the one who helped her. Not only that, I had been doing my best to prevent the "Garden" from being discovered by the police station (Heloise: Can't you just be old or young?), I had also been going to the police station to pick her up (this was mainly because those bastards had learned how to deal with the security here, making it even more difficult to catch), and I had been helping out with investigations less often. At the very least, she had been treating me more politely.
She looked around as she said this. She seemed hesitant, as if she had something she wanted to say.
"Relax. Nobody can eavesdrop on me here. Everyone here is someone I trust."
"An urgent letter has arrived from the Bardi Empire. The undead have begun attacking the Bardi Empire. Nightrain City is in a state of emergency. Archduke Halent is rushing back to help. "
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