The skies above Starwood City were still filled with countless aerial armies. Ten minutes ago, the undead's aerial armies had been completely wiped out.
Even though Conservation had been trapped in another world, the battle still hadn't ended. The undead army that had been trapped in that world one second before the nuclear bombs exploded was limited. The large number of undead left in the mortal plane still instinctively attacked the cities of the living even though they had lost their master's control.
However, Starwood City's Ice Crystal Castle had excellent defensive capabilities. Plus, with the wood spirits' reinforcements, the leaderless undead army was cut off from any reinforcements. It would only be a matter of time before they were defeated.
The wood spirits' aerial armies still had an absolute advantage in the sky. Starwood City's Ice Crystal Castle was like a nail that blocked off all strategic locations. Most of the undead's advance was blocked, and even if they could win by force, they would suffer tremendous losses. The disappearance of Conservation's leader gave many Undead Lords and mid-level commanders freedom, which gave them new ideas.
Undead Lords who were unable to sense the existence of their own superiors were far more practical than humans. The sudden explosion and the disappearance of an Undead Emperor proved that the Undead Lords were no pushovers. And, the fact that Conservation was still alive without Yongye was the best evidence of the result of this battle between the Undead Lords. Some "smarter" Undead Lords were already beginning to retreat.
Meanwhile, Conservation was still immersed in the endless "delicious" power of death in that ethereal, nameless dimension. She could faintly sense that she was about to level up again. As long as she could consume all the negative energy in this dimension, she would become even stronger.
However, I wasn't worrying about this right now.
"The Dawn Plan? What's that? "
"That's why I said that I really left for proper business, not to flirt with girls and act cool."
I tried my best to explain my plan and goal, but all I received were looks of suspicion, as if I was using the excuse that I was working overtime.
"The Dawn Plan is a pan-continent-wide treaty plan. The core of the plan is to establish a military alliance between all the countries and species. Then, with this alliance as the foundation, we can mobilize all the countries' forces to establish a coordinated organization and direct military force to coordinate and support all the countries' military operations."
This sounded quite familiar. Did it sound like the United Nations Security Council and United Nations Peacekeeping Forces? If you ask me, it's actually closer to the World War II Axis Powers and the Allied Powers. This isn't because I'm bored or because I suddenly have the ambition to create a big piece of news. It's just to make up for what I'm lacking.
In the game's "history," when the Holy War broke out, the human countries were actually under the overall command … fine, it was the Holy Church that was becoming more and more inconspicuous.
Although in the early stages, it made all the mistakes that a useless teammate could make, such as selling out its teammates, sending a bishop out of nowhere to command an expert, blindly commanding from half a continent away, using the opportunity of war to attack other churches, and so on, when the cruel war used flesh and blood and sacrifices to teach them that the only way to survive, it was already more than twenty years later. At that time, heroes rose to power, those who were capable rose to power, and those who were useless but occupied high positions were either dead or demoted. The reformed United Command System still played a significant role.
In this world, the Holy Church's reputation had been repeatedly damaged and was far from what it had been in the past. After the major incident of the Holy Church's belief system splitting, it was already difficult for the Holy Church to even maintain its traditional parishes, so how could it possibly unite the various countries?
I would never say something along the lines of "Even the worst commander is better than not fighting". That was because I had seen many idiotic commanders lose battles that should have been won for sure. If the commander was too stupid, it would be better to just directly attack.
However, if there was a command system that adjusted the deployment of troops and organized some elite troops to provide support for key battles in certain countries, it was possible that these forces would snowball and eventually affect the entire war situation.
For example, if Country A needed reinforcements, but the price of receiving reinforcements would be to send reinforcements to its neighboring Country B after victory. Even if Country A and Country B had grudges against each other, Country A would still need to make a promise in order to receive reinforcements first. And one time of reinforcements would be the same as two, three, or even more than ten times over. This was the so-called international military alliance.
Of course, I had my own selfish motives as well. Nobody here was an idiot. As the war progressed, the United Command System would be established sooner or later. This would soon become a common practice in world wars.
Without the Holy Church's interference, the mega empires would actually have less to worry about. Perhaps the United Command System would be established even faster than in the game's history. In that case, the Holy Church would seize the initiative and raise the flag of the United Command System in advance. This would mean that the Holy Church was righteous and had endless benefits.
As for what the benefits would be … I could refer to a certain United Command System under the control of a certain mega empire. Whoever he said was evil would be evil, and whoever he wanted to be cannon fodder would be cannon fodder. During wartime, the Holy Church would print more paper currency and military currency so that the entire world would pay for it. In the end, the Holy Church would become poorer and poorer the more they fought, while the Holy Church would become wealthier and wealthier. Cough, cough, of course I wouldn't go as overboard as the Holy Church, but at least I could prevent others from going so overboard.
In order to achieve this, I would need to fulfill at least three conditions. The first condition was that I had a good relationship with all the mega empires. An United Command System without the mega empires' recognition would be nothing more than a piece of useless paper. The second condition was that I had sufficient strength. Without sufficient military strength, no matter how nice the United Command System sounded, it would be nothing more than empty promises. The third condition was that I had a sufficiently loud voice in the international community. Otherwise, all my efforts would be wasted or taken over by others. That would truly be a joke.
My personal relationship with the Bardi Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Mage Country, the Mist Alliance, and the Xiluo Empire was quite special. With the support of these five major empires, my starting point would be far higher than anyone else's. As for the neutral forces I had on hand, I had long since thought about it. I could use the Gentlemen Alliance as well. Mercenaries would be able to reduce the Gentlemen Alliance's resistance to interfering with the Holy Church's internal affairs, which would be a tremendous advantage at a time like this.
It seemed that the Silver Dawn Mercenary Alliance (great mistake) was about to become a reality. Now, it was time to search for an outstanding battlefield commander … Fine then, I admit that I intended to leave all the work to others, as I still had many other things I wanted to do.
But before I let go, I would need to find a suitable person to take on this responsibility. Being too close to any country's commander would easily attract criticism, which would also indirectly cause the Silver Dawn Mercenary Alliance's troops to change. From a certain standpoint, Barton, who was also an outstanding mercenary, was the perfect choice. All that was left was to test his abilities and determination. Choosing him to lead the Silver Dawn Mercenary Alliance was actually a test of his luck and strength. It was basically a graduation exam.
I had already fulfilled two of the three conditions I needed. As for the last condition, the fairies, who controlled many news outlets, and the Southern Sect, who controlled a small portion of the Holy Light's worshippers, had both promised me in private that they would give me appropriate support.
"All that's left is probably a glorious victory as a starting point. That's why, if we're able to win in the end, public opinion will focus on Barton, who led the Silver Dawn Mercenary Alliance to ambush the enemy camp. He'll obtain a series of honors and fame, and he'll become known as a battlefield hero and wise commander. He'll use this opportunity to appear in the eyes of all the countries' royalty."
When I finished explaining my plan, I didn't receive looks of admiration from everyone. Instead, Amelia looked at me with a pained expression, as if I had been wronged.
"A sudden battle ended up being taken advantage of by you. Saying that you've worked so hard all by yourself for so long doesn't even begin to describe how hard you've worked. Aren't you tired?"
Originally, I had only mentioned such a heavy topic in order to avoid being questioned. I paused in surprise for a moment when she asked me such a caring question, and then felt rather embarrassed. Although I hadn't lied about many things, I was still far from telling the truth.
"I'm not tired. I just recently came up with this plan, and then I discovered that Barton's talent was quite good, so I made it. I've been slacking off all this time, so how could I be tired?"
Upon hearing this, Amelia, who had been full of sympathy just a second ago, suddenly smiled. Her smile was incredibly cheerful, as bright and beautiful as a blooming sunflower.
"Ha. Just half an hour ago, you said that you escaped for the sake of proper business, but now you've immediately changed your mind. What you're saying doesn't make sense. It seems that your dementia is getting worse and worse, and you need me to help treat it for you? "
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