Even though most countries in the world were embroiled in war, the news of the Undead Calamity's defeat, or more accurately, the Undead Emperor's descent and defeat, still shocked the entire world … Fine, not that much, as this was only a small country's matter. Still, the Sala Dukedom and its neighboring countries were quite shocked.
When most people heard that an Undead Emperor had descended and been defeated, their first reaction definitely wouldn't be "Good job" or "Who did it?" Instead, it would be "What a joke, someone lied about military intelligence and his achievements." or "A small group of undead falsely claimed to be an Undead Calamity and an Undead Emperor? That's not the way to make heroes and grind for Glory. "
Undead Emperors were incredibly troublesome. They were so troublesome that every time they appeared, they would be recorded in the history books. Not a single country or True God would have the confidence to face an Undead Emperor by themselves. For a small country, a Dukedom whose name was so difficult to find on a map, to be able to defeat an Undead Emperor by itself was something that most people found ridiculous.
Before their spies could collect all the information, the fairies had already published a detailed report of this small-scale yet extremely intense battle. The things mentioned in the report made all the countries and churches wary.
"The wood spirits have moved out. That Empress Harloys has personally led the royal fleet into battle."
"It really is an Undead Emperor. Forbidden spells have destroyed an entire mountain range! The mage towers have detected at least two energy explosions at the level of a super forbidden spell! "
"Legends say that there are ruins from the Haletdam generation here, but they seem to be under the wood spirits' control. The surrounding airspace is now under the control of the wood spirits' royal fleet. Nobody can sneak in. "
"God's Descent? Is that person still capable of using God's Descent? Didn't those theologians say that it's impossible for him to do so? Oh! So it's the God of Justice and Discipline. It would seem that his reputation will greatly increase if he performs a divine miracle and saves the people. "
"Link is dead. It's the work of one of his Knight Lords … Who is that? Oh, the Prince of the Sala Dukedom? Who sent me such trash information? What does his death have to do with my country? "
Among the many pieces of information, there were naturally those that caught people's attention and those that were not. The prince's assassination that had caused a huge uproar in the Sala Duchy was treated as trash information. Among the many trivial pieces of information, the one that caught people's attention the most was still a few simple words.
"Roland has returned. He defeated Undead Emperor Conservation."
It was just a name that suddenly appeared for less than two years, but suddenly disappeared from the eyes of the world for as long as seven years. This name caused a great uproar.
"Undying", "Unpredictable", and "The Second Greatest Trouble from the Northlands". This was a name that no one would trust or be with him. Yet, everyone would take him seriously.
There were no secrets in this world that would last forever. Top secrets of the past would only become topics of conversation among ordinary people ten or even a hundred years later. My past identity meant that I would never be able to obtain the trust and friendliness of strangers, but I would be able to obtain everyone's attention.
This time, he had suddenly appeared, and even used his victory over an Undead Emperor and her army to express his stance. Not only did he make his stance clear, which made everyone heave a sigh of relief, but he also proved that he was still as powerful as ever. Even those existences who "had other thoughts" would have to reevaluate their own strength.
Right now, the person who caused such a huge commotion was still leisurely waiting in Starwood City.
"Orange alert. A certain existence whose name cannot be spoken has given birth to the Great Stone Sculptor's second child. Considering how the first child, a giant stone monkey, caused so much trouble not long after it was born, and when it was discovered that the giant stone egg is also that existence's descendant, all the residents of the Reinsa Mountains have fallen into a state of panic. There's already a wave of refugees … What the hell is this!?"
I helplessly put down the Fairies Monthly Magazine in my hand. What was all this nonsense? I didn't understand anything at all. Was I already behind the times?
"Stop pretending. Your former subordinate is currently the greatest trouble from the Northlands. Do you really think that others won't know about your relationship with him just because you pretend you don't understand? Did you teach him? "
I was rendered speechless. When I had just returned, my intelligence organization had sent me the latest reports on the situation in Eich as well as the most important individuals. Yet, they had given me an entire room full of cases and wanted posters. This was already unprecedented in history.
"Cough, he actually ended up together with Ainslo and even had two children. Should I make up for it by giving him a wedding gift and a child's birth?"
I did my best to change the topic, but Amelia suddenly chuckled coldly.
"Ha, this is the Stone Mother Ainslo's second child, but I wonder how many hundreds of children Beifeng has. Even a stone can't stop him. The 'Monster Creator' and 'Mother of All Beasts' definitely has a chance of reaching the top five of the Calamity Rankings. I should probably castrate such a disgusting creature the next time I meet him. "
"It's useless. I heard that Beifeng's Concept is' reproduction. 'His strengthened Myth-ranked weapon is his third leg. He's the greatest shame of all powerful individuals … He can probably grow another leg even if he's castrated. Let's find another dimension and seal him away."
It seemed that Harloys and Amelia were quite dissatisfied with Beifeng's playboy style. They were actually seriously discussing how to get rid of a scourge for the people. As they discussed, they would occasionally glance at me from the corner of their eyes. Hearing the keywords "playboy", "castration", and so on, I felt a strange chill run down my spine.
"Cough, let's talk about proper business. About the 'Revivors' …"
"Let's not waste time on such a boring thing. Right, Teacher Harloys, I have the newest plant-based skincare product here. It's the new Enchanted Rose Fragrance. Would you like to try it? "
"Do you have one specifically for Slimes? I like the ones that are especially oily! "
"… At least it's quite comfortable. Why don't you try it?"
I intended to change the topic of conversation that had long since gone off topic. However, my two female brethren turned around and expressed that they weren't interested at all.
Theoretically speaking, Amelia should be the one with the most power here. But, seeing how she was so excited about chatting with Harloys and recommending skincare products to cats … Although I felt that recommending a cat deodorant or flea killer would be more practical, I felt that I shouldn't say such things out loud and ruin their fun.
"I'm not interested. You can do whatever you want."
This silence was also a form of attitude … Fine then, I admit that I was intentionally being optimistic. It was truly incomprehensible. From that day onwards, Harloys and Amelia's relationship suddenly improved greatly. Originally, they were just master and disciple who were using each other. Now, they seemed more like good sisters. But, they always had fake smiles on their faces, and they always spoke in a friendly manner. Why did I feel a chill down my spine even though I was trying so hard to disguise myself as a background?
"Reviver …"
I should focus my attention on a new race, the Revivors, a brand new race and term.
At that time, Catalina encountered the mechanical souls that rebelled against the Founder's rule. They actually existed, but as heretics, they were imprisoned in prison. When Catalina ascended the throne, they were all released.
Yes, ascending to the throne. Although it was a little exaggerated, the bartender girl from back then was indeed the leader of a clan. Although her clan members were a little fewer, and her territory was a little smaller.
The wood spirits would also toss Starwood City over to them once they matured a bit more. But even then, Starwood City's territory wouldn't even be as large as a Count's territory.
At this point, it was quite clear. The reason why we stayed here and allowed the wood spirits to forcefully invade Eich was precisely because we wanted to allow the new species to rise up.
The new species were even more pitiful. Some of the new souls that rebelled against the Founder were reconstructed by the Founder, while others were tossed into prison to fend for themselves. Less than a hundred of them were still able to move normally. As for the racist mechanical souls left behind by the Founder, they all agreed with the Founder's policy of racial cleansing. Who would dare to keep them around?
If the Revivors wanted to expand their population without sacrificing the souls of the Hibernating Undead, they would have to try to awaken the Hibernating Undead. Timlad was currently helping her with this, and he seemed to have found a way to do so.
What? I forgot that the Founder was the final boss this time … well, there wasn't much to say. He was nothing more than a tragedy.
At this point, we formed a team to fight against the boss. Amelia would lead the team, I would provide cover, Renée would be the vanguard, and Harloys would cheer us on. Even a SemiGod would be instantly defeated, not to mention a Mage Tower Spirit that had been forced into a corner.
The battle could be summarized as follows …
The Founder summoned a demon army. Renée killed off the demon army. The Founder was furious, so he summoned an ultimate technique to summon the incarnation of a Demon Marquis. He then felt that he had a great advantage, so he said something along the lines of "You're all suicidal" … At the same time, the Demon Marquis recognized Renée and me. He began to loudly curse at the "Deceiver the Deceiver" for tricking him, and also began to act as a bystander.
And then, Renée instantly killed off the Demon Marquis' incarnation that had raised its hands in the air. We happily sent him back to the Chaos Abyss, along with our friendly greetings of visiting his home. And then, Renée conveniently killed off the Founder … yep, the boss was conveniently killed off as well. As a pure researcher, he had zero combat strength to speak of.
While this seemed like a happy ending, the trouble had only just begun. We were now faced with a mega mess. And as the person involved and the owner of this base, Catalina, had gotten herself involved in this mess.
The very first words that Catalina said to me indicated that she was a qualified leader.
"We're going to join the Mist Alliance as a new, independent species. We'll have priority in selling our technologies and crafts to the Mist Alliance's members."
Wow, this girl was far smarter than her father. She knew that she was a piece of juicy meat, and without sufficient protection, she would soon be devoured by a pack of wolves. So, she immediately found a shameless and famous person to protect her.
The leader and former leader of the Mist Alliance were both present, so many things could be directly discussed. The Mist Alliance naturally wouldn't refuse such a tempting piece of juicy meat, which was why a new member appeared in the Mist Alliance. Currently, there were only several hundred revivors in the Mist Alliance.
The wood spirits were quite friendly with each other. At the very least, before this new species could stand up, the airship fleet wouldn't retreat. Recently, the number of spies and scouts sent back to the Mist Alliance was in the triple digits.
As for the dimensional door to the lower planes that was no longer under our control, it wasn't entirely a lie. However, we had kept it for other uses. As for the demons that randomly fell out of the dimensional crack, yep, those unlucky demons that fell out of the dimensional crack, if they didn't die on the spot, the wood spirits would be able to exercise a little.
As I waited for the wood spirits, I also practiced my techniques in preparation for the upcoming battle.
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