From a certain standpoint, Renée had always been raised as a boy who would inherit the throne. After the late emperor passed away, she basically always wore male or Knight attire in front of others. Even the words she often used were masculine.
Plus, she had the aura of a Knight that had been tempered by her long military life. It could be said that if she covered her face, she would probably be even more manly than a man …
She had an androgynous face to begin with. She acted manly, had the aura of a valiant military Knight, and had great combat achievements that would cause others of her age to fear her. She was viewed as the Princess Charming in the hearts of noble ladies … Prince Charming.
For the two concubines, they went from hating a political marriage, to understanding each other, to loving each other regardless of gender, and finally to being infatuated with each other. This was enough for many novels … I meant dramas and operas.
Actually, considering their statuses, as long as the story was slightly edited — no, no, as long as the original story was spread out, there would definitely be novels, operas, dramas, rumors, and so on.
People would always be interested in the romantic affairs of the emperors. The more interesting and novel the story was, the more popular it would be. Considering how legendary "The Yuri Princess" was, perhaps many celebrities would be able to make a living off of it.
What? I already had a name for this story? Of course, I felt that this story had a lot of potential. I had already decided on the title for my next novel that had a bit of a dirty joke. I would write an adaptation of this true story.
Of course, it was quite difficult to satisfy readers' tastes. That was why I was going to expand my harem by a hundred times and increase the amount of fighting and killing by ten times. I was going to bully the Second Young Master every day, flirt with beautiful women, and add a few famous historical figures to the story. People liked to read about such things, so it would definitely be a hit.
Wait a moment, Renée, why did you draw your sword? Did I accidentally say it out loud again? Tsk, it was all a joke, a joke. No matter what, you were my descendant. Would I casually tarnish the Mist Family's reputation? Did I seem like someone who didn't know what was important?
Really? Stop talking nonsense. Look directly into my pure eyes. How can there be any filth in them … What, everything is filth and evil? Tsk, you must have seen wrongly.
In order to prevent a scene of my obedient granddaughter furiously chasing after a young grandfather, I brought the topic back to the main topic and directly asked Renée about her demon bloodline.
I had previously inspected Renée's physical condition. Although she had obviously come into contact with the power of Chaos and became a Knight job class that could control the power of Chaos, after so many years of blood transfusion, Cavendish's Chaos bloodline should have been replaced by my more neutral bloodline.
It was said that Reyne had even lost a power level due to her bloodline being weakened. That was because if Karwenz had a Main God level bloodline, then according to the rules of the Chaos Abyss bloodline, Reyne would be able to borrow power from the Chaos Abyss itself. Of course, Reyne would also be restricted because of this. However, my bloodline … could only rely on myself.
Moreover, the instability of her bloodline seemed to have caused her to suffer from intermittent migraines, and her temper was much more irritable than before.
In the long run, this was probably a good thing. After all, having something that completely belonged to you was the most practical. The System's improved version of the People of the Mist bloodline would probably be on par with the Chaos Chaos bloodline. At the very least, it would be more suitable for the mortal plane.
As her bloodline was purified, Renée's potential would also increase. However, her power level would definitely decrease for a short period of time. Since she was a Chaos Knight, the demons and Chaos creatures she summoned would definitely not be as obedient as before. That was because she used to have a powerful existence protecting her.
Of course, the arrival of the demon wave meant that the dimensional door to the Chaos Abyss would be opened. Chaos Knight job classes, such as Chaos Knight, Black Knight, Dark Cultists, and Demon Warlocks, would become even more powerful.
However, it was no longer necessary for Renée to rely on her personal power level. What was worth mentioning was that Glina's Chaos bloodline ritual had been completed even earlier. However, just like Renée, Glina didn't need to rely on the blood of the Chaos Abyss as she was both a great engineer and a queen.
I had originally thought that Cavendish would do something before his bloodline was completely changed. But strangely enough, ever since the world of Hades, he hadn't contacted me at all, no matter if it was direct or indirect. He had even gone so far as to throw away a very important chess piece like Renée.
But now, the dimensional door to the Chaos Abyss was about to open, and it was obvious that Cavendish was also involved. What was his goal? Why would he take the risk of being injured and personally injure Anslo in Anslo's Divine Domain?
All for the sake of a single elf? To completely destroy the elves? Was there really such a great grudge between them?
I wasn't afraid of an opponent stronger than me. However, I was indeed rather worried about an opponent who I didn't even know my strategic goals.
"Has Cavendish contacted you recently?"
Since I had my doubts, I directly asked. Renée and Cavendish had once had a soul connection with each other. If Cavendish really did have any plans, it was highly likely that he would know.
Perhaps it was a word, or perhaps it was a thought. Nobody would be able to completely control their own brain. Even a soul connection was possible. This was also why I had completely excluded Renée and Glina from the Hades plan back in the day.
Renée fell into deep thought upon hearing this. After a long while, she seemed to think of something, but then she hesitated.
"Just say whatever you think. Don't be afraid of saying something wrong. I'm just asking."
"My ancestor … my ancestor seems to be looking for a certain place that seems very important to him."
"A certain place?"
I was rather surprised by this answer. He wasn't looking for the Holy War itself? Or was he looking for a certain place? What kind of place would be so important?
I shook my head. I didn't intend to dig any deeper. This information wouldn't be very accurate. It was also possible that Renée was intentionally using it as a smokescreen. It could only be used as a reference. If I paid too much attention to it, I would end up being led around by the nose.
Two other pairs of beautiful eyes filled with hostility and vigilance caused me to give up on chatting with Renée. I directly ignored Renée's imploring gaze and said goodbye to her.
Since I knew that I would be facing a demon wave, no amount of preparations would be excessive. I should hurry up and do some proper business.
"There should be a shipborne archmage here. Let's go talk to him about the mage tower's improvements and preparations. Perhaps he'll be useful …"
The seven floating airships formed a squadron. They didn't choose to fly above the clouds. Instead, they chose to fly over densely populated areas. This wasn't just a military operation. It was also a political operation. The attention they attracted along the way made the eyewitnesses feel the urgency and nervousness of an impending winter.
Meanwhile, the situation in the Moonwheel Capital was becoming ever more tense.
The great majority of the elves had already entered the Moonwheel Capital's territory. However, the sturdy city walls and magic towers didn't give them much of a sense of security. The dark clouds above their heads were becoming thicker and thicker. Gigantic bolts of lightning were constantly flashing, pressing down on them.
As the aura of the Chaos Abyss became thicker and thicker, not only were a few young elves beginning to mutate, even many divine beasts were beginning to feel ill and ill.
Of course, it wasn't all bad news.
The good news was that the Elemental Tide was rapidly increasing at a visible rate. The elven archmages' mage towers and mana pools were mysteriously filled to the brim. Their various defensive magic arrays were also becoming significantly more effective. Not only that, the elves' magic power was actually increasing as well.
Every day, the elves would hear that some mage or magic Knight who had been stuck at a power level for many years would suddenly break through. It was as if the elves' daily progress was equivalent to a year's progress. However, this actually caused the elves' higher-ups to panic even more. That was because the Chaos Abyss creatures, who were accustomed to a high-magic environment, had an even greater advantage.
Another piece of news that brought both joy and worry was that the Elven Gods' divine miracles would occasionally appear. The Elven Gods' priests and priests would be walking around the elves' crowds to comfort them. Reclusive Holy Temple Knight and God's Grace Ranger would be walking out of the forest to join the elves' defense. In fact, even the True Gods' incarnations had been witnessed.
"At the very least, the Elven Gods are on our side …"
The reason why this news was said to be both joy and worry was because some people had already noticed the problem.
The Gods were unknowable. Distance would bring worship, and worship would bring faith. The Gods of Faith would always carefully maintain a certain distance from their believers. Divine miracles couldn't be performed too often. This wasn't because it would consume too much divine power. Instead, it was because divine miracles would decrease the mysteriousness that would bring faith.
The frequent appearance of divine miracles meant that the Elven Gods cared about the moon elves and valued the demon wave. But, it also meant that even the Elven Gods had been forced into a corner.
Actually, it would be easy to understand the Elven Gods' current predicament if one analyzed the situation. They were probably even more anxious than the mortals.
The current Elven Gods were the third generation of Elven Gods. Most of them were Gods of Faith. More than 80% of their believers were elves. Their greatest source of faith was the Moonwheel Capital and the elven species. If the Moonwheel Capital was destroyed in the demon wave, it was likely that a large number of Elven Gods would either lose power levels or fall into eternal hibernation.
Meanwhile, the Northlands Elven Empire had already clearly announced that the Gods of the Hades were supporting them.
The rise of an empire would often be closely related to the rise of a God or a God Faction. It wasn't important whether or not the Hades Gods needed the elves' faith. The important part was that the Elven Gods really needed the elves' faith.
The Elven Gods didn't have faith or believers. They didn't even have a Main God level God who could support their God Faction. As long as the new Elven Empire was destroyed, the Elven Gods would truly be finished.
Not only that, these things couldn't be told to mortal believers …
"The Gods' frequent interference can only mean that they don't have any confidence in the upcoming demon wave at all …"
It was likely that the Gods would definitely interfere with the demon wave this time. And as the Holy War officially began, the Elemental Tide would increase exponentially, and the Chaos Abyss would be directly connected. The Gods wouldn't only send their incarnations.
Gods would meet each other bare-chested? This was rather comical and pitiful. Since when had the Elven Gods, who once ruled over the entire world, fallen to the point where they had to personally participate in the first demon wave? Not only that, it was highly likely that they would lose.
Misfortune would always come in pairs. What one feared would happen. When the final dimensional crack was destroyed, the demon army would arrive.
Perhaps the Elven God Faction's Twilight of the Gods would soon arrive …
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