While I was "on vacation" in the Elemental Battlefield, the entire world didn't stop either.
The battle in the center of the continent had fallen into an abnormal state of confusion. Although the Undead Calamity hadn't stopped, the speed at which they were advancing had greatly decreased. In fact, there was even news that the undead army had split up.
Meanwhile, the revived Great Demon Empire remained abnormally silent even after destroying the Holy Church's defensive line. They didn't invade human territory as expected, which was rather puzzling.
At this moment, the battle in the continent reached a temporary equilibrium. The Gods were paying attention, and the mortals were waiting to see which species would be the first to break the equilibrium and invade human territory.
The first to attack didn't necessarily mean that they would benefit the most. It was possible that the first to attack would be beaten to a pulp. Even though the battle in the continent was now rather balanced, everyone knew that such days wouldn't last for long … It was destined that only one species would become the ruler of this continent.
Meanwhile, in the remote Northlands, the overall situation was difficult to see. The news of Roland and the Elven Empress' assassination continued to spread. The furious Mist Kingdom and Elven Empire allied armies attacked. Under absolute military pressure, the Moon Kingdom of the Elves fell into chaos. They pushed the blame onto each other and spent the last of their time looking for the "culprit."
When the Elven Empire's army entered the city, the Mist Alliance didn't show any mercy like before. It was the opposite. Every day, several hundred moon elf nobles would be hung on the city walls. At first, there would be signs with crimes such as "rebellion" or "betrayal" on the walls. But after that, there would be no more such crimes. Every day, there would be more hanging on the city walls.
All government officials, organizations, and organizations that were loyal to the former Moon Kingdom of the Elves were directly uprooted. The old nobles were completely wiped out. In the future Elven Empire, there would be no need for such special elves to exist.
Meanwhile, in the south, the Divine Alliance's battle lines were becoming fiercer and fiercer.
"… They're still thinking about internal strife at such a time. That's the tragedy of humanity. The little fellows from the Holy Church are too powerful …"
"Same here. Aren't you still trying to scam the Holy Church?"
I could only helplessly shake my head. If I had a choice, I would be more than willing to let go of my prejudices and work together with the Holy Church to overcome this difficult time. After all, life would only become more and more difficult in the future. But even if I told the truth, it was likely that nobody would believe me.
"Joining the Mist Alliance during the trial period? Only you could think of such a thing. The Holy Church's churches will definitely be furious. They spent so much effort to surround the Mist Alliance, yet they still managed to leave an opening …"
"Black and white political thinking is already outdated. At this time, a fence-sitter is more useful than a firm ally."
The Soen Dukedom and Feldis Kingdom had even volunteered to join the Mist Alliance so that they wouldn't become cannon fodder for the Holy Church.
If they had joined the Mist Alliance at that time, that would have been the equivalent of making the Holy Church and the Mist Alliance's enmity with each other obvious. Not only would the Mist Alliance's defense plans have to be completely revised, but they would also have to shoulder a heavy burden. Once the Mist Alliance's southern expansion connected with the countries of the "Holy Northern Alliance", it was likely that there would be many more kings who wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
This was like a tiger sleeping at your bedside. Who would dare to believe it if it said it didn't eat meat? At that time, the Holy Church would just need to make some connections, and the Anti-Mist Alliance Alliance would truly be established.
This would obviously be foolish. Not only would there be a long food supply line, it would be far too risky to turn future allies who shared the same roots and had no conflicts with each other into enemies.
This was also the Holy Church's goal. They didn't need to do anything to the Mist Alliance. All they needed to do was incite internal conflict between the other countries and the Mist Alliance so that they wouldn't be able to peacefully develop.
My method of dealing with this was to give the Soen Dukedom and Feldis Kingdom the status of a secondary (reserve) member. They wouldn't need to take on the Mist Alliance's responsibilities, but they would be able to receive the Mist Alliance's assistance when necessary. However, the Mist Alliance wouldn't necessarily need to provide them with military assistance.
This was obviously an unreliable agreement, but it was a happy ending for both parties. The Soen Dukedom and the Feldis Kingdom would still be able to maintain their independence, and if the Holy Church pushed them too far, they could directly call for help from their big brother in the north.
The Soen Dukedom and Feldis Kingdom could even join the "Northern Divine Alliance." Of course, as long as there weren't any other restrictions, both agreements would be effective at the same time. At that time, even if the blockade line was formed, there would still be the Mist Alliance's entrance and exit, so the blockade would be meaningless.
And if the Northern Divine Alliance forced the Soen Dukedom and Feldis Kingdom to join, the Mist Alliance would definitely send troops. At that time, it would be obvious who was right and who wasn't.
Was this alliance agreement between reserve countries reliable? It wasn't reliable at all. However, mutual benefits made this alliance incredibly effective. Perhaps this was only a political word game, but it was far more effective than being direct. This was an actual mutual benefit between the two countries — the Soen Dukedom and Feldis Kingdom needed a backer to support their independence, while the Mist Alliance needed a southern supply line.
The politics of alliances in this world were still in the Middle Ages. It was rather straightforward. Either you agreed to it or you didn't. It didn't matter if you agreed to it or you didn't. However, the strange alliance that was abnormally strong due to the mutual benefits was an idea that I had come up with from a certain case in another world.
Of course, while the idea was good, there were always unexpected things in reality.
The Feldis Kingdom's political situation had recently become unstable. The loyal believers of the Holy Light Church had begun gathering without permission, and the domain lords who were close to the Holy Light Church had begun criticizing the royal family for not being in power …
"I can guess what will happen next. The royal family will definitely meet with an unexpected incident and die out. The domain lords who are close to the Holy Light Church will be encouraged by the public to confer the title of king, and the entire country will begin to tilt towards the south. The Holy Church is far too familiar with this."
"… Do you intend to just watch all of this happen?"
"Of course not. Although the benefits are outside of the country, we still have to fight for what we should. We've long since sent out our scouts and spies. The Mist Alliance sent out a thousand-man elite squadron at once. Right now, the Holy Church and our spies are probably fighting to the death in another country's capital. Right, there's also an elite squadron from the Church of Law. We can't fall behind in spreading our teachings. "
The spies from both sides were fighting to the death in a third country's territory for the sake of their own organization's benefits. They wouldn't reveal their identities even if they were about to die. This scene was becoming more and more like a spy movie.
However, my revenge had only just begun.
"Actually, I've always wanted to ask, what have you been writing recently? 'Estrada's Sayings'? What kind of nonsense is that? "
"… For a church, there's nothing more dangerous than internal conflict caused by differences in teachings. Actually, in my opinion, Estrada is definitely more worthy of being called the God of Holy Light than Roland. "
"… An evil cult that's trying to divide the believers?"
"Yep, an evil cult that has a True God. Don't you find that interesting?"
"I think that Estrada won't agree …"
"He's already a God in the sky. So what if he doesn't agree? Come down and bite me?"
Actually, I had always treated the Gods in the same way. You're already a totem in the sky, so what's the point of interfering with the mortal world?
I did my best to recall Estrada's words and actions, and then recalled the heartless reality that I was always slacking off when he was teaching me. Feeling helpless, I began to make up random stories.
"Tsk, everyone else makes up random stories like this when they write their seniors' sayings. It doesn't matter if I'm one more. Yep, yep, Estrada said, 'The God of Holy Light is an idiot. Come down and bite me if you dare.' "
"… Estrada really will come down and bite you."
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