Life was just like a box of chocolates. You would never know what you would get in the next moment.
Rorschach was truly determined to get in touch with the Northlanders. What he received was a huge "surprise".
Was the situation in the Northlands chaotic? Of course not. The current Northlands was far more stable than it had been in the past thousands of years. It had been several centuries since there had been a large-scale war.
Even in the Central Plains, where the Aishi were rich, there would occasionally be some national-level wars and internal conflicts. Large and small countries would disappear and then reappear.
Humans were fickle, especially those with short lifespans who "wanted to live brilliantly" or "wanted to live magnificently". Just a single thought from them could cause the situation to go out of control.
Even the mega empires had their own enemies and conflicts.
The Auland Empire had almost beaten the Sea Tribe back to a primitive society. Although history didn't record this, the number of Sea Tribe Gods and Ocean Gods who died at the hands of mortals in the past few centuries had probably exceeded the number of hands.
Even Bair and the Mage Country, which were separated by an ocean, had never stopped their military competition. Both sides were constantly on guard against each other.
And this was under the premise that the Dimensional War was still ongoing. Every country's energy would be focused on the Dimensional War.
War had existed throughout human history. That was because it was the final solution to every problem.
As long as there was a fight for benefits, a competition for survival space, and a desire to improve, since no one was willing to back down, it was only natural that war would break out in the end.
Compared to the past, there were no direct conflicts between the mega empires or world wars. This wasn't because they were able to restrain themselves.
Instead, it was because they now had the ability to develop the Dimensional War in the outside world. The resources and benefits they could obtain far surpassed the limited benefits they could obtain in the Aishi Plane.
But even in the endless sea of stars, there was still a limit to the amount of resources that could be developed. Some planes were rich, while others were poor. Although some areas were rich in resources, it was difficult to develop them or the cost of transportation exceeded the benefits. Conflicts and conflicts would always exist.
The various mega empires in the Aishi Plane had similar foundations. The number of planes that they could develop was similar as well. Not every species had the ability to explore the Undead Planes like the undead. They would also fight for the most fertile lands and resources. The only difference was that these battles wouldn't take place in the Aishi Plane.
Local wars, mercenary wars, proxy wars, and so on. The only difference was that the bloodshed wouldn't take place in the Aishi Plane. Aishi Aishi Plane was peaceful and friendly..
It was just like the Age of Discovery on Earth. The colonies were all in a mess, but the local nobles were still dancing together, and the royal families were still marrying each other.
Many things had changed since the opening of the Plane Door, but many things had not changed at all.
However, the Mist Alliance in the Northlands had always been in a relatively peaceful environment. There hadn't been any battles in the past 600 years. This was practically a myth.
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. Rather than calling it a mega empire, it would be more accurate to say that it was an amalgamation of countless mega empires. The internal distribution of benefits was far too complex, and there were far too many opinions. Without any motivation, the entire Northern Alliance would be like a pool of stagnant water.
The Northern Alliance would have a gigantic body without any ambition or brains. It would be slow and gigantic. Most of the time, it would be nothing more than sleeping giants.
Was this a good situation? Perhaps it was because there was no definite answer. Everyone had a different perspective, so it was only natural that they would come to different conclusions.
The Underground Beastmen had had enough of war, enslavement, and discrimination from other species. Their cultural foundations were weak, and their magical civilization was far behind. In this generation, it was obvious that they were falling behind on a large scale. They still had to rely on the Mist Alliance's other countries for agriculture (food) and daily necessities. Of course they would want the Mist Alliance to remain as it was.
The barbarians were in a similar situation as the Underground Beastmen. However, the barbarians were the closest relatives of the Aishi Plane's ruler, humans. Perhaps the barbarians were also one of the crudest and most skilled at fighting. They were also discriminated against in this generation. They were only slightly stronger than the beastmen, but not by much.
Most of the human countries in the Northlands desired independence. They always felt that "if we don't do something soon, we'll all be old." The short-lived species' bloodline was boiling with desire for change. They wanted to join the great era.
The country that had just obtained the position of leader of the Mist Alliance was also a human country in the Northlands. No matter if it was in terms of the citizens' expectations or political considerations, the Mist Alliance leader needed to do something during his term of office to prove that he was stronger than the two Mist Countries.
The situation in the two Mist Countries was even more complicated.
Perhaps most people felt that since the two Mist Countries had lost the position of leader of the Mist Alliance, they were weaker … but actually, the situation was the exact opposite. The core reason why the Mist Alliance had been able to maintain itself for so many years was because these two Mist Countries were ridiculously strong.
These two Mist Countries weren't large. They could only be considered small countries by Eich's standards. However, many people might have forgotten that these two Mist Countries were the origin of the magical technology revolution that changed everything in the modern era.
The great alchemist Olivia, the inventor of Olivia's Magic Box, had lived here and died of old age.
This Mist Country was the most prosperous commercial city in the Northlands, the capital of the Mist Country. It was also the birthplace and holy land of magical technology. Tens of thousands of engineering research labs were located here. Countless gnome and gnome engineers had long since treated this place as their home. Thanks to Rorschach's special magic armor, their technology was still far ahead of the current generation's.
The long period of peace allowed scholars to focus even more on their own research. The accumulated national strength of these two Mist Countries was quite impressive and even excessive. Since these two Mist Countries had too much free time, their regular knight squadrons could even accept interstellar mercenaries and go to other countries' colonies to train and fight.
The barbarians and Northlands beastmen had fallen behind because they were unable to keep up with the magical technology revolution. However, the two Mist Countries were the leaders of the magical technology revolution. The long period of peace had allowed them to accumulate countless research results and resources. However, they hadn't been able to materialize them. Their incredibly powerful and invisible national strength and their abnormally good relationships with other species allowed them to sit on the throne of alliance leader for several hundred years. This also made it so that no matter how crazy the mega empires of Eich were, they wouldn't dare to provoke the Sleeping Dragons of the Northlands.
However, their current problem was that their royal bloodline had been cut off, and their internal political situation was incredibly chaotic.
Originally, these two Mist Countries didn't have many royal descendants, so their royal bloodlines were often cut off … That's right, their royal bloodlines had been cut off long ago. The only way to solve this problem was for blood relatives to "help" each other.
When you lacked people, I would give you an adopted son or daughter. When you died, I would give you an adopted son or daughter.
Both Mist Countries had very close bloodlines. They were connected by marriage and inherited each other's bloodlines. This made it so that the kings of both Mist Countries were often close relatives as well. In fact, the other countries in the Northlands even viewed these two Mist Countries as two separate countries.
However, this time, Sleuweir's bloodline was cut off first. The Duke of the East Mist Communal Country didn't even have the time to give birth to an heir for adoption before he accidentally died. He didn't even leave behind his own heir.
Of course, the nobles of the two Mist Countries wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity. In an instant, countless "illegitimate children" appeared. They claimed that they had the right to inherit the throne.
There were other countries that had lost their royal bloodline as well. It was enough for a branch of the nobles to be promoted to the royal family.
However, there was a unique God Equipment in the Northlands … Un, that's right, it was the Roland Sword.
It was said that only the children of the Ancient Mist Country's bloodline could wield this sword. It was the sword of the East Mist Communal Country's royal authority. During the King Selection Ceremony, dozens of "illegitimate children" wanted to prove themselves, so they took turns to wield this sword … And then, all of them died.
Yes, dozens of nobles who had the potential to fight for the throne all died. They died so tragically that no one dared to tell them what had happened. What happened next was even more terrifying.
Right in front of everyone's eyes, the sacred sword that symbolized the Northlands shone with a blinding light as it rose into the sky. Then, as countless gazes focused on it, it shattered into countless shards that scattered in every direction of the world.
This was another reason why the Mist Alliance was currently on the verge of disbanding. This sword of the royal authority was far too important to the People of the Mist … no, to the Northlanders and other Northlanders. Its shattering made countless people feel as if the era had changed.
The Aishi Empire could easily find more than a dozen legendary stories about an empire's ruler losing his own royal authority God Equipment, and then the entire country vanishing in the flames of war. Not to mention, the empire didn't even have a ruler right now.
Of course, such stories wouldn't be spread far and wide. Those who had nothing to do with the Northlands wouldn't be interested in learning about them. However, the Northlands countries couldn't help but feel anxious.
Now that things had reached this point, the barbarian prince's intentions were quite clear.
"As long as you're willing to take that sword back to the Northlands when necessary and say that the Mist Alliance will never disband, we'll support you in everything! We'll support you at all costs! "
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