Chapter 246

Of course, some of them did become pawns of Creed after receiving his help due to their personal difficulties. Many of these people had climbed up from the bottom or were promoted from minor nobles. Creed had secretly recruited too many people during his years of infiltration of the empire.

Even after 'Vainay' came to power and purged some of the old party remnants, a large number of people were still left.

Ryan didn't even dare to imagine how much trouble Creed could cause if he hadn't killed him this time.

As the saying goes, it's not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you, especially a patient thief like this. A core member of the Eye of Dawn is far more threatening than an entire Demon Legion.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, 'Vainay' also brought the Burning Covenant to the forefront. She adopted the same management model as the Janus Church, openly accepting believers while secretly sending Supernatural Being to guard the area and deal with heretics.

Just then, the Burning Covenant's influence was already spread out. It has to be said that Old Joe had really done something. Otherwise, it would have taken several years to get to this point if he had started from scratch.

In addition, 'Vainay' expressed her intention to restrict the Janus Church, which once aroused the vigilance of the forces within the Empire regarding the Gate of Janus. However, it is said that the Saintess specially came to Baron to communicate with Empress 'Vainay' and strive to preserve the greatest rights for the Gate of Janus.

Ryan did not interfere in these matters. After the war, Magana returned to the Western Territory, while he stayed in Baron to study what Creed had left behind, hoping to find the information about the Four Gods in the latter's words, and what 'door' the Temple of War was looking for.

The fact that those guys from the Temple of War are pursuing the Blood God unconditionally suggests that anything everyone is searching for is very likely related to the Blood God.

Blood God is in Hell, wisdom is in books, chaos is in bottles, desire is in rooms... Ryan didn't dare read it aloud, but recalled it in his mind.

"Is this a description of the place where the Four Great Outer Gods reside? So they are searching for a god?"

That doesn't seem quite right, because God is omnipresent, so there's not much point in specifically looking for a place, since even if you find Him, He won't just see you.

However, if you don't meet in person, putting effort into holding a grand ceremony and expressing your longing for the gods will have the same effect.

There's really no need for everyone to go looking for it.

"Perhaps there will be clues in the Temple of War."

"But where did Creed get these clues from?"

Temple of War, Ryan has no immediate intention of confronting these people head-on, and Horton's death seems to have had no impact, at least not within the Empire, where any information about the Temple of War's operations has been gathered.

Ryan searched through Creed's belongings, but unfortunately, the quote about the Four Gods was not recorded.

Then we return to the question we've been pondering: why would the Blood God help an 'outsider' against his own people? And what 'Shally' said about the Power of the Blood God resisting Barton—if it weren't for 'Shally's' involvement, it would be something to be concerned about.

"Phew! There are so many things I don't understand."

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the sacrificial materials in his backpack, and did not rashly seek answers from Janus.

This concerns the secrets of the four Outer Gods. If it really attracts the Chaos Power, even Janus alone can't protect it... Oh no, perhaps he won't protect it at all. Ryan? Who the hell is he? He's only responsible for providing the answers.

Beep beep beep~

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Ina appeared at the door, dressed in a white shirt and blue women's suit, looking every bit the professional office lady, with gold-rimmed glasses adding a touch of intellectual beauty.

"Lord Ryan, the meeting between the Empire and the Northern Federation is about to begin. This meeting will be attended by Saintess Lin Qi, the representative of Janus, members of the Empire's High Lord, and several important vassal states of the Empire, including Wildea. Empress Majesty the Your Majesty has sent me to invite you to attend."

"Is it time yet?"

In the past few days, the army of the Arcadia Empire has been advancing with unstoppable momentum, successively capturing three city-states on the border of the Northern Federation and annihilating one of them, plunging the situation on the Northern Continent into an unprecedented state of tension.

Just yesterday, at the suggestion of his ministers, Federal Head of State 'Motis' took the initiative to contact Empress 'Vainay' to discuss the signing of a cooperation agreement between the two countries to jointly safeguard the interests of the Northern Continent.

Considering the interests of the Augustus Empire, 'Vainay' did not refuse the other party.

Ryan glanced at the clock, then changed into formal attire—a tuxedo, suit trousers, leather shoes, and a single pair of glasses hanging from his chest. "Maybe I should get myself a cane, so I'll look more like a nobleman... Oh well, I won't be formally dressed many times anyway."

Ryan stepped out of the room and walked side by side with 'Ina' toward the conference room.

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The meeting members in Chapter 151 included: Lin Qi, Shally, Vainay, Ina, Motis, Ryan, etc.

Baron, in the mansion at the diplomatic residence.

"Your Majesty, it's time for us to depart."

The elderly Duke Shane coughed, reminding Motis, who was sitting on the sofa, talking to the old man Haklem, who was using relics.

After waiting for so many days, Haklem decided to enter the City of Desire.

As for the key, he had actually obtained it long ago, but he had never dared to go in rashly over the years.

After all, if he dies inside, Black Sword Elke might be buried forever in the dust.

During the time he returned in response to the summons of 'King Motis', he met many fellow Deep Sea Hunter. Although he did not participate in the establishment of the hunter army, he had seen the current state of the Northern Federation.

The Arcadia Empire was coming on strong, and although Motis used the City of Desire on the Kazar Plain to restrain them and caused a lot of trouble for the Arcadia army, he could not solve the problem at its root.

The disparity in strength is too great. Judging from the current situation, the Northern Federation may perish within a year or two.

So how can we compensate for a lack of ability?

Haklem wasn't aware of the national-level matters, but he knew that if Black Sword Elke could be repaired, Motis's strength would increase dramatically!

It's important to know that the King of the Wild Hunt is capable of summoning his own retinue, making it possible for him to single-handedly fight against an entire kingdom.

As long as 'Motis' is powerful enough, the Arcadia Empire will naturally be wary of it. Moreover, considering the restoration of the Deep Sea Hunter, Haklem felt it was necessary to take action.

Time waits for no one.

"I know." Motis glanced at the time, then said to Haklem, "Since you have made your decision, I will not stop you, but you must be careful. After you go in, do not rush to act. Try to contact someone. He should be causing a ruckus in the City of Desire. If you see him, tell him that I have reached an agreement with Ryan to help you get the Broken Sword."

"Ryan?" Haklem frowned, muttered the name a few times, and didn't ask any more questions. "I understand."

"Go, may the will of the Wild Hunt protect you."

After turning off the belongings, 'Motis' got up and walked out of the house.

They came all the way from the Northern Federation to attend this important meeting, which represents almost all the forces in the Northern Continent and is related to the life and death of the Northern Federation.

"Your Majesty, I've heard that the Saintess of Gate of Janus has a good relationship with Emperor of Augustus. Should we go and find her first? I've heard that she should be at the Janus Church, but hasn't set off yet," Shane said in a low voice.

"No need. It's a matter of stance. That Saintess has no reason to stand on our side, even if she has cooperated with us before. But this is a matter for the Gate of Janus," Motis said.

"Then... there is another person who might be able to help us. His name is Ryan. Your Majesty must have heard of him. He played a crucial role in the Augustus Empire's ability to easily deal with Wildea. He even has a political marriage with Queen Elvian ... More importantly, he is not Emperor Vainay's man, so there is a high possibility that he will be willing to help us."

Shane had clearly done his homework.

Motis paused, then smiled faintly, "Ryan, I contacted him long ago."

Shane was taken aback. "Oh? When was Your Majesty...?"

"I have some connection with him. Remember, don't tell anyone else."

Yes, yes.

Shane's expression brightened. "If he's willing to help, it will be a great help to us."

As expected of Her Empress Your Majesty, she had already thought of this. No wonder she didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.

Alas, I am getting old. I hope to see the day when the Northern Federation becomes great.

On the other side.

The Arcadia Empire, within its majestic castles and palaces.

Kachia sat languidly on the throne, listening to the various pieces of good news reported by the ministers below.

Disagree with the stable, the rhombus, the chrysanthemum, the chrysanthemum, the ba.

They claimed to have conquered such and such places, routed the Northern Federation, and killed so many Northern Federation members, and so on.

"Your Empress! At this rate, we can take Rugon this month. Then the Empire can establish a base in Rugon and transport all the supplies there. In that case, we won't have to worry about those lowly rats from the City of Desire always coming to steal things."

"If we use the Kingdom of Rugon as a springboard, we should be able to take over the Northern Federation in less than six months, right?"

"Six months? Three months is enough. Don't forget, the Watcher Legion haven't even made a move yet!"

"Haha~ I bet the emperor of the Northern Federation is scared out of his wits by now!"

The ministers all laughed.

"Oh? Is that so?" Kachia loosely clenched her right hand and rested her chin on it. "But I heard that Emperor Motis has already gone to Baron to discuss cooperation with Augustus? Once Augustus unites with the Northern Federation, what do you think our chances of taking over the Northern Federation are?"

"This..."

"Your Majesty, I have also heard about this matter. However, the Northern Federation is weak, and Augustus may not agree. There should be many obstacles." A minister said.

"Heh~ If he wasn't confident, would Motis have taken the risk of going to Augustus with only such a small group?"

"..."

"Tell me, what should we do if the forces of the Northern Continent unite?" Kachia swept her gaze over the group of silent ministers and said impatiently, "What's the use of you all putting on a show here? I'd be better off raising a bunch of pigs than keeping a bunch of useless trash like you!"

Kachia snorted coldly, and the air in the entire hall seemed to turn several degrees colder, with everyone hanging their heads and not daring to speak.

"Oh dear, oh dear~ Kachia, why are you angry again?"

At this moment, Kachina walked over from one side of the palace, waving with a smile, "You may all leave now."

yi ling yi er er ba san ling jiu ba

"Yes."

The ministers felt as if they had been granted a pardon and left the palace in droves.

"Actually, there's no need to worry. So what if Augustus joins forces with the Northern Federation? Our army's combat strength far surpasses theirs, and..." Kachina chuckled, "Don't we still have that craftsman? He recently obtained some technology from the Roman Empire era, including something called an airship. As long as we can build an airship, we can bypass any terrain to launch attacks. Our combat will be ever-changing, and even if the Holy Blood Army comes, they won't be a match for us."

Kachia shook her head. "Airships are indeed a good thing, but unfortunately the time was too short, and the data was not complete at all. The Roman Empire... is too far away, and the traces of its existence have long been erased by time."

"Well, at least we have some, right? Hehe~ Right now, who on the entire continent has technology as strong as our Arcadia Empire?" Kachina laughed happily. "Once we take over the Northern Continent, I'm going to recruit my destined Prince there."

Kachia shook her head helplessly. "Who would dare to be your Prince? And don't be careless. There are many miracles in the Northern Continent, and there might be technologies that we can't even imagine. As for the Southern Continent and Western Continent, they each have their own strengths."

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Kachina said incredulously, "Which god has more civilizations than the Earth Goddess?"

That being said...

"Alright, alright~ Kachia, you always overthink things. So what if the Northern Continent unites? Look at it this way: we didn't even have to send out the Watcher Legion, and we still forced the Northern Federation to join forces with Augustus~"

Kachina chuckled, "If we can find the dwarves in the Kechir Mountains, then there's hope for building the airship."

"Dwarves?" Kachia shook her head without any expectation. "They disappeared at the beginning of this era. The Kechir Mountains are so vast that even 100,000 people couldn't search for them all in a year. The Empire doesn't have the resources to do such a thing now."

Dwarves are a race that is largely similar to humans but also distinctly different. In ancient times, they were rumored to have appeared alongside elves, dragons, and sirens. Unfortunately, as time changed, these creatures became merely mysterious beings written in fairy tales during the Golden Dawn era.

Kachina blinked, her pink plum blossom eyes beneath her silver bangs smiling, "I heard there's been news about dwarves in City of Sin lately. How about this, I'll go there myself and see what happens."

Kachia said blankly, "You just want to go to the City of Desire to have fun, right?"

"Hmm... no, Kachina is thinking of the Empire wholeheartedly. After all, we are twins of the earth, how could I bear to see Kachia looking so gloomy every day?"

"Alright, let them go if they want. It just so happens that the City of Desire has been getting bolder lately, even daring to intercept the Empire's supplies. If we have the chance, let's wipe out that kind of place."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Kachina chuckled softly, her body gradually fading until she transformed into golden light and vanished from the hall.

Kachia leaned back on the throne, her right hand loosely supporting her chin, lost in thought.

"August... and those people from the Gate of Janus..."

She faces many and powerful enemies, and unlike Kachina, she is not 'optimistic'.

Kachia took out a piece of intelligence from her storage bag. It contained information about the outbreak of the plague in Kazar. According to the investigation, it was indeed the Spirit of Chaos causing the trouble, and the people of Gate of Janus had already intervened, but so far...

"That unlucky guy in red is probably about to die in Kazar now. The Spirit of Chaos is not easy to deal with... Hmm, should we do Gate of Janus a favor while we're at it? If they don't interfere in the affairs of the Northern Continent, things will be much easier."

A smile appeared in Kachia's crystal-clear eyes.

The Cardinal's incident is no joke; the Gate of Janus can't possibly ignore it. They'll use this opportunity to win him over... Oh right, that Saintess is probably in Augustus preparing for the alliance meeting, right? A united Northern Continent would also be a threat to the Gate of Janus.

At most, promising Gate of Janus some benefits might not be enough to win them over. Kachia believed that there were no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. Besides, Arcadia and Gate of Janus were not enemies to begin with.

As she pondered, she gently tapped the void, and an invisible golden quill pen wrote a passage in the air before transforming into a stream of light and shooting out.

A high-level meeting was held in the Northern Continent!

Several days before the meeting began, related news reports had already spread like wildfire.

Led by the Augustus Empire, and with the participation of many powerful nations such as the Northern Federation and Veldria, as well as the Gate of Janus as a 'special guest', a meeting that would determine the fate of the Northern Continent arrived as scheduled, under the watchful eyes of countless forces.

Of course, although it was Augustus who took the lead, everyone could see that this was a 'request letter' initiated by the Northern Federation. The offensive of the Arcadia Empire's army was somewhat unstoppable. Just the musketeers... no, I should say the Rifle Cavalry plus some ordinary imperial troops were enough to leave the Northern Federation with no chance to fight back.