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Lain Plateau, Red Emperor Royal City.
In the splendid conference hall, representatives from various countries have gathered.
They are not diplomatic ambassadors, nor are they some special envoys who come with credentials.
They are the kings themselves.
Stellan Lothern, Tolliffin Chapman, Darius Croan... all Romania's powerful people are sitting in this spacious hall at this moment.
These monarchs who usually fought for life and death in their own kingdoms all restrained their majesty as kings at this moment.
Here, they know who they are.
All eyes are focused in one direction at the same time.
On the steps at the end.
Red Emperor is perched on a huge high platform.
He did not release Dragon Might or make any intimidating gesture. He just looked down like that, with his thick and long tail wrapped around his side, his claws folded in front of him, his chin resting lightly on the back of his claws, and his pair of dragon eyes slowly scanning every face.
It's like a king reviewing his ministers.
The silence lasted for a moment.
"It's great to see you guys here in person."
Red Emperor spoke slowly, "This is the right choice."
Not long after the words fell, Thorifan was the first to speak up.
Theo King's posture is very low.
He leaned slightly from his seat and looked at the high platform sincerely.
"Dear Your Majesty Ignas, good day."
He paused, as if he was sorting out his words, but there was no trace of deliberateness in his tone, instead it seemed quite natural.
"When Holden's Floating City fell, the Theo palace felt the shock. My ministers were panicked. My generals asked for orders to strengthen the border defense. The whole royal capital was brightly lit and everyone was talking about this matter, but I told them that there was no need for it."
He raised his head slightly.
"We have Aura and the great Red Emperor."
This sentence was said calmly, with a natural certainty. The kings sitting opposite him had different expressions. Some nodded slightly, some looked calm, but no one showed disapproval.
"The countries of Romania have been able to develop peacefully in the past forty years, avoiding being involved in continuous wars, and avoiding being reduced to scorched earth in Dragon War like Orotara's Elf or Western Coastal States." There is only one reason."
"Your Majesty, you have chosen to maintain the stability of this area."
"This is a fact, and every one of us here knows it."
"But now, times have changed."
Torifon's tone turned solemn.
"Holden withdraws from the earth, Middle-earth opens the door, Abyssal Rift is spitting out Demon. In such a wave, ordinary kingdoms are not qualified to sail alone. A behemoth like Holden may capsize, let alone us?"
"Theo doesn't think there's anything special about himself that allows him to survive this wave."
He looked at Red Iron Dragon on the high platform with awe in his eyes.
"Only a kingdom like Aura and an emperor like you can lead us and lead the direction of Romania."
"Theo understands this."
"Theo will take the lead in supporting all your decisions."
In these words, he first praised Red Emperor, expressed his judgment on the current situation, and then expressed his firm position.
Theo King has an almost flattering attitude.
This king, who was once personally captured by Red Emperor from the royal capital, has long since become his loyal supporter. This is something everyone present knows.
However, no one despised him for this.
The reason is simple.
Over the years, Theo has developed better and better.
As a vassal of Aura, it paid a price and needed to worship Aura Kingdom, but Aura Kingdom did not restrict its development, and even canceled some of its previous defeat treaties, and gave Theo substantial encouragement and support in terms of trade channels and mineral development.
Theo Kingdom is recovering.
This can be felt by all people living in Theo.
Moreover, with the passage of time and the continuous influence of the Aura Kingdom, Theo people have basically forgotten the hatred between their country and their family.
The younger generation is full of yearning for the Aura Kingdom, admires the power of the dragon, and is even proud to be a vassal of Aura.
Their biggest dream is to take a further step and become a nobler Aura person.
The other kings did not take Theo's gesture lightly.
They know in their hearts that if they were in Theo's position, they might not be able to do better.
They didn't wait too long and started to chime in.
"Lothern will obey the will of Aura."
"Ribos follows His Majesty's wings unconditionally."
"..."
Several other kings also spoke in turn to express their respective attitudes.
No one raised any objections, and no one hesitated to wait and see.
Being able to come to Red Emperor Royal City in person and sit in this hall, they have already made up their minds.
After expressing their stance, the kings stepped forward one after another without delay and signed Romanian Wartime Unification Treaty.
From this moment on.
Romanian States officially formed a wartime alliance with the Aura Kingdom as its leader.
"Galkro."
Red Iron Dragon opened his mouth and called his eldest son.
Hearing this, Emperor's Children, who was standing quietly on the side of the hall, took a step forward.
"Father."
He leaned down before the high platform, his wings converged and his head lowered.
"Tell me about the scene you saw."
Red Iron Dragon nodded slightly and said.
After hearing Father Long's words, Galkro raised his head.
He turned around and faced the other kings. His posture changed accordingly, with his head held high, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Everyone."
His voice rang in the hall.
"In compliance with father's wishes, we went to the Central Continent to investigate and arrived at the crash point of Floating City."
The kings' eyes narrowed slightly.
Acting so fast?
Legendary Realm's powerful people can easily attract attention, and Satellite's detection method cannot detect Central Continent. Therefore, after receiving Holden's notice, they also sent some elite scouts to explore the general situation.
But until now, their scouts have not sent back any news.
Aura has even made a round trip here.
The kings stared at Galkro and glanced at the other dragons standing quietly in the hall with the corner of their eyes.
These Emperor's Children are all extraordinary.
No matter what the color of their scales is or what special body structure they have, without exception, they all remain calm at this time.
There was no dragon making a noise, no dragon roaring impatiently, it was completely unlike the giant dragon that the world knew.
And these dragons are the future pillars of the Aura Kingdom.
When the first batch of Emperor's Children becomes Legendary Realm, the comprehensive strength of the Aura Kingdom will increase dramatically, and as long as this kingdom can survive, it will become more powerful as time goes by.
The life of a dragon is too long. They will grow as long as they live and there is no need to worry about the future.
"Abyssal Rift does exist."
Galkro continued.
"It was a large crack, located below the point where Floating City fell. It might have been suppressed by some means of Holden. Now that Floating City crashed and the suppression disappeared, the crack was revealed. According to our observations, its scale can allow Crown Rank Demon passed directly and is still expanding slowly. If it goes further, it will be enough to accommodate Destiny Rank Legendary, or even..."
He paused.
"...Immortal Realm."
"The most important thing is that Demon is not disordered diffusion."
Galkro's tone became more solemn.
"We observed outside the rift and found that Demons were clearing the area, carrying the remains of Floating City, using them to mix some materials brought from Abyss, building fortifications, and constructing fortresses and fortresses. They have a clear division of labor and cooperate with each other, so the efficiency is not low."
He looked at the kings without changing his gaze.
"This is not in line with our understanding of Demon. Demon's nature is evil and chaotic. There are only two possibilities for making them obedient like this: either there is already Crown Rank Demon came to Material Plane and established a command system outside the rift; or behind the rift, there are existences above Crown Rank waiting for the opportunity."
There was a brief silence in the hall.
The expressions of the kings each changed, and their gazes became more solemn.
Bernardo Planet has always had Abyssal Rift.
Countries do not know anything about Demon and Abyss.
Because of this, they know exactly what Galkro means.
Demon has a chaotic nature and is extremely difficult to integrate.
For them to form such an orderly collaboration, there must be a strong will behind it.
That means a more formidable enemy.
On the high platform, Red Iron Dragon slowly raised his head.
His movements were gentle, and each vertebrae and each group of muscles in the 48-meter-long dragon's body showed dormant strength in the stretch. The giant claws changed from the overlapping posture of the claws to supporting the front body, and the dragon's neck was raised, causing his gaze to change from looking down to looking straight towards the hall door.
In other words, penetrate the wall, penetrate the mountains.
It seemed as if it fell on the crack that was burning, spreading, and expanding on the Middle-earth ground.
Red Emperor stood up.
When his body was fully unfolded, the light in the entire meeting hall seemed to dim for a moment, and the huge figure covered the skylight above the high platform. But the next moment, he lowered his head slightly and his eyes fell back on the people in the hall.
"Everyone, it's not our Northern Frontier style to sit back and wait for death."
"I, Garos·Ignas, King of Aura, Lord of the Northern Frontier, unite Romanian States in my name, convene and form Northern Frontier Legion--"
When he said this, his voice paused slightly.
Red Emperor The dragon claw was raised slightly, pointing to the land thousands of miles away.
"--Command your troops south and point your sword at Middle-earth."
His voice rolled like muffled thunder, echoing in the hall, making an unquestionable declaration.
The kings raised no objection.
That crack, those Demon.
This is a disaster, but it is also a once-in-a-millennium opportunity, an opportunity to redraw the territory.
And in Romania, the only person who can seize this opportunity is standing in front of them at this moment.
Besides, Abyssal Rift is next to the Central Continent, and Holden has made it clear that it will not manage it.
So, if other kingdoms ignore this mess and wait for Abyssal Rift to expand, the countries will be the first to suffer. Once Middle-earth is completely defeated, who will be Demon's next target?
There is no doubt that it will be the surrounding area.
To deal with Demon in Material Plane, you must take the initiative and not wait for the cracks to spread.
This is the conclusion drawn from countless historical lessons.
Outside the window, the sky at Red Emperor Royal City is clear and the sun is in the sky.
Soon after, Red Emperor closed his eyes slightly and lay prone on the high platform again, as if taking a rest. The specific affairs and details of the coalition were being directly negotiated by Iron Prince with the kings.
At this moment, the announcement came from the direction of the hall door.
"Your Majesty, a Eastern Land envoy has arrived at Red Emperor Royal City and is waiting outside, requesting an audience."
The conversation in the hall stopped, and everyone turned their heads to look in the direction of the hall door.
"The person coming is Legendary Realm Monk."
The attendant who informed was Dragonkin, and his voice was clear.
"He said that he represents Eastern Lands Alliance."
Red Iron Dragon's eyes opened slightly, revealing a look of contemplation.
Eastern Lands Alliance, referred to as Eastern Alliance.
This is an alliance consisting of several kingdoms, some principalities and city-states entrenched on the east side of the continent.
In the past, due to the long distance and the vast territory of Holden in between, Eastern Alliance rarely interacted with Northern Frontier. The trade caravans from both sides rarely had direct contact, and there were almost no official-level exchanges.
"Coming alone?"
Iron Prince asked.
"Yes." The attendant replied, "One person arrived at the north gate of the royal city on foot, declared his identity, was unarmed, and had no followers. After inspection by the north gate guard, he reported urgently according to the procedures. He is currently waiting in the outer city. In accordance with your instructions, Legendary Realm was given basic courtesy."
Then, low voices of conversation sounded in the hall.
Northern Frontier The kings exchanged glances, some showed interest, others were thoughtful.
The form of the Eastern Lands Alliance is similar to the former Lothern Alliance, an alliance composed of multiple political entities, with a certain kingdom as the leader.
The center of the Eastern Alliance is named Farrell Kingdom.
The difference from Lothern is that Farrell Kingdom emerged three hundred years ago, and Destiny Rank did not exist.
Its strongest person is a powerful Crown Rank that is close to the Destiny Rank Realm. About a hundred years ago, it is said that it tried to break through Destiny Rank but failed. It has survived to this day, and the chance of breaking through again is slim.
Even so, it is still a very powerful Crown Rank, known as Crown of Three Aspects.
There was a Four-Symbols Crown Rank in Lothern.
Listen, Three-Aspect Crown Rank is similar to Farrell, and both are Monk.
But in fact, the two are completely different and not on the same level.
Four-Symbols Crown Rank refers to Four-Symbols Path in Monk.
And Crown of Three Aspects means that it has actually reached the Crown Rank level in all three branches.
"Star-Self, Fate-Flow, Sun-Soul."
Garos pondered in his heart, and the known information about this Crown of Three Aspects emerged.
Varta Cedric.
He has been able to feel and capture the existence of "qi" since he was born. He is extremely talented and is a natural Monk.
He initially specialized in Star-Self Path.
He went extremely far on this path until he reached the Crown Rank level, but after that, Star-Self progress became extremely slow and almost stagnated.
As a result, he developed vertically and began to study other branches.
Life-Flow Path focuses on the control of Life Energy, which can heal itself and injure the enemy with its energy. Sun-Soul Pathway compares itself to the scorching sun, possessing extremely strong destructive power.
He has also reached the Crown Rank level on these two paths.
Combining three major approaches, he tried to break through Destiny Rank, but failed.
There is a saying circulating in the Farrell Kingdom.
If their Three-Aspect Crown Rank takes another Crown Rank path, then there is a high probability that he will become Destiny Rank.
But...
Cultivation takes time, and time waits for no one.
Varta chose to break through back then, which meant that he felt that was the best time.
Going forward, the probability of breakthrough will become even lower.
Human life is limited, and Crown Rank strong people are no exception. If you don't seize the window of opportunity for a breakthrough, there may never be a next time.
"Dragon Martial Path was born out of Monk."
"There is a lot of corresponding knowledge in the inheritance, but after all, it is not as good as talking directly with Crown-Rank Legendary."
Garos is thoughtful.
He has a long life and can slowly accumulate on the path of cultivation, but the experience of others is still valuable for reference. In the future, perhaps he can get some Star-Self Path experience from Varta, so as to break through to the Legendary Realm faster.
But that's for the future.
Now, he needs to meet the messenger from Eastern Land first.
"Bring in the special envoy Eastern Alliance."
Garos said.
Soon after, the hall door opened again.
A figure came in, a middle-aged human male.
His body is lean but not thin, his shoulders and back are smooth and strong, his eyes are steady, his skin is rough, and he looks well-honed. He should be someone who has been walking outside all year round.
He wore a simple gray monk's robe, with a cloth belt tied around his waist without any decoration. Under his feet were a pair of obviously worn straw sandals, stained with dust from a long journey.
Monk walked to the high platform, stopped at an appropriate distance, and bowed slightly.
"I have met His Majesty Red Emperor, and I have met all the kings."
He expressed his respect.
"My name is Blady, from the Farrell Kingdom, and I come here on behalf of Natakro. I hope to gain the friendship of Lord of the Northern Frontier."
Natakro, the full name is Natakro Highlands.
It is equivalent to Romanian Plains of Northern Frontier, which is the ruling area of the Eastern Lands Alliance and where Farrell Kingdom is located.
Garos stared at him.
Monk did not raise his head and stood quietly, waiting for a response.
"Natakro and Romania are separated by half a continent."
"Why did your kingdom send you here?"
Red Iron Dragon asked.
Blady raised his head slightly, looked at the dragon pupil on the high platform for a moment, and then lowered his head again.
"For the future of the Atlant Continent."
Blady said.
After a pause, he added, "Natakro States, under the leadership of Farrell, has reached cooperation with Sarud States of Southern Domain, and is ready to attack Central Continent from different directions at the same time to solve the crisis of Demon."
The southern area of Sarud Desert, Atlant Continent.
It was a vast desert area, and there were many countries there. The shapes of the Southern Domain countries were different from Northern Frontier. They were better at surviving in harsh environments, their folk customs were fierce, and their fighting will was tenacious.
However, they also do not have Destiny Rank.
To be more precise, in the entire Atlant Continent, except for Holden, there is no Destiny Rank now. The strong Crown Rank is enough to dominate.
Lothern Saint-King is the last Destiny Rank on this continent.
After him, existences with sufficient potential in other countries were either discovered and absorbed by Holden in advance and became Destiny Rank of Holden; or they failed to break through and were unable to go further.
Theoretically, all Crown Rank can achieve Destiny Rank, and all Destiny Rank have the appearance of the Immortal Realm.
However, this is just theory.
There are not many Crown Ranks on Bernardo Planet, but they are not too few either; Destiny Rank is very rare and can only be counted on one hand; Immortal Realm exists only in a few major empires, and almost never appears directly.
Garos narrowed his eyes slightly.
He said, "Natakro and Sarud have reached a cooperation. Are you here to bring Romanian States to the same front?"
Monk nodded.
"Holden was once the most powerful Abyss pioneer, but they suffered a backlash. They have now given up on the surface. Regardless of the reason, Central Continent has lost one of its most important barriers. I believe you all understand this."
He spoke very honestly.
"Moreover, Middle-earth Rift is not an isolated incident."
Monk's face became serious.
"In Eastern Land, in Southern Domain, there is Abyssal Rift. The scale is not as large as that of Middle-earth, but it cannot be ignored, and it must be there Northern Frontier and the west are no exception. Although these cracks are small in scale, they are spreading slowly. Farrell has confirmed three of them, and Sarud has confirmed two."
He looked at the kings.
"Their appearance is not accidental."
"If we still fight on our own, we will not be able to solve Middle-earth Rift in a short time. As the aura of Abyss becomes stronger, other cracks will spread, and new cracks may be born, one big crack, several small cracks, and Demon spewing out at the same time. No one area can withstand this pressure alone."
"Eventually, Atlant may be swallowed by Abyss."
His voice was calm, but the weight of his words made the atmosphere in the hall a bit more solemn.
"I am here on behalf of the Eastern Alliance, not to compete for Middle-earth, nor to divide the sphere of influence."
"We are here to resolve the crisis before it really expands. We hope that the fire of Abyss will not burn through the entire planet."
Eastern Alliance The special envoy raised his head and changed the subject slightly.
"As for the distribution of the entire Central Continent after this, Farrell will not give up, and the same will be true for the entire Eastern Alliance. I believe everyone in Romania has the same idea. When the time comes, we will each rely on our own abilities and compete fairly on the premise of solving Demon."
Hearing this, the Northern Frontier kings looked at Red Emperor.
With the way this dragon king behaves, will he agree to such cooperation?
This may determine the future of Atlant.