These dragons were prisoners of war captured by the Holy Church during the Great War. The proud Dragon Clan would never bow down to their enemies. The only reason the divine knights obtained these mounts was because the Church, through some extremely evil secret method, imprisoned their souls, controlled their wills, and forced them to serve them.
The golden holy light that shot out from Sun Fei broke the restrictions that the Church had placed within the dragons.
Although their minds were imprisoned, the dragons still understood what had happened.
"Although most humans aren't exactly good people, you're actually quite pleasing to the eye..." said the leading red dragon, spewing flames and sulfur, to Sun Fei. "Thank you for saving our souls and helping us achieve liberation."
Sun Fei nodded, but didn't say anything more.
A year or two ago, upon seeing such a colossal God Level dragon, Sun Fei might have been as excited as a fan who had finally met their idol in his previous life, Shout with excitement. But now, it was like a forest dweller seeing a slightly larger snake slithering through the grass—he felt no excitement whatsoever.
Status determines one's perspective.
However, some of the soldiers and poor people in the Iduna City below even knelt down to pray.
Dragons are legendary beings, immortal like the gods.
"You have gained the friendship of the Dragon Clan."
As the fire dragon spoke, it trembled, and a scale flew into Sun Fei's palm. It continued, "We must return to our tribe as soon as possible to report the evil of the Holy Church to the great Chief Jordan and rescue our brothers whose souls have been imprisoned. Therefore, we cannot repay your kindness for the time being. However, in the future, with this dragon scale, you can send an envoy to Dragon Island, Dragon Clan will grant you one request."
Sun Fei held the crimson scale in his palm, which contained the strange power of the Dragon Clan and resembled a flame. He nodded and said, "Very well, I also hope that we can discuss cooperation with the great Chief Jordan in the future."
"We'll be waiting for you in the Dragon Clan, human."
With a roar, the red dragon led its eighteen kin, their forms rising rapidly, like dragons plunging into the sea, creating ripples, and disappearing completely into the distant horizon.
As Sun Fei watched the dragon depart, he suddenly wondered if the reason the Holy Church and the dragons had broken out was because their initial attempt to capture the divine dragon to serve as mounts for their knights—a barbaric act that had angered the proud Dragon Clan.
However, today I unintentionally forged a good connection.
This red dragon seems to hold a somewhat low position among the Dragon Clan. If an alliance could be formed with the Dragon Clan, the Northern Region Empire would have another powerful ally besides the dwarves, elves, and gnomes.
The subsequent follow-up work went relatively smoothly.
The immense pressure released by Sun Fei prevented the powerful Goblin Clan from approaching the Iduna City, while the ordinary goblin army was naturally dealt with by the Human Clan army.
The fall of the Divine Knights and Hunt, along with the imprisonment of more than a dozen other Extreme Dao experts, signifies a complete upheaval in Iduna City. The pro- Northern Region Empire faction has gained the upper hand, and under the impetus of Götze and others, the Church's hidden forces in Iduna City have been eradicated from top to bottom.
At this point, although some people still worried about the Church's retaliation, they also had to consider the thoughts of Sun Fei and the Northern Region Empire, two behemoths that were right before their eyes.
With the Southern Region in such chaos, they can no longer afford to worry about much else.
A large number of nobles were confiscated during this upheaval, a large number of armies were scattered and then reorganized, and some city-level privileged areas that had no reason to exist were abolished.
The people reported and exposed a large number of local bullies.
This was a complete revolution. Many high-ranking individuals who used to live a life of debauchery, extravagance, and apocalyptic revelry were stripped of their privileges and became ordinary people.
To some extent, the Northern Region Empire took over this city caught in the vortex of the storm.
General Food Supervision Administration, security forces, temporary prisons, instructor system...
Many systems that were previously unheard of by the people of the Southern Region were established.
The results are obvious.
In particular, food rationing was strictly enforced; those who did not work were not allowed to eat, and distribution was based on labor.
This policy garnered the support of countless migrants who previously lived in slums and many lower-class poor people, ensuring that even homeless people who didn't even have a decent pair of underwear could survive and not freeze or starve to death, as long as they were willing to contribute to the defense of this city, one of the last Human Clan settlements in the Southern Region!
The once Death Energy Iduna City began to gradually come back to life.
Götze and the others were dumbfounded to see how the young strategists and strange institutions of the Northern Region Empire had won over the hearts of the people of Iduna City with incredible speed. Their previously apathetic compatriots had, in the shortest possible time, put on smiling faces and become hopelessly devoted followers of the Human Emperor of the Northern Region, constantly chanting "Long live His Majesty Alexander..."
The magical army of the Northern Region Empire has redesigned the Iduna City's defenses and magical systems.
The instructors from the Northern Region Empire transformed the previously bloated and inefficient city defense army into agile forces.
A large number of magical tools, armor, weapons, and war machines from the Northern Region Empire were deployed for city defense.
The city walls, which were on the verge of collapse under the endless onslaught of goblins, have now become impregnable again, and everything is safe.
The number of the Human Clan soldiers dying on the city walls every day has decreased sharply. Compared to the previous daily losses of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the current daily deaths of a few hundred are nothing.
These former high-ranking officials never imagined that the Iduna City would undergo such a rapid and thorough transformation.
They suddenly realized that their choice seemed incredibly wise. The Northern Region Empire, this newly formed empire, possessed terrifying potential and seemed truly capable of confronting the Holy Church, the millennium-old overlord.
Especially with the protection of the Human Emperor of the Northern Region, who can be considered the strongest Human Clan in a thousand years, Iduna City is simply invincible. God Level goblin powerhouses dare not show themselves to harass it, and the high-level Extreme Dao powerhouses do not need to fight to the death for fear of perishing.
They all felt the benefits of being protected.
As for the members of royal families from various countries who have completely lost their privileges because of this change? Who cares about them? In chaotic times, it's good enough to just survive. To expect them to continue sucking blood like before is simply a joke.
At the same time, news of the Human Emperor of the Northern Region's appearance in Iduna City of the Southern Region spread through various channels.
At the same time, news also spread that the Human Emperor of the Northern Region had personally taken action and killed nineteen reclusive-level divine knights.
These two news items triggered a chain reaction.
The Holy Church, having reached its limit of tolerance, finally declared full-scale war against the Northern Region Empire.
Near the Bay of Naples, where the Northern Region and the Territory connect, a large-scale war broke out. The Motley Army led by Frank Lampard, the Golden Lion of the Northern Region Empire, clashed once again with the Judgment Divine Knights of Atkinson, the Silver Hair and Gray Eyes.
The whole world is in complete chaos.
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