The already impressive technology exhibition was further amplified by the appearance of the Pale God, sparking a massive public outcry across the Southern Continent.
This technology exhibition lasted for a full month, bringing together people from all over the southern Southern Continent, some with dreams and others just pretending, showcasing all sorts of inventions, creations, and machines—truly imaginative and ingenious ideas.
Leaving aside the various scientific inventions that were obviously off-track, such as the ' Norton Pile,' ' Norton split-condenser steam engine,' and ' Norton kettle distillation oil refining machine,' which involved profound knowledge but were miraculously created, the Norton loom alone, which could speed up the textile industry eight times, was enough to have a huge impact on the Southern Continent today.
The presentation of various amazing inventions at the science exhibition held in Norton signifies that the Southern Continent has fully ushered in the era of industrialization. However, it also represents the beginning of an irreconcilable rift between the increasingly advanced society and the current feudal imperial system.
Humanity's ever-growing demands for material possessions and freedom will inevitably burn away the last vestiges of imperial authority like a raging fire.
However, at this moment, the main reason for the grand scale of this technology exhibition lies in the first public appearance of the Pale God Norton and the divine bestowal of eternal life.
Therefore, with the conclusion of the first science and technology exhibition, the prevailing public opinion in the entire Southern Continent was only partially related to the many groundbreaking inventions showcased at the exhibition; the majority of the public opinion remained focused on that Pale God.
Many people paid no attention to this technology exhibition, and when they heard about the various machines and equipment named after Norton, they thought that these things were created by some Pale God.
Norton had become the Edison of invention in the Southern Continent.
Such a bustling science and technology exhibition, with so many amazing inventions, has not led to any improvement in the international situation.
In the spring of 1568, the Holy Aodelan Empire, once again under the pretext of transporting holy water, used sail-shaped warships, which were not yet equipped with engines, to escort the holy water ships through the blockade of the Holy Boya Empire.
The Holy Boya Empire's blockade ships launched a fierce attack, engaging in a small-scale naval battle with the Aodelan Empire's navy. The battle ended in mutual destruction, resulting in the Pale God's holy water being poured into the ocean.
The conflict between the Aodelan Empire and the Holy Boya Empire deepened.
Of course, the most fundamental issue remains the benefits brought about by the blockade of the oceans.
In the autumn of 1568, the Holy Aodelan Empire established diplomatic relations with the small Kingdom of Del, located behind the Holy Noah Empire. The two sides signed the Treaty of Peace and Mutual Assistance, thus establishing a narrow trade route across the desolate Gobi Desert in the Southern Continent, near the East Continent continent.
The two countries formally established friendly relations and mutual assistance, and traded with each other. In order to demonstrate its piety, the Kingdom of Del even introduced the Pale God faith of the Aodelan Empire. This also meant that the narrow trade route between the two countries included the transport of holy water bestowed by the Pale God, as a testament to the purity of their faith in the Pale God.
Less than two months after the two sides concluded the treaty, the Holy Boya Empire also signed a " Treaty for the Establishment of Trade " with the Kingdom of Himala, a small country behind the Aodelan Empire. This established a trade route on the sea for mutual trade between the two sides.
The two countries officially became friendly and mutually supportive, and traded with each other. In order to express its piety, the Kingdom of Himala abolished the laws of the Holy Boya Empire, which had originally followed the Pale God due to pressure, and officially converted to the Holy Lord Church God, worshipping ' Caesar ' as the God of all gods, classifying Vampire and even the Pale God as demons, and abandoning all previous cooperation with the Aodelan Empire.
This incident further destabilized the situation across the Southern Continent, and public opinion within the Aodelan Empire was volatile, with patriotic rhetoric inciting conflict heard everywhere.
The same was true within the Holy Boya Empire.
In the sacred spring of 1569, the international situation, which had just begun to stabilize, became turbulent again.
With the backing of the Holy Boya Empire, the Kingdom of Himala, using the pretext of the Pale God being a demon, intercepted a caravan from the Kingdom of Del transporting holy water in the desolate Gobi Desert and dumped all the precious holy water from the carts.
This incident caused an uproar throughout the Southern Continent. It was a slap in the face to the Aodelan Empire Aodelan Empire and a provocation against its authority.
Before summer even arrived, the Kingdom of Del dispatched warships to intercept and kill merchant ships of the Kingdom of Himala Himalaya sailing from the Holy Boya Empire. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides, resulting in heavy losses for both. However Kingdom of Himala suffered a significant loss due to the complete loss of its goods.
As the warships of the Kingdom of Del returned to port, both the Aodelan Empire and the Kaimen Empire provided escort, preventing the Holy Boya Empire from taking any rash actions.
As a result, the conflict between the Aodelan Empire and the Holy Boya Empire deepened, and the conflict between the Kaimen Empire and the Holy Boya Empire also intensified.
In the winter of 1569, a conflict reignited between a large tribe called the Balkan, which had been located on the border of the Holy Noah Empire but had only recently occupied the area, and the Holy Noah Empire. The conflict between the two ethnic groups escalated into a small-scale battle.
The fighting between the two sides intensified, Holy Noah Empire mobilized a large army in an attempt to suppress the conflict.
However, just as the army had assembled, the armies of the neighboring Madrid Empire and the Aidebao Empire pressed in, forcing the Holy Noah Empire's army to retreat and guard the border against any opportunity for the two countries to take advantage of the situation.
The Aodelan Empire, the Kaimen Empire, and the Holy Boya Empire intervened to mediate, and in the end Holy Noah Empire had no choice but to reluctantly agree to the tribe's re-independence and sign the Balkan Treaty, which served as proof of its independence.
As a result, the conflict between the Holy Noah Empire and the Aodelan Empire and Kaimen Empire intensified.
The Holy Noah Empire began banning livestock imports from the Aodelan Empire, Kaimen Empire, Madrid Empire, and Aidebao Empire, and also restricted grain imports from these four countries. The Holy Boya Empire retaliated against the Aodelan Empire and Kaimen Empire by restricting imports of industrial goods from them. Relations between the nations continued to deteriorate due to these ongoing trade frictions.
The emerging Aodelan Empire believes that the Holy Boya Empire, which prospered from long-distance trade in the old era, is now in decline, and the old division of interests is no longer applicable to today's environment.
The Holy Boya Empire, on the one hand, feared the growing power of the Aodelan Empire, and on the other hand, wanted to limit the development of its neighbor Holy Noah Empire.
The relative strengths of both sides have become clear.
It remains to be seen whether they are deeply entangled in something.
But Norton, the Pale God of the mythical era, saw this clearly.
But Norton doesn't say.