Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 216 Puppets
"It's Esti - I suspect that what prompted the group of hidden careerists in the academy to rush into action was the resurrecting dark abandoned child," the queen said, "You know the fallen star beast? What?"

Lucia nodded thoughtfully and said: "I have seen relevant records in Sky City. It is a powerful beast that fell from the stars to the earth. Its power is comparable to that of ordinary human heroes. Although it is rare, every time it appears it will give It brought a local disaster to the local area, now it seems that they can be regarded as Esti’s dependents, right?”

"They were the lowest-level species among the dependents who came to the border with Esti. Until the recovery era after the war, except for Fam Azra who lived overseas and was protected by the Dragon King, these aliens were not affected. Beasts will still occasionally fall across the border in the form of meteors. Fortunately, the Forbidden War left a deep enough impression on all races. At least when it comes to facing these monsters, all races can put aside their disputes and deal with the outside world in unison. Quickly gather forces to eliminate them in the budding stage of 'beasts'."

"Thus, for more than a thousand years in the Recovery Era, the falling star beasts have never posed much of a threat. However, after the first year of the Golden Calendar, the number and frequency of their arrivals obviously began to increase - from the first year to the 30th year of the Golden Calendar In 73, the dynasty discovered, eliminated and recorded a total of 30 beasts. In less than 20 years from 286 to now, this number has expanded to [-], of which [-] have surpassed the embryonic stage and grown into 'adult beasts' individual."

"At this stage, each adult beast has the ability to destroy a large town alone. Conventional troops cannot annihilate it at all. Only an elite hunting team composed of multiple heroes can quickly eliminate the threat."

"There are no less than ten scholar research organizations in the capital that have been ordered to secretly study this field. The unified answer they gave me is that Esti is resurrecting in a way that we cannot interfere with unless we take the initiative to break the seal and severely damage its starry sky again. body, otherwise it could be as short as three to five years or as long as ten years, we will have to face another taboo war that breaks out from within the border area."

"Is the location where Esti was finally sealed also underground in the royal capital like Omega?" Lucia asked with a frown.

"No, in Galede," the Queen shook her head. "At the end of the Forbidden War, the Eternal City had been completely destroyed, and the conditions for sealing it were completely lost. So the surviving races worked together in the relatively intact Galede. The earth forged a large sealed prison and sealed it deep in the mountains."

"When some of the Eternal Relics returned to the land during the Resurrection Era, the reason why one group went to the Eastern Continent to establish the Magic Town Celia was also for the purpose of continuing to monitor and guard against Esti. For the same reason, the Supreme Will deliberately eradicated With the truth of the Forbidden War and prohibition of all relevant records from being passed down to future generations, Celia and the senior leaders of Rhea Lucalia Academy, who are of the same origin as them, have become the few forces that still know the inside story."

"Your Majesty suspects that this magic conference is just a cover. Behind the scenes, some college senior officials want to make a fuss about Esti's recovery to achieve some deeper purpose?" Lucia speculated.

"Other than that, I can't think of any more possibilities." The queen closed her eyes, a trace of deep exhaustion appearing on her flawless face. "As the inheritor of historical truth, she has not been able to feel it at all. The weight of the truth, on the contrary, attempts to control an existence that one cannot control at all, using it as a bargaining chip to obtain the benefits behind risks. It turns out that only fearlessness caused by ignorance is the biggest enemy of mortal beings."

"What does Your Majesty want me to do?"

"Find out the truth about this magic conference and dispel some people's unrealistic ambitions and delusions," the Queen said calmly, "To the extent necessary, you can mobilize all the forces belonging to the Golden Dynasty in various places on your way, and have the right to execute everyone The object that poses an obstacle to you. As for Kaliya, with Chief Mugram and the three children here, I guess there is no need for me to worry about you."

"After you return from the Western Region, the Royal Capital's reserves of supplies, weapons, magic, prayers, and even mechanical creations will be open to you. You can choose a sufficient amount of treasures to bring back to Sky City as a reward from me. "Lucia's heart suddenly moved. The Queen's promise not only meant countless wealth, but also released an important signal in a clear tone - after this trip to the West is over, he can officially go home.

Although after the crushing battle with Greg three years ago, he actually had the right to decide to return to Fam Azra at any time, but if he asked to go back on his own, that would mean Giving up all the resources and connections in the royal capital is essentially different from the queen directly announcing the end of the royal private school and arranging for the demigods to return to their fiefdoms.

In the history of the previous life, it was Grek and Latarn who led Nimgefu, Galid, and Racade respectively. When they took office as the judicial officers of the dynasty, they also led Gemel, Michaela, and Marlenia to the north to rule. A series of important events such as the transformation of the Holy Snowfield and Lani's return to Kallia announced that the era of demigods has truly arrived.

The demigods cultivated power and expanded their armies in their respective territories, establishing a group of elite troops that could compete with the Rodel Knights, pushing the overall strength level of the entire border area to the highest peak after the Forbidden War, and also setting the stage for the follow-up. The foreshadowing of the shattering war was laid.

Now, under his influence, Greg rushed to the southern border in advance, and his own ideas had already gone against the original idea of ​​staying in Sky City and delaying the Shattered War until the end.

He did not want to let the demigods kill each other in a war that was more brutal than the Forbidden War, and finally fell into a semi-dead predicament, and he did not want to let the common people who were able to live and work in peace and contentment in the golden age be reduced to mountains of piles after the war. Dry bones and living corpses roaming around
The most important thing is that he does not allow the gods from outside the sky to sit high and high outside the chessboard, pretending to be compassionate to the world in the endless cycle of reincarnation, and then open their ferocious mouths under the mask of hypocrisy to feast. The souls of all living beings.

"I have one last question." He looked at Queen Malika. "Since Your Majesty has seen through most of the truth, why didn't you just take action to stop it all?"

"Haha, good question." Malika raised her head slightly and smiled softly.

"If it were ten years ago, I would have let the Crucible Knights directly wipe out Lake Lienia, a magic academy infiltrated by disgusting moths and poisonous snakes. In my eyes, it has lost the value of its existence."

"But now I can no longer decide all this as I please." She looked back at Lucia and said softly, "I told you, the time He has left for me is running out."

The sunlight shines through the glazed dome and falls on the pure gold hair of the Eternal Queen, reflecting a bright and holy light. Lucia stared at this scene in a daze, as if facing countless silk threads hanging from the sky, and a bird in the sky. The puppet keeps struggling at the end of the silk thread, but gradually loses its voice.

(End of this chapter)