Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 390: The Edge of War
On the way back to the Ancient Dragon Temple, the carriage came to a secluded alley. The "guard" who was originally sitting next to the coachman got off the carriage and jumped into the carriage and sat next to Ful.

When he took off the helmet, Christopher's young and handsome face was revealed.

"how is the situation?"

"It's all as expected. Your Highness's battle report has temporarily frightened them. No one, including Radagon, thought that we could defeat Guntherfred in three days."

Christopher was slightly excited when he heard this, and pounded his leg armor. "This will definitely disrupt their rhythm. No matter how many guys who want to stir up trouble are hiding under the water of the capital, they will be at least two steps behind us after this incident."

The first step is that they must find ways to get in touch with the Arctic ice field and find out the movements of Lucia and the Northern Expedition Army.

In the second step, it was their turn to attack Rodel.

Ful recalled Radagon's face that was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out, and the deep fear that could not be concealed in those golden eyes, but his mood was not at all as relaxed as he had shown in the Sun Hall.

Before, we had anticipated the opponent's thoughts and reactions. Now that the purpose of deterrence has been achieved, we must seize this period of time to prepare for the next step.

"How is the evacuation of our people going?"

"Eighty percent of them have been evacuated, including our research institutes, factories, shops, and intelligence bases below level three in the vicinity of the capital. They used the excuse of avoiding infection with the plague. They set out from Rodel Portal and Rodria Port respectively. The journey is going smoothly so far, and we will reach the Far Eastern Islands within two months."

"The remaining ones are mainly the clinic and the temple. We have been working with the city hall to treat epilepsy patients, and we can't find a reasonable excuse to evacuate for the time being."

"Evacuate the staff of the clinic first," Ful said after a moment's deliberation. "Let Tolisha lead the team and evacuate all the staff of the clinics in the Asiatan area. Say that we are going back to the Sky Temple to sort out the data collected during the outbreak of the Epilepsy Fire Plague, archive the files and train the staff to prevent the Epilepsy Fire Plague from breaking out again in the future."

Christopher hesitated and said, "The Rodel people were distracted by the Northern War and the epilepsy before, and had no time to care about us. Now that the plague has almost subsided, such a big move will probably attract a lot of attention. I think the situation is not that urgent yet. Should we slow down our actions and not cause trouble for His Highness and the teacher?"

"The faster we move, the less trouble they will have," said Full firmly.

"You are still young, and you have been busy with cultivation most of the time in recent years, so you don't have a deep understanding of worldly affairs. Now let me tell you the truth. His Highness asked His Highness Lakkad to convey the message that from the day of the Northern Expedition, we must always be prepared for a full-scale war."

"Start a war?" Christopher's eyes widened. He had always thought that His Highness and the two priests were just guarding against possible traitors in the capital, in order to prevent evildoers from taking advantage of the simultaneous outbreak of the Fire Plague and the rebellion in the North to cause chaos.

But now this means that the dynasty’s top leaders are ready for war to break out with the Golden Dynasty at any time?
At this point, Fuer sighed, patted the young knight on the shoulder, and said, "I understand. Whether it's my sister or your highness, you have always been taught to be upright. This is also the style that our Ancient Dragon Dynasty should have for thousands of years."

"But between countries, especially between two major powers of similar power, the development of events often does not follow established rules."

"The reason why we and Kalia have been able to live in harmony for hundreds of years is not because of our personal friendship with the royal families of Kalia, but because the civilizations of both sides have been of the same origin and compatible and complementary since the Star-Moon Era. Therefore, no matter how the world changes, there will be no sharp conflict between the two sides in terms of their positions, and there is also the possibility of integration in the future." "But the Golden Tree is different from us. The way they integrate into the border area is through killing and conquering. It is the coverage of the local civilization by foreign civilization. During the Forbidden War, we were unwilling to be the agents of this order, so He tried to bury us. It was not until a thousand years of chaos that we were both exhausted and had to take a step back and barely maintain the current fragile balance."

"But now, the balance has been broken."

"It's not just Your Highness. The growth rate of every demigod has exceeded their expectations. The source of all this - Her Majesty Marika chose to sleep when the situation should have been stabilized. I dare not assert her purpose, but it is definitely not as simple as being punished by Alpha."

"I think she at least has enough confidence in how things will develop next, so what is this confidence?"

Christopher pondered for a long time and said, "The struggle between the old and new parties will probably come to an end once the queen returns to power."

"Maybe even earlier," Ful smiled bitterly. "Playing games with that kind of existence is something that only my sister and His Highness can do. I only know that the Eternal Queen rarely lets blood stain her robes. Often in the eyes of the world, she has not even made a move, and the matter has already been settled."

"I understand," Christopher said thoughtfully. "The growth of the demigods, as represented by your Highness's killing of the gods, has overturned the original order of the three dynasties. Especially when they all gathered around your Highness because of the same ideals, pursuits and interests, we had no choice but to stand on the opposite side of the Golden Dynasty."

"In the final analysis, the Golden Tree Order cannot tolerate the emergence of a stronger new force in the border area. If His Highness Godwin were still here, he could still barely maintain this balance and seek the possibility of seeking common ground while reserving differences. But now the new party that advocates fundamentalism is in power. Their positions are contradictory and their interests conflict. Sooner or later, a war is inevitable."

"This battle may be the result that the Eternal Queen wanted to see when she chose to sleep."

At this moment, the man and the dragon in the carriage had a tacit understanding. As long as Marika lay down in the heart of the golden tree and sleep, Godwin would be firmly dragged there. The new fundamentalist dynasty and the demigods, who were as hostile as water and fire, confronted each other head-on, and in the end, only one side would be defeated.

"Yes, now you should be able to figure it out. The East Territory alone is enough to be the reason for the two sides to go to war. Moreover, your highness has such a strong army. It is impossible for Radagan to sit idly by and watch your highness conquer the North Territory and calmly form a three-sided siege on Asia."

Ful exhaled lightly and said, "We are helping the Rodel people to quell the plague. This is not only the duty of the three dynasties, but also a constraint on Radagon. As long as he still cares about the orthodox status that the Golden Dynasty claims to have, and the 'justice' and 'order' that the new fundamentalist party pursues, he will not dare to act rashly at this moment."

"But we don't have much time left. Soon, when the aftermath of the Madness Fire dissipates, His Highness's achievements in the North will change from shocking them to stimulating their fear, and fear will make people lose their reason. When they can no longer bear the huge pressure brought by His Highness, all the contradictions will erupt at once."

"I'll go back and have the infirmary staff evacuate immediately," Christopher said solemnly. Ful's words didn't seem to make him nervous, but instead aroused the courage in the heart of the Ancient Dragon Knight. "We will lead the temple to stay here. If they dare to overturn the table——"

Hearing this, Ful smiled.

"Then we'll fight back."

(End of this chapter)