The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 167 Three Preparations for Facing the Abyss

El-Erian nodded, his expression solemn:
"exactly."

"Based on the observation results, it is estimated that around the 30th year of the Empire, a dimensional rift leading to the abyss will unfold in the wilderness of western Eldoron and eastern Elven Kingdom."

"At that time, who knows how many demons will pour out from the rift."

"Besides those ordinary demons, there must be quite a few near-legendary six-armed snake demons, giant bull demons, and low-level legendary Balo Flame Demons, and so on."

“Even mid-level and high-level legendary demon lords might take this opportunity to lead their endless demon legions to invade the continent.”

"If we don't handle this properly, not only Eldoron, but the entire continent could be destroyed!"

Seeing Elian's grave expression, the mages immediately realized the seriousness of the situation—

Demons are different from devils; they are a race born "chaotic and evil," acting without any rules and driven by a mad desire to kill.

Once they arrive in the material plane, they will surely run rampant, causing destruction and slaughter everywhere!
The bald man standing nearby, Archmage Kad, was terrified upon hearing this:

"Then, Your Majesty, what should we do?"

El-Erian's expression was grim, as if he had just observed a terrifying crisis:
"Fortunately, there are still 10 years left."

"We need to make preparations quickly."

"In these seven years, through trade with the Elven Kingdom, Eldoron has accumulated a great deal of wealth, and its treasury is full."

"We must urgently invest this money in military production and immediately launch the Magic Military Industry."

"At the very least, we can guarantee that Eldoron's strength surpasses that of any elven family except for the two royal families, and is sufficient to defeat a demon lord and his demon legion!"

Magical military industry?
This term left Archmage Kad somewhat bewildered; he scratched his bare, bald head.

"Your Majesty Elion, what is the magical military industry?"

The other mages were also quite bewildered by this term from the future.

However, having been in contact with His Majesty Elion for so long, everyone has long been accustomed to this imperial emperor and supreme mage occasionally proposing groundbreaking new concepts.

El-Erian explained:

"This is a new concept I proposed, a plan for the future development of the empire."

"You will know soon."

"In short, we must now race against time to prepare for the Abyss invasion!"

After Elian finished speaking, he flipped his hand, and a scroll appeared in his palm amidst a cloud of mist.

On the surface of this black book were prominently displayed large, gilded characters—

The Fallen: A Demon Compendium

Elian turned the book page after page, and one after another, demons of various shapes and sizes came into view—

There are powerful Balrogs, Six-Armed Serpent Demons, and Giant Bull Demons. There are mid-level Ape Demons, Berserker Demons, and Shadow Demons. There are weaker Fear Demons and Primal Demons…

There was even information on several well-known demon lords:

King Yenogu the Gnoll, King Koschrich the Frost Giant, King Jupiter the Slime, King Buffyment the Minotaur, King Okus the Undead, King Pazuzu the Wind Demon...

"Fortunately, through recent observations and research over the past decade, I have clearly understood the habits and characteristics of 100 common demons, including their elemental resistances, spell-like abilities, various special attack methods, and weaknesses."

"You used the [Copying Technique] to make multiple copies of the book's contents and incorporated them into the magic school's textbooks and battle mage courses."

"At the same time, a simulated battle course will be added to the training of battle mages: simulated battles with summoned demons to complete targeted training."

"Make sure that when the Abyss invades, the soldiers of Eldoron know how to deal with common demon species."

After handing the scroll containing a wealth of demonic knowledge to his subordinate, Elion snapped his fingers again, and a piece of paper covered in writing appeared in his hand.

He handed the paper to his secretary, Shiluka:

"Hiluca, immediately contact all the major elven families in the Elven Royal Court and purchase the extraordinary materials listed on the document." "These extraordinary materials are the foundation of the magical military industry; directly use the national treasury to buy them, regardless of the cost!"

Hiluka nodded and looked down to count the names and quantities of the materials on the paper.

"In addition, we should also expedite the development of the cold iron mine that the Elven Royal Court compensated us with."

El-Erian added:
"Cold iron is a supernatural metal that counters demons. Ordinary steel swords and blades are not very effective against demons. In the face of a future demonic invasion, Eldoron's melee fighters and undead legions will need a large number of cold iron weapons."

After arranging several matters related to dealing with the Abyss invasion, seeing everyone about to carry out their orders, Elion raised his hand and stopped his secretary, Siluca:
"Oh right, there's one last thing."

"Hiluca, inform the Elven Royal Court of my observations regarding the invasion of the Abyss."

"After all, according to my calculations, the abyssal rift appears roughly in the wilderness between Eldoron and the Elven Kingdom."

Shiluka bowed:
"As you wish, Your Majesty Elion."

Having completed all the arrangements, and looking at the solemn and hurried expressions of everyone, Elion breathed a sigh of relief as he relayed the startling message that "a crisis sweeping across the continent is about to arrive."

—Clearly, he slightly exaggerated the threat of the abyss invasion within reasonable limits, describing it as a "crisis that could destroy the continent."

In the original history, only a few million demons emerged from the abyss rifts, a tiny fraction of the entire abyss.

This demonic army, wreaking havoc everywhere, has indeed killed tens of millions of intelligent beings and destroyed countless smaller factions—

Including the original Eldoron, Emerald the Green Dragon Lord, and more than a dozen other dragon lords, hundreds of orc clans on the continent, and dozens of giant tribes, these smaller forces were all destroyed in the crisis of the Abyss invasion.

However, the Elven Kingdom in the center of the continent and the Dwarven Kingdom in the south, these behemoths with dozens of legends, survived despite paying a heavy price and having hundreds of villages and towns destroyed, and were not destroyed.

El-Erian slightly exaggerated the potential threat, the root cause being—

He knew that Eldoran's goal was far more than just "surviving the invasion of the Abyss".

Instead, it's an expedition into the abyss!
The Abyss is not only a resource-rich region far surpassing the Elven Kingdom, but also the largest troop-producing base in the multiverse. Its dimensional will is the [Abyssal Will], ranking above all gods, capable of contending with one of the seven Outer Gods of a distant realm without defeat!
As for why the Elven Royal Court needed to be informed, it was because—

Importing large quantities of extraordinary materials and developing a magical military industry could not be kept secret from the Elven Royal Court. Rather than hiding it, it was better to be frank and explain the reasons from the beginning.

As for whether the Elven Royal Court will prepare for the Abyss invasion after learning of this news...

Then it's none of his business.

……

Elf Royal Court.

Starlight drifts through the woods, a magnificent fountain reflects a rainbow of colors in the sunlight, and a pure white path winds its way through the deep woodland.

Inside the magnificent palace.

"What? Elion, the King of Men of Eldorlon in the East, has foreseen a catastrophe that will occur 10 years from now?"

"Will a dimensional rift leading to an abyss appear in the east of the elven kingdom?"

Inside the Queen's palace, the current Elf Queen, Antinoya Moon Whisper, showed a look of astonishment on her beautiful face upon learning this news.

She turned to look at Seymour, Alamir, and several other court sorcerers:
"You must immediately organize a team of mages to conduct planar observation."

"Look into the eastern wilderness of the Elf Kingdom. Are there any signs of spatial instability or impending dimensional rifts?"

Seymour, with his emerald green eyes, bowed.
"No problem, I'll take some people to check on this right away."

……

Therefore, several elven court mages led their teams to the location where Elion had prophesied the appearance of the abyssal rift, conducting extensive on-site investigations and planar observations in an attempt to uncover signs of collisions between planes.

On this land where Elion prophesied the appearance of abyssal rifts, the elven exploration team expended a great deal of manpower and, after more than two months of tireless research, finally reached the following conclusion:
Nothing!

"The space here is very stable, with no signs of any abyssal aura emanating from it."

"There is no evidence that the Abyss will invade."

(End of this chapter)