The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 177 Thirty Years of the Empire

Late 30th year of the Empire.

The grandest military parade in Eldoron's history is underway.

"Next to pass by is Eldoron's golem army!"

"A square formation consisting of 100 steel golems, 100 rock golems, 100 clay golems, and 100 flesh golems."

dong dong dong.

The earth seemed to tremble.

Four golems made of different materials formed four golem formations, marching in unison with synchronized steps.

The steel golems reflected the sun's glow, clearly meteorite iron from the Elven Kingdom. The rock golems had rough surfaces, revealing the textures of granite. The clay golems were carved with various runes. The flesh golems were pieced together from the corpses of gnolls and other monsters, a gruesome and terrifying sight.

With each step the golem army took, the entire earth trembled.

The sound of their synchronized footsteps was like thunder that shook the heavens and the earth.

Each golem is accompanied by a battle mage.

They waved to the audience, responding to their enthusiastic cheers and applause.

Ms. Shiluka's melodious voice echoed in the air:

"The Golem Legion of Eldoron follows His Majesty Elion's magical warfare philosophy, and is composed of a mix of golems and battle mages to achieve systematic warfare."

"The golem possesses immense strength and an impenetrable defense, and is responsible for destroying enemies head-on."

"Support mages are responsible for dealing with different scenarios, including detecting invisible units, using divination magic to lock onto enemy positions, and providing golems with the mobility of flight and teleportation."

"Multi-service coordinated operations, focusing on systemic advantages! This is the magical army of Eldoron!"

Then, the earth-shaking voice continued to explain:

"Next up is the undead army of Eldoron."

"These dark creatures that have transcended death will bring certain death to Eldoron's enemies!"

One after another, half-dragon undead and orc undead, holding spears, formed square formations.

The tips of these spears gleamed with a chilling light, forged from high-purity cold iron. They were the bane of demons.

—In order to forge more weapons with limited cold iron, a spear that only requires cold iron for the tip is a good weapon option!

"The army is only a part of Eldoron's fighting force against the Abyss Demon Legion."

"To resist those flying demons from the high heavens, air superiority is equally essential!"

"Next up is the air force of Eldoron."

All that could be seen were more than a dozen airships spewing scorching flames as they streaked across the sky.

During the flight, some airships also demonstrated teleportation and jump capabilities, suddenly disappearing in a flash of dazzling light and then reappearing thousands of meters away in the air.

These airships are powered by fire and wind elements and incorporate complex mechanical structures and magical properties.

—Most importantly, it also utilizes a small amount of technology from the Mind Flayer ship, enabling teleportation and jumps within a certain distance!
"Following closely behind the airship was the dragon cavalry of Eldoron."

Amidst sharp cries, countless bipedal dragons flapped their wings and soared through the sky.

On the back of each dragon, one or more human soldiers waved downwards.

brush!
Suddenly, a dragon abruptly reversed in mid-air, turning its back and the rider on its back towards the ground, eliciting gasps of surprise.

However, the rider on the dragon still smiled, steadily riding on the dragon with the fastening straps, and then controlled the dragon to flip back to normal.

At the same time, hundreds of flying dragons behind them also performed high-difficulty maneuvers in the air, such as flips and sharp turns, cooperating perfectly with the riders as if they were one.

—This is just a performance, a show to demonstrate the mobility of the dragon riders!

Most of these wyverns are not the original wyverns from when the Emerald Mountains were reclaimed, but rather newborns that have been raised over the past 20 years.

These newborn dragons have been undergoing training to become mounts since they were young. After years of practice, they have developed a great understanding with their riders.

……

In the most prominent position in the audience, Lord Eldoran, the monarch of Eldoran, stood with his hands behind his back.

Today, Elian wears a golden crown and a magnificent golden robe, appearing even more solemn than before.
The human emperor gazed at the dragons and airships high in the sky, then glanced at the vast legions of golems and undead armies:
"After years of mobilization, we are fully prepared."

"What we need to do next is to wait patiently for the rift in the abyss to unfold."

To avoid arousing the vigilance of the Elven kingdom, Elion has been trying to conceal Eldoron's military strength in various ways over the years. Only now, with the Abyss invasion imminent, has he held his first large-scale military parade.

Even so, El-Erian could clearly sense it:
As Eldoron grew stronger day by day, some voices of distrust did indeed emerge in the elven kingdom—especially among the sun elves.

"We've finally waited for this moment!"

Beside him stood Gutt, who looked like a young man, his sharp, eagle-like eyes gleaming with a thirst for battle.

"Once the rift in the abyss truly unfolds, I won't need to hide my legendary strength anymore."

"I've been hiding my true abilities from those Western pointy-eared demons for so many years, it's really been suffocating me!"

Since being promoted to Legend, this former Chief of Energy Engineering has regained his former arrogance and unruliness.

—As early as the 23rd year of the Empire, through his research on psychic energy, the Archmage Gutt finally broke through the bottleneck that should have plagued him for the rest of his life and successfully entered the legendary realm.

On the very day of his promotion, he immediately challenged El-Erian.

At that time, Elion was only at the peak of the initial legend level, and theoretically, the two were on the same level.

That day, Elian accepted Gutt's challenge with a smile.

The outcome of that challenge remains unknown.

It was only rumored that that afternoon, someone saw Gutt slink back to his arcane laboratory, his face ashen, muttering to himself:
"At least this time, Elion didn't use a power-enhancing spell..."

Even so, for at least a time, Gutt always referred to himself as "one of the only two legendary spellcasters in the Empire, alongside His Majesty Elion."

Unfortunately, due to His Majesty Elion's requirement to "hide his strength and bide his time," Gutt had to restrain himself in public and could only perform at the level of a ninth-ring archmage.

This really frustrated the proud and unruly chief.

A year later, his childhood sweetheart, the Transformation Master Helen, gained real-world feedback by studying the biology of Mind Flayers and slices of the Mastermind, and successfully ascended to Legendary status.

On the day Helen was promoted, the blonde deliberately flaunted herself in front of Gutt:
"I never expected that I would have the opportunity to step into the realm of legends."

“Indeed. Although she came a year later than me, she was still outstanding.” Gutt deliberately emphasized the former, highlighting the fact that Helen was not as good as him in this respect.

Helen shrugged and turned away nonchalantly: "There's nothing I can do, I was born three years too late."

Gutt's lips twitched slightly.

He was three years older than Helen.

From this perspective, it's as if Helen entered the realm of legend two years earlier than him.

“How can you calculate it like that…” Gutt wanted to refute this, but he felt that it sounded like sophistry, so he swallowed his words.

Two years later, Gret, a dragon vein sorcerer who was originally one generation below Gutt, also stepped into the legendary realm by exchanging insights with other sorcerers and training wyverns to feel the bloodline of dragons.

As a result, three human spellcasters, following the guidance Elian had previously provided, successfully broke through the bottleneck of qualitative change and entered the realm of legend.

Meanwhile, Elion himself has also entered the mid-legendary realm.

"Me and the Bone Dragon, along with three novice legendary spellcasters, 20 ninth-ring spellcasters, over 200 high-level spellcasters, approximately 500 golems, and an air force consisting of nearly a thousand bipedal dragons and airships..."

"Eldoron is now no less powerful than the two royal families of the Western Elven Kingdom."

"The only thing lacking is divine protection and advanced elven magic that draws upon the power of the divine realm..."

El-Erian gazed toward the distant west, his eyes seemingly piercing through the wilderness and mountains.

During this expedition to the Abyss, he plans to first control a certain layer of the Abyss, become an Abyss Lord recognized by the [Will of the Abyss], and obtain some authority similar to that of a god within his territory.

Then, relying on this "godlike power" identity, they will further seek to seize a divine position!
"However, even at this point, the Sun Elf King Larklas has still not returned from the divine realm?"

Looking towards the distant west, El-Erian narrowed his eyes slightly.

His intuition, enhanced by prophetic magic, made him somewhat uneasy about the upcoming return of the Sun Elf King to the mortal realm.

……

at the same time.

The Elven Kingdom of Avando.

The feast of the gods finally came to a brief respite.

As Larkles bid farewell to the Sun Prince and was about to return to the mortal realm, he suddenly saw Ain, the god of knowledge and prophecy, walk to the center of the feast:

“Gods of Sidrian, I have something important to tell you.”

(End of this chapter)