Star Iron, conquer the world from Omphalos

Out of curiosity, Ash flew in the opposite direction of the energy flow.

He was not sure whether he was flying or how he did it. It was a very strange feeling. He was clearly in a strange state but his mind seemed not to want to think about this problem. He just followed the desire in his heart.

He flew and flew, not knowing how far he had gone. It was as if he had flown beyond this galaxy, into the boundless universe. He saw stars glittering around him, and they seemed to radiate emotional characteristics... Could stars have emotions? Living things might, and those things were even more terrifying than the Order Envoy. It was said that the Immortal Boat had once been attacked by living beings, and even the Order Envoy had died in that battle.

But Ash felt that these celestial bodies were just ordinary planets or stars. As for why he could feel the vitality and even the transmission of emotions, he had no idea. Maybe he was dreaming.

Suddenly, Ash's vision gradually brightened and became dazzling. He looked in the direction of the light source and saw a golden sun at the end of the energy track.

sun?

boom!

Suddenly, a hot wind blew around.

It is not wind in the ordinary sense, but a space storm that surges with countless constellations.

Ash felt a gaze coming from his soul. He looked towards the sun, and in the backlight, he seemed to see a huge...dragon?

Ash wasn't sure if it was a dragon. It was enormous, a deep blue body, hovering behind the sun. The sun, resting in the dragon's claws, felt like a toy.

The dragon stared at him. This process lasted for a very short time, so short that Ash became dazed for a moment and then disappeared immediately.

illusion?

He blinked and disappeared, and at the same time, the energy trail that had been carrying him also disappeared.

Accompanied by a mental pulling feeling, Ash's consciousness returned to his body. He opened his eyes, and a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

"what's the situation?"

He felt like he was dreaming.

It is true that we are traveling in space.

Chichi~

A sharp burning pain came from the back of my hand.

“Hiss…Fuck!”

Ash subconsciously covered his right hand, the pain making him break out in a cold sweat.

"what?!"

Ash looked at the back of his right hand, and saw a circular mark that looked like the sun appearing at some point.

The pain didn't disappear until the circular pattern was completely imprinted on the back of the hand.

"call!"

"I thought he was going to die, but luckily, he didn't even have a fatal injury."

Ash breathed a sigh of relief.

Then look at the pattern on the back of your hand again.

He could understand any Command Seal that appeared on it, but what was this thing?

The sun? And what I just saw, could it be the Star-Forging Dragon King?

"what?

Ash took a closer look and found six things that looked like scales around the circle.

Among these six scales, only the first scale is brighter than the others and is in an 'activated' state.

This brightness continued to spread and stopped just before reaching the second scale, but the second scale was not ignited.

Although he didn't know what it was, Ash had a feeling that this thing was an objective reflection of his strength.

"Is this going to ignite the star... Pah, ignite the scale? By absorbing the power of the sun?"

While thinking, he tried to continue drawing power from the sun disc, and soon found that as the power flowed into his body, the mark also had a weak reaction.

But this feeling was very small, so small that Ash felt that even if he stuffed the entire sun in front of him, he probably wouldn't be able to light up the entire mark.

"It seems that it is absorbing power to ignite the seal and unlock higher powers."

Ash has always believed that his ability is that of the Desert Emperor, but now it seems that the limit is far more than that. At least the power of an Ascendant is not enough to light up this mark.

Ash pondered for a moment, but couldn't come to a conclusion, so he decided to... take a nap first.

"Never mind him, it's not a bad thing anyway."

With the mentality of sleeping when in doubt, Ash made a nest for himself with sand and fell asleep.

The fatigue from the experience and pain just now was so intense that he was extremely sleepy.

...

Ash had a dream.

In the dream, he transformed into the Emperor of the Desert, holding a scepter. His body was bigger than a star. He raised the scepter towards the stars and struck them accurately, exploding stars with ease.

Then the scene suddenly changed, and he ascended the throne, with the big black tower in his left hand and Ruan Mei in his right hand. The guards in the front row were Bronya and Seele, the left protector was Feixiao, the right protector was Liuying, the royal guard was Huangquan, and there were robins singing in the palace.

"Following me is following destiny!" he said to everyone.

Then, the coronation ceremony ended and he entered the harem.

But he stepped into the harem with his left foot and woke up.

"Um..."

Ash sighed as he looked at Wan Di, who was standing beside the sand bed with his arms crossed.

"Do you know how much trouble you just caused me?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Wan Di snorted, "If you hadn't shown up for so many days, I wouldn't have bothered to come looking for you. Ultra Priest always thinks you're talking to Gioria, but I think it's highly unlikely you're talking to Gioria."

The Tilkas believe that Ash is the sun, able to communicate directly with Gioria and is the embodiment of the divine will. However, Wan Di knows that Ash's power is far from that of Gioria.

If this was the power of Aigle, he could understand it. After all, it was normal for a sun to appear in the sky. But this was the earth, and the power of the earth reflected as light. That should be the power of the ruins rather than Ash himself, so there was obviously something wrong.

However, the Tilkas people didn't care about this at all. The only thing on their minds now was the word "loyalty".

"Follow the golden sun, faithfully!!"

Such a scene once made Wan Di think that he was in Xuanfeng City. Although he had doubted where Ash's power came from, it didn't matter. He just wanted to know that Ash was a friend, not an enemy.

"While you were away, I led my men to build a defensive perimeter around our territory. I also want to build a few watchtowers and fortresses, but we're too slow to act. Could you please come and help me?"

Wan Di briefly recounted what had happened over the past two days.

The watchtower is used for sentry duty. It is very necessary for Tilkas to guard against Okhma, Xuanfeng City, or even the emergence of the Black Tide.

But this kind of construction is time-consuming and labor-intensive. If time permits, he wouldn't mind digging slowly, but unfortunately, what he lacks now is time.

"Why are you so anxious all of a sudden?" Ash asked curiously.

The fact that Wan Di could do these things proved that he had regarded Tilkas as half of his homeland, and Ash was quite happy about it.

"Because the Xuanfeng people may attack at any time."

Wan Di calmly delivered a powerful blow.

Ash was stunned. "What's going on? You can't hide your identity as the crown prince anymore?"

"It has nothing to do with this, and I wasn't hiding at all." Wan Di said calmly, "I guess it's because of the last time I went to Xuanfeng City to buy medicine. I asked too much information at that time, and maybe the rats who sniffed out the scent discovered my whereabouts. In the past two days, I suddenly lost contact with my people in Xuanfeng City. If Xuanfeng City knew I was here, they would definitely call me."

"Humph! Those Xuanfeng people, they're afraid, afraid that I'll destroy their plans. Such cowardice is truly shameful."

The priest's prophecy was not very kind to Wan Di. The crime of killing gods and father made him suffer tragic experiences since childhood, but Wan Di never fell. Just like the curse of immortality he carried, his will was even stronger than his immortal body.

Yaxiu understood. The Ohma people wanted to fight, and the Xuanfeng people also wanted to fight. They all thought that the Tilkas people were easy to bully, right?

However, the arrival of the Xuanfeng people is somewhat strange. Since Wan Di dared to go to Xuanfeng City to purchase medicines, it means that this line should be safe.

Nothing has happened in all these years, why did it happen this time?

Although Wan Di thought that something had gone wrong with his plan to inquire about the sword dish, Ash keenly sensed something unusual.

Why is there no news from Ohma after so many days?

Logically speaking, when his ability to summon the sun was discovered, Ohma's first reaction should have been to kill him and silence him.

If they are unwilling to do it themselves, then Xuanfeng City is undoubtedly an excellent blade.

However, these speculations could not be proven for the time being. Ash first walked around the perimeter of the territory with Wan Di, using his power to condense the yellow sand into watchtowers and fortresses. He then had people add bricks and tiles around these for further reinforcement. Furthermore, he constructed a "city wall" around the Tilkas tribe. Although it was made of sand, it was better than nothing at all.

"A city will be built in this place in the future!"

Since the people of Tilkas believe in him, it is more suitable for Ash to develop here as a base than to join Ohma or Xuanfeng City.

The Ohma are powerful, but the people are complicated and power is divided. There is the Senate and the Golden Lineage, and in between are a lot of small tribes that have joined. It is very difficult to achieve unity from top to bottom.

Tilkas is different. He built the Shurima Empire from scratch, and everyone will express their loyalty to Ash.

Loyalty! I want loyalty!

Just as the Tilkas people were busy with construction, Julius suddenly came running over and said that someone had arrived outside the village.

But the people who came were not the Xuanfeng people, but the Ohma people.

"Aglaiya asked me to come. She wants to talk to you."

...

3k words! Today is another two chapters with 6k words. I’m going to eat after finishing writing. I wish everyone a happy New Year’s Eve!!! Knock on the bowl!

Omphalos's Journey: Chapter 24: Ohma is bullying us, and Xuanfeng City is joining in the fun, so let's fight!

The messenger from Ohma came on behalf of Aglaiya.

This time it was real, not a conspiracy of the Senate.

In fact, Ash had anticipated this step. After all, he and Wan Di were in Tilkas now, and it would not be so easy for Ohma to destroy them again.

Once Ohma deploys troops in a big way, Xuanfeng City will definitely react. After all, Nicardoli has been wanting to use the Blade of Retribution to hit Kefalar in the ass for a long time.

Since Ohma is unwilling to take the risk, there are only two options for them to do next.

Or find other ways to deal with Tilkas.

Or you can make peace with Tilkas and say that everything before was a misunderstanding, we are all for Omphalos, we are all for saving the world, it’s good for you, it’s good for me, and it’s good for everyone.

Originally, according to what Wan Di said before, there was movement in Xuanfeng City, and Ash thought that the Ohma people had chosen the previous path.

But unexpectedly, Aglaia sent another envoy secretly, and this envoy could definitely not be from the Senate.

Under the watchful eyes of the Tilkas guards, Xiadie walked into the village.

The first words she said when she saw Ash were to convey Aglaia's meaning.

"She wants to see me?" Ash sneered. "Who does she think she is? She can see me whenever she wants?"

When Xiadie said this, he immediately understood why the Xuanfeng people had suddenly taken action. It was definitely not Wandi who accidentally leaked something, or the Ohma people who had told them. As for a solution, there must be a way. After all, hadn't Marcus, a Xuanfeng person, previously taken refuge with Ohma and been taken in?

They say they will fight to the death with the Xuanfeng people, but in fact it all depends on the size of the interests. As long as there is profit, enemies can become friends.

Ash didn't know whether it was the Senate or the Golden Clan who told the Xuanfeng people the news, but the appearance of Xiadie must be Aglaya's response to this matter. This was not a conspiracy, but an open conspiracy.

As long as the Xuanfeng people launch a large-scale attack and the Tilkas tribe cannot withstand it, Aglaya's foreign aid will naturally become extremely important.

Xiadie lowered her eyes slightly and shook her head gently: "I'm just here to convey her intention. As for whether to meet her or not, it's up to you. But she doesn't seem surprised that you'll refuse, so she has some follow-up messages for me to convey."

"Oh? You said."

"She said, 'If Ash refuses, tell him that the Golden People of Ohma have no selfish desires and everything they've done before is to save the world. But the Senate is different from the Golden People. Ohma is not united and cannot reach a unified will. No matter how powerful it appears on the outside, it is vulnerable on the inside. So she must do that.'"

Ash stroked his chin.

"I see. She wants to express that she is sincerely cooperating with us this time, right?"

"I can't see what Aglaya is thinking, but she can easily see into the hearts of others. I don't know why she asked me to be this messenger. I don't think I'm the most suitable person."

In Ohema, no one could really know what Aglaya was thinking.

The reason why Xiadie thinks she is not suitable is because she is shaken by what Yaxiu said before. This hesitation is another kind of betrayal. Perhaps Aglaya has already noticed it, so she is very confused, or does Aglaya really trust her completely?

But Ash said: "You are the most suitable person."

Xiadie tilted her head: "Why?"

"It's simple. If someone else had come, they wouldn't have even reached me before being beaten to death by the Tilkas people."