novelraw Chapter 860 253: Carrying Out God’s Will, The Struggle of the Church of the God of Love and Change (10K)
Chapter 860 253: Carrying Out God’s Will, The Struggle of the Church of the God of Love and Change (10K)
[Location: Yibel Federation · Royal Court · Royal Court Meeting Hall]
In the seat of the Federation Governor, Caesar slowly opened his eyes.
A supporting official standing beside him stepped forward and softly said:
"Governor, there has been movement from Gransham Territory. Shortly after Marquis Gransham returned to the territory, he mysteriously disappeared, and the Silver Guard Army has mostly confirmed the situation.
Calculating the time, they should be arriving soon, if there's still time."
Caesar remained silent.
After a while, the supporting official began to feel cold sweat dripping down, his voice starting to tremble, becoming somewhat stuttered as he said:
"Actually, they should be able to make it in time; it's just that it might be a bit slower on the way back."
As he spoke, the supporting official, who intended to say more, didn't continue.
He could feel that the Governor's gaze had no warmth, as if it had completely bypassed him, looking toward the infinite sky.
This silence, accompanied by a solemn expression, instilled a deep fear in him and the surrounding guards.
As if…
As if submerged in the deep sea, when looking up, seeing a vast expanse of azure waters.
Silent, cold, dark… Clearly, they understood that this man wasn't angry because of them, yet they couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
Because this man was just too strong.
So strong that he was almost universally acknowledged as the strongest Human, or rather, you could omit the 'almost' entirely.
If Lion Heart Duke was still comprehensible, making people understand what the pinnacle a top Human talent could reach was like.
Then Caesar Governor, was an existence completely beyond their comprehension.
If Pope Mephiel from the Holy Briania was someone who reached his current status through his talent and the grace of the gods, then Caesar became the miracle itself, purely through his unreplicable feats.
Just by sitting here, he was almost the pillar of the entire Royal Court, his terrifying power being at a level of ultimate deterrence across the entire continent.
It's hard for people of later generations to imagine how this monster, during the turbulent times when Humans were still faltering, managed to, with his own strength, stabilize a crumbling structure and shelter the fledgling Federation under his command.
If it weren't for this Governor providing adequate protection and fighting for precious growth space for the nascent Federation back then, the succeeding Dukes of the Federation wouldn't even have had time to establish themselves.
Few from later generations know that initially, the Yibel Federation might not have existed in the federal form at all.
Because during that unknown era, as the only notable Human strongman among the nine city-states, when several city-states had already united due to mutual trust and camaraderie…
Within the nine city-states, imperial rule was actually more revered than the federal system.
Indeed, Caesar was deemed the rightful person to ascend to that imperial throne.
People of later times might find it difficult to imagine. Arguably, for the Dukes, a federal system offered more autonomy and development space within their territories, without constraints.
For the whole union of Yibel's nine city-states, whether federated or not, might not have been beneficial for Yibel's future. But for the dukes overseeing these city-states, it seemed more advantageous.
Why then, did it evolve to this point, where most hoped Yibel would head towards imperial rule?
The reason was simply Caesar.
No other extraneous factors, just because it was Caesar spearheading the Silver Guard Army.
When other city-states faced external threats, it was Caesar who first offered support as an ally.
Caesar was the one who single-handedly almost crushed the Dwarf Vanguard Army of Molten Furnace Castle.
...
So many reasons garnered immense admiration for this person. If there's someone who could hold up the collapsing world in Yibel Federation's history, he undoubtedly would be the one picked.
In those turbulent times, given the situation of Yibel Federation back then, many aspired to establish a closer bond with Caesar.
For instance, becoming an interest-aligned unity, with all nine city-states being his protected people, tight-knit connections potentially garnering more support from Caesar in return.
Such an outrageous choice, unforeseeable to many in later generations.
Kael had every opportunity to assume that position, yet ultimately, he chose the federal system.
Yes… it was this Federation Governor who voluntarily relinquished the imperial ambition, embraced federalism, and promised everyone that royal power wasn't eternal, and an empire wasn't conducive to Yibel's future.
In the blink of an eye, over two hundred years have passed, and the Royal Court's palace has yet to welcome a second ruling entity.
Virtually everyone tacitly suppresses unfounded thoughts, with the Governor and a few Dukes quietly integrating into the backdrop of the Federation, so much so that many completely forget the notion that the position, supposed to hold the most power in the Federation, is actually rotatable.