novelraw #243 - Section 243
#243 - Section 243
She could afford to lose an avatar; she didn't care about the loss of faith power in the Kingdom of Terra.
But being deceived by Tassica for so long, after she bestowed power and artifacts, hoping she could complete her layout in the Eternal Night World…
It all fell into the enemy's scheme. A blatant act of colluding with the enemy, huh?
She was always the one taking advantage of others; no one had ever taken advantage of her!
The little b*tch felt that Tassica and the people behind her were being extremely provocative, and she absolutely couldn't let them get away with it.
"Perhaps you should calm down and look at things after resolving the current situation. After all, it's just one plane," the Sea God advised with some concern.
They were gods who had conquered countless planes. Temporary gains and losses weren't important. As long as they fully deployed their plan, victory would be theirs.
But making a wrong choice in a moment of impulse could lead to unpredictable results.
Tibella's chest heaved violently. Seeing her comrades looking at her with concern, she forcefully suppressed her emotions and whispered, "Okay, I'll make a decision after conquering this world."
Her previous avatar was destroyed, and now she was directly investing faith power. Another avatar was being generated in the plane they were attacking, starting a massacre to vent her frustration!
Eat sh*t, Tassica!
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In the deep sea, in the Naga Empire, in the royal capital.
The massive statue of the Sea God, originally the tallest building in the city, even higher than the palace roof, was also one of the starting points for the magical shield that supported the entire city, holding a very special meaning for all Nagas.
It represented the Sea God's love for them, and the Sea God Church constantly proclaimed this, proving their suppression of the Naga Queen by welcoming people with open arms.
Since the failed war with the Sea Country to seize the landing point, the Nagas had lost the initiative and had been constantly invaded by mermaids.
The war was protracted and exhausting. To continue the war, the Naga Empire accepted a large amount of aid from the Kingdom of Terra, opening concession areas and supporting free trade.
Along with the trade, the goods entering the Naga Empire were totem bracelets and Elysium Realms. The huge pressure of the real world could be relieved in the virtual world, and the happiness index in public opinion polls even rose compared to the past.
However, the side effect was that people were spending less and less time on faith and prayer. The former spiritual sustenance was not as appealing as the various exciting games and beautiful young ladies in the virtual world.
A normal church would definitely create various obstacles to the promotion of Elysium Realms, such as setting restrictions on minors logging into Elysium Realms, in order to cultivate believers from a young age and ensure the proportion of believers in the entire Naga Empire.
But Nicole was already a little spy of the Qing Teng Empire and would definitely not hinder Roger's layout. Using the excuse that she was tied up dealing with the vassal races on the Naga border, she gave up the management of the church.
The elite of the entire Sea God Church were taken away by her, spreading the Sea God's faith wildly among the vassal races. Those fanatical believers were very happy, thinking that it was the glory of the Lord shining in all directions!
In reality, they were just drawing hatred for the Naga Queen!
The group of mediocre people left in the royal capital couldn't come up with effective countermeasures. Coupled with the Naga Queen's long-standing hatred of the rising divine power, the proportion of Elysium Realms replacing faith continued to rise.
Although totem bracelets and Elysium Realms were controlled by the Kingdom of Terra, the Kingdom of Terra only wanted to make money from the Nagas and wouldn't interfere with the Naga Queen's decisions.
So even with the risk of letting wolves into the house, the Naga Queen firmly suppressed the divine power.
The so-called 'internal stability before external resistance'~
Under the joint suppression of multiple forces, and her own lack of ambition, the Sea God Church received less and less support from the people.
At the same time, Nicole was constantly using bloody and cruel methods to attract hatred on the border. In recent years, everyone's impression of the Sea God Church had declined sharply.
Finally, in a border conflict that broke out today, Saintess Nicole was originally using divine magic to comfort the injured believers, but accidentally exposed her demonic aura. In a panic, she cast the wrong spell, revealing her true demonic form!
Present were the church's priest corps, countless Sea God believers, and heretical members of the vassal races, a total of 100,000 people who witnessed this scene.
In her demon form, Nicole held up the scepter representing the Saintess's identity and shouted, "Continue fighting! What are you looking at? Continue to kill those heretics!"
But none of the believers present reacted. They were just wondering why an obviously fallen demon could also be connected to their own god?
At this time, the leader of the heretics who was being besieged stood up and laughed wildly, "Sea God, hahaha, is just a fallen evil god hahaha! Only an evil god can train demons to be Saintesses hahahaha!"
He directed the heretics to start a counterattack. The Sea God Church forces, which had been in an absolute advantage, lost the will to fight and were directly driven away. The heretics rushed into the Sea God Church, pushed down the Sea God statue, and then blew up the entire church.
They captured Nicole alive, sat on the teleportation array to the royal capital, and held up the "Saintess" who existed with both demons and holy light, directly shattering the faith of the Sea God believers in the royal capital.
The one we believe in… is an evil god?
The heretics directly destroyed the largest church in the royal capital, and the Sea God did not send down anger.
"Your Sea God is guilty and cannot refute it!" the heretical leader announced loudly.
However, he did not become complacent for long. He was soon killed by the royal palace guards, and the remaining heretics were also imprisoned, and Nicole was rescued.
Of course, because of Nicole's hideous and terrifying appearance, she was thrown into the heavenly prison, and the Naga Queen personally interrogated her.
However, when Nicole walked into the spotless and luxuriously decorated prison cell and saw the Naga Queen rising to greet her, the two of them toasted and celebrated:
"Long live the Empire, long live the Naga, long live the people!"
This was a bitter trick.
Because the Naga's faith was too strong, even after countless preparations, the identities of the Sea God and the Saintess had to be made as bad as possible in order to smoothly transition to a state of no faith and minimize the possibility of civil unrest.
On the same day, the Sea Country also took the initiative to propose signing an indefinite ceasefire agreement with the Naga.
Explosive news began to spread, and Shana, who had just left the Queen's Award ceremony, was dumbfounded.
What, Tassica is an ally of the Empire?
"Then what have I been opposing for so many years…?"
Her mentality collapsed, even more than Tibella's.
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Actually, at this moment, Tassica had admitted that she was not a believer, but she had not announced her relationship with the Qing Teng Empire.
One has to eat one bite at a time, and the shocking news for the Terrans has to be released one by one.
Otherwise, even if she, the… Agave Queen, had a high reputation, it would collapse, and then she would be abandoned by the people.
This wave of breaking up with the Goddess of War, first let Old Joseph pull all the hatred over and become the commander-in-chief who took the blame for the defeat of the orcs that year.
Compared to the Empire being whitewashed into a legitimate victor, the image will become a little better, with a foundation for continuing to whitewash.
At this moment, Tassica only needed to wait for Terra to unite with other countries in the Eternal Night World to advance into Terra because of the Goddess of War's anger, Terra becoming the target of public criticism, and the orcs feeling the difficulty of the battle…
When that time comes, it will be the Qing Teng Empire's turn to appear, extending a helping hand to Terra to jointly fight against the Seven Gods in the sky!
From that moment on, the Qing Teng Empire's identity as a demon in the eyes of the Terran people will be whitewashed, becoming a staunch ally of freedom and justice!
At that time, Tassica could also establish diplomatic relations with Lord Charles publicly, without engaging in underground relationships, secretly afraid of being discovered…
Alas, the true psychological journey of a little fan who secretly liked her brother for so many years in a country that prohibits Qing entertainment.
Working so hard is just to be able to publicly shout, 'Brother, I love you!' in her own identity!
If world peace is possible next year, maybe she, Tassica, can also win the Queen's Award for Peace Star and Economic Star medals, which would make her even more worthy of the meritorious Lord Charles…
The strategic steps from underground to above ground have been drafted, just waiting for the Goddess of War, Tibella, who refuses to suffer losses, to start a war, and the alliance between Terra and Qing Teng can enter the public countdown.
At this moment, the Terran people were still enthusiastically burning everything related to the Goddess of War.
Tassica ordered that any household that declared its separation from that scum goddess from now on could receive two pigs to take home and enjoy.
Those pigs had all been nourished by the Goddess of War's divine power. They were especially strong and mighty, and their temperament was two grades higher than ordinary pigs. Their shoulder height and weight made people envious.
Everyone already felt that faith was a joke. Every day, they would only be rewarded with abandonment after praying piously…
There was no benefit in believing, but there were rewards for not believing. Suddenly, the believers who abandoned the Goddess of War couldn't be stopped at all.
The streets of Serena City had become a joyful ocean with a pig in the left hand and a pig in the right hand.
Even while fighting in a distant plane, Tibella couldn't help but secretly pay attention to the Eternal Night World. Seeing this scene, her nose was crooked with anger.
Her and the piggies' affairs were memorized in her mind, ranking among the top three frustrating battles after she became a god.
If it weren't for this matter, how could she have let Old Joseph out of the mountains, wanting to teach the Eternal Night Queen a lesson?
As a result, that idiot, who was just as capable as her, didn't achieve any results and pushed the lovely Tassica into the arms of the Empire…
So all of this was Old Joseph's fault!
Old Joseph, who was playing the final BOSS in drag in "Earth OL," suddenly sneezed violently, and his operation was deformed.
The resentment coming from the void was terrifying!
The time for the Kingdom of Terra to break away from the Goddess of War's believers was irreversible. This top-down change was progressing very smoothly.
Occasionally, there were very firm believers and clergy members who expressed resistance, but they were easily suppressed by Queen Tassica's sufficient arrangements.
With the same surveillance methods as the Dark Night Guard, her control over the Kingdom of Terra was very strong. Those with ulterior motives simply couldn't start anything.
At the same time, the Kingdom of Terra had another big deal to do!
Because the free port, a popular tourist destination, the number one gold-selling cave in the Eternal Night, the City of Freedom, probably had more dignitaries from other countries and races than poor people.
Many important business negotiations were held in the City of Freedom. Even if the two sides were hostile, they had to put down their weapons and solve the problem with economic means when entering this city that represented freedom.
Because of this atmosphere, completely ignoring national boundaries, many people thought that this was the most comfortable place in the world and chose to buy a house here to retire and enjoy a life of luxury.
Now Tassica suddenly launched an attack, sealing the country's borders and then starting a search of the entire territory, controlling the powerful figures in the major powers and temporarily housing them in special "residences" with food and lodging.
In the lightning-fast action, not even a fly flew out.
In the Eternal Night World, where power had not changed for tens of thousands of years, the aristocratic game continued until now, resources were highly concentrated, and the territory and wealth controlled by a few ordinary families might be equal to a kingdom.
These idle guys, who lived extravagantly, had no real business at all. Enjoying life and engaging in endless social interactions in the City of Freedom was their main business.
Especially in the last four years, wars had been frequent all over the world. The rulers who had obtained new weapons and equipment no longer had the external threat of the Qing Teng Empire, and they would not let their old enemies get away with it under provocation.
In these four years, there were only two countries that had not experienced war: the Qing Teng Empire and the Kingdom of Terra.
Everyone definitely didn't want to go to the Qing Teng Empire. The Eternal Night Queen wouldn't welcome these foreign parasites either. Hiding from the war in the Kingdom of Terra was their best choice.
As a result, this wonderful choice changed its face overnight. Yesterday, everyone was still talking about famous cars, fine wines, and celebrities. Today, they were all gnawing on steamed buns behind iron bars. This gap directly caused the mentality of many nobles to collapse.
Tassica's purpose in controlling them was very simple. Although she was prepared to be the enemy of the world, wouldn't it be wonderful if she could push the enemies to rescue their relatives one by one?
Controlling these big figures could reduce the pressure in the early stages.
Even if it couldn't change the other party's strategy, they had to pay money to redeem people, squeezing out the last bit of value from these nobles who had already contributed countless wealth.
If the other party was very tough and unwilling to stop the war because of some playboy children in their family, and didn't want to pay a single gold coin, then simply kill these big figures to sacrifice to the flag, which could also boost morale a lot.
The enemies were lying defenselessly in their own territory. Letting them go back for no reason would be a huge loss!
And there were enough nobles, and the nobles were idle enough. Tassica actually detained not only the idle second and third generations of those families, but also many powerful figures. The hostage resources in her hands could be said to be quite rich.
In the opening rounds, it was conceivable that Tassica could play her cards casually and definitely occupy a huge initiative.
The anti-god movement in the Kingdom of Terra had yielded great results. From Shana's perspective, she only felt that the scene of the Saintess rebelling had a strong sense of déjà vu?
On second thought, she remembered that Nicole had betrayed the Sea God and was said to have become an imperial spy…
Why was Nicole able to get in touch with the Empire?
Damn it, it turned out that Tassica was operating from behind the scenes, selling Nicole's coordinates directly to that bastard Roger!
Shana wasn't stupid in the first place, she inherited Nalinair's intelligence.
She was just young and lacked life experience, so these old foxes used robbery, deception, and sneak attacks against a child who was only five years old...
“If Tassika hadn’t been rebelling against the Ivy League, then all these years I’ve spent diligently infiltrating the enemy, gaining trust through my articles... I would never have been able to coordinate from the inside out and give Roger a heavy blow, right?”
On the bustling streets, the Imperials, caught up in the festive atmosphere, looked up at the Eternal Night in the sky. The massive magical creation gave them an unimaginable sense of security.
Thinking of the divine power engine on the Eternal Night and the brain cells she had contributed, Shanna felt a chill in her heart.
Human joys and sorrows are not shared; on the contrary, I find them noisy.
Shanna really couldn't be happy at all. So what if she had made unprecedented achievements? So what if she had won the Empress Award?
The problem is that she didn't want to serve this damned empire at all!
But in reality, in order to get close to Roger and to publish more articles in "New Arcana," she racked her brains, regardless of personal gain, and was even more dedicated than a true Imperial.
Enduring humiliation and bearing burdens, she was waiting for the day she could stab Roger in the back...
As a result, she didn't even have a chance to strike before Tassika backstabbed her!
Moreover, from the very beginning, she had exposed her back, being directed and used as a monkey to be played with!
Shanna stood on the most prosperous street in the Empire, using magic to conceal her appearance so that she wouldn't be recognized as the Industrial Star of the night, the genius magical girl who had received the Eternal Night Empress's commendation.