novelraw #274 - Section 274
#274 - Section 274
"Hey, what's the name of that store you guys went to last time? Take me with you!"
It seemed someone had found a treasure, and everyone else wanted to buy it too, so they agreed to go together after work to find more cheap and useful second-hand goods.
The Eternal Night Empress waited until they were far away before she couldn't help but curl her lips: "But no matter how good it is, the thought of it being used by someone else makes me very uncomfortable..."
She watched the departing figures, suppressing a thought that surfaced in her mind.
No, absolutely unforgivable!
I have lost a Roger, but I still have the entire Empire. It's just going to take me a little time to recover.
I can just find something to distract myself, have some fun, and I'll definitely forget that guy!
She flipped through the 'Chapter of Unbalance' project list and saw a single-soldier armament awaiting verification, designed for single-soldier raids behind enemy lines, and was recruiting volunteers.
Because this was a researcher's personal project, although the equipment's performance indicators were excellent, its adaptability was a bit limited.
Not only did it require a relatively high professional level, but it also needed to meet requirements like magic affinity, which were very strict, making it impossible to find even a qualified pilot.
The Eternal Night Empress looked around and found that these requirements didn't hold her back at all. She was very interested in the equipment, so she filled in her name.
Inside a certain laboratory.
A balding middle-aged researcher was climbing up and down a ladder, modifying his latest masterpiece, when he suddenly heard a pleasant notification sound.
"A qualified pilot has applied! Perfect timing!"
He immediately stopped what he was doing, tapped his Soul-Mimicking Bracelet, and a virtual screen appeared before him, showing the name and portrait.
"Octa... Your Majesty?!"
The middle-aged researcher was so shocked that he fell off the ladder.
Has the system been upgraded? How can there be such a bug? Her Majesty's name appearing in the project of an insignificant researcher like me?
But fortunately, he didn't fall to the ground. A gentle force supported him.
"No need to be surprised. I just have some time and am quite interested in the equipment you designed, so I came to try it out."
The middle-aged researcher got up from the ground, his panic turning into excitement.
There are very few mages in the Empire who don't idolize the Eternal Night Empress.
Even after the New Arcana, everyone is transitioning to research positions. If they can solve things with silver bullets, they will definitely not do it themselves. However, the Eternal Night Empress, a legendary and violent mage, the ceiling of destructive power, is still highly respected.
Although personal combat is not currently needed, it cannot be absent!
So, there is still a significant portion of mages who still train their combat skills in their spare time, not only to look cool but also to increase their understanding and feelings about magic.
"This equipment is based on the Empire's latest human-controlled magic puppet, modified and enhanced, and has added combat subsystems to adapt to various environments. It can be flexibly adjusted to face any complex combat environment..."
"Alright, alright, I've read the project description. Let's go directly to the practical combat test environment, shall we?"
"Huh?"
"Your equipment isn't not ready for practical combat, is it?"
"Of course not! Phantom Maru is ready to face any battlefield! But the Empire doesn't seem to have any ongoing battles right now, does it?"
"It doesn't matter. I just approved unlimited firing rights for myself, as long as your equipment works."
"Huh????????"
Using the excuse of testing equipment to conduct large-scale operations to crush the armed forces of the Church of the War God, only Her Majesty would be so outrageous!
But... how exciting!
The middle-aged man suddenly became excited as well. The war-loving soul of an Imperial citizen was burning fiercely:
"Your Majesty, rest assured, Phantom Maru will become your most reliable combat partner! Kill!"
Light flashed, and the two of them, along with the mobile magic laboratory, were teleported to a strange world.
...
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Life Ritual.
Lydia looked at Roger: "You're going to set out with an incomplete fleet? Although the God-Devourer is now combat-ready, there are still great limitations to the combat upper limit and combat types it can support."
"Don't worry, even the main plane controlled by Taberra is within our adaptation range."
Roger said confidently. He had done his homework in advance.
"Dole is at your service at any time."
Dole was also eager for his first battle.
Thus, only the Second Fleet of the God-Devourer set out.
Just like that, a world where only Taberra was harmed was completed.
Chapter 251: The Limit of the Goddess of War's Endurance
Gods are the most powerful beings in this world, but they are not the end of power.
After becoming a god, seeing a wider world and witnessing the constant fall of those who claim to be eternal and immortal, many gods are both proud and hardworking before they are completely lost and driven mad.
They look down on mortals, who are just lambs that provide faith.
But they cannot live without mortals. They must have endless power of faith to maintain their existence and demand the possibility of further progress.
Faith is not omnipotent, but without faith, nothing is possible!
Every mature god will do everything possible to compete for more faith. This is a career of equal value to their own lives.
However, the seven gods of the Seven Gods camp were all created by the God-King and relied on him to become gods. Therefore, the God-King has absolute control over the seven gods.
After he hid in the Source Sea, the God of Knowledge took his place and continued to rule the other six gods.
With their long lives and countless twists and turns, this camp has never disintegrated, which shows the God-King's powerful control.
The conspiracies and calculations between gods are much more than those of mortals.
After all, one more point of faith is a real point stronger.
For the sake of profit, husbands and wives plot against each other, brothers turn against each other, and fathers and sons engage in a desperate duel.
Cooperation between gods is temporary, and conflict is eternal.
Unfortunately, such things only happen between the Goddess of War and the other six, and they are still in a secretive state.
None of them dared to disobey the orders of the God-King and the God of Knowledge.
Therefore, although the backyard is already on fire, Taberra cannot free herself to solve it. At this moment, most of her energy is being drawn into the attack arranged by the God of Knowledge.
They don't know why the God of Knowledge seems so eager, but if they are assigned a task and don't want to fall directly, they must complete it.
However, because there were too many uprisings and rebellions in those planes before, the Seven Gods' advancement speed was indeed much slower than expected, and it was expected that the boss would be dissatisfied.
What's more, this action also has the power of faith to earn, and the income is much higher than before. The other gods are full of motivation and will not complain because of the full pressure.
Raising Taberra to coordinate their actions, they can't hold back.
The Goddess of War did not immediately withdraw, which is actually also related to the fact that the Qing Teng Empire has a very good grasp of the situation.
Defeating the Church of the Goddess of War without occupying it frees up a large number of believers for other gods to divide.
This led to Taberra not being able to find support at all. Everyone was busy dividing the meat that fell from her body.
It's not good to grab it directly, but if your own church is not strong enough and leaves that area empty, it's okay for us to pick up a bargain, right?
Taberra also responded by letting the Holy Spirits of Conqueror Canyon reorganize the church and regain a lot of territory, which alleviated the trouble brought by the Qing Teng Empire.
But the problem is that the strategic fortresses of the Qing Teng Empire are very flexible, and they still have intelligence in those worlds. They don't target other families, but only target the Church of the Goddess of War.
Sometimes her church has just been reorganized, and the Empire's fleet kills a carbine. Aren't you annoyed?
However, facing the enemy's mobile troops, without Taberra personally presiding, the Holy Spirits cannot achieve pursuit and prevention.
Many of these dioceses have entered a back-and-forth tug-of-war, and even some believers actively flee to the territories of other gods.
The Goddess of War's territory is very unsafe. There are wars every day. It's just that the Qing Teng Empire will not attack civilians who are not military targets, but ordinary people can't stand it if any aftermath falls on them.
But in the eyes of ordinary gods, they don't think this is any trouble.
The territory is overthrown by mortals, just find a chance to fight back.
In the long time they have experienced, what has really brought trouble has never been mortals, but those ancient and powerful gods.
Sometimes it seems that mortals are causing trouble, but behind it is the layout of a powerful god. This is the truly terrible thing that can threaten their existence.
However, after Taberra complained to the God of Knowledge, the little boy only saw the Qing Teng Empire, and did not see the figures of other gods, so he relaxed and asked Taberra to endure it for the time being.
At the same time, he slightly lowered her ability and evaluation.
Being overwhelmed by mortals, with their level of strength, how many years has it been since this happened?
In fact, even Taberra herself, when looking at the trouble caused by the Qing Teng Empire, only feels annoyed, disgusting, and irritable, and does not think this is a fatal threat.
In fact, this is like a person being bitten by a mosquito. It is very itchy, affects the mood, and wants to swat all the mosquitoes in the world to death.
But no one would think that being bitten by a mosquito would be a fatal danger, and would give up playing ranked games to waste time playing hide-and-seek with mosquitoes who are extremely good at hiding, right?
Horns have grown on the head of the lamb, and it has a certain combat power. Although it has brought trouble to management, it will not cause any major chaos. It just needs to pay some power of faith to strengthen management.
The gods have never taken mortals seriously, and have not regarded mortals as a threat. They still try to earn more power of faith with as little investment as possible with a proud attitude.
They don't know that the Empire, this poisonous mosquito, contains a deadly infectious disease in its mouth, and is eroding the foundation of their faith with a new social structure and lifestyle.
The Empire's fleet is just prying open the church's defensive forces. The method of establishing the Tianming Army that Xana has figured out is the real way to leave a lasting impact in those planes ruled by the church.
Especially later, because of repeated tug-of-wars, people are still spreading to other parishes, which has accelerated the spread of this idea.
Those ordinary people do not yet have the power to resist the gods at this stage, but their thoughts are awakening.
In the past, they had not seen what it was like to truly live, and believed that the life arranged by the church and the nobles was something they should take for granted, and that they could only gain transcendence after death if they were devout believers.
Until the Tianming Army established a base, they either personally experienced it or heard about it, and learned that even the most ordinary and lowest-level people in this world can live with dignity.
What's more, in many well-developed bases, because there are fewer parasitic exploiters, ordinary people only need to complete eight hours of labor and work every day to ensure that they are fed and clothed, living a life they could not have imagined before.
It turns out that they are not born guilty, and come into the world to suffer, but because someone has taken away the fruits of their labor, they will spend their entire lives like cattle and horses, working hard, but in the end, they will not be able to enjoy anything.
It turns out that there is a system in this world that can protect the most humble farmers, and if they work hard, they will be rewarded. The rice they plant and the rice they harvest can be given priority to supply themselves without being starved to death.
Even, they can sell it for money and make a new set of clothes for their children at home during the New Year!
The Tianming Army did not receive weapon support from the Empire, but in basic production, the magic fertilizer and improved seeds needed for agriculture, and the textile and smelting equipment for industry, etc., have all been exported to these worlds.
This allows people who have been rolling in the mud for countless generations to re-recognize the world.
Of course, in Taberra's view, the Empire's actions are inexplicable. With those resources, instead of carrying out a real occupation, and instead of providing weapons to make their combat power higher, they are engaged in production and construction...
Isn't this a waste of time?
Not all Tianming Army bases have powerhouses like Xana and Hader, nor does the Eternal Night Empress help design corresponding tactics according to the terrain. Most of the time, they cannot support themselves under the feet of the church for long.
Those liberated farmers will return to their past lives, and it seems that the arrival of the Empire has not changed anything.
But they have been here, and their thoughts and the sparks they have ignited have been planted in the hearts of the people.
Whether it is their own life or when educating their children, the saying that they ask the gods to forgive the sins on their bodies and pray for the afterlife can no longer attract parents who give their children beautiful hopes.
They have understood that there is no sin on their bodies, but those gods and nobles enjoy a luxurious life without carrying out any production.
Carved beams and painted pillars, the sound of bells and food, fine clothes and angry horses, famous wines and beautiful women... all those things that make the big men look majestic and imposing are produced by their labor!
Why should they have the good food that everyone yearns for, but our whole family works all year round, but still has to worry about a heavy snow, and our wives and children starve to death?
This is unfair.
These people who are riding on our heads are guilty!
This world is wrong.
Even if the old forces are so powerful, we should still not give up hope and wait for the day of dawn.
A specter, a specter that the church and the nobles fear, but the gods are unaware of, has been lurking in those worlds occupied by the gods for quite some time.
On the surface, it seemed that after the Empire's fleet departed, the order of those worlds would soon return to its original state.
Therefore, Tyberia thought the matter would just end like this.
It was like a mosquito accidentally flew into her room, bit her a few times, but didn't bite anyone else. Perhaps this mosquito was just special, and she tolerated it.