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Chapter 776: The Coming of the World's End!
The Halkeginia Continent was completely thrown into chaos by Mima Amatori.
This Zero Magic World had not experienced a World War of such Scale for thousands of years.
This could be seen from how, after nearly six thousand years of development, their Magic and Technology were still so backward, and even their Population had not grown significantly.
After all, War is the catalyst for the progress of Civilization.
According to Mr. Shu's Research, there were three main reasons for this.
The first point was the consistency of faith.
As mentioned before, apart from the Elf Race, all Kingdoms on the entire Continent believed in the Progenitor Brimir.
This faith had long been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people, consolidated and maintained by the Romalia Papal State.
They even held the Authority and Qualification to grant Royal Authority.
The second point was the fixed Class system of Magic.
It seemed that only those with a certain Blood Relation to the Progenitor Brimir, meaning the Nobility, could wield the Strength of Magic, leaving the Civilians without the Ability to resist the Nobility.
Perhaps some people had tried in the past.
That was why Firearms like the Flintlock and Breech-loading Cannon existed today.
But it was clear that they had not continued to develop, instead remaining at a level that was slightly useful but still very backward relative to Magic.
Why?
Because among the Nobility throughout history, there were also people of Wisdom!
The final point was that among the five Kingdoms currently on the Continent, the Ancestors of three of the Royalty were the Sons of the Progenitor Brimir, while the first Pope of Romalia was the Disciple of the Progenitor Brimir.
In other words, only the Germania Kingdom was established later.
Of course.
There were actually many Duchies and Marquisates on the Continent, but their land area was too small and their National Strength too weak to be worth mentioning.
In this Situation.
The so-called international Situation had, for a long Time, become entirely the family affair of 'Brimir's family'. Even if Conflicts occasionally arose, they wouldn't escalate into major Wars.
Even if someone lost their head during this period, the Popes throughout history were responsible for mediation or punishment.
Therefore, for the Civilians, this was an incredibly oppressive and Despair-inducing World, because the Nobility had not provided them with any upward mobility.
The highest Status Civilians could achieve was something like a Captain in the Army.
Becoming a Knight or General was out of the question.
However, there was a special exception to every rule: Captain Agnes, who led the Musketeer Squad and served as Queen Henrietta's Royal Guard.
This Women, with short blond hair and a heroic demeanor, had trained the inaccurate Musket to a level of hitting the Target every time.
Coupled with her exquisite Swordsmanship, her Strength was enough to easily defeat any Magic Knight below Triangle Rank.
But how many Geniuses of this Rank were there?
————Divider————
United Halkeginia-Romalia United Empire.
The geographical location of this Religious Nation happened to be equivalent to the Italian Peninsula, so this World could be considered a Parallel World.
It was just that there was an extra small red Moon in the Sky and the Supernatural System of Magic here.
"His Majesty, why do we allow those Kingdoms to Slaughter each other?"
Julio looked at Pope Vittorio de Saint-Rémy de Saint-Aegis XXIII, who was seated on the Throne, with confusion. He was also his Master.
Yes.
This handsome Blond Youth, dressed in white with a blue Cape, whose eyes were one red and one blue, was actually a Void Familiar summoned from Other World, just like Hiraga Saito.
And His Holiness the Pope, whose hair was also golden but long and straight, was naturally a Void User!
"Ah—Julio, I have told you before, our World is on the verge of Doomsday, and the only Method to save everyone is to reclaim the Holy Land occupied by the Elf Race, then open the World Gate there to invade Another World, and occupy a piece of land in that World where we can survive."
Pope Victorio said slowly with a solemn expression, while Julio stood below the Main Hall, silently listening.
"But the Elf Race's Strength is very powerful. Their Magic and their Battleships are far superior to those of our Human Nations. To achieve the first Target, or even the second Target, we must unite the Strength of all Kingdoms."
"Original Copy, I wanted to find an opportunity to convene an Alliance Meeting, but the Albion Kingdom's Action made me think of another possibility!"
Pope Victorio's Gaze was burning as he exchanged gazes with Julio across the distance.
"That is to let a certain Kingdom unify all the Human Nations on the entire Continent. This way, all Strength can be concentrated, and compared to a loose Alliance, it should have more cohesion."
Julio suddenly understood after hearing this, finally grasping the other party's idea.
"But His Majesty, doing so will not only result in countless Casualties, but a Kingdom that unifies all Nations will definitely threaten Romalia's Status."
When the Strength of Royal Authority is far greater than Divine Authority, will Royal Authority still be willing to remain beneath Divine Authority?
However,
Pope Victorio calmly retorted, "When the World is about to be gone, what does that matter?"
"This..."
Julio was speechless, and then heard the other party lower his Voice and say:
"As for those who are Sacrificed during the unification process, they can only be said to be necessary. Otherwise, everyone will Facing death. We can only Choice to save the majority of people."
Julio could not refute, because he knew that the Windstone Catastrophe indeed existed.
In certain places on the Continent now, terrifying phenomena have appeared where the Ground cracks and then automatically floats towards the Sky.
It is believed that this will become increasingly severe, and eventually, the entire Continental Plate will shatter into pieces, turning into Sky Islands or Fragments like the Albion Kingdom.
At that time, the original Natural Ecosystem will completely collapse, and the number of people who die will definitely be much more than in the current War!
A moment later.
Julio asked again with Doubt, "Since that is the case, then why don't we help a certain Kingdom?"
"Because we are a Religious Nation, a neutral nation, and also because I cannot see which Kingdom can unify the Continent, so it is better to let things take their course..."
Pope Victorio answered him faintly. After speaking, he gave Julio an order.
"However, I need you to make a trip to Tristain Kingdom to ensure the Safety of the Void User named Louise. Both the opening of the World Gate and the subsequent Conquest of Another World require her Void Magic!"
"I understand."
Julio nodded, then swung the blue Cape on his body and strode away from this magnificent Grand Cathedral, where buildings were made of Gold and emeralds everywhere.
"Esteemed Progenitor Brimir, please have Compassion on your Descendants, so that we can successfully Procreate and thrive in Another World..."
Pope Victorio closed his eyes, sincerely praying in his Heart the words he didn't know how many times he had recited.
As one of the only two people in the World who knew about the Doomsday information, the Pressure on him was unimaginable to others.
Because he is the Pope, he must save everyone.
Even if it requires the Sacrifice of ten thousand people for this, even invading other worlds for this, he will stop at nothing!
(End of this chapter)
The Halkeginia Continent was completely thrown into chaos by Mima Amatori.
This Zero Magic World had not experienced a World War of such Scale for thousands of years.
This could be seen from how, after nearly six thousand years of development, their Magic and Technology were still so backward, and even their Population had not grown significantly.
After all, War is the catalyst for the progress of Civilization.
According to Mr. Shu's Research, there were three main reasons for this.
The first point was the consistency of faith.
As mentioned before, apart from the Elf Race, all Kingdoms on the entire Continent believed in the Progenitor Brimir.
This faith had long been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people, consolidated and maintained by the Romalia Papal State.
They even held the Authority and Qualification to grant Royal Authority.
The second point was the fixed Class system of Magic.
It seemed that only those with a certain Blood Relation to the Progenitor Brimir, meaning the Nobility, could wield the Strength of Magic, leaving the Civilians without the Ability to resist the Nobility.
Perhaps some people had tried in the past.
That was why Firearms like the Flintlock and Breech-loading Cannon existed today.
But it was clear that they had not continued to develop, instead remaining at a level that was slightly useful but still very backward relative to Magic.
Why?
Because among the Nobility throughout history, there were also people of Wisdom!
The final point was that among the five Kingdoms currently on the Continent, the Ancestors of three of the Royalty were the Sons of the Progenitor Brimir, while the first Pope of Romalia was the Disciple of the Progenitor Brimir.
In other words, only the Germania Kingdom was established later.
Of course.
There were actually many Duchies and Marquisates on the Continent, but their land area was too small and their National Strength too weak to be worth mentioning.
In this Situation.
The so-called international Situation had, for a long Time, become entirely the family affair of 'Brimir's family'. Even if Conflicts occasionally arose, they wouldn't escalate into major Wars.
Even if someone lost their head during this period, the Popes throughout history were responsible for mediation or punishment.
Therefore, for the Civilians, this was an incredibly oppressive and Despair-inducing World, because the Nobility had not provided them with any upward mobility.
The highest Status Civilians could achieve was something like a Captain in the Army.
Becoming a Knight or General was out of the question.
However, there was a special exception to every rule: Captain Agnes, who led the Musketeer Squad and served as Queen Henrietta's Royal Guard.
This Women, with short blond hair and a heroic demeanor, had trained the inaccurate Musket to a level of hitting the Target every time.
Coupled with her exquisite Swordsmanship, her Strength was enough to easily defeat any Magic Knight below Triangle Rank.
But how many Geniuses of this Rank were there?
————Divider————
United Halkeginia-Romalia United Empire.
The geographical location of this Religious Nation happened to be equivalent to the Italian Peninsula, so this World could be considered a Parallel World.
It was just that there was an extra small red Moon in the Sky and the Supernatural System of Magic here.
"His Majesty, why do we allow those Kingdoms to Slaughter each other?"
Julio looked at Pope Vittorio de Saint-Rémy de Saint-Aegis XXIII, who was seated on the Throne, with confusion. He was also his Master.
Yes.
This handsome Blond Youth, dressed in white with a blue Cape, whose eyes were one red and one blue, was actually a Void Familiar summoned from Other World, just like Hiraga Saito.
And His Holiness the Pope, whose hair was also golden but long and straight, was naturally a Void User!
"Ah—Julio, I have told you before, our World is on the verge of Doomsday, and the only Method to save everyone is to reclaim the Holy Land occupied by the Elf Race, then open the World Gate there to invade Another World, and occupy a piece of land in that World where we can survive."
Pope Victorio said slowly with a solemn expression, while Julio stood below the Main Hall, silently listening.
"But the Elf Race's Strength is very powerful. Their Magic and their Battleships are far superior to those of our Human Nations. To achieve the first Target, or even the second Target, we must unite the Strength of all Kingdoms."
"Original Copy, I wanted to find an opportunity to convene an Alliance Meeting, but the Albion Kingdom's Action made me think of another possibility!"
Pope Victorio's Gaze was burning as he exchanged gazes with Julio across the distance.
"That is to let a certain Kingdom unify all the Human Nations on the entire Continent. This way, all Strength can be concentrated, and compared to a loose Alliance, it should have more cohesion."
Julio suddenly understood after hearing this, finally grasping the other party's idea.
"But His Majesty, doing so will not only result in countless Casualties, but a Kingdom that unifies all Nations will definitely threaten Romalia's Status."
When the Strength of Royal Authority is far greater than Divine Authority, will Royal Authority still be willing to remain beneath Divine Authority?
However,
Pope Victorio calmly retorted, "When the World is about to be gone, what does that matter?"
"This..."
Julio was speechless, and then heard the other party lower his Voice and say:
"As for those who are Sacrificed during the unification process, they can only be said to be necessary. Otherwise, everyone will Facing death. We can only Choice to save the majority of people."
Julio could not refute, because he knew that the Windstone Catastrophe indeed existed.
In certain places on the Continent now, terrifying phenomena have appeared where the Ground cracks and then automatically floats towards the Sky.
It is believed that this will become increasingly severe, and eventually, the entire Continental Plate will shatter into pieces, turning into Sky Islands or Fragments like the Albion Kingdom.
At that time, the original Natural Ecosystem will completely collapse, and the number of people who die will definitely be much more than in the current War!
A moment later.
Julio asked again with Doubt, "Since that is the case, then why don't we help a certain Kingdom?"
"Because we are a Religious Nation, a neutral nation, and also because I cannot see which Kingdom can unify the Continent, so it is better to let things take their course..."
Pope Victorio answered him faintly. After speaking, he gave Julio an order.
"However, I need you to make a trip to Tristain Kingdom to ensure the Safety of the Void User named Louise. Both the opening of the World Gate and the subsequent Conquest of Another World require her Void Magic!"
"I understand."
Julio nodded, then swung the blue Cape on his body and strode away from this magnificent Grand Cathedral, where buildings were made of Gold and emeralds everywhere.
"Esteemed Progenitor Brimir, please have Compassion on your Descendants, so that we can successfully Procreate and thrive in Another World..."
Pope Victorio closed his eyes, sincerely praying in his Heart the words he didn't know how many times he had recited.
As one of the only two people in the World who knew about the Doomsday information, the Pressure on him was unimaginable to others.
Because he is the Pope, he must save everyone.
Even if it requires the Sacrifice of ten thousand people for this, even invading other worlds for this, he will stop at nothing!
(End of this chapter)
