Prince Runesunia, who was watching the battle from the mountaintop, was somewhat shocked by the war before him.
As a demigod, facing the tank or infantry formations of the Lenburg army alone would be no challenge for him; he could even destroy these formations single-handedly.
The problem is, the Lenburg army will absolutely not give him that opportunity.
Below the level of demigod, even someone as powerful as Sequence 5 can only survive the bombardment of the "Spirit Wave Cannon".
They do possess bizarre and extraordinary abilities, but the range of the Spirit Wave Cannon is too far. Sequence 5 can't effectively strike tanks that are several kilometers or even tens of kilometers away.
This is where things get awkward. Once the demigod is tied up, the Lenburg army can unleash astonishing fighting power!
Prince Sunia took a deep breath, intending to report everything he had seen that day to the royal family and file a report with the Ministry of Defense. He could sense that the war had changed from this day forward.
Meanwhile, Odis was already calculating the losses of the battle: Alas, one tank was destroyed! That's nearly two thousand pounds! And the repair and replacement of hundreds of extraordinary puppets will cost tens of thousands of pounds.
This made him sigh: war really burns through money.
On another mountain peak on the border.
Today, not only were representatives of the Royal Family of Ruen invited to watch the game, but also Sophia Castilla of Fenneport.
This is a female angel from Feneport, but she wasn't invited by Odis; rather, she was sent by the Feneport royal family to cover for this war.
He did not make a move because he sensed that Lenburg also had an angel at the enemy's command post.
It would be troublesome if it escalated into a battle between angels, because the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess is not very supportive of Feneport's invasion war, while the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom is very supportive of Remberg's expansion.
Therefore, Fenerbahce can no longer compete with Rembrandt for Angels.
Fortunately, four of the five demigods in this battle withdrew, and the opposing angels did not pursue them, so Sophia did not intend to take action.
Seeing the large number of Fenneport soldiers surrendering, Sophia turned and left. This war should wake up the die-hards in the country. Today's Remburg is not the Remburg of the past.
There is another mountain peak.
A general from the Intis Republic Army, along with the Deputy Minister of Defense, observed the entire battle.
The general remarked, "In less than an hour, Feneport's Northern Army was finished."
As the "Iron-Blooded Knight" spoke, he couldn't help but look toward the direction of the Lenburg army's temporary command post, as if something there was attracting him.
The deputy minister, stroking his chin, said, "We should persuade those members of parliament to find a way to purchase a batch of advanced weapons from Rembrandt."
He said with some helplessness, "If we fight an army like this, we may only have one option: to fight them with demigods." This deputy minister, who came from a staff background, keenly realized that Feneport's army had made a huge mistake by not using its superior strength to suppress Remburg's army.
Although they have already transferred three demigods from the capital to participate in the war, it is not enough. They should concentrate all the demigods in the country. As long as even one demigod is not tied down, the outcome of this war will be rewritten.
This is also Fenneport's tragedy, proving that they have no other options in conventional warfare.
They might even have to resort to desperate measures to gain the upper hand.
Thinking of this, the deputy minister smiled, for this was also a tragedy for Intis.
Currently, the Republic of Intis has more demigods than Bilenburg, but what about later?
Following Remberg's expansion strategy, he could unify the Central and Southern countries within one or two years. That would not only be a tragedy for Feneport, but also for the Republic of Intis.
The streets and alleys of Backlund.
Newsboys shouted, "Extra! Extra! Remenberg has once again defeated Army Group Feneport the North, achieving a great victory!"
The workers and civilians were discussing the war taking place in the western part of the northern continent. They were all puzzled as to how Lenburg's military strength had suddenly become so strong.
Before this, anyone with even a little military knowledge knew that the combined military forces of all the countries in the Central and Southern States could only barely hold off Feneport's Northern and Eastern Army Groups, while Feneport's army still had spare capacity.
So at the beginning, almost everyone thought that the Remnburg battlefield, which started in the south-central region, would be able to hold back a portion of Fenerbah's army at best.
However, in the past two months, Remberg's fighting strength has repeatedly refreshed people's understanding of this small country in central and southern China.
Today, all the major newspapers in Da Luen are about to sell out again.
Sodrak Palace.
Odis has just finalized a cooperation agreement with Prince Sunia regarding the Extraordinary Realm. In the next three months, Remburg will export 50 "Portable Spirit Wave Cannons" to Rune at a price of 10,000 pounds each.
Simultaneously, there was also a transaction involving extraordinary machine guns and extraordinary puppets; the total trade value of this arms deal would reach an astonishing 10...
0 million ranking.
Because of the current financial difficulties in Luen, of the £1 million payment, £300,000 will be paid in cash, while the remaining £700,000 will be paid in gold and various industrial raw materials.
With the extraordinary negotiations concluded successfully, the other negotiations also proceeded very smoothly.
The two countries will reopen their markets to each other. Before that, such a reciprocal agreement would have put Remnburg at a disadvantage because the Kingdom of Rune has a larger industrial scale and a greater advantage in the competition for industrial products.
But things are different now. The two sides are truly "mutually benefiting" because Remburg will basically stop producing ordinary industrial products and instead focus on producing extraordinary tools and supplies. In addition to meeting the needs of its own people, these supplies will be dumped in large quantities in Rune.
The previous economic situation has suddenly reversed, and Rembrandt will have the advantage in the future.
As for the assets of the Rune merchants confiscated by the Remburg government, they do not need to be returned now. However, Remburg promised that after the war, it would open up investment opportunities in "extraordinary technology" to Rune.
Prime Minister Rune agreed without hesitation. To them, the factories run by Rune merchants in Lunburg were insignificant compared to the technology to acquire "extraordinary technology."
As for military matters, Odis rejected the proposal to form a military alliance, but he indicated that Lenburg would send troops to the Republic of Intis after the fighting in the central and southern regions ended.
The next day's newspapers reported that President Odis Gal had agreed to launch a military strike against Intis after the domestic problems were resolved.
Because of this news, the Intis army, which had a huge advantage on the western front of Rune, did not continue to advance in the following week. Instead, it adjusted its strategy and left an army group behind to guard against a surprise attack from Remburg.
The price Rune paid for this was that the previous 300,000 rubles of military aid were given to Runeburg free of charge, and he would not ask for it back.
In addition, there are tax incentives for factories and businesses built by Rembrandt in Loen.
After a series of negotiations, Odis held a ball to entertain some of his good friends in Backlund, as well as the Rune officials who had participated in the negotiations.
The number of people was not large, and it was not very lively, but some substantial cooperation was achieved. This was more of a "grassroots cooperation." For example, several nobles, including Earl Hall, hoped to send an inspection team to investigate the market potential of the extraordinary tools that Odis had mentioned and to learn how to use them.
Odis warmly welcomed this and promised to provide food, lodging, and round-trip tickets.
Today, Odis was busy discussing cooperation with the nobles of Rune and didn't even have time to say a few words to Audrey. The two said a brief goodbye as the ball was about to end, because Odis would be embarking on his return journey tomorrow.
The following day at Backlund station, the scene was once again spectacular, with King Govington II and Prime Minister Loen both coming to bid farewell to Odis.
After a grand farewell ceremony, Odis boarded the train for his return journey, concluding his state visit.
Fearing another accident involving President Reinburg, William I escorted him directly to the border between the two countries after his train left Backlund, a journey that would normally take two days and one night, but was completed in just a few minutes.
After entering Remnburg, Odis began to deal with domestic affairs, the first being the issue of the tens of thousands of prisoners of war in Feneport.
That crushing defeat caused many of Fenneport's soldiers to break down in tears and completely lose their will to fight.
As a result, the Remburg army captured a large number of prisoners. Since the Remburg soldiers were insufficient, they had to immediately reorganize the previously surrendered Massy army and put them in charge of guarding the tens of thousands of prisoners.
After two wars, there were over 100,000 prisoners of war, and Ma Xi's meager food reserves wouldn't last long.
So as soon as Odis returned home, he contacted the Church of the Earth Mother and asked them to take the prisoners back. Remburg would still provide them with rations for their return.
The Church of Mother Earth was naturally very pleased and quickly sent an archbishop to discuss the matter.
As for the tens of thousands of prisoners originally from Masik, those who wanted to go home were given travel expenses, while those who wanted to continue serving were reorganized and sent to rebuild Corridor. In short, they were given something to do.
At the same time, Odis transferred 20,000 ordinary soldiers from Lenburg to Mascherano to stabilize the situation.
The roles of the various armies in Remenberg have now been largely defined. The three regiments under the command of the "Red Angels" are primarily responsible for offensive missions, while the previous 100,000 Remenberg troops and the current tens of thousands of Maximilian troops are mainly responsible for domestic security and construction.
The state guard was completely disbanded, and Odis reclaimed military power from the state government.
Odis and his party received a warm welcome upon their return to Azshara. Odis had returned with a great deal of success, and many Remburg residents considered it a huge victory in Remburg's diplomatic history!
At the same time, Odis's domestic reputation was higher than before; previously, although mainstream media had praised the president,
And his new policies, but some people who had lost their original interests and status secretly hoped that the so-called new policies would fail.
But things are different now. No one speaks ill of President Remberg anymore because he made the people of Remberg feel like citizens of a great power.
Riding on his high reputation, Odis carried out sweeping administrative reforms, reducing the original 22 cantons of Remnburg to 6, and the original more than a dozen cantons of Masy to 4.
The large number of government employees laid off were stuffed into newly established state-owned enterprises and the "Remburg Reconstruction Committee".
This department not only coordinates the renovation of factories nationwide, but also prepares for the next phase of construction plans.
After Odis returns, the second round of reconstruction work will begin. Most daily necessities will be imported from Rune. A large number of projects involving extraordinary tools and supplies will be launched, such as engineering supplies like extraordinary crushers, extraordinary horses, extraordinary jackhammers, and extraordinary cranes, as well as household items like extraordinary refrigerators, extraordinary stoves, and extraordinary lamps.
Furthermore, Odis specifically instructed a car factory to produce civilian vehicles as soon as possible.
In short, with a steady stream of weapons orders, the Remnburg government had money, so it used this money to carry out the next phase of reconstruction and construction.
Other tasks, including the construction of new railways, were to be coordinated by the Remburg Reconstruction Committee.
Therefore, this department needs a large number of people, which can absorb a large number of government employees who have been laid off, in order to prevent mass incidents.
After assigning a series of new tasks in Azshara, Odis traveled by train to Gothic, meeting with numerous officials, workers, and farmers along the way, patiently explaining to them the future development plans for Remenberg.
This was an unprecedented move by the previous king and other high-ranking political figures in the country, such as the Minister of the Interior. Those summoned not only felt extremely honored, but the president's strategic vision was also reaffirmed through their words. This method was much more effective than newspapers.
The workers and farmers who were summoned immediately became "celebrities" in the surrounding area, and many people traveled dozens of miles just to hear what the president had to say to them.
After entering Masic, Odis mainly summoned local officials, and his current requirement for them was to stabilize the newly occupied area. After the reconstruction work in the six cantons of Remburg was basically completed, the same reconstruction would be carried out here.
At the same time, Odis instructed them to stabilize the lower classes, to get farmers to support Remburg by distributing land, and to get citizens and workers to support Remburg by providing "work relief" jobs.
Humans are profit-driven creatures. If Remberg provides them with a better life, most people will be willing to admit that they are Remberg people. Even if there are some die-hards, since the Mascherano royal family and nobility have collapsed, they have no appeal and therefore no opposition will emerge.
The key issue is that once people's lives improve, no one supports those die-hards anymore.
After arriving in Gothic, Odis summoned representatives from all sectors of the city's society and promised them that 60 additional seats would be added to the Remnburg Council, with all 60 seats to be filled by representatives from the Masy region.
This can be considered a form of political appeasement, or to put it bluntly, a form of political bribery.
This series of measures brought Rembrandt to an unprecedented state of stability, and the society as a whole appeared to be thriving due to the large number of new jobs and new employment opportunities.
Odis, however, hoped the war would continue, because according to the laws of modern economics, if no place consumes large quantities of industrial products, there will be severe overcapacity every ten years or so, followed by an economic crisis.
Because this is an era dominated by the extraordinary, the seven gods have a nuclear effect on each other, so countries cannot frequently use war to shift their conflicts.
The bitter fruits of the economic crisis can only be absorbed domestically, such as a large number of unemployed people and a large number of people living in poverty.
This is also unavoidable for "state capitalism" economies; once investment reaches a certain scale, overcapacity is inevitable.
But these are not things to consider now, because the war will continue for more than half a year, during which time Remnburg's income will be quite considerable, and once the extraordinary industrial system begins to exert its strength, it will also be able to generate huge profits.
We'll talk about things a few years from now.
After the domestic situation stabilized, Odis and Bernadette began preparing for their trip to the Misty Sea.
Bernadette's "Dawn" was the first to enter the Misty Sea, while Odis, while handling government affairs, was also reading a large amount of Roselle's diary, mainly the section describing Roselle's voyage.
Sometimes Bernadette would have Odis read parts of it to her, thankfully at sea, so there wouldn't be any scenes involving a noble lady, a lady, or a witch.
However, Odis also had to "filter" some of Roselle's complaints.
Based on the descriptions in the diary, a general route was quickly established. Bernadette first boarded the "Dawn" to verify the route they had pieced together according to the contents of the diary.
After working in Azshara for a few more days, Odis boarded the "Dawn".
However, before he boarded the ship, he sent Constantine secretly to Azshara to ensure that there were two angels in the country.
After boarding the ship, the waiter arranged for Odis's room to be opposite the captain's cabin.
Odis complained a couple of times about this, feeling that he was also a captain and should live in the captain's cabin.
Bernadette replied, "There's a sofa in the captain's cabin."
Odis laughed and said, "Didn't you even consider letting me sleep in the bed?"
Bernadette waved her hand: "We'll talk about it later."
Then she added, "You can come to my captain's cabin anytime."
The waiter standing nearby felt he couldn't bear to listen any longer, but leaving like that would be very impolite.
Odis was fairly satisfied with the result.
The two have already had all the intimate contact they should have, and it's become commonplace, but they haven't taken the final step yet. Odis knows very well that this final step will most likely have to be taken after she meets Lao Huang.
Sailing on the high seas can be quite tedious, but fortunately there are extraordinary messengers who can deliver all the political matters in Remnburg that Odis needs to resolve to the "Dawn" on the same day.
Odis has now officially made the Bluebird his messenger. He has bound the Bluebird to the "Wilderness of Knowledge". Summoning his messenger is equivalent to using the power of the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to perform a "mysterious reenactment".
The object of "reproduction" is the bluebird.
Whenever someone summons Odis Gar's messenger, the Wilderness of Knowledge can "recreate" a bluebird beside that person.
As they got closer to their goal, Bernadette lost more and more desire to chat, so aside from handling domestic affairs, Odis spent the rest of her time chatting and drinking with the crew of the "Dawn".
Because of her identity as "the captain's man," most people treated Odis with flattery, and in just about a week, Odis seemed to be familiar with everyone on the ship.
The deeper they went into the Misty Sea, the thicker the fog became. Sometimes, the fog would last all night. Odis even felt that the Misty Sea at night was as quiet as the world of the dead. The "Dawn" seemed to have become a ghost ship, wandering on the endless sea.
Only when the sun rises the following day will the thick fog at sea dissipate, and visibility at sea will improve.
After sailing through the Misty Sea for several more days, sometimes even during the day there would be dense fog, and within the fog, the shadows of some islands would appear, or some huge human figures that seemed to be able to touch the sky would appear.
Roselle mentioned in his diary that these islands generally harbored very strange dangers. He had once piloted the "Black Throne" to try and approach those islands, but they encountered some danger while still some distance away.
This forced them to stop exploring those islands.
He couldn't figure out what the giant shadows were. He had tried to chase them, but after sailing for most of the day until the fog cleared, he hadn't found any trace of the giants.
At the time, Odis didn't feel anything when she read the diary, but now that she has actually experienced it, she wonders if it was the power of the gray fog that projected some scenes from the "gaps in history" into the real world.
The exact situation will likely only be known after Klein takes possession of the "Source Castle".
However, unlike Roselle, Odis wouldn't be reckless enough to investigate these islands and the giant figures; he would avoid them whenever possible.
Fortunately, these dangers lurking in the fog won't come knocking on our door; as long as we stay on course, we won't lose our way.
From the crew, Odis heard that many ghost ships and strange monsters roamed the depths of the Misty Sea.
At first, Odis remained vigilant, until one night, a ghost ship approached the "Dawn".
Just as Odis was about to explore, the other party sped away.
Odis then realized that after his ascension to angelism, he had passed the stage of being careful of "this kind of monster, that kind of danger." Now, he needed to be careful of those monsters and dangers!
Until the weather suddenly turned volatile, Odis realized that they were not far from their goal.
Russell described in his diary how they suddenly encountered severe weather and struggled against it.
We found that special island.
The climate of Misty Sea is generally mild, and apart from the frequent fog, extreme weather is rare.
In Odis's view, this was actually the strangest thing about the Misty Sea, because it was much larger than the Raging Sea. Theoretically, even if the weather wasn't as bad as the Raging Sea, there should still be typhoons or similar weather.
But the reality is that the climate here is very stable.
The danger of this sea area lies in the fact that it is easy to get lost here. Most of the ships that explored this sea area in the past never returned, and then those ships would often appear in people's sight in all sorts of incredible ways.
It's as if their exploration continues, but the target of their exploration has become the human world.
As a result, all the major powers abandoned their plans to explore the Misty Sea, so this vast sea area is currently far less developed than the Raging Sea and the Sunia Sea.
At this moment, Odis looked at the unusually extreme weather and thought to himself: I don't know whether to say that Old Huang was young and naive back then, or just carefree.
Such an abnormal climate must contain great danger. Even Odis, who had become an angel, would have avoided it if she hadn't known that the target island was there.
However, he then recalled that Rosell had encountered Mr. "The Door" in the Misty Sea and also in the treasures of the Tudor Empire.
He encountered the jade pendant of the "Celestial Maiden," which might have given him a false sense of security. After experiencing danger, he might be able to reach the Western Continent.
Odis, of course, didn't have to fight the storm on deck; he and Bernadette were in the captain's cabin, discussing matters after landing on the island.
Although Roselle recorded her arrival in her diary, she did not devote much space to describing the situation on the island. From the few words in the diary, Odis and Bernadette could easily guess that the island was very dangerous, because Roselle's "Four Horsemen," Grimm, had died there.
At the same time, Odis also knew that Roselle had also been secretly contaminated, but he did not realize it at the time and still regarded this place as a secret base.
After discussing several contingency plans for dealing with danger, all the two could do now was wait patiently and not interfere too much with the situation of the "Dawn".
After a long silence, Odis suddenly asked, "What would you most like to say to your father after you see him?"
"I don't know either." Bernadette suddenly smiled helplessly. "What about you? What do you most want to say?"
Odis laughed and said, "I will tell him loudly: I want to marry your daughter, wish us happiness!"
Bernadette simply smiled without commenting, and after a long pause she asked, "What if my father disagrees?"
"What else could I say? I could only tell him to wait to hold his grandson."
This made Bernadette a little embarrassed, but she quickly composed herself: "I can't say that, it might affect his mood."
She felt this topic was no longer suitable for discussion, and instead asked, "Are you confident you can seal the pollution from my father's body?"
"I'll have to go there and see how things go before I can say anything," Odis said frankly.
That was, after all, the corruption of the "Fallen Mother Goddess," and it wasn't something that could be easily resolved.
At this point, Odis stood up and said, "I have a feeling we'll find that island soon. I need to go back and make the final preparations."
Bernadette hummed in agreement.
Odis returned to his room and entered the "wilderness of knowledge".
He planned to use the properties of the "Duke of Entropy" within that level 0 sealed artifact to seal the pollution within Roselle's body.
Just as he had envisioned, after becoming an angel, he had no need for level 0 sealed artifacts, so he might as well just shatter them and use them here.
If a better method is found in the future, this extraordinary property can be recycled.
Odis had already prepared the characteristics of the "Duke of Entropy" in advance, and he also collected the characteristics of Sequence 9 to Sequence 3 that had been crushed. At this time, Odis came to the "Central Processing Unit" and entered the "Sage Time" again to communicate with the Celestial Master.
The fishpond was still like a traditional Chinese ink painting, and on that stubborn rock, Odis said to the Taoist priest who was sitting cross-legged watching, "We are about to reach the island where Roselle's last mausoleum was built."
"Hmm." The Celestial Master opened his eyes and said, "I can feel it."
Knowing why Odis was looking for him, he paused for a moment and then said, "Since I knew in advance that Roselle would be corrupted, of course I would make some preparations in advance."
"So in the feature I gave Adam, I left a 'backdoor,' which you can think of as 'raw code.' It won't show up under normal circumstances, but when needed, you can use the 'raw code' as a starting point to 'continue writing.'"
Odis pondered for a moment and then asked, "What exactly is its function?"
"You have not yet embraced the uniqueness of the 'Hermit' and are unaware of the core authority of that path," the Celestial Master said. "After you become the 'Hermit,' you can 'continue' with those 'original codes' to cover Russell's part about pollution."
"However, you need to use the position of 'wilderness of knowledge' to complete this process, which is equivalent to a relatively thorough sealing."
"After becoming part of the Old Ones, you can use those 'source codes' to rewrite the corruption of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' and turn that corruption into Roselle's controllable abilities."
"In that case, although the pollution will still be there, it will not cause much harm to Russell."
Odis was taken aback: "You can do it like that?"
He paused for a moment and then said, "I remember that one of the powers of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' is 'immortality,' so I thought there was no way to completely solve the problem."
The Celestial Master smiled and said, "The Fallen Mother Goddess is the Immortal, which is something that no one can change. But no one has stipulated that the corruption of the Immortal cannot be used."
"If done properly, pollution can also be seen as a special kind of ability."
"However, this requires advance planning and sufficient space."
"I do have the status for now, but I lack the power. I can only wait until you become an Old One before I can completely solve the problem."
Odis nodded: "Okay."
This arrangement is also the best. If Roselle were to regain his freedom now, Odis would not know how to deal with this guy all the time.
Just as Odis was about to leave, the Celestial Master said again, "In addition, I have other arrangements. Although I don't know if they will succeed, I will descend upon that island when the time is right."
Odis paused for a moment before asking, "You want to return to the real world completely?"
"No," the Celestial Master said, "It's not appropriate for me to get involved in the war in the Northern Continent right now, but since you've been promoted to angel..."
My foundation in the real world is stronger now, allowing me to do things covertly.
Odis thought to himself: I have a feeling that those old bastards are up to something again.
Having left the "wise man's time," Odis returned to the real world and continued to wait.
After an unknown amount of time, the storm finally subsided.
In the distance, some dark outlines appeared, and as the Dawn approached, Odis and Bernadette came into view of a sizable island.