Chapter 1002: Chapter 758: Black Iron Empire
In another secret meeting room, two Emperors looked at each other with knowing smiles.
"If a third person knew what we are planning, surely everyone would be scared to death," Saint Danze said.
"Actually, it’s also a natural course of events, isn’t it?" Saint Jialin said.
"Indeed, look at Long Yi and Ai Lin’s current situation; it seems they really have developed a tacit understanding amidst this battle. I had long felt that there was a similarity between them, that they would attract one another. I didn’t expect my guess to be spot on," Saint Danze said.
"Heheh, who would have thought that after competing for so many years, we would end up at the negotiating table for an alliance because of two young people," Saint Jialin said.
"At least for now, the alliance plan between our two nations seems to benefit us both. After all, the era of ancient powerhouses is gone. And those who remain from the ancient powerhouses dare not continue struggling; they can only tuck their tails and behave. Now is a great opportunity for our rise!" Saint Danze said.
"Actually, you’ve left something unsaid—that is the Ancient Mage Tower," Saint Jialin said.
"Yes, the Ancient Mage Tower," Saint Danze nodded.
The reason these two Emperors, once mortal enemies, were now discussing an alliance together was by no means a whim. After all, The Divine Auffa Empire and the Sanctuary Empire were already the strongest empires on this plane. An alliance at a time when the ancient warriors no longer dared make a move was naturally not meant to deal with ordinary people. Their only concern was the Ancient Mage Tower.
This mysterious organization had been elusive for thousands of years, with very few traces of them heard in usual times. But that didn’t diminish their status in people’s hearts.
Now with the big stir caused by Long Yi and Ai Lin, it would be strange if the Ancient Mage Tower didn’t show any reaction.
And the alliance between the two nations was aimed at exchanging the strongest parts of each other, such as the Divine Armor of the Sanctuary Empire and the new magic technologies of The Divine Auffa Empire, in the hopes of making both empires stronger!
This way, should there be any unexpected events, they wouldn’t be completely without the ability to counterattack.
In fact, having already reached an unspoken agreement, the two Emperors wasted no more words and exchanged their respective alliance documents. However, they soon started cursing each other in the secret chamber.
"You shameless thing! Daring to ask for these terms from me? Why don’t you just rob me?"
"You’re the truly shameless one! Trying to exchange such trifles for my resources?"
In this secret room, with only the two of them present, nobody heard them. And no one knew that their Emperors were completing their first round of alliance negotiations amid such cursing.
Long Yi had thought that the Ancient Mage Tower would cause him a lot of trouble, but the development of events had completely defied his expectations.
Before long, a well-dressed old man appeared at the doorstep of Long Yi’s house.
A Female Demon Avatar, who was cleaning the courtyard, went to inquire, and the elder handed over a golden card and then left.
The Female Demon Avatar handed the card to Long Yi, and upon infusing power into it, a series of information was displayed on the card.
"The Ancient Mage Tower cordially invites Mr. Long Yi and Miss Ai Lin to join the Ancient Mage Tower," it read.
Then a set of coordinates followed.
"A trap?" Long Yi muttered to himself.
"Feels like a trap, doesn’t it?" Ai Lin didn’t believe it either.
"Better not to go," Little Zi also said.
But when Emperor Saint Danze saw it, he became excited, "This is an invitation from the Ancient Mage Tower! It means they acknowledge your strength and invite you to join the Ancient Mage Tower!"
"The problem is, we’re not interested," Long Yi said.
"Right, not interested at all," Ai Lin added.
"How can you not be interested! The Ancient Mage Tower is the gathering place for the top mages on this plane! It’s only there that the strongest mages are brought together!" Saint Danze asked, puzzled.
"Maybe it’s because they changed the devouring rules which annoys me a bit, I just don’t quite like it there," Long Yi said.
"Aren’t all spells like that? Originally, these spells are meant for killing. What difference does the method of killing make?" Saint Danze said.
"You make a good point... I can’t seem to find a reason to refute you," Long Yi said, scratching his head.
Emperor Saint Danze left, and Ai Lin and Long Yi exchanged glances.
"This must also be one of the differences between Giants and other life forms," said Azure Sky.
"I guess I’m just simply pissed off," Long Yi chuckled, then thought for a moment and said, "Since they have invited us, let’s go check it out."
"To the coordinates they mentioned?" Little Zi asked.
"No, to that spatial rift!"
Ever since Isrile was summoned to the Lower Plane and met with Long Yi, her entire being had been in a state of excitement. Because she realized that the enemies Long Yi was fighting at that time were the top-tier enemies of the Lower Plane. What did that mean? It meant that before long, Long Yi would be leaving the Lower Plane to ascend to the Mid Plane! And what did that mean? It meant that she and Little Zi’s plan to conquer the Planes had to be accelerated!
Recently, there had been continuous minor conflicts between the Azure Sky Empire and the Hong En Empire, and the Emperor of the Hong En Empire had even rallied a group of nations to join forces against the Azure Sky Empire.
If this had been in the past, such a thing would have been unthinkable, but now the Hong En Empire had the Giant Beast Empress as their banner. Isrile was the ultimate biological weapon created by the Giants, and in this multiverse, nothing was more reliable than something branded with the Giants.
However, recently both the Azure Sky Empire and the Hong En Empire had been busy improving their fleets because their greatest enemy was no longer ordinary warships, but the powerful Giant Beasts and massive Nightmare Knights!
The new warships had to be more agile and have fiercer firepower. This type of warship had previously been scorned by various military experts, but now the plans to build these warships were once again put on the agenda.
However, just as the two empires were starting an intense arms race, a piece of news shocked the entire Mid Plane.
The truly most powerful Empire in this Plane, after lying dormant for a long time, had once again emerged!
"The Black Iron Empire? A name so unsophisticated and yet it’s the most powerful?" Ruosha asked the Azure Sky Emperor beside her.
"That name is not unsophisticated at all!" said the Azure Sky Emperor very nervously.
"Okay, even if you think their name is not unsophisticated, why are you so nervous?" Ruosha asked, truly puzzled.
"Because every time the Black Iron Empire has emerged from dormancy, it has invariably brought about a storm of blood and disaster! The flames of war will spread to every corner of the Plane!" the Azure Sky Emperor said.
"You mean, they’re here to cause trouble?" Ruosha finally understood.
"According to historical records, the emergence of the Black Iron Empire is unpredictable. But whenever they appear, a few of the mightiest empires are destroyed. I thought this was something very distant, but unexpectedly, I’m caught up in it!"
A mysterious disappearance, then a mysterious reappearance to eliminate the strongest empires? This style somehow feels like the Dragon Clan of the Human Realm’s rebalancing plan.
"What are you afraid of? I’m here. Black Iron Empire or not, let them all stand aside and die!" Ruosha was completely unconcerned.
Meanwhile, the Emperor of the Hong En Empire was discussing essentially the same matter with Isrile, and Isrile’s response to the Hong En Emperor was not much different: "Let them come! I’ll kill them all!"
With Ruosha and Isrile’s assurances, both the Azure Sky Emperor and the Hong En Emperor felt slightly relieved. However, when the first Black Iron fleet appeared in this Plane, the two emperors were still terrified.
The reconnaissance data showed that the fleet was enormous, nearly a thousand warships, each more than ten thousand meters in length! These dark warships were unlike any in this Plane, looking extremely ferocious, akin to ancient evil beasts.
This fleet, upon reaching a certain location, immediately split into two parts—with one heading straight for the Azure Sky Empire, and the other heading directly toward the Hong En Empire!
Initially, the two emperors held onto a sliver of hope. Though the direction was about right, it couldn’t be such a coincidence, could it? But when their colonies were destroyed one by one, the emperors immediately understood that this was no joke!
The garrisoned forces on those two planets did fight back, but those counterattacks had no effect at all. Their cannons couldn’t penetrate the armor of the Black Iron fleet, while the cannons of the Black Iron fleet could easily breach their ordinary warships and even unleash terrifying firepower from outer space, setting entire planets ablaze!
"Damn it! Originally, I thought that just by controlling these two nations, we could conquer the whole Plane. I didn’t expect that there would be such a troublesome entity in this Plane!"
While communicating with Ruosha, Isrile couldn’t help but curse out loud.
"That’s no use talking now. The Azure Sky Emperor has already been scared out of his wits, thinking all day about how to hide," Ruosha said.
"The Hong En Emperor is not much better. I heard he even tried to talk with the Black Iron fleet, and the result was that the negotiating ship was blasted out of the sky before it got close," Isrile said.
"If we don’t eliminate this so-called Black Iron Empire, our plan to conquer the Plane can’t proceed," Ruosha said.
"But this looks like an opportunity instead. If we defeat the Black Iron Empire, wouldn’t that establish our stance? Conquering the entire Plane, that might just happen naturally!" Isrile said.
"In that case, bring on the battle!"
At this time, the entire Plane was in extreme panic and unease. According to historical records, every time the Black Iron fleet appeared, it would definitely annihilate a few of the strongest empires and then immediately disappear. But that was history. Who knew what the Black Iron fleet would do this time?
Now both the Azure Sky Empire and the Hong En Empire had started massive evacuation plans. Any colonial planet in the path of the Black Iron fleet was evacuated using warships. And as expected, those planets were destroyed one after another. The terrifying firepower set whole planets on fire, and industries built over centuries vanished in an instant.
Meanwhile, the insignificant smaller nations suffered no losses at all.
Before the Azure Sky Emperor and the Hong En Emperor went mad with fear, Ruosha and Isrile stood up. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
