Above The Sky
Chapter 706 - 706 615 A World in Turmoil Thanks to alliance leader Xiao Qin Mu Mu 2nd update_3

706: Chapter 615: A World in Turmoil (Thanks to alliance leader Xiao Qin Mu Mu, 2nd update)_3 706: Chapter 615: A World in Turmoil (Thanks to alliance leader Xiao Qin Mu Mu, 2nd update)_3 “And I must tell you, they were wrong!

The steadfast Imperial People will not be felled by conspiracy and trickery!”

“Now, thanks to the efforts of governors and lords everywhere, and the Alchemy Association’s alchemists, our farmlands are recovering, seedlings are growing, our cities are returning to tranquility, workshops are resuming production, and though we are in pain, we have also clenched our fists.

Their days are numbered; retaliation is next.”

“I declare that the Western Territory and South Ridge are entering full military preparedness.

We will no longer allow ridiculous jesters to continue using dark methods to spill the blood of our people.

They will be crushed, toppled by all citizens possessed of zeal and ideals, never to rise again!”

“It is time to swing this fist and smash it into the faces of the Fiery Flame Land thugs!”

…

An impassioned female voice rang out.

“As for the shameless slander of the Setar Empire, we of the Fiery Flame Territories Alliance regard it with utter disdain.

In the recent decade, from Kar Hills to Bolning Mountain Range, from the Fortress Group to Misty Harbor along the coast, the many hardships we’ve endured, like a crimson tide, trees withering, land desertifying, and even several forest fires, all are the actions of Imperial spies.

We have obtained evidence and are grasping their vulnerabilities, yet they try to turn the tables at this time, which is utterly absurd and laughable.”

“Here, I must stress, within the Alliance, whether it’s Abassalom or Nemasases, all our policies and actions are aimed at providing a better life for the members of the Alliance, a more prosperous existence.

Despite the growing pains of reform, our aim is to lead our people to a prosperous era, to enjoy a more abundant material life.

And the Imperial People do not wish to see this happen.

They will sabotage and obstruct our reforms, strike at our vulnerabilities when we are at our weakest.”

“They dispatch spies, infiltrate the city-states, publish faulty arguments, distort the declarations of leaders, making our ideals falter, intending through conspiracy and trickery to erase our development achievements, even resorting to fabricated charges to launch an opinion offensive against us, threatening with military force, in attempts to overthrow the homeland we maintain together.”

“They seek to divide us, using all means to hinder our progress, which is absolutely impermissible.”

“Brothers and sisters from the thirteen nations of Fiery Flame Land, our great citizens, the moment to fight has arrived.

We solemnly declare that Desolate Sea, Heavenly Flood, Clear Thunder, and Prolonged War regions are the first to enter full military preparedness.

The Empire’s military threat is laughable and feeble, their evil intentions will never prevail.

In the face of threats, the typical response of Fiery Flame People since ancient times has been weapons!”

“It is time to fight.

We will personally bury those villains who intend to bring us down.

We will unite as one, unite under the banner of the Alliance, to fight for all the beauty we possess!”

…

“We call on both sides to sit down and negotiate.

The Fiery Flame Territories Alliance and the Setar Empire are both indispensable forces on Terra and key maintainers of continental peace.

The Spiritual Tool Church does not wish to see war lead to a regression in essential technologies…”

“Embrace Light Church will protect all civilians who don’t wish to be affected by the war, but we will not shelter any deserters, routed soldiers, or any scavengers that arise because of the war.

We reiterate our creed: Humans have the right to choose, but the flames of war should not be directed at civilians unwilling to participate.”

“The Retrospection Sect believes that, within the next twenty years, we should minimize the deaths and loss caused by wars.

According to the outcome of the Solitary Mountain Conference, over the next twenty years, all national powers should set aside past grievances and work together to face the imminent great threat.”

“We do not support any party to the war.

The Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits will withdraw all clerics and collaborators stationed in the martial law regions to express our displeasure towards those who create unrest.”

“The Seven Cities Alliance strongly condemns the Fiery Flame Land…”

“The City of Knowledge declares absolute neutrality and will soon commence further experimental voyages of the sky-soaring motherships…”

“The focus of Far Shore Island is on the development of the New Continent…”

“Five mobile Armor Troops from Steep Ridge Fortress are on the move…”

“The Yenjiang Federation announces the completion of fifteen cooperation agreements with the Gantreignum Republic, ranging from the exchange of agricultural products and light industrial goods to mutual scientific research support…”

…

The world is changing.

The transformation in the Avak Domain is an excellent catalyst; no one is willing to speak the truth about the real reason behind the deaths of millions.

The Duke of Solin’s contraction of forces won toleration from the Empire and the Fiery Flame Land; one because it believes it has the advantage, the other because it knows the other’s backyard could ignite just as well, with the rebellion in the Farflame Fortress Cluster promising a fatal blow to the other.

Through all this, everyone obtained what they wanted—Second Prince Michael became the sole authority on the affairs of Fiery Flame Land, and the Western Territory and South Ridge became hotbeds of his supporters in quiet.

Two days later, the Bison Mountain Range Fortress Group and Farflame Fortress Cluster across the valley exchanged artillery fire.

The respective Sky Armors engaged in combat at the peak of the mountain range, and amidst the violent avalanches, three legions and seven fully armed armored divisions appeared magically in their respective fortress groups.

In an instant, what was merely opposing positions became impregnable defenses, and both sides then realized that the enemy had long been prepared for war.

A full-scale war did not break out, but a regional conventional armed conflict became imminent.

The Western Territory and South Ridge, along with the four major regions of Fiery Flame Land, found themselves under the shadow of war, while spies, emissaries, and scouts from other forces lingered in these areas, harboring inscrutable intents but certainly not benevolent ones.

On September 21, communication with the Desert Fortress Cluster of Fiery Flame Land and the lords of Nemasases was lost.

On September 22, the Seven Cities Alliance announced a joint defense alliance with the Empire, conducting fleet exercises at the border, a response to the incident three years ago when the Fiery Flame Land’s navy unprovokedly sank a merchant ship of the Alliance, forcing the Nemathas Alliance to divide their forces for confrontation drills.

On September 23, emissary Canaan Moore entered the Imperial Capital.

On the afternoon of September 23.

Ian ‘Awakened’.

Awakened at the time he was theoretically supposed to awaken.

Awakened in a tumultuous world.