Still Loved Even In The New World
CHAPTER 147: First Blood.

(Aerican.)

Royal Mothership «Earth»...

Three days have passed. With the current flight speed, it would only take two more days before we could see the outermost fortress of Xuan Ming Empire. His Majesty said that this was a leisurely flight, yet this was still very fast. If an airship like ours were to travel this distance, I doubt that we would be able to arrive within 30 petals.

Arkne:"Your Majesty, we will arrive at the first fort in two days' time. Should we speed up?."

Miss Arkne spoke to Her Majesty who was sitting reading a book on the throne. The book that His Majesty read was still the same book as back then. I don't know what's in that book that could be of great interest to His Majesty. Although curious, but I did not dare to ask directly.

Filia:"No need. Give them time."

Arkne:"I understand, Your Majesty."

As if suddenly recalling something, His Majesty turned his attention away from the book and looked towards Miss Upirina.

Philia:"Is there any movement of the enemy?."

Upirina:"They are gathering an army. It is expected that they will arrive at the outer fortress after one day, Your Majesty. In this way, they'll have time to prepare one day before we arrive."

Filia:"Well, it doesn't matter. Then, is there any other movement?."

Upirina:"Yes, Your Majesty. Our spies detected that there was a massive population migration from the western region. In addition, they also poison and destroy water and food sources."

Philia:"Hahaha... Their purpose is too clear. They're afraid that the western kingdom will attack the capital."

Upirina:"That's right, Your Majesty. They were afraid of feeling 'Speaking Wei save Zhao'."

Philia:"Well, although Lurusia is not our partner, I think it can be called that. But, if the western kingdoms really do that, I don't mind adding color to the historical record."

Although His Majesty said that casually and with a childish voice, but I could feel a chill on the spine. I can sense that because His Majesty really has the ability to do so. In addition, I was also affected by his powerful aura as a ruler.

Huh... I really should feel sorry for Xuan Ming Empire for making Moon Palace an enemy. Even before the war, they had already lost and were taking huge losses.

By poisoning wells and displacing large numbers of people with insufficient time and preparation, I do not know how many people will suffer. It should be known, the problem of population transfer is not only a matter of people who are moved, but also accommodation after they are moved.

Improper accommodation can result in dissatisfaction from both parties, which will end up being a chaos in society. Crime will increase due to increasing poverty, and the confidence of the population in their government will also decrease.

Especially they poison the well, I don't know how long the poison they use will be effective, I can only hope that the poison they used to poison the well is a poison that is easy to lose its effect in the near future. Well, even though it was a poison that was only temporary, but for the time being the initial village of that population would also be a dead village.

Although I knew that their intent of moving the population and poisoning the wells as well as other measures was to protect the kingdom, but still, I felt that the losses they took were also very great.

They took all these actions to prevent Lurusia from attacking the capital. With the supply lines cut off from the rear, as well as the unavailability of supplies along the way, it would certainly be a disaster for a large army. With such consideration, then the king of Lurusia would definitely not continue the assault on the capital Xuan Ming.

Although Xuan Ming's plan is detrimental, but I must also admit that it is the only path at the moment. However, with that plan as well, they would lose at least the western region. Well, after all they did not need to think that far because soon Xuan Ming's country would be taken over by Moon Palace.

Philia:"Because their actions have been read, we just need to continue to do as planned. Oh right, what about the riots in the Dragonist Kingdom?."

Upirina:"With the return of the Duke and the release of the royal family, chaos could return on tap. However, I think it will only last a while. Although the Duke had already extinguished his ambition, but under the Duke also many nobles were still pursuing ambition. So I think we should clean them up, Your Majesty."

Filia:"Well, just do it. But make sure to do it as quietly as possible."

Upirina:"I understand Your Majesty. I'll tell sister Rubidea to move."

Her Majesty Philia was about to stand up, but after hearing Rubidea's name, Her Majesty instantly stopped her movements and looked at Miss Upirina while holding her forehead.

Philia:"I mean by calmly burning down not the whole city, but calm without contradicting the people. We'll get rid of them with evidence of evil. I do not believe that ambitious nobles will not commit unlawful acts. I want to use that to bring them down. So send the Intrometida."

Upirina:"I understand, Your Majesty. Sorry for my ignorance."

Filia:"Yes whatever. I'll wait upstairs. Get some people to bring you tea."

Arkne:"Yes, Your Majesty."

Her Majesty Philia went upstairs. I know that normally His Majesty would sit in the lounge upstairs to enjoy tea. Oh, I need to say that this airship has at least a height of more than 45m consisting of many floors with different functions, and a length of about 1,000m which belongs to the Dove class. That's what His Majesty said.

I also just found out that the Moon Palace ship class is divided into three, namely: Length 10-1,000m is Dove class, 1,010-10,000m is Swan class, while 10,010-100,000+ is Phoenix class. Hearing such a size I was even hard to imagine, but according to His Majesty such a size is natural in the sea of stars. I don't know what that means, but the stars, doesn't that sound amazing?!.

At first I could only look at the stars in the sky and imagine that it was a jewel, but after I was together with His Majesty for a while, it was only a matter of time, I knew that the stars that looked sparkling were actually a giant ball of heat. Besides the stars, I also learned a lot of things at Moon Palace.

After knowing all that, I became more excited and wanted to know more. What is between the stars?. What is in the infinite void that His Majesty said?. What kind of creature is that from a different world?. All those questions shook my heart and always filled my daydreams. Is it possible that by following His Majesty one day I will be able to know all that?!.

Arkne:"Miss Aneria, can you help bring tea for Your Majesty?."

My daydream was bought by Miss Arkne who suddenly called me. Looking at the tray containing the tea set and a small plate of pastries, I returned to my consciousness and found out what Miss Arkne meant.

Aneria:"Sure."

Arkne:"Thank you."

I took over the tray and went to His Majesty's place. Lusi also followed me, but he was not allowed to enter and could only talk to the doorman while waiting. I was surprised at that moment. I did not think that those stern-faced knights would also be easy to approach.

To my surprise, it seemed like the relationship between the two of them looked really good. Not only me, but it seems like His Majesty is also aware of it but still let it go.

I let the two of them talk to each other, while I walked into the room to deliver tea.

.....

Two more days passed. During the face of this time of war, His Majesty acted very casually like nothing had happened, which was completely different from the person who was about to fight. Like this time, His Majesty was sitting leisurely by the window while reading a book.

Taps... Taps... But...!

The sound of footsteps could be heard from behind the door. Not long after, the door opened and showed the figure of Miss Arkne walking towards us with a smile. Arriving near His Majesty, Miss Arkne bowed in honor.

Arkne:"Your Majesty, in a few hours we will arrive at our destination."

Hearing Miss Arkne's report, His Majesty closed the book he read and nodded. His Majesty stood up and went somewhere.

A hatch door opened, showing an outside scene filled with red light. His Majesty stood in the doorway while looking towards the enemy fortress.

Filia:"Stay as planned. I will advance to the battlefield, before taking my orders, the troops are forbidden to move."

Arkne:"I understand, Your Majesty."

After saying that, Miss Arkne pulled my hand and took a considerable distance from His Majesty. Of course I feel confused by Miss Arkne's actions. But soon, my confusion was answered.

The air around His Majesty began to distort and surge as the temperature of the air that suddenly soared was extremely hot. Unable to hold back, I took another step back.

Suddenly, a white silver flame lit up from the soles of his feet and enveloped His Majesty's entire body without exception. On top of that fire was also a flash of golden lightning that crackled fiercely. Hearing the sound of chirping from the high voltage electricity could already make me tremble with fear. I would have no doubt that if someone were to be hit by that lightning crack, that person would definitely become a charred coke.

Swos...!!

The flames that enveloped His Majesty suddenly fluttered and surged, becoming a pair of extremely fine pure white wings that stretched for about 7m. Each feather on the wing was adorned with a very intricate threaded gold pattern, appearing to be a white pearl drawn using gold ink on it, making the wing look very beautiful and noble.

On the surface of the white wing were sparks and lightning that added a sense of holiness to the wing. Looking at His Majesty at this time, I was like seeing a white angel in legends and stories that descended from the sky into this dark world.

Philia:"I haven't felt this sensation in a long time..."

With that said, His Majesty flapped his wings lightly, as if trying to relax the stiff wing muscles. Every light flutter from His Majesty would cause a burst of hot temperatures that were accompanied by the sound of blazing flames and the terrifying crackling of lightning.

That flap of light wings slowly became stronger until His Majesty flew out of the airship. His Majesty floated in front of the airship while turning his back on me with his extraordinary figure.

Philia:"I'll go first."

His Majesty said that without turning around. With a slight set of position and determining direction, His Majesty flapped his wings firmly. With that powerful flutter, His Majesty produced a sonic boom and an extremely powerful shockwave. If it wasn't for Miss Arkne protecting me from the impact, I might have already been thrown backwards.

After I reopened my eyes, all I saw was His Majesty who had flown in the distance. As it flew, His Majesty's white wings made a long white light trail in the sky like a comet's tail.

Arkne & Upirina:"What a beautiful..."

Upirina:"Darling, this is not the perfect form of Your Majesty."

Aneria:"Perfect form?."

Arkne:"Yeah. It could be said that His Highness had only come to the early form of Moon Phoenix. The perfect shape of it was three pairs of extremely beautiful wings. As it flew in the sky, those wings would give rise to the sound of blazing flames burning through the sky and the crackling of golden thunderbolts raging in the sky."

Knowing that, I looked back at the white trail left behind by His Majesty with a feeling of awe and amazement. It's just so incredible.

Arkne:"Argus, show us His Majesty's majesty."

Miss Arkne said that as she walked towards the throne room together with Miss Upirina. Of course I have to follow them. I also wonder what will happen.

After we reached the Throne room, I saw a large screen showing a silver white comet with a long tail. I know that it is Your Majesty. His Majesty flew at an extremely astonishing speed, traversing the sky and splitting the red sky with the light of holy white flames.

Arkne:"Hey, Upirina, what do you think in the past if anyone saw a white comet?."

Upirina:"The white comet symbolizes destruction and doom. If anyone had a valuable item or they had just completed a dungeon, they would instantly teleport to the safe city and log out immediately."

Archie:"Hahaha.... Yeah, they'll run away like a rat. They are afraid of getting «Sign of death»."

(more details in other chapters).

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(Yun Zhao)

Longshan Fort, Xuan Ming Empire airship...

The entire army had arrived at this fortress yesterday. The entire fortress had a tense air. Both inside and outside the fort, there were many soldiers who were preparing to face the enemy at any time.

From the boat I could see hundreds of thousands of tents set up in front of the fort as temporary shelters for the soldiers from the cold of the night. At this time, the tents had already begun to be dismantled. With the power of many soldiers, the tents were dismantled very quickly, leaving a very large field.

If you look far ahead, you will see a vast plain, this is the battlefield to come, the land that will soon be fertilized and watered using blood and meat.

Zhao Yun:"Command the soldiers to prepare immediately."

"Good."

Wouu... Wou...!

The sound of war trumpets rolling out rang out throughout the place. The soldiers who heard the trumpet sound immediately brought their war equipment and marched towards the vast plains. More than a million soldiers ran into each other's ranks, looking like a swarm of black ants finding a pile of sugar. The yellow sandy plains were as if they were covered in black layers.

The imperial ships began to ascend into space. Over 50 of those huge ships began to cover the sky, like the hands of darkness that reached this cursed land.

A feeling of pride in my heart. I, Zhao Yun, am the leader above over a million people. With this kind of power in my hands, what is a western kingdom, even this entire Eastern continent I can master.

Tian Che:"Truly a spectacular sight."

Zhao Yun:"You're right."

I looked into the distance, waiting for the enemy to come. With this power, whoever the enemy is, come.... I'm gonna destroy you.

Suddenly, I saw the sky that started to bring up many cracks, showing the darkness behind those cracks. As I watched the hole in the sky, a ferocious red eyeball opened within the darkness, looking at me with disdain and contempt. Stared at by those eyes, I was as if I was naked, a very uncomfortable feeling as all was seen by the enemy, really very bad.

Overall, in the sky appeared 99 red eyes that stared at the entire Battlefield. Is this the enemy we are facing?. When such a thought popped into my mind, I immediately rejected this idea. Although there was a glint of disdain and disdain in those eyes, but I could not feel the killing intent within. I suspect that those eyes are just as watchdogs to look at us.

In war, information is also a very powerful weapon, so if the enemy has more information about us than we know about them, then we will be on the very side of harm. In response to that, I ordered the soldiers to immediately send in the eyes of the supervisor.

The eye of the supervisor was a fist-sized eyeball that we got from ancient ruins. The eyeball will display what he sees in a special device that has been prepared.

A black rectangular stone board 40 cm wide and 70 cm long began to light up with fine blue rune stripes. A moment later, those rune lines turned into a scene of the entire Battlefield that was extremely detailed, as if I were looking directly at it. This is the secret of our victory in the war.

We waited for a while, but I haven't seen a single soldier from the enemy forces. Even the person I sent to look far ahead reported that they had not seen a single troop.

In response to the report, Tian Che pondered for a moment.

Tian Che:"Are they resting somewhere?."

Tian Che's opinion did make sense. I thought of something like that too. After all, the distance they traveled was very far. They definitely needed to rest somewhere to recover their energy.

Tian Che:"But in saying that they have very advanced airships, do you think they still need to rest?."

Zhao Yun:"Although they have advanced ships, but how many troops do you think airships can carry?!."

Tian Che:"But_"

Before Tian Che's words were spoken, all eyes were fixated on one direction. I followed the view and saw a long white light that split the sky and carried the sound of flames and lightning. The light flew very fast towards us.

Zhao Yun:"Prepare for an attack..!"

The entire army began to prepare their shields along with the witches who were also preparing magic protectors.

But the attack we were waiting for did not come. The white light stopped in the air and showed his figure. It was a little girl with a pair of wings on her back. The girl floated above the Medang of war, like a Goddess who witnessed a lowly being crawling on the ground.

Tian Che:"Give the eyes of the supervisor to approach the girl."

With the eyes of the supervisor getting closer, I could see the girl's appearance more clearly. The white wings were gold-patterned covered by white flames and the crackling of golden lightning. The girl had beautiful eyes and stared at the ground. Inside those beautiful eyes I could see a very strange flash of happiness and spirit.

Slowly, the girl lowered her height until she landed on the ground. A dazzling golden glint covered the figure of the girl. An illusory image of a golden lion head appeared behind him and merged with that light.

When the light had died down and the picture of the girl had reappeared, the girl had already changed. The girl was now wearing a full plate gold armor with a red accent. The head and face of the girl were covered with a very beautiful lion head-shaped cover. Only part of his silver-white hair was scattered out, as if it was the mane of a lion.

The girl looked at her hand that was currently covered by the golden armor. In that hand each of his slender fingers had been enveloped by long claws that were gleaming and looked extremely sharp. Even I who saw from here can imagine the sharpness of those claws.

After being satisfied with her own appearance, the girl turned and gazed towards the eyes of the supervisor hovering around her. The eyes of that supervisor could be invisible, how could the girl be aware of his existence?!. I doubted whether the girl had found the whereabouts of the watchdog's eyes, but soon my doubts were answered.

The girl pointed her finger at the eyes of the supervisor, as if pointing at me. Exasperating me, the girl made a gesture of 'Come' using her finger movements.

Zhao Yun:"Command General Liang to teach the little girl."

How dare a little girl stand alone in the middle of the battlefield. I was sure that the girl was a spoiled child and had never seen the battlefield.

From the eyes of the supervisor, I saw a tall and muscular warrior carrying Guan Dao in his hands. General Liang rode on an Enderhorse that galloped towards the girl. The distance between General Liang and the girl was about 500m, but with enderhorse the distance could be traveled instantly.

Seeing that someone was running towards her, the girl seemed to be unafraid. The girl took a step and ran over to general Liang. The way the girl ran was not like a human, but more like a cheetah chasing its prey.

The distance between the two continues to narrow and will soon meet.

Zhao Yun:"Hoom... Seeking death."

I assumed that the girl was looking for death, but what I saw next really broke my assumption.

As the distance between the two grew narrower and was about to clash, general Liang mercilessly swung his Guan Dao towards the girl, intending to slash at the girl. But, just a few centimeters away, suddenly the girl jumped into the air with her back facing down while she was lying in the air.

up above the head of general Liang, the girl did a beautiful backflip. While doing a backflip and still floating in the air, suddenly the girl gripped the hair of general Liang with her left hand and tightened the four fingers of her right hand. The girl swung her right hand horizontally and slashed towards the neck of general Liang from behind.

All the movements went on very quickly like the blink of an eye. General Liang's horse continued to run forward with general Liang on his back. But, general Liang on the horse's back was just a headless body. Blood gushed from the position of his neck and splattered over the horse and the ground.

Just a few meters away, General Liang's body fell down which shocked the horse so much that it made the horse run into the distance in panic and disappear from sight.

I was surprised by the sight. Not only me, but the entire battlefield became silent, everyone gazing towards the golden-armored girl standing in the middle of the battlefield quietly, facing towards the millions of soldiers and dozens of airships.

The air froze and watched the girl raise her left hand. In his left hand was the head of general Liang who was still dripping blood from his severed neck.

General Liang who served the empire for many years and was recognized for his ability by everyone finally died in the battlefield.

General Liang, was the first blood to be spilled on this battlefield...

(The end of this chapter.)

The next chapter won't be long, so be patient waiting.

Oh right, it seems like I forgot the ambitions of the Xuan Ming empire. Whether they are ambitious to control the entire eastern continent or other parts. Who still remembers please tell me, I forgot to put that information in which chapter.