Chapter 1383 - Sending a Message over a Thousand Kilometers (1/2)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Are you sure about what you saw?”
When Iron Axe heard the news, a rarely seen look of surprise appeared on his face. He exchanged looks with Edith and saw the shock in each other’s eyes.
In fact, Tilly hesitated to inform their findings to the First Army’s commander without verifying the truth first. After all, it was something close to a miracle. If the Demons were truly capable of achieving such a feat, it would definitely dampen the morale and confidence of the higher-ups, and people with weak wills would even think of surrendering.
“We didn’t make a mistake, that’s for sure, coo.” Maggie patted her chest. “Lightning and I have been to the ridge of the continent before, and such a mountain didn’t exist then, coo!”
Lightning nodded. “We are currently unable to verify if it is something the Demons are responsible for, but one thing is for sure. It appeared there within the past half month.”
“I see…” Edith pondered for a moment and spoke, “If that is the case, then everything makes sense.”
“You believe us?” Tilly was shocked.
She originally believed that Edith would take some time to digest the information before being able to arrange and conduct surveillance operations for verification. Who would had thought that the Pearl of the Northern Region had accepted their words immediately. After all, even though the three of them had personally witnessed the scene, it took them a very long time to reach the consensus that it was no hallucination.
“You have to blame Roland for that.” Edith sighed. “If it was three years ago, I reckon that I would had treated your words as lunacy… but now, I think that anything is possible. If I had continued staying in that tiny place, I will never have realized how much the world has changed.”
“Aside from that, the demons’ unusual activity confirms this point.” Edith paused for a while and narrated the information received by Hill Fawkes. “None of the cities owned by nobles are able to accommodate so many people, but a floating island might.”
“Demons… are accepting mankind?” Lightning was stunned.
“This isn’t the first time. Didn’t Agatha mention it before that in the first Battle of Divine Will, some humans actually formed an ‘alliance’ with the demons to fight against the Witches.” Edith shrugged her shoulders. “At that time, they were afraid of Witches. Now, the only variable that has changed in our situation is that they are now afraid of His Majesty Roland. Since they are unwilling to accept change or to be part of the change, there is a limit to what they can do.”
“They didn’t heed the warnings about the Battle of Divine Will…” Tilly clenched her fists subconsciously.
“No…” Edith revealed a strange smile. “Even if the nobles acknowledged it, they might still make the same decision. It might take a several years or decades before the end of the war, but the reality is that His Majesty has removed the power of the nobles and took their lands away from them. To some people, this makes no difference as taking their lives. Since one is immediate death and the other a delayed death, they will rather choose the latter.”
“Enough of this.” Iron Axe interrupted them helplessly. He knew that once the Pearl of the Northern Region entered her state of mockery, it would be difficult to stop her. Besides, it was easy for her to offend others and even himself. “Back to the matter at hand, how should we go about handling the floating island?”
Edith’s expression returned to normal. “No, we can’t do anything about it. If it had been at the ridge of the continent the entire time, we’ll be fine. But if that thing truly came from elsewhere, we are in deep trouble. For Her Highness Tilly to be able to see it from a few hundred kilometers away, its size far surpasses that of anything we can imagine. Do you think that we can destroy part of the Impassable Mountain Range by relying on the Fires of Heaven?”
“We need to inform my brother as soon as possible.” Tilly spoke up.
“I concur.” Edith nodded her head. “This no longer concerns plans and strategies, the only one capable of thinking of our next step is His Majesty Roland.”
“It is a pity that the new communications iron towers are still under construction; otherwise, we would have the ability to converse with His Majesty immediately.” Iron Axe walked over to the work desk and picked up a pen and paper. “Regardless, we should first send a flying messenger before doing anything else.”