NOVEL NEXT Chapter 503: It start
"No, King, the only thing left should be the rift, but this place is too far away from it."
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"Alex, what if their goal is to destroy the formation in the core region?
That way, the rift will break and grow in size. Don't forget the coalition's existence and the frontline.
Despite your father's goal to unite them, many things have already happened outside his plan."
Alex agreed with MingYue's words. Without Orion here, whatever happened in ShangXi Temple had already derailed far, and there was a huge possibility the Silver Snake was behind this.
His eyes then glinted with coldness. 'I hope Uncle Orion is still alive.'
Time passed on. MingYue returned to share some information with FengXue, while Alex stayed in Edonia to check the current progress.
Despite it being his domain, he hadn't spent the time to check the situation himself, only hearing it from Vesa's report.
In total, the current populace of Edonia right now was around 1 million people. It was a mixed race between goblin, half-vampire, elf, and human. Although humans were the minority here, the majority were elves, more than 60%, while 30% of the population were goblins.
These minority humans were specialists who moved from the Bai Yue Sect to help with the development and administration of Edonia.
The design was focused on creating one mega-city where every race lived around each other.
It was then separated into multiple districts: residential area, farming area, research, manufacturing, government, and military districts.
Each was then divided even further depending on their needs. For example, civilian or military industry.
The city was already self-sufficient, thanks to Vesa's help utilizing Rune formations everywhere. Things progressed effectively.
Only around 40% of the population really worked, while the remaining 60% were focused on military practice.
Alex had all of them learn qi cultivation methods while making their bodies adapt to mana. Something similar to what was done in Bai Yue Sect, but with a difference.
The qi cultivation system was adapted for elf usage, allowing them to absorb elemental qi from the environment from the start. This was only possible thanks to their bodies' unique traits.
This allowed them to use spells without using the lifeforce stone.
The progress had already given results, but they were not strong enough yet to wreak havoc in the cultivation world.
They also needed to train with modern weaponry; there was no way they could fight with spells alone against their enemies.
Alex then walked around the city, slipping in as one of the inhabitants. The place was very busy. Despite construction materials being teleported directly to the project site, many things still needed to be transported manually.
This was because teleportation could only be used by the government, and was not allowed for civilians for safety. Despite being modern, the place itself was filled with many plants and riverways that cut and separated the districts.
Alex stopped on one of the bridges, looking toward one of the bustling areas—the market. People were busy, but they had satisfied smiles on their faces, making him feel proud.
"How is it?"
A familiar voice asked from behind, making Alex smile.
"You finished, MingYue? The place is quite good now. As you can see, it's very bustling— even more prosperous and better than my city."
"Yes, it seems FengXue also found out about the silver snake, so there isn't much to talk about.
We just need to adjust more to reduce the casualties to a minimum."
"No worry, I sent Vesa to enhance the formation. Nothing should go wrong except if the outer gods intervene again."
MingYue then looked at the river. Despite being colored red, it gave off a peaceful feeling.
"A red sky and river—usually, this would be a bad omen, but here it's different."
"That is more like a difference in culture. After all, this place is the vampires' homeworld."
"Yes, true. Meanwhile, outside, it's filled with chaos. Now that I think about it, how safe do you think this world is?"
Alex raised his eyebrow. He had never thought about it. Vesa was Edonia's world spirit, and both were one.
"As long as Vesa is fine, it should be alright."
"Yes, this place is Vesa's. Then, where is Vesa truly?"
Alex frowned. She should be located deep inside their soul, but whose soul?
Did she move in between them? Then what about the system?
As they wondered about the answer, a streak of light shot toward the sky and then exploded into fireworks.
It was a silent welcome for the king and queen since they didn't want it announced by the Luciel family.
The fire reflected in the water. While this was a celebration, soon, a similar reflection would happen elsewhere, but one reflected with blood.
Alex and MingYue spent the next day enjoying their time in Edonia with Moon. Her cheerful and pure attitude made them smile, but at the same time, they also realized the danger that Moon possessed.
Moon was not normal; she didn't have an innate repulsion to anything. This included torture, gore, and cruelty—it didn't matter to her. She was like a pure white paper that could be painted with anything.
Moon also didn't recognize anyone else except Alex and MingYue. If not for their words, she would have already killed everyone who disobeyed her.
This wouldn't be a problem if she were weak, but with her strength, many were no match for her.
Time passed on, just like usual. The sun rose, marking the dawn of a new day, but for the people at Shangxi Temple, this was not just a brand-new day—it was a brand-new era.
A group of people came and surrounded the temple in the morning. Some thought it was just another protest like usual, but this time, things quickly changed.
BANG! BANG! BOOM!
The sound of bullets and explosions reverberated in the air. Many of the guards were massacred before they could even do anything.
"We've had enough! They sit in there, behind their marble walls, while we starve on the streets!"