Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 452 Discussing Remenberg's Victory at the Tarot Meeting

The Battle of Nylk was over, and Remburg had achieved remarkable results.

First, President Odis killed the head of the "Morse Penitentiary," and by the Fifth Age, very few angels had fallen.

In a typical war, only one or two demigods are deployed, along with other extraordinary beings from other levels.

However, the sheer number and caliber of the extraordinary individuals deployed in the Battle of Nerok broke records since the Fifth Age.

As the victors, under the command of the evil spirit "Red Angel," they killed six demigods from the Kingdom of Feneport, as well as a demigod from the "Morse Penitentiary Order."

The losses among those below the demigod level in Feneport were even greater. It can be said that this battle shook the foundation of the country and severely damaged Feneport.

Even though James I and Sophia both escaped, they only managed to preserve the "lower limit" of the country.

This is still a major power in the Northern Continent, but its influence will rapidly diminish because the two angels can only remain in the country, in the capital, to prevent Odis from leading the other angels to attack Fennepot City.

But what about their navy? What about their colonies?
With six demigods gone, the daily confrontations and battles often suffer losses without their help, so the only option is to shrink the sphere of influence.

Therefore, in the next month or two, Fenerbahce's international standing will gradually decline, from third to fifth.

On the contrary, Remenberg rose from fifth to fourth place after winning the war.

In terms of angelic-level power, Lenburg could actually rank first.

However, the number of extraordinary individuals at other levels still needs to be increased.

Before this world war, no country had 14 demigods, but after the war began, every country had several, or even a dozen, extraordinary individuals who were promoted to demigods.

For example, in the Fusak Empire, members of their royal family need to launch a large-scale war to advance to demigod status or to Sequence 3.

Previously, advancement could only be achieved through colonial wars in the Southern Continent, and opportunities for advancement were limited.

Now, with Rune and Fursak on two fronts, their Sequence 5 and Sequence 4 have gained numerous promotion opportunities.

After the battle in the Snason region, Odis first distributed rewards, and another batch of extraordinary individuals were given the opportunity to advance. Among them, two Sequence 5s obtained the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 4s and can prepare for the ritual. In the near future, the number of demigods that Remburg can control will increase.

Two more Sequence 4s have acquired the extraordinary traits of Sequence 3s, which will further increase the overall strength of the demigods in the future.

In this battle, the one who deserves the most credit is undoubtedly the "Red Angel" evil spirit, a fact that Odis is well aware of. He has already set his sights on a "weather sorcerer" from the Fusak Empire.

The reason for the delay in taking action is simply because they do not want to affect the current battle situation.

The "Red Angel" evil spirit was well aware of this, and decided that it wouldn't be too late to make a move until at least after Fussac and Intis had fought their way to Backlund.

Finally, Odis settled Rosalind and the other two demigods and their subordinates. He first allowed them to rest in Lenburg to avoid retaliation from the "Morse Ascetic Order." After the battle in the North Continent was over, they were to return to the South Continent to develop their power there.

Only after completing the extraordinary trait rewards did the "Red Angel" evil spirit send ground troops into Nilek City.

He quickly dispelled the "localized low temperatures" in the city by setting fires in the streets, and most of the ordinary soldiers suffering from frostbite were also treated.

Although there were sporadic firefights, there were no casualties. After all, in this state, the Feneport soldiers had little will to fight; they fired purely out of fear of the Remnburg soldiers.

Without suffering any losses, the major eastern city of Fenerbah was captured by Remburg.

Moreover, Fenerbahce was powerless to take it back at this point.

After a brief rest, the "Red Angel" evil spirit led most of the extraordinary forces and extraordinary legions to continue its southward march.

Not long after the war ended, Odis arrived at the northern border of Remnburg and easily killed a demigod of the Republic of Intis.

At this time, the Intis army that launched the surprise attack on Remburg had not yet obtained the final results of the Battle of Nyrok, but the commander in charge of the operation immediately realized that the Angels of Remburg had withdrawn from the southern battlefield.

So he ordered an immediate retreat. He had originally planned to loot, but now there was no time for that, and they quickly withdrew back to the territory of the Republic of Intis.

While the Intis army was retreating, a portion of the Lunburg Extraordinaries had already rushed back to Azshara and, with more than a thousand "Extraordinary Puppet" soldiers, stationed themselves on the northern border.

The people who were evacuated from the border in advance have all returned to their homes.

But this did not mean the war was over. The army of the "Red Angels," riding high on their victory, continued to advance southward.

The Kingdom of Segal on the southern coast immediately surrendered, but Odis did not accept their surrender and continued to purge the royal family and the extraordinary members of the nobility.

Then, under the pretext of "protecting the security of small countries," Odis forcibly sent troops to more than a dozen other small countries and systematically purged the extraordinary individuals in these countries.

The purge plan was devised before the Battle of Nerok began, so although the purge process seemed like a very complicated and troublesome task, it was orderly despite the chaos, and the main targets were all eliminated by the official extraordinary beings of Remnburg.

Of course, some fled, but those who fled could only curse Reynoldsburg and vent their anger; there was no possibility of restoring the country.

In order to temporarily stabilize the situation in these small countries, Odis had the Remnantburg royal family bestow titles upon a new batch of counts and viscounts, all of whom were nobles from the newly conquered territories.

They were given titles, but no land; the Remnburg government promised to pay them a salary.

For the time being, they can retain their original fiefdom.

Without the support of the extraordinary individuals, the nobles dared not say anything; they were already quite fortunate to retain their original fiefdoms and properties.

Odis did this because Remenberg's administrative power was insufficient to bring all the newly occupied territories into the planned economy at once.

Therefore, to avoid social unrest, the best approach is to maintain the status quo and digest the Snason region of Fenneport first, then it will be their turn.

After this series of actions were completed, another month and a half had passed. It was now midsummer, and the world war had lasted for ten months.

……

Inside Earl Hall's luxurious villa in Backlund.

Audrey saw a newspaper report that Rembrandt was expanding the port it had just acquired on the southern coast of the northern continent.

Over the past month, the focus of newspaper coverage has shifted from the domestic battlefields to the Reynoldsburg front.

From Remburg's great victory in the Snason region, capturing over 100,000 Feneport soldiers and completely crushing Feneport's Eastern Army Group, to Remburg's army capturing the capital of Segal in just three days.

Then the Remnburg army split its forces in the capital Segal and launched attacks from other cities in Remnburg, capturing port cities and forcibly stationing troops in other small countries.

Remnburg reunited the north and south of the continent, which had been divided for centuries, with incredible speed.

The great success of their ally, Lenburg, in the military operation greatly boosted the morale of the Kingdom of Rune, at least giving the people of Backlund a glimmer of hope.

The general public believed that although the war in Loen was losing ground, their ally, Lenburg, would definitely send reinforcements to Loen!

As Audrey was lost in thought, a servant came to invite her to lunch at the dining room.

Upon arriving at the spacious and luxurious dining room, Countess Catherine was already there. The two chatted briefly about the mass incident caused by the food shortage in Backlund.

At this moment, Earl Hall and his eldest son, Hilbert, chatted as they went to the restaurant for a meal.

The family's conversation then turned to Remburg, with Hibbert remarking, "No one expected that Remburg could suddenly unleash such formidable strength."

This is not the first time he has expressed his feelings about this.

Count Hall took a sip of his pre-dinner drink and said, "It is indeed a low-probability event. At least before the Battle of Nerok, most people in Backlund were not optimistic about Lunburg."

Hilbert glanced at his father before saying, "Could Lenburg's sudden rise to power be related to their current policies?"

Earl Hall sighed and said, "The gentlemen of Backlund are unwilling to admit this, because those policies have harmed the interests of the nobles."

By saying this, he was essentially admitting that he thought the same thing.

At this point, Audrey said, "Could it also be related to those new inventions in Remenberg?"

Odis and the "Priestess" have been very busy lately and haven't attended the Tarot meeting for several weeks. Audrey has also not received any firsthand information about the Nerok campaign.

However, she noted that in interviews with some senior military officers and dignitaries in Remberg, the Ruhnn journalists repeatedly mentioned the significant role played by the new weapons invented by the president in this battle.

Earl Hall took a sip of soup and smiled, “I’ve also noticed that the newspapers have mentioned those new weapons many times.”

"I wonder if we can buy some of these new weapons..."

At this point, he suddenly shook his head, feeling that even with those new weapons, there was no way to reverse Rune's decline.

The Republic of Intis has now reached the Balchis Mountains in eastern Backlund, less than 100 kilometers from Backlund.

Fortunately, the Balchis Mountains act as a barrier, allowing Rune to hold out for a while longer.

Meanwhile, the Fussac Imperial army, which had completely shattered the coastal defenses, was advancing south along the Tasok River and was less than 100 kilometers from Backlund.

Under such circumstances, no new weapon can play a significant role.

Hilbert then said, "Now a crucial question is, will Lenburg support Rune?"

This is also what Audrey is most concerned about, but unfortunately she can't ask Odysse in person recently.

At this moment, Earl Hall smiled helplessly and said, "Is Rune still worth supporting?"

Hibbert and Audrey were both stunned. It seemed that there was indeed no value in providing support, and under normal circumstances, Lenburg would have tried his best to distance himself from Rune.

To avoid future repercussions from Intis and Fussack.

……

On the Blue Avenger in the Sunya Sea.

Alger, who had been fighting a guerrilla war at sea, received a newspaper from a week ago.

He did manage to seize some newspapers from the Fussac Empire, but he didn't quite believe some of the reports in them.

In fact, Alger was starting to doubt the newspapers of the Kingdom of Rune. He simply couldn't understand where Lunburg got so much extraordinary power that it could defeat Feneport's Eastern Army Group head-on.

He later discovered that the newspapers of the Fussac Empire had stopped reporting on the war between Remburg and Fennepot, and he gradually came to believe that Remburg had indeed achieved a great victory.

However, the extent of the victory is still unclear, since newspapers don't report the losses suffered by the Extraordinary in Feneport.

Alger glanced at the newspaper again. If, as the newspaper said, he had unified the Central and Southern countries, then Feneport's extraordinary power had been "defeated" this time.

Then he realized that tomorrow was Monday, the day of the Tarot meeting. He wondered if the "Hermit" and the "Priestess" would attend this time, and if they could obtain any detailed information about the Nerok campaign.
……

Monday, October 8.

The Lenburg government announced news that surprised politicians across the Northern Continent: Lenburg would deploy two to three legions within the next month to support its ally, the Kingdom of Rune.

Politicians wondered if the victory at the Battle of Nyrok had led President Reinburg to overestimate his own strength.

Even if they achieve a great victory, it is impossible for them to stop the attacks of Intis and Fussack on their own.

Not to mention Intis and Fussac, who are currently on the offensive, even Rune is bewildered. The Ministry of Defense has long since stopped requesting aid from Remburg, believing that given the current situation, no country would support Rune. The happiest people are probably Feneport, who are now more eager than anyone else for Remburg to send reinforcements to Rune as soon as possible.

Then Intis and Fussac joined forces to defeat the combined forces of Rune and Lenburg, and then taught Lenburg a lesson.

Although Remenberg could potentially mobilize five angels by requesting external assistance, both Intis and Fussac have the support of the Church.

This means that the church's angels will be ready to support the front lines at any time.

The Church of the Eternal Sun, the Church of the God of War, and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery—each supporting one angel, plus the two angels each from the Intis and Fusak Empires—have as many angels as the allied forces of Lunburg and Rune can muster.

The key issue is that other forces are also attacking Rune, such as the "Rose School." This secretive organization has one Sequence 1 member and two Sequence 2 members. After Rune transferred a large number of colonial troops from the southern continent, the local resistance began to frequently attack important cities in East Byron.

The angels of the "Rose School" also became active, frequently committing bloody massacres.

This forced Rune's two angels to constantly travel between the northern and southern continents, dealing with angels from different factions.

The Church of Storms and the Church of the Goddess of Night do support Rune, but one church is fighting against the Church of the Eternal Sun and the other against the Church of the God of War, so neither is likely to send angels to rescue Rune's colonies.

Overall, with the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom clearly wary of the Church of the Earth Mother and unlikely to participate in the battle for Rune, the combined forces of Lunburg and Rune are at a disadvantage.

So at this moment, all the politicians in the Northern Continent couldn't understand why Lenburg would do this. Had President Lenburg gone mad?
……

Of course, Odis didn't go mad.

He knew very well that this world war would end in a little over a month, at which point it would be time to divide the spoils of victory.

Before the war ends, it's essential to send troops to Rune to make an appearance, so that more benefits can be obtained during future negotiations.

Of course, Odis couldn't tell anyone about this consideration; he could only say that he judged that there was still a chance for a turnaround in the battle against Rune.

Fortunately, Remburg's military and strategic victories over the past year have made Odis's prestige in Remburg so high that no one dares to contradict him, so no one questioned his decision.

If you don't understand why the president made this decision, it means you don't understand the international situation well enough and haven't made the right judgment.

At this point, we must first carry out the president's orders. If we don't understand now, we will understand later.

The angels in the country had no objection to Odis's decision. Bernadette definitely supported Odis, and Constantine and Elbera never questioned the "Sage's" foresight.

Even the evil spirit "Red Angel" was somewhat surprised by this decision and simply asked Odis why he made such a judgment.
Odis answered simply: "Gods' war!"

He didn't say much, but the evil spirit "Red Angel" immediately understood that the final outcome of this war would depend on the result of the divine war, and Odis judged that "Night Goddess" would ultimately win.

After that, the "Red Angel" evil spirit had no further questions; it still trusted Odis's vision and judgment.

Medici then began to personally prepare for the aid to Rune.

On the afternoon of the day the aid to the Kingdom of Rune was announced, Odis finally had some free time, so he arrived early at his lounge to wait for the Tarot meeting to begin.

At exactly three o'clock, Odis's vision was covered by the gray fog. When he came to his senses, he was already in the Giants' Hall, on one side of the bronze table.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." Audrey's unwavering greeting marked the official start of the Tarot session.

At this point, the other members' eyes were shining. Although the "priestess" still did not attend the meeting, the "hermit" finally did, and they could finally get firsthand information about the Battle of Nerok.

After the greetings, "The Fool" Klein said, "You may begin." Then everyone looked at "The Hermit" Odis.

Odis paused slightly: "Does everyone want to know about the war between Remnburg and Fennepot?"

Hugh, who has now become a mid-level "judge" in MI9, nodded first.

Although MI9 has received a steady stream of intelligence about the Battle of Nilek over the past month, they have found it still impossible to reconstruct the entire course of the war.

They knew very well that they lacked the most crucial information: the battle process between demigods and angels!

All the members, including Klein, found it hard to believe how Lenburg had won the war.

Odis smiled and said, "Alright, everyone, feel free to ask any questions you may have."

Hugh was the first to ask, "How many demigods and angels did Remenberg and Fennepot each deploy in this battle? What was the general course of the battle like?"

Odis did a quick calculation and said, "At the beginning of the battle, Lenburg managed to gather 14 demigods from various sources, while Feneport had 23 demigods."

"Four demigods from the 'Rose School' also raided Remburg's camp, but they only fought briefly before leaving; the main fighting was done by the other demigods..."

What? 14...

Klein wanted to grab Odis by the collar and ask: Where did you get so many demigods? Where did Remenberg get so many demigods? Answer me!

The other members were also shocked that Lenburg was able to send out 14 demigods. They had thought that this battle, which represented the fate of the two countries, would definitely involve multiple demigods, but they did not expect that the number of demigods would be so large.

Although the "hermit" said he pieced things together from various sources, he still needed a place to gather them!
Suddenly, all the members had a completely new understanding of this war. At the same time, everyone was very curious: from the perspective of demigod-level power, Feneport had a clear advantage, so how did they fail?
Odis continued, "...Oh, right, at the same time as the Battle of Nilek City began, a small-scale naval battle also took place on Crus Island. Both sides dispatched two demigods, and after a standoff, the Feneport Navy withdrew."

However, when they left, they "left behind" 12 warships.

Odis said, "However, the main battlefield was around Nelok City. The 'Red Angel' evil spirit used the attack on Nelok City to hold back six enemy demigods, and when four enemy demigods came out of the city to fight, it killed four enemy demigods with an absolute advantage at the beginning of the war."

"On the other hand, I had already turned three of the enemy's demigods to the other side in advance, so when the demigod war broke out, the situation had already reversed. Remburg had 17 demigods on his side, while Feneport only had 16 left, and he finally won the victory."

Sitting opposite Odis, Hugh realized that the war was very dangerous, and that Lenburg had only won by a narrow margin.

The reason we were able to gain this slight advantage was firstly because we used appropriate tactics, and secondly because we made sufficient preparations before the battle.

This indirectly shows that Remenberg's victory in this war was by no means accidental or lucky.

Odis continued, "As for the battles at the angelic level, I won't announce the exact numbers yet; you'll all find out later."

"However, the angels that both sides have dispatched are the limit of what they can invite or receive from their allies."

"The Lord of Mysteries and the Hidden Sage also made their moves one after another. In the end, the Warrenburg side, at the angelic level, gained a slight advantage, becoming the final turning point of the entire war."

The other members were taken aback. It wasn't surprising that the "Lord of Mysteries" would participate in the battle, but they didn't expect the "Hidden Sage" to do so.

Klein and the others then realized that the "Hidden Sage" had formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Fenneport.

Such an alliance makes perfect sense, as the "Morse Ascetic Order" should be more eager than the Kingdom of Feneport to curb Remburg's expansion.

However, neither the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" nor the "Earth Mother Goddess" has commented on this, which is quite intriguing.

At this moment, Leonard, the "Star" with a lazy demeanor, asked the "Hermit": "I have received news that Lenburg has reached some kind of agreement with the Church of the Earth Mother, which is why the Church of the Earth Mother has not intervened in the war in Nerok City. Is this news true?"

Odis also heard the news. His first reaction was that it was strange. After all, this was a secret agreement between him and the Church of the Earth Mother. Why was the Church of the Earth Mother quietly publicizing this matter?

But Odis soon realized that this was the Church of the Earth Mother stating its position: there was no agreement between them and the Church of Knowledge, but rather an agreement directly with Remnburg.

Or rather, this is the "Earth Mother Goddess" making a statement: she always stands in opposition to the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom".

With the war of gods approaching, it's natural to keep making our stance clear.

At this time, during the Tarot meeting, Leonard asked about this matter, and Odis smiled and said, "Yes, this agreement was reached about a year ago."

The other members then realized that the game of this extraordinary war had begun long ago.

Without the support of the Church of the Earth Mother, the Kingdom of Feneport is at a disadvantage in terms of angelic power.

The key point is that this means the Kingdom of Feneport has lost its legitimacy over the Snason region, since the current monarchy is basically based on "divine right".

If the Church no longer supports the Kingdom of Feneport's rule in the Snason region, it is tantamount to saying that the Church will no longer protect the Kingdom of Feneport's rights in this area, and whoever defeats them will own this territory.

Leonard then asked, "Why would the Church of Mother Earth support Lenburg?"

As an official extraordinary being, Leonard believed that the interests of the church were deeply intertwined with the secular regime supported by the gods.

The Church of Mother Earth has no reason to abandon the Kingdom of Feneport, which it has supported for over a thousand years, in order to help a nation within the diocese of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

Odis was well aware of this. According to the memories he gained after becoming an angel, the "Sage" knew that the "Ancient Sun God" and the "Goddess of Night" had joined forces to switch the "Goddess of Harvest." In the Third and Fourth Ages, he had also used the special connection between the "Earth Mother Goddess" and the "Fallen Mother Goddess" to devise a plan against the "Fallen Mother Goddess."

Everyone was an acquaintance, and before the Fourth Age, both the "Earth Mother Goddess" and the "God of War" were on the side that "followed orders".

Because if it were only the suppression from the "Ancient Sun God," these gods could find a place to hide and secretly develop their own power.

If they offend the "sages" again, they will face attacks from two beings "above the divine level," which would be unbearable for them.

Therefore, the situation at that time was quite complicated. The gods both fought and cooperated. As long as the gods such as the "Earth Mother Goddess" were willing to fight against the external gods, the "Ancient Sun God" would also give them some leeway.

Odis estimated that the "Mother Earth" recognized him and knew that he was a "wise man," so she did not want to have a falling out with him and thus gave up the parish in the Snason region.

Of course, they did not come away empty-handed, because Odis was now not only preparing to support Rune, but also planning a naval battle against Fenneport and defeating the ten divisions left by the Republic of Intis on the Lenburg border.

Everything is just as Odis predicted. For its own security reasons, the Republic of Intis will definitely send troops to guard against Lenburg, and may even declare war and launch an attack when the time is right.

At this point, Lenburg would have a reason to attack the Republic of Intis.

Of course, given the backdrop of this world war, Remburg didn't need a reason to attack Intis.

However, to facilitate future negotiations, it's best to find a plausible reason.

Odis's target was the province of Olay, south of Intis, so he promised the Church of the Earth Mother that the church would gain missionary rights in the province in the future.

At the same time, Odis promised the Church of Knowledge that they would obtain missionary rights in the Snason region.

Therefore, in this war, the Church of Mother Earth remained neutral, while the Church of Knowledge strongly supported Remnantburg. This is why Odis was so bold as to mobilize almost all his forces to the battlefield: the Church of Knowledge was helping to defend the homeland.

If the army of the Republic of Intis had continued its southward advance, it would certainly have been obstructed by the Church of Knowledge.

At this tarot meeting, Leonard asked why he had received the support of the Church of Mother Earth.
After a moment's thought, Odis smiled and said, "They won't lose out on my agreement with the Church of the Earth Mother."

He did not specify what the agreement was.

In fact, the Church of the Earth Mother is somewhat at a disadvantage under this agreement. After all, the Snason region has been the parish of the Church of the Earth Mother for more than a thousand years, while the Olay Province has always been the parish of the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Steam Church, and it needs to redevelop its followers there.

However, the Ole province is larger in area and has a larger population, which can be considered a kind of compensation.

Leonard heard Odis's answer, then thought back and realized that the information he had received did not contain any specific terms of the deal between the Church of the Earth Mother and Lenburg. Obviously, it was a secret agreement that the "Hermit" could not disclose, so he did not ask any further questions.

Through the question-and-answer session between the two, the other members further realized that the Hermit had made comprehensive preparations for the war and had started very early on, gradually causing Feneport to lose his advantage.

After Mr. Star finished asking his questions, Audrey, the "Justice" girl, posed her own: "Mr. Hermit, I read in the newspaper that Remenberg used many new weapons in this war. Could you tell us what kind of weapons they were?"

"Airplanes and rockets." Odis didn't hide anything about this.

"Fool" Klein was stunned for a moment: You actually managed to build an airplane? Without aviation fuel, how did you get it to fly?
But he immediately realized that Odis must have created an "extraordinary aircraft," which, although very unscientific, was very mystical!
As for the rocket launcher, Klein thought to himself: You're not planning to name it "Katyusha," are you?

(End of this chapter)