Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 390 The Saintess's Order

12 month 20 day.

The God of War has fallen, and the eternal blazing sun has fallen.

The morale of the Fussack and Intis allied forces was nearly collapsed, and they surrendered without a fight.

On the same day, the Republic of Intis announced its surrender to the world via radio.

The following day, the Fussac royal family, Einhorn, announced unconditional surrender.

With this, the war came to a complete end.

Although negotiations regarding war reparations have not yet concluded, the Fussac Empire has already given its tacit approval to all actions of the Rune military—even if they were to take over Saint Milon, the Einhorn family would have to greet them with a smile.

Sea of ​​Sunia.

A fleet of dozens of ships of varying sizes sailed toward the port of Sonia. As they drew closer, the flags became clearer, and the crimson but faint moonlight revealed ten white stars of the same size surrounding a cold, eyelash-less eye.

That's the flag of the Star Pirates under the command of the newly crowned pirate queen, "Queen of Stars," Cattleya!

The sea at night is a deep blue, almost black, tinged with a faint crimson, and it has a more serene and tranquil feel than during the day.

The "Future" was gently rising and falling with the waves, like a ghostly shadow, sailing towards the location of the red moon.

Cattleya stood at the bow of the ship, gazing at the distant coastline.

From this distance, she could clearly see a large fleet docked outside the port of the Sunia Sea!

On the Future, Captain Nina, tall, fair-skinned, with pale eyes and distinctive Fussac features, wearing a black bodysuit that resembled fish skin, swallowed hard and asked in a low voice:

"Captain, are we really going to go?"

That's the regular navy of the Fussac Empire!

While lacking the revolutionary ironclad warships of the Kingdom of Rune, it is still a massive fleet of hundreds of warships. If a naval battle were to break out, Gadriya might survive thanks to her demigod powers, but the Star Pirates would suffer devastating losses, possibly even total annihilation!

Gadriya glanced at her boatswain and said calmly:

"Don't worry, the Fusaks have surrendered, they won't resist."

Nina muttered to herself:

"The Fursac Empire has already surrendered to the Kingdom of Rune, but what does that have to do with us? We're pirates!"

War is a matter between two countries, what does it have to do with these pirates?

The Kingdom of Rune's navy hadn't even spoken, yet the captain had brazenly brought his pirate crew to reap the benefits. This behavior would undoubtedly offend both Fusak and the Kingdom of Rune, and Fusak could easily deal with them on his own without Rune even needing to lift a finger.

After all, although the Fusak Empire had been defeated, their strength had not actually been greatly affected.

On the island of Sonia alone, there are at least three demigods stationed.

Their current behavior is tantamount to courting death.

"Captain, even if you want to take advantage of the chaos, you should at least change the flag to that of the Rune Navy or the Church of Storms!"

Nina continued muttering to herself, but Cattleya pretended not to hear and calmly gave the order:

"Raise the flag."

At Cattleya's command, the Star Pirate Ship raised a small flag once more, bearing a symbol composed of parts of "Eyeless Eyes" and parts of "Twisted Lines"!

Although the flag is smaller than the "Stars and Flags" painted directly on the sails, its importance far surpasses that of the "Stars and Flags".

Because this flag represents the legality and legitimacy of their operation.

As the flag was raised, Nina realized that her previous worries were completely unnecessary.

Because the Sunia Fleet of the Fusak Empire remained quietly docked outside the port, without even raising its sails, the officers and soldiers on the warships stood silently on the deck, most of them with their heads down as if they could not accept reality, their morale extremely low.

at last.

The "Future" passed through the welcoming Sonia Fleet and stopped not far from the port area.

Cattleya, dressed in a black classical robe covered with various symbolic symbols and magical markings, stood at the bow of the ship, like a powerful wizard from ancient legends.

Under the crimson moonlight, a sudden brightness appeared before her, and tiny, glittering starlight showered down, condensing into a long, transparent bridge.

The long bridge continued to extend forward, landing on the dock.

Under the aim of the coastal defense guns and the gazes of those who seemed to have no idea whatsoever, Cattleya stepped onto the long bridge where starlight seemed to gather, and walked slowly toward the dock.

Meanwhile, the officials from Fusak who were lining up at the port to greet him all turned their attention to the middle-aged man in front of them.

He was a half-giant with distinct Fussac features, wearing a naval admiral's uniform, and standing over two and a half meters tall.

He is the newly appointed commander of the Sunia Naval Fleet and the current commander-in-chief of the Sunia Naval Defense District, Allison Einhorn. He is also the father of the deceased former commander of the Sunia Naval Fleet, Yegor Einhorn, a Rank 3 'War Bishop'!

Allison Einhorn stopped a meter away from the end of the Starlight Bridge, watching the woman slowly walk down it, and said in a deep voice:

"Queen of Stars, whom do you represent?"

He knew, of course, that the other party was just a pirate.

However, during the war, these pirates had all been incorporated into various countries, and the Star Pirates did not clearly stand on Rune's side.

But their current behavior speaks volumes.

Cattleya said in a calm tone:

"I come to accept the surrender on behalf of the Church of the Fools."

"The Church of Fools?"

Allison Einhorn stared intently at the woman before him, lost in thought.

Since the outbreak of the war, the Church of the Fools has gradually grown and expanded in the Kingdom of Rune, and has been extremely high-profile in its actions.

Putting aside everything else, since the outbreak of the war, the number of demigods who have fallen to the Fool's Church in the Fusak Empire is more than the number who have fallen to the royal family of the Kingdom of Rune, the Church of the Night, and the Church of the Storm combined!

In exchange for support of the war, the Church of Storms ceded the Roseside Islands to the Church of Fools, a well-known "secret."

The problem is that no matter how well everyone knows, it is still a 'secret'.

At least on the surface, the only officially recognized churches in the Kingdom of Rune are the Church of the Night and the Church of the Storm.

Of course, the Steam Church was originally one, but because it chose the wrong side, it was destined to be removed from the Kingdom of Rune.

This means that, legally speaking, the Church of the Fools is not qualified to take over the island of Sonia on behalf of the Kingdom of Rune.

However, Allison Einhorn didn't care!

Fusak has already been defeated, and the God of War has fallen. Why should he care whether the Church of the Fools has any legal basis? Wouldn't it be better if it didn't? Perhaps it could even cause a conflict between the Church of the Fools and the Church of Storms, and if it could cause internal strife within the Kingdom of Rune, that would be even better!

Allison Einhorn's eyes flickered, and he was about to speak when he suddenly heard someone on the Future shout in alarm:

"Captain, look behind you!"

"Um?"

Upon hearing the boatswain's voice, Gadriya frowned slightly, but still turned to look in the direction Nina was pointing.

On the azure sea, a fleet is slowly sailing toward the port of Sonia Island.

That fleet was far larger than the Star Pirates, boasting over a hundred warships, each a fully-fledged warship, including several ironclads. It was incomparable to the Star Pirates' cobbled-together fleet, mostly converted merchant ships—they were simply not in the same league!

The most eye-catching thing was the flag flying on the ironclad flagship at the head of the fleet, which was embroidered with symbols of lightning, storms, and the sea in gold and silver silk thread, symbolizing the Church of Storms!

Judging from their direction of travel, this fleet was undoubtedly sent by the Church of Storms to take over the island of Sonia.

Cattleya turned around and looked at Admiral Fussack in front of her.

Allison Einhorn, however, fell silent, refusing to discuss what had happened earlier.

If the Church of Storms weren't present, there would be no problem with him handing over Sonia Island to the Church of Fools because he was "tricked". But now that the Church of Storms is here, this kind of underhanded behavior in front of him will bring him a lot of trouble.

Even if he wanted to cause trouble for the Kingdom of Rune, he couldn't do it in front of others.

after all.

The Fusak Empire is now free from divine protection.

"Feel sorry."

Allison Einhorn looked helpless and apologized:

"The surrender ceremony may have to wait until the messengers of the Church of Storms arrive before it can begin."

Cattleya saw through Allison Einhorn's thoughts, and with a slight smile, asked:

"What if they don't come?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Allison Einhorn's expression changed slightly, and he looked up at the distant sea again.

Meanwhile, the Storm Church fleet seemed to have spotted them, discovering a star pirate ship flying the 'Church of Fools' flag behind the Zonia fleet of the Fusak Empire.

Ugh!

Amidst the hum of the steam turbines, the Storm Church's fleet suddenly began to turn not far from the port.

Even though Sonia Island was so close, they still turned and left without hesitation, without even considering going into port to resupply.

Allison Einhorn's face was filled with astonishment as the woman's cold voice rang in his ears:

"Can we begin now?"

Allison Einhorn remained silent for a few seconds. The woman opposite him had dark, slightly purplish eyes that seemed to see through everything. His thoughts and actions were exposed to her without reservation.

Allison Einhorn shook his head with a wry smile and said:

"Of course, please come with me."

-

As Cattleya took over the island of Sonia, the armies of various regions of the Kingdom of Rune also took corresponding actions.

Within Wintershire, the Rune army crossed the Amanda Mountains and entered the territory of Fusak, where they accepted the surrender of the two-headed giant legion and took over the cities and ports north of the Amanda Mountains.

The coastal defense line, under the command of Commander Alfred Hall;

The Rune army swept through the region, recapturing the Sea County in a single day, and the main force entered Constance.

However, due to the orders of the conquest fleet commander Dmitriev, the Fusak Empire's conquest fleet had already scuttled itself before the arrival of the Rune army, which meant that they could only receive part of the Intersea Fleet of the Intis Republic.

At the same time, as a price for defeat.

Intis's army withdrew completely from Remburg and Segal, while the Remburg army, under the command of Army General Edwina Edwards, took over the neighboring provinces of Lim, Lesston, Ole and Suhit.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these four provinces will be used as war reparations for Intis's failed invasion in future negotiations.

Although these four provinces account for less than one-fifth of the total area of ​​the Republic of Intis, they are spread throughout the southern part of the Republic. If these four southern provinces are occupied by countries such as Lenburg and Segal, Lenburg can use this to directly push its border to Trier, the capital of the Republic of Intis, which is of great strategic significance.

There is no doubt that the Republic of Intis would find such conditions unacceptable. But now that the Eternal Sun has fallen, what can the Republic of Intis do even if it opposes them?

Even the Lord of Steam would not support the actions of these merchants; their resistance would be futile.

-

Inside a room in St. Samuel's Church, North Quarter, Backlund.

Archbishop St. Anthony handed a document to the young man opposite him and smiled:

"Your Excellency, you may take a look at this document first."

Ember took the document and glanced at it casually:

"...Accepting the extraordinary individuals from the Church of War and the Fusak military who are willing to surrender, and only purging the few middle and high-ranking members who are extremely devout and willing to be martyred, is both the Goddess's tolerance and mercy, and an inevitable measure to deal with the situation afterward...As the end of the world approaches, extraordinary events in various places will inevitably increase. In order to maintain the stability of the world, we can only strengthen our strength as quickly and as much as possible."

"If we harvest the extraordinary individuals from the Church of the God of War and the Fussack military, even if we obtain the corresponding traits, we won't be able to cultivate equally skilled and experienced extraordinary individuals within a few years. Whether it's digesting the potions or accumulating knowledge, it all requires sufficient time..."

"For the ordinary nobles and common people of Fussac, we should not proclaim the fact that the goddess has replaced the 'God of War'. Let them retain their faith in the 'God of War'. This will help us and the surrendered priests and bishops take over the cathedrals and stabilize the situation in Fussac as quickly as possible. On the other hand, it will also prevent the goddess from being disturbed by unmanageable faith before she fully grasps the authority of the 'God of War'."

"We'll make changes once a new divine decree is issued; for now, we're only developing contingency plans..."

"...Try not to provoke strong resistance from countries like Fussac. We have lost too many extraordinary individuals and soldiers, and consumed a lot of resources and supplies. The church, the nation, and people from all walks of life are all very weak and need a period of peace and stability to recover..."

"Finally, from now on, reduce the frequency of the Red Moon appearing in missionary work, rituals, and Masses. In official texts, the title 'Crimson Lord' will no longer be mentioned..."

Archbishop St. Anthony explained:

"This is an instruction personally given by the Holy Maiden."

After a pause, Archbishop St. Anthony added:

"Does the Holy Maiden mean to say that you have any suggestions regarding this document? Or, do you think there are any areas that need to be revised?"

Ember looked up, slightly surprised.

(End of this chapter)