After being forced to step down, the once-annoying nun eloped with me.

"Your Majesty—we have received news that the fleet of Isgard has appeared on the sea...not only that, but a large number of merchant ships are requesting entry into our ports. What should we do?"

The reinforcement fleet from Ysugard arrived, faster than Yang Hao had anticipated.

Their arrival not only meant that the United Nations was about to acquire its first pot of gold, but also that for the Roman Empire and the Alese, their suffering had only just begun.

After all, this time...

Issugard spared no expense, determined not only to conquer Roman territory in one fell swoop, but also to utterly destroy the homeland of the Alessar pirates.

Chapter Six: The Sirens and the Revelation of the God of Light – 8K

4 month 12 day.

When the Ysgard navy reappeared on the sea west of the continent of Elusia, their strength was several times greater than during their first large-scale invasion.

Six newly launched Shizhui-class ironclad warships led the way with their heads held high, while a large number of merchant ships, fully loaded with goods and soldiers, moved forward. In the air, a large number of griffin riders and black dragons escorted the fleet while observing the various situations on the sea.

Although the President cannot immediately concentrate all her forces on the continent of Elusia due to the domestic "rebellion," she has certainly invested heavily in this fleet. Forty thousand soldiers, over three thousand technicians, and at least one hundred engineers will become fresh blood flowing into the colonial army.

They not only allowed the colonial army to further consolidate its foothold within the Roman Empire, but more importantly, the emergence of skilled workers and engineers enabled the colonial army to build factories on-site to produce the supplies that soldiers urgently needed when they acquired areas with mineral resources.

"I just don't know if we'll be able to find any sulfur deposits..."

A blue-haired siren leaned against the fence, muttering to herself. She was one of the engineers of Ysgard, but also an [immigrant] responding to Miss Nia's call.

At this moment, she was staring blankly at her future new home in the distance—after all, the Sirens knew absolutely nothing about the continent of Elusia. At most, they knew that the colonial army was struggling there due to logistical problems and had only barely managed to gain a foothold with the help of their allies. Their primary objective was to liberate the colonial army's logistics. But the problem was… even the most skilled cook can't cook without ingredients.

While the Sirens and their engineers certainly possess formidable industrial capabilities, if the region truly lacks any sulfur deposits or substitutes... all they can likely do is produce the warheads; the crucial propellant will still require the assistance of their ally, the United Nations.

However, I've heard that a group of people from the Khutuktu Khanate who recently traveled south have explosive projectiles... Perhaps there are indeed rich sulfur mines in the north of this continent?

As the siren pondered this, her companion stepped forward and said that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the siren would not disembark at Drake Harbor with the colonial army.

"What do you mean?"

“We have to disembark at the port of the United Nations—after all, we accepted the conditions for immigrating to the United Nations. But we still have to go to work at Drake Port then.” Another Siren shrugged. “To be precise, we only need to work once.”

"Is everything settled once the factory location is determined?"

"Pretty much. We need to use our talents to help the colonial soldiers forcibly remove something... After all, destroying flesh is more practical than hammering away at a large steel pillar, isn't it?"

The Sirens' talent allows them to transform inorganic matter into flesh and blood when they have sufficient magic power. Compared to steel, the transformed flesh and blood can be easily destroyed.

So the Sirens probably guessed their job here—to transform obstacles in areas deemed unsuitable for factory construction into the lowest level of flesh and blood, and then, after the soldiers cleared away the flesh and blood, lay the foundation for the factory's construction.

After completing these tasks, their work will officially be over. Whether they go to the United Kingdom to become carefree sirens and find men, or focus on their hobbies and find a good job, is entirely up to them—but before that, the few sirens will need to report to Miss Black Dragon Nia.

So it seems their work on the continent of Elusia is really easy?

The Sirens chattered amongst themselves. Soon, the large fleet of Isgard spotted the Alessar fleet observing from afar—but seeing that the Alessar had turned and fled, the large fleet did not spare any forces to deal with the opportunistic pirates.

They landed at Drake Harbor in batches as planned. First came the crucial technicians, followed by the soldiers, and last came their supplies, along with the precision parts and building materials necessary for constructing the factory.

Upon disembarking, they were warmly welcomed by General Piss of the colonial army. Looking at the surging, elite reinforcements and the supplies following behind the technicians, General Piss confidently declared that with their help, he could raise the flag of Isogard on the palace in the Roman Empire's capital by August at the latest.

"Those dragons..."

"Ten dragons is the limit for our fleet. Any more and we'll have to consider reducing the number of soldiers or building materials on the supply ships—General Piss, you know how much dragons can eat! Not all dragons are as restrained as Ms. Nia!"

"I know. So the dragons are completely under my command?"

General Piss patted the fleet commander on the shoulder and gestured towards the descending dragons.

The fleet commander simply shook his head, saying they would need the dragons' support on their return journey. Therefore, of the ten dragons, only four could be left for General Piss.

"Four dragons...that's enough. That's more than enough. With four dragons, plus the two we already had, our war will only get smoother—the advantage is on our side! We've won!"

General Piss was truly delighted.

As we all know, dragons are among the most powerful physical creatures in the world. The only beings capable of rivaling dragons are probably the ancient Sirens, known in legends as the "Ancient Species."

The dragons eat a lot and require a lot of maintenance, but compared to the benefits they bring, the cost of a few more cows a day is nothing—although General Piss has hoped more than once that the dragons could learn from Lady Nia and control their appetites, but sure enough... now that we have everything we need, why should we worry about the dragons eating our warehouses out of house and home?

Piss pondered the warehouses in the Song region under his control. Although the Romans, whose numbers couldn't even compare to a bunch of slaves, would consume some of their supplies, since invading the Roman Empire, Isgard's army had actually been cultivating the surrounding areas during a period of rest and recuperation while fighting the undead...

With food plentiful now, and a bountiful harvest in a few months, is it possible for dragons to eat us out of house and home? Probably not!

Therefore, General Piss was full of confidence.

Faced with General Piss's confidence, the fleet commander simply laughed a few times, downed a few sips of rum, and then said that they would operate along the coast of the continent of Elusia for a while, and would return home to replenish supplies in May before making another trip.

During the operation, the fleet was able to ensure the stability of the colonial coast. If nothing unexpected happened, the large fleet would also patrol the area around the Alese's homeland a few times—but don't expect the fleet to wipe out the Alese completely.

"The Alessars have built coastal fortifications on their islands... Although they cannot mount large-caliber cannons on their ships, their presence on the shore makes it difficult for our fleet to land."

"Oh, so you're planning an ambush?"

“Yes. Under these circumstances, we cannot get too close to Alesser’s islands... After all, no matter how powerful the Schiele-class is, the shells fired by cannons with a caliber of over 300 mm are behemoths that we cannot withstand.”

The Alessars built numerous coastal defense turrets on their home islands as a precaution. Although these coastal guns, often exceeding 300mm in diameter, couldn't be mounted on ships, they would still pose a threat to the Ysgard Grand Fleet if installed and camouflaged on land.

In this situation, Ysgard's harassment of the Aresera homeland is at most limited to [Blockade] - but [Blockade] is pretty much all it takes.

At least it will be a little quieter for a while.

...........

After completing their transport to Drake Harbor, the remaining merchant ships, laden with gold, proceeded towards the United Nations' port under the protection of warships, finally arriving outside the port on the morning of April 14th.

Looking at the floating continent outside the port, although everyone had already heard about what had happened in the United Nations, they were still amazed when they saw it with their own eyes.

After all, it's like seeing a woman with a great figure on the internet – although people online always say, "How can you say she's big when she's so small?", when they actually see her in real life, they'll probably stare in disbelief and say, "So big, so big."

This was the situation for the Isgardians. They marveled at the strange sight of the floating continent while ordering their fleets to request permission to enter the port. Merchants were filled with anticipation for opportunity, while the Sirens were curious about their new life.

Soon, after receiving a signal from the port, they finally officially entered the port of the United Kingdom. Inside the port, which seemed to be under reconstruction, the Sirens curiously looked around at everything, and there they also saw the Black Dragon Lady who had been waiting for a long time.

"Lady Nia!" The leading siren stepped forward happily to embrace the black dragon. The fin-like structures beside her ears flapped in sync with her good mood. "How have you been here? How long have you been waiting for us? Are you sure it's alright not to go back and rest?"

"When did I have time to rest? Don't you even think about how much trouble those colonial army lads have gotten me into... Oh right, Kino, did you guys get into any trouble on the way?"

"No. The road is safe... Although I still have many questions I'd like to ask you, Lady Nia, how about we take care of official business first?"

The siren known as Kino smiled and took two steps back. Looking at the young woman in the long white dress before her, Nia recalled that "not long ago," in the time of the dragons, Kino had been a little girl clinging to her leg, crying...

But now, she's grown so much. Not only has she become an engineer in Ysgard, but her figure has also improved so much.

She reached out and rubbed the fins by Kino's ear. After once again marveling that "the sirens will all grow up to be world-class beauties," she led the sirens to the port office for a short rest.

Originally, Black Dragon did not have the authority to use the United Nations office, but the people of the United Nations seemed very satisfied with Black Dragon's recent cooperation in fighting alongside them. They not only granted her the authority to use the office, but also gave her a lot of political conveniences—of course, this could also be at the behest of Her Majesty Theresa.

The Black Dragon seemed to enjoy this "help." But what kind of Black Dragon lives in the United Kingdom? To truly become a great Black Dragon etched in the annals of Isgard, the best way at this stage is still to lure His Majesty Yang Hao there... But I digress.

"Ahem... In short, give me a report on the situation."

"Yes!"

As Nia coughed, Kino sat upright on the sofa, elegantly picked up her teacup, took a sip, and tilted her head, saying that, according to the Sirens, 81 young people had chosen to accept the immigration conditions and were preparing to live in the New World.

"81 sirens. Apart from me, the oldest [leader], the remaining 80 are all young and energetic kids under 20."

"You say you're the oldest, but you're only 25."

"Hehe~ After all, we sirens actually reach sexual maturity at the age of 14~ Although our lifespan is as long as that of dragons, it doesn't mean that we have to be over 50 years old like dragons before we can go out without our parents, okay?"

Kino joked as she took out a small notebook from her bag and handed it to Nia, which contained information about all the Sirens immigrants.

"Getting back to the main point—given the conditions in our home country, we chose to enlist in the military and immigrate to the New World in order to obtain industrial, technological, and even scientific assistance from the United Nations... So what I need to confirm is, does the United Nations really have the technology we need?"

“Of course there is. That floating continent is it.” Nia curled her lip. “Let’s not even talk about how abundant the magic power is in the United Nations’ mainland… just on that floating continent, the United Nations’ allies possess the key technology for producing magic power. That’s the key to our Isgard’s escape from magic power shortages.”

"But those are just allies of the United Nations. What does it have to do with the United Nations? Would they trade core technology to us for the sake of their ally?"

"Of course not. But the problem is that the queen of the country called Eden on the floating continent is very interested in the United Kingdom—I mean, that naive little girl seems to have sexual feelings for the current king of the United Kingdom, who is now a married man."

“Oh…” The siren’s face showed a strange expression. “I see… but won’t this cause a diplomatic dispute?”

"It's highly unlikely, because the United Nations is a polygamous country."

"Polygamy?! Lady Nia, are you kidding me?! How could such a barbaric practice exist in a civilized country?!"

"Who told the United Nations to have a male-to-female ratio of 1:5? Kino, use your brain. On average, four out of every five women in the United Nations are single... Do you really think monogamy is feasible here?"

The Sirens are a relatively traditional race. Nia is well aware that the Sirens are a group that strictly adheres to monogamy.

In traditional Siren society, Sirens would only seek one male as their partner—not only because the Sirens held their own traditional views, but more importantly, because the Sirens' way of life dictated that the male would actively avoid all possibilities of polygamy...

why?

Nia recalled that the previous general of Isgard had a Siren wife.

When they married, the general was only 40 years old, in the prime of his life—but within two years, he was like an 80-year-old man frail and dying. If the siren hadn't restrained her desires, the former general might have died on a woman's belly long ago...

In this situation, only someone with a screw loose would consider having relationships with multiple women, right? Black Dragon muttered to himself. The Sirens' obsession with monogamy was, in a sense, a safeguard against the death of their partners... but in the United Nations, such a safeguard was actually unnecessary, wasn't it?

The black dragon recalled the battle against demons on the floating continent, how the elves could casually use magic to pull soldiers on the verge of death back from the brink of death—if only the elves' healing magic could be used in bed, perhaps...

...

Far away.

Nia coughed twice. Signaling to the excited Kino to temporarily set aside the social regulations of the United Nations, they began discussing more important matters.

Firstly, there was the distribution of the Sirens afterward. As the most watched alien race in Ysgard, the Sirens could not only create lifelike flesh and blood dolls for people to enjoy, but also play an important role in military and medical fields.

According to Nia's assessment, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Sirens will soon be recruited to work in the medical or industrial departments of the United Nations—there, the Sirens will receive the respect and working conditions they desire. However, whether they can find a man to settle down with will depend on whether they have the courage to compete with other women.

Secondly, and this is what Nia is most concerned about.

"Kino, do you remember the old legend? It's the legend that... the Sirens were actually immigrants from another continent?"

After the battle in the Kingdom of Eden ended, Nia actually took some time to discuss some things about the ancient continent with the magical dolls.

She learned about the goddess of burning at the stake who once existed on the continent of Orros, the past of the continent of Eden, the origins of the Bayezids, and the existence of the sunken continent of Arlandis in the far west, along with the Sirens.

Therefore, Nia wanted to take this opportunity to find out if the Sirens still had any "inheritance" from the past—but in response to Nia's question, Kino simply shook his head blankly:

"Who knows? Only older women remember these kinds of legends... How could we, the new generation of sirens, possibly be interested in legends from the past? It's not like it's a funny movie or comic book."

"...Sigh. Expecting you younger generation to be interested in legends of the past was definitely a mistake on my part..."

“Who would willingly be bound by legends of the past if it weren’t necessary? Lady Nia, don’t you also think that the legend of the Black Dragon [who only solves problems with force] is no longer applicable to this era?”

"That's true..."

Nia sighed. The Sirens who came this time were unaware of the legends of the past, but Nia at least figured out one thing: those old Sirens who had been in Isgard society for nearly a thousand years might know very well what had happened in the past.