Crossing the Saint Seiya, the strongest silver leads the gold

"But this only happens once every two hundred and forty to two hundred and fifty years. The rest of the time they live happily, away from war and suffering."

"But outside the Holy Land, there are hundreds of countries in this world, and they are fighting each other. The war never stops."

"Killing and the loss of life are happening all the time."

"I survived the Holy War of the last generation and have been Pope for two hundred and fifty years. I have seen much war, death, suffering, and separation in this world."

"Sometimes I wonder why people are so selfish and why they fight against themselves."

"After more than two hundred years of thinking, I have come up with an answer. Do you want to know what it is?"

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Dongfang Long smiled and said, "What's so hard about this?"

"I guess you've concluded that the reason humanity is constantly at war is because so many countries are fighting for their own interests."

"So you think unifying this land will bring peace and tranquility to all people."

Hearing Dongfang Long's words, Yitia was stunned in surprise: "How do you know?"

"Do you think so too?"

Dongfang Long nodded and smiled, "Yes, I think so too."

"Grand unification will reduce human disputes for a long time and prevent major conflicts for a long time. In a sense, it can indeed achieve relative peace."

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Itia was surprised to hear this: "So, Long, you also agree with my philosophy, right?"

Dongfang Long nodded and said, "Not only do I agree, I think Athena and Alessia also agree."

"You must be surprised. Does Athena also agree with this philosophy?"

"Of course it is!"

"Why is Athena called the goddess who protects the earth?"

"Although there's no clear record of this in mythology, there are vague references to the possibility that Athena may have unified this land once."

"In the first generation of mythological holy wars, she defeated the true forms of Poseidon and Hades, and possibly Zeus, wresting control of the earth from him. She also defeated Apollo, the sun god, and Mars, the god of war, in the Trojan War."

"Eventually, people all over the world recognized her as the Earth Goddess."

"But it is precisely because of this that Athena was so powerful in the mythological era."

"In the final battle of the gods at Ragnarok, she was targeted by many of the main gods. She defeated them all alone, which ultimately led to her own tragic victory."

"Her subordinate deity, the goddess of victory, Nick, has been in a state of self-sealing, and the other subordinate deities have also been seriously injured."

"Even her true body is recovering in an unknown time and space."

"So, in every generation of holy war, she descends as a soul." Ding.

Chapter 230: Discussing with the Pope

"After this, it's not that she didn't want to unify the world again. But you should have noticed that it's not that she didn't want to, but that she didn't have the strength."

"Poseidon, the King of the Sea, Hades, the King of the Underworld, their strength is no less than Athena and the Sanctuary."

"If Athena hadn't relied on her wisdom to limit Poseidon, the Sea King, to only half his strength each time he awakened, making Hades, the God of the Underworld, the main protagonist of every holy war, the holy war would have become much more difficult."

"In this process, other gods occasionally awaken in each generation of holy war."

"The strength won't be much worse than that of the Holy Land."

"So you should have noticed that every Holy War in the Sanctuary is always a bitter victory, and in the end, only a few Saints remain."

"Under such circumstances, how can we still have the strength to unify the greater "800" region?"

Hearing this, Itia fell into deep thought.

"Long, what you said seems to make sense."

"But, in this era, we are stronger than ever. With you and Alessia, we have hope of conquering the world together, don't you think?"

"This can bring peace to the world, real peace."

Dongfang Long replied, "I think so too. But Itia, your ideas are a bit extreme, and you don't know how to grasp the right timing."

“We Orientals have a saying: haste makes waste.”

“When we do something, timing and sequence are important.”

“If this is wrong, even if it’s a good thing, it may fail in the end.”

He looked at Itia and said, "I know you want to unify the earth with the power of the Sanctuary."

"It's not because you're greedy for power, it's because you've seen the ugliness of human nature and the evil of war."

"So you are eager to unify the entire earth, but your eagerness may lead to bad consequences due to your excessive impatience."

"Haven't you noticed? You've had this thought since the beginning of this holy war. Perhaps you've had this thought for a long time, but why did you have such a strong feeling at this moment?"

Hearing this, Itia was stunned on the spot and began to think seriously. The more he thought, the more cold sweat he broke out in. Then he looked up and said, "Long, what do you mean?"

Dongfang Long nodded and said, "Perhaps a certain god is influencing your thoughts."

"And I guess it should be Pluto. He has the God of Sleep and Dreams under him. He can sneak into people's dreams and change their thoughts bit by bit through dreams."

"Although you are a powerful Gold Saint, if your own ideas have flaws, they can gradually guide your thinking over time."

This made Pope Itia feel a little scared.

Dongfang Long said, "Are you becoming increasingly disappointed with humans?"

"But two hundred and fifty years ago, you were a Gold Saint who defended this land and fought for humanity at the cost of your life."

"I understand your desire to unify the world and maintain peace, but you're becoming increasingly disappointed with humanity. When did this feeling begin to develop?"

"And it just so happened that all this happened at the beginning of the jihad, and the thoughts in my mind were extremely strong."

"Have you been wanting to take action recently, wanting to send out the Gold Saints to unify the entire earth, and this desire is becoming stronger and stronger?"

"Have you ever thought about this question? If you do something like this at this time, there will definitely be many Saints who will not agree with it."

"In this case, the Sanctuary will split into two factions: supporters and opponents. Eventually, a civil war will break out between the two sides for their own ideals."

"Then no matter who wins, a large number of Saints will die, including the Gold Saints."

"Then, before this holy war even begins, the Sanctuary will have already consumed a lot of its strength due to the civil war, and it will most likely be defeated when it faces Hades, the God of the Underworld."

Hearing this, Itia couldn't help but imagine the consequences, and his heart beat faster.

Dongfang Long nodded and said, "So, you might have been influenced by Pluto's God of Sleep."

"Your philosophy is correct, but to unify this continent, we must first complete the Holy War and seal all the evil gods, not now."

"You have to understand one thing. In this world, humanity's primary enemy is first those evil gods, and secondly, yourself..."

"Because humans are weak in the face of God, if we don't unite in this situation, we will be defeated one by one."

"After defeating these gods, even if we ultimately don't have the power to unify the earth, the remaining humans will thrive and multiply on this land. There will be constant fighting, but humans will ultimately survive."

"Those conflicts and struggles are the pain that must be endured in order to survive and reproduce."

"And if Poseidon, Hades, or any other god were to rule the world, all people would become ants."

"By that time, even if there is no war, everyone will live a life worse than pigs and dogs."

"Some gods even want to destroy the world."

"Itia, you have to understand that our primary enemies are these gods. Before we defeat them, we need to cherish every bit of our strength."

"After we defeat them, if we have enough energy left, we can consider unifying this land."

"At that time, it didn't matter whether it was unified or not."

"Humans are ultimately the masters of this land. There are countries that are at war and people are displaced, but there are also countries that are stable and peaceful, with many people living and working in peace and contentment."

“Isn’t that great?”

"You want to unify the world, but you don't want to live a life worse than a pig or a dog, or even be completely destroyed, right?"

Hearing this, Itia couldn't help but nodded and said, "Yes, Long, you are right!"

"No wonder my desire to unify the earth has become stronger recently."

"Although this is what I expected, it seems that I was indeed tempted by some gods."

"You're right, the order in which you do things is important."

"I should win the holy war first, and then unify the earth."

Dongfang Long nodded and said with a smile, "That's right! When that time comes, Alessia, I, and even Athena will not oppose you and will support your approach."

Yitia asked in surprise: "Really?"

Dongfang Long replied: "Of course!"

Chapter 231 A New Battle Begins

"Another thing is, if we want to unify this land, it's also important to decide which country is the leader."

"If this land is united on the basis of a cruel and warlike nation and state."

"Then after unification, the monarch of this country will become very cruel and enslave the people."

"Then humanity will live a miserable life after unification."

"So have you ever thought about this?"

When Itia heard this, he also showed a thoughtful expression, and then asked: "Do you have any suggestions?"

Dongfang Long smiled and said, "My suggestion is that you can go to my hometown, the ancient Dongfang Kingdom, to learn more about it."

"It's not that I'm partial to my own country, but my country has a history of thousands of years of civilization."

"They have established a unique cultural ideology of their own. The people of this country dare to fight against the heavens, the earth, and all injustices."

"At the same time, they are modest and polite, which makes them a great nation and a country of etiquette."

"They risked their lives to defend their country and their homeland."