Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1752 The Collapse of Order

In fact, the Atayal aquarium's seats were also prepared here. However, their seats were at the very end of this conference room, which had never been used since its construction.

Originally, this was a symbol of world order—the political ideology upheld on Vajra Continent was called the "Vajra Tribe," where each race was to perform its respective duties. The Holy Son of the Atmospheric Shepherd Clan was responsible for leading the world spiritually and ritually; Vajra Continent defended the world with force; the Taren of the Earth Clan were the cornerstone of the world, protected beings who supported world order by paying taxes; and while the Atayal Water Clan, though too few in number to actually fulfill these functions, at least had a place reserved for them.

However, the world order is now crumbling. Only the Fire Clan are present at the meeting, and the Fire Clan cannot rule the world alone. Over 70% of the world's population are of the Earth's descent, the Tyranids, and the Tyranid Duke is their symbol. This title is second only to the Phoenix King.

However, when even the Duke of Tyrell refuses to participate in the world order, the world is about to change drastically.

“You mustn’t cause chaos,” Ao Zang spoke up. “You still have matters to attend to for the Heavenly Court. If things fall apart here, who will handle the Heavenly Court’s affairs?”

“My Lord Angel,” the Phoenix King said in a deep voice, “we understand that. But now, whether our order can be maintained has become a question.”

"There's an old saying in Heaven: 'Rome wasn't built in a day,'" Ao Zang asked. "So, why would the mere plundering of the shipping lanes trigger such a chain reaction?"

“I think it is indeed as you said, the current situation is a manifestation of all the past history in the present. The Duke of Tyren’s defection was also within our expectations. After all, they have just acquired a new and powerful force.”

"what is that?"

“Arcane,” the Phoenix King said in a deep voice, “the power we draw from the Fire Serpent is generally called Arcane Power, the power to wield magic with our bodies. However, a technological revolution is brewing among the Tyrannians. They are trying to set aside human influence and analyze the principles of the rules of magic themselves—to establish universal connections and common models between different spells.”

Ao Zang covered his forehead: "How come you even learn this? If you saw how the Romans died, you'd better learn your lesson."

In other words, Jin Gangzhou studies something similar to supernatural powers.

The things the Tyranids studied were similar to alchemy.

The path itself is not wrong, but if it is divided into several parts and studied separately, it will fall apart.

“We believe that an arcane revolution may be brewing in the territory of the Duke of Tyrion. They are actually gradually eroding our control over the world by controlling the economies of the cities. And the fact that we can be defeated, even in naval warfare, which we are not entirely good at, is a sign of that.”

The invincible Jinzhou was defeated, so everyone would want to give it a try. Just like during the chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty, people only realized that the Qin army was no longer the same Qin army that had swept across the six states when the fighting started.

"Your situation is troublesome," Ao Zang shook his head. "So, how do you plan to fulfill your promise?"

"At least, the Holy Son supports us. After all, we have always maintained close cooperation with the Holy Son."

Although the Vajra Continent did indeed usurp the Holy Son's world dominance, their relationship with the Holy Son was quite stable—the two maintained a tacit political understanding, refraining from interfering in each other's affairs. The era of the Atmospheric Shepherds had already ended, and the Holy Son, in principle, supported those who upheld world order and opposed those who disrupted it.

However.
"Report!" A messenger rushed in from outside. This was a high-level meeting, meaning that any information delivered here was considered essential for everyone to know immediately.

"Your Majesty the Phoenix King! Something terrible has happened!"

"What is it?" The Phoenix King stood up.

"The Holy Son... The Holy Son has just signed an agreement with Duke Tyren. The Holy Son recognizes Duke Tyren's rule over the continent and has promoted him to Emperor! The Tyren Empire is established!"

"Outrageous! This is no ordinary rebellion. Summon my generals; I will personally lead the campaign! During my absence, Your Excellency Ao Zang..." "Yes, please speak."

"Can I entrust the affairs of Jin Gang Zhou to you?"

“Okay.” Ao Zang nodded. “Go and come back soon. I won’t charge you a storage fee. I wish you all the best.”

Several days later, on his desk, Shangluo had compiled the list and opened the communication channel with Ao Zang.

Ao Zang's image appeared on the screen.

He looked unchanged, still as energetic as ever. But the surroundings seemed to have changed—his previous seat appeared to be by the window. Now, he seemed to be sitting in a symmetrical setting, presumably the central seat.

"Ah, Heavenly Lord, you've arrived."

"We have the list ready. You can proceed."

“Wait a minute.” Ao Zang interrupted him, “Your Majesty, things have changed in the past few years.”

"Huh? What change?"

Ao Zang turned the camera around—it was still the same royal meeting, but he was sitting in the main seat, in the Phoenix King's seat. The Phoenix King himself was nowhere to be seen, and his generals had been replaced in large numbers.

"Hey, why are you sitting in the middle? Where's the Phoenix King?"

"The Phoenix King, he's dead."

"Dead? How did you die?"

"A coup. It was a trap. He received news that the Earth Clan had broken away from the Vajra Tribe and established their own empire, so he led a large army to quell the rebellion. Emperor Tyren met with the Atmospheric Shepherd Clan's capital, [Yilan of the Thousand Gates and Thousand Pillars]. Then—that place exploded. An unprecedented explosion, seemingly caused by some kind of apocalyptic weapon-level magic. Almost the entire high command of Vajra Continent was wiped out, and the survivors elected me as regent."

Regent Aozang, that's his current identity. Three years later, he will be the master of Vajra Continent.

"In short, I will take over the country in place of the Phoenix King until a new Phoenix King is chosen, and I will try to restore world order."

"Wait a minute. I remember the Phoenix King was a reincarnation?"

"That's the problem—the Phoenix King hasn't been reincarnated. We still haven't found out where the reincarnated Phoenix King went. He might have been reincarnated somewhere else."

"..." Shang Luo covered his forehead. "Then this is a huge problem. Is there any way to keep our agreement?"

"The Atmospheric Herdsmen have re-established their nation, and they have their own affairs to attend to. The world order is being rebuilt, and the Terran Empire is establishing a new hegemony. I still don't know their attitude towards this matter; the affairs of the Vajra Continent alone have kept me extremely busy for the past two years."

[So this is where the importance of social engineering comes in. Although we've been moving fast enough, the 365-fold speed of political change is still hard to keep up with. We may need to hold a meeting to address this issue and introduce some effective social engineering tools. We must be fast, because for every day we hold a meeting, a year will have passed.]

(End of this chapter)