He is the Lord of MC, not the God of Light!

Chapter 162: Eastern Expedition Plan! Prepare to Raise the Sea, Lugia!

As the Pope, especially after defeating the Demon King, Ian has become the uncrowned king of the Alliance of Hundred Races.

He has heard all kinds of flattery.

Vasti's dry compliments are very flattering in terms of the ornateness of the words, the fluency of the sentences, and the descriptive techniques and wording.

They were all quite ordinary, much weaker than the praises of Haniya and the other angels, not to mention the Buddhist chants that were heard every moment in the church.

But Ian still gave him an advanced staff.

Today he learned to fly, mastered the physique of the evolved version of Steve, and also possessed a new module, two super beasts.

He was happy today, and although Vasi still needed to learn how to flatter, Ian was quite satisfied with his attitude of expressing loyalty all the time.

This reward is given.

A fire-attribute advanced staff allowed Vashti to advance to a god of magic like Rock and the others.

Perhaps it’s because Vasti’s most powerful magic is Dragon Fire, so he is defined as a fire mage by the staff.

But these are not important. What is important is that the Dawn Cult now has one more god-level member, and its strength has greatly increased!

He couldn't let go of the staff for a long time, and carefully felt the slightly illusory divine nature that was born in his body.

Vasti didn't even bother to understand the divine magic brewing within the illusory godhead, and immediately knelt down in front of Ian to express his loyalty.

Immediately afterwards...

"Come on! Rock! Let's fight!"

Vashti held his staff in his hand and stared at Rock arrogantly.

"Don't say I won't let you. Use your staff as you please!"

Rock gritted his teeth and refused the villain Vasi's triumphant invitation to fight.

It is true that the master-level staff in his hand enhances his power far more than Vashti's advanced staff, but Vashti's own strength is superior to his. If you convert it, his level is probably not much different from Liliaice's.

At this time, Vashti was promoted to the God of Magic, so Rock naturally had no guarantee of winning.

In the end, he could only control himself and ignore Vasti's endless provocations, and followed Ian and the others back to the starting point.

He comforted himself in his heart that at least so far, the elves, blessed by Ian, had two gods of magic, and were more favored than the dragons.

but……

He should also spend more time leveling up in the Kingdom of Dawn.

Sooner or later, I'm going to beat the shit out of this stupid dragon!

……

On the way back to the starting point, Ian did not stand on the back of the Ender Dragon as he did in the past, but enjoyed the fun of flying.

It’s just that Ian’s flying is different from that of ordinary people. It comes from the flying ability of the creative mode, which makes Ian look like he is walking in the air, with the Seven Holy Crowns and Seven Holy Crowns as a backdrop.

From a distance, it looks like flowers blooming at every step.

When they returned to the starting point, they caused quite a bit of turmoil, making the prayers in the city even louder.

Not long after, Ian, Liliais and others returned to the Pope's residence.

Playing with the two Master Balls in his hands, Ian's mind was full of thoughts.

Since conquering the Dawn Realm and defeating the King of Arrogance, the Dawn Cult has been developing at a speed as ferocious as a sixth-generation aircraft pulling out a Mach loop.

The elves surrendered, hundreds of tribes surrendered, and the loyalty of the dragons was also close at hand.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the Silver Armor Pillars' battle sequence surged to an army of 500,000 in just over a month.

In terms of faith, nearly 80% of the people in the Dawn Realm, not to mention all of them, have become fanatical believers of the Dawn Cult.

In terms of logistics, with the great construction, the entire Dawn Realm has no worries about food and clothing. The grain reserves in major cities are enough to support an army of 500,000 to fight non-stop for ten years.

In terms of strong men, the two major guilds have gathered strong men from hundreds of races, not counting the elves, thousands of elite knights and magicians, and nearly a thousand heroic knights and magicians.

The combat power of the top level of the Dawn Cult has skyrocketed. There are thousands of paladins and holy ring wizards. Once the dragons surrender, the number of them may reach tens of thousands.

As for sages and legends, with master-level spell attacks, Lacia and the others all meet the criteria.

In addition, there were seven or eight other elves who obtained the Wanderer's Staff and were promoted to sages.

A conservative estimate is that there are more than twenty people who have the ability to threaten sages and legends.

The combat effectiveness of this part is enough to rival the entire advanced armed forces of any of the Seven Sin Domains.

At the god level, Lilias, Rock, and Vashti can fight with their staffs. By returning to the MC world and leveling up, they can be promoted to true gods of magic.

Ender Dragon, Ho-Oh, and Lugia are above god-level. Even if they cannot compete with the Demon King, they should be able to hold out for a while if they join forces.

After Steve's physique fully evolved, Ian's target enemy has changed to the guy behind the Demon King.

The current Dawn Cult is enough to terrify any demon king. In other words...

Ian no longer needs to continue defending the area west of the chasm.

The era of great defeat that lasted for more than two hundred years has ended. The Alliance of Hundred Races, under the leadership of the Dawn Divine Cult, should formally launch a sacred eastward expedition against the eastern region occupied by the demons.

Recover the lost territories of the Rodri continent and bring the war to the Sin Realm where the Demon King resides.

However, Ian still hadn't figured out the details of the people behind the Primordial Abyss and the Seven Sins Demon Lords. He wasn't even clear about the Seven Sins Demon Lords' own trump cards...

The Eastern Expedition is necessary, but we must not act rashly and put the current good situation into a passive position.

In particular, Ian has not yet cleaned up the Human Kingdom Alliance. What if the Human Kingdom Alliance collapses during the Eastern Expedition?

Although Ian is not afraid, it is still disgusting and affects morale.

The two major guilds should also speed up their arrangements for the Human Kingdom Alliance.

Thinking of this, Ian looked at Lecia and Markov.

"Order, Adventurers' Guild and Magicians' Guild, effective immediately, to advance across the entire territory of the Human Kingdom Alliance."

Everyone immediately understood that Ian was about to attack the Human Kingdom Alliance. Lilias's heart moved and she whispered:
"Your Holiness, have the Holy Ring Mage of the Elf follow up. If the Human Kingdom Alliance has any problems, we can report them as soon as possible using our unique communication magic."

"Just coordinate this matter with Lecia and the others."

Ian nodded slightly and reminded:

"Make sure all the transcendents in the Human Kingdom Alliance know about the two major guilds as quickly as possible. We are preparing for the Eastern Expedition, and I don't want any problems to arise in the rear."

Eastern Expedition!

His Holiness the Pope is going to take action against the demons!
Even though everyone had long suspected that Ian would launch a major counterattack, no one expected it to happen so soon...

But no one felt nervous, there was only a sense of anticipation of witnessing and participating in an epic.

The homeland that has been occupied for more than two hundred years is finally going to return to the hands of the hundreds of tribes!

This was the consensus among everyone present.

They had witnessed Ian's effortless creation of miracles and enlightenment of god-level warriors, witnessed the strength of the three Phoenix Kings who were above the god level, and witnessed the might of Ian's punch that could clear the sky and illuminate the earth. They knew that in this battle, they would not lose!
The demons have been wreaking havoc for so many years, it's time for them to feel the despair of being crushed.

But at this moment when everyone was excited, Vasti made an inappropriate remark.

"Your Majesty the Pope..."

Vasti looked at Ian with a flattering expression.

"What do you think about letting Lord Lugia also serve as the Dragon King? With Lord Lugia and the Ender Dragon leading the Dragon Clan, they will surely bring endless glory to the Cult of Dawn!"

The sense of accomplishment that had just emerged in Ian's heart disappeared, and he looked at Vasti with a dark face.

"Is there any connection between Lugia and dragons?"

“This is possible.”

Vasti licked his face and repeated what he had said to Roscoe.

But Ian obviously didn't agree.

This guy just coveted Lugia's divine power and wanted to bring a more powerful ruler to the dragon clan.

If Lugia really wants to go over, given Vashti's shamelessness, he will arrange for a group of strong black dragon guys to go to Lugia and woo him the next day.

Besides, if we really give Vasi this loophole, he might say with a flattering face one day, "I think Lord Ho-Oh has the potential to be a Dragon Emperor."

Or maybe it's because the dragon clan is greedy. When they see something good, they want to grab it. When they see a strong person, they will say that the other person is a dragon and drag him home.

With Vashti speaking first, Lilias took the opportunity to suggest that Ho-Oh live on the Ancient Tree of Life.

Unlike Vashti who said Lugia could be a dragon, it was just a matter of fact and it was purely a Korean behavior.

Lilias said that Ho-Oh is related to the Ancient Tree of Life, so there is a clue to follow.

Ho-Oh is not the god of life, but she is more famous for her authority over life.

Resurrecting many dead Pokémon is Ho-Oh's most famous achievement.

But that is only one of the powers of the Phoenix King. In addition to the power of life, the Phoenix King also has divine powers such as rainbow, happiness, and mind.

Happiness and soul are the most powerful divine powers of the Phoenix King.

Strictly speaking, the only God of Life in the Pokémon world is Xerneas.

But no matter what, the Phoenix King, who possesses partial authority over life, can still be honored as the God of Life and will exude eternal vitality at all times.

The Ancient Tree of Life is the embodiment of the laws of life on the continent of Rodri. Letting the Phoenix King live on the Ancient Tree of Life will benefit both the Phoenix King and the Ancient Tree of Life.

Ho-Oh himself would probably like such a living environment.

Therefore, after thinking it over again and again, Ian agreed to Liliais's request.

This made Rock's nose rise to the sky, and he glanced at Vasti with a look of arrogance.

Without him saying anything, Vasti could understand what Rock meant.

"Look, we elves are the Pope's favorites. Dragons? Let's train for a few hundred more years!"

This imagination made Vass so angry that he gritted his teeth, clenched his staff, and slashed at Rock with a sharp look.

It seems that after leaving the Pope's residence today, Vasi will definitely find an opportunity to fight with Rock.

But at this moment, Haniya walked in quickly.

In an instant, the dispute between Rock and Vashti disappeared, and they all looked at Haniya with emotion.

After fighting over and over again, both of them had to admit that in their competition for favor, the Angel Clan would always be an insurmountable mountain.

The angel tribe doesn’t even have a Holy Ring Mage or Paladin yet, but no one would question Ian’s appreciation and love for them.

The fact that Ian himself gave the name Angel is proof enough.

Angels are messengers who convey the will of Heaven. Just look at the name and you will understand how favored the angels are.

However, Haniya did not notice the complicated looks of the two people. She quickly walked towards Ian and said in a deep voice:
"Your Holiness, urgent news! The mermaids are asking for help!"

Ian frowned slightly and sat up straight, and the others also remained silent.

"Neptune?"

"No, it's Hesto."

Haniya said solemnly:

"When the elven warriors at the port of Bulian Snow found him, he was already on the verge of death. He was given a potion and he barely recovered."

"But he kept shouting that he wanted to see you. When asked, he wouldn't say anything. He just said that if he couldn't see you, the mermaid tribe would be destroyed..."

Ian's expression grew slightly colder.

Hesto was the redstone technology researcher he had reserved. God knew how difficult it would be to find such a smart and imaginative qualified researcher on the Rodri continent...

What's more, Hesto is also related to his plan to conquer the dwarves.

"Who hurt him?"

"The elven warriors said it looked like the work of the demons. When they found him, he was afflicted with a rather vicious curse..."

"Demon clan..."

Ian murmured meaningfully.

"Did you bring it?"

Haniya nodded.

"The elven wizards brought him back as quickly as possible. Furthermore, the port of Bulian Snow has been completely sealed off, and 80,000 Dawn Knights from the three surrounding cities have rushed to Bulian Snow Port to provide assistance."

"The nearest Sage Kuros has arrived at Bulian Snow Port and is in charge."

These words made Ian feel somewhat relieved.

The Dawn Cult no longer needs him to micro-control to the extreme.

but……

Mermaids and demons?

How did the demons bypass the Dawn Realm surveillance and attack the mermaids?

Ian subconsciously glanced at the Master Ball in his hand.

"What a coincidence... Lugia, prepare to stir up the sea and make your name a taboo among the demons!"

In an instant, the Master Ball released azure divine power, and everyone's ears seemed to hear the angry roar of the sea.

Ian chuckled.

"Bring him in."

(End of this chapter)