The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Anru was in complete chaos at this point.

It wasn't just because Capet's side used rather brutal methods to take Herbert and his group away, but also because of the security issues exposed by the girl in the cage.

A nobleman slammed his hands on the conference table in anger and stood up to speak: "Lord Cassius has completely concealed the truth. Not only can the caged girl be located by the other party's bards, but Lord Cassius was also unilaterally influenced by them, making it impossible for him to locate the caged girl. Moreover, at that time, the use of other caged girls in the city was also affected!"

"If the caged girl can be affected, does that mean our warriors who have undergone gene surgery will also be affected?"

Cassius, standing to the side, sighed helplessly and said, "I don't deny that I completely lost to Lucanos in the battle of souls, but the warriors who underwent gene surgery are not the same as the Caged Girls. To prevent betrayal, I cleared the consciousness of the Caged Girls, so those Caged Girls are just empty shells without consciousness. They can only connect with each other through me. Without consciousness, they naturally have no means of resisting the kind of attack that Lucanos launched from the mental network."

"But the gene warriors have their own consciousness, and I have built a new mental network for them that cannot be easily affected by those bards of the Capet, and there will be no situation where if one person is affected, the others will also be paralyzed."

"Moreover, we did not come away empty-handed this time. The enemy's armored vehicles were destroyed in number by our modified gene warriors because they were too reckless. The advantages of gene warriors who can communicate with each other in the sea of ​​consciousness have already become apparent. Isn't that enough?"

Cassius phrased it tactfully, trying his best not to reveal that the caged girl was being listened to by him.

At this moment, the high-level professionals also stepped forward and said, "However, what you said makes sense. Cassius, shouldn't you upgrade the defenses of your so-called mental network?"

Cassius rubbed his forehead in pain and said, "Indeed, we still don't know exactly how Lucanus invaded my mental network. The Lucanus of the past certainly couldn't have done it. It feels to me like... like he has a new understanding of the soul, of the offense and defense of the war of consciousness."

More than just gaining a new understanding, Cassius even felt that Lucanos had developed a complete system of consciousness offense and defense. In their previous clashes, even though they were on the same frequency of consciousness, Cassius felt that his brain was leaking like a sieve.

Meanwhile, the Church of the God of War jumped out impatiently, angrily saying, "Is what you're saying the point? Isn't the point the letter sent by that heretical governor?"

"He actually said that the God of War has been corrupted and asked us to stop all prayers and offerings to the God of War? What a joke! This is simply blasphemy against the God of War!"

On the high platform, Alberto touched his nose. Didn't anyone care about him? The letter had started by hurling insults at him, the king, but it seemed no one cared; it was as if everyone had gotten used to it.

"It's obvious that the Governor of the North is afraid that our followers of the God of War are turning into powerful genetic warriors, so we must create more genetic warriors! And we must make the Church of the God of War the true state religion!"

But those high-end professionals scoffed, "You actually look like a war god corrupted."

"What did you say?!"

Just as the parties at the meeting were about to come to blows, Alberto finally intervened and demanded silence from all sides.

Under Alberto's guidance, the parties involved in the meeting calmed down and sat down together to discuss the next steps.

Will Capela fight? Definitely. This is no longer a matter of impending doom; it's a matter of both sides pointing guns at each other's heads.

However, the meeting also passed a resolution that the Church of War should pay close attention to the God of War's condition to prevent him from getting out of control. Alberto used this excuse to consolidate his internal forces again and bought Cassius some time to improve his mental network.

After the meeting ended, Alberto pulled out the letter from the governor across the street, discarded the first few pages that criticized his incompetence, and quickly skimmed through the remaining useful information.

Whether the God of War has truly been corrupted is actually the topic that this meeting should be discussing, because Alberto thinks it might actually be true.

The elves have temporarily ceased their faith in the god of nature, but if this was merely to deceive Anjou, then this is going too far.

Moreover, Alberto had a feeling before that followers of the God of War were more likely to go insane after undergoing the modification surgery.

The letter also included an attachment from the governor of the North, a peace proposal: both sides should first resolve the suspected corruption of the gods, and then settle the score.

Alberto sighed as he looked at the annex. Although the governor in the annex was quite sincere, not only promising not to put any more pressure on Anjou after the treaty took effect, but also to help Anjou overcome its domestic difficulties, and to share technology, all Anjou needed to do was cooperate with Cape to investigate the state of the God of War, and after confirming the erosion, work together to find a solution.

To be honest, Alberto was very tempted, but that governor really overestimated humanity. If this attachment were released, those guys in Anjou would only think there was some kind of trap inside, or that it would make Anjou even more chaotic.

The influence of the Church of War was too great; there were many followers of the God of War in the army, and Alberto could not simply cut them off.

Even among the fairly united elves, there was considerable opposition when they heard about the bill to suspend faith, let alone in Anjou now.

Alberto's only option now is to win first, and then obtain Capet's technology to conduct a comprehensive check on the God of War. Otherwise, all of this is just empty talk. Anjou desperately needs a victory.

Alberto now clearly felt what it meant to be pushed forward by history, and even if he wanted to stop, Anjou couldn't stop him.

"Cassius."

Alberto murmured to himself.

"The minister is here."

"Are those guys still obedient?"

"The nobles in the country are generally obedient, but those high-ranking professionals seem to be making contact with the Avars with research data."

Alberto was not surprised by this answer. He was very confident in his control over Anjou, but those high-level professionals who joined later were not so obedient.

"Is everything in that governor's letter true? Has the God of War really been replaced by an evil god?"

"Your Majesty, humans cannot fathom the majesty of the gods. At least during the old empire, no one could fathom the boundaries of the goddess's majesty."

Alberto did not reply. After a long silence, Cassius added, "But judging from the elves' reactions, this possibility cannot be ruled out. Elves do not like to play tricks; their reactions are generally the most genuine ones."

Alberto already knew the answer, but hearing Cassius say the same thing still made him sigh.

To be honest, there were a few moments when Alberto wanted to get rid of those ambitious people in the country and draw a clear line with the neighboring countries. However, the current situation in the country does not allow Alberto to do so. Expansion, only continued expansion can satisfy the domestic production and consumption market. The small countries around them can no longer satisfy the appetite of the behemoth that is Anjou.

"Is the super-tier magic ready?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. However, according to your wishes, super-level magic should not be solely controlled by the Avars. We already have a secret force capable of using super-level magic. Although the cost is high, it is theoretically feasible."

"Where are the Avars and the dragons?"

"They're still the same as before, just waiting for us to start the war, but the Avars are more sincere; they've promised to launch the attack themselves."

"As for the dragons, they seem to be busy escorting the ship."

Upon hearing about the escort, Alberto couldn't help but chuckle. Alberto now understood that the Avars were probably just larger puppets that he could move around a bit. The real ones controlling the situation behind the scenes were probably the dragons hidden in the shadows.

“Cassius, aren’t you still working on improving the mental network? I have a feeling it’s a very important technology. Can you perfect it in the short term?”

"It won't take long, Your Majesty."

“I understand. Let’s wait and see. While you’ve perfected this technology, I’ll continue to observe the Church of War and then deploy the troops on the border.”

“Cassius, we can’t afford to make a single wrong move now.”