Star Iron, conquer the world from Omphalos

"Thank me? I don't understand what you mean."

"Without you, they might not be willing to come."

"You misunderstood. I remained neutral. This was their choice." Wan Di snorted. "And this is just the beginning. The Xuanfeng people will not succumb to fate. Those who dared to bring malice upon us have already perished at our hands. I hope the Tilkas people won't make any foolish decisions."

Still so imposing.

Ash didn't care about the threats from his enemies.

First of all, he had no ill will towards Xuan Feng Gu Jun.

Secondly... although Wan Di didn't say it, he really trusted them in his heart, at least much more than his trust in Ohma, which Ash could see.

It's just that they don't want to admit it.

Wait, could this guy be a tsundere?

"You..." Bai'e was stunned. He seemed to understand a remarkable fact. "Xuanfeng's lone army is going to stay in Tilkas?!"

Wan Di glanced at him calmly. "Why, do you have any objections? I know you, Bai'e, the Golden Descendant of Ohma. You seem to be hailed as a savior by Aglaya. But I don't care. I killed those Ohma people before. If you want to avenge them, you can draw your weapon now."

"You misunderstood, Wan Di." Bai Er was not angry at Wan Di's arrogant attitude. His expression remained calm. "Marcus acted on his own initiative. His decision has nothing to do with us."

"Tsk, who knows?" Wan Di said bluntly, "Ohma has always been in vain. If Aglaya wants to save the world, then the management of Ohma is essential. But the Senate won't agree. Don't treat us like fools. We are not bargaining chips at your negotiation table."

"I have always believed that survival and honor cannot be achieved at the mercy of others, but must be earned through one's own hard work. If someone says to you, 'I will protect you,' then you should be careful, because even gods in this world have fallen into madness, let alone humans."

Bai'e: "..."

Compared to Ash, Wan Di speaks more directly.

What a terrible situation.

Tilkas mixed with the Xuanfeng army and became hostile to Ohma.

This will cause their recruitment plans to fail.

Bai'e raised his head and looked at the sun disk above the distant ruins.

"Is that the power of Gioria? The golden disc that brings light to people. Ash, you have been recognized by the will of the Titans and are the golden descendant who will save the world."

Ash shrugged. "Perhaps, a Golden Child or something, I might be, but I haven't thought about saving the world. Ohma is basking in Kephale's glory. There's a question I've always wanted to ask. Assuming the oracle is true, will the Golden Children chasing after the fire eventually kill Kephale as well?"

"Until that moment, the oracle will give instructions. This is not something I should consider now." Bai'e shook his head.

"So, do you understand why the Titans have become like this? Even though the oracle was given by Kephar, he is ultimately only one of the Twelve. Have you ever considered that Kephar, like the others, has long since become abnormal? Can the oracle of an abnormal Titan truly bring new life to the world?"

"I don't know, but Aglaia and her friends have been dissecting the truth of the oracle. Fate always points us to the way forward. We have no choice, right? Omphalos has been caught up in the disaster. If we don't change, everything will be destroyed."

Bai'e is not good at dissecting oracles and peeking into the threads of fate, but he chooses to believe in Aglaya and Teacher Tibao.

"I see."

After all this time, even a golden descendant like Bai'e didn't know the truth about the oracle.

For some reason, Ash suddenly smelled a conspiracy.

He was originally curious about everything about Omphalos. This place seemed to be a completely independent system outside the Star Iron World, a territory that even the pioneering Star God had never set foot on, a world with no records at all. Does this possibility really exist?

Hypothesis.

Assuming that Omphalos was not born naturally, or that everything here had been changed and created from nothing, it would be normal that there are no relevant records of its development.

Because it was created by humans, it was closed to the outside world, not even mentioning destiny. If the people of Omphalos knew that destiny existed, and that there were powerful star gods outside the universe, then perhaps they would be more willing to pray to the star gods than to vague oracles.

Ash had no doubt that someone could really do such a thing. After all, leaving aside the Messengers, those geniuses could easily stir up chaos in the universe. So what was the big deal about creating an Omphalos?

However, considering that there is a power at the level of a messenger here, perhaps there is the shadow of a star god behind him.

Ash remembered the PV mentioning that Omphalos was a world surrounded by three destinies, with the power of intellect driving the situation, and the power of memory storing it all. Surely this couldn't be the CPU and memory? ... All these random associations made Ash's scalp tingle.

There is also the final unknown fate.

After thinking about it carefully, conspiracy theories are not suitable for him. Maybe the screenwriter of Xingtie doesn't think as much as he does.

Back to the present, the attitudes of Ash and Wan Di made Bai'e realize that no matter how much he tried to show goodwill, it would be useless. The good news was that the two were still willing to have a calm chat with him, which at least showed that Marcus' plan to pin the blame for the attack on Tilkas on the Golden Race had not succeeded.

"The gates of Ohma will always be open to you," Bai'e said sincerely. "No matter what, please believe that we hold no ill will towards Tilkas or the Xuanfeng Lone Army."

"What about Xuanfeng City?" Wan Di suddenly asked.

Bai E was stunned for a moment, then said, "We will have a resolution with Xuanfeng City."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave.

"Hey, savior." Wan Di crossed his arms. "The one in Xuanfeng City is my target. Go back and tell Aglaya that no matter what she wants to do, don't get in my way!"

"I see."

Bai E responded and walked out of the village.

He knew who Wan Di was talking about. It was the king of Xuanfeng City, and there was an irreconcilable hatred between him and the crown prince.

"Master Ash, are you just going to let him go like this?"

Julius asked in a low voice.

If only Ash was there before, it would have been difficult to keep Bai'e.

But now with the help of Wan Di, plus Tilkas and Xuan Feng alone, taking down Bai'er will not be a problem.

Considering Ohma's attitude later, they would have more say if they had a golden descendant in their hands.

"He has no ill will towards us. If he is not an enemy, there is no need to fight." Ash waved his hand.

The main reason is that the internal situation of Ohma is uncertain, and it is not a wise decision to hastily capture Bai'e and beat him up.

"I agree. That guy has no desire to fight. Even if we did, it would be pointless."

Wan Di looked towards the village, "Compared to this, where would we live? Your territory isn't much better."

"Let's stay over there first."

Ash pointed to the right side of the village.

"Over there?" Wan Di looked over and saw a vast expanse of wasteland. "There's nothing there. You want us to sleep on the ground?"

Ash said nothing, walked to the open space, and waved his scepter.

The next moment, yellow sand surged, and golden light covered the earth. Not long after, houses made of sand rose from the ground.

Amidst the stunned gazes of his enemies, Ash turned around and said with a smile, "Look, isn't it here?"

...

The lone warriors of Xuanfeng soon settled down in the Tilkas tribe.

Although they once expressed doubts about the sturdiness of the houses made of sand, in fact, as long as it doesn't rain, there is no problem with normal living.

As for the rain...well, if the house is destroyed, won’t another one be built?

However, there are also many craftsmen in the Xuanfeng Army. They use the sand house created by Ash as the basic structure, and build bricks and boards on it. After some modifications, even if water is poured on it, there will be no problem.

Wan Di was also curious about Ash's abilities, but he felt relieved when he thought of Gioria's identity as an Earth Titan.

The power of the earth, controlling the sand is too easy.

Wan Di's thinking saved Ash the trouble of explaining. It had to be said that using Gioria's power to conceal the Desert Emperor's special abilities was indeed a good idea. At least before he could hang the sun disc in the sky, he didn't have to worry about his identity being exposed.

Compared to this, although Xuanfeng’s lone army settled down in Tilkas, there were still many problems to be solved.

For example, the rapid increase in population has brought pressure on material life.

Although we had gained a lot before, the money distributed to each person could not last long.

The jungle operation must continue.

The holy city of Ohema.

Yunshi Tiangong.

"...So, when you rushed to Tilkas, the Golden One had already resolved the crisis?"

"Yes." Bai'e sighed. "If only I could get there earlier. Aglaya, your guess is correct. Marcus must be from the Senate. I wanted to investigate that group of people, perhaps I could find some familiar faces, but unfortunately Tilkas wouldn't let me enter the village."

Aglaya shimmered slightly.

"Tell me everything that happened."

"it is good."

Bai'e recounted what happened after he arrived in the village.

"...I didn't expect Wandi to be here. It looks like Xuanfenggujun is planning to temporarily join the Tilkas. What a shame! After Marcus's attack, I'm afraid the Tilkas won't join Ohma again."

"You just said that the Golden One raised a golden disk and brought light to Tilkas?"

Even when she heard that Wan Di had joined Tilkas, Aglaia's expression did not change.

But when she heard the sun disk illuminating the Tilkas tribe, her emotions finally changed.

"Yes, I think that should be the power of Gioria... Aglaya, what's wrong with you?"

Bai'e noticed that there was something wrong with Aglaya's expression. In the past, she was always terribly calm no matter what happened, but now there was an obvious change.

Golden Ash, is there something special about Gioria's power? ...Wait, light. Bai'e realized that Aglaia seemed particularly concerned about this.

He was about to say something when an angry question came from behind him.

"Aglaya, look at what you have done!"

Bai Er turned around and frowned, "Elder Kenis."

"Hmph, Bai'e, you're here too. That's just right." Cainise, the ruler of the Senate, stared at Aglaya angrily. "I've heard that you actually sent Marcus to attack the Tilkas tribe. How foolish! You should know they're the ones we want to win over! The Tilkas are good at fighting. If they could join Ohma, they'd be a huge help to us in our fight against the City of Hanging Edge!"

"But you, for your own selfish desires, sent people to attack and kill Tilkas. Not only did you push Tilkas away from Ohma, but you also brought us huge losses. All those people that Marcus brought out died there!"

Katniss lashed out at him.

Aglaya didn't say anything, but Bai'e frowned and said, "Elder Kenis, Marcus's actions were not ordered by Aglaya. He was clearly under the orders of you..."

"Still trying to quibble!" Katniss angrily said, "Everyone knows it was Aglaia who took in Marcus, the exiled Xuanfeng. I've long said he couldn't be trusted, but Aglaia was stubborn, and now it's really caused a disaster!"

Bai'e was about to say something, but Aglaya stopped him and said calmly, "Elder Kenis, since you're here, the Senate must have made a decision, right?"

"That's right, Aglaia. The Senate entrusted part of Ohma's management rights to you because of its trust in you, the Golden Descendants. But since you are unable to shoulder this responsibility, we have reason to take it back."

Cainise said, then changed the subject, "However, considering the contributions of the Golden Race to Ohma, the Senate will temporarily retain this decision. But in order to compensate for the losses in this incident, you must cooperate with the Senate to deal with Tilkas."

"The Senate wants to deal with Tilkas?" Aglaia said calmly.

"Of course, they are already enemies of Ohma. Since we can't win them over, we must eliminate them. Don't forget that Crown Prince Xuanfeng is still in Tilkas. If they defect to Xuanfeng City, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Elder Kenis!" Bai'e said, "I don't think this is right. Tilkas has no ill will towards Ohma. This is just a misunderstanding, and there's room for maneuver. Besides, the Xuanfeng army has been completely separated from Xuanfeng City. It's impossible for the Wandi army to return to Xuanfeng!"

Katniss sneered, "What do you think? Who do you think you are? You erred Golden Descendant, do you know how much damage your actions have brought to Ohma? The Hanging Blade people can't be trusted, I've said that long ago, just like Marcus... No, that Madmos is a much greater threat than Marcus. No matter what he does now, he's still the crown prince of the Hanging Blade people. Bloodline can't be changed, and you actually want him to lead the Hanging Blade army into Ohma? It's ridiculous!"

"I understand." Aglaya nodded slightly. "Elder Kenis, I have no objection to Ohma sending troops to attack Tilkas. I will cooperate."

"Aglaya!"

"Okay Bai'e, this time it is indeed our problem."

"That's good to know." Caenis snorted coldly, "Aglaya, don't forget your identity. Ohma belongs to every citizen and should not be used as a tool to satisfy the selfish desires of the Golden People."

"Elder Caenis, you should have other things to deal with, right? After sending troops to Tilkas, I also need to make some arrangements in advance to prevent an attack from Xuanfeng City."

"Ha~"

Katniss knew that Aglaya was trying to drive her away.

But it doesn't matter, her goal has been achieved.

"Aglaia, remember what you just said. Don't let it happen again. I don't want to see you at the Senate's trial table."

After Caenis left, Bai'e couldn't help but ask, "Aglaya, why did you agree to her? Even if we don't continue to recruit Tilkas, sending troops against them would be too reckless. There are two Golden Ones there."

Although I have never witnessed the strength of Ash and Wan Di with my own eyes, as people of the Golden Descendants, they are definitely not weak.

"Bai'e, don't you understand yet?" Aglaia said flatly, "This is the Senate's conspiracy. They're putting the blame on us to weaken the influence of the Golden Race in Ohma. They just didn't expect Marcus to be killed. But now that things have come to this, she can't give us a chance to explain to the Tilkas people, so sending troops is inevitable."

"Even if we oppose it, the voice of the people of the holy city will force us to make a decision, so there is no need for us to waste the people's trust in us on this matter."

Bai'e frowned. "But Tilkas has two Goldenborn. Attacking Tilkas at this critical juncture is too risky. Xuanfeng City will seize the opportunity to attack Ohma at any time."

"This is the Senate's decision, and it has nothing to do with us, even if it leads to a major mistake and more casualties." Aglaya's eyes flashed with a strange light. "Bai'e, the management of Ohma is still uncertain, but disaster is approaching. We must speed up. Since the Senate wants to attack Tilkas and the Hanging Front, let them go. It's time to let them know the significance of the Golden People to Ohma."

"As for Tilkas...Bai'e, light can only remain in Ohma. Only Ohma can be the refuge of salvation. There must not be a second holy city in Omphalos. Do you understand?"