diskusbooks Chapter 222 Summit (3)
Chapter 222 Summit (3)
Helicopters roared into the sky. After the pioneers soared into the endless sky, those who followed consolidated the great achievements of their predecessors, turning the sky into a territory that mankind could set foot in.
When the saints watched those roaring machines take to the sky, they immediately concluded that the church was not qualified to wage war against the demons.
Long ago, during the war between the Church and the Demon Clan, it was thanks to the Vampire Clan's wings that they were able to control the entire battle.
At that time, the mere presence of the sky was enough to cause the church's army to suffer losses. After all, the army's deployment was under their control, and they could no longer hide anything from them within the ranks, rendering many tactics meaningless.
Now, not only have individual vampires taken control of the sky, but the demon nation has also begun to turn the sky into a paradise it can freely roam.
The flying machine streaked across the sky and slowly descended to the ground. Alice strolled out, using the technological advantage of her elevated position to mock the saints on the ground.
A vampire's age cannot be judged by their appearance, but he had heard that this former vampire princess, now the president, who founded the current Amelianci vampire clan, was still young, even younger than him, a saint.
Alicia may have been the true ruler of the Demon Empire before, but now, this vast country on the Demon lands was created by her.
Moreover, her methods are not limited to violence. The state apparatus she controls is constantly improving the living standards of the people under her rule. The saints not only send people to secretly observe her industry and military, but also adopt the social systems she promotes.
In short, if she were not a vampire or the ruler of the demon race, and if she were born into the church, then not only would she be a saint, but even if she wanted to be the pope, those people whose lives had been changed by her would have no objection and would crown her.
She stepped out of the plane, winning cheers and applause. Brittany's tycoons bowed their heads before her, and the soldiers in the honor guard became even more focused. With the vigorous implementation of the various social reforms spearheaded by Alice, from Whiterun to Brittany, from Port-de-Hiras to Provence, millions of people changed their lives.
This international conference is now attracting even more attention. From Amelansi to the Sacred Peninsula, from Yabinskgrad to Longzi City, powerful nations across the continent have sent their envoys upon invitation.
Despite being under the gaze of almost everyone, Alice remained distracted. This meeting was not going to solve anything, nor was it going to solve anything from the beginning. In the East, although the Holy Church was not a national entity, this supranational union was destined to have a serious conflict with Amerlansi because of its ideology and beliefs.
In the south, the Afrikaans tribal confederation was experiencing increasing friction with the church. The native tribes, supported by Burnia, were no longer at a disadvantage in battle, but the scattered tribal confederation itself was not united enough. It was obvious that the fragile confederation would collapse sooner or later due to its internal conflicts.
In the East, friction between the Caliph and Dehoran was escalating, and the naval arms race in the Southern Ocean was becoming unstoppable. Far to the East, the civil war between the elves was intensifying, and the hatred between the continental elves and the island elves was deepening. Meanwhile, the war waged by the dwarven border military nobles against the continental elves resulted in a bizarre and disastrous defeat, which set the stage for a major rebellion among the dwarves. Issues such as the ideology of the Industrial Revolution and the utilization of resources were causing the divide between the dwarves in the East and the West to widen, and the dwarves from Siberia no longer trusted their eastern compatriots.
Nationalism, which originated in Amelancy, is building on regional, racial, and cultural identities and is changing the world. Alice never imagined that the revolution that started on this side of the continent would eventually take root and sprout in Amelancy alone.
The elves from the other side of the continent crossed the sea, passing through the Southern Ocean and the Central Sea, bringing with them exquisite handcrafted utensils from the other side. The elves not only took away Amelanxi's proud guns and magical artifacts, but they also took away the nationalism and republican ideas from this side of the continent.
The elves, who were once skilled with bows and arrows, now use the wood used to make bows and arrows to make gunstocks and use spells to strengthen the bullets. The elves, who had already evolved into large-scale melee weapon formations, have returned to an era of hiding in forests and bushes to kill enemies and guerrilla warfare in tunnels and trenches due to the introduction of firearms.
Now, with the last foothold of the sea elves on the continent completely occupied by the continental elves, the elves of the Eastern continent have not immediately stopped fighting. Different lords, emperors, generals, and even revolutionaries of the new culture are visibly about to start another war on this land where the dragon has passed away, which has just calmed down.
The expanded international conference included the following countries: the Federal Republic of Amelansi, the Duchy of Ironforge, the Holy Church, the Republic of Dehoran, the Caliphate Desert Empire, Burnia, the Federation of Ephilica Tribes, Sicily, the Kingdom of Tuscany, Indianapolis, the Federation of Orvado, the Republic of Lanfen, the Siren Ocean Union, the former Elven Empire—the Senlong Empire, which barely controls a large area of forest and land in the northern Elven Realm, and the Lemurian Empire, which lies dormant on the so-called continent of Aumu.
The world is getting smaller and smaller. With the completion of the second global exploration mission by the Amelansi, countries around the world are more or less aware of each other's existence.
Some emperors saw vaster lands beyond their empires, some empires saw new continents, and some empires saw immeasurable wealth.
Meanwhile, Amelansi, a country once known as the devil's land in a corner of the continent, is transforming into an organizer of the world, and Alice is pouring her heart and soul into this cause.
As the motorcade carrying dignitaries from various countries drove through the modern streets of Porto Carlo, looking at the towering skyscrapers all around, the expressions of the princes, lords, and nobles who once regarded their imperial capital as the best in the world were all different when they saw the towering buildings in Porto Carlo's CBD. But when they saw the power of industry, the concept of industry took root and sprouted for the first time on a "world" scale.
What Alice wanted them to see was not just this. When the caravan, filled with amazement, fear, longing, and contemplation, stopped at its destination, the baron from the dwarf kingdom, the prince from the elven kingdom, and the saint from the papacy once again exclaimed in wonder at what they saw before them.
Taking advantage of the international conference, Alice and Raffarin Loh, together with various sectors of the country, planned to hold an exposition in Brittany that would showcase the strength of Emerald City and the vigorous power of its industry.
Atop the "Crystal Palace," a building constructed entirely of steel and glass that left everyone speechless, a tall banner hung—
"Welcome to the Emerald City Industrial World Exposition."