Just as Clementine began to execute her plan, in the imperial capital on the other side of the continent, Emperor Bloodfell, the Emperor of the Empire, was receiving the envoy from the Slane Theocracy with the highest imperial etiquette.
Today, just when he was in despair, the envoy from the Slane Theocracy suddenly arrived in the imperial capital, stating that they were willing to form an alliance with the Empire to jointly deal with the Great Tomb of Nazarick, and demonstrated strength far greater than that of the Empire.
In addition, the envoy privately revealed the news about the origin of the Great Tomb of Nazarick to him, making Emperor Bloodfell clearly understand what kind of existence they were about to go to war with.
After all, in this world, the legends about the Six Great Gods have long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Even Emperor Bloodfell, as the Emperor of the Empire, has heard many stories about the Six Great Gods. If he had previously regarded these as mere embellishments of the Six Great Gods by the Slane Theocracy in order to spread their faith...
Then now he clearly knows that the legends about the Six Great Gods were things that actually happened in the past, and now an existence from the same place as the Six Great Gods has descended upon this world.
"Your Majesty, have you considered the matter of forming an alliance?"
At the banquet, the envoy from the Slane Theocracy raised his glass and walked to Emperor Bloodfell's side, looking at him with a serious expression on his square face, asking. Earlier today, at noon, when he told Emperor Bloodfell about the origin of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, he had asked whether the Empire wanted to form an alliance with the Slane Theocracy.
But at that time, Emperor Bloodfell did not answer him directly, but asked him to rest for the time being and would give him an answer after he had considered it.
"Of course!"
Faced with the inquiry from the envoy of the Slane Theocracy, Emperor Bloodfell, who had already considered everything, agreed to the alliance without hesitation. After all, facing those monsters, their empire had no chance of winning.
Rather than being slaughtered and divided by those monsters like livestock, as the Kingdom was, Emperor Bloodfell was more willing to reach an alliance with the Slane Theocracy, even if doing so might lead to the internal control of the Empire by the Slane Theocracy, himself becoming a puppet, and eventually even the entire Empire being annexed by the Slane Theocracy.
But so what? At least in Emperor Bloodfell's view, doing so still had a chance of survival.
"Then, can you tell me now what the Slane Theocracy's confidence in fighting those monsters is?"
After speaking, Emperor Bloodfell showed an eagerness on his face that was completely inconsistent with his identity and looked at the envoy in front of him. Now that he already knew the origin of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, and also understood what kind of monsters he was facing, he became even more curious about the Slane Theocracy's confidence in resisting those monsters.
"The Theocracy has the bloodline left by the gods and various divine artifacts, as for the specifics, I don't know."
The envoy from the Slane Theocracy was not at all surprised by Emperor Bloodfell's question. After all, every kingdom that had reached an alliance along the way would ask such a question, and he was already used to it. Rather, if Emperor Bloodfell hadn't asked this question, he would have become vigilant.
"The bloodline left by the Six Great Gods! ?"
Emperor Bloodfell looked at the envoy from the Slane Theocracy in shock, not expecting that they were secretly hiding such an existence. As expected of the most powerful and oldest human kingdom, compared to them, his own empire was too weak.
"Yes, also, Your Majesty, please summon all the imperial troops as soon as possible. When the time is right, all the allied countries will launch a general attack on the Great Tomb of Nazarick, which has occupied the royal palace, and completely eliminate those monsters!"
After speaking, the envoy from the Slane Theocracy took out a magical tool that had been prepared from his pocket and handed it to Emperor Bloodfell. When the war was about to begin, the Slane Theocracy would use this magical tool to contact and command the soldiers of the allied countries.
"I understand."
Emperor Bloodfell reached out and put away the magic tool in front of him, and a rare smile appeared on his handsome face. This was the first good news he had received in so long since the kingdom was destroyed, and he finally saw the hope of victory.
"Your Majesty!"
At this time, a noble who was the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Empire quietly walked to Emperor Bloodfell's side, looking at the envoy from the Slane Theocracy with a difficult expression, not knowing whether he should say this matter directly.
"Speak, the Empire has now formed an alliance with the Slane Theocracy."
Emperor Bloodfell could tell at a glance what the Minister of Internal Affairs was hesitating about, and waved his hand with a hint of casualness on his face, of course, this casual attitude was just a subconscious disguise as an emperor, the main purpose was to show his closeness to the envoy of the Slane Theocracy.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Emperor Bloodfell's order, the noble, who was the Minister of Internal Affairs, quickly handed over some investigation reports to Emperor Bloodfell, and then slowly recounted the information he had collected recently.
"Since the magical tools recording the destruction of the kingdom flowed into the empire a few days ago, riots of considerable scale have occurred in major towns of the empire. Even many imperial citizens have begun to believe in that monster named Ainz Ooal Gown. In addition..."
Speaking of this, the Minister of Internal Affairs raised his fat palm and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked up at Emperor Bloodfell, whose expression had become somewhat indifferent, and continued to say.
"In addition, a strange cult has recently appeared within the empire. They are promoting something called 'Forbidden Knowledge'. It is said that those 'Forbidden Knowledge' contain the power of the gods, and as long as you obtain 'Forbidden Knowledge', you can obtain the power of the gods."
After speaking, the Minister of Internal Affairs subconsciously pulled on his clothes. According to the information he had learned, in just a few days, those so-called 'Forbidden Knowledge' had almost spread throughout the entire empire. Even many residents, in despair in the face of the kingdom's tragic situation, began to gather together spontaneously, pursuing 'Forbidden Knowledge'.
Hoping to obtain the power of the gods from 'Forbidden Knowledge'.
And there was one thing that the Minister of Internal Affairs did not tell Emperor Bloodfell, and that was that the place where 'Forbidden Knowledge' first appeared was actually his territory, and he had even personally witnessed those commoners being granted power by 'Forbidden Knowledge'.
That kind of power that was so strong that humans could not understand deeply attracted him.
And now, he deliberately told this news to Emperor Bloodfell, but only because this was the task given to him by the 'Apostle', and in return, he would obtain brand new 'Forbidden Knowledge' and obtain the power from the gods!
"Forbidden Knowledge, what is this?"
After hearing the words of the Minister of Internal Affairs, with his wisdom, Emperor Bloodfell certainly understood the danger contained in this. If this kind of 'Forbidden Knowledge' was allowed to continue to spread, not to mention whether he could obtain the power of the gods from the so-called 'Forbidden Knowledge'.
The mere fact that the empire's residents might completely trust the so-called 'forbidden knowledge' would infinitely dilute his power as emperor, and that had already touched the bottom line of the Blood Emperor, Eyre.
"Bajure, have people investigate this matter thoroughly, find the person hiding behind the scenes, and then bring him before me."
The next second, the Blood Emperor turned his head and ordered Bajure, one of the Four Knights. Before starting the war with the Great Tomb of Nazarick, he wanted to completely eliminate the church that was spreading 'forbidden knowledge,' and let them understand that the empire was not a place where they could act recklessly.
"Wait a moment, are you talking about 'forbidden knowledge'?"
Just then, the envoy from the Slane Theocracy interrupted the Blood Emperor Eyre and stepped forward, looking at the Minister of Internal Affairs, who was covered in sweat. The envoy's oppressive eyes made the Minister of Internal Affairs subconsciously take a few steps back and subtly hide his hand behind his back.
"Yes... yes, that's it. Does Your Excellency have any doubts?"
"Is the forbidden knowledge you're talking about this thing?"
As he spoke, the envoy from the Slane Theocracy took out a bright red book from his arms and placed it in front of the Minister of Internal Affairs. As the book was opened, rows of so-called 'forbidden knowledge' were recorded on it. The Minister of Internal Affairs stared at the information recorded in the book, his eyes wide, standing motionless on the spot.
"How do you have something like this?"
Beside him, the Blood Emperor Eyre had already understood from the Minister of Internal Affairs' expression that the book in front of him contained the real 'forbidden knowledge.' But how could he, as an envoy of the Slane Theocracy, carry such a thing with him? Could it be...?
"This wasn't our doing. Actually... I've seen this kind of thing in other kingdoms before."
Looking at the Blood Emperor Eyre's meaningful and somewhat aggrieved gaze, the envoy from the Slane Theocracy began to explain. The book in his hand, which recorded forbidden knowledge, was bought in a town he had passed through before.
That's right, bought. In that town, the so-called forbidden knowledge had already been printed in books and sold at will. Even the entire city and surrounding villages had begun to believe in this so-called forbidden knowledge.
However, the moment he stepped into that town, he noticed a strange, indescribable feeling, but after careful examination, he found nothing. In his subsequent investigation, his only discovery was the 'forbidden knowledge' that was ubiquitous in that town.
Out of curiosity and vigilance, he also bought a copy, but after reading it carefully, he found that it only contained some unimportant things, somewhat similar to the legends recorded by the Slane Theocracy when spreading the Six Great Gods.
At this time, if the Minister of Internal Affairs hadn't brought up this matter, he would have almost forgotten about it.
"Regarding this matter, Your Majesty, you should focus on investigation for the time being. The most important thing at the moment is to gather all your strength to prepare for the upcoming war. If we lose this war, then humans will become livestock for those monsters. I believe I don't need to say more about what's most important, right?"
"Yes, I understand."
Looking at the serious expression on the face of the Slane Theocracy's envoy, the Blood Emperor nodded helplessly and agreed to the matter. Afterwards, the grand banquet in the palace continued, and outside the palace, the sun slowly set, and darkness gradually enveloped the entire world.
.......
"What a wonderful taste! This world is simply amazing!"
On the other side, in the ruined royal capital, Lu Minghao sat on the collapsed ruins of the royal palace. The endless 'evil' and 'original sin' flowed into his body like water, and the two ultimate skills began to grow rapidly, driving Lu Minghao's strength to increase.
Since Ainz Ooal Gown had destroyed everything in the kingdom in an almost slaughterous manner, a constant stream of 'evil' and 'original sin' began to fill the entire world. After Lu Minghao had Eight Fingers spread the magic scrolls recording Ainz Ooal Gown's destruction of the kingdom throughout the world.
The entire world was plunged into despair and chaos under the powerful strength of Ainz Ooal Gown. Even more 'original sin' and 'evil' reappeared in this world. At this time, in Lu Minghao's vision, the entire world was shrouded in a thick layer of black gas, with endless 'evil' and 'original sin' intertwined within.
"In addition, the speed of eroding the world has also accelerated a lot... Ainz Ooal Gown, you're really useful!"
The next second, Lu Minghao looked towards the Great Tomb of Nazarick with a sinister smile on his face. It was precisely because Ainz Ooal Gown had almost plunged everyone in the world into despair that Lu Minghao was able to gain so much.
"I'm getting more and more excited."
As he spoke, Lu Minghao opened his mouth and took a deep breath. Visible 'evil' and 'original sin' poured into Lu Minghao's body like water. A viscous, pitch-black liquid slowly wriggled under Lu Minghao's feet, constantly expanding outwards.
"Master, this world will eventually become the way you expect!"
At this time, Princess Renner, wearing a black dress, slowly walked out of the darkness, kneeling on one knee in front of Lu Minghao with a fanatical look in her eyes. Behind her, Climb lay prostrate on the ground like a real dog, a scaly tail constantly wagging behind him.
"Renner, is it about to begin?"
Lu Minghao lowered his head slightly and looked at Princess Renner. Since the kingdom was destroyed, Princess Renner had taken Climb away from here, saying that she wanted to give Lu Minghao a surprise.
"Yes."
As she spoke, Princess Renner stood up and sat on Climb's back. Behind her, a portal opened, and one unrecognizable monster after another walked out. At the front of the group, a slender, blonde girl was quietly looking at Lu Minghao, with viscous tentacles constantly wriggling in her skirt.
"Oh, is that the Holy Queen Calca Bessarez of the Holy Kingdom?"
After looking at Princess Renner's so-called surprise for a few seconds, Lu Minghao remembered her identity. The Holy Queen of the Holy Kingdom in the original work, also known as the queen of the kingdom where Ainz Ooal Gown's second daughter, Neia, was located.
"Yes, the entire Holy Kingdom has now completed its erosion and distortion, and has disguised itself, successfully joining the Slane Theocracy's alliance. Also, this isn't the surprise I prepared for Master. To be precise, they are just one link in it."
As she spoke, Princess Renner raised her hand and stroked her masterpiece. With them, everything Princess Renner needed to prepare had been completed. Next was to fully display this surprise to the master.
"Is that so? I'm looking forward to it."
