Cthulhu Gonfalon

Chapter 886: Vol V Chapter 246

"But… why hasn't anyone come to us to talk about an alliance?" someone raised this question at a high-level meeting of the Republic of Northwest.

This question was very important. Seeing how the rest of the human countries were busy with the forming of this alliance, why had no one approached the Republic of Northwest for an alliance?

The Republic of Northwest was definitely strong enough. With more than 20 Legendary Masters to stand guard over the Republic, no matter which country they were pitted against, they would not show any hint of weakness. Even most of the countries on Earth did not have the ability to confront them—especially after Leon had stepped into the Demigod Realm.

The Republic of Northwest also had a very important position. Despite its position at the borders, it had the Transportation Portal that led to the various capitals of the world, as well as many major cities. It could be considered as the commercial hub of the entire world. Almost all luxury and high-priced goods had to be transferred from Void City to save time and avoid risks along the way. Needless to say, this was the most famous entertainment city on the Main Plane, or even in all the other worlds. The rich people from all over the world often came here for entertainment. The Fighter Championship that was held once every 10 years would also be held here… When the human world wanted to do great things, there was no reason for them to especially avoid the Republic of Northwest.

Many people would also have vaguely guessed the answer to this question.

"It's because… of our race policy?"

The one who spelled it out clearly was Steele, a medical specialist who had quite a complicated reputation.

The race policy of the Republic of Northwest was peerless in the entire Main Plane. They paid no heed to differences in race and were only particular to whether the people observed law and discipline. Whether humans or Orcs, living or dead, so long as they obeyed the law, even the devils from the abyss would be just as welcomed.

In fact, in Pit Tree Town, where the culture of dead souls propagated its belief on a large scale, there were really a few devil residents.

Although the nature of devils was chaotic and evil, there were always exceptions in the world. Occasionally, there would be devils who were orderly, or even good by nature. They were incompatible with the abyss and thus often came to dismal ends. Some of the lucky ones who managed to escape the abyss generally lived in hell. They were known as the "White Devils," using white that was used to symbolize brightness of the future as a metaphor for their desire for a brighter future.

Some time ago, a close friend of Palin, the director of the research institute, the Hell Earl, came to visit. He brought mention to these White Devils. Palin suggested allowing these White Devils to live in the human world, and the destination was, of course, Pit Tree Town.

Anyway, the people of Pit Tree Town were used to living with dead souls. A few more devils, presumably, would not matter to them.

Reality was just as how Palin had supposed it would be. Other than curiosity, the residents of Pit Tree Town did not show much fear for these White Devils who had come to live with them.

They could accept living with zombies, skeletons, phantoms and the likes of them, so naturally, they did not mind when one or two devils came to live in their neighborhood. Or rather, the White Devils were a little safer than the dead souls. Without proper precautionary measures, just mere physical contact with the dead souls could lead to injury or sickness.

The arrival and settling down of these White Devils greatly enriched the racial composition of the Republic of Northwest—well, perhaps using "racial" was not that appropriate—but it also further tarnished the reputation of the Republic of Northwest a little bit more.

Everyone was used to this country's "I don't care what you are, I only care about what you do" kind of attitude. But in the face of a bunch of people who could eat, drink, make merry and even foster brotherhood with dead souls and demons, the various heads of states could not help having qualms about them. It was understandable that the heads of states were reluctant to discuss the matter of alliance with them.

It was understandable, but still, the Republic was very unhappy about it.

"I don't think their alliance is very reliable," said the Head of the Regiment of Knights, Gerald. "There are so many countries involved, and all of them are so far apart. Even if the alliance is formed, so what? Could it be that they intend to round up all the Legendary Masters?"

As he said this, he himself had to stop and think about it.

After a while, the Defense Minister, Leonard, nodded and said, "That's highly possible! Through forming an alliance, they could assemble all the people with top-rated martial skills from the various countries. In this case, they could probably gather as many as more than 50 Legendary Masters. With so many people combining efforts and working together, there will be no country in the world that can possibly stand up to it."

"Then their target can also be ascertained. It must be the Orc Empire."

"That's right. Needing to bring so many Legendary Masters together, the opponent can only be the Orc Empire," Leonard said. "All this time, the humans and Orcs have been at war with each other. Now it seems like the human gods have the intention to establish an alliance and put an end to this war."

Everyone looked at each other, feeling somewhat worried.

It might sound easy for an alliance of human countries to declare a final battle on the Orc Empire. Yet in reality, this was an earth-shattering event.

If nothing else, just the total number of Legendary Masters from both sides was possibly close to a hundred. With so many Legendary Masters fighting all at once, the scene would be enough to scare the life out of anyone.

"The human allied forces can't win," said the Minister of Civil Affairs, Madame Teague. "Though they may have the advantage in the number of Legendary Masters, the Orcs have their 'Divine Temple." And there may be more than one Demigod Master living in seclusion in this Divine Temple. If there is an emergency during the war, they are bound to intervene."

"The Orcs have their 'Divine Temple,' while the humans have their 'God Mountain,'" said the archbishop of the Church of the Void Mask, Leon. "There is also quite a handful of human Demigod Masters residing high up in the Lianyun Mountains. So long as we can persuade them to come out of the mountains, dealing with the 'Divine Temple' will not be a problem at all!"

"When the human countries unite and work together, they are definitely going to be much stronger than the Orcs," Leonard said. "But the question is, exactly how much force are they going to put together? How big a price are they willing to pay to win the war? The key to everything, in fact, lies with their determination."

The crowd nodded. Though the Orc Empire could be said to be the top superpower in the Main Plane, if they were to face the unyielding human allied force, they were bound to lose more than what they had won.

If nothing else, there was a gaping difference between the two sides in terms of population alone.

If the human countries were to carry out a full-scale mobilization, it would not be an impulsive overestimate to say that based on the total population of more than 40 million people, they could mobilize an army with a force of around three to four million people. They could still hold out for a period of time. On the other hand, the Orc Empire's total population was only about 16 to 17 million. Wanting to put together a large army was almost akin to turning every single person in the nation into a soldier—this was no joke. Generally in war, a supply of one soldier would at least require 10 to 15 civilians. The country would not be able to support anything beyond this number. But if it was really to the point where there had to be one soldier out of three people, then even if the war was won, the country would be finished.

Of course, the human countries would not really go to the extent of mobilizing an army of a few million soldiers. Considering the mobilization capability of the Orc Empire, forming an army with an estimated number of 500 to 600 thousand was possibly the limit of the Orcs.

During the battle of Sun's Death Day, the Orc Empire mobilized a great army of 650 thousand soldiers, which made it an unprecedented battle in history. Among this great army of 650 thousand soldiers, the number who could truly be considered as "soldiers" was probably less than a third of the total, around 20 thousand.

With 200 thousand soldiers pitted against one single country, which was the Kingdom of Eagle alone, naturally the soldiers would have the upper hand. But if this army was pitted against the combined force of the human countries… its number was far from enough.

"Maybe… the history of the Orc Empire is soon drawing to a close…" Leonard muttered to himself after some discussion, and he sighed.