Chapter 724 - The Empresss Political and Military Achievements (2/2)

Of course, other members of the squad were equally curious about Olivia. Her beauty seemed to precede even her achievements in unifying the continent. There were countless paintings of her going around in the market, many of which depicted fair maidens…

People could often tell how good a painter was, depending on how well they expressed Olivia’s beauty. This seemed to have become a global standard on art.

Of course, Olivia’s political and military achievements were nothing to sneeze at. She had most certainly inherited the characteristics of a certain empire that focused madly on building basic infrastructures. They especially loved building bridges and roads, as well as create public transportation. Moreover, they channeled the population’s workforce to form even mightier workforces through urbanization, uniting humanity like never before, which had created a powerful, recognizable form of cultural identity!

At the same time, Olivia was also a leading proponent of the slogan, “magic advances a country.” She treated magic like how our reality treated science. Through research, she sought to understand the mystery of magic and use it to improve the lives of the people. In fact, through the dark technology of magic, she had achieved what science could not even hope to achieve!

Sometimes, magic could be used, even if you did not fully understand its effects. As long as you had enough blood energy, magic was equivalent to eating, drinking, and breathing, like an instinctual behavior.

This was all Olivia’s “politics.” She had liberated the productive forces, developed the productive forces, and allowed the people at the lowest level of society to have the best possible food and clothing. She also attached great importance to education and hoped that it was a platform that provided everyone with equal opportunities. The children of the poor could at least improve their social status through hard work. They would be able to live a decent life and contribute to her empire.

Olivia’s “military” was even more exaggerated. Her magical modern army had already made quick work of the other kingdoms, and the whole continent now bowed towards her in unison. On the other hand, such a big empire would always have some stubborn, foolish old noble trying to restore their kingdom. Of course, Olivia had exercised her powers to suppress these people merciless. It was a bloody path, but it was necessary for her to achieve her imperial revolution.

This founding empress was unbelievable. She was simply invincible. As she was focused on development, neither did the interests of the masses or their social class mattered. She could ensure a more reasonable distribution of talent, rather than a distribution that was biased towards the dignitaries.

Now, the time to test her kingdom’s military was coming once again. The “White Frost”[1] that heralded the end of the world was coming, and the Wild Hunt[2] from the world of Aen Elle was out for blood!

The Yang Yunfei squad received a notice from “Main God,” saying that the other squad would be a natural ally of the Wild Hunt, and the Wild Hunt was the power of the other squad. Now, it’s the race to getting Olivia’s “power.”

Translation note :

[1] White Frost, or White Chill, is one of the omens prophesied by Ithlinne as heralding the beginning of the end of the world. Many attributed climate changes to the prophecy.

[2] The Wild Hunt, or Wraiths of Mörhogg, as they are called in Skellige, was widely believed to be a group of specters galloping in the sky. They were described by common folk as a cavalcade of wraiths on undead horses galloping across the sky and serving as an omen of war. In fact, they are a group of Aen Elle elves from Tir ná Lia who also call themselves the Dearg Ruadhri in their native Elder Speech, meaning Red Riders. They are led by the general, and later king, Eredin Bréacc Glas, commonly known as the King of the Wild Hunt.