466 Ruthlessness Part 2 (1/2)

Such was this world. Once the flamboyant outer layer was removed, one would discover that a vibrant civilization was actually established upon brute cruelty. In comparison, Bifano's move could not even be considered as ruthless.

Ever since losing their powers, the behavior of humans had become much more evil. Even the sinister creatures from the dark plane would feel that they were inferior.

None of the planes, including the dark plane, had a species which would convert most of the mainland to be suitable for themselves only. That kind of species was humans.

Back then, the creatures from the various planes who got captured by humans gradually fell into extinction on the Myers mainland. Their ferocious offspring were also mostly killed by humans. In the past, humans had captured these creatures to act as labor, rewarding them occasionally. The humans who came after that simply killed all these creatures, they mutilated them and oppressed their souls.

Once these creatures became extinct, humans then turned against their own kind. Even though there were wars before this, the mainland had all along been under a unified dynasty. After the fall of the fourth dynasty, the humans on the Myers mainland became fully divided.

There was an endless list of hatchets between the four big empires. The most recent being the assassination of Emperor Chanake. Going further back into history, the Holy See was almost withered by the other three empires, it only managed to recover some of its vitality in the past one thousand years.

Cloudflow's fleet had plundered the other three empires along the coastlines in the past. Qin only managed to escape some trouble because of the presence of Alchemy City. Sikeqinya, also known as the commercial empire throughout the mainland, not a good nation either. All the bandit gangs across the mainland were somehow related to Sikeqinya.

The Tanggulasi Empire did not need any further explanation. That empire had the largest slave market, and those slaves were not even from Tanggulasi. People from different countries were sold in Tanggulasi. One would be able to purchase them as long as they had money. These slaves were basically obtained by robbing other nations.

The Qin Empire seemed clean, but it was merely an illusion suppressed by the imperial family. In the past two-hundred to three-hundred years, all the affairs involving the local nobles could not be brought to light. As long as Holy Rock City remained in the dark and there were profits up for grabs, the Qin people would not have any fewer shady affairs compared the rest.

The grand duke of Pompeii, in the south, was in cahoots with Cloudflow. They were involved in the condoning of the pirates. If the decay was not deep-rooted, a duchy as huge as Loulan would not crumble so swiftly, before being partitioned by the Qin nobles in the end. Unfortunately, before the Qin nobles could solidify their foundation, they were exiled by the Tanggulasi army.

Laiyin Duchy, which was affiliated with Sikeqinya, only produced two things. Those things were mercenaries and bandits. Sometimes, when people got tired of being mercenaries, they would simply switch to being bandits, and vice versa.

The Myers mainland was not as glorious as what was portrayed on the surface. In some sense, the Holy See was not that wicked. Other than preaching about that illusory paradise, only its inquisition was frowned upon.

Nailisi left Lex's room to look for Saleen, telling him whatever she had heard from Bifano. Saleen then began doing some calculations.

Was there still a need to deploy the five-thousand strong army in Fire Dance City? The Titan Duchy would not hold out for long, it would be extremely perilous for Lex to remain on this piece of land any longer. Be it the Tanggulasi people or Cloudflow people, someone would try to capture Lex the moment they discovered her. If Bifano was killed and his men were not extirpated, Lex and her team would be thrown into a huge crisis when Bifano disclosed information about her.

”Master, hold on for a while. Get rid of that fellow when you get to the temple,” Nailisi advised Saleen.

It would be best for Nailisi to summon the demons in the temple. The space there was stable, it would be easier to open the planar passageway. It would also be difficult for people outside the temple to discover anything. Once Bifano's army entered, a massacre would be executed, then it would be too late for them to flee.

It was thrilling imagining events such as leading the demons to massacre humans. The creatures from the demonic plane would not have the guts to do it, right?

”Humph... I, Nailisi, will become the noblest demon in all of history, the strongest Luoluokaluo!”

”Nailisi, what are you thinking of?!” Saleen noticed a weird expression on Nailisi's face, which would only appear whenever she was conjuring some evil notion. Saleen had already familiarized himself with some of Nailisi's habits, so he immediately questioned her.

”Master, that Bifano wants to acquire me to become his wife. I was just thinking that once I capture him, I will make him experience a slow death.” Nailisi said between gritted teeth. Saleen simply laughed, but did not continue probing, he had been lied to by Nailisi.

Even though Saleen could not marry a demon, he would turn nasty if anyone else tried to touch his summoned creature. After all, Nailisi had mentioned in the past that Saleen could sense whatever special emotions she was experiencing. They had a soul contract between them. If anyone married Nailisi, it would be akin to them marrying Saleen as well.

This would thus be the biggest insult to a mage, so Saleen would never take pity on Bifano.