81 Making Him Look Weak (1/2)
While all of the events were taking place, the Sovereign Nation was definitely not slacking off. Panay island had finally been fully fortified. In addition to wall Primera and Wall Segunda, was the final layer, Wall Tercera, the third wall that towered over the other two. There was actually enough space between each of the walls so a community could live there, although it was mostly used for barracks.
After discussing it further with the others, Luna decided it was in their best interest. They couldn't make too many walls as that would divide the effectiveness of the <Visanium> by too much. At the same time, they needed more walls to fall back on, should a certain side collapse first and they needed to buy time for reinforcements to get there.
This was a plan made without taking into consideration, the fact that they would be able to absorb Emil's nation. It wasn't a good idea to count your chickens before they hatch, after all.
Additionally, thanks to everyone's efforts, the walls were all lined with advanced automated turrets. These turrets were now effective enough to shoot the unfortunate aquatic mutant beasts who got too close.
The Sovereign Army also scoured the other islands for more resources and any Agimat that they could find.
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Two weeks later.
Somewhere in Tagaytay, overlooking the scenic view of Taal Volcano.*
”Make sure the preparations are complete! If you mess anything up, President Emil will have your heads for it! Don't embarrass him in front of the Sovereign Nation's leader! Everything has to be perfect!” An organizer was barking out commands while clapping his hands, signaling people to work faster.
Everybody was busy preparing for the Gala dinner. Over the past couple of weeks, there were certain assassinations on key figures of Emil's nation, and the two Agimats that they obtained mysteriously disappeared.
This made him look weak and incompetent in front of the people. Not to mention losing such valuable resources, the assassinations made people think that he couldn't even protect his own people. Thus, seeds of doubt were planted in the people's hearts. Being completely aware of this, Emil who was very conscious of his public image was only enraged further. It only served to make him more irritable than before.
On the surface, preparations were being made for the event. On the other end, schemes of how to enrage the serpent in Taal Lake and lure it towards Luna were being finalized.
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Luna's temporary Headquarters.
Luna, Sura, Elder Aran, Maxene, and surprisingly, Apple was here, along with Alea, Elder Aran's granddaughter. After collecting information and making Emil look weak in front of his citizens, Luna decided to call over Apple's Mage Corps, and with Alea finishing her training, she was assigned as Apple's second-in-command. This little Elven Mage definitely had more potential. Surpassing even the Elder himself.
It was his intention to show the overwhelming force of his Nation in order to sound the death knell for Emil's rule. Not just with his Army, but the presence of the Elven Mages as well. One should not forget how scarce Mages were. When the new world arrived, distributing your points into INT without people power leveling you, Mage skill books, or no connection with any Anito was a death sentence. Of course, there might be some exceptional cases, but tales of such stories have yet to emerge.