Su Nian saw that the timing was ripe and no longer remained silent.
She raised her hand again, her slender fingers tracing a holy arc in the air.
The waves of sound rising from the frenzy in the square were smoothed away by an invisible palm, miraculously returning to silence once more.
Every gaze converged on that slender figure.
Her sacred and melodious voice, bolstered by wind magic, reached everyone’s ears with clear and transparent precision.
“The threat of the Demon Race has not faded.”
Her voice was not loud, yet it possessed a strange power capable of penetrating the soul and soothing the heart.
It caused the fanatical crowd below to gradually quiet down and fall into deep reflection.
“Division and suspicion will only lead us, step by step, toward destruction.”
The moment those words fell, she slowly raised her slender right hand.
A soft white light gathered, swirled, and rose within her fair palm.
The light was not blinding, but it carried a creative majesty that made everyone hold their breath.
Finally, under the shocked gaze of countless people, the light dissipated.
An ancient golden-etched parchment scroll, shimmering with countless complex and profound runes, floated quietly above her palm.
The second the scroll appeared, an ancient and majestic ripple of magic power exploded outward.
Ripples visible to the naked eye appeared in the air, as if the scroll carried the wisdom and weight of an entire era.
“And I am willing to offer humanity… the complete blueprints for a Large-Scale Floating Magic Circle.”
Her voice remained flat, as if she were speaking of a trivial matter.
“I am willing to donate it freely to the participating nations of the eventually formed Allied Forces. To share this magical technology.”
These words were no different from a meteorite crashing down from the heavens.
In an instant, they set off a mountain-toppling wave in the hearts of every representative, enough to overturn all reason.
A Large-Scale Floating Magic Circle!
That was a strategic-level forbidden technology capable of making a city soar into the sky, completely subverting the entire continent’s pattern of warfare!
It was the ultimate dream that countless kingdoms had spent several eras failing to reach!
On the high platform, Third Prince Elvin’s breathing became incredibly heavy at that moment.
He gripped the stone railing in front of him so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the excessive force.
His eyes, which he had been trying his hardest to keep elegant, could no longer hide the unprecedented burst of greed and possessiveness.
‘This thing… If it could be obtained by the Redmaple Royal Family… No, it must be obtained by me!’
The Royal Ministry of Magic of the Red Maple Kingdom had gathered the kingdom’s top mages and spent hundreds of years without ever even catching a glimpse of the threshold to this technology.
Now, this supreme treasure, capable of establishing a kingdom’s hegemony for 1,000 years, had appeared before his eyes so lightly.
He could even feel his heart drumming wildly in his chest.
Is this real?
Is she truly willing to hand it over?
On the other side, the Cardinal of the Holy See, who had remained as calm as still water, finally showed a violent and uncontrollable stir on his wrinkled face.
His lips trembled slightly, and his withered fingers mindlessly rubbed his scepter.
A terrifying glint flashed in his cloudy, old eyes.
‘If the Holy See could possess this… the entire religious landscape of the continent would be rewritten!’
Su Nian took in everyone’s reactions.
Her holy, flawless face remained indifferent.
She continued to speak, her voice piercing through everyone’s greed and shock, “I do this not for any private interest… I only hope that when facing the Demon Race, humanity can stand united and respond to the demonic invasion together.”
She paused slightly, her gaze sweeping over the shocked, excited, and fanatical faces below.
Finally, with a strength capable of inspiring everyone, she announced loudly, “Against the Demon Race, humanity will win!”
After a brief, dead silence.
The entire Central Square was like a powder keg being ignited, completely boiling over.
“Against the Demon Race, humanity will win!”
“Humanity will win!”
“Humanity will win!”
The mountain-shaking shouts gathered into a torrent that rose to the sky, making the entire Academy City hum and vibrate.
The people’s faces no longer held only worship; hope and a will to fight also burned within them.
Facing the overwhelming enthusiasm of the crowd, Su Nian silently shouted another slogan in her heart.
‘Resist the Horned Demon! Su Nian must win!’
One had to understand that many people were originally worried about the future in the face of the Demon Race’s invasion.
After all, the legendary Demon Race was terrifying.
No one knew when the Demon Race would make their comeback.
There was such a holy and powerful Saintess to guide the way.
She had even offered those incredibly precious Floating Magic Circle blueprints just to propose the formation of the Allied Forces.
This was undoubtedly a shot of adrenaline into the heart of all human civilization.
Furthermore, different nations had different levels of willingness to participate in the war against the Demon Race.
Some human kingdoms far from the Demon Race’s territory had a lower desire to fight; they were more than happy to watch the fire from the other side of the river and reap the benefits of others’ toil.
But these blueprints for the Floating Magic Circle were the hottest power source, capable of igniting all ambition and binding all interests.
Now, as long as they participated in the Allied Forces, they could share this technology.
What did this represent?
Even if the costly Floating Fortresses could not be mass-produced, the downgraded technology would lead to lower-cost floating warships and merchant ships.
These were still terrifying forces capable of overturning the era.
Whoever controlled the sky controlled the future.
If any kingdom did not participate and watched their neighbors gain this technology, it would be no different from placing their own throat under someone else’s blade.
At this moment.
Even if the various nations had their own schemes, they had to break their heads trying to join this so-called “Allied Forces,” if only to get a piece of the pie and avoid being abandoned by the era.
Moreover, the eyes of the entire continent were focused on Academy City.
The news of the proposal to form the Allied Forces would soon ride the wind, the merchant caravans, and magic communications to every corner of the continent.
In this way, any nation that did not participate in the Allied Forces would be seen as unwilling to oppose the Demon Race, as “disunited,” and as standing against all of humanity.
No royal family could afford to carry the stigma of betraying the greater cause.
Su Nian slowly raised her hand.
A simple movement, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty.
The deafening waves of sound in the square were pressed down by an invisible hand, miraculously falling silent once more.
Her holy and ethereal voice echoed over the quiet square through the amplification magic.
“I have no intention of intervening in the conflicts between humanity’s various factions, but I will offer my strength in the matter of resisting the Demon Race. Therefore, I will not join any faction.”
These words stunned everyone once again.
On the high platform, Third Prince Elvin’s face, which had been distorted by greed, instantly froze.
The Cardinal of the Holy See also showed a flicker of unmistakable bewilderment and regret in his deep-set eyes.
She wouldn’t join any faction?
This meant she was giving up the power and status that were within her reach, choosing a position that transcended the world.
Otherwise.
Given the Star-Moon Saintess’s current influence, no matter which kingdom she chose to serve or if she threw herself into the more compatible embrace of the Holy See, she could immediately obtain unimaginable power and status.
What kind of breadth of mind and spirit did this require!
In an instant, her image in the hearts of the people became even taller and holier, almost no different from a deity.
They did not understand the complexity of politics; they only saw the Saintess’s selflessness and purity.
“I will keep the complete blueprints for the Floating Magic Circle for now. Once the preparations for the Allied Forces are complete, I will present them.”
The words that needed to be said were finished.
The performance was over.
Su Nian did not hesitate for a second and immediately turned around.
Her star-patterned dress traced an elegant and lonely arc.
She stepped back onto the broad back of the Giant Dragon, her movements as composed as a goddess about to return to the divine realm.
“Roar—”
The Wind Dragon, Little Green, let out a soul-shaking Dragon Roar, and its massive wings beat once.
A fierce wind kicked up dust, causing the flags on the platform to snap loudly and making many people unable to open their eyes.
When they looked up again, that massive silhouette was already carrying their Saintess into the sky amidst countless gazes of respect, frenzy, greed, and complex emotions.
The dragon’s figure quickly became a black dot in the blue sky and soon disappeared into the horizon.
It left behind a piece of heavyweight news that would shake the entire continent.
And a lonely, aloof, and beautiful back that would be remembered by countless people.
***
High in the sky, the piercing gale blew against Su Nian’s smooth golden hair.
“Eek! Little Green, slow down! You’re scaring me to death!” Su Nian blurted out.
To have a cool and decisive exit, she had just ordered Little Green to perform a nearly ninety-degree vertical climb.
The intense stimulation of that moment of weightlessness made her heart feel like it was about to jump out of her throat.
Fortunately, no one else saw her disheveled state as her persona broke in a single second.
When Little Green finally returned to a stable flying posture, Su Nian let out a long sigh of relief, feeling the touch of the wind on her hair and skirt.
She looked down.
The Academy City that once made her feel incredibly oppressed had already shrunk rapidly in her vision, eventually turning into an exquisite chessboard.
On the chessboard, the dense black dots were the crowds who were still cheering frantically.
The mountain-shaking shouts in her ears had long been replaced by the whistling wind.
At this moment, a sense of freedom and control she had never felt before wrapped around her body like a warm current.
She had to admit.
Flying ten thousand meters high on Little Green’s back was truly exhilarating.
What mortals sought their entire lives was nothing more than wealth, power, and beauty.
And above that was the powerful ability to soar through the sky.
It was an elongated lifespan that transcended life and death.
She already possessed the ability to fly.
Next, as long as she saved up 100 million Humiliation Value, she could break free from that Horned Demon bastard and become an eternal, indestructible god.
At that time, the entire world would crawl at her feet.
This bit of humiliation was nothing.
However, her high-spirited mood did not even last a few seconds.
The exquisite metal earring on her ear suddenly gave a faint vibration.
Immediately after, the low and magnetic voice of that Horned Demon bastard, carrying a hint of lazy laughter, rang out directly in the depths of her mind.
“A good performance. The plan was completed well enough.”
The voice truly sounded like a Master commenting on his Owner’s Possession.
The heroic pride that had just risen in Su Nian’s heart was instantly smashed to pieces by this single sentence.
“As a reward, you can sleep in the main house tonight. Of course…”
The Horned Demon’s voice paused.
That intentionally elongated trail was filled with ill-intentioned teasing.
“Since your injuries are healed, the ceremony to welcome your Master is also reinstated. Do not forget it.”
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