Chapter 2733 - 1176: Gaven’s Dragon-Slaying Plan (Part 3)

Chapter 2733: Chapter 1176: Gaven’s Dragon-Slaying Plan (Part 3)

Aiwikelasa Gran descended upon the Tesser Kingdom’s army and had a brief meeting with King Strom. No one knew what they discussed or what agreement they reached.

Shortly after she left, a great fire erupted in Shanaqi—the entire Imperial City was engulfed in a raging inferno, impossible to extinguish. Even the Empire’s mages, despite their best efforts, couldn’t summon a cloud or a drop of rain.

This fire burned for four days and nights, killing countless Imperial residents, enslaved soldiers, and consuming the last breath of the Shoon Dynasty.

The Pashas and governors, who had ulterior motives, were able to retreat their armies to Karinshan openly, at least ensuring their hold on their base was not taken by the Tesser Kingdom’s rebels.

After the fire, Aiwikelasa Gran descended upon Shanaqi again, thoroughly plundering the place, taking vast wealth and magic items, with the most famous being the Desert’s Edge Gaze.

This weapon was an Advanced Divine Artifact crafted by Shoon IV using the magic knowledge collected by Splendid Rhemnasar, representing the most glorious period of the Shoon Dynasty, second only in importance to Shoon’s scepter.

And King Strom stood by as this happened, restraining his troops to take over the Shoon Dynasty’s slaves and people but forbidding them from clashing with Aiwikelasa Gran, as no one was willing to engage with her.

Moreover, she escalated matters by extending the Shoon Dynasty’s tribute demands to Karinshan, calling it the "successor of Shoon’s throne," requiring tribute once every century.

Under the threat of destructive raids, the Pashas of Karinshan continue to uphold this rule.

This regulation is not unique to Karinshan; Tesser Kingdom and Amu also have similar arrangements, though theirs are kept secret and are somewhat more moderate compared to Karinshan’s.

This is also why Gaven was so willing to agree to Zalanda’s proposal for tribute—it’s a way to gain recognition of status. Compared to the prince yet to return to the Tesser Kingdom, recognition from Sharp-toothed Aiwikelasa Gran is undoubtedly more effective.

After a brief review of the Shoon Dynasty’s history with Zalanda and reaching a mutual understanding, Gaven candidly shared what he knew: "Your understanding is largely correct, but there’s one aspect you’re unaware of.

The death of Shoon VII was actually orchestrated by himself. He foresaw the unavoidable downfall of the Shoon Dynasty, and the war with Sharp-toothed Aiwikelasa Gran was merely a catalyst and accelerator. The real reason was the Pashas, governors, and local lords growing too powerful, something even he couldn’t bridge.

To stage a comeback, he used his daughter Shani’s ambition to have himself poisoned. In truth, he had already transformed himself into a Lich and was secretly researching necromancy.

"I see." Zalanda did not doubt Gaven’s intelligence, knowing he had access to layers she couldn’t, but she did develop a new question: "But in all these years, why hasn’t there been any news about him?

A Lich that was once an Emperor would not be an ordinary Lich; any moves he made would not go unnoticed..."

"It’s not that he doesn’t want to; he can’t." Gaven completed the intelligence report, "What he attempted was not becoming an ordinary Lich, but a Demigod Lich, wanting the abilities of a Lich yet not wishing to become Undead.

He used the knowledge from the Hailuo Scroll, plundered from the Dragon’s Nest of Shine Rui, slaughtered the entire Unicorn herd of the Xiermingst Forest, and created a unique Life Casket named the Unicorn Contract.

But using the most sacred to create the most evil item carries immense risks, subject to the curse of the Good Gods.

Anyway, during this process, he made a mistake and sealed himself in the Unicorn Holy Contract.

It wasn’t until the Year of Upheaval, when the power of the gods was severely weakened, that he was accidentally released from the seal and is now hidden, trying to take revenge on Sharp-tooth."

Gaven’s information all came from a past life, highlighting that any secrecy has a time limit.

In this time frame, this can be considered top secret information, known to very few mortals, let alone the True Gods.

However, in a few decades, the struggle between the Ancient Blue Dragon Aiwikelasa Gran and Shoon VII would become incandescent, and many secrets would no longer remain so, being gradually unearthed by adversaries and revealed to the masses.

Gaven originally had plans to exploit this temporal information gap, quickly expanding his influence by playing both ends.

But in this life, his own development speed was a bit beyond expectations, necessitating practical adjustments to his plans, transforming from merely a pawn to a puppeteer.

Zalanda, with her keen intellect, quickly understood, expressing an undeniable excitement in her psychic whisper: "You want to shake Sharp-tooth’s dominance here using Shoon VII?

Only with the two sides continuously clashing will we have more opportunities, not only to unify Tesser but also to bite more flesh off the Amm Kingdom.

Because once we are powerful enough, we will become the target of both sides!"

"You’ve only got it half-right." Gaven’s gaze glimmered with cold light, "I don’t fancy nurturing a Dragon Quisa over my head.

But against such an opponent, we either don’t make a move or strike with thunderous force, giving her no chance to recover, as the Shoon Dynasty serves as our previous warning.

I suspect Shoon’s scepter is an Advanced Divine Artifact, deeply bound to this land, possessing extraordinary abilities.

The war between the Shoon Dynasty and Sharp-tooth only reversed after this scepter was seized, for prior to this, Sharp-tooth was more often defeated than victorious.

The first thing Shoon VII did upon his resurrection was to try every means to steal this scepter back from Sharpooth’s grip, but to no avail.

We must understand its true ability, and whether it is still effective a millennium later, after all, we’re on the same land as the Shoon Dynasty once was."

As the holder of an Advanced Divine Artifact, he was acutely aware of its power; if it fits the purpose, changing the tide of a war is quite manageable.

His own experience in the Bottomless Abyss exemplifies this.

With or without the War Ravager, the situation is entirely different.