While Minos' group on Zocarro was getting more excited about their future departure back to the Spiritual World, a lot had happened on their home planet since the change in the war situation.
After the arrival of enemy reinforcements 11 months ago, the local forces lost some of their momentum in retaking territory. They achieved stability in the war situation for the first time since the confrontation began.
With the arrival of the alien reinforcements, the forces of The Adamant Land in the Spiritual World stopped losing ground and having losses among their ranks. Not only that, but these forces have stopped hiding at the bottom of the sea and have once again shown themselves on the surface.
But even though Callie's group tried something against these beings, they didn't get very far.
Callie was powerful, but the Gods sent by the Mechanic Empire weren't simple either.
Different from the situation in which she had ended her advance back then, the enemy Gods were not inattentive or tired. They were at their best in combat and knew exactly what kind of power she had.
Consequently, they knew how to protect themselves and escape her well enough that the level 100 cultivators in this world couldn't think of exterminating each other.
Because of this situation of the top experts on both sides of the war, the conflict had lost much of its tension, and it had been more than six months since the last confrontation between the opposing forces of the war.
The forces of the Mechanic Empire were developing their activities in the territory they still had, while the native forces of this planet were doing the same in their territories, preparing for the future.
Each side was watching the other in vigilance, but for the moment, the war had reached a state where neither side would act unless something major happened.
With this new situation, ordinary people all over the Spiritual World were already considering the possibility that the war was really over!
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On the Divine Continent, in particular, at the headquarters of the Pantheon of Honor...
The great temple that Minos had been brought by Julian decades ago still stood majestically in the position in which it had originally been built.
It bore some of the marks of the high-level battles that had taken place in this place at the worst moments of the war when Aarav or the specialists from this part of the continent had fought to defend their territory from the aliens.
Fortunately, it remained imposing, standing not only with its structures but also with its organization still 'alive.'
However, that organization had not reached the present day without suffering severe losses. Of the six elders of the council, which had five level 99 Demigods and one at level 97 when Minos joined their organization, only one elder was still alive.
He was Julian, who was still at level 98.
Merritt, Aarav, Wren, and the other two council elders died during the war, along with many other members of the organization.
There had previously been dozens of Demigods in this group. Julian's faction alone had almost 20 Demigods before the war. But now the entire temple had only 18 Demigods!
Although the temple was still standing, this organization was in a tragic situation. If the war returned to its hectic state, the ancient Pantheon Of Honor could disappear overnight.
That was the reality of many organizations in the Spiritual World, tribes, sects, and clans; in short, all the major powers in this world had suffered.
Now that the war seemed to be drawing to a close, the organizations could finally sigh, but they couldn't get carried away with peace.
The situation could change at any moment. As such, powers such as the Pantheon Of Honor were already working to make new enlistments and use their contacts to give opportunities to their members.
That's what Julian was doing now, facing a soldier from the Black Plain Empire!
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"Colonel Neel, what do you think of my proposal? I know that the Black Plain Army and Her Majesty Abby must be receiving offers of this kind from many forces. But there is a deep history between the Pantheon Of Honor and the empire." Julian said as he had Elena facing him.
This woman had grown a lot and was currently at level 87.
With the pacification of the Spiritual World, soldiers like her were once again making journeys around the planet, although until recently, only Demigods had been authorized by their respective forces to do this kind of thing.
Elena thought about the proposal of the Pantheon Of Honor becoming part of the Black Plain Army, which Julian believed was the only possible salvation for his organization.
Perhaps the war was really over, and he would have the peace to rebuild what his group had lost. But the Ice Age was still in the Spiritual World to make life difficult for everyone. Besides, as far as they knew, the alien forces still had the same intentions for this world. They were just acting differently because of their lack of strength.
Would it be like this forever? Julian didn't know, so he preferred to prepare for the resumption of the war!
Elena then said. "I think your proposal is good. But I don't know if you'll get what you want. You'll first have to join our organization, become part of Her Majesty's forces, and then discuss it directly with her."
They were obviously talking about the Divine Medicines of the Spatial Kingdom of the Black Plain Empire!
After Minos created so many Gods and the various medicines used by the Gods of the Spiritual World during the war, the native powers of this world were almost certain that Emperor Stuart's Spatial Kingdom had several Divine Medicines.
No one outside the Black Plain Army knew exactly how much this force had, but they had such an expectation. That was the case for Julian, who wanted to merge what was left of his organization with Minos' army and perhaps have the chance to cultivate with a Divine Medicine in the future.
"That's good enough for me." He said with a smile, aware that he couldn't demand anything.
"Anyway, get your group ready. I'll return to the empire and take this proposal to Her Majesty. If she accepts, you must move your group immediately to the empire.
As much as we value the Divine Continent, unfortunately, we can't divide our forces. The war is paused now, but we don't want to risk too much."
"As soon as Her Majesty announces his position, I will move to the Black Plain Empire with my group."
Other soldiers like Elena were hearing similar things from other powers on the Divine Continent, the Continent of Beasts, and the Central Continent itself at the moment.
With the change in the war, the Black Plain Empire could now be considered the great power of this world for local forces to trust and depend on!
