Born Sacred

After a Ghost-Level Calamity, Blue Star paid a heavy price.

Dozens of countries were annihilated, with hundreds of millions of casualties.

In this Disaster that affected the entire world, the performance of Awakeners from various countries was noteworthy; some fought Demonized Monsters to the death without fear of dying, while others fled at the first sign of trouble, not daring to fight at all.

Noah didn’t bother with the performance of Ordinary Awakeners, whether it was good or bad.

After all, there is great fear between life and death, and it’s simply unrealistic and unnecessary to expect everyone to not fear death.

Those who performed well would naturally be praised, remembered, and receive awards from their respective countries, while those who performed poorly would be scorned, held accountable, and so on. These matters would be handled by each country, and Noah didn’t need to concern himself with them.

What he cared about were the cheaters.

The cheaters who extracted large amounts of attribute crystals through various means, at the cost of sacrificing others’ potential.

With great power comes great responsibility.

They reaped so many benefits, yet ran away when danger struck, wanting all the advantages without taking responsibility. How could such a good thing exist?

Others couldn’t do anything to you, but Noah could.

Noah had already instructed Starfall Country to conduct the relevant investigation work. Regardless of his current status in Starfall Country or the massive amount of contribution points in the Supernatural Management Bureau that could mobilize real-world resources, as long as he wished, there were plenty of people who would work tirelessly for him.

Soon, a detailed report was delivered to Noah’s hands.

The number of cheaters on Blue Star was extremely large.

Small-scale cheaters were difficult to detect. A large number of people went missing worldwide every day, and no one knew how many of these missing people were controlled and used as tools to farm attribute crystals.

Among those who didn’t go missing, many also became tools.

This was especially true in chaotic and disorderly regions.

These minor cheaters simply couldn’t be eradicated. Even in Starfall Country, where it was explicitly forbidden and no leniency was shown once discovered, a few would be found from time to time, let alone in other countries.

However, Noah didn’t pay much attention to them.

Although their numbers were large, they didn’t pose a significant threat.

Of course, Noah wouldn’t turn a blind eye, but these minor characters didn’t require him to handle them personally.

Why were there so many different types of cheaters abroad, but very few domestically?

That was because Noah had never expressed his stance, and his country also adopted a lenient attitude, naturally allowing them to act recklessly.

It would be different from now on.

"Kill the chicken to warn the monkeys."

Noah’s gaze was cold.

Those qualified to be purged by him and become the chicken to be killed were naturally the top-tier cheaters.

Miyamoto Nobuo, Hasebe Haruhiko, Kirk, Francis, Catherine...

These people all fled without hesitation at critical moments, completely failing to take on the responsibilities they should have.

Of course, not all top-tier cheaters were as cowardly as Miyamoto Nobuo and others; a portion chose to fight Demonized Monsters until the last moment.

In the Sun Goddess Squad, there was a core member who stayed behind in the capital of Sunrise Nation and died fighting bravely.

Top-tier teams like the Holy Hall Squad, Truth Squad, and others, more or less, had such people.

"Do you need our help?" The one who delivered the report was Roland. Seeing Noah list the names of Miyamoto Nobuo and others separately, he understood his intention.

Although he knew very well that Noah’s arrows could reach any corner of the world.

But the prerequisite was knowing the locations of Miyamoto Nobuo and the others.

These top-tier cheaters didn’t know Noah’s stance, but their personalities varied; some were high-profile, while others were deeply hidden. It wasn’t easy to find their locations.

Furthermore, once Noah made his move, it would inevitably alert the others.

Other top-tier cheaters wouldn’t dare to confront Noah and would likely hide immediately.

"No need."

Noah shook his head.

Since they were top-tier cheaters, their number was naturally very small. After removing those who died bravely and those not within the scope of the purge, there were only about ten remaining. He could handle them all by himself.

Seeing Noah say this, Roland didn’t insist. He had come this time not just to deliver the report: "By the way, various countries intend to establish a Blue Star Federation to strengthen economic, military, and other cooperation among themselves, ultimately becoming a unified country. I wonder what your thoughts are."

"Blue Star Federation?"

Noah wasn’t surprised by the intentions of the various countries.

Divided, they were weak. So many countries on Blue Star had suffered greatly in this Ghost-Level Calamity. They also understood that if the countries on Blue Star didn’t unite, the next Disaster would inevitably come at a heavy price.

Especially those small countries that had narrowly escaped Disaster were even more eager to seek protection under the wings of larger nations.

"What are the views of the higher-ups?" Noah didn’t express his stance directly.

Hearing this, Roland frowned: "The higher-ups also have disagreements. Some believe that the countries on Blue Star should indeed unite and that establishing a Blue Star Federation is a matter of course, but Starfall Country must hold a dominant position in the future Blue Star Federation."

"Another faction believes that Starfall Country’s future is bright and there’s no need to carry those burdens; we can just look after ourselves."

"The higher-ups are also quite hesitant; they want to hear your opinion."

"I’ll give you a reminder," Noah said noncommittally: "The nine provinces cauldron is bound to Starfall Country. Establishing a Blue Star Federation and abandoning the name of Starfall Country will cause the nine provinces cauldron to be damaged."

"What?"

Roland was greatly startled, and his expression completely changed.

The nine provinces cauldron damaged?

Absolutely not.

He knew too well how important the nine provinces cauldron’s role was in this Ghost-Level Calamity. If it weren’t for the nine provinces cauldron, the number of casualties in Starfall Country would have at least increased a hundredfold.

"But, but, is the country’s name really that important?" Roland was somewhat incredulous.

"What’s important isn’t the country’s name," Noah said calmly. "It doesn’t matter if Starfall Country changes its name to Falling Star, Stargazer, or Moon Star, because only the country’s name changes, but our territory remains unchanged, our ethnicity remains unchanged, and our cultural customs haven’t changed."

"However, once a Blue Star Federation is established and various countries join," Noah looked at Roland and said calmly, "Can our territory, ethnicity, and cultural traditions of Starfall Country hold a dominant position within this Blue Star Federation?"

Cold sweat trickled down Roland’s back.

Although Starfall Country was not small and its population was numerous, compared to the entire Blue Star, it was nothing.

There were countries on Blue Star with larger territories than Starfall Country, and populations larger than Starfall Country’s, not to mention cultural customs.

Although the composition of other countries was also very complex, in the eyes of the nine provinces cauldron, there was only Starfall Country and everything outside of Starfall Country.

"Blue Star indeed needs a unified country," Noah said calmly. "But it’s not some Blue Star Federation, but Great Starfall."

"Starfall Country should annex other countries and slowly assimilate them into citizens of Starfall Country, making them a part of us."

"The process will be slow and have twists and turns, but this is the correct path."