Chapter 296
―The Holy Empire of Arcadia. From this moment on, our empire shall be known as the land blessed by the gods!
With those words, Empress Laila of the Arcadian Empire broke her three-year-long diplomatic silence and sent shockwaves across the entire continent.
It was inevitable. Through the mythological era and the age of the dragons, the existence of gods had long since faded into mere fantasy, a concept left unproven and dismissed as legend. In fact, it was the empire itself that had rewritten history to erase all traces of the gods. So, for those who understood the truth behind this, the empress’s proclamation was nothing short of absurd.
As soon as the declaration spread, the majority of people scoffed. They wondered if Arcadia had finally gone mad. Some, however, saw this as an opportunity—an opening to fulfill their own ambitions. Their eyes gleamed with dangerous intent.
Even the devout, those who had maintained their faith for over a thousand years despite receiving no response to their prayers, were so shaken that they sent letters of protest, prepared to sacrifice everything for their cause.
In the past, such defiance would have been met with swift and merciless retaliation. The White Dragon knights would have been dispatched immediately, wiping out every last member of the opposing faction and erasing all records of their existence.
But this time, things were different.
―You are all boundlessly ignorant. But I do not blame you. After all, it was the empire itself that blinded your eyes and covered your ears, keeping you in ignorance. However, the time has come for you to learn the truth.
Laila declared, unfazed by the outcry from beyond her borders. Without hesitation, she revealed every secret the empire had carefully concealed.
The mythological era, which had ended with the God-Slaying War.
The age of the dragons, where the dragons, created as the world’s guardians, took advantage of the gods’ absence and exploited humanity.