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This is the fundamental reason why mixed-race people have difficulty establishing themselves.
Austin Clarissa is the king of the human kingdom. Even the "Pope," who is at odds with him, would not openly oppose him, but the elves are different.
Since the two sides are not even of the same race, the privileges that come with the king's status are naturally not shared.
Bellamy Artemis had long been annoyed by this uninvited guest. Especially after listening to the king's long-winded speech, she could no longer bear it and simply overturned the table!
Originally, their cooperation was not a cooperation between individuals, but rather a cooperation between each individual and Hermes.
However, given the current situation, those who had all cooperated with Hermes were able to band together for mutual support and exchange of resources, which laid the foundation for their initial cooperation.
Moreover, that cooperation will certainly not be too close.
But now a human king has suddenly appeared, wanting to get a share of the pie without doing anything?
That’s nice to think about!
It must be said that High Priest Bellamy Artemis's words were astonishing.
All eyes turned to her after she finished speaking.
However, once the words are spoken, there is no reason to take them back.
Regardless of what others think, this was Bellamy's true feeling at the time.
And the expression on "King" Austin Clarissa's face turned extremely ugly the moment she finished speaking.
He is not without cunning.
But his position required him to be unable to remain patient at certain times. At that moment, he couldn't gently suggest to Bellamy: "Why don't you reconsider?"
He abruptly straightened his face and said in a serious tone, "I don't know if this is High Priest Bellamy's intention, or the Elven race's intention."
Separating the individual from the group increases the rift between the individual and the group, while simultaneously creating conditions for the appearance of another individual within the same group.
Austin Clarissa believed that the "Elf Queen" Vera Artemis could not possibly be as ungrateful as this Elf High Priest.
However, the structure and unity among the Moon Elves exceeded his expectations. High Priest Bellamy sneered without speaking, while "Elf Queen" Vera Artemis was completely on her side: "The High Priest's meaning is the meaning of our Elf race. There is no difference."
"King" Austin Clarissa's expression became even more unpleasant as a result.
He stared intently at the "Elf Queen," unable to utter a single word for a long time.
The Holy Church, the Northern Lands, and the Valkyrie faction, who should have stood on the same "human front" as him, remained silent at this time.
The one that should speak out the most is actually the "Holy Church"!
The Northern Lands and the Valkyrie faction are ultimately just factions, while the Holy Church is a divine authority that can stand apart from the royal authority, and is the only entity that is equal to the royal family.
In any previous era, when humanity fought against other races, divine authority and royal authority stood firmly on the same side.
This time, I should have set aside my personal prejudices and stood on the same side as him.
However, Pope Patrice remained silent throughout, and Bishop Sabrina Melville and others naturally did not make any statements at this time.
"King" Austin Clarissa suddenly felt a strong sense of isolation and helplessness.
At this time, it was St. Mary's Academy that extended a helping hand to him.
Principal Cynthia St. Arte smiled and said, "That's not how it works. His Majesty the King can be of great help to us in fulfilling the terms of our contract with Hermes. It wouldn't hurt to bring him along on this trip."
The primary and secondary roles have been reversed!
Upon hearing Principal Artemis's words, Dark immediately grasped the point. Principal Artemis and High Priestess Bellamy had absolutely not rehearsed beforehand. Yet, the two of them had clearly executed a flawless coordinated attack. Even if High Priestess Bellamy Artemis harbored deep resentment towards the king and humanity, she would never utter any words specifically targeting humans in this setting.
She did this simply to put the "King" in a relatively disadvantageous position.
After the "King" was forced into a disadvantageous position, Principal Arte seized the opportunity to make him fall from what he initially considered the "primary position" to the "secondary position".
High Priest Bellamy Artemis wanted the "King" to know clearly that he was just a supporting character who had clung to him, and not, and could never be, the protagonist!
Only after this status is established can this meeting truly begin.
The "King's" proactiveness was actually an attempt to establish his own "sovereignty," but he never expected to be ruthlessly defeated by High Priest Bellamy.
At this point, if he wanted to maintain his position at the meeting, he had no choice but to accept the help offered by Principal Arte.
But once that hand was held, he completely lost his "primary position".
Even in just a few words, the conversation was brimming with intricacies. Every leader of the factions present was a formidable figure. Moreover, "King" Austin Clarissa's starting position was already extremely unfavorable.
He wanted to carry the team alone in this situation—that was absolutely impossible! But the only fault was that they hadn't given this operation enough attention…they hadn't even assigned a young man in his early twenties to accompany them.
Therefore, even with his gloomy old face, he could only accept Principal Arte's help: "Principal Arte is right. Although I did not participate in the contract with Hermes, I can help you better fulfill it. At this crucial moment, we should unite as one, regardless of race. I am willing to provide the greatest assistance in promoting the Shinto rituals!"
“Very good, I sense your sincerity. It seems there is a possibility of cooperation between us.” High Priest Bellamy Artemis changed the subject directly.
Austin Clarissa said in a deep voice, "We can discuss the main points and needs of the cooperation further. I can cooperate with any reasonable request."
Principal Arte nodded with pleasure and said, “With the gods resurrected, we are all but ants. Continuing to fight amongst ourselves at this time will only be a waste of resources. I sincerely hope that we can all put aside our prejudices and do our best to complete the divine ritual.”
And with this as the opening, the impromptu meeting truly began.
The existence of "King" Austin Clarissa is actually very necessary.
Given the importance of human monarchy, even if he wasn't included in this temporary meeting, he would be invited to the next formal meeting.
But in any case, we must establish priorities!
Even if Austin were the king of the Kingdom of Yunic, it wouldn't make any difference.
Since he is a latecomer, he can only be "second".
Those who truly established a cooperative pact with Hermes were the "masters".
In other words, even the "Pope" and the "Elf Queen" are only "secondary".
Those who established a cooperative agreement with Hermes were first Principal Arte, then Dark, Professor Sylph, High Priest Bellamy, Bishop Sabrina, and then Ollie and others.
Of the twelve who made significant contributions to the ceremony, only Dark Demon earned Hermes's attention and became a collaborator.
The rest, including Ollie and the others, were just supporting characters.
Only after distinguishing between primary and secondary tasks can everything proceed.
The first thing they did was to establish a code name for the cooperation, namely—the Magic Alliance!
Chapter 1008: The End and the Return Journey (4k)
The meeting lasted until just before dawn.
When I came to my senses, it seemed that the entire meeting had only established one thing: the establishment of the "Magic Alliance".
But once everything that could and should be said had been said, the meeting naturally could not continue.
There was no camaraderie among the various factions, so naturally they scattered as soon as the meeting ended.
However, there are some things that you have to do, no matter how much you hate them.
After the meeting, Duke Ted North extended an invitation to King Austin Clarissa, and the two forces joined together to travel to the Northlands.
At least when they were walking together, they were both smiling.
Dark Dimon, of course, returned to the camp of St. Marian Academy.
Upon entering the camp's conference room, Principal Arte's expression turned serious.
The initial phase of the meeting is a process of determining the opinions of all parties.
Although some people raised objections along the way, the journey went very smoothly overall. Whether it was the "Elf Queen," the "Pope," or even the "King" of the outsiders, they all expressed their full approval of Dark and his companions' trip to the "Heavenly Court." They ultimately decided on the commencement of the "divine ritual," confirming that it was a good thing.
—This setting is crucial.
This means that everyone agrees with this and is aligned in their intentions.
Then, in the middle of the meeting, everyone began to discuss the details of the publicity and promotion of the entire "Shinto ritual".
Since this propaganda campaign involves not only humans but also all subhuman races, the opinions of the elves are of great importance.
The "Elf Queen" suggested that humans and demi-humans be dealt with separately for the time being, and then united after duels became popular.
But Principal Art rejected her proposal outright. The reason was very simple.
While dealing with them separately may be very advantageous in the early stages, both sides will eventually have to unite. In the later stages, this will inevitably lead to a direct confrontation between humans and subhumans.
Although it was limited to the form of "magic duel", it would inevitably lead to a de facto war.
As a consistently neutral party, St. Marian Academy absolutely does not want to see that kind of thing happen.
However, "Pope" Sith Saint Patricis agreed with the "Elf Queen's" proposal.
—War it is, that's exactly what he wants to see! This led to a fierce dispute throughout the meeting, a dispute that remained unresolved until the very end.
The "Elf Queen" and the "Pope" even got into an argument during the meeting.
The "King," who should have been involved, watched the show like an outsider.
If Principal Arte hadn't held the authority over the entire "Shinto Ritual," the decision might have been made on the spot.
Even so, the situation was almost out of control, and the meeting remained deadlocked for a long time.
Dak had assumed that this meeting, which involved a few of the world's top people, would be high-level, but it turned out to be quite different from what he expected.
The meeting escalated to the point where it was almost a full-blown brawl. And the conflict between humans and subhumans was clearly much stronger than he had sensed.
Living in the impartial St. Marian College, it's easy to misjudge this aspect.
However, it should be noted that before entering the Mountain of the Gods, Principal Arte spent most of her time working to quell the conflict between humans and demi-humans.
That was a problem that even she couldn't solve despite her best efforts.
Later, Principal Arte had to change the subject and temporarily put it aside.
The later stages of the meeting mainly involved determining the time and place of the next meeting and the people to be invited.
The time and place are not so important; the key is who to invite and whether you can actually invite them.
There's definitely no problem with the human side.
With the "Pope" and the "King" around, no one, regardless of who they are, can disrespect them.
Their invitations were primarily directed at prophets on the "Star Tower," sages in the City of Knowledge, and powerful nobles.
Of course, they hadn't yet selected any members from their respective factions. At this level, they discussed and drafted a preliminary list, deciding to complete it upon their return.
The problem, however, still lies with the subhuman race.
Although the elves are one of the most powerful races among the demi-human races.
But the word "one of" can never be removed.
Among the subhuman races, the beastmen are undoubtedly the most numerous and the strongest in terms of overall strength.
Therefore, the Elf race does not possess a dominant position among the subhuman races.
They cannot guarantee that they will be able to invite the designated person.
Furthermore, among the demi-human races, there are some races that have a generational feud with the elves, and they certainly wouldn't want to invite those races.
High Priest Bellamy Artemis was a man who could present facts and reason.
However, Queen Vera Artemis was a very willful person at heart. Therefore, the task of inviting the core members of the demi-human race to the meeting could not be entirely left to the elves.
However, apart from the elves, there was no suitable person among those present to whom the matter could be entrusted.
This matter can only be put aside for the time being.
Principal Arte was even considering whether she should personally contact the Orc King.
In short, the whole meeting gave the impression that everyone below was causing trouble, and only Principal Arte was desperately trying to fix things.
Of course, it's also possible that this was intentional. In any case, this meeting was destined to be unpleasant from the moment the uninvited guest, the "King," arrived.
The only good news is that while everyone else was frantically targeting them, Dark Dimon managed to guide them to set up the meeting place in the City of Liberty!
The City of Freedom is the only place in this era that belongs to both human and non-human forces.
Although the City of Freedom is predominantly populated by mixed-race individuals, pure subhumans are actually quite few. However, holding a meeting there would obviously be more readily accepted by the subhuman population than reporting such incidents in other human cities.
As for holding a meeting on the territory of the demi-human race... that's obviously impossible.
Therefore, both sides compromised and agreed to hold the first formal meeting of the "Magic Alliance" in the Free City.
As for the meeting time, it remains undecided.
This mainly involves the timing of some events that have already been made public. These include, for example, the Heroes' Assembly to be convened by the "King," the "Night of Prophecy" at the "Star Tower" on the fifteenth of August, and the Kingdom's scheduled election for councilors... and so on.