The New Era Arrives: Giant World

Chapter 24 The Remnants of the Eldian Empire Grow Stronger

Following the conclusion of that harrowing and devastating imperial war, two prominent families among the three empires faced a difficult choice: they needed to select new leaders from within their own families to manage national affairs. After careful consideration, they ultimately chose two candidates—one a person of exceptional talent and outstanding performance in all aspects to serve as the administrator; the other a highly regarded and exceptional individual, entrusted with the responsibility of wielding power and given full support to stabilize the situation.

However, this war between empires dealt a heavy blow to the three empires, causing immense losses to their strength and armies. In stark contrast, the Marley Empire rose to prominence during the war, its power reaching its zenith, and its army becoming even stronger. More importantly, the Marley Empire successfully acquired the power of eight Titans with highly complete racial bloodlines from the Eldian ancient imperial family. This series of factors propelled the Marley Empire to become the undisputed hegemon of the world, establishing its supreme status. As time passed, the three empires gradually recovered from their devastating losses, while simultaneously increasing their investment in technology and other areas, bringing their empires to their peak. Meanwhile, the Marley Empire's rulers and administrators, having acquired the power of six Titans with highly complete racial bloodlines from the Eldian ancient imperial family, only improved daily life and corrected and improved systems, implicitly condoning their power as long as it didn't go too far. At the same time, the people of the Marley Empire became increasingly arrogant and disdainful of those inferior to them. As time passed, one of the eight members of the Eldian Ancient Empire's Imperial Family, possessing the power of a Titan with a highly complete racial bloodline, disappeared. Furthermore, with the spread of a revised history to the descendants of people around the world, the actions of the Eldian people's descendants were amplified, labeling them as descendants of demons. Thus, the Mara Empire gathered most of the descendants of the Eldian Ancient Empire and established a small nation called the Eldian Kingdom. However, all resources were used resources, with only a few reusable ones. The development of the Eldian Empire and its military were facilitated. Meanwhile, the remaining descendants of the ancient Eldian Empire lived a precarious existence hidden in the shadows of the three empires, with low survival rates and many deaths. With the help of some usable resources from the Marley Empire, the Eldian Empire managed to barely function. The Marley Empire maintained this facade, establishing strict systems to regulate the Eldian people and deepening their education so they would deeply remember that their survival was due to the Marley Empire's assistance, allowing them to live in the open rather than in the hardships of hiding. As time passed, a carefully selected individual and his confidants, chosen by the 145th generation of the ancient Eldian Empire, disguised themselves as the Hero King and his army after the great battle. They infiltrated the shadows to help the lowly Eldian people within the empire. Simultaneously, they secretly gathered members of the ancient Eldian Empire and carefully selected individuals to preach the correct history of the world to them. They told them that the 145th generation of the ancient Eldian Empire was atoning for the sins of the first ancient Eldian Emperor and that when their race faced a world-ending crisis, a new ancient ruler of the ancient Eldian Empire would appear to restore world order. Therefore, all they needed to do now was accumulate power. As time went by, the remaining forces of the ancient Eldian Empire in the shadows slowly grew in various countries. Meanwhile, the confidants of the ancient Eldian Empire carefully selected people to serve as the open leaders of the empire in middle and lower-middle positions. These people were Alan Kruger, Pym Fingel, Majer Galliad, Mahad Grice, Jax Leonard, Ledger Brown, Atum Deba, and Nick Hoover. Meanwhile, they used special items left behind by the 145th generation of ancient emperors of the Eldian Empire to legitimize their identities and positions within the empire. This continued for thirteen years. As the power of the ancient Eldian Empire grew in the shadows, they had spies throughout the empire and in various positions. During these thirteen years, they married eight members of the ancient Eldian imperial family who possessed highly complete racial bloodlines and were heirs to the power of the Titans. With the help of their trusted confidants in the shadows, although they outwardly treated these eight members of the ancient Eldian imperial family who possessed highly complete racial bloodlines and were heirs to the power of the Titans, they lived in harmony in secret. Thus, they had children in the shadows: Griffith Krueger, Pimmy Finger, Magni Galliad, Rem Brown, Willa Deiba, and Bertholdt Hoover. From a young age, they were taught the correct history of the world and to be patient and wait for the appearance of a new ancient emperor of the Eldian Empire to lead the restoration of world order. Thus, as their mother was dying, she was brought back to the Empire and entrusted to a few of the most loyal Marleyan soldiers, chosen for their exceptional abilities, to inherit the full power of the Titans within her. In this way, their respective fathers, hiding their hatred, increased the power of the ancient Eldian Empire in secret. At the same time, they told their children, who were hiding in the shadows, that their mother had gone to a faraway place and that she would watch over their growth and suffering from afar. It was then that their respective fathers began to cultivate them diligently in secret, enabling them to reach an excellent level in all aspects. From that moment on, the children carried the expectations of their mother and father and forged ahead bravely. One day, Alan Kruger, a mid-ranking figure in the Marleyan Empire, arrived at a strategic location in Eldia where Marleyan troops were stationed. After a meeting with local dignitaries, he saw two children and expelled them. The Marleyan troops felt insulted that two children had entered such an important place, causing them to lose face in front of the mid-ranking and high-ranking Marleyan figures. Several days later, after identifying the two children, the Marleyan troops stationed at the strategic location instructed their children to use their trained dogs to brutally attack the two children one night. They then had the children use the dogs to throw the two severely injured children into a river to drift away. One of the severely injured children managed to survive thanks to his strong will. However, the other child, severely injured, could not withstand the strain and lost consciousness. The next day, the severely injured child survived thanks to his strong will and was saved by a skilled doctor. Under the doctor's care, the severely injured child recovered to normal and regained his mobility within a few days. A few days later, the recovered child asked about the other child, and the skilled doctor said, "I found you. You are still breathing, but the other child has already stopped breathing." At the same time, the skilled doctor said, "Please observe a moment of silence." After saying this, he asked where the child lived and took him home.