About five years ago, Adriana found the Elf, and they began to establish a connection.

At this time, the Elf already knew that the digestion of the Demon King's legacy had come to an end; the remaining items were either indigestible or useless in the short term. The new order had been established, and new conflicts were about to unfold. All sides began to seek new allies.

She didn't intend to participate in such conflicts.

The past conflicts left her feeling disheartened.

Perhaps the Snow Elves should just nest in the Northern Lands.

When their ancestors were exiled, why did they choose to remain here instead of going elsewhere? It's better than staying in such an environment. In hindsight, perhaps their ancestors understood that it was this hardship, this barrenness, that was the most precious "barrier." Things without value wouldn't be eyed greedily.

Barrenness is the greatest wealth of ice and snow.

But she knew this mindset would soon be outdated.

Neither the Wise King nor the White Church would have their ambitions satisfied. Anyone who has witnessed the changes in the world over the years can know they are not just about the Human Central Empire and the White Church.

Think about it carefully, and you can understand.

The Demon King once "almost" dominated the world.

But after all, he never truly dominated the world completely.

And as people who defeated the Demon King, what's wrong with them truly dominating the world?

The Hero who defeated the Demon King was dealt with by them — they should stand higher and see further than the Demon King and the Hero. Holding power and authority above the Demon King, since the Demon King has been defeated, they've become relics of the old era. Those people naturally believe, if they can defeat him once, they can defeat him a second time. After digesting the Demon King's legacy, they should be stronger than before.

So, there's no problem.

They have the rightful power to truly rule this world.

Once you occupy all the rich lands, the barren small fragments on the map represent the final accolade. Sooner or later, the armies of humanity will enter this ice and snow.

Thus, she accepted Adriana's aid and began preparations for battle.

The Human Central Empire is called the Human Central Empire because they occupy the world's center.

And besides the Human Central Empire, is there any other Human Empire?

The answer is yes.

Ambitious people don't necessarily obey the Wise King's orders. On the vast lands, there are lives of the Wise King that have never been heard of. Controlling the flow of information in this world isn't too difficult.

Closest to the ice and snow, there is a place called the "Ice and Snow Country."

For most of the relatively weak humans, they cannot penetrate the ice and snow like elves can, so this city is actually closer to the inland. Human civilization is always related to fire and farming, so in this area, they can farm at least half the year. Of course, these years, humans use Magic and Alchemy to solve such issues.

The Ice and Snow Country's food production has been increasing in recent years, and so has their population.

As their "infrastructure" improves, if they dare not move south, the Ice and Snow Country will sooner or later delve deeper into the ice and snow. Humans, despite having short lifespans, given time, always accomplish fearsome feats. The Snow Elves plan to wage war on such a city.

The opportunity has arrived.

If the Miracle Source Adeline establishes the Alchemy Country in Nalune, the Human Central Empire's focus will inevitably be drawn away. This is the Snow Elves' best chance to wage war; otherwise, the Wise King will surely intervene. He won't allow other races to attack humans.

He is the Wise King of humanity.

Adriana will also take action for this reason.

She can't establish a nation like the Alchemist Association—if you need a reason, it's a difference in position.

Magic holds a special phenomenon among humans... which, although anyone can learn Magic, humans use it as a tool to distinguish between high and low social status.

Nobles are allowed to learn intermediate and advanced Magic, while commoners can only learn non-mainstream and elementary Magic, like the Flame Technique. People without status learning high-level Magic is considered a crime, thought to be attempting to steal the nobility's secrets—if you want to learn high-level Magic, you must render merit to become a noble yourself.

But Alchemy is different; it's a technique everyone can learn, although Alchemy places great value on talent. People without talent or imagination can't create anything.

So, besides the White Church, the largest force is the Mage Union, where most members are human nobles, high-ranking nobles.

These nobles, with their great rights in their own country, the Human Central Empire, how could they abandon their current status to establish a new "Magic Country" with you, Adriana? Besides, if a Magic Country is established, where everyone knows Magic... who are the nobles?

Of course, theoretically speaking, the Snow Elf race is also a member of the Mage Association, but on the other hand, can other races' mages serve the humans' mages?

Most people belong to the bottom layer of the Alchemist Association, having the foundation to establish a nation. If the Mage Union does that, it means it wants to destroy the Mage Union.

After all, before she became a member of the Hero's team, Adriana was also a noble.

So what does Adriana plan to do?

The Elf really doesn't know. Frankly speaking, trusting a partner's words and taking action without knowing what they plan to do is very dangerous, but for the Elf, this was the best opportunity.

Because A·Gedora reappeared in the world.

And not just simply appeared; he extravagantly summoned the Hero's Sword.

Many people think the crisis facing the church now is Charlette's massacre of the Lizardman Kingdom, which will expose the Wise King's and White Church's ugly ambitions to the world—but as rulers, who doesn't know the ambitions of the Wise King and White Church?

The biggest problem is, that Hero, he still can summon the Hero's Sword.

You must know, many years ago on that night, the Human Central Empire and the White Church claimed, "The Hero's Sword no longer acknowledges the Hero's existence, he has been forsaken by God. He is no longer that Hero."

But see, the Hero effortlessly summoned the Hero's Sword and even intended to stab the Saintess Charlette with it.

God's legitimacy has changed, which for many rulers of the world is the most crucial thing.

To put it plainly, if Charlette hadn't ultimately called down God's will to survive, proving she was also a saint acknowledged by God—the foundation of the White Church would already be shaking.

If God acknowledges the Hero but not your family's Saintess, then you have a big problem.

Charlette stepping down as Saintess offers an explanation, which is already the best outcome for now.

Everyone's still holding back, isn't that just waiting?

How many more are waiting in the world?

Waiting for that former Hero to step forward. Waiting for him to express his will.

The Elf could roughly understand Adeline's thoughts, that if Gedora doesn't intend to act, then let her—since he's reappeared in the world, he likely has made up his mind over the years.

The decisions and choices he couldn't make in the past...

They want to lay the choice in front of him again. Let him once more make his decision.

This time, will he choose?

Who will he choose?

"Since the preparations are complete, let's set out—launch a surprise attack on the Ice and Snow Country, and decide victory in one battle. Minimize losses and casualties."

The Elf stepped into the ice and snow.

A terrifying aura radiated from her body, and before she'd even touched the ice and snow, it began to melt.

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