Chapter 527
"…We could actually try talking things out . For example, the possibility of the undead coexisting with the living, the future of the Tark Republic, the fact that I have a wonderful world of my own you could use where there's no conflict whatsoever…"
I wasn't lying to Conservation at all when I'd told her this earlier . Not only had I considered the possibility of making a peace agreement with the undead Tark Republic, I even considered giving the undead enough land of their own for an entire "dimension" .
"The Land of Spring . This land isn't a part of Eich, but no matter if it's population, future potential, or resources, it's in no way inferior to Eich at all . "
That was right, now that a new Cycle of Reincarnation had begun replacing the old, then it would be far too much of a waste to have the Land of Spring remain as simply a sub-dimension of Hell . Since the Titans were now the guardians of that land, they gained the power of Creation there and allowed the Land of Spring to freely develop . The Land of Spring was now more than one hundred times larger than when it'd been created seven years ago .
The Land of Spring had the favor of its Creator . It also had "hard-working" guardians working on its construction, and all sorts of Gods of various Divine Concepts . However, the Gods there followed the divine law of Hell that they wouldn't directly interfere with the mortals' world . Thanks to the God of Four Seasons, making it so that all four seasons were like spring there was quite an easy task . In that magical world, it was also quite easy to have artificial rain and perfect wind whenever desired to help the crops . Thanks to such factors, agricultural crops were produced at a ridiculous pace . It would be no exaggeration to say that watermelons larger than pigs were quite common .
From a certain standpoint, since the climate was perfect and the soil was fertile, and even the crops' growth was a number that could be easily modified, how much land could be developed would depend on how daring people were .
The Land of Spring had been originally intended as a makeshift Noah's Ark to escape from Armageddon in . But now that Hell had been successfully established, the Land of Spring became a paradise land . Even I hadn't expected that this land would develop to such a degree with Wumianzhe ruling and the True Gods seriously working .
"…It's truly such a pity . If it wasn't for that damned Holy War, just how much could Eich have developed over the millennia…?"
[…So it's all my fault?]
Back when I'd received the report on the Land of Spring's progress, I made such an offhand comment, which caused Astrya to ignore me for two full months . She had remained abnormally silent for all that time .
Even though Hell's new Cycle of Reincarnation sent the reincarnated newborns directly into the Land of Spring, and even though this new world was growing at an exponential rate, it still wasn't enough . First of all, a slow and long growth period would be required before all the newborns would mature into adult workforce . Countless parents would also be needed to look after them… Although this sounded ridiculous, since the population ratio in the Land of Spring was tilted far too much in favor of newborns right now, taking care of all the children became one of the most important jobs in the Land of Spring, making the already insufficient amount of adult workforce even more lacking .
A brand-new world would require a limitless amount of new population . Helping residents from Eich to immigrate to the Land of Spring was something on my to-do list already .
"Even the undead have desires . Don't tell me that you're here in Eich's mortal plane for a simple vacation . "
I played a memory crystal for Conservation, showing her the ever-expanding Land of Spring . These were all real scenes as it would be impossible to fake anything in front of an existence as powerful as Conservation .
"I can understand what the Senators of your Tark Republic wish for . But, could you please consider the possibility of coexisting peacefully…?"
In the end, the great majority of warfare in the world would be for the sake of the country or the people's benefits . Bastards who started wars over personal grudges or ambitions would either be tyrants or idiots, and would typically meet a gruesome end .
The Senators of the Tark Republic were no idiots . I had already learned from Aso's memories that the various Senators all had different ways of thinking . Some Senators hoped to return to the mortal plane, while others were completely content with living in the Death Planes . And, I also knew that Conservation was part of the neutral faction, and had only joined the "return to Eich" undead faction due to Aso's invitation .
And, returning to the mortal plane, to the extent of even stirring up bloodshed and warfare, wasn't simply for the sake of obtaining flesh and souls like most people thought . That way of thinking would be an insult to an Undead Emperor .
While large amounts of flesh and souls would indeed be useful to regular low-level and high-level undead, Undead Emperors would never lack for flesh and souls as resources . To them, such resources were limitless since if they needed more, they only needed to send subordinates to gather flesh and blood for them . It wasn't only demons that attacked and conquered entire planes, after all .
"…I respect everyone's loyalty and belief in the Tark Republic . But, the very concept of a republic is about the power being held by the people, isn't it? Why is it necessary for us to fight to the death?"
That was right . The Undead Emperors who weren't interested in returning to Eich could be called the practical faction as well . In that case, the Undead Emperors like Aso who desired to return, even if it meant warring against the Gods, were actually a bunch of idealists who were the biggest patriots of the Tark Republic .
"If we of the Tark Republic are scattered amongst the countless Death Planes, allowing us to gradually age and reach the end throughout the long ages, who will still remember the Tark Republic after millions of years? Who will remember our seniors who developed the Tark Republic for us in the frontier age?"
This was quite a real worry as there was no such thing in the world as an eternal kingdom . Even after the Tark Republic's destruction, the Senators's still being able to keep in loose contact with each other was only because of the unique nature of the flourishing undead magic in the Tark Republic at the time . Seeing how many Undead Emperors were no longer interested in returning, many of the original ancient Senators were no longer loyal to the former Tark Republic . And, even more common was that many of the original Senators had already perished for various reasons .
Any country and people's inheritance would require the new to replace the old . The old would always disappear one day, and the new generation would always replace the old . Aso and the other Undead Emperors naturally understood such simple logic . But in their eyes, there was only one path for reviving the Tark Republic…
"…It's a beautiful dream to revive the Tark Republic, but it doesn't have to be revived in Eich . The Land of Spring has plenty of empty land that's more than sufficient for you all to reconstruct a grand new Tark Republic . I can even open it and allow immigration so that you can have new citizens that are living . "
The conditions I offered would be exactly what the "Return Faction" Undead Emperors wanted most . They believed that the only possibility for reviving the Tark Republic was to conquer a land of the living, and then absorb the living into its own ranks to teach and continue the Tark Republic's past inheritances, culture, spirit, and knowledge . That would revive the ancient Tark Republic in the mortal plane once more, causing these still waters which hadn't stirred for millennium to start flowing once more .
Meanwhile, my suggestion to immigrate to my Land of Spring would complete the revival of the Tark Republic in a different way . The main difference would merely be that it wouldn't be revived in the world of Eich .
My suggestion caused Conservation to fall silent as this matter was far too serious . Even she had to seriously consider the possibility of what I suggested .
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