Chapter 471: War Between Civilizations

Chapter 471: War Between Civilizations

Bev nodded approvingly at Klopp’s commitment.

She did not even mention anything about allocating resources to Klopp, knowing well that it was unnecessary.

With his wealth and connections within the Magus World alone, Klopp surely had ample resources to attempt a breakthrough to become an overlord.

This Rank Six Peak knight commanded respect from many overmages and overlords in the Magus World.

It was even highly probable that the Magus Alliance would proactively provide all necessary resources for his rise to overlord status—at no cost!

After all, Klopp’s long-standing contributions to the Magus Civilization more than justified such generosity.

Contrary to Bev’s earlier statement, the Western Archipelago did not lack overlords.

In fact, the group of black mages and black knights in the north was also part of this archipelago.

In the south-central region alone, there were several overlords and overmages.

However, the type of overlord Bev referred to was specifically a knight overlord or a soul overmage.

This group had largely relocated to the Eastern Stargazing Heights after Jehovah Nordin returned and established the soul tower there.

Hence, the south-central region of the Western Archipelago currently lacked knights and mages of Rank Seven and above.

There was also an overlord-level knightly order in the Western Archipelago known as the Grand Order of Supreme Knights.

Situated at the heart of the Knight Continent, this Grand Order was a legacy of a Rank Nine entity within the Magus World, establishing itself as the paramount order for countless knights across the realm.

Previously, Klopp had shown little enthusiasm for ascending to a Rank Seven overlord, partly due to his reluctance to disrupt the unique status of the Grand Order of Supreme Knights within the Western Archipelago.

However, spurred by Bev’s persistent encouragement and eloquence, Klopp had now resolved to pursue the overlord realm once again.

The Gallant Federation’s actions were undermining the Magus Civilization’s interests, necessitating a response.

Conversely, it appeared the Gallant Federation had grown weary of the Magus Civilization’s dominant grip on the surrounding star domains for almost two hundred thousand years.

Historically, they were even more powerful than the Magus Civilization. It was only later that the Magus Civilization surpassed them.

The victors were deemed righteous, while the vanquished were painted as villains.

Such was the cruel and realistic nature of this world. The harsh survival laws of the Astral Realm showed little mercy for the weak.

Bev’s mention of a ten-thousand-year timeframe likely anticipated the conflict with the Gallant Federation intensifying and evolving into a full-scale war between these two top civilizations within that period.

Of course, this could happen sooner or later.

Meanwhile, the Eastern Stargazing Heights had been monitoring this situation closely for years, prompted by the Rank Seven soul astrologer, Jehovah Nordin, who delivered a dire prophecy from another star domain.

The prospect of waging war against the Gallant Federation was a significant concern for the Magus Civilization’s leaders.

If a war were to break out with the Gallant Federation, it would be a significant event. After all, they were also a top-tier civilization, not just another large-world entity.

If Master Jehovah Nordin’s ominous prophecy came true during the conflict with the Gallant Federation, could the Magus Civilization end up fighting a war on two fronts?

This possibility was certainly not pleasant news.

It highlighted the double-edged sword of astrology—while it could aid the Magus Civilization in anticipating and mitigating some challenges, it could also create significant dilemmas for its leaders.

Nonetheless, these were considerations for Magus Civilization’s decision-makers like Bev.

Klopp only needed to know when he should have achieved his breakthrough.

“The Gallant Federation and the Rosen Dynasty Civilization are both our old acquaintances. I never thought we would one day be at war with them...” He sighed, perhaps recalling scenes from a distant past.