Chapter 183
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Chapter 183: Title
Only three nations remain intact across Asia—the rest lie shattered by cataclysms. Survivors from perished states have been absorbed as refugees under neighboring administrations, their former sovereignties dissolved entirely into the governance of their adopters.
These Asian microstates now exist in name alone.
Zhongxia, being the most operationally flexible among the trio, assumed control of adjacent territories. Though the displaced populations remain on their native soil, all administrative authority now flows from Zhongxia’s appointed officials.
A curious phenomenon emerged when Zhongxia’s military planted flags and legally affirmed territorial claims: the Huaxia Nine Provinces’ barrier spontaneously expanded, flexibly bypassing lands beyond its civilizational domain.
These absorbed territories became new provinces under Zhongxia’s banner. While immediate parity with core regions proves unfeasible, priorities focus on stabilizing basic sustenance, issuing Identity Cards, and promoting Mandarin acquisition among the integrated populace.
Long influenced by Huaxia’s cultural gravity and now cowed by Zhongxia’s formidable might, the disaster-scarred populations offer no resistance. For those who once yearned to flee calamity by entering Zhongxia, absorption now feels like manna from heaven.
Assimilation remains Huaxia’s ancient specialty—not merely a nation-state but a chameleonic civilization that absorbs foreign elements through cultural osmosis. With enthusiastic public cooperation in this transformative process, even malcontents find rebellion impractical.
India’s exclusion from the surviving trio stems from its unwieldy scale and pre-cataclysm dysfunction—chaos compounded rather than resolved by recent disasters.
As for Western microstates, their plight mirrors Asia’s though less severe, thanks to the holy alliance’s patronage. Protected states retain recovery potential, even profit-making opportunities for the bold.
Non-alliance Western states have largely collapsed, absorbed by capable neighbors. Few possess Zhongxia’s logistical capacity to integrate refugees without infrastructure collapse—a reckless gamble recalling 21st-century Europe’s migration crises.
Capitalist Western powers adhere strictly to profit motives. France and Germany, early adopters of Vatican-aligned theocracy, focus inward—churches now train divine spellcasters through papal devotion.
The Kingdom of England leverages its intact Magic Inheritance and native deities to maintain fragile stability while aiding neighbors against encroaching horrors. Blue Star’s ascension severed Avalon’s connection, stripping territory and magical institutions—leaving the prime minister wig-dependent for public appearances.
Egypt’s death-cult tranquility contrasts sharply with Africa’s chaotic totem deity alliances, which Cairo ignores unless borders are breached.
Thus unfolds the post-cataclysm order.
The nations of Blue Star have been drastically reduced from triple digits to double digits due to recent cataclysms. In terms of true global influence, only a handful retain meaningful power.
Asia’s geopolitical landscape now subtly revolves around Zhongxia’s leadership, though surface-level autonomy persists – nations like Zhongxia, bears, Fusang, and India maintain diplomatic negotiations while being backed by divine patrons. Across the Pacific, America leads its continent through genetic technology supremacy, viewing potential deity manifestations as threats rather than blessings.
Europe remains divided between the Kingdom of England’s faction and the Holy Alliance’s growing coalition, the latter gaining more adherents as England struggles to provide disaster protection. The transformed African continent sees the African Alliance dominate most territories, while Egypt commands neighboring nations through its authentic divine patronage.
Deities across Blue Star have witnessed surging followers, particularly after devout believers demonstrated courage during disasters and were granted divine spells. The static state of the demon web since its initial expansions has left uncovered nations yearning for this magical infrastructure – a spellcasting internet enabling even basic magic through connection.
Three months after Blue Star’s ascension event, brief reactivation of the demon web introduced updated spell lists, sparking widespread envy among uncovered nations including Zhongxia. Though Spiritual Energy permeates all life through mere respiration, true cultivation differs fundamentally from accumulating magical energy for spellcasting.
Zhongxia’s current records show mere hundreds at tier two and just over a thousand tier one practitioners, achievements earned through Battleground trials and victory points. Below innate capacity, practitioners can only activate talismans; true spellcraft begins at ten thousand innate-level users. Yet for a population exceeding a billion, demon web access remains as coveted as elsewhere.
Ye Linlang closed her journal, massaging her temples. She understood Blue Star’s collective desires – some would manifest naturally, others remained futile. The demon web she’d originally created for myth-deprived nations had succeeded against disasters, yet limited initial power confined its reach.
Though she’d planned global expansion through accumulated Fantasy Points, Zhongxia’s emerging magic network rendered this unnecessary. Mutual assistance suited Blue Star’s interconnected fate.
Her contemplations were interrupted by an underling’s distress call through alternate identity channels. "The Underworld?" she murmured, divining the situation before tapping the table in amusement. Zhongxia’s impending drama intrigued her.
Consulting her schedule, she delegated the problem to her subordinate – failure wouldn’t derail greater plans. Discarding her notes, Ye Linlang opened a luminous portal. With Blue Star stable, new actors awaited introduction.
Memories surfaced of capturing Seki as Lilith months prior, only to lose the prisoner during transport when aircraft sabotage forced emergency spatial encapsulation. The time-locked pocket dimension had preserved the crashed plane for months – prolonged neglect risked occupants experiencing temporal displacement.
Lilith’s presence within proved crucial for future intrigues, lest the Demon King himself be inconvenienced. Balancing main objectives with side missions required careful orchestration.
Materializing in a dimensionless gray void, Ye Linlang’s cosmic perspective reduced the suspended aircraft to toy-like proportions beneath her omniscient gaze.
