Captain Tie Zhu continued, "The army led by the Destroyer, Black Gate, aimed directly at the Eternal Star Palace where His Majesty the King resided. They took advantage of the moment when the troops stationed on the Eternal Body were heavily deployed to support the Mo Palace and quickly gained the upper hand on the battlefield of the Eternal Body. It was only then that we realized the Mastanians were using a strategy of luring the tiger out of the mountain. However, due to the ongoing battle on the Mo Body and the fact that the Mastanians had taken control of the other end of the rainbow tunnel leading from the Mo Body to the Eternal Body, our troops on the Mo Body were unable to rush to support the battlefield on the Eternal Body."
"Although the Eternal Star Palace also had a protective shield, it was severely weakened during the Great Explosion, leading to its quick breach under the joint attack of Black Gate and another formidable commander. Subsequently, the Eternal Body fell to the Mastanians, and our great King Erl became their captive."
Sighing, Captain Tie Zhu continued, "Alas! After King Erl was captured, Black Gate used him as a hostage to demand the withdrawal of all our remaining troops stationed on the Eternal Body to the Mo Body, while simultaneously ordering the trapped Mastanian forces on the Mo Body to withdraw to the Eternal Body. At the same time, he demanded we sign a ceasefire agreement. Due to the sudden increase in strength of the Mastanians during this surprise attack, Her Majesty the Queen realized that continuing the fight under such circumstances would only worsen our situation. Therefore, to ensure the safety of King Erl and to give us a chance to regroup, Her Majesty reluctantly agreed to the Destroyer's proposal, temporarily surrendering control of the Eternal Body to those beasts."
"Do you really just hand over the Eternal Body to the Mastanians so easily?" Hao Yun asked somewhat puzzled, because in his view, although the King of Eternal Mo Star was important, sacrificing an entire star body to save him seemed too great a price. Moreover, even if the people of Eternal Mo Star did so, their king was still in the hands of the Mastanians.
While Captain Tie Zhu understood Hao Yun's thoughts, he emphasized, "After all, the royal family of Eternal Mo Star has received personal blessings from the divine realm, so they have long become a symbol of the people of Eternal Mo Star. If we lose the existence of the King and Queen, the people of Eternal Mo Star will lose their last reliance and spiritual support. In that case, we would truly be left with no way out when facing the Mastanians."
"Moreover, although Eternal Mo Star survived the Great Explosion, the drastic reduction in the number of its people means that we actually do not have enough manpower and resources to defend every corner of Eternal and Mo Stars perfectly. Therefore, with our forces too dispersed, our garrisons around the area also find it extremely difficult to resist the Mastanians' large-scale attacks, now that the Mastanians have controlled the entrance and exit on one side of the Eternal Body. As a result, the Mastanians could simply close the door and massacre the people of Eternal Mo Star who remain on the Eternal Body at will. Therefore, we not only have to ensure the safety of the King but also rescue as many of the people of Eternal Mo Star from the Eternal Body as possible, so that we still have a chance to fight back against the Mastanians in the future. Hence, Her Majesty the Queen had no choice but to reluctantly agree to the Destroyer's proposal to sign this treaty, for now."
From the current situation of the people of Eternal Mo Star and their strategies for dealing with the enemy in the future, the Queen's choice was understandable. Therefore, Dao Lao gestured for the discussion on this topic to end and shifted the conversation, saying, "It seems that the assault has also greatly depleted the Mastanians. Otherwise, they wouldn't have voluntarily requested a ceasefire. This also means that you haven't lost the opportunity to counterattack against the Mastanians."
Captain Tie Zhu nodded in agreement with Dao Lao's view and said, "Yes, Lord Dao. We also believe that the so-called ceasefire agreement proposed by the Destroyer is just a ploy to buy time. Therefore, after entering a ceasefire with the Mastanians, Her Majesty the Queen initiated an incredibly powerful formation to gather the remaining divine power on the Mo Body and construct a canopy shield over the Mo Body to prevent the Mastanians from tearing up the treaty and launching another attack on us. Additionally, this canopy made of divine power can also inflict damage on the Mastanians still hiding on the Mo Body, preventing them from launching an attack on the Mo Body in conjunction with the troops on the Eternal Body."
"Dome shield? I didn't expect your Queen to have such a move up her sleeve. But if that's the case, why didn't she launch this large formation early on? In that case, wouldn't it be impossible for those Mastanians to continue surviving on Eternal Mo Star?" Dream Jia expressed surprise at the Queen's strength while also raising her own question.
Captain Tie Zhu sighed softly, "Ah, Her Majesty also wanted to do that! Her Majesty had been preparing to launch this formation all along. However, the problem is that although Her Majesty is powerful, it's not something that can be accomplished overnight to gather the remaining divine power on Eternal Mo Star and launch such a powerful defensive formation. Furthermore, Her Majesty also launched the canopy shield to protect the Mo Body under inadequate preparation, which exhausted her even more, leaving her with no energy to launch another formation to protect the Eternal Body!" Dream Jia sighed softly at Captain Tie Zhu's explanation, acknowledging the validity of his reasoning. Captain Tie Zhu then continued, "Of course, despite us entering a ceasefire, not everything is calm. Because we and the Mastanians only tacitly avoid large-scale conflicts during this period, the Mastanians still take every opportunity to engage in small skirmishes with us. This makes it even clearer to us that the Mastanians' so-called ceasefire is only temporary, and sooner or later, they will launch another large-scale attack on the Mo Body."
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"So, we also began to take some proactive actions to harass the Eternal Body, looking for opportunities to infiltrate the Eternal Palace and seize the chance to rescue His Majesty the King. Otherwise, the Mastanians, who will eventually tear up the ceasefire agreement, would have killed the King sooner or later. Unfortunately, the three of you also noticed it. Faced with the heavily guarded defense of the Mastanians and the three layers of uncontrolled defense formations outside the star body, it was very difficult for us to enter the Eternal Body, let alone sneak into the Eternal Palace to rescue the King. If it weren't for the fortunate encounter with you three, our attempt this time would have undoubtedly ended in failure." With that, Captain Tie Zhu once again cast a grateful glance at Hao Yun and the others.
Then, Captain Tie Zhu expressed his concern, "What worries us most now is that if we continue to delay like this, the Mastanians may gain the ability to break through the dome shield before Her Majesty the Queen completes its construction. Once this happens, the people of Eternal Mo Star will really be in big trouble! In fact, with the Mastanians' strength recovering, their harassment near the rainbow tunnel has become more frequent, and our garrison and dome shield have been under tremendous pressure. Damn it!"
Hao Yun and the others didn't expect the situation on Eternal Mo Star to be even worse than imagined. The fact that the King of Eternal Mo Star had become a captive of the Mastanians was shocking. For a country still under constitutional monarchy and whose king had received blessings from true gods, the King meant more to them than just a ruler with all powers concentrated in one person. Therefore, it's imaginable how huge the impact would be on the morale of the people of Eternal Mo Star after their king was captured by the enemy. Once the people of Eternal Mo Star lost their king, once the situation developed more seriously, the people of Eternal Mo Star might really become like a sandcastle, collapsing completely under the Mastanians' massive invasion.
Captain Tie Zhu seemed to sense the concern in the minds of the three priests and hurriedly said, "Actually, our situation is not as bad as imagined. Although His Majesty the King was unfortunately captured, fortunately, we still have Her Majesty the Queen to oversee the overall situation. It's precisely because of Her Majesty the Queen's wise leadership that we, the people of Eternal Mo Star, can maintain stability in our military morale and continue to organize effective counterattacks against the Mastanians' harassment."
Hao Yun noticed that Captain Tie Zhu and the soldiers behind him would emit a bright light in their eyes every time they mentioned their Queen. Even though they were sitting, they would unconsciously straighten up their bodies, showing enough respect for their Queen.
"It seems that your Queen is also an outstanding heroine with outstanding talent and charisma!" Dream Jia couldn't help but exclaim at the respectful attitude shown by Captain Tie Zhu and his men.
Then, after some thought, Dream Jia couldn't help but ask with some concern, "But your King has been a captive of the Mastanians for so long, aren't you worried that he will be used as a host by the Mastanians to nurture new Mastanians? After all, that group of Mastanians is completely untrustworthy bloodthirsty demons."
"No way! That's absolutely impossible!" Captain Tie Zhu replied resolutely.
"Why is it impossible?" Dream Jia asked puzzled.
"Because King Erl has a protective shield bestowed by Her Majesty the Queen. With this protective shield, His Majesty the King will not be subjected to any attacks from the Mastanians. Moreover, the Shaba Dome, which symbolizes the King's life, is still flourishing, indicating that His Majesty the King is still safe." Captain Tie Zhu answered.
"Shaba Dome? What's that? Oh? By the way, isn't your King called Oligai? Why did he become Erl—?" At this point, Hao Yun also asked, but before he could finish his words, he immediately sensed that he might have touched on some sensitive topics with his mindless questioning, so he quickly stopped asking and gave Captain Tie Zhu an apologetic smile.
Captain Tie Zhu did not feel dissatisfied with Hao Yun's abrupt question, but answered with a sad expression, "Ah, it's because our great King Oligai fell in the first divine battle launched by the Mastanians against us after the Great Explosion. After the fall of the great King Oligai, Prince Erl, as the first successor, inherited the throne and became the new King of Eternal Mo Star. Although King Erl's leadership is still inadequate, he can only lead the people of Eternal Mo Star to resist the Mastanians' attacks barely. Fortunately, before the fall of King Oligai, he had inflicted great damage on the Destroyer, Black Gate, during the divine battle after the Great Explosion, forcing the Mastanians to retreat to protect their master, and also avoiding them from dealing us the most destructive blow while our morale was low after the fall of King Oligai."
"We express our condolences for the fall of your planet's King." Upon hearing this information, Hao Yun hurriedly bowed as a token of mourning and respect for King Oligai, and also apologized to Captain Tie Zhu and his party for his earlier thoughtless remarks.
After Captain Tie Zhu and his party returned the ceremonial gesture to Hao Yun, Captain Tie Zhu continued, "Although King Erl's leadership is still somewhat inadequate, fortunately, he is accompanied by an equally great Queen, Queen Antanilis. With the immense help of Queen Antanilis, King Erl quickly brought the tumultuous Eternal Mo Star back on track after the Great Explosion and the invasion by the Mastanians, and in a short time, led us to form a force to counterbalance the Mastanians and successfully defeated the initial attacks launched by the Mastanians against us."
Due to Captain Tie Zhu's particularly respectful tone when mentioning their Queen, Hao Yun and the others could clearly feel that the prestige of the Queen, Antanilis, was likely far higher in the hearts of these Eternal Mo Star soldiers than that of King Erl.
"So, what is the Shaba Dome?" To avoid the atmosphere being overly heavy and affecting the mood again, Dao Lao quickly changed the subject and asked.
"The Shaba Dome is a spiritual tree planted by King Panshi Feng, the leader of the Wind Speaker family, who was the first king of Eternal Mo Star and established the civilization of the Eternal Mo Star people. It grows in the Eternal Palace. The Shaba Dome serves three purposes: first, to witness the historic moment when the Eternal Mo Star people become the rulers of this planet; second, to admonish the royal descendants that they are the reliance of the Eternal Mo Star people and must do everything in their power, even at the cost of their lives, to defend the peace and tranquility of Eternal Mo Star; third, if the King of Eternal Mo Star meets with an accident, the corresponding Shaba Flower will wither, and at the same time, as a decree to the world, a new Shaba Flower will bloom for the new king who ascends to the throne, indicating the transition of royal power," replied Captain Tie Zhu.