"That's everything for the attack plan," said a young man from the Brazilian Region with glasses before looking at Edward and Olivier. He dressed in an old-fashioned way from the old era–with a suit and tie.
"I don't see any problem," said Edward. Based on his limited knowledge of war tactics, he saw no problem with the plan for the final battle. All the people present in this War Room were the brightest military minds of the Empire, so he trusted their judgment.
"Anything else?"
"We have never received any final say on whether the final battle with Guzznad will be a live broadcast?" asked an elderly man.
"The answer is no," replied Edward, and no one asked. As smart as they were, they understood there must be some secrets for the Emperor to hide the final battle. However, they were the people in the Empire with the highest security level, if there was something that even they could not know, then they did not want to know.
And their assumption was correct. Edward feared the Netheril would be revealed during his battle with Guzznad. If the people knew the Empire already had Tier 10 technology and could have easily ended this terrible war, all the effort they spent to create a positive image of a savior would be destroyed.
So, his battle with Guzznad will be recorded and edited before released to the public.
"Is there anything else?"
Everyone shook their heads, so the plan of action for this war was finalized. Edward proceeded to salute all these people, watching them leave. Then, he looked at his wife, Olivier.
"Aren't you going to say anything?"
"I don't have anything to say."
"Really?"
"If you have something to say, get on with it," she scoffed.
"Dear, we are immortal god-like beings," said Edward nonchalantly. "We have evolved beyond the point of using passive-aggressiveness to show our emotions. If you have a problem, use your words so we can communicate."
Olivier closed the screen before her, "My problem is with you."
'That's obvious,' thought Edward, but he did not dare utter these words. Instead, he listened patiently.
"I have no problem with your womanizing ways; you can sleep with as many women you want, and I don't care," said Olivier. "However, I thought the word 'wife' would mean something to you.
"However, you seem to be collecting them like Pokemon.'
'Why the hell did I teach her such a reference?' thought Edward despite remaining calm on the surface.
"Every time you bring someone back, I feel like you cheapen the bond you have with me and the others; it's like our marriage means nothing to you."
Edward did not say anything as he pondered her words; he took her concerns very seriously. He had realized something about him, about his relationship with his wife.
His initial attraction to them is rooted in a deep desire for possessiveness. Although he grew to love them after spending time with them and getting to know their true self, his attraction to them after their first meeting originated from his past life on Primordial Earth.
In his first life, these women were out of his reach. He lusted after them but knew he could never acquire them since they were 2D creatures and because he felt he could never pull women of this caliber.
However, after his reincarnation, he became handsome, rich, suave, and powerful. So, after coming into contact with some of them, he could not control his lust.
So, because of these deep-rooted desires, he could not control himself and brought them to his harem. And as Olivier said, his actions cheapen the bond he has with his previous wives.
Edward took a moment to think of all his wives, especially the time spent together. He spent a lot of time with his wives up to Olivier. He even grew old with her, spending decades as a couple.
However, Wiz and Tsunade were different. Their encounter was brief. Although there was a spark between them, it was far from the level of marriage. In some ways, their union is more like a political marriage.
"You're right. My actions have been too much," said Edward as he exhaled out loud. "I need better self-control."
He realized he should be more sensitive to his wives and family. Otherwise, his womanizing ways might cause real trouble one day.
Olivier leaned back on her chair, sighing: "Although I would love to hear you would stop, I guess I'll accept this for now."
Stop womanizing? Edward did not think he had the strength to do such a thing. The best he can do is control himself and not allow his ways to affect his family.
"I acknowledge my fault, now, it's your turn," said Edward, looking at her.
"I didn't do anything."
"You know you went too far by having your people monitor Wiz and Tsunade," added Edward, looking directly into her eyes. Olivier sighed:
"I could not escape the irrational fear in my mind," she explained. "Someone, I could not remove the idea that you would abandon me, handing all my power to them."
She knew Edward would never do such a thing with his personality, but these thoughts consumed her mind. So, she made a stupid decision.
"You know I would never do this."
"I do, but I couldn't help it."
Edward sighed, "Once this war is over, we will all go to Family Therapy. It should be of great help to our marriage."
"That may not be a bad idea," nodded Olivier. "However, it might be hard to find someone willing to take us on."
Being the therapist of the royal family will involve many secrets, and most people do not want to go down this rabbit hole. After all, if these secrets leaked, they probably wouldn't survive.
"I'm sure someone is daring enough. If not, we will use Artificial Intelligence."
"Alright."
After this conversation, the cog that is the Empire began to spin. The media went into a frenzy as propaganda for the final battle was everywhere. Edward did not even try to hide it.
The people were happy as this war, which went on for close to ten years, was on the verge of ending.
People wished for peace, especially in the fast-developing Empire. Although war is good for technological development, it's mostly in the military sector.
The Empire has just entered an age where everybody can have magical abilities. So, everybody wished for peace so they could develop and prosper to new heights.
As such, only a few people who used this war to rise in status or amass great wealth wished for this war to continue. The majority of citizens cannot wait for news of the Empire's victory against Guzznad.
Additionally, this war has other symbolic meanings–besides the fact the entire Milky Way will soon be under the Empire's control. This war is the first battle against the Gods, so they must win no matter what.
Edward has already secretly poisoned or brainwashed the population to disdain or have enmity with the Gods.
So, many people were waiting for Guzznad's capture and his possible dissection on a live broadcast.
As such, under the overwhelming support of the people, the final battle finally started.
The first step of this war was the Galaxy Protection Fog. The Empire released the fog to surround the entire Milky Way Galaxy. The main purpose of the fog was not to isolate the Gods from the outside or to prevent Guzznad from blackmailing the Empire.
Its main purpose was to isolate the space of the Milky Way, preventing Guzznad or anyone else from opening portals to other planes. With this method, the Empire effectively cut off Guzznad's support from the Abyss Plane or any other planes he may have conquered.
Without any backup and complete isolation, the Empire strikes back. The second step was to render the greatest advantage of the undead obsolete–their large number.
The Empire finally deployed clone legions.
The use of clones has been minimal during this war. The main reason is the controversy over using them as cannon fodders in war, not treating them like humans even though they have a soul.
Many people protested, asking to pass laws to stop manufacturing clones or give them the rights of normal citizens. The voices of these people were loud at the beginning of the war.
However, after countless casualties and the media manipulation of the Empire, their support quickly dwindled when the narrative changed to the fact that so many lives could have been saved if clones had been allowed to be used.
Now, with very little resistance, the Empire finally deployed clones. Undead turned all life they encountered into one of their minds, hence why they are such a catastrophe to all races and civilizations.
However, such a tactic became useless after Guzznad occupied half of the galaxy. His army was vast. Sadly, his number could not compare to the Empire's factory that manufactured clones like they were objects.
After these clones are created, a machine instills a vast amount of knowledge into their mind to increase their Soul Power. Then, their bodies are strengthened through genetic manipulation before injecting a vast quantity of mana into them.
With Edward's new enchantment and control of the Mana Grid, there was plenty of mana to go around.
So, a terrifying legion swept Guzznad's territory. Like the undead, the clones were programmed to have no fear, feel no pain, and execute all given orders. Furthermore, their souls contained seals to prevent Guzznad from turning them into undead.
In other words, Guzznad kept losing more troops without ways to generate more.
The Empire had another advantage over Guzznad's troops–technology. Myriad fleets flew to different parts of the galaxy, conquering one Star System after another.
Most of Guzznad's ships could not be considered spaceships. Sure, they could travel in space, but they did not have things like cannons, missiles, torpedoes, plasma guns, etc.
So, the Empire's tactic was swift and effective. They would bombard the planets until the undead were incapacitated and unable to move. Then, they would land and use the newly developed method to discover Guzznad's core followers through the amount of faith they released.
Most of Guzznad's core believers or followers will be executed or captured for interrogation. Meanwhile, the people he forcibly turned into undead during this war and did not have time to become hardcore followers will be captured and returned to the Empire.
Then, these people will go through rehabilitation from Bellatrix's Department, where the Death Staff will be used to revert them to their former selves.
If the process fails, the undead will still be integrated into the Empire since Wiz has been on a campaign for acceptance for all undead. By now, most people are now used to undead being a daily part of life.
With these methods and advantages, the Empire took less than two weeks to take a vast amount of Guzznad's territory. So, Edward went from controlling half of the galaxy to controlling two-thirds.
By then, the Blitzkrieg-like tactic used by the Empire had become less effective; Guzznad had responded. He used one of the few advantages he had–high-level powerhouses.
Guzznad had countless Tier 8 Undead under his control, while Edward and the Starskin Queen were currently the only two Tier 8 Arcanists of the Empire.
Unfortunately for the Death God, the Empire's tactician anticipated this possibility and prepared.
The first way to deal with this problem was sending the Tier 8 Golems. These golems were created using a large quantity of Mana from the Mana Grid and a new soul technology.
The Empire could not now raise a soul to any Tier by instilling a large amount of knowledge into it. Previously, such a soul would collapse by the time they reached Tier 5. But, now, they could maintain these unstable souls through control of their Soul Flame.
The result was these golems. Although they could only survive 3-5 years before the artificial soul collapsed, this time was more than enough for this war.
The second method the Empire used to make up for the gap in Tier 8 Powerhouse was one of Hermione's inventions.
From his Konosuba Voyage, Edward created Arcane Sparks that allowed Arcanists to condense their Karma and use it as Empowerment. After activating the spark, an Arcanist might cast a spell a Tier above their level.
Hermione–who was studying karma–created a way to gather the negative karma or sins created by the undead and condensed them into crystals. With these Karma Crystals, a Tier 7 Arcanist can use Empowerment to cast Tier 8 Spells, thus gaining the advantage in battle.
With these advantages, the Empire slowly took over Guzznad's territory. The war could not be won easily to not raise an eyebrow. So, after the previous Blitzkrieg Tactic, things proceeded slowly.
It took more than a year before Guzznad only had five Star Systems remaining, defending them as their last line of defense.
During this year-long battle, only a few interesting things occurred. The first one was Guzznad shutting off his Defensive Treasure and trying to break the fog; he failed.
The second was that the Death God finally realized the importance of technology and tried to build himself a proper fleet for this war. Alas, the Intelligence Department and Divination Sector discovered his method.
Then, Olivier's previous elite team, when she was in the military, succeeded in a dangerous mission where they infiltrated the base of Guzznad's research, destroying it before escaping.
Edward was very happy with this mission because the Ninjas participated and were instrumental in the success.
The last interesting aspect of this war was Guzznad creating three more Tier 9 clones, trying to use the number advantage to win. Sadly, Edward did not show up, as Dumbledore, Rowena, and Snape used the floating cities to destroy them.
Finally, Edward's Netheril arrived at Guzznad's last territory, ready for the final confrontation that would end this war.
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