Fallen Angel Empire/Story

## Food source

Tim said, "By the way, I have another news for master. The patriarch of the Karon Family, Legu, asked for a resignation from Regent Obsidian due to his only son, Alan's death. However, Obsidian rejected his resignation and personally went to appease him. To quell the anger of the Karon Family, Obsidian revoked Sergey's position as the deputy general of Red Demon Legion (赤魔军团) and ordered him to reflect behind the closed door. Also, Obsidian withdrew some of the military power of Sergey's father, the second general of the empire, Doron, and gave it to Karon Family's representative in the military, Zoff. In addition, the Dark Moon Estate was also implicated for not being able to find out the trace of Beelzebub Royal Family and allowing a matter like this to happen. As a penalty, starting next month, food aid provided by Red Spirit Estate will be halved."

*Now that the food base has been successfully established, even without Red Spirit Estate's food aid, Dark Moon won't have any trouble facing that sanction. However, the food base might be exposed in this way, which will further attract the capital's attention.*

"Master knows that my father has secretly established a ranch and successfully cultivated some high-yield livestocks. As for the crops, master also told me about the food base. Then, it's not hard for the Dark Moon to survive this crisis with our own strength. The key is that our military and economic strength are only in the initial stage of construction, so we can't expose our strength or let the capital focus their attention on the Dark Moon. I think we can consider using the west route to strengthen our trade with the Shadow Empire. It is mainly to exchange for food. This can at least serve as a cover up. The Fallen Angel Empire is the weakest among the 3 kingdoms, so Prince Obsidian cannot control the will of the Shadow Empire."

Even if there wasn't a food problem, the west route must be used as soon as possible because it was especially important for the recovery of the Dark Moon's economy.

"I think so too. In order to prevent possible harassment from the Red Spirit, your garrison training must step up to ensure the safety of the west route."

Chen Rui patted Tim's shoulder, "If necessary, you can use the strength of medusa and tauren. As for the earth elementals, their king has fallen into a deep slumber. While they are helping to mine the underground mineral now. So, don't disturb them unless absolutely necessary."

After lifting Paglio's seal, Chen will free the Taurens in the underworld. Chen had a Life-sharing pact with Paglio, so he needed to free Paglio first.

## War

After Joseph's death, Josh requested to wage war on Dark Moon for the *casus belli* that Shea conspired to kill Joseph, even though this was not true at all.

However, Regent Obsidian completely ignored Dark Moon's protest and directly approved Josh's request to wage war on Dark Moon. The villain's plot was obvious. Even many people could guess that this war was instructed by Obsidian.

The Dark Moon Estate had all fallen under the control of Princess Royal Shea. Its economic and military development had been rapid. Coupled with Obsidian's own foolish decision, Shea had not been affected by the fundraising. Hence, she had long become the thorn in Obsidian's flesh. While the Dark Moon was still in the early stage of stabilization, he would make use of this opportunity to destroy the Dark Moon's viable power and wipe out this potentially dangerous bud in the infancy.

As long as the Red Spirit and Blue Lava won, even if they didn't kill the Shea and her sister who were the descendants of the royal family, the thriving Dark Moon would definitely become an empty shell looted by the flames of war. Moreover, Obsidian would never let Shea go. She would even be imprisoned for life or even be killed secretly.

Even if he did not kill Shea and still gave her the title of a lord, all real authority would be shifted. She would become a veritable puppet.

This move was indeed sinister and vicious.

Although the details of Joseph's death were not clear, Chen Rui had guessed that in addition to the potential threat that Obsidian wanted to use the Red Spirit and Blue Lava to defeat the Dark Moon, Obsidian also had the intention of using war to divert the public's attention. He even wanted to plunder Dark Moon's wealth to alleviate the urgent need for his huge deficit.

Although the Dark Moon's military and combat capabilities had been greatly improved, it was still a weak aspect compared with the other 2 estates. Originally, Chen Rui expected it to take 3 years or so to increase the military power to disregard the major estates and even to the extent of confronting the capital head-on, but this sudden war was far beyond his expectations.

## Prosperity

Chen Rui passed the White Feather Estate, then he went through the capital and the Blue Lava Estate before finally reaching the Dark Moon Estate. He went to the 3 empires of the Demon Realm in this trip. It lasted for nearly 3 months. When he returned to the Dark Moon border now, a sense of intimacy surged in my heart.

At present, Dico Town, Leith Town, and Jumo Town on the back of the Dark Moon had become prosperous and lively towns driven by the rapid economic growth of the Dark Moon City. Their population had also greatly increased. After Chen Rui passed through these towns, he reminisced the past events in his heart. Shea’s last “order”, the assassination of Josh, and the decisive battle in the wilderness seemed like they just happened yesterday.

Unknowingly, he had arrived in the Dark Moon City. The strange thing was that as soon as Chen Rui entered the city, he immediately felt that he was being watched. To be precise, the businessman, “Simon”, was being watched.

The stalkers were quite good. They had changed several people and positions continuously, but they could not escape from Chen Rui’s eyes and ears. This level of surveillance was probably not what ordinary gangsters could do. Chen Rui did not know the current situation of the Dark Moon. He didn’t know what reason Shea used to conceal him, the financial officer, who “evaporated” for more than 2 months, so he didn’t dare to show his true colors hastily.

## While Chen Rui was at Bloody Empire

During the days when Chen Rui left, Shea announced that Master Aldas needed to conduct an important pharmaceutical experiment, and his apprentice, Chen Rui, had to assist him. Therefore, the financial officer’s position was temporarily assigned to the Old Gauss. This excuse was indeed reasonable, but the Dark Moon’s economy was currently developing rapidly, so the financial officer was no better than before. Old Gauss was still incapable of solving many of the problems encountered, so most of them were solved by Isabella.

Isabella not only controlled the secret intelligence department of the Fallen Angel Empire, but she also was the financial adviser of the empire. She had been in power for many years. Whether it was ability or experience, she was regarded as a top talent. She was increasingly trusted by Shea.

Chen Rui expressed his gratitude to Isabella for doing the financial affairs on behalf of him, but facing the strange gaze of Ms. Yini, he always felt a little guilty. Thinking about it now, Isabella must be suspicious of him. Compared with the distant Beluan, Ms. Yini was the real difficulty.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 226 (Steambun)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 378 (Steambun)
3. ↑ Chapter 461 (Steambun)
4. ↑ Chapter 462 (Steambun)