Era of the transmigrating earth-Chapter 2107: The Provoked Sunset Empire

These events, although Du You did not personally fight, he kept watching. It was quite interesting, like watching a theater. Various orders from the two sisters began to be issued continuously.

At first, some minor conflicts began to break out, which seemed like ordinary accidents, but these conflicts mostly occurred on the side of the Sunset Empire. In short, they didn’t arouse anyone’s suspicion.

If it weren’t for Du You’s officials being puppets, cooperating tacitly, it would have been truly difficult to achieve this.

When these minor conflicts accumulated and increased, some conflicts were no longer engineered by Du You himself but were initiated by the other party. At this point, other empires also finally realized something was off.

Although there was communication between them, since they were not of the same country, they were independent of each other, and communication was of little use. In the eyes of the upper class of the empires, this was a trivial matter that they wouldn’t care about.

However, because of these incidents, the diplomats of the two countries inevitably became adversarial, which was quite normal.

The people of this world have straightforward personalities, without too many twists and turns, so verbal confrontations or even curses started to occur frequently, and the surface relationship deteriorated.

On this day, the upper echelons of the Sunset Empire suddenly received a piece of news.

"Is the information accurate?" The king of Sunset Empire had a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"It’s absolutely accurate. We secretly sent people to investigate. They even dispatched an Earth Elemental Lord. If it weren’t for the Elemental Lord guarding the other side, we could have gone deeper."

Everyone fell silent because they discovered a very large elemental ore vein within the borders of a small country at the frontier. The elemental ore vein contained elemental crystals, of little use to tier seven powerhouses.

However, these elemental crystals are of great benefit for cultivation to those below tier seven, providing many powerhouses and even future new tier seven Elemental Lords, which is very useful.

Moreover, the core of such a large vein often contains some elemental essence, which, in Du You’s view, is the kind that condenses the traces of the Law. These things are useful for the Elemental Lords.

The corresponding Elemental Lord using the corresponding elemental essence can greatly enhance their strength. Although it cannot elevate them to tier eight, their power will continue to ascend within tier seven. These Elemental Lords naturally have little disparity in power, but any enhancement is significant.

At least in battles between late tier seven against early tier seven, they are all Elemental Lords, yet sealing the opponent will be quite simple.

It’s just that this small country has already been occupied by Du You’s Elemental Empire.

"That country was one they occupied after establishing the empire, so it is an unjust war. We must protect Shu Country." The king’s heart set on determination, made such a decision.

"Should we attack directly? The chances are high if we launch a surprise attack."

"No, there’s no need for a surprise attack. Now, several empires and surrounding countries are watching them, so we’ll come out in the open for an organized attack. Let’s be the vanguard. As long as we stand out first, other empires will certainly have to restrain them. We’ll collaborate with a few other empires, but don’t reveal our purpose to them."

Everyone understood, knowing if other empires learned of the elemental ore vein, they would surely want a share.

If there’s elemental essence, its significance for Elemental Lords is immense, which will definitely tempt them.

As expected by the two sisters, for this elemental ore vein, the Sunset Empire directly used the diplomatic team’s conflicts to expand the discord. Outsiders could see that the Sunset Empire was stirring trouble this time.

It’s unknown what the Sunset Empire discussed with the other empires secretly, but they immediately surrounded the small country controlled by Du You, gathering troops continuously.

The Elemental Empire would not be outdone, likewise mobilizing its troops and Elemental Lords over there.

The Sunset Empire claimed that this country was originally under their protection and was heartlessly occupied by the Elemental Empire, so they demanded justice. As for the specifics, it’s a case of each seeing things differently.

"Didn’t expect them to take the bait like this, a slight provocation and they revealed themselves." Du You said speechlessly.

"It’s that easy. People in this world, with their use of individual martial power, have yet to learn schemes and intrigues. Even these empires have merely grasped the basics."

It wasn’t that they were stupid, but this system has yet to form. After all, the rulers themselves were Elemental Lords, possessing great power, hardly needing to rely on cunning strategies.

With time, they might slowly develop these, but that’s far into the future.

Thus, with just a minor instigation, these people took the bait. Crucially, other countries, as expected by the sisters, despite appearing to be restraining, were merely observing, wanting to understand what kind of power this empire possessed.

This fact was evident from the attitude of the diplomatic team, as they recently weren’t anxious.

Perhaps they didn’t realize themselves that the diplomatic team’s demeanor could convey such meanings. Eventually, since external exchanges often relied on martial power, this negotiation mode was unfamiliar to everyone.

As for the so-called elemental ore vein, it wasn’t real. There was indeed a small elemental ore vein over there initially, not large. But Du You, along with others, modified it and transported a lot of ore there.

After disguising it, the front section appeared like a large elemental ore vein. As for the rear section, since it was guarded by Elemental Lords, the other party couldn’t delve deeper, nor see what was behind it.

These deceptive techniques were executed flawlessly by Du You.

Using such layered tactics, ultimately, the Sunset Empire was duped. At the border, more and more troops gathered. By the end, just the Elemental Lords numbered over thirty, and it seemed to keep increasing.

Under increasing pressure, even the Sunset Empire began to struggle. This battle was unavoidable; it couldn’t be delayed any longer. Further delay would involve more Elemental Lords, making things extremely troublesome.