The girl who appeared in front of Ruiko and I was none other than Artemis.
I remember when I first met her, he was still the leader of a supernatural organization that attempted to subvert human society, the boss behind Olympus, and he was wearing a large black divine robe that made people look awkward.
There was a sense of conspiracy all over her body, and when we met for the second time, she was the leader of a human survival organization in a doomsday world. She was wearing a faded work clothes that was too large to fit and was stained with paint, with a hint of stubbornness on her face.
At a loss, if you didn't see the other person's beautiful face and blond hair, it would be difficult for you to associate her with a girl. And now, Artemis has changed her identity and image again. Now she is Avalon in the New World.
The first residents were wearing light green corsets that looked like hunting attire. Their bright golden ponytails were no longer stained with paint, but were washed clean, shining in the sunlight in the forest.
Hui, before she fell off the back of the unicorn, she was as energetic as a spirited and lively elf girl who came to the forest to hunt and play.
The three costumes may just reflect the three stages of Artemis' mentality.
Uh, by the way, speaking of elf girls - only then did I finally remember why Artemis's outfit was so familiar. It turned out to be the tight-fitting adventure outfits commonly worn by blood elf rangers and hunters that I saw in Silvermoon City.
Of course, in order to conform to human clothing and aesthetics, it has undergone many improvements and has become closer to the clothing of today's human society. However, the simplicity of the design concept that reveals elegance and luxury must have originated from the elves.
wrong.
Needless to say, the only elf that Artemis and others can usually come into contact with is Lilina. The connection between the shadow city and this mounting space has not yet been officially opened, and the blood elves and the elves in other worlds have not yet obtained it.
As for the permission to enter Avalon, Artemis's clothes could only have been obtained from Lilina.
"This outfit... was Lilina's idea, right?"
I raised my eyebrows and said in a weird tone, Artemis' current dress is not unattractive, the elves' craftsmanship cannot be unsightly, it's just...
No matter how you say it, Artemis should be regarded as a human being in modern society. If you ask the uncle who sells donkey meat in the backstreet to go out for a spin wearing full body armor and carrying a battle ax, it must be quite... Well, this metaphor is a bit strange.
Well, what I mean is that it always looks a bit weird for a female middle school student in modern society to wear an elf hunting suit as daily clothing.
Well, although it is indeed quite eye-catching.
"Because we don't have anything else to wear," Artemis smiled brightly, "The old world is all over, and we only have the old clothes from the apocalypse, so we asked Lilina, who comes here often, to bring a few.
It's new. I didn't expect it to be such a beautiful style. I've never seen your soldiers wearing anything like this - ah, is this some kind of strange outfit in the empire? That Priestess looks like
Always likes to play pranks!"
As Artemis was talking, she suddenly thought of something very serious, and then she immediately exclaimed nervously in a low voice.
Ah, Lady Lilina, the Chief Priestess of the Goddess of Life, it seems that the face of your God has been completely disgraced by you - look what impression you have left on our citizens!
Seeing the troubled look on Artemis's face, I quickly waved my hand and explained: "That's not true, Lilina is also polite sometimes... What you are wearing is actually the costume of the elves.
In another universe, there is an ancient race protected by the empire. Strictly speaking, Lilina should be considered half an elf, so I have prepared this kind of clothing for you..."
"Elves?" This time, Artemis and Ruizi exclaimed together, "Is there really such a legendary race?"
I hit Leizi on the head with a knife: "You are making noise! You wander around the Shadow City every day, haven't you met those long-eared people?"
"I'm just adding to the mood, haha..." Leizi immediately rubbed her head and laughed dryly.
Leizi was originally a very lively and enthusiastic girl, and Artemis hoped to make more friends at the beginning of her new life. Therefore, within a short time, the two of them were chatting enthusiastically, as if they had become acquaintances.
Having been good sisters for many years, Artemis learned about the mysterious Xiling Empire from another angle through Leizi’s words. After all, Leizi also belonged to the “vulnerable group” that we helped before. Her perspective on things is different from mine.
Naturally, it cannot be the same. The experience of living among the Xiling apostles summed up from her perspective is obviously more important to Artemis than the "Citizen Life Guide" I tossed and the "Imperial Citizen Code" compiled by Sandora.
Very reliable.
Listening to Leizi enthusiastically introducing to Artemis the living habits of the Xiling apostles, the differences between living in imperial society and human society, and the experience of how to become good friends with those seemingly fierce imperial soldiers.
Talking, I vaguely realized one thing: as more and more residents of various worlds and races live in this special space, how to coordinate their relationships seems to be put on the agenda.
Of course, I am not saying that there will be any friction between the heroes of various races. The Shadow City has been regarded as a lofty place almost to the divine realm among the worlds we "protect". Those who can enter here, even just
The deliverymen who come to offer us the rare and mysterious treasures they discovered must go through layers of selection. Not to mention saints, these selected people must at least be fair and kind people, and their loyalty to the empire must not be questioned.
, it is basically impossible for such people to gather together and break out a conflict.
But the absence of conflict does not mean that everything is peaceful. There are huge cultural differences and even cultural conflicts between many races. Two peoples on the earth can be opposed for various reasons, let alone coming from two worlds.
Even races with completely different worldviews. Now, this contradiction has not caused any consequences due to the small base and the control of their respective leaders, but as time goes by, when the shadow city and the higher-level "holy land"
"After Avalon is filled with heroes from all worlds, can you still expect them to completely abandon this contradiction by relying on their own consciousness?"
Even if these races can coexist peacefully under the same highest ideal, the various ideological differences will probably greatly weaken the power of the United Legion. Our biggest advantage over the fallen apostles and the power of the abyss is the huge number of worlds composed of them.
Allied forces, any factors that might weaken the alliance must be eliminated.
In the ancient times, when the Empire was at its most glorious, the Xiling Apostles also formed a similar world alliance. Although this large-scale and relatively reliable force could not be compared with the Empire in terms of combat effectiveness, it was also the most powerful force against the Abyss.
One of the weapons, I heard Sandora mention the method used by the original Xiling rulers to coordinate the worlds. It was quite simple: with the leader of the empire as the core, the only group of consuls with the right to speak was formed. This group was only responsible for the crusade against the abyss.
Issuing orders for war events only deals with military-related initiatives among various races. At the same time, the empire's vassal races are not allowed to communicate in any field unrelated to joint operations. In other words, no matter which world you come from,
No matter what is popular in your place, after arriving at the coalition headquarters, the only thing you and I can discuss is "combat". Apart from this topic, even if you say "the potatoes at xx restaurant are delicious", it is an offense.
ban.
Of course, the above example may be a bit exaggerated, but basically, that's what the World Alliance Army formed by the Xiling Apostles was like.
This kind of management method is naturally not very wise, but you cannot expect a group of Xiling apostles to fully follow the standards of mechanized thinking and optimal actions to understand what liberalism and humanistic care are - they are completely managing the citizens of the empire in accordance with
Methods to rule those vassal races.
Powerful rule has done a good job of avoiding conflicts between various races, but to be honest, the advantages of cross-world alliances and overall offensive and defensive capabilities of a coalition formed with such an iron-fisted policy will inevitably be weakened a lot, and those vassal races look more
They are like expendable cannon fodder instead of being used as a real combat force, and it is obvious that that type of coalition is not suitable for the races currently gathered under our hands.
What I want is to be truly united, like a cast-iron defense line. All members of the Expeditionary Force from all realms must be as close as brothers and be able to give everything to the entire legion unconditionally, instead of acting blindly under high-pressure rule and iron-fisted politics.
, once the empire's ruling power is loosened, it will immediately become a pile of cannon fodder.
Perhaps we can consider forming an atmosphere that only needs to be observed by all races in the shadow space, or some other method so that they can communicate normally while avoiding gaps caused by cultural conflicts. This is a very important task.
It is a troublesome job, and it requires those who do it to have a deep understanding of the habits of each race, and to be able to think about how to live under the rule of the Xiling Empire from a "citizen" perspective. Currently, we are leaving this job to the imperial soldiers——
That is, the extremely deplorable "Imperial Urban Management Brigade". Just from this unfortunate name and the composition of its staff, you can tell that they have made this job a pain in the ass.
Now it seems that perhaps a better option is to let these vassal races form similar management organizations themselves. All we have to do is appoint and remove qualified candidates from all over the world.
It should be noted that what this management organization has to do is only manage things within the vassal race, and its authority is limited to cultural exchanges and conflict resolution. It cannot have any impact on the shadow base and the imperial military system, and Sandora does not have to
I am worried that this will weaken our control over those vassal races, and according to my guess, this may also greatly improve the coordinated combat capabilities of the coalition forces of various races.
I did it as soon as I thought of it. While Ruizi was still chatting with Artemis, I submitted the draft of my idea to the public channel for discussion by a group of imperial leaders who were busy eating, shopping and playing games. In the end, in addition to according to the
Shandora's suggestion, in addition to setting up a few more imperial consuls in this department who have absolute authority but usually do not participate in any affairs, the entire plan was unanimously approved.
There was a slight disagreement over the final name of the new department. This department is not big or small. It does not participate in any military or administrative deployment, but it is an important link to maintain the unity of the expeditionary forces from all walks of life.
We can't name it hastily. Qianqian proposed no less than seven or eight names at the first time, but every time she rejected it before we even spoke. My sister thought it would be better to call it the Race Management Committee. Unfortunately, I think this kind of name is a little bit...
It's hard to say, Sandora unconditionally supports my suggestion, but Lilina said she would cry if there is no word "goddess" in the new department. Paopao firmly believes that the new department should be called "Guild Management Office". It really doesn't work "Adventurer"
"Home" was also established, and Pandora and Viska jointly proposed the speechless name of "Imperial Militarized Race Control Section"...
Anyway, none of them are reliable.
Finally, after a heated discussion, until all the troublemakers had had enough, the name of the new department was settled. You would never have imagined this glorious name:
The full name is: The Adventurer's Guild Group of the Affiliated Race under the Goddess's Protection, Militarized Race Control, Citizen Management, Residential Affairs, and World United Business Coordinating Committee.
Referred to as neighborhood committee.
We discussed it for nearly half an hour and came up with such a stupid result, you bastard!
Regarding the Neighborhood Committee... this name is really deceiving. As for the main members of the Neighborhood Committee, naturally they should be selected from the first batch of Azeroth heroes who entered the Shadow City to be permanent residents. Leaders like Sylvanas
It is impossible for the characters to put down their own country's affairs and come here to serve as neighborhood committee aunts, but they must have many talents suitable for similar jobs, which should be enough to maintain the balance of the various races in the shadow city.
But here in Avalon, it seems that it should be a bit special.
This space carefully crafted by God will serve as a higher level place than the shadow city. It may be used as a place like a holy place. Only leaders of various ethnic groups can come here to discuss matters, so there is no need to set up a neighborhood committee or the like.
department, my plan is to let Artemis be responsible for managing and arranging visitors to this special space. Firstly, this is the world she lives in, so it is reasonable for her to be an account manager. Secondly, Artemis
I have complete trust in Si's ability, even her friends - even though they all look like students on the surface, in fact everyone is older than me, and considering their experiences, their character is even
They may be more mature. These people are responsible for making reception arrangements for visitors of all races. They are definitely a hundred times better than those single-minded imperial soldiers.
"Sister Artemis is really powerful," Ruizi suddenly jumped in front of me, interrupting my thinking, "The leader of the human doomsday organization~~~How powerful!"
"No way," Artemis, who has always been very mature and calm, felt a little embarrassed by Ruizi's somewhat exaggerated sigh, "just to survive and to fight against that absurd world, we have to gather together stubborn people.
It's just a molecule, the real powerful one should be your brother the emperor, right? He saved a world."
"That's right!" Leizi immediately raised her little face proudly, as if she was the one receiving the compliment, "Brother is the best! Brother is definitely a good person!"
I:"……"
Girl, you just issued a card.
"You are really not simple, Leizi. You are only fourteen years old and you have already become such a powerful officer." Artemis looked at Leizi's proud look in amusement. "You must be very outstanding at such a young age."
You only get such a military rank because of your military exploits, right?”
Leizi's proud expression suddenly stiffened, and then she scratched her hair in embarrassment: "This...ah haha...how should I put it..."
Artemis, you will soon realize what a pain in the ass the mysterious and powerful Xiling Apostles are in your eyes.
After chatting with Artemis for a while by the lake, our topic gradually shifted to the future planning of this new world. I mentioned my idea to Artemis a little bit, mainly to make this place become the world.
The Holy Land, and Artemis was responsible for arranging the reception of the heroes of all races who came here. The girl seemed a little embarrassed at this sudden suggestion.
"I...can I really take on such an important responsibility?"
"What's wrong with this?" I smiled, "I can lead an organization like Olympus and an organization that survives humanity. Why can't I be a customer service manager now?"
"But... that is not an ordinary 'guest'!" Artemis said with a bitter look on her face, "You have said it all, human emperors, war heroes, great sages, racial leaders, these big shots...
…”
"No matter how big a person is here, they are also soldiers, and I am their commander-in-chief. They must support the people I appoint unconditionally. It's that simple."
There is one more thing I didn’t say: no matter how bad the residents are, there are very few who are not afraid of the neighborhood committee aunt!
Seeing my determined look, Artemis also knew that I was not joking, but she still said uneasily: "But... wouldn't Her Majesty be dissatisfied if we 'outsiders' are allowed to take on such an important job? She
Very stern look…”
"Of course not," I finally understood Artemis's worries, "You are not involved in military and political affairs, you are just a receptionist for Avalon. As long as it does not affect the imperial military system, Sando
La never cared."
After receiving such assurance from me, Artemis was finally completely relieved. Obviously, what really made her feel uncomfortable was not the "burden" I gave her, but Sandora's possible dissatisfaction. I really don't know.
What kind of psychological shadow did that poor girl of my own leave in Artemis's head? Now Artemis' eyes even change when she mentions Sandora.
"Well... boring, boring, boring!!!" Perhaps because Artemis and I were busy talking about topics that were completely uninteresting to her, the tears that had been left to dry for a long time finally muttered in dissatisfaction, "Brother, director.
, please take me to see the interesting places here!"
The coquettish Ruizi was really lethal. I immediately announced my surrender and then suddenly thought of a good place: "Follow me! I really know that Avalon has just completed a project recently that may be of interest to you."