Archer noticed Anatoly listening intently as the older man nodded. ''Yes. I've heard of the religion. I believe there are a few hidden temples on Verdantia. I'll fix that and permit it to operate in the Novgorod Empire; my people need some of their teachings.''

Aisha and Yevdokiya were shocked, but the emperor's words caused Pope Jeremiah to storm out of the tavern, followed by the church knights who gave them dirty looks before stepping outside. He watched the old man leave and thanked him. ''Thank you, it will make things better with the pilgrims, they were complaining that the Alliance was cracking down on them.''

''You're welcome,'' Anatoly replied, waving away the thanks. ''We started this war when it should never have happened. I've grown to learn the Terravians are the true enemy of this world and do more damage than you ever have.''

''That would happen when the church is infected by them,'' Aisha revealed. ''Our spies speak of the Light God of theirs being a darker one instead, an ally of the Terravian deities.''

When Anatoly heard the news, his dark eyes widened in shock, his face paling as a wave of shame washed over him. ''Maybe I was foolish to trust Jeremiah,'' he muttered, voice low. ''Those beings have brought nothing but trouble to Verdantia since they arrived.''

''I'll get them off your land, but I want the Nightshade Empire to open up first,'' Archer revealed. ''Having half the continent to trade with is good; having all of it will be better for all three of us.''

''Yes, the High Elves will need your food once they've ran out,'' the older man muttered, rubbing his chin. ''Their emperor is already asking to buy more from me.''

''I'll sell you two ship full of crops,'' Archer suddenly asked. ''But all I ask in return is access to your seas.''

''For fishing?'' Anatoly responded, a shocked expression crossed his face.

''Yes partly and underwater exploration,'' he revealed but didn't say anything else. ''Oh and the food will last you six months if you feed all the people.''

When the two women heard this they were surprised as Aisha leaned in and whispered. ''Are you sure that's wise exposing the platforms to them?''

''They won't be,'' he answered, chuckling. ''They'll be hidden and look like research stations, hiding their true purpose.''

''And transport?''

''Storage rings supplied by me,'' Archer revealed. ''I have thousands of the things, I take them of the enemy whenever I kill them or lot their vaults.''

The Dragonkin woman giggled just as Anatoly answered. ''That's fine with me, I'll also keep the Church of Light causing you trouble but I must go and investigate what you said about it being taken over by the fiends.''

''Go, we'll stay in the city until morning if you don't mind,'' he said. ''Haven't had a peaceful trip to Verdantia yet.''

The older man laughed, a hearty one shocking his guards. ''No wonder, you had your grubby hands in our vaults, but I don't hold it against you. We were the ones who attacked you first when it was uncalled for.''

Archer was shocked at this but Anatoly looked at Yevdokiya. ''If I may, could I speak to you alone for a few minutes, daughter?''

The grey-haired woman's eyes narrowed as she questioned. ''Did you have anything to do with my kidnapping and poisoning?''

''No, I swear on all of my mana,'' her father reassured. ''I only noticed when you and your mother left me, I was too focused on the war and lost you both.''

Anatoly looked at Archer with a conflicted expression. ''Look after Anastasia, she's a brilliant woman, a great one even. I took her for granted but finally realized it was all down to my hubris. I wish you all the best, White Dragon. The young man who is nothing like the rumors I've heard for over a decade.''

''Alright, Papa I'll speak to you,'' Yevdokiya said, she nodded at him before stepping outside with her father,

Aisha leaned in and spoke. ''Why was the emperor different? I was expecting a cocky man, not a humble one?''

''Realized that he was fooled into war, lost his family and now nearly his empire,'' Archer answered. ''Now he regrets starting it and is trying to recover anything to build back what's gone.''

''And what does that mean?''

''That the Novgorod Empire will become a kingdom in the near future,'' he chuckled. ''The church will be isolated, that is if Yevdokiya's older brother doesn't assainate him for making peace with me.''

Aisha's eyes widened in shock. ''Can that really happen?''

''Yes, it's the reason I put a Dragon Warrior in his shadow. To protect him when the time comes,'' Archer revealed, a smirk crossing his face. ''After that happens, he'll retire to a farm in southern Draconia with Larka and another wife we find for him.''

''Huh?! You're planning to give your mother to him?'' she asked, gobsmacked by his words.

''Yes it's either that or being thrown onto a deserted island with enough supplies to last the rest of her life,'' he replied, shrugging.

''So you're done with her?''

''Yes, she's pushed her luck as far as I'm comfortable with.''

Following that, the two of them continued speaking about their upcoming plans for the stupid amount of resources they'll get in the future. The idea of being able to mine anywhere on Thrylos excited the couple. Aisha looked at him with a serious expression. ''What about the lost continents and islands? Do we invade them?''

''We have a fortress on that one place that I need to check,'' he said, thinking about going there before visiting Anastasia.

Aisha stiffened at those words, she shook her head and informed him. ''I ordered for it to be abandoned, we were losing too many soldiers to the horrors there. Some have gone crazy because of what they witnessed in the nightmarish land.''

Archer's eyes narrowed at this as he asked. ''And why wasn't I told?''

''You was relaxing on Earth,'' she answered, feeling bad from hiding it from him.

''What was the creatures they saw?''

''I'm not sure, but the reports are back in my office. I'll show you once we get back if that's okay?''

Archer nodded then smiled at the older woman. ''Next time tell me, Aisha. I wouldn't have been angry with you. I wouldn've teleported them back, saving them the journey home.''

When the Dragonkin heard this, her eyes widened before she started laughing. ''Sorry for keeping it from you. I thought you wanted to explore that place, everything is creepy on there.''

''I'll do it myself,'' he responded. ''I'll bring some of the girls and use my monster army to clear the continent.''

Aisha agreed with a nod. ''Good, once it's safe the colonists will want to flood the place. We'll have cities built up and down the coast,'' she excitedly said.

''How about we do it during the ceasefire?'' Archer offered.

''Maybe, we'll do some plans when getting back to Draconia.''

Following that, Yevdokiya returned and walked up to them with a worried expression. She stopped in front of Archer and spoke in a low voice. ''Can I go back with my father? Chaos is engulfing Verdantia and he needs my help to quell it.''

''Of course,'' he replied, smiling.

Archer grabbed her hand, sending a stream of mana into the young woman's body and a white dot appeared on the back of her hand as he revealed. ''This will take you and only you back to the Domain if anything goes wrong.''

Yevdokiya beamed at this news, causing her to ask. ''Can you come visit me? Father said all the palaces are opened to us?''

His eyes narrowed, prompting the grey-haired beauty quickly reassured him. ''His took a mana oath not to hunt or trap you if you was to come, I made sure of it.''

''Good,'' Aisha said. ''I also have a feeling the ceasefire will grow into something else.''

''I agree,'' Yevdokiya nodded. ''He seems fed up with everything and is barely holding on.''

Archer smiled at the Russian beauty and stood up, hugging her. She melted into his embrace with an happy expression. ''Thank you, Archer. I'll come to Draconia, I just want to make sure my homeland is safe from those vile fiends.''

Just then, Anatoly stepped forward and took a mana oath not to harm Yevdokiya when she returns to Novogorod and swore that he would die to save her. When Archer heard this he smile. ''Good. I didn't want to have to burn down your beautiful capital,'' he warned.

The older man laughed at this as he spoke. ''I wondered where Yev went but knew she was still alive thanks to a pandent I had made when she was a little girl.''

He held up a necklace with a blue gem tied to it that resembled Yevdokiya's big eyes, causing Archer to comment. ''That's nice, I need to do that for my children, considering theirs thirteen of them now.''

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