The history of the mainland can be divided into two periods:

The Era of the Wang Kingdom → The Imperial Era.

First, during the Era of the Wang Kingdom, in the earlier period of this era, the entire continent was made up of scattered small countries.

How small were these countries, exactly?

If during that time, there were also magical creatures like "Old Wang";

Then whenever Old Wang went next door to "spread warmth," he had to be careful not to cross the national border.

According to incomplete statistics, during the phase with the highest number of small countries, the number of Wang countries on the entire continent was at least over 20 to 30,000.

The Wang countries during that period, with their sporadic military actions, proved what was meant by "warfare on the scale of village brawls."

In those hundred years of history, the history of the Wang empire was essentially a history of tens of thousands of "village chieftains" harming each other in group fights.

But the era always progresses.

After a series of countless wars of annexation, countless Wang countries who just wanted to make a name for themselves in history ended up being stomped on by stronger enemy countries.

How effective is rubbing bodies together?

That detail is not very important.

In any case, at the temporary end of the long-standing wars, the weaklings numbering in the tens of thousands fell, and they were replaced by seven imposing "muscle brothers"!

That was the later famous "Seven Great Nations."

During this period on the continent, while there were more than just these seven great nations, when it came to influence and national power, the other countries couldn't compare to the "Seven Great Nations."

Aside from a few individual Wang countries, most of the kings of the seven great nations were constantly thinking about toppling one or two neighboring countries.

But whenever they were itching to take action, they always had to consider the potential consequences.

If, during their invasion, they were unexpectedly ambushed by some enemy from behind, things would become serious.

Due to the balance of power among them, the seven great nations' territories did not undergo any significant changes for several decades, until a "dark horse" suddenly rose to prominence.

The Sero Wang Nation, initially just a small country.

If the seven great nations were likened to a plate of "appetizers" ordered at a restaurant, the initial identity of the Sero Wang Nation was equivalent to the "pair of chopsticks" kindly given by the restaurant owner.

In other words, it was a subsidiary of the seven great nations!

Originally, based on the development of their own country, they wouldn't have lasted until they became another powerful brother before suffering the brutal suppression by some larger nation.

How did the Sero Wang Nation manage to preserve itself in this chaotic era?

It only needed three secrets, summarized as "kneeling and bowing three times."

The first thing the Sero Wang king had to do when a large nation prepared to attack was to gather the entire national military force along the national border;

The second thing was for the king to personally negotiate with the large nation, not only sending money and provisions but also treating the envoys of the large nation as if they were kindly and benevolently old fathers.

During the humblest period of the country, it was not far from the day when the Sero Wang king would call the kings of other countries "father" when visiting their countries.

After pretending to be sons and grandsons, with this "once and for all" survival secret, the Sero Wang Nation narrowly avoided extinction.

But selling dignity alone wouldn't work!

The successive kings of Sero had their own schemes and often engaged in divisive acts between the large nations;

Through the persistent efforts of several generations of kings, they managed to make the seven great nations become irreconcilable enemies, never even experiencing an alliance between each other.

Great powers cannot get over each other, so small countries like Sero have the opportunity to develop and grow slowly. In Wang's era, Sero struggled to upgrade from a pure small country to a medium-sized country. Later, under the operation of the contemporary Wang, the country successfully dug a pit and trapped six big countries in it, except for Dibiles. Since then, the era of the old strong has never returned. Sero finally bid farewell to the identity of the "grandchild" and started to act as the "grandfather" of other countries. Wang, the mastermind, expended a lifetime of effort and finally allowed his own country to annex half of the territories of the six big countries. Before his death, he left his beloved son with a glorious legacy that can be called "god's help".

To put it in simple terms: before, the country Wang brought his sidekicks to fight waves of battles against the seven major countries. His own team and himself were equipped with top-tier equipment, with an economy twice as high as the enemies, and had super soldiers and even killed the Baron. With this almost unbeatable advantage, the previous Wang had to go offline due to his departure, and his son had to take over and continue playing this game with an easy win. When the new Wang ascended the throne, he first set a small goal: to sweep the seven major countries and unify the entire Western Continent! This decision received the collective approval of the whole country. The small sidekicks who were skilled at taking heads were also happy to dispatch their troops and join the Sero Wang's team to launch the battle. If the logistics troops responsible for cooking are also included, the number of troops mobilized by Sero this time reaches as many as two hundred thousand. Relying on this cheating-like numerical advantage, the young Wang constantly heard delightful sounds in his ears: first blood, double kill, triple kill, quadra kill, penta kill - five consecutive exceptional records! Five out of the seven countries quickly perished, and the remaining country that wasn't very promising decided to surrender directly. The young Wang was extremely happy, so he concentrated the remaining hundred thousand troops with combat power and launched a full-scale attack on the last Dibiles. This Dibiles's Wang was an "individual king" who lacked ambition. When it came to military matters, this guy always let his brother solve them on his behalf; Wang's brother was the hotheaded legion commander who had clashed with You in the past and had rich combat experience. However, the luck of Wang was very bad, and the legion commander had died not long ago. Among the previous generation of strong individuals, this old comrade had lived the longest. The wild grass growing on the burial ground of You and others that year was over a meter tall... Without the best commander, Dibiles's Wang, in order to boost the morale of the army, had no choice but to personally go to war. As a result, although the loss of soldiers in Dibiles was not too great, the Wang himself was captured. Sero Wang's heart bloomed with joy. In his eyes, this captive was no longer just a person, but a pile of golden gold and silver silver. Although he had the ambition and aspiration to unify the Western Continent, he wanted to bully the enemy country before "pushing the crystal".

So he became a bandit, and the "ransom" was the captured Dibiles' leader, Wang;

The "victims' families" were the Dibiles' high-ranking officials who were demanded for ransom.

Soon, a large quantity of gold and silver jewelry was delivered.

After accepting it all with a smile, his response was naturally not to release the hostage, but to demand more.

In the eyes of Wang from Sero:

The people of Dibiles would surely obediently listen and bring all the wealth of the national treasury to him.

But what happened next was greatly unexpected.

After successfully obtaining a ransom once, no one ever came again, let alone the shadow of gold and treasure.

One day, two days, three days, Wang from Sero continued to wait by the tree, but the rabbit that bumped into it never came.

Soon after, news came:

The high-ranking officials of Dibiles had found a "temporary monarch", who was the only daughter of the volatile legion commander, named Lestier.

In an instant, the "ransom" in Wang's hands became expired and invalid, and could no longer be used.

Wang from Sero was very angry, wondering where was the integrity between people? How could you hurt my pure heart like this?

In his anger, the bandit lost all patience and directly tore the "ticket" in broad daylight, in front of all the soldiers.

The sorrowful news reached Dibiles, and each high-ranking official found it difficult to accept.

During the day, when they needed to build defensive fortifications, it was fine. But when it became quiet at night, they couldn't control themselves and burst into laughter under the covers that covered their whole bodies...

The burden disappeared, and the prominent figures in the country swore to mourn the previous Wang who bravely sacrificed.

Especially for Lestier, her biggest concern no longer existed. She called the entire army for a speech, which could be summarized in eight words:

The former Wang is dead, long live the new Wang!

In an oversight, the temporary worker became a permanent one, and Lestier became the only candidate to lead Dibiles.

At this moment, the crisis of being annihilated was imminent. Wang from Sero came from the occupied cities and led a large army to prepare to attack the capital.

The opponent was moving quickly, but Lestier ordered the entire army to stop building defensive fortresses and let the soldiers rest well.

When the Sero army crossed over a thousand miles and surrounded Dibiles' capital, the Wang finally realized that this could not go on, the soldiers were too exhausted.

Therefore, he showed mercy and let the soldiers camp and rest for one night;

It was on this night that the battle that changed the power balance in the western continent took place.

Lestier seized this one and only chance and personally led all the elite soldiers in the capital to launch a surprise attack during the night.

In this great battle, all the main generals of the Sero side were killed, and the losses in manpower exceeded all the wars during the conquest of the six major countries.

A well-planned favorable situation, completely ruined in the hands of the Wang.

In this situation of being counterattacked, he should have demonstrated the advantage of his ancestors' "cowardice" and quickly escaped from Dibiles' encirclement.

But he refused to do so!

The Wang firmly believed that he was the chosen one, and in the face of the army's defeat, he actively initiated a one-on-one duel with Lestier.

Lestier agreed.

Immediately, two powerful experts at the "Peak Beauty" level began to fight. Soon, Gou Wang received a prompt in his ear:

Shutdown!

The streak of continuous victories came to an end. The contemporary Gou Wang died in solo combat.

There was no need to continue the fight now. After all, Gou Wang had already met his end. What would be the point of continuing to fight?

The remaining invading soldiers retreated from Dibiles' territory, and Sero suffered heavy losses during its peak period of power.

With Gou Wang meeting his end and leaving behind only a small heir, the lords who had control over strong military forces started to fight amongst themselves upon returning to the country.

As a result, the path of being a strong nation that SeroWang had traveled for fifty years was abruptly interrupted, and the dreams of their ancestors turned into bursts of soap bubbles.

If the late Gou Wang knew about this from the afterlife, he would probably be furious.

After the victory in war, Lestier not only secured her position but also gained immense prestige within the country.

Furthermore, this female Gou Wang was very innovative, which was mainly reflected in a certain event.

It is important to note that, up until now, the most prestigious title on the continent was only "Gou Wang," even for the Gou Wang of Sero, who referred to themselves as the "Great Gou Wang".

Lestier might have found such a title too insignificant and thus bestowed upon herself an unprecedented honorific:

Emperor!

Therefore, DibilesWang country was extremely honored to have the first emperor in the history of the entire continent, and she happened to be a female emperor.

Taking her self-proclaimed emperorship as an opportunity, the next generation monarch of Sero also gave up their previous title and declared themselves as the emperor of the entire Western Continent.

As the Dibiles era quietly disintegrated, accompanied by the continuous expansion of the empire's own territory and significant changes in the title system, the era of the empire was about to dawn.

As someone who changed the era, Lestier spent her whole life without being able to make Dibiles stronger than Sero, but she carried on her country's fortune for over a hundred years.

After her departure from this world, the imperial family of Dibiles, regardless of their proximity, generally took her great ancestor's name as their surname;

For example, the future Isabella Lestier...