I, transformed into a vampire girl, sparked the Industrial Revolution.

Chapter 101 The Eve of Collapse

"The demons have already besieged the city."

"What about the royal family? Have they thought it through? They were the ones who launched the surprise attack on the demons, they were the ones who humiliated the demons, and now they're the ones who are telling us to fight to the bitter end."

"It's nothing more than organizing defenses, recruiting citizens, and collecting funds..."

"The empire is about to collapse."

"Yes, General... It's impossible. After that airship appeared, all the troops were terrified."

Do the dwarves have something similar?

"Dwarves? Their messengers have all gone to the demons' side!"

Night falls on Sofia, a city of seven million people on the verge of collapse. The empire is crumbling, its army is at the gates, and even the skies are not safe.

"The demons have issued an ultimatum: surrender or be destroyed... Surrender also offers the chance to survive... General..."

"The royal family won't accept it?"

"His Majesty said he would rather die standing."

"But I can't let Sofia's millions die with them! What a fool! Who wants to die with them?"

Sofia, not Lasvia, the last capital of this vast empire, is now in dire straits. Imperial General Dankax Larwicks strolls through the military camp, which is brightly lit and filled with patrolling soldiers, but everyone knows that this battle will not be won.

Kax Larwick wandered through the camp for a long time, until a soldier with a childlike face sat on a crate, staring intently at him. Kax Larwick saw numbness and anger in those lifeless eyes.

"General, please give the order!"

His most loyal subordinates were all here, most of them young men from the empire who had followed him since the Balkan Empire wars. The royal family and the military were incompetent; they had already provoked the demons' anger while they were already engaged in a war. All of this had to be attributed to them.

"My soldiers! We are facing a life-or-death moment. Look at our feet. The children of our homeland should be growing up strong, but the incompetent orders of the Imperial Military and the Royal Family have sent them into the abyss of death!"

"Nobody wanted this to happen! It was the Imperial Military and the Royal Family that brought this to the table. The Royal Family is incompetent, and the Military deserves to die!"

"Assemble the troops! We must save this country from war!"

But Kax Larwick's men had also suffered under the royal family for a long time, and it was only in this crisis and chaos that they found their place.

"329th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Regiment, charge towards the Imperial Military Headquarters! All high-ranking officers of the Imperial Military Headquarters have committed treason and should be sentenced to death. Execute them immediately! 66th Infantry Regiment, 79th Cavalry Regiment, take control of the city defenses! 12th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Regiment, take the artillery battalion, we're heading to the Imperial Palace!"

If their operation succeeds, they will go from being nobodys to becoming the upper echelons of the country!

"Long live the General!"

The people accepted the order: tonight, an empire will perish, and a new order will be born.

Alice sat at the outpost 3 kilometers outside Sofia. Everything that happened tonight would be recorded in history. The war was over, the story of Lasvia was over, but its people were not. The people of this land would continue to create their own stories, only their stories could no longer be connected as a whole.

The Magic Sky landed on the ground. Alicia told Alice to return to Trian immediately. She waved her hand, and John Reed accompanied her. Alice instructed, "The situation will change tonight, but no matter what, Carba must be occupied. This natural barrier is our foothold to control the surrounding area."

The Las Vegas army, which was twenty to thirty years behind them, could inflict heavy casualties on them with just the Carpath Fortress. This great natural barrier had to be firmly held by them.

"If Sophia sends someone to sign a contract tomorrow, you can sign it for us. The details of the contract have already been discussed and agreed upon. If no one requests to sign it, then we will launch an attack."

Alice stepped aboard the Sky Magician, and the young captain, Valery Sabrina, saluted her.

"Miss Committee Member, welcome to the Magic Sky Ship."

"Comrade Captain Sabrina, ah, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Alice nodded. Sabrina was a member of the Visionaries' Alliance, meaning she was one of her comrades. As the organization she founded, the Visionaries' Alliance wasn't large. Compared to the largest organization, the Emily Liberal Party, the Visionaries' Alliance was inconspicuous, with only 864 members. Its main members were idealists, scientists, sociologists, and some soldiers, writers, and poets. Those on the outside were unaware that it was an organization founded by Alice.

After all, who would have thought that an organization founded by a princess would aim to establish a proletarian republic?

"how have you been?"

Alice inquired about the organization's internal situation, and Sabrina opened a notebook. The Visionary Alliance had several related organizations, including the All-America West Workers and Peasants Association, the Reality Science Association, and the Vanguard Writers Association.

"The organization is functioning well, but Miss Committee Member, there are now voices calling for the elimination of the All-Immiland West Workers' and Peasants' Association... You know, the capitalist enterprises in Hilla Port are increasingly pursuing high efficiency, and the workers' wages are decreasing day by day."

"Don't worry, continue to organize the workers' struggle, mobilize their strength, and improve their knowledge. I am your strongest support."

Sabrina nodded. As a member of the young officers faction within the Visionaries Alliance, she had engaged in in-depth exchanges with the workers on numerous occasions, training them in strike tactics and teaching them cultural knowledge.

“The organization must strictly screen new members, and the annual increase should not exceed 100 people... An organization that is too big is too bloated and has no meaning.”

"Ah."

The Magic Skyship flew over half of Amelancy. Alice stood in the passageway, looking at the scenery below. Natural scenery was gradually being replaced by man-made buildings. Several satellite cities built around Trian were gradually expanding. More and more rural areas became cities themselves. Old buildings were demolished and replaced by new cement buildings. Roads and buildings were arranged neatly, like a chessboard.

The Magic Sky landed on the outskirts of the city. This site was unusually equipped with a 2000-meter concrete runway, and large reinforced concrete factories stretched across both sides. Many of these factories were still under construction. The Trian Aircraft Manufacturing Plant also served as the Trian International Airport. Although no aircraft were yet in use, the infrastructure that had been built in advance could provide immediate support once this new type of machine, the aircraft, was put into operation.

"Welcome back to Amelia, Your Highness!"