Location: O5 Council

The O5 Council is the core circle of the Am Empire, symbolizing five massive forces that govern the Am Empire.

Because each force has a titular manager.

Hence, the outside world jokingly calls the five leaders of the O5 Council the very land of merchants.

However, even for the head of the O5 Council, Mr. ONE has his troubles.

As they say, small-scale wars can promote local commercial prosperity.

In fact, in the past, the merchants’ land often incited conflicts among nations.

But large-scale full wars only constrain commerce.

For the Am Empire, which relies heavily on commercial traffic, the entire continent falling into turmoil would shake the very foundation of the Am Empire.

And now, no one can stop the outbreak of full-scale war.

The world’s attention is focused on major nations, yet few notice that in every corner of the world, those city-states are rapidly declining.

Even... directly exiting the stage of history.

To Mr. ONE and his peers, this is simply dark turmoil.

The commerce of major nations is not so easily influenced by them, engaging in trade is troublesome.

In fact, the trade of small city-states is crucial for the Am Empire.

[After all, city-states with weak commercial systems can be better exploited by them]

Oh no, that’s wrong.

For outsiders, it is said to be a saturated workload.

In short, small city-states had no choice in the past.

Many people never managed to leave the city-states for the wilderness in their lifetime.

The cost of using teleportation arrays is like a stab to the neck artery for many poor people who are already disadvantaged.

During these three years of world turmoil, the Am Empire’s foreign exchange reserves have reduced by 30%.

Thanks to the Goddess of Commerce and Her earthly representatives, if they hadn’t shamelessly joined the industrial chain beforehand, reducing costs and increasing efficiency, and boosting domestic demand, the empire would have already been in a precarious situation.

But now, a problem has arisen.

The person who brought about all these changes, even Mr. ONE respectfully addresses her as Your Majesty, sent her spokesperson over.

As a top-tier demigod, he instantly realized that this rumored Second Princess was not her true self.

She was merely a clone.

This was very shocking.

A clone, having crossed the teleportation array and traversed mountains and rivers, yet still able to converse with him like a normal person.

Such methods are terrifying.

If there was only one clone, it might be acceptable.

But if there could be five, ten, or even twenty, it could directly reverse battlefield intelligence failures, creating miracles for war victory.

If it also possessed formidable power...

That would be even more frightening.

Such a person is practically a walking powder keg.

Thus, upon truly meeting Olivia, his first reaction was, what is the Ense Empire doing? Could they be planning to send an envoy to stir trouble here?

Or, what is that Exalted one really thinking?

However, none of this terror compared to what the Princes later said.

"I am Olivia. You can call me Prince Olivia, or Great Sin: Sloth."

At this moment, endless thoughts flashed through ONE’s mind.

Ultimately, all words converged into one word—

"Huh?"

Not buddy.

Are your Ense joking?

Having an emperor is already excessive.

Having that Exalted one is the excess of excess.

Even the female emperor now possesses near-divine realm power.

Now you tell me that your true Eldest Princess who was kept hidden for a hundred years is still Great Sin: Sloth?

Not buddy?

Do you find that suitable?

Olivia expressed understanding for his shock.

After all, other countries will soon show similar expressions.

Some countries are already showing them now.

Mr. ONE rubbed his brow, confirming this matter over and over again, finally having to believe that the hidden Ense Empire was still concealing something.

If you had shown this strength earlier, without waiting for chaos, as a country primarily composed of humans like the Am Empire, you only have to wave the flag, and we would follow you to sit on the throne of world domination.

By this era, only humans could speak loudly, and even if the Am Empire was annexed, it would be a good choice.

After all...

It wasn’t the Am Empire that first existed, bringing forth the O5 Council.

It was the five massive commercial forces corresponding to the O5 Council, who for the sake of earning more money, chose to unite together, forming the Am Empire.

"So, Prince Olivia, you came to us because..."

"The first matter, although the Am Empire was established in the later era, the O5 Council itself was already widely active on the continent even before the establishment of the Am Empire, correct?"

Mr. ONE nodded.

Anyone who knows the rise history of the Am Empire understands this.

It can be said, it is not information that needs concealing.

Seeing this, Olivia’s lips curled into a slight smile.

"I imagine you all know about the situation with the Golden Land. Recently, we initiated attacks on it and found that fairies are probably the smallest trouble.

Within the Golden Land itself lies the true ultimate fear."

Mr. ONE nodded.

Even he, far away in the Am Empire, had already heard of this.

Olivia laughed softly and said:

"The crisis in the Golden Land is closely related to the actions of those long-eared elves many years ago. Louis suspects that the long-ears are likely the masterminds behind the Golden Land’s rampage.

During the Elf Era, the Elf Realm frantically eradicated all information related to the fairies.