Chapter 477: Chapter 85: The Giant Demon Empire Accepts Its Fate, an Experiment with Ancient Deities

The Giant Demon Tobien Empire.

At this moment, three figures were gathered in a space filled with vast white clouds.

"The Star Empire’s dominance is now established."

"In just the last two hundred years, it seems they’ve found a better way to locate other civilizations. They’ve already conquered dozens of worlds in a row."

"Furthermore, according to the news from our envoys, the Star Empire has launched an even larger expedition into a World Community controlled by a High Demon World."

"This expedition seems to be going very smoothly. As a result, they are now relatively short-staffed."

"Therefore, our envoys have received an inquiry from them."

Empire Chancellor Moridun said to the Emperor of the Empire, his expression thoughtful.

"Are they planning to give us some worlds to conquer?"

Penelope, Chairman of the Divine Discussion Hall of the Empire, asked in return, her expression contemplative.

"No, it’s not that they’re giving us worlds to conquer. They’re directly giving us worlds they have already conquered."

"Hm? Is there really such a good deal? Are you sure there isn’t a hidden catch?"

"Whether there’s a catch or not, I can’t say. But Penelope, you know full well what the Star Empire is like."

"To be honest, with the Power of their Dragon God, Giant Serpent God, and the other thirteen Ancient Deities, I really can’t see what they could possibly be scheming."

"After all, if they truly had ill intentions, there’s no way the Tobien Empire would have been able to spend all these years so comfortably, resting and recuperating."

Moridun was simply speaking the truth.

After all, the more one understood the Star Empire’s Dragon God, the more one understood the terror of the Star Empire itself.

For the Star Empire of today, if they truly wanted to tear up our original treaty, it would be nothing to them.

And yet, to this day, they haven’t torn it up. In fact, they’ve maintained a relationship of mutual exchange with the Tobien Empire all these years, which just goes to show their sincerity and integrity.

So, when Moridun said this, Penelope, the Chairman of the Divine Discussion Hall of the Empire, couldn’t help but nod silently.

"Your Majesty, what are your thoughts?"

At this, Moridun turned to the Emperor of the Empire, who sat at the head with a calm expression.

Hearing this, the Emperor of the Empire, Tobien, slowly formed a smile.

"The weak are prey to the strong. This is an immutable truth of this world, and indeed, of the entire Star Sea."

"To have been fortunate enough to encounter a civilization like the Star Empire... I truly don’t know whether to call it good luck or bad."

"But now, I find myself feeling much more relaxed."

Hearing this, Penelope, the Chairman of the Divine Discussion Hall of the Empire, was slightly taken aback.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?"

"Do you feel weary from ensuring the survival of our entire civilization?"

Tobien waved his hand and smiled.

"I wouldn’t say weary."

"But the constant feeling of being surrounded by crisis... I believe the two of you know this state well."

"The Star Sea is vast, with hundreds of millions of civilizations vying for dominance. Even a civilization like ours had to prepare for the worst back then, did we not?"

"So now, with a powerful civilization like the Star Empire to rely on as an ally, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

"After all, you’ve seen it for yourselves. Setting aside other aspects of the Star Empire, they place the utmost importance on their promises."

"Just like with Barbaric Star back then. Didn’t the Star Empire end up giving us an Ancient Deity of respectable Power to serve as a foundation for our civilization?"

At this point, Emperor Tobien took a sip of Divine Dew, then spoke again in a good mood:

"So, when dealing with the Star Empire, even if we have to take a subordinate role, becoming a vassal civilization wouldn’t be so bad."

"After all, with an asymmetrically powerful civilization like the Star Empire as our ally, our Empire’s progress as a civilization will absolutely not be cut short, so long as they do not fall."

"So, I’ve actually come to terms with this recently."

"For the endless ages to come, our Empire will move with the Stars."

"Whether our status is that of an ally or a vassal civilization has become insignificant."

"In the end, Power is the root of everything."

"Therefore, since the Star Empire’s envoys have made this proposal, let’s go along with it and accept."

At this moment, Emperor Tobien’s entire demeanor seemed very relaxed.

It was as if, for the first time, he had shed the sacred and inviolable identity and authority of an Emperor, revealing a sense of carefree contentment, free from worldly strife.

Penelope and Moridun looked at each other, a momentary daze in their eyes.

Then, they both gave a faint, bitter smile.

At this point, having witnessed the Star Empire’s explosive growth and the terrifying Power of the Deities behind them, what else was there to say?

Ancient Deities were, after all, Ancient Deities.

Even if Deities who achieved their Ascension to Divinity as mortals managed to reach a similar tier of status, their true Power was still worlds apart.

This was not a gap that could be closed through effort later on.

Mortal Deities might stand a chance against Ancient Deities one or two tiers of Power below them, but against one of the same rank? It was unthinkable.

Not to mention, the Giant Demon Empire had run into an anomaly like the Star Empire.

Their civilization underwent enormous changes practically every century, and the growth in the number of Deities behind them, not to mention the terrifying growth rate of that Dragon God, was simply incomprehensible.

Because of this, Emperor Tobien had now completely abandoned any thought of competing with the Star Empire in terms of development speed.

The two were not opponents on the same order of magnitude. It was far better to peacefully accept reality and enjoy the benefits brought by a powerful ally.

Moridun sighed.

"Your Majesty’s line of thinking is indeed correct."

"It is a matter of timing and fate. To be honest, having such an ally is, perhaps, a stroke of luck for our people."