Gods: Civilization Cultivation, Infinite War

Chapter 211 Expansion Plan, Three Thousand Worlds

"You've come back this time to expand the scale of the All-Spirit Alliance?"

Thousands of years have passed, and Chen Li has finally left the T09-3054 crystal wall system and returned to Earth.

For both true gods and demigods, a few thousand years is but a fleeting moment, hardly a separation.

However, Chen Li's parents and siblings were originally members of the Divine Court, and they had been living in Li City only to maintain their relationship with Chen Li, their relative.

After Chen Li became a true god and went to the T09-3054 crystal wall system to participate in the external war, they did not stay in Li City, but returned to the Divine Court.

This time, Chen Li returned to Blue Star and went straight to the Divine Court.

The foundation of the Alliance of All Spirits lies in the city of Li on Blue Star, and if Li wants to expand, it first needs the consent of the Divine Court.

Given Chen Li's status and position, he would naturally not face any obstacles, but he still had to go through the proper procedures.

"Yes, I have submitted an application to the Divine Court. Once approved, the relevant information about leaving the city will appear in the pantheon's public network."

Faced with his father's question, Chen Li nodded.

With the All-Spirit Alliance currently having only two True Gods, leading just over a thousand demigods on external conquests is actually somewhat extravagant.

In a typical primary war zone, a true god leads a large number of demigods to launch a war against external forces.

The Alliance of All Spirits has always been led by two true gods and accompanied by a little over a thousand demigods in launching wars against other nations.

In the previous conquests of the primary war zones, the All-Spirit Alliance had always held an absolute advantage in terms of the power at the True God level.

The forces below the True God level were able to hold their own against those in the lower-level war zones. If it weren't for the Dawn Empire raising the average level of the entire All-Spirit Alliance army on its own, it would have been a different story.

The All-Spirit Alliance's army will likely face even greater difficulties in its battles against the natives of those early-stage war zones.

Therefore, the expansion of the Alliance of All Spirits is also very necessary.

Given the current configuration of two true gods in the Alliance of All Spirits, it would be perfectly reasonable to recruit several thousand more demigods to participate in external wars.

In addition to the demigods who participate in external wars, the Alliance of All Spirits also needs to recruit a large number of demigods to be responsible for other areas.

After all, for Earth itself, its many pantheons, and even the various factions within those pantheons, external conquests are merely one aspect of development.

It's not about waging war for the sake of waging war, but rather because there are sufficient benefits to be gained that Blue Star continuously launches external wars to conquer countless crystal wall systems.

After conquering these crystal wall systems, it's not simply a matter of spreading faith and appointing new gods and then abandoning all responsibility.

Managing and consolidating the dominance of these crystal wall systems also requires a significant amount of human and material resources.

The current All-Spirit Alliance only occupies nine primary war zones and thousands of complete planes.

It can easily maintain its internal stability and rule without expending much additional manpower or resources.

However, the development of the entire All-Spirit Alliance is unlikely to stagnate.

As the All-Spirit Alliance's dominance beyond Earth gradually expands, it will inevitably need dedicated personnel to handle these matters sooner or later.

Recruiting some relevant staff in advance can also prevent a chaotic situation when expanding later.

The reason we didn't expand before was because the previous All-Spirit Alliance had absolutely no advantages.

Compared to other factions, which at least have a mid-level True God in charge, the All-Spirit Alliance only has two low-level True Gods in total.

Building a stable and mature power requires more than just the ability to wage war against other nations.

The reason why the Divine Court can attract countless citizens of the Myriad Gods system to want to reside there is not only because the Divine Court can gain the greatest benefits in the process of conquering foreign lands.

The welfare conditions created by the basic policies of the Divine Court alone are enough to enable its residents to achieve better development.

They didn't even need to participate in foreign wars; their conditions already surpassed those of most citizens in other cities.

The only advantage of the All-Spirit Alliance at present may be its ability to guarantee a very high win rate when waging war against other countries.

However, this was under the premise that Chen Li personally participated in foreign wars.

Without the participation of Chen Li and the Dawn Empire, Zheng Jie, a single True God, might have a lower chance of winning than most other factions.

Relatively speaking, the area outside the city is still in a very backward stage.

There is simply no capital to provide any high level of welfare for the residents there.

If it weren't for Chen Li's distinguished status, he wouldn't even be able to attract those few thousand retired citizens of Earth.

After all, even if it's for retirement, why would anyone choose to come to such a remote and out-of-the-way place?

However, relying solely on their status, the entire All-Spirit Alliance is unlikely to achieve much progress.

After all, those Earth citizens who come here to retire will neither participate in the All-Spirit Alliance's external wars nor contribute to the All-Spirit Alliance in other areas.

Their only role outside the city is to maintain the stability of the subspace corresponding to the city.

To ensure the healthy development of the entire All-Spirit Alliance.

There must be sufficient benefits to attract all members of the All Souls Alliance.

Otherwise, let alone external expansion.

Once the earliest members of the All-Spirit Alliance reach a bottleneck and have little room for advancement, they will eventually enter a retirement phase.

The previous All-Spirit Alliance did not have this appeal, so apart from the initial batch of members recruited in the Land of Origin, Chen Li did not plan to recruit members on Blue Star.

But things are different now. The World Tree has entered its growth stage, and the Alliance of All Spirits now possesses a huge advantage that no other faction has.

Although in terms of value, the leaves of the World Tree are only equivalent to a low-end version of the Heart of the World.

After all, the world inside the World Tree leaf is very small, and in the beginning it was not even comparable to the divine realm opened up by the Blue Star gods in the Land of Origin.

However, it would require the gods of Earth to gradually increase the scale of the world to at least the level of a super-large plane, and the World Tree would drain its resources, so the difficulty is unimaginable.

Even if a demigod has an infinite lifespan, there is no guarantee that they can cultivate such a World Tree leaf; in fact, the chances are slim.

After all, only a small fraction of those demigods who directly ruled a world with complete rules, or those who evolved a world from the heart of the world, could ultimately become true gods.

Demigods have unlimited lifespans, but they are not absolutely immortal.

Expanding the scale of these worlds would require enormous amounts of resources.

In order to acquire resources, these demigods must constantly participate in external wars, as this is the fastest way to obtain resources.

In the course of conquering foreign lands, the sacrifice of Earth's citizens is inevitable. Even the true gods cannot guarantee their absolute safety; they can only ensure that they will not perish directly by relying on Earth's divine kingdom.

Demigods, without a divine kingdom to protect them, are truly doomed if anything goes wrong during their conquests.

Even with sufficient strength and luck, they did not perish in the process of conquering foreign lands.

The evolution of the world is not absolutely stable, and it is difficult for the demigods of Earth to guarantee that the world's evolution will definitely proceed according to their wishes.

If any unforeseen event occurs, causing one's divine authority to be unable to integrate into the world's rules...

Or perhaps something unexpected happened during the evolution of the world, resulting in a lack of rules before it evolved into a super-large plane, thus losing the potential for further expansion.

It will still lead to failure at the last minute, and one will not be able to become a true god through this.

However, regardless of the circumstances, a World Tree leaf that can evolve freely and possesses unlimited potential is equivalent to a brand new hope.

For the gods of the infinitely long-lived planet, they don't mind spending countless years accumulating enough resources to expand the world.

As long as there is hope of achieving one's goals, no matter how many resources are required, it is just a number and a completely bearable cost.

The thing they fear most is having no hope at all.

Furthermore, the leaves of the World Tree have an additional advantage compared to a well-ordered plane and the Heart of the World.

That is, the World Tree itself possesses self-awareness.

He does not actively interfere with the evolution of the world inside the leaf, but this is not because He lacks the ability.

As long as He has that idea, He can actively interfere with the evolution of the internal rules of the Leaf World.

In other words, the leaf world of the World Tree can actually completely avoid the risk of missing rules and ensure the stability of its internal rules.

Although if the World Tree were to intervene to maintain the stability of the internal rules of the Leaf World, it would certainly come at a great cost, consuming far more resources than normal expansion.

However, this can, to some extent, increase the probability that members of the All-Spirit Alliance will become true gods.

As long as one's own strength is sufficient, one can ensure that one's divine authority can be integrated into the rules of the Leaf World.

With sufficient resources to expand the Leaf World and maintain the stability of its internal rules, becoming a true god is practically a certainty.

This is also the main reason why the World Tree can attract even high-ranking true gods, and even qualify as one of the foundations of top-tier pantheons if it can grow to its full potential.

The World Tree is only just entering its growth stage, yet it already has three thousand leaves that can evolve.

Theoretically speaking, this is the number of three thousand spots to become true gods.

Although there are certainly not many demigods on Earth who can actually become true gods through this, perhaps even one in a hundred, it is still quite astonishing.

With these three thousand slots that offer the potential to become true gods, Chen Li was confident that he could recruit a large number of Earth citizens to join Li City.

These slots will not be given out all at once, but will be distributed gradually in batches, and certain conditions must be met before they can be redeemed.

The World Tree, which had just entered its growth stage, was able to directly possess three thousand leaves capable of evolution only because it received the last part of its mother's gift.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, it would be quite good to have more than 500 leaves to evolve.

To truly achieve a world within a leaf, one would probably need to reach maturity.

As the World Tree enters its growth stage, rapid growth can no longer be achieved simply by accelerating time.

It is foreseeable that the World Tree's growth rate will be difficult to keep up with the growth rate of the All-Spirit Alliance.

His leaves are always in high demand within the Alliance of All Spirits, and one must compete to obtain the qualification to evolve.

"How is my brother doing? How much longer will it take for him to break through?"

During a casual chat with his family, Chen Li inquired about his older brother's situation.

Even before he left the Land of Origin, his elder brother had already obtained the hope of advancing to a true god, and did not even return to participate in his coming-of-age ceremony.

Thousands of years have passed, and his elder brother still hasn't succeeded in advancing to the next level.

His elder brother's foundation was not in the T09-3054 crystal wall system, and his breakthrough to true godhood was also carried out in other crystal wall systems.

Therefore, Chen Li didn't know much about his elder brother's situation, only that he hadn't officially broken through to the True God level yet.

"It's still a long way off; there's no way you can break through so quickly."

"However, your older brother also told us that it will probably take tens of thousands of years to break through successfully, so there will still be time to attend the celebration banquet of the T09-3054 crystal wall system."

Chen Li's mother explained his older brother's current situation to him.

Beings like Chen Li, who can become true gods in the Land of Origin, are ultimately extremely rare.

To become a true god in the Land of Origin after only a few thousand years is extremely rare in the entire history of Earth.

Zheng Jie's ability to become a true god in the Land of Origin can be described as having the perfect combination of timing, location, and people.

A large plane that has received the gifts of the material world of the origin and is capable of undergoing multiple world ascensions.

Ironically, the world's rules were extremely compatible with him, and he also had the help of the methods left behind by Chen Li.

Even so, it took him nearly 80,000 years to become a true god.

Chen Li's elder brother didn't have such good conditions. He was able to become a true god by relying on his millions of years of accumulation and the benefits he gained from participating in the last foreign war. That was already quite remarkable.

Since we've already endured millions of years, we won't dwell on a mere tens of thousands of years.

"That's good."

Chen Li nodded and said nothing more.

Whether it's his eldest brother or his other older brothers and sisters, Chen Li hopes that they can at least become true gods.

Only in this way can sufficient security be guaranteed during foreign conquests.

Although the lifespan of the gods of Blue Star is infinite, not many of them are willing to stay on Blue Star forever without seeing the other landscapes of the endless void.

Even without participating in external wars, simply venturing into the endless void already carries a certain degree of risk.

Therefore, it is essential to improve one's ability to withstand risks.

(End of this chapter)