Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 294 The Troll Empire Resigns to Its Fate, The Ancient Gods' Trial

The Troll Empire of Tobien.

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

"The rise of the Star Empire is now complete."

"In the last two hundred years, they seem to have found a better way to search for other civilizations and have conquered dozens of worlds in succession."

"Furthermore, according to the message sent back by the mission, the Star Empire has launched a larger expedition in a world cluster controlled by a high magic world."

"The expedition seems to be going very smoothly, so the other side is already facing a shortage of personnel."

"Therefore, the mission received an inquiry from the other party regarding their intentions."

The Imperial Chancellor, Morideen, looked at the Imperial Emperor with a thoughtful expression.

"Are you planning to share some worlds with us for strategy guides?"

Penelope, the head of the Imperial Divine Council, asked thoughtfully.

"No, they're not giving us worlds to conquer, but rather giving us worlds they've already conquered."

"Huh? Such a good thing? Are you sure there's nothing more to this than that?"

“I don’t know whether there are hidden reasons or not, but Penelope, you already know the situation of the Star Empire.”

"To be honest, given the strength of the Dragon God, the Giant Serpent God, and the other thirteen ancient gods, I really can't see what kind of scheme they have."

"After all, if the other party really had bad intentions, our Tobien Empire would not have been able to enjoy such a comfortable recuperation period all these years."

Moriden was just telling the truth.

After all, the more the Dragon God understood the Star Empire, the more he knew how terrifying the Star Empire was.

For the current Star Empire...

If they really wanted to break the original agreement, it wouldn't be a big deal at all.

Even now, the other party has not broken the alliance, and has even maintained exchanges with the Tobien Empire over the years, which shows their honesty and integrity.

Therefore, when Moriden said this...

Penelope, the head of the Divine Council, nodded silently without realizing it.

"What does Your Majesty think?"

Then Moriden looked at the first emperor of the empire, whose face was calm.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of the Empire, Tobien, slowly smiled.

"The law of the jungle is an unchanging truth in this world, and even in the cosmos."

"We are fortunate enough to encounter a civilization like the Star Empire; it's hard to say whether we should call it good or bad luck."

"But now, I feel much more relaxed."

Penelope, the head of the Divine Council, was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

"What is the meaning of Your Majesty's words?"

"Is it because you feel exhausted from the effort to ensure the survival of the entire civilization?"

Torbjörn waved his hand and laughed:

"I wouldn't say I'm tired."

"But you two should be aware of the feeling of being constantly surrounded by crisis."

"The starry sea is vast, with billions of civilizations vying for dominance. Even we, back then, didn't we prepare for the worst?"

"So now that I have such a powerful civilization as the Star Empire as an ally, I actually feel relieved."

"After all, as you have seen, the Star Empire, putting aside other aspects, still places great importance on its promises."

"Just like the desolate planet back then, didn't the Star Empire eventually give us an ancient god with decent strength as the foundation of our civilization?"

At this point, Emperor Torbjörn took a sip of divine dew, and then spoke again in a good mood:

"Therefore, even if we are small and become a subordinate civilization when facing the Star Empire, it would be good."

"After all, our civilization and empire have the powerful and asymmetrical Star Empire as an ally. As long as it does not fall, our empire will never halt the progress of our civilization."

"So, I've actually figured it out over the past few days."

"For the endless years to come, let our empire follow the movement of the stars."

"As for whether they are allies or subordinate civilizations, it all seems insignificant."

Ultimately, strength is the foundation of everything.

"Therefore, since the Star Empire's diplomat has expressed this intention, let's go ahead and agree."

Emperor Tobiron appeared quite relaxed at this moment.

As if shedding the sacred and inviolable status and power of an emperor for the first time, she revealed a sense of carefree ease, free from worldly strife.

Penelope and Moriden exchanged glances, both showing a moment of stunned silence.

Then they both gave a slightly bitter smile.

Now, having witnessed the rapid development of the Star Empire, we have also witnessed the terrifying power of the gods behind them.

What else is there to say?

Ancient gods are, after all, ancient gods.

A mortal who ascends to godhood is considered to have entered the same level of status as a deity.

However, their actual abilities are still vastly different.

This gap cannot be bridged by hard work alone.

Mortal deities can manage to fight ancient deities who are only one or two ranks lower in power, but against those of the same rank, it's a no-brainer.

Not to mention, the Troll Empire also encountered such a 'freakish' entity as the Star Empire.

Not only does civilization undergo tremendous changes almost every century, but the sheer number of deities and the terrifying growth rate of that dragon god are simply incomprehensible.

Therefore, Emperor Torbjörn had completely given up on the idea of ​​competing with the Star Empire for development speed.

The two are simply not in the same league. It would be better to accept reality and enjoy the benefits of having a powerful ally.

Moriden sighed:
"What Your Majesty thinks is indeed correct."

"It's all about timing and fate. To be honest, having such an ally is perhaps a stroke of luck for our clan."

"The Stars are developing too fast, so fast that our Empire is almost a rural civilization compared to them."

"Whether the other party values ​​integrity or no longer cares about the small amount of profit our empire can gain, it doesn't really matter."

"At least, the other party acknowledges us as their only ally, and even thought of including us at a time like this, which can be considered a way to get closer to them."

"At least they didn't issue a summons to us in a commanding tone."

Upon hearing Moriden's words, Penelope nodded as if she had finally seen the reality clearly.

"The Star Empire is quite upright in this regard."

"If we were in each other's shoes, to be honest, I might not be able to do this well."

"Very well, since His Majesty has already laid it all out, then I have nothing more to say."

"From now on, let those guys handle the council chamber themselves. Moriden and I will join His Majesty in studying the bloodline secrets of those two ancient gods."

"If blood transfusion or even soul transfer methods fail, then the only option is to rely on the power of the ancient gods' rules and ascend to a higher level as a member of their clan."

"However, we must keep a close watch on these two ancient deities."

"A blood pact must be signed, but we absolutely cannot give the other party a chance to retaliate!" Clearly, this is different from the approach taken by the Star Empire and Lin Ke.

In the Troll Empire, because the emperor and other deities were not ancient gods, they were not confident in suppressing them indefinitely, and some of them even grew faster than the two ancient gods under their command.

Therefore, in dealing with these two ancient deities, even harsher methods will naturally be adopted.

One example is the master-servant contract.

The second point is to strictly monitor and suppress the growth rate of the two ancient deities.

After all, once the ancient gods who serve as servants become stronger than them, or even if they don't need to be stronger, as long as they can reach the same level, they are very likely to suffer the backlash of the contract.

Therefore, these measures are necessary.

Furthermore, in order to solve the problem once and for all, Emperor Torbjörn and his two ministers have been working with the Imperial Research Institute to study the power of the ancient gods.

In order to completely replace everything of the two ancient gods.

But this is just an idea.

Whether it will be successful in Chengdu is still unknown.

Even if it succeeds, the time required will definitely be enormous.

After all, the ancient gods were born as weak-rule beings, but once they ascended to godhood, they all became strong-rule beings.

Rule-based life forms are fundamentally different from ordinary life forms like mortals.

The difference lies in the fact that both the soul and the body are components of the power of rules.

Even for mortal beings who ascend to godhood, even if their souls possess the same power of rules as some ancient deities, the acquired and innate factors can still become huge obstacles that can replace them.

Therefore, even someone as powerful as Emperor Torbjörn, who was already a Star God, dared not say that he could definitely find a way to possess an ancient deity.

Therefore, this also shows how astonishing it is that a real game could cultivate an ancient god like Lin Ke.

Even now, real games can continuously strip away everything from the ancient gods whose life and death were controlled by Lin Ke, and use it for the cultivation of players later on.

However, there are limitations to this behavior in real games.

For example, in the case of postnatal cultivation, the player to be cultivated must be secretly selected from the beginning, and potential bloodline and soul modification must begin before the player enters the next level.

In short, the whole process is very complicated.

"Yes, the research on the ancient gods must continue."

"However, even if it doesn't work out in the end, the process of us forcibly accepting the kinship should still go smoothly the day after tomorrow."

"Furthermore, because we possess the power of contracts, we can force the ancient gods to bleed, thereby enhancing the richness of our clan's bloodline."

"Therefore, in my opinion, this may also be a more realistic and easier path for us to gradually replace it."

Emperor Tobien spoke again.

They even attached great importance to this matter.

"However, by accepting the status of a familia, the power of our contract will inevitably conflict with the power of becoming the other party's familia."

"Therefore, its effectiveness should be greatly reduced, or even rendered ineffective."

"Therefore, the process of converting us into clans cannot be carried out simultaneously. Someone needs to become the master of the Primordial God Contract and take control of the Primordial God so that those undergoing the transformation can have the greatest safety guarantee."

"Moreover, since we have already ascended to godhood, forcibly becoming a clan means that we need to actively weaken our own soul strength, and even our divine bodies must be degraded to the mortal realm, so that our spirit and body can return to the state of the saint's critical point."

"This process is extremely difficult, even extremely painful; one wrong move and you could truly perish."

"Are you two really sure?"

Emperor Tobirde stared intently at Moriden and Penelope.

"What is there to fear?"

"Since we have been able to rise from the mortal stage to the position of the supreme god, we are naturally confident and assured that we can repeat this path again."

"Your Majesty, if you believe me, I am willing to be the first pioneer to test the feasibility of this path for you!"

"Now that the empire is protected by the stars, I have nothing to worry about. Now, I live only for myself and His Majesty!"

"Therefore, Your Majesty, please forgive my boldness and allow me to be the first to embark on this path of the strongest deity!"

Penelope boldly expressed her determination in a loud voice.

At this moment, even Moriden took notice.

But this isn't surprising, considering Penelope has been Emperor Torbjörn's loyal bodyguard since her mortal days, so he's definitely the only choice now.

After all, if we fail, we won't talk about it.

But if it succeeds, it's the power of an ancient god!

Replacing him with someone else might not be enough to reassure Emperor Torbjörn.

Even Moriden wouldn't do.

Therefore, in the brief moment of Emperor Tobien's silence...

Moriden said slowly:

“Penelope, your courage and loyalty are commendable, I think it’s a good idea.”

"Therefore, I will not argue with Penelope."

"Furthermore, Your Majesty, since we wish to test this path, I think that even if we don't communicate with the Pantheon of the Star Empire, we should at least probe the reaction of the Cloud Court Dragon Clan."

Emperor Tobyn naturally understood Moriden's unspoken message.

This is, after all, an act of mortals usurping the power of ancient gods.

The Dragon God of the Star Empire is an ancient deity, and he even has many native ancient deities from the wild planets under his command.

Furthermore, the other ancient deity of the Troll Empire itself was a gift from the Star Empire.

This is a very sensitive issue.

This is especially true for those in positions of power.

Just as traditional deities believed that their divine realm was not to be desecrated by mortals.

As an ancient deity, would the Dragon God, or even the ancient deities under his command, consider the Troll Empire's actions to be a desecration of their identity?
Furthermore, the troll empire's actions set a bad precedent.

If, by chance, there were such rebellious individuals among the mortals of the Star Empire, then the problem would be enormous.

So when Moriden brought this up...

Emperor Torbjörn had to admit that this matter was extremely troublesome!
Even if it's troublesome, it's an insurmountable obstacle.

After all, even if the Troll Empire did this behind the backs of the Star Empire, if the Star Empire found out and considered it a desecration and a bad start,

Therefore, the final outcome for them will certainly not be good.

Therefore, even Emperor Tobirn felt that this matter was somewhat difficult at this moment.

But no matter what, now that we've come this far, there's no turning back.

Therefore, Tobien finally sighed at Moriden.

"Yes, it's time to test the waters and see how they react beforehand."

"In addition, if the other party's attitude is ambiguous, we can take the initiative to suggest that we will continue to carry out this matter secretly and keep it confidential, regardless of whether it succeeds or not."

"Of course, if it really doesn't work, then forget it and we can settle for something less."

"In the end, I have neither the idea nor the courage to joke about the fate of the entire empire."

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(End of this chapter)