Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 91 The Acquisition Plan

"General, this is information gathered by the reconnaissance team from L77."

"Let me see."

Augustine opened the report and saw a report on the L77 civilization's level, social system, and strength.

On planet L77, there is a unified government where everyone is united under the kingdom's rule; it is a typical centralized dynasty.

Their king is called "Lionheart Emperor," a member of the royal bloodline. He can unleash his power through a gem and transform into Ultraman. The form he takes after unleashing his power is his true form.

As for their level of civilization, they are still in the medieval period of what was once the Blue Star, having not yet completed the Industrial Revolution and remaining in the ancient agricultural era.

It doesn't even reach the lowest level of home-planet civilization.

As for power level, it is incomparable to his legion. Even the strongest Lionheart Emperor is only a planetary level.

Their evolutionary time is still too short; they not only cannot master their own power, but they also have not developed enough power to protect themselves.

"I understand. Let's try to make friendly contact, under the name of... Baltan Trading Company."

"Yes, ma'am."

After his subordinates left, Augustine took out the "Capital Acquisition Manual" compiled by the goblin merchants of Baltan Trading Company and began to study it.

They would make contact under the name of the Baltan Trading Company, then provide funding to train young people to contact the outer planets of the Shadow Empire, and then send them back to serve as high-ranking officials. Once all of them were loyal to the Shadow Empire, they would then "vote" to join.

"This whole process will probably take nearly a thousand years, and they also have a powerful 'king,' so changing things will be incredibly difficult. We'll really need Edward..."

Augustine thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good reason to call Edward to the front lines.

Edward remained prime minister. After more than 20,000 years of experience, he, who was already intelligent and skilled in politics, was almost like an old monster. He could easily solve any systemic problem.

He was known as the "wise man of the empire," a key figure in the empire's governance, and a role model for many who followed.

Edward's achievements, besides his previous governance accomplishments, are most notable for building the empire's governance system and using political maneuvering to bring many civilizations that had established connections with the "Baltan Trading Company" into the Shadow Empire!

If Edward were to come, dealing with a civilization like L77, which has just awakened its supernatural powers, would be a piece of cake.

No matter how much the Lionheart Emperor resisted, he could never stop Edward's plan!

"Forget it, let's go find His Majesty. If I'm not mistaken, the value of the civilization on planet L77 is probably much higher than we thought."

Augustine looked at planet L77. His intuition told him that behind this civilization, which appeared to have only one planetary-level power, there must be some hidden forces.

If we force our way in, it might not cause too much damage to his fleet, but it will definitely cause a lot of trouble!

Therefore, it's best to take a long-term view.

Before long, Augustine's report was sent back to Azure Star.

……

When his report returned, Norman was checking the civilization attributes and the newly added races.

Civilization: The Shadow Empire

[Affiliation: Norman (Emperor)]

[System Capabilities: Unified]

[Population: 3 trillion (Note: The system only counts the population who genuinely belong to civilization)]

[Civilization Abilities: Children of the Night (Bloodline), Technological Supremacy, Land of Etiquette, Barbarians, Shadow of the Night (Royal Blood), Giant Formation, Energy Transformation]

[Civilization Development Path: Fantasy Route]

[Main species: Shadow Empire humans (all inhabitants of the five major planets are Shadow Empire humans), Treants, Merfolk, Dwarves, Goblins, Baltans, Light and Dark Races]

[Subsidiary species: Unicorns, magical beasts, magical hounds, magical serpents, five-colored dragons, metal dragons, Magma aliens, Imperial aliens, monsters...]

……

The civilization capabilities listed by the system have been in effect.

The Shadow Empire's technological prowess allows it to maintain rapid technological advancements even after choosing the fantasy storyline.

The abilities of "Land of Etiquette" and "Barbarian" are among the main reasons why the Shadow Empire was able to expand peacefully or "peacefully"!

Then there are the civilized species that Norman focused on.

The primary species are those that have been fully accepted by the Shadow Empire and become citizens.

Apart from the species absorbed before the expansion, the only aliens accepted so far are the modified Baltan aliens and the newly recruited Light and Dark race.

The biggest difference between the primary species and the secondary species is that the former can obtain the blessing of the bloodline of the Children of the Night, while the latter are simply counted as population and can only obtain secondary bonuses.

"There are still too few races; we need to recruit more..."

Norman shut down the system and turned to look at the report that Augustine had sent.

"L77? Interesting."

Norman laughed upon seeing the name, then issued a decree: "Edward, go and find a way to bring their king in as well, and incorporate their royal family into the fold."

Norman's decree was issued remotely. Edward, who was contemplating a strategy for a certain planet, bowed towards the palace upon receiving the decree.

"Your Majesty, I will obey your command and will certainly not disappoint you."

After bowing, Edward handed over his work to his apprentice, then opened a portal and arrived at Augustine's side.

"Augustine, you're something else, actually getting His Majesty to summon me."

"Edward, you've finally arrived! Come and see, we've already made contact."

Augustine was delighted to see Edward, ignoring Edward's eye roll, and pulled him over to discuss their plan.

Edward, seeing that Augustine was still pretending to be stupid as always, didn't bother arguing with him and went over to check the current intelligence.

"Yes, it's the right thing to do to make contact first. The countries on this planet are very stable, and the breakthrough should be with their king."

Edward observed for a while and quickly came to a conclusion.

He took a pen and paper and quickly wrote down a long list of details about the plan. He then divided it into two copies, sending one back to the capital and the other to Augustine.

"I think I know what to do. The conquest of this world is simple. Just do as I say."

"When the time is right, I will invite His Majesty to come in person."

Augustine looked at the plan Edward handed him, read it carefully twice, and then gave Edward a thumbs up.

"As expected of you, you're as cunning and resourceful as ever!"

"You'll get the lion's share of the credit, I'll treat you to drinks when we get back!"

Augustine chuckled and, before Edward could retort, quickly turned and left to make the arrangements.

Edward simply shook his head, then sat down and began to plot...

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[Land of Etiquette: When first meeting other civilizations or species, the friendship level is always set to Friendly, and the cultural development speed increases! (Note: Although it is possible to govern with technology, I choose a cultural victory!)]

[Barbarian: Tribal-type civilization friendship is always set to Intimate, army combat power is enhanced, and immunity to declaration of war reputation attacks! (Note: I am a barbarian!)]

(End of this chapter)