The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

Thinking of this, Rigli's expression kept changing.

If it's the former, then it means the crisis that could wipe out the entire star system is not over yet.

But if it's the latter...

That would mean that the Starfall Divine Realm had just gotten rid of a greedy wolf, only to be greeted by a natural disaster that had no rationality whatsoever!

This natural disaster is countless times more terrifying than those vicious wolves.

However, just as Rigli's thoughts were tangled up like a mess of hemp,

"Knock, knock, knock."

The knocking broke the heavy silence inside the medical room.

Terence frowned slightly. He knew that unless something extremely urgent had happened, no one outside would dare to disturb the elder's rest at this time.

"Enter."

Terence spoke in a deep voice.

The next moment, the door opened, and Lance strode into the room.

It was clear that Terrence's trusted general also showed signs of fatigue on his usually stern face.

However, when he saw Rigley sitting leaning against the headboard, a look of joy flashed in his eyes: "Elder! You're finally awake! Blessed starry sky, the glory of the Lucia family still protects us!"

Then, Lance quickly walked to the bedside and bowed deeply.

Rigley nodded slightly, but he had no intention of exchanging pleasantries: "What happened?"

Lance straightened up, glanced at Terence beside him, and then lowered his voice to report, "Elder, Patriarch, the council members... they have arrived at Lucia Starport."

"parliament?"

Rigley raised his eyebrows slightly, then frowned.

The council referred to as the council within the Starfall Divine Realm and the surrounding divine realms is naturally the Universal Star Council.

Terence didn't seem too surprised by the news. He simply rubbed his temples and nodded to Lance, "Understood."

"You entertain them first, I'll be there later."

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, Lance acknowledged the order and withdrew, closing the door behind him.

Terence turned around, met Rigley's questioning gaze, gave a wry smile, and explained, "Elder, while you were unconscious these past few days, the world outside has almost turned upside down."

"The great battle in the Dark Star System was truly massive."

"As early as the first standard hour after the outbreak of the battle, the energy monitoring stations set up by the Star Council in the neighboring star system had already exceeded the limit. They contacted us immediately via communications to inquire about the level of divine war that had occurred."

Upon hearing this, Rigli's face showed a look of sudden realization.

"So how did you answer?"

"Phew!"

Terence sighed: "According to the emergency consultations of the major families, we have unified our story and used an extremely vague statement, saying that an unprecedented energy tide occurred in the center of the Divine Realm, causing a temporary disruption to the rules of the Dark Star System, and that the Divine Court has dispatched a fleet to blockade and suppress it."

"They're not going to believe such a lame excuse."

Hearing this, Riglie sighed and shook his head.

"You're right, they really don't believe it."

Terence nodded noncommittally: "Although those old fogies in the council have been out of the public eye for a long time, their think tanks and observation centers are not fools, so... our perfunctory attitude not only failed to dispel their doubts, but also made them smell something unusual."

"And the people who came this time were not ordinary questioners, but an inspection fleet directly led by two parliamentary envoys."

Upon hearing this, Rigli fell silent; he knew all too well the intricacies behind it all.

There was no need for Terence to explain further; he had already guessed the thoughts of the other ruling families of the Divine Court and even those within the Lucia family.

During the days they were in a coma, the various families clearly reached an extremely risky consensus.

To conceal the existence of Lord Gu Xu.

Why hide it?

It's definitely not because they wanted to protect Gu Xu.

It's because of interests.

The various families knew better than anyone else what terrifying leverage the young man standing on the ruins of the Dark Star System held.

That was a complete set of old authority!

It is the ultimate power that can easily annihilate a false god's agent, and dare to confront the true form of the Lord of Devouring Dimensions head-on.

If the Star Council knew of Gu Xu's existence, and knew that a new ancient ruler had appeared in the Starfall Divine Realm.

What would be the consequences?

Those ancient monsters who have lived for thousands of years in the core circle of the Star Council will definitely flock here.

They might try to win over Gu Xu, or they might try to control him.

It could even spark a global war.

By then, Starfall Realm will no longer be Ashmerkland's backyard, but an arena for the clash of the world's top powers.

These ruling families, who are usually high and mighty, don't even have the right to be cannon fodder in the face of the torrent of parliament.

The deeper thought was that Ashmertine might be able to establish some kind of connection with that Mr. Gu Xu alone after this crisis.

Even if it is only a nominal vassal, the status of the Starfall Divine Realm will undergo a qualitative leap in the entire universe.

The benefits of monopolizing the intelligence of the past are too tempting.

It was so tempting that it would tempt various families to risk offending the Star Council by telling a colossal lie.

However, looking at the young patriarch before him, Rigley's face showed a hint of helplessness: "Terrence, Terence... you are all too naive."

"Do you really think you can capture all the starlight in the sky with a tattered net?"

At this point, Rigley sighed and shook his head: "Concealing that sir's existence is by no means easy; in fact, it's practically asking for trouble!"

"Leaving aside... when Anya was surrounded by insect hives in the Rift, she activated a global broadcast to warn the Divine Court, letting everyone in the entire Divine Realm know about the arrival of the Old Gods' legions!"

"When we chose to cooperate with Lord Gu Xu, we ordered all the stargate hubs along the way not to obstruct us and to give us the green light."

"What does this mean?"

"This means that the logs at the bottom of hundreds or even thousands of super-large interstellar jump tunnels all record how an energy source not belonging to the Divine Court brazenly traversed half of the Starfall Divine Realm!"

"These data nodes involve several key nodes. Even if you wanted to delete them, could you delete them completely?"

As Rigley's voice faded, the medical room fell silent once more.

Only the indicator light on the bedside life support device continued to run, casting flickering light on Terence's slightly haggard face.

The current head of the Lucia family did not immediately refute this.

Instead, he turned to look at the vast starry sky outside the transparent porthole.

After a long while, Terence finally came to his senses, but there was no sign of backing down in his eyes: "Elder, of course we know the flaws you pointed out!"

"Moreover... it's not just me; the heads of the other major families have analyzed these loopholes countless times over the past three standard days."

"But the final conclusion remains that the risk is worth taking!"