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

"Moreover... you should know that the price of deceiving the council is not something that can be settled with just a few boxes of local specialties."

Faced with the envoy's oppressive questioning, Terence did not panic; instead, he showed an extremely helpless and exhausted expression.

"Ouch!"

He let out a heavy sigh, his smile vanished, and a bitter look appeared on his face.

Not only that, he even rubbed his temples in a very cooperative manner, perfectly portraying the image of a family head who was extremely worried about the safety of the divine realm.

"My esteemed envoys, my loyalty to the Council is as clear as day; how could I possibly conceal even the slightest secret?"

Terence shook his head with a wry smile: "Actually, there weren't many people fighting in the Dark Sun Galaxy, and there wasn't any divine war that could threaten the surrounding divine realms."

"Then how do you explain that energy fluctuation?"

Upon hearing this, the gaunt envoy immediately frowned.

"Your Excellency is wise; I have already reported the specific details of the matter to Parliament!"

At this point, Terence's tone was filled with lingering fear: "The two envoys should know that the Dark Obsidian Galaxy is the central area of ​​our Starfall Divine Realm, and also a mining region! Its internal space is inherently unstable due to long-term mining!"

"As luck would have it, a few days ago, the dark matter energy inside the galaxy suddenly surged, causing violent tremors in space!"

He paused, then continued, "What's worse, this tide attracted a large group of ancient spatial beasts that were sleeping in the dimensional rifts. These mindless creatures fought wildly inside the Dark Star System in order to compete for the energy in the tide."

"That terrifying energy surge was actually caused by the self-destruction of the cores of those adult ancient beasts. Our Divine Court deployed its main fleet to blockade it and suffered heavy losses!"

Terence spoke with such conviction and emotion that he almost believed it himself.

However, the gaunt envoy sneered, leaned forward slightly, and stared intently at Terence.

"Spiritual energy tides? Ancient beasts clashing in space?"

"Patriarch Terence, your story is quite well-crafted, but do you think our inspection team are all idiots?"

The portly envoy also abandoned his previous gentle demeanor, coldly adding, "If it's just an ancient beast uprising, then why would your own daughter, Anya, the governor of your Divine Court's Scales Hub, suddenly activate an emergency broadcast throughout the entire divine realm?"

"Furthermore... she clearly mentioned the Old Gods Legion and Terence on the broadcast. How do you explain that?"

When the words "Anya" and "Old Gods Legion" came out of the envoy's mouth.

The atmosphere in the reception room instantly plummeted to freezing point.

The two envoys stared intently, seemingly trying to discern any guilt or weakness in Terence's face.

However, Terrence's facial expression control was impeccable.

Upon hearing his daughter's name, he was stunned for a moment, then his face flushed red, and his eyes blazed with anger.

"You two special envoys... mentioning that rebellious daughter is practically stabbing me in the back!"

Tyron gritted his teeth, looking utterly heartbroken and disappointed: "This matter is a disgrace to our Lucia family, and indeed to the entire Divine Court!"

"I was really too ashamed to mention it in front of outsiders..."

"But since the Special Envoy has asked, I have no choice but to answer truthfully!"

"Your Excellency, you may not know this, but Anya has been spoiled rotten by me since she was a child. She is eccentric and ambitious."

"The Dark Star System is experiencing a spiritual energy tide, and the frontline defenses are under strain. Her defense zone was slightly impacted by some insectoid monsters, and this girl was terrified!"

Terence's tone grew increasingly harsh, even bordering on gritted-teeth: "To shirk responsibility for her inadequate defense and to demand more military funding and supplies from the Divine Court, she dared to fabricate military intelligence!"

"They fabricated such an absurd lie as the Old Gods Legion and even secretly activated the Divine Realm Broadcast!"

The two special envoys frowned slightly as they listened, seemingly trying to determine the truthfulness of what they had said.

Seeing this, Terence immediately pressed his advantage: "Why don't you two envoys consider what the Old Gods are? They are terrifying taboos throughout the universe!"

"If the legions of the Old Gods were to descend upon Starfall God Realm, how could our meager forces in Ashmerkrin possibly withstand them?"

"If there really is an ancient god in the Dark Star System, would we still be sitting here drinking tea? The entire Starfall Divine Realm would probably have been wiped out long ago!"

This logically sound rhetorical question surprised the two special envoys slightly.

Indeed, the terror of the Old Gods is well-known throughout the entire world.

If the Old God Legion truly descends, the Starfall Divine Realm would absolutely not be able to quell the unrest within a few days.

It's even more impossible that they are still safe and sound.

They will most likely be reduced to ashes under the onslaught of the Old Gods' legion!

After all, such a disparity in power cannot be compensated for by any lie.

"As for that rebellious daughter who gave false military intelligence..."

Terence snorted coldly, a hint of ruthlessness from a family head flashing in his eyes: "Our Divine Court has already dealt with her extremely severely. Not only was her title of Governor of the Libra Nexus revoked on the spot, but we are also preparing to imprison her in the Divine Court's secret prison to await trial."

"After all, our Lucia family would never condone such a sinner who has caused panic in the divine realm!"

"Therefore, envoys, all those rumors circulating outside—about an ancient false god descending upon the Dark Star System, about interdimensional blood sacrifices—are utterly baseless!"

"This is simply because the spatial tremor caused by that spiritual energy tide was too violent, coupled with that rebellious woman's absurd broadcast, which caused panic and delusion among the lower-level people and some uninformed junior officers."

"If you two don't believe me, you can send an inspection fleet to the edge of the Dark Obsidian system to take a look. There's nothing there now except for the spatial turbulence and dark matter fog caused by the self-destruction of the ancient beasts."

"Our Divine Court is also having a major headache right now, and we're trying to figure out how to clear away that damned black fog."

Terence's words perfectly pinned all the blame on "natural disasters," "ancient beasts," and "unfilial daughters."

This not only forms a perfect closed loop logically.

It further portrays the image of a patriarch of a large family who has to lower himself to cover up his family's dirty laundry.

The two envoys exchanged a glance, looking at the two boxes of priceless gifts on the table, and then at Terence's "frank" appearance.

The scales in my heart have also shifted slightly.

After all, who would believe that a true ancient ruler could be born in a remote Starfall God Realm?