Star Iron, conquer the world from Omphalos

"If you keep the Protector, you won't have to worry about Shurima being conquered by foreign enemies."

"What you said...does make sense."

How can I describe Ash's temperament? This feeling of being thankful, regretful, and unable to help cursing is even worse than fighting a battle with the Immortal Boat Alliance.

But it must be said that Ruan Mei's idea was indeed correct. As a guardian envoy who was good at defensive operations, the fortifications he constructed would make any enemy want to curse when they saw them.

"Emperor, I..."

After the ascension ceremony, Dorne, who was usually calm, couldn't help but change his expression when he felt the protective power in his body.

They have been indoctrinated with the truth of the Empire and have been absolutely loyal to the Empire since birth. His thinking is the same as Kane's before. Regardless of whether he is willing or not, as long as he accepts that power, it is a kind of "betrayal."

"My child, don't be sad. This is precisely a reflection of your excellence." Ash said gently, "Strength is only a tool to defeat the enemy. No matter where it comes from, it cannot distort our will. Fight for the empire. Use your strength to destroy any enemy who dares to invade."

"Yes, Dawn."

Kane walked over and patted his brother's shoulder enthusiastically, "We are all the same, we are all the same. We will give everything for the Empire and the Emperor."

Dorn glanced at his good brother, and saw the happiness and excitement in his eyes. He instantly understood that Dorn was indeed an outlier among his twenty brothers and sisters. As a child of the Emperor, he possessed the power of another destiny.

But now, there is one more outsider, and Kane's eyes seem to tell him that they are best brothers from now on.

"Kane, we are different. I am just a destiny walker, and you are a messenger." Dorn said.

Kane: "..."

"Emperor, you are right. I should not be discouraged by this power. I will do my best to build a stronger wall for the empire to defend against all invaders!"

Looking at Kane who was in a daze, Ash nodded slightly: "I believe in you, and you, Kane, you are both my best children."

Kane finally felt better. Although the fool Dorn was unwilling to admit it, he still felt that the two brothers were the same.

They learned from their mother that too many people in this world were chosen by the will of the Star Gods, and that their father, the great Emperor Ash, had also been glanced at by more than one Star God.

But the will of the Star God has nothing to do with personal will. There are even a large number of people in the galaxy who have embarked on a certain destiny but spend all day thinking about killing the Star God of Destiny.

After some guidance, Kane became more open-minded about becoming the Messenger of Destruction. After all, having power is not a bad thing. Only with more powerful power can he expand the territory of the empire and eliminate the enemy.

Now he actually wanted to laugh at Dorn. Hey Dorn, you have been tainted by the power of the Star God, but your power is not as good as mine. You are tainted but you don’t have that much power. Hey Dorn, hey my good brother.

But Kane only dared to think so in his heart now. At least when the emperor was not around, he planned to find some time to have a good drink with his brothers.

"Dorn, I leave the task of building the Empire's defenses to you." Ash didn't know what Kane was thinking, or he would have slapped him. He looked at Dorn and said, "You and your chapter will be given the title of 'Imperial Fist'. You will crush all enemies who dare to attack you."

"Imperial Fists?" Dorn's eyes lit up. "Yes, Emperor, I will obey your will!"

The Imperial Fist, the will of his future Legion will be built around this name!

"Emperor, what about me?"

Kane couldn't help but ask.

When he first arrived, the Emperor didn't give him a name for his legion!

"If you want to be called Shadow Moon... that's wrong." Ash quickly suppressed the outrageous name in his head. "Let's call you Son of the Sun. You will raise a sun that illuminates the galaxy for the empire."

Kane's eyes lit up.

This is much more impressive than the Imperial Fist.

"Rest assured, Emperor. The Sons of the Sun will always be at the forefront of the battle, tearing apart the enemy!"

Kane finished, glanced at Dawn, and whispered, "Hi Dawn."

Dorn: “?”

You are laughing your ass off.

He really wanted to punch him.

"Okay, Kane, Dorn, it's time for us to get down to business."

Ash interrupted the emotional exchange between the two good brothers.

...

Although he was unhappy about the emergence of the protective force, Clipper still gave it some face. At least he did not come directly to snatch people like Nanook did.

In fact, Ash doesn't care too much now whether he orders the envoy or not. After all, the Shurima Empire itself is not strong enough, otherwise why would it place its expectations on this kind of blessed power?

Ruan Mei was quite interested. She was assuming that if these children were targeted by the star gods one by one when they went out, would there be twenty messengers?

If we really have to create so many envoys, then the other forces will just stop fighting - now, can we reconcile?

The combat power of the envoy level is still too rare, so even a genius like Ruan Mei would be tempted, but Kripper is still relatively patient after all. That guy is basically not interested in anything except fighting, even the Interstellar Peace Company of which he is nominally a "director".

Ash felt that if it were a child who was destined for a happy fate, he would probably have the strength to challenge the throne by now. In any case, his child would definitely be much more powerful than a bug.

Thinking of this possibility, Ash was actually a little moved.

If the Empire really wanted to send out a throne combat force, then he would directly attack those immortal ships and blow up the remaining four immortal ships.

But he quickly suppressed this idea, because it was a pleasure, aha, who knew what that madman would do?

After much deliberation, Ash decided to proceed steadily. He asked Dorn to start working on the construction of the empire's defense, and then took advantage of the time when Kane was gathering people to help Feixiao eliminate the influence of the Moon Madness.

As his strength increased, this kind of thing became easier and easier to do.

However, Ash was not in a hurry to solve this problem for all the fox people. After all, allies help each other. If the fox people want to get something from him, they naturally have to pay something.

At least this time, regarding the issue of the empire's defense construction, Feixiao has to lead her Qingqiu Army to block the harassment from the Xianzhou Alliance.

This kind of thing is too easy for the Qingqiu Army. They are always on the front line fighting against the Fengrao people. In terms of combat experience and strength, they are at the top of the Xianzhou Alliance.

With Feixiao's Qingqiu Army in charge, Yaxu took the Sons of the Sun Regiment led by Kane and rushed towards Pinoconi wearing invisible camouflage.

This time he needed to have a formal conversation with the family, representing the long-term cooperation between the Shurima Empire and the family. It would be best if he could acquire a portion of Pinoconi's shares to bring a long-term and stable source of income to the empire.

Although Pinocchio is not big, it is no exaggeration to say that it makes a fortune every day. The fact that the company is so determined to get it shows how high its economic value is.

Ash didn't plan to rob it. After all, they had already reached a cooperative relationship with the family, and there were too many enemies in Shurima now, so there was no need to go against Tongxie.

Besides, the Alfalfa Family helped him at a critical moment. Unless one day the family wants to turn against the Empire, he will not be polite then.

On the way to Pinocchio, Ash tried to contact Tingyun again, but unfortunately there was still no news.

Taichi's Dream in the game took a lot of time, and there was even a "false ending". Naturally, there was no concept of time in the game. Ash just hoped that Tingyun would be safe.

As for Wan Di, he should be immortal.

I couldn't contact Tingyun, but the black tower appeared.

"...You went to Pinocchio?"

"Yes, have you finished your work?"

"It's done. Humph~ That guy knew he couldn't have any substantial impact on me, so he left." Heita's tone was not very good. It was obvious that she didn't gain much advantage this time.

This made Ash curious.

"Who is this genius? I'll give her a sun disk later."

"Forget it, I'll handle it myself. She just took the initiative this time, but she won't be so lucky next time."

Heita was obviously not convinced.

She didn't lose, she was just caught off guard. In a contest between geniuses, this slight advantage was enough to cause great trouble to the opponent.

Seeing this, Ash didn't ask any more questions.

"Now that the Immortal Boat Alliance has blockaded the perimeter of the Empire, it looks like we're going to have to fight a long war of attrition. Dorn is building the Empire's defenses. Can you help me figure out some high-tech solutions?"

"Dorn? Who?"

"my son."

"Hmm? ...Um, oh, those twenty from Ruan Meisheng." Heita nodded. "I see. I'll make you a cross-galaxy extinction weapon right away."

"Really?"

"Of course it's fake. Humph~ Let Ruan Mei's child do his own research. His mother is a genius, so he should have some brains, right?" Heita crossed his arms and suddenly muttered to himself, "That guy's child should be quite talented. If I had a child, it would definitely be better than his. What do you think?... Forget it, this kind of thing is really troublesome. I don't have time to help him. Screw Gum is planning to rebuild a simulated universe. This time he proposed the concept of a 'differential universe', saying it has research value. I have to see what's going on."

"And I need to manage my properties. There have been a lot of little bugs popping up lately. Maybe you provoked them. Although the impact isn't big, it's still a bit troublesome."

"...Well, that Ryan guy, I'll give him something."

"It's Dorn," Ash corrected. "Lion is the captain of the Guards."

"It's all the same anyway. Does he even have two heads?" Black Tower waved his hand nonchalantly. "When I was building the Black Tower Queen, I also built a backup interstellar battleship. It's not as powerful as the Queen, but it's definitely better than an ordinary interstellar battleship, although I gave up halfway through."

Ash was stunned: "A small version of the Queen?"

"That's about right. I haven't given it a name yet. I've just left it there. I'll have someone send it to Yalilo later. You can ask Ryan to pick it up."

"It's Ryan."

Heita came quickly and left even faster. It seemed that this opponent had aroused her desire to win as a genius, and now she was in a state of great excitement.

There is only a fine line between genius and madness. Ash has no intention of forcing himself to understand them, but he is very interested in the battleship that Black Tower mentioned. Since it is used as a backup for Black Tower's Queen, its scale is at least much larger than that of an ordinary interstellar battleship.

It just so happens that the formation of the Imperial Fists Chapter has just begun, and they really need something impressive.

......

the other side.

Just as Ash secretly went to Pinoconi, a serious meeting was taking place within the Xianzhou Alliance.

Yaoqing betrayed, Luofu was bombed, Chiming was almost wiped out, the alliance almost collapsed, and only a room full of Xianzhou people was left.

Such losses are even greater than a war among the rich people.

The Xianzhou Alliance naturally could not accept this.

"Marshal, the Immortal Boat Alliance is about to disband."

High-rise conference room.

The senior members of the Immortal Boat who appeared through projection gathered together.

This meeting brought together almost all those who had a say to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth reflection and discussion.

The speaker was an old-timer in the alliance, and his words immediately resonated with those around him.

"Of the nine immortal ships back then, only four remain. The Immortal Ship Alliance, the Chiming Clan, and the Fox Clan are all gone. What kind of alliance is this anymore?"

"Master Yan, now is not the time to discuss this. The Alliance has suffered so much loss. We must make Shurima pay with blood!"

"That's what I need to say now!" Elder Yan said excitedly. "What were you doing before? Why didn't anyone stop the Chiming when they were gazing at the sun disc? Shurima's actions are certainly infuriating, but what about you? Are you completely innocent?"

"Have you all forgotten who you are? People of Xianzhou, follow the footsteps of the hunting patrol. Our enemies are the remnants of the rich! You all think you are so great, but the enemy's fear is based on your greed. The biggest reason why Xianzhou is in this situation is because of us!"

There was silence in the conference room.

No one dared to refute what Mr. Yan said.

Although the other party was not a general, he was an old general who had retired and had one foot in the coffin. In terms of seniority, he was older than them.

"Alright, Old Yan, calm down." Huai Yan sighed. "You're right, but the most urgent task now is to find a way to get Yao Qing back to the Immortal Boat Alliance. We've already lost Luofu, and we can't just watch Yao Qing stay in Shurima and become our enemy."

"Hmph~ We were the ones who forced them away. How can we let them come back now?" Old Yan's tone softened a little.

He still had to give Huai Yan face.

"What do you think?" Huai Yan asked others.

"Sincerity is essential." Yaoguang, the general of Yuque, sighed. "Ash has been truly ruthless this time, bombing Luofu and abducting Yaoqing. More importantly, Shurima possesses the power to cure the vulpera's Moon Madness. Feixiao previously applied to use the power of the Sun Disc to resolve the vulpera crisis, but was unfortunately rejected by the Alliance."

"Little Yaoguang, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't keep us in suspense." said Old Master Yan.

"The good thing for us now is that the Sun Disc itself was a conspiracy, so the original rejection had no impact. Ultimately, the main reason for Yao Qing's departure was the destruction of the Yao Qing Chi Ming clan, but from what I know about Fei Xiao, she's unlikely to do that. After all, the Qing Qiu army had already set out to support them."

"You mean, it was her subordinates who decided it themselves?"

"Indeed, the one with such courage and strategy is probably Jiao Qiu," Yaoguang pondered. "He's Feixiao's marching doctor. I suspect Feixiao's health must be very poor, which is why he made this decision. In other words, the relationship between Yaoqing and Shurima is actually a deal, not a favor. Regarding this point, we still have hope."

"Now that Yaoqing has just arrived in Shurima, Ash certainly won't help them deal with Moon Madness right away. The most he can do is help Feixiao. In fact, Moon Madness has existed for a long time, and if it weren't for the matter of the Sun Disc, it wouldn't have been mentioned specifically. Feixiao isn't an ungrateful person. As long as we show enough sincerity, there's a chance she'll change her mind."

"What sincerity?"

"What else could it be? Let's forget about the Chiming Clan and the Qingqiu Army's massacre of the Chiming Clan."

There were many people present, except for the Vajra clan.

The fundamental reason is that most of the Dragon Lords are dead, and the remaining members of the Chiming tribe are sad all the time, and no one comes to the meeting.

Seeing no one spoke, Yao Guang continued, "Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Shurima and Yao Qing have reached some other cooperation, so we'd better be mentally prepared for them not to return. In that case, we'll have to build a new Immortal Ship. Jing Yuan mentioned before that the Immortal Ship Luofu needs to be rebuilt. What about Yao Qing? I think we should prepare first. I also suggest using the Kanyun Mirror and consulting the Emperor Bow. If Yao Qing really can't return, the Seven Generals of the Immortal Ship must be present, otherwise there will be endless troubles."