The newly built banquet hall in the Iron Fist Castle on the ground can accommodate thousands of spectators. Guests coming from different directions and different planes to watch the ceremony are already there, waiting for the arrival of Ryan, the new demigod. With Cassano now With the financial resources, he can definitely decorate this place with the most luxurious decoration. However, under Ryan's instruction, the decoration in the hall is quite simple. Not only that, even the ceremony for the entire Rakshasa demon to join the Six-Party Alliance is short and grand. Ryan I am going to use this method to remind everyone present that although I have won a thousand-year victory as a participant in the war, the Six-Party Alliance will still face countless difficulties and obstacles in the future. This is a process that emerging forces must go through. If If the extravagant atmosphere inside cannot be curbed, then this strength that has risen like a comet will definitely fall at a faster speed.
Although the Six-Party Alliance combines forces from six different planes in the form of a covenant, in fact, these six forces only joined the alliance one by one due to Ryan's efforts. Ryan took on the responsibility of the alliance. The identity of the leader, coupled with the fact that he is the only demigod king in the alliance, has supported the foundation of the entire alliance, so other members of the Six-Party Alliance have actually inevitably turned into Ryan Vassals such as Moon City and Free Paradise have been merged into Cassano, and the elves and dwarves are about to merge with Cassano. It’s just that Ryan always uses the attitude and behavior towards allies to interact with them. The atmosphere of mutual equality within the Six-Party Alliance continues to be maintained. Based on the fact that there are seven members sitting at the round table in the center of the hall, including Ryan's other wife Vivian as the leader of Cassano. .
In less than ten minutes, the entire ceremony came to an end. Next, as the leader of the Rakshasa demon, Maiha Zulu presented unparalleled wealth to other members of the alliance. He had already learned about the situation in Moon City and Freedom Paradise. , so the two forces that have been merged into Cassano were not forgotten in the gift list. Maiha Zulu used his money offensive to gain the favor of other members of the alliance in the shortest time, and helped the Rakshasa demon to integrate into the six-party alliance. paved the way.
With Ryan's strength and identity, he naturally would not handle the rest of the trivial matters himself, so when Maiha Zulu presented the gift, he drifted away. When Ryan was sitting in his study, a black shadow slowly appeared. Walking out of the corner of the room, the black shadow was no bigger than a fist at first and looked like a bat. When it appeared in front of Ryan, it had expanded and transformed into a beautiful girl, but she swore allegiance to Ryan. The vampire girl Emilia.
As the leader of Cassano's shadow force, Emilia has been living in seclusion in a secret room in the floating city during this time. She has been sleeping for a long time after drinking the blood mixed with the blood of the ancient black dragon, but when she woke up, she became stronger But it has advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching the level of advanced legend. If combined with the outstanding talents of the vampires, it will be enough to compete with those strong men at the peak of legend. Of course, potions that greatly increase strength are usually most effective when consumed for the first time. Well, if Emilia uses it repeatedly, the benefits she can get are quite limited. It is better to use it to cultivate other potential vampires, and avoid wasting the ancient black dragon blood, which is a precious raw material that needs less use.
"Master, why don't you integrate these forces directly? You must know that a unified and huge empire is far better than the current loose alliance that has to negotiate everything." Emilia spoke about the alliance ceremony that just ended not long ago. These earth-shattering words: "Elves and dwarves have long existed in name only. Nagas and Rakshasa demons are your defeats. A lingering imperial capital cannot stop our annexation and expansion. In recent years, Mother Farasi has almost No longer setting foot in her hometown in the imperial capital, she has actually made her position clear... "
Ryan was not angry at Emilia's words. He shook his head with a smile, interrupted the vampire girl and said: "Two hundred years ago, Fernando unified the continent with an unstoppable attitude, but after he Not long after his death, this powerful country had ceased to exist in name only. They were both human beings, but they lived in different places and had very different customs and habits, not to mention humans, elves, dwarves, Nagas, dark elves and Rakshasa monsters living in different places. Races from different worlds and different planes.”
"But..." Emilia seemed to want to continue to persuade Ryan. After all, the examples given by Ryan were not in line with the current situation. That Fernando was a mortal, how could he be compared with Ryan, the newly promoted demigod? Well, the lifespan of the latter alone can almost rule the existing territory for at least tens of thousands of years. Such long years, regardless of differences caused by race, region or other factors, can be completely eliminated by the ruthless passage of time. Smooth.
"I know what you want to express, but have you ever thought that if all the gaps are completely eliminated, the only way is to turn everyone into undead, and everyone will be left with nothing but a pile of bones. Being able to exist in a new 'life' form means that there will naturally be true equality. Otherwise, even if it becomes an empire, it will still be impossible to change the appearance of races and the cultural differences between regions." Ryan knew very well that people like Ai Miliya's thoughts are probably very common among her subordinates. It is not convenient to explain this kind of thing publicly, because it will easily hurt the feelings of other allies, so she simply takes advantage of this private opportunity to explain herself clearly. mind.
"And even if you unify the human world according to your idea, it will be a little more helpful to the overall situation at hand. The Six-Party Alliance was not truly equal from the beginning. Without me, a demigod, to suppress it, the power of the Rakshasa Demon is enough to crush The other five members, a unified human world, are not as good as the fiefdom of a legendary peak-level lord in another world in terms of population and resources..." Ryan said here, paused for a moment, and then his eyes fell on the wall next to the study. On top of the huge map, there is a map of the entire alien Rakshasa demon territory presented by Maiha Zulu himself.
Emilia's eyes involuntarily followed Ryan's gaze to the huge territory map, and then she heard Ryan continue: "Don't always limit your vision to the present, our future has unlimited possibilities. If you are willing, everyone can even have a territory as large as Cassano's, so why bother... All this must be based on our internal stability. Any approach that destroys this stable and harmonious situation will only It will delay our digestion of that territory indefinitely. Which one do you think is more helpful to our future, a solid ally or a vassal that turns against us due to greed?"
Ryan's explanation made Emilia retreat with conviction. Looking at the disappearing figure of the vampire girl, Ryan remembered the long conversation he had with his friend Red last night. A demigod appeared in this plane. After that, the influence of the God of Light here will inevitably be affected by the new demigod forces. If Ryan wants to completely eradicate the spread of the Church of Light in this plane, the God of Light can only watch his losses. A lot of power of faith comes from here, because even if he comes here as a distraction, his strength is at most the level of a demigod. The strength of both sides is evenly matched. It is estimated that neither one can do anything to the other, and maybe because of the conflict between the two demigods The battle destroyed the biological living environment of this plane, causing the Church of Light to forever lose the opportunity to develop believers here.
Instead of losing both sides, it is better for both sides to get what they need. Therefore, after receiving the oracle from the God of Light, Red officially visited Ryan, the newly promoted demigod, as the Archbishop of the Church of Light. If Ryan was not a demigod yet, The king had his identity dug out by the God of Light before, and he might have suffered interference from gods across countless planes. Unfortunately, Ryan's caution and Red's protection prevented that possibility, so the God of Light We can only make a compromise with Ryan in an open and honest way, hoping that Ryan will not interfere with the spread of the Church of Light in this plane. After all, a large number of human believers have been continuously providing the power of faith. It would be a pity to lose it. Knowing that not every race and every plane is suitable for spreading the teachings of the Church of Light, it is not easy to find a suitable race among countless planes and then establish such a stable sect.
Ryan finally chose to acquiesce to the overture from a real god. He promised Red that he would not interfere with the spread of the Church of Light in this plane, but he would not allow them to prevent other sects from spreading their doctrines. Ryan felt that Any god can develop followers here in a peaceful way. For example, if the dark elves choose to settle in Cassano, they can build a church or temple of the spider goddess Rose here. As for other people in Cassano who are willing to believe in the Lord of Light, Whether you are a god or a spider goddess is completely up to your own free will. As the master here, Ryan will not interfere and will not allow other sects to do anything that violates this principle in the name of punishing heretics.
Now that he has tacitly allowed the Church of Light to continue to spread, there is no reason for Ryan to forcibly conquer the imperial capital as Emilia said. Of course, even if there are no other factors, just the friendship with Orlando and Red back then, Ryan will definitely He will not do anything to disgrace the imperial capital. Perhaps this style of behavior is completely inconsistent with the so-called overlord's model, but Ryan does not intend to become a so-called overlord. Without the family and friendship that he values most, it is only a few How can power make up for Ryan's loss