Imperial Palace Council Hall

Aside from Golden Armor, Violet Thunder, Overthunder, War Bear, Harry, Tina, and others,

Pippin and Gaia, who were stationed at the Western Borders, had also arrived at the palace hall.

"How is the progress on the empire's conscription?" Aurek inquired.

Winston stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, all provinces have registered and conscripted one hundred million soldiers, including forty million apprentice-level Awakener and over ten million apprentice rank Awakener."

"Further registration is still ongoing, but the military expenses and resource consumption are becoming unsustainable in the long term."

The scale of the conscription across Crossbridge Empire was simply overwhelming.

Not to mention other factors, just the activation of long-distance teleportation arrays to mobilize the troops alone required an astronomical amount of Energy Stones!

Let alone daily training, equipment provisioning like standard armor and weapons…

Although the Energy Stone mines in the Anubichi Mountain Range could support the effort for a while, it was still a drop in the bucket.

The Minister of Finance, Lighton, also looked troubled.

"Do not halt the conscription," Aurek commanded.

"First, mobilize 150 million soldiers to quickly assemble at the Western, Northern, and Southern borders."

"The Imperial Knights should withdraw from the Western borders and assemble towards Bimat Highlands."

"Your Majesty, do you intend to reclaim Bimat Highlands?"

Pippin bowed and asked.

"Bimat Highlands is just a small area. The imperial eagle's gaze cannot be limited to the conquest of a single city!"

Aurek gripped the Emperor's Scepter, his voice sharp.

"What I want is to take the entire Eastern Domain at the fastest speed!"

What?!

Take… take the entire Eastern Domain?!

The ministers were stunned, their faces filled with disbelief. For a moment, they felt their minds were overwhelmed.

Leaving aside everything else, the territory of Crossbridge Empire was already vast enough.

And the entire Eastern Domain was unimaginably vast!

Not to mention, the region was home to numerous Overlord Rank forces and ancient giants. A war in this area would inevitably lead to massive turmoil across the entire Eastern Domain.

To take the entire Eastern Domain?

This was a goal that they would never have dreamed of in their lifetime!

Aurek offered no further explanation.

At this point, which force in the Eastern Domain could match the sharp edge of Crossbridge Empire?

After making the basic arrangements, he dismissed the ministers, leaving only Harry and the others to issue specific military orders.

"Harry, you will lead 100,000 attribute warriors to take Oracle Mountain, eradicate the Marchin family in Bimat Highlands, and then immediately head north to Ordon Plains!"

"Tina, you will lead 100,000 attribute warriors directly to Ordon Plains and flatten Ordon Theocracy at the fastest speed!"

"War Bear, you will lead 100,000 attribute warriors into the Northern Borders, deploying 300 Stellar rank warriors to invade the Filo Empire from the north."

"Overthunder, you will lead 100,000 warriors to garrison the Southern Border, also deploying 300 Stellar rank warriors to enter Goldflow Empire."

"Violet Thunder, Golden Armor, you will lead 100,000 men to the Western Borders to remain in ambush. You must keep your movements hidden, ensuring no leaks, and await my final orders!"

…

500,000 troops!

300,000 Stellar rank!

20,000 troops will be directly deployed to attack Ordon Theocracy!

By using sheer numbers, they would be able to crush Ordon Theocracy completely!

Taking Ordon Theocracy, Bimat Highlands, and the three empires of Filo, Pud, and Goldflow would earn enough Emperor Points to upgrade the Void Warlock or Doomsday Warrior authority to level 10.

"Your Majesty, since we are going to fight the Goldflow Empire and Filo Empire, why not just send the entire army to crush them all at once?"

War Bear asked in confusion.

"Silvina holds hidden means, and I intend to force her to bring them into the light!"

Since they had chosen to cooperate, attacking the Filo Empire and Goldflow Empire would certainly require Silvina's involvement.

If they deployed the entire army of hundreds of thousands of Stellar rank warriors, they could easily crush Filo Empire.

But that would render Silvina unnecessary.

Wouldn't that expose his own strength and prevent him from probing her true trump cards?

By sending only a few hundred Stellar rank warriors, he could force Silvina to use some of her hidden powers to cooperate, allowing him to observe her methods and assess the potential threat she posed.

If she had the means to handle an enemy like God Mountain, he did not believe his current forces could face them head-on.

That was what he feared the most right now!

War Bear said no more, understanding Aurek's rationale.

Aurek handed Harry the ancient Beast-Skin Drum to use against Lars, the master of Oracle Mountain, or any ancient existence beyond the normal Sage rank that might be present in Ordon Theocracy.

The military arrangements were quickly put in place.

Harry immediately led the 100,000 attribute warriors on a Transdimensional Leap towards Oracle Mountain!

Tina directed her army straight to Ordon Plains.

Aurek sent word to Silvina, coordinating the joint war to annihilate the Filo Empire and Goldflow Empire!

Ordon Theocracy.

The Ordon Divine Array had been activated.

In the Holy Son's meditation chamber, Sacco had fully recovered.

With the help of the Sun Codex, his strength not only quickly restored but also rose to the title of Master Rank!

"Damn Aurek!"

"This time, I will not give you any more chances!"

"You vile tyrant, prepare to face the light's retribution!"

A shadow of resentment and murderous intent filled his eyes as he thought of the extreme humiliation he had suffered that day.

Karon, with his brown hair, stood outside the meditation chamber, his hands behind his back.

Sensing Sacco's icy resentment, he made no move.

He didn't tell Sacco that Aurek was now easily capable of killing Stellar rank experts!

Nor that Aurek's army had already slain several Divine Envoy-level beings in the Godfall Canyon!

If Sacco knew these facts, he might not be able to bear it!

A red-robed cardinal quietly appeared.

Glancing at the meditation chamber, he said to Karon,

"Your Holiness, Pope Ronyx requests your presence."

Karon's eyes shifted toward the meditation chamber where Sacco was.

His expression was complex, then his figure dissipated like a beam of light.

The cardinal raised his head and looked at the chamber, letting out a quiet sigh.

There was no doubt that Sacco was a prodigy, destined to stand at the peak of the world!

Unfortunately, he had encountered a monster that could not be measured by ordinary logic.

Such was the tragedy of these geniuses!

He shook his head and turned to leave.

Not long after the cardinal left, three elemental assassins stealthily entered the Holy Son's meditation chamber.

Inside, Sacco was meditating, unaware of the changes outside.

But the earlier humiliation had deepened his obsession.

The originally pure holy light now subtly mixed with a hint of dark red magical energy.

But his will was as firm as a rock, and he could easily suppress the heart demon.

Hm!?

"Who's there?"

He suddenly stopped meditating.

Opening his eyes, his gaze pierced through the air like tangible light!

A powerful mind power immediately covered the entire chamber.

At the same time, an intense solar domain erupted, filling the entire room.

He had set up guard formations and warning prohibitions in the chamber, learned from the Sun Codex, able to detect even the slightest change in breath.

Any movement would be immediately noticed.

The three elemental assassins knew they had been detected and immediately invoked Darkness elements, shrouding the entire chamber in absolute darkness!

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