Population Explosion

In the lavishly decorated study, exquisite Magic Lamps lit the room brightly as day.

Roland sank deep into the soft sofa, his brows tightly furrowed, an unmistakable trace of exhaustion in his eyes.

Several days had passed since the Human Alliance conference ended. Under Dylan Fikernando's lead, Roland had immediately returned to Gram City once it was over.

With his current strength, physical fatigue alone clearly would not leave him looking so weary. Rather, the conference had felt far too strange, placing immense pressure on his mind.

Previously, he could at least barely infer the intentions of the Three Great Empires from certain clues. But this time, he had been completely baffled from beginning to end.

In particular, their actions of making a grand show before letting the matter drop lightly, while heavily favoring Flame, Cardina, Ribela... yes, and Sacred Co-Prosperity as well, left Roland utterly unable to make heads or tails of it.

As a result, several contingency plans Roland had prepared to preserve the gains from this war had never even had a chance to be used. The Three Great Empires had simply let the matter go.

The Church of Dawn was understandable. With Roland's promise, the Church of Dawn's influence would rapidly rise across the North Continent. Once the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom swallowed the Terra Kingdom, they would also gain considerable benefits.

But the Arcane Empire and the Holy Alliance were far too abnormal. Anyone with eyes could see that after swallowing the Terra Kingdom, the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom's strength would absolutely soar in a short time. Before long, a second Northern Kingdom would emerge on the North Continent, undoubtedly posing a huge challenge to them.

Furthermore, their perfunctory attitude would throw humanity into complete chaos. Countless civil wars would inevitably follow, plunging humanity into severe internal