The supreme art of war was to subdue the enemy through strategy.
The next best was to defeat them through diplomacy.
The lowest was to resort directly to force.
The highest level of warfare was to use strategy, followed by defeating the enemy through diplomatic means, with direct force being the last resort.
As far as the Empire was concerned, its goal was by no means merely to pursue the slaughter of countless enemies. It sought to bring the entire world under its control and make this realm its possession.
The Empire's purpose had never been to simply leave a mountain of corpses in its wake.
Rather, in any world, the most important thing was undoubtedly the world's origin energy.
The world's origin energy encompassed an extremely broad range of things, including the Chakra contained in nature, as well as various minerals, metals, and other precious resources.
However, according to the law of conservation of energy, even if these resources suffered a certain degree of destruction, as long as they had not left this world, then with the passage of time and the continuous advancement of technology, they would eventually continue to be used by humanity.
It could even be said that once one possessed the power to cross between universes, the world's resources would no longer be so important.
Aside from the resources belonging to the world itself, there was another extremely important kind of resource: life.
Among all living resources, the population was especially crucial.
After all, only with a sufficiently large population could a country or region support the development of its economy, culture, technology, military affairs, and every other aspect.
At the same time, the population was the core force driving social progress and technological innovation. Therefore, no far-sighted ruler would neglect the importance of protecting