"Hey, did you see that announcement from the Void Committee?"
"I did, I did. That's no small matter. How long has it even been since the Source Cycle merged? And now the Federation's starting a unification war? Never seen anyone so impatient."
"Careful with that talk, old friend. The officials never said they were going to war. Look, the soldiers haven't even been mobilized. It's just our leaders heading down into the Group Abyss. With those big shots involved, who could do anything to them? Don't you agree?"
"It's not that I care about another war. Which one of us God Race hasn't fought through blades and gunfire? We can't lose our nerve. I'm just worried that if we lose, Lai Anding will seize the chance to drag us back, make us pay blood taxes, and work us to the bone again."
"Ah, you're overthinking it. Is our Grand Commander Lioz that kind of person? Lai Anding came from logistics. Usually, all he does is heal people and breed offspring. What would he know about frontline warfare and face-to-face slaughter? With our Grand Commander's presence, forged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, he'd just stand before that guy with a blade in hand—heh, when that happens, Lai Anding will definitely regret ever paying Medical Insurance in the Source Abyss."
"I'm not as optimistic as you. The officials say they're responding to potential armed conflict, but even a head of state and a legendary warrior like Jio Zeiou have been sent out. What does that tell you? It means they're using the Group Abyss to break past the limits and ascend together."
"So what if they ascend? What's so strange about that?"
"Hehe, that just shows how little you know. Let me tell you: the Inner Abyss isn't like