Lord of Ashes
Chapter 27

Making Money

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The three Top-Level Civilizations and five peak powerhouses expressed their willingness to aid the Dreadful Treant Civilization. To Jue Teng Tree Demon, this was undoubtedly wonderful news.

They truly did not lack ordinary Level-7 and Level-8 Dominators, nor did they lack mid- and low-tier legions. What they lacked now was only peak high-level combat power!

From a certain perspective, the video messages the Dreadful Treant Civilization had released to win over these Top-Level Civilizations and individual powerhouses could not really be called "video scams."

Those Top-Level Civilizations and peak powerhouses had their own judgment as well!

Some had refused the Dreadful Treant Civilization's overtures. The Typhon Giant Civilization had even spoken quite unpleasantly, then promptly sold out both the Dawn Civilization and the Dreadful Treant Civilization.

Yet others simply refused to believe in such evil! They insisted on coming to this Dimensional Battlefield to make a go of it!

Some people rushed off to court death; even if one tried to stop them, they could not be stopped.

Moreover, they did not believe they were courting death at all. Instead, they brimmed with longing for the vast resources, wealth, and war profits they would obtain next.

For example, the Sky-Based Human Civilization was greatly interested in the Intelligent Robot race displayed by the Sage Civilization from this Dimensional Battlefield!

Many Dominators of the Sky-Based Human Civilization believed that the Intelligent Robots of the Mechanical Civilization possessed increasingly conservative and rigid self-awareness. Such lifeforms were exceptionally suited to being controlled by Sky-Based Humans.

Quite a few Sky-Based Human Dominators had even set their sights on the Dominator-class robots of the Mechanical Civilization.

Controlling Mechanical Civilization Dominators on the Dimensional Battlefield? These Sky-Based Humans truly dared to dream!

Of course, aside from good news, the Dreadful Treant Civilization had suffered quite a few headaches recently.

The greatest headache was its continuing defeats on the front-line battlefield.

Faced with the Mechanical Civilization army's relentless advance, the Dreadful Treant Civilization had displayed tremendous resilience and resistance, but the outcome was always difficult to change.

What should have been pushed back was ultimately pushed back!

In addition, there was another small matter that left the Dreadful Treant Civilization's high-level Dominators rather bitter.

Liu Yun, the Level-8 Peak powerhouse who had been among the earliest to enter this Dimensional Hegemony, already found it difficult to extricate herself from this Dimensional Battlefield. Yet no matter what, she refused the Dreadful Treant Civilization's suggestion that she call the other high-level figures of the Top-Level Civilization behind her to this Dimensional Battlefield.

This left the Dreadful Treant Civilization quite helpless.

The Lord of Holy Spirit of the Holy Spirit Continent, one of the earliest foreign forces to enter this Dimensional Battlefield, had already led his people away with buckets in hand. He was now hiding in some remote nook of the Land of Exile, quietly observing the war here.

The ashes of the Half-Level-9 powerhouse Dark Emperor had been scattered to the wind. Perhaps they had already become the essence within some Level-8 Golden Pill and been swallowed by a high-level Dominator fighting on the Mechanical Civilization's side.

As for the Dark Empire's elite legions, they had already been completely wiped out! The Dark Empire's homeland in the Material Star Realm was currently in a state of leaderless chaos.

The Dark Empire might even erupt into an internal crisis.

As for the Ancient Giant Toad with Level-8 Peak strength, that fellow had long since been hacked into eight pieces.

Its Inner Core, frog skin, tendons, and all manner of other body parts had long been divided between Ya Zi and Nether River Old Ancestor.

As a member of the demonic path, Nether River Old Ancestor was most skilled at doing such things.

Ya Zi, meanwhile, had a great many nephews, Niece, dragon sons, and dragon grandsons to look after. In any case, the Dragon Nine Sons Family was currently flourishing with ever more branches and leaves.

As those little fellows' second uncle—and even second granduncle—Ya Zi naturally had to help care for them.

He was, in any case, far more practical than the eldest, Qiu Niu.

Qiu Niu might sing a song, bringing the little fellows purification and improvement in their states of mind.

But Ya Zi was much more down-to-earth. He directly let the little fellows eat great mouthfuls of meat—meat from a Level-8 Peak Dominator.

Between the two, these dragon-type creatures still preferred their second uncle!

Now, among the Dreadful Treant Civilization's Dominators who had been among the earliest to enter this Dimensional Battlefield, Liu Yun was the only one still active on the battlefield.

In truth, when looking at the Dimensional Hegemony between two Top-Level Civilizations, there was no need to pay attention to too much empty talk. One only needed to see which side still had more of the powerhouses who had been active on the battlefield from the start. That alone revealed who held the advantage, as well as which side was more profitable to join.

Clearly, the Mechanical Civilization led by Saine was more beneficial to the high-level figures of foreign civilizations and Star Realm Dominators participating in this Dimensional Hegemony!

Moreover, Saine had never issued any compulsory orders to the main participants from the Eight Directions Conglomerate.

These Dominators had enormous freedom of choice while carrying out their missions.

Even if they felt themselves to be in terrible condition and no longer suited to remaining active on this Dimensional Battlefield, Saine would not stop them from leaving.

In short, as long as a Dominator boarded the Mechanical Civilization's war chariot, they were free to come and go as they pleased!

On the contrary, some Dominators who had made their fortunes following Saine and the Mechanical Civilization seemed rather unwilling to leave after earning sufficient material resources and wealth on the Land of Exile battlefield.

Such as First Flame Emperor of the Yan Emperor Divine Clan, and Blazing Red Fox of the Blue Fox Civilization.

Perhaps because these Fire Element Beings were generally fierce and straightforward by nature, they sometimes had little resistance to the solid, tangible profits on the battlefield.

First Flame Emperor wanted to take the opportunity to earn more on the Dimensional Battlefield. In particular, the Plant Element resources abundantly produced by the Dreadful Treant Civilization were simply too suitable for the Yan Emperor Divine Clan's alchemy!

As a result, although First Flame Emperor had already consumed quite a bit of his Dominator Omnipotent Soul, he was still somewhat reluctant to leave.

Saine's suggestion in response was, "First Flame Emperor, you can return and recuperate for a while first, then send other high-level Dominators of the Yan Emperor Divine Clan in your place."

Well, even Saine had personally gone to advise First Flame Emperor. This was completely different from the situation on the Dreadful Treant Civilization's side.

As for Blazing Red Fox, who possessed Level-8 Peak strength, he had simply never made such a huge fortune before!

After living in hardship for so long, then suddenly becoming rich overnight, how could Blazing Red Fox bear to leave?

However, the Level-8 Late-Stage Blue Fox who was the true leader of the Blue Fox Civilization later learned of the situation. He came to the front-line battlefield in the Land of Exile and urged Blazing Red Fox to return and recuperate.

"The true purpose of our participation in this Dimensional Hegemony was not to earn however much battlefield wealth and resources.

"It was to repay the Wizard Civilization a favor—or rather, to make the current high-level figures of the Wizard Civilization owe us a favor.

"That is far more precious than the profits you can directly obtain on the Dimensional Battlefield," the Level-8 Late-Stage Blue Fox said meaningfully.

"You alone can fight yourself half to death on the Dimensional Battlefield, but how much profit can you really earn?

"Could the value contained within a single Dreadful Treant Civilization possibly compare with the overall development value of the Demon Realm?

"Or perhaps, beyond the Demon Realm, will our Eight Directions Conglomerate no longer expand outward in the future?

"With this assistance, our Blue Fox Civilization will find many things more convenient in the future. It also means we have truly entered the core of the Eight Directions Conglomerate.

"For some matters, you must cast your gaze farther ahead," the Level-8 Late-Stage Blue Fox told Blazing Red Fox before him.

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