Demon Emperor Raymond's trip to Wizard Civilization had yielded quite a harvest.
At the very least, he was not returning empty-handed!
Besides taking back the broad letter of intent for cooperation drafted by Wizard Civilization, Saine also had him take the White Spine Scepter with him.
In the end, Saine had not embezzled this bit of "petty profit" offered by Evil Tide Civilization.
He only took what was his due.
And this time, Evil Tide Civilization had sent Demon Emperor Raymond over rather than Zi You, who held a higher position, or some Devil Ancestor of even greater standing, to meet with them.
The Evil Tide Supreme Hall had probably long anticipated that Wizard Civilization would not readily agree to certain demands they put forward.
Demon Emperor Raymond had simply come to test the waters!
Judging by the outcome, it was not bad for Evil Tide Civilization either.
Still, Demon Emperor Raymond's revelation that he had already been fighting on the Dimensional Esophagus Battlefield for ten thousand years... made Saine ponder for a long while afterward.
Evil Tide Civilization had likely been fighting in the Dimensional Battlefield for more than ten thousand years—perhaps twenty or thirty thousand!
Saine had also recently heard that the war on the Demon Subjugation Alliance's side was no longer as intense as it had been over a thousand years ago. That was probably related to Evil Tide Civilization's war in the Dimensional Esophagus as well.
They were originally two Ultimate Body Civilizations from different spacetime dimensions, clashing in the Dimensional Battlefield under the driving force of balancing rules.
Even if Evil Tide Civilization faced the enemy with its full strength, it would not dare claim certain victory over Decayed Civilization, much less now, when it was fighting on two fronts!
However, Evil Tide Civilization's surging