Slaughtering the Chicken to Scare the Monkeys

As the current emperor of the Constellation Empire, Saint Star Radiance actually had very little autonomy.

Anyone familiar with the Constellation Empire knew that the true rulers of the country were the several Grand Elders of the Constellation Hall, who dreamed day and night of restoring their ancestors' glory and becoming gods who ruled over the countless stars in the heavens.

Although the several Grand Elders ignored imperial affairs most of the time, each had his own ideas. Saint Star Radiance, seated on the imperial throne, had to balance the interests of the several Grand Elders and keep them all satisfied on one hand, while handling domestic affairs and maintaining the Constellation Empire's legitimate rule over the northern lands on the other. Over the years, he had truly exhausted himself.

If not for the fact that sitting in this position allowed him to withhold a considerable amount of abundant resources and nurture one powerful expert after another for himself and his faction, he, a Legendary Lifeform, would probably have resigned and left long ago.

For this reason, after hearing the envoy from the Blood Orchid Duchy's tearful complaint, he also felt deeply dissatisfied with the humans of the Barren World.

"Minister of Foreign Affairs Hong Shuo, didn't we warn them about the Leiman Duchy last time? We were willing to let them take whatever scraps they could get, for the sake of our shared humanity. But daring to attack members of the royal family and great lords has already crossed the bottom line of our Constellation Empire! Do they really think that, while suppressing ferocious beasts and foreign races, our Constellation Empire can no longer spare enough strength to make a trip to their barren, impoverished world!?"

Saint Star Radiance spoke in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, according to our