The capital of the Xia Kingdom, Hill of Light.
The prime minister's office.
Prime Minister Yasso, along with Duanmu Rui and Lin Qi, who happened to be in the office, listened to the voice coming through the phone, their minds somewhat blank.
"An... Ancient Continent?"
After a long while, Prime Minister Yasso finally confirmed, "Chairman... did you... did you just say that you've already conquered the Ancient Continent? And now you want us to send people over to take over the Flame Empire established there?"
"No."
Baili Qingfeng's voice came through the phone. "The Ancient Continent is so vast. Even if several hundred million of its original inhabitants fled to other continents, there are still a billion people left. On a continent with a billion people, how could I, alone and weak in numbers, possibly conquer such a vast territory?"
Prime Minister Yasso found Baili Qingfeng's explanation reasonable, but...
Just because other people couldn't do something didn't mean you couldn't.
You were the Void True God!
The miraculous figure who had suppressed the Aurora Empire almost single-handedly and ushered in a brand-new order for the East Divine Continent.
Nothing that happened to you would surprise us.
"Then, Your Majesty, you want us to go there to..."
"I merely had a friendly discussion with the Ancient Continent's original ruler, that legendary Fire Dragon. We reached an agreement on peaceful coexistence, and that legendary Fire Dragon was willing to hand over the Flame Empire's authority to us. We'll form an entirely new cabinet to help the Ancient Continent recuperate and rebuild. In other words, we didn't conquer the Ancient Continent. We're merely going there to help govern it."
"But... is there really any difference?"
Prime Minister Yasso looked somewhat bewildered.
"Of course. Without waging a war, how could it be called conquering