Several days later.
The Saint Realm Banquet of the Divine Glory Empire had ended long ago, but the nationwide celebrations were still underway.
"Riding the wave of a Saint Realm expert's birth, the Divine Glory Empire will probably attract quite a bit of investment."
Mu Yuan mused.
By then, he had already returned to Tian Yuan City.
It was now the eve of the Great Calamity. A Saint Realm force, capable of serving as a pillar of the nation, was all the more important. With one more Saint Realm expert, the Divine Glory Empire's odds of withstanding the calamity would rise substantially.
Naturally, in the eyes of old, native powers like the Sacred Griffin Empire, Star Luo Holy Temple, and Nation of Merchants Alliance, the Divine Glory Empire was worth backing.
The main reason was that the "Chosen Seven Great Nations" and the other lord forces summoned by the Eternal World were, relatively speaking, located on the outskirts of the civilized world and faced the Red Mist Land more directly.
The Tai Xuan Alliance, for instance, covered six great regions. Yet no matter which region it was—even the alliance's core region, the "Tai Xuan Region"—it still bordered the Red Mist Land.
From the day they were founded until now, the seven great nations had been fighting the Red Mist Calamity without a moment's rest.
By comparison, the native powers occupied the safer hinterland of civilization. Of course, while they were safer, these forces also found it harder to obtain treasures and opportunities through external expansion, monster hunting, and purification of filth.
Investment, increased backing, and exchanges of benefits were the methods commonly used by the various great nations.
The main investor was also the Sacred Griffin Empire.
The Nation of Merchants Alliance, Star Luo Holy Temple, and other native powers