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Year 20 of the Huanyu calendar.
Huang Yu conquered the continent, pacified the deep sea, led the various races in resisting the Demon Invasion, eliminated the demons' infiltration, and monopolized the divine prison army.
The Huanyu Empire defended against enemies, suppressed rebellions, and pursued development all at once.
The entire empire already occupied 20% of the Chaotic Continent!
But when the empire reached 20% of the continent's total size, the Huanyu Empire encountered a bottleneck in its development.
The Huanyu Empire's development could no longer keep pace with the rapid expansion of its territory.
After returning from the deep sea, Huang Yu discovered something that gave him a headache.
Conquest alone could not guarantee the empire's stability.
The Huanyu Empire's control over its foreign-domain vassals was too weak.
Whether they established their own foundations or paid lip service while acting otherwise, those fellows could always think of various ways to escape the Huanyu Empire's control.
Although there was no longer a force on the Chaotic Continent that occupied even 1% of its total size, the efficiency of the Huanyu Empire's expansion had also fallen sharply.
For a period of time, the empire's rate of contraction was even greater than its rate of expansion.
Moreover, the frequent wars abroad had cost the Huanyu Empire many troops and talented people.
The one hundred thousand eighth-tier spirits in the Hall of Heroes had long since all been activated.
"Halting our expansion is necessary.
We need to stabilize our conquered territories and strengthen supervision over the vassals in each region.
We must vigorously develop commercial trade, strengthen cultural dissemination, and increase political exchanges. Everything is meant to make those vassals acknowledge the Huanyu Empire from the bottom of their hearts.
The Huanyu Empire must also cultivate its