The undercurrents within the Glory Empire finally settled with the return of Princess Tarona and Princess Triss!
Though both were only Divine Path Venerables, still far from demigods, and the other members of the Glory Empire's Imperial Council had all met with various mishaps,
the two women had powerful backing, and their status was unquestionably legitimate.
The announcement that Prince Amon was the new emperor at this juncture immediately stabilized the Imperial Capital. Even the stirrings of unrest elsewhere in the empire quieted down.
The Boat of Creation was every bit as large as the Imperial Capital itself.
With such an imposing vessel docked above the capital, anyone could tell it had to belong to a god!
Besides, Princess Tarona and Princess Triss had appeared in White Star City before.
And since the Oldest One was suspected of gaining the greatest reward from the divine war, it was only natural that he had returned to reclaim his holdings after lying low until the storm passed.
Why had the other members of the Imperial Council disappeared so furtively?
Why had the Rose Divine Kingdom and the Great Vortex World Island sent only Divine Path Venerables to provide support?
At its heart, it was the deterrence brought by the Oldest One.
In theory, the Oldest One had been deeply involved in events here before. He had merely left; he hadn't died.
Anyone who had survived a battlefield where so many gods fell was no one an ordinary true god would dare provoke.
The Rose Divine Kingdom and the Great Vortex World Island were the two true-god-level powers bordering the Glory Empire. Their top experts were both weaker than the emperor.
Otherwise, they couldn't have remained stable for so long under the emperor's lingering influence.
At a time like this, withdrawing decisively was