"No problem!" List agreed without hesitation.
The Dark Empire was a private domain built for him, part of the Augusta Family's deeper plans.
If anyone else coveted it, he would definitely strike back without mercy.
But for his own sister, he was willing to share.
However, Elf had no intention of coveting the Dark Empire. More than anything, she wanted to help List.
After receiving her brother's permission, Elf voiced her thoughts. "I'm planning to make my way in the territories of other civilizations."
"No!" List refused without even thinking.
Just because the Great Xia Empire was simultaneously encroaching upon the territories of two civilizations did not mean other civilizations were made of clay.
In truth, any civilization that formed its own ecological system was an impregnable fortress as long as nothing went wrong internally.
Although the Great Xia Empire had concealed things well, with no evidence proving that the Blue Star Federation and the Colossus Civilization had fallen because of the Great Xia Empire—
—one must never underestimate the wisdom of other civilizations.
They did not need evidence. The facts they could see alone would make them extremely wary of the Great Xia Empire.
Forget invasion—even normal exchanges would be rejected by the surrounding civilizations.
The dark forest theory made a great deal of sense, but the known territories now were like a dark forest lit by searchlights. Hunters of comparable strength watched their own kind warily, never willing to place themselves in another's sights.
Elf's desire to expand into the territories of other civilizations was, in fact, an extremely dangerous undertaking. It could easily provoke a backlash.
That was why List firmly opposed it. Such dangerous work should not be left to his sister.
"Elf, I know you want to prove yourself, but you can hunt in my