But why did the Longshan Family need to soothe people's hearts?
Wasn't it because they were about to make a major move?
Great Dawn above, just look at the Longshan Family's recent style of conduct! They had joined the counterattack against the other races, wiped out more than a hundred demigods of those races in a single stroke, and had even killed the Icefield Deer God! They had annihilated an entire fully organized orc legion, and the Longshan Family's great name had spread across the continent.
They were undertaking massive construction projects in the Gallic Empire, even coming up with such fantastical ideas as the Theater of the Gods. This undoubtedly flaunted their earth-shaking wealth once more.
Added to that, they had brazenly formed an enormous army with a total strength of forty legions in the Great Flame Dynasty. Though it bore both the Longshan Family's and the Green Forest Family's banners, weren't those two banners essentially the same thing? The Green Forest Family was clearly a vassal of the Longshan Family—at least, that was how Gries Gao Dawn saw it.
They had gained tremendous fame, flaunted inexhaustible wealth, and now possessed overwhelming military force!
With the Longshan Family throwing this combination punch, what else could they possibly want? Wasn't it as obvious as a flea jumping on a bald head? Other than wanting to establish an empire, what else could they do? With such great prestige, so much money, and such a vast army, if they were not establishing an empire, could it be that the Longshan Family wanted to play house?
"Great Dawn above! I truly was muddle-headed!" Gries Gao Dawn stomped his feet furiously within the Papal Hall. "But there is still time! As long as the Dawn Temple shows the greatest goodwill toward the founding of