"Gods Can Be Killed Too!"

In the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed, and only the final month and three days remained on the countdown.

Over those two-plus months, the entire Empire entered an unprecedented period of hyper-rapid development under Colin's forceful intervention once he had freed up his hands.

All scattered Survivors had rendezvoused with the "Empire." After the count, it was confirmed that more than 2.67 million Survivors remained alive, while the total number of servants under their command exceeded ten million.

The vast majority of them chose to join this newborn "Empire."

Of the rest, some joined organizations similar to the All-Knowing Eye, much as they had followed the Enlightener, while others established forces of their own.

But regardless, every organization formed a close alliance with the "Empire."

And with the rendezvous of all surviving Survivors complete, the large-scale "expedition" plan had likewise come to an end. Hundreds of dispatched warships, large and small, began returning to the Red Leaf Forest Archipelago.

Colin still did not know how vast this world truly was, because even after exploring so many places, the exploration mission was still less than halfway complete.

But for the time being, he had no intention of finding out.

Because that was not the current primary objective.

Beyond the Empire's development, the Holy Light Alliance had developed even more rapidly. Under Colin's forceful intervention, dozens of nonhuman races achieved complete unity of faith.

And after personnel from the Empire introduced a whole range of values, including science and culture, they unleashed unprecedented potential and talent.

The abilities of these special races had originally only been used for fighting and killing. They had not placed much value on many things, but after being explored through scientific methods, they suddenly displayed considerable worth.

For example, after being assimilated,