Empire has a public relations department responsible for maintaining the positive image of the Empire in the outside world. They have taken over Ian's social homepage on Universal Web and publish some information and updates from time to time.
Therefore, when Hu Ji called out Ian's name, other mercenaries immediately recognized Arcane Archon, the man who was labeled Milky Way Galaxy's most mysterious figure by the outside world.
During the years when the war broke out, this man rarely appeared, but his Empire grew increasingly prosperous. In addition, despite his absence, his care for his people was not affected. On the contrary, his disappearance and mystery seemed to enhance his prestige among the citizens.
"Your Majesty the Grand Consul," Huji Tieyan shouted respectfully.
"No need to be polite. We are old acquaintances."
Hu Ji only hesitated for a moment and nodded. Then, he said with a wry smile, "I really didn't expect you to be such an important person."
"There was no need to reveal my identity at that time. Besides, even if I told you then, you wouldn't know who I am."
"That's true," Hu Ji replied. "The most incredible thing about the Arcane Empire is that they have only been known to Milky Way Galaxy in the past few decades. And as soon as they appeared on the world stage, they were already a Eighth Tier civilization. It didn't take long before the outside world was shocked to discover that they had been secretly hiding the strength of Ninth Tier civilization."
"So, what kind of wind brought you here?" Hu Ji asked. Before Ian could answer, the protective barrier protecting the barricade where the mercenaries were hiding suddenly began to tremble violently.
"We can't hold on much longer!" a Sixth Tier mage responsible for maintaining the barrier screamed desperately.
Another Sixth Tier and Ranger cast a spell called "Soul Vision", projecting everything that was happening outside the camp through the eyes of a trained Falcon in the sky.
Everyone saw a Legion undead, led by a Seventh Tier the Mummy. They immediately realized that they would never survive this attack, so some people began to secretly ponder whether they should just abandon the target of protection and run for their lives.
However, considering the special identity of the target, if they really do this, they will definitely be hunted down endlessly afterwards. In addition, now that the entire Milky Way Galaxy has been completely blocked, they have nowhere to escape.
"Before we reminisce about old times, let me help you first," Ian said calmly. This sentence instantly ignited everyone's hope. Then they woke up from a dream and finally remembered what a terrifying big man stood in front of them.
Astute mercenaries like Hu Ji and his employer had already seen how unfathomable Ian was when he completely ignored the defensive barriers and appeared in this room without any hindrance.
Ian calmly raised his hand, and a bright golden light condensed in the palm of his hand. Then, with his body as the center, this light spread outward like a tsunami, covering the entire planet in an instant. Wherever the golden light passed, those Undead Legion had no room to struggle, and were instantly purified into nothingness.
The second general, the Mummy, tried to resist desperately, but everything was in vain.
'Is this the power of Eighth Tier?' Hu Ji was secretly frightened in his heart. 'It seems that when I met him, he definitely hid his strength.' This Dwarves wouldn't believe it to his death that someone could advance all the way from Fifth Tier to Eighth Tier in just about twenty years. Therefore, he took it for granted that when Ian met him, he must have deliberately concealed his true state.
"This planet contains extremely rich Mithril mineral veins. This is Empire's excellent strategic resource," Ian whispered to himself, but his voice clearly reached everyone's ears.
The mercenaries immediately showed extremely jealous looks. They knew how precious this planet was. However, facing the man in front of them, they did not dare to have even the slightest bit of greed. Just the identity of Eighth Tier strong men on the other side was an absolute deterrent, not to mention that there was a suffocating Empire standing behind this man.
"Where did we just talk?" Ian looked around the crowd and asked with a smile.
"I asked you just now, what kind of wind brought you here?" Hu Ji answered cautiously, his keen intuition alarming him wildly, telling him that the appearance of this old acquaintance was absolutely extraordinary.
"One of my advisors predicted through Divination that I would have a fateful encounter on this planet. At first I thought that person was you, but now I finally know who she was referring to - Sazmin·King of Hard Helm."
Sazmin·Jian Helm, the supreme ruler of the Ironhelm Kingdom, is one of the Dwarves civilizations that has reached Seventh Tier. He is a short man, only about 1.3 meters tall, with long brown hair and a thick beard. Since this mission requires concealment, he does not wear a crown that symbolizes royal power.
Sazmin is looking at Ian with an extremely solemn and stern look at this moment. Although Dwarves has always been known for his straightforwardness and honesty, this set of stereotypes obviously does not apply to him, a king who is struggling in the whirlpool of power. As a ruler, in order to deal with complex diplomatic relations, he must be extremely smart, cunning and good at observing people's actions.
Therefore, the moment he saw Ian, countless thoughts immediately flashed through his mind. The first thing he was wary of was whether this Arcane Archon came specifically to kidnap him and wanted to use him as a bargaining chip in some kind of political negotiation. Although Arcane Empire had a pretty good reputation in the outside world, Sazmin, as the king, must always maintain the highest level of alert and prepare for the worst.
Secondly, when he witnessed the terrifying strength of Ian and Eighth Tier with his own eyes, he truly realized how unfathomable Arcane Empire was. In this long war that swept Milky Way, any one of the Empire The highest level that the body - including members of the Imperial Family - showed to the outside world was just Seventh Tier. However, just relying on the heaven-defying Magitech, Arcane Empire became the least damaged force in this Cataclysm.
But now, he finally understood that Empire had actually never used all his true strength. This was because this seemingly most unfathomable supreme governor had never personally ended up in any battle.
"It's such an honor to finally meet you, Grand Archon Ian·Bones."
"I'm glad to see you too. However, why would a majestic king of a country come to such a remote place without the protection of the kingdom's heavy troops?"
Sazmin remained silent, and Ian saw this and smiled slightly. "There is really no need to be so alert. With your intelligence capabilities, you should have seen through the Empire's strategic intentions. After all, we have never deliberately concealed it. You should understand that if we really want to break out and become invaders, no one in this galaxy can stop us."
Sazmin is of course aware of the Arcane Empire's wolfish ambitions. They are trying to take advantage of the current chaos to force all major races and forces to bow to them without bloodshed, thereby completely annexing the entire Milky Way Galaxy. He had already carefully deduced the current dead situation with his Think Tank, and came to the desperate conclusion: Dwarves would have no choice but to surrender sooner or later.
There are several reasons why Ironhelm Kingdom can survive the destruction of Darkfall and Cataclysm. First of all, Guznader does not take them seriously at all, because they are just a civilization of Seventh Tier and are not worthy of the attention of Bleach. Secondly, Elven Kingdom and Star-Skin Tribe have been sparing no effort to protect them secretly.
Those two major forces are very aware of the fatal importance of weapons in this war, and Dwarves happens to be able to manufacture weapons in large quantities extremely efficiently. Although Dwarves does not have a systematic enchanting system, they are definitely the top blacksmiths in the entire Milky Way Galaxy.
More importantly, those races only need to outsource the most arduous forging process to Dwarves, and they can handle the rest of the enchanting work themselves. The reason why Dwarves is so indispensable is that although the elves and Star-Skin Tribe possess the best materials with purifying power, they lack the means to perfectly refine and forge them.
Relying on their ingenious forging skills, the Dwarvess are able to perfectly turn these materials into magical weapons with purifying effects. Sazmins took advantage of this troubled times and used the provision of shelter as a bargaining chip to successfully unite all the wandering Dwarvess who were not originally under the rule of the kingdom under their own command.
Unfortunately, as the war situation continued to worsen, the elves and Star-Skin Tribe gradually became unable to even protect themselves, let alone being distracted from protecting Dwarves. As a result, the Dwarves had to form loose alliances with other races and civilizations that had been displaced and broken up in the war.
Dwarves were responsible for providing weapons to these refugees, and those people had to take up arms and fight, not only to protect themselves, but also to defend Ironhelm Kingdom. But even so, Sazmin was forced into Extremis several times, and had to humbly ask for help from the Arcane Empire, and barely survived several disasters.
"Please forgive me for my gaffe and rudeness," Sazmin took a deep breath and said. "I feel very ashamed - especially when we, Dwarves, still owe you a huge favor."
"It doesn't matter."
Sazmin let out a long sigh, "The reason why I came here is because I got an extremely secret information, saying that a 'Stellar Magic Core' may have been born on this planet. But as you can see, that is false news. I am sure that I was betrayed by a traitor and deliberately lured into this trap."
"That's such a shame."
"Luck Yes, you arrived in time."
Ian nodded slightly. "Stellar Magic Core. That is indeed a rare and rare treasure."
As the name suggests, this is an ultimate core formed by compressing and condensing the vast magic power of the entire planet in the deepest part of a star or planet. This core is the purest and ultimate form of energy. Its personality is very similar to Aether Core, and it can be widely used in various incredible fields.
Ian himself actually doesn't care much about the so-called Stellar Magic Core, because the Aether Core he holds in his hand is definitely better than it. What's more, with his absolute control over the universe Magic Network, if he really wants to, he can manually mass-produce this thing at any time.
"Let me guess; you want to use this to force 'Chaos Vista' to a higher level?"