After the meeting with Chris, Ian devoted all his energy to the heavy work. Only one month has passed since the special trial dimension <Black Clover> was opened to the public. In this short time,, only a small portion of the population of the Empire has successfully awakened their magical talents. Today, there are still a large number of civilians stranded in Solar System, waiting for their opportunities, not to mention the huge populations distributed in other galaxies of the Empire.
In addition, he has an urgent task at hand: "Spirit Realm" from the East Continent must be fully unlocked and open to the entire public as soon as possible.
Currently, many Arcanist who have reached the top level of Seventh Tier within the Empire have to work hard to exchange their research results for more Arcane Merit. They do this entirely to purchase a special resource called "Kairos Poison". Not only that, they also have to spend a lot of money to buy the secret of how to condense Arcane Spark and how to properly store magic power in Soul Dimension, so as to deliberately delay the time for themselves to step into the Eighth Tier position.
Unfortunately, even if they purchase these resources, as long as the problem of "Soul Limit" is not solved for one day, they will never be able to truly enter a higher realm.
Just as Ian was busy dealing with these government affairs, a holographic screen in front of him suddenly lit up, and Olivia's face appeared.
"How did your meeting with Chris go? Can that person be trusted?" Olivia asked straight to the point.
"Everything went well. According to the intelligence we have so far, there is nothing suspicious about him. Moreover, he is a staunch royalist at heart, which is a good advantage for us." Ian replied calmly.
"Even so, you still have to send someone to keep an eye on him secretly." Olivia did not relax his vigilance.
"That's natural." In fact, this has long been Empire's established policy for all "Fate Node". A considerable number of the personnel assigned by the government to assist in research are undercover agents deployed by the Empire in order to monitor their every move at all times. This is also the treatment that all Fate Node must experience.
"Is there something urgent that happened when you contacted me suddenly?" Ian changed the topic.
"That's right. We have just made contact with the Queen of the Star-Skin Tribe. I guess they are ready to submit the letter of surrender."
"It makes sense. Since Dwarves surrendered to us, Star-Skin Tribe has completely lost its weapons supply channels."
"The Queen has made a request. She wants to have a meeting with you in person." Olivia added.
"I will meet her in person. By the way, how are the preparations for the interdimensional expedition going?"
"Hermione has completed all preparations and is currently leading the team towards the goal." Thanks to Hermione's outstanding talent in the summoning school, Empire recently successfully located and discovered a brand new plane in the Astral Realm.
According to the data returned by the advance probe launched by the Empire, the upper limit of the power that that plane can currently hold is Ninth Tier. Therefore, Ian made a prompt decision to use this plane as Empire The goal of 's first cross-dimensional expedition in history. Empire urgently needs to collect data about "Plane War" through this actual battle, and take the opportunity to deeply understand the specific situation of the Astral Realm.
"With Floating City as a shield, her safety should not be a problem." Ian nodded slightly.
"Indeed."
"Visha How is the situation over there?" Ian asked next.
"Since she was officially crowned as the new queen, our process of integrating undead creatures into the Empire has become much smoother. She has recently been conceiving and researching Life Magic, planning to create a Staff of Life, trying to reverse those people back to their original living form."
"This is a good idea. Most of the undead were forcibly transformed when they had no choice. I firmly believe that if they are given a chance to choose, they will be willing to transform back into the living." If Visha can really use the living Authority was ordered to create Staff of Life, and with the assistance of the Bleach Staff in Bellatrix's hands, they can definitely help the undead regain their lives.
"Okay, I have to prepare for the meeting." Two days later, Ian boarded a star battleship and sped away towards Sirius System.
Iku Galaxy--Bleach Guznader's secret lair.
Guznader was sitting on the throne, holding a book in his hand. He sensed the arrival of the lich servant, but he did not speak immediately, but kept the hall silent for a few minutes.
"What happened?" he asked coldly.
"My God, the war situation has worsened," the lich knelt on the ground, with panic in his voice, "All the informants we installed inside the Arcane Empire have been uprooted by them. Not only that, their military power suddenly experienced an astonishing explosion, and our army is retreating steadily."
Guznader's expression did not waver at all, he just calmly turned a page of the book. He knew very well that Arcane Empire had never used all its true military power. In all the confrontations, Empire's interstellar fleet, which was purely armed with technology, had never participated in the war. And now this sudden surge in military power is definitely inseparable from the appearance of Arcane Emperor.
"Is there anything else?"
"Yes. Our spies placed inside the Star-Skin Tribe sent back information: The queen of the Star-Skin Tribe is meeting with Arcane Emperor. They are very likely to surrender."
Bang!
Guznader slammed the book in his hand. Even though the lich had no heart, he still felt palpitations under this pressure.
Guznader knows that Arcane Empire regards his invasion as an excellent opportunity to expand his territory and conquer the entire Milky Way Galaxy. Dwarves had just surrendered not long ago; now it is Star-Skin Tribe's turn. If this trend continues, the remaining elves will not be able to hold on for long. But during this time, he was trapped here with almost no breathing room.
"We need more troops, right?"
"Yes... yes."
"I will lend you one of my clones. You go to Abyss to conquer a level. Target a marquis."
If that lich had any shame, he would definitely look like ashes at this moment. Abyssal Plane is the vastest plane in the Astral Realm, with almost Infinity levels. But at the same time, it is also the most dangerous place. The reason why. Abyss has so many levels is because Abyssal Demons will constantly invade other planes and drag them into Abyss - in other words, let Abyssal Plane devour them.
There are even rumors that Abyssal Plane hides the only remaining entity Eleventh Tier in the entire starry universe.
"Is this really a good idea?" Lich asked in a lowered voice. "If other gods know that you summoned Abyssal Demons on this planet, they will definitely join forces to hunt you down."
Each level of Abyss is ruled by a lord. Anyone who defeats the lord can take over control of that level. Their titles are divided into: baron, Earl, marquis, duke and prince, corresponding to the power from Sixth Tier to Tenth Tier.
What Abyss lacks the most is endless legions and cannon fodder. Abyssal Demons was born to kill. From the moment they were born in Creation Pool as babies, insects or larvae, they must interact with each other. Only by swallowing and evolving can you be qualified to climb onto the shore. Here, only the strong can survive. In addition to the huge number of Abyss levels, the total number of Demonss entrenched there is an outrageous Astronomy number.
"Arcane Empire has not yet used their clone army to suppress us in numbers. Once they do, we can only rely on Abyssal Demons to fight back." Guznader said coldly. Lord Abyss can control all Demons living on their plane, and can even summon them to other planes to fight for themselves.
The Lich opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something. But in the end, he just nodded silently, turned and left.
The current Cosmic God Plane has already been stared at by all the high-order planes in the Astral Realm - including Abyss. Those entities in Tenth Tier are eager to invade and Enter this world in order to contact the multiverse and seek opportunities to break through to the Eleventh Tier position. And Guznader's actions undoubtedly increased the risk of some Abyssal Prince taking the opportunity to sneak into this plane.
Lich actually doesn't care about what will happen to this plane. What he really cares about is the serious consequences behind it. Once the gods of faith discover that someone dares to allow foreign entities to enter this plane, they will definitely be regarded as traitors and will be hunted by all forces. At that time, even if his god hides in the Divine Kingdom outside the territory, he will never be able to escape. In fact, as long as he dares to escape to other planes, those gods of faith will even hunt him down to the end.
Despite his misgivings, the Lich carried out the order.
According to the standards of this plane, a marquis is equivalent to Eighth Tier. However, for various reasons, even with the help of a clone of Guznader Ninth Tier, it is not easy to conquer a plane.
First of all, if the Marquis detects their intentions, he can command Abyssal Demons to launch guerrilla warfare against them. Considering the number of Demons at one level, it will be a huge trouble if they all turn into suicide bombers and carry out suicide attacks.
Secondly, any Demons who can climb to the position of lord is not simple. They must be extremely cunning, cruel and powerful. They are all battle-hardened Combat Expert, because all Demons have spent their lives in endless battles and evolution.
Finally, Abyssal Will will defeat all Grace lords. On their own level, the power of the lords will be greatly increased beyond the normal, just like believing in gods staying in their own Divine Kingdom. Therefore, even if there is a clone of Ninth Tier, there is still a risk of failure in his mission.
Just as Guznader was planning for his dangerous military expansion, on the other side, Ian finally met the queen of the Star-Skin Tribe.