The development of any power undoubtedly depended on these crucial factors, especially when a military organization sought to become a state, then an empire.
Xia Le had no intention of establishing a system of democracy or freedom. He wanted to build a vast empire.
That empire would extend across the entire world.
Time continued to pass.
In the blink of an eye, two months passed.
Something that shocked the world happened. When the news reached Marine Headquarters, even Xia Le fell silent for a long while.
"The Sorbet Kingdom!"
"The Tunián Kingdom."
"The Drum Island Kingdom."
"All three kingdoms were destroyed at the same time!"
Yes, three kingdoms had vanished completely from the world, leaving not a single trace behind.
This momentous news left countless people speechless, shocked, and utterly terrified.
Some people almost instantly recalled that, during the recent World Emergency Conference, the kings of these three kingdoms had publicly declared that they would not send troops.
"It was the World Government!"
"The World Government used some unknown, mysterious weapon to destroy those three kingdoms!"
"People went there to investigate. The entire islands were gone, leaving bottomless abysses in their places. Vast amounts of seawater poured down into them, like enormous wells!"
The world erupted.
No one had expected Mary Geoise to act so ruthlessly, instantly destroying nations that refused to submit to them, with such merciless madness.
"How many hundreds of thousands of lives was that?!"
"They didn't even leave a speck of dust behind. It's too cruel!"
"A World Government like this, Celestial Dragons like these!"
"..."
Some people were utterly terrified, furious at Mary Geoise's methods yet trembling from head to toe.
"What magnificent, overwhelming power!"
"It's nothing short of a miracle!"
"The Twenty Kings once claimed this world. Now they wield power like gods!"
"These