Everyone looked at the Demon Emperor with dawning realization. At that moment, they understood what he meant.
"Your Majesty, just tell us what we should do. Even merging our worlds isn't out of the question."
Meloki was remarkably open-minded about it.
The Demon Emperor smiled faintly. "For now, merging our worlds isn't strictly necessary."
"We cannot halt our expansion yet. If we can push the Nine-Star World another step forward, let's see whether it can advance to an even higher existence."
"If nine-star worlds exist, why can't there be ten-star, eleven-star, or even higher worlds?"
"But we cannot halt our internal development either. We cannot focus solely on expansion and neglect development within."
"Previously, I thought restricting technology would bring us more resources."
"But those same restrictions will hinder our technological research and gradually weaken our overall fighting strength."
"We must accelerate, because even slowing down our evolution could leave us eliminated by others in the end."
"That is why I propose lifting the technological restrictions and beginning technological cooperation."
"All technology will be made available, from the most basic to the most advanced."
"I will open the Primordial World's mechanical arms factories for everyone to study."
"You can also build arms factories in your own worlds. We can provide full support for any technical issues."
"This will strengthen the Alliance's fighting power to the greatest possible extent."
"But at the same time, all scientists and research institutions must be brought together. We must concentrate our efforts on major projects. Whether it is increasing the power of the World-Destroying Cannon, researching mechanical exoskeleton armor or mechanical Battle Armor, or studying Mechanical Warriors and Mechanical Puppets, all these efforts must be integrated to build a technological army of our own."
"At the same time, researching technology alone would make us a