Conquering a place did not automatically make it territory of the Shadow Empire.
What mattered was whether Dark Creatures could live, reproduce, struggle, and evolve there afterward.
Tony shifted in his seat. "Let's hear the next plan. This one's good, but it takes too long."
Infiltration, screening, and all the other steps would take far too much time.
Loki shrugged helplessly.
Mephisto suggested, "My lord, we could join forces with the Kree Empire to attack the Nova Civilization. By attacking from both sides, we could reap the greatest benefits from the war. Once we've defeated the Nova Civilization, we can discuss whether to crush the Kree Empire too."
His plan was simple, clear, and straightforward.
Lure the Kree Empire into taking off its skirt, then pull out and coldly pretend nothing had ever happened.
Tony rolled his eyes without saying anything.
It was pretty shameless, but not a bad plan. Still, it felt like something was missing.
Skeleton Billy raised a bony hand and suggested, "My lord, why don't we just throw their planets into the Shadow Kingdom and convert them? Wouldn't that give us both the people and the territory?"
They were not The Ancient One. They could not take their entire home with them when they fled.
And after conversion, the territory would remain inside the Shadow Kingdom, making governance and future development very convenient.
At those words, Loki and Mephisto's eyes widened.
Holy shit!
We can do that?!
So we're the clowns here?!
Loki was baffled. "Wait, keeping an enormous planet displaced in space requires a planetary-scale energy supply."
It was like throwing a stone into a stream. It would certainly make a splash, but the water would soon smooth it over.
Unless what you threw was a meteorite that changed the river's course outright, leaving the