In short, the incredibly powerful Dragon Turtle naturally became an honored guest of these civilizations.
It was simply too powerful-the strongest transcendent life-form these civilizations had ever known. It even possessed intelligence!
Stranger still, for some reason, the Dragon Turtle thought quite highly of the Sea Lion people on its back and was constantly thinking about the "Flamehorn Civilization"...
Once a powerhouse had ties, there was a basis for cooperation, and they no longer had to worry about it suddenly going berserk...
Besides, having the Dragon Turtle help with negotiations was precisely what the various civilizations wanted. It was simply too strong.
The strong had privileges in the Demon God's Sea!
Wherever the Dragon Turtle went, the other races were scared out of their wits and put at a psychological disadvantage, which naturally made the negotiations that followed easier.
While they were talking, a snake-like race slithered in through the door.
"Guests from the Snake People Civilization, this way, please."
"Our delegation leader is inside, a... giant, intelligent transcendent turtle. It would like to meet you."
"Then we shall gladly accept the invitation."
The Snake People diplomats were rather curious.
Clearly, the civilizations here were also small groups forming loose alliances around a relatively powerful civilization, much like the Macrosteel People alliance.
In any case, we just need to find a way to buy some Starry Night Shells... the Snake People reminded themselves.
If there are other good things, we can trade for some of those too.
A giant transcendent turtle wouldn't just eat people, would it?
But the moment they entered, they felt an overwhelming pressure!
"Hrrrr..." The giant turtle exhaled a foul breath.
The scales of Heikui, the Snake People Governor who was approaching the Spirit Limit, stood on end in an instant. His mind was in chaos.