Dragon River Star System.
The golden-red stars seem to stand motionless in the vast cosmos, like a still painting. Only when the view is stretched to a sufficiently wide scale can one discover that these so-called stars are actually moving slowly. The gravity emitted by the stars carries the planets affected by them, rushing headlong towards the unknown reaches of the universe.
As a low-magic planet, Dragon River Star's natural elements, while not as abundant as those of high-magic or medium-magic planets, are still far more plentiful than those of ordinary life-bearing planets, enough to support cultivation needs below the Sanctuary.
Because the Iridescent Light Empire's garrison was of average strength, and Logo had dispatched a truly powerful force with several Demigod participating, they easily captured this low-magic planet, barely damaging its environment. It was springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, and everywhere one looked, vibrant colors bloomed, green fields covered the land, the sea rippled, warmth filled the air, and schools of fish swam about, a scene brimming with natural beauty and vitality.
As the gateway to Golden Star, Logo was very concerned about the construction of Dragon River Star. After completing the construction of all the Orbital Base Station, he began to focus on building layer upon layer of defense systems around Dragon River Star, with the intention of turning it into a war fortress.
Several months have passed, Dragon River Star has been completely transformed compared to when it was under the rule of the Iridescent Light Empire. Not only is the architectural style completely different, but the towering buildings that can be seen everywhere are also amazing.
The Nirvana Tower hangs high in the sky, with surging natural elements forming vortexes that float above, pouring in streams of Elemental Magical Energy that are absorbed by the central Elemental Pool and become the power source for the Nirvana Tower's operation.
In the laboratory, the Fire of Birth condensed into an energy body. Logo opened his golden-blue pupils wide, and thousands of energy threads extended from his body as he focused intently on creating an alchemical device that resembled a printer.
This is an [Alchemy Rune Engraving Machine]. After filling the rune template, it can automatically engrave non-top-level Alchemical Runes. It is a very basic alchemy industrial equipment, similar to a steel furnace that has just entered the industrial age. Although it is inconspicuous, it is the source of other industries.
For example, with the Alchemy Rune Engraving Machine, Logo can free himself from the simple rune production process and focus more on the manufacturing of high-precision equipment, such as "Consciousness Seed," which can be produced fully automatically, establishing a complete assembly line production system.
The Consciousness Seed, similar to a chip in the technology sector, is the core of the Alchemy Assistant series of the Maker. When the Consciousness Seed can be produced automatically in large quantities, it means that the Maker can also produce it continuously.
With a sufficient number of Maker, the entire Royal Court's alchemy industry system will enter its 2.0 era, with a massive explosion in production capacity.
Sufficient products can drive comprehensive progress in multiple dimensions, including the economy and military, thereby enhancing overall national strength.
When a nation's overall strength increases, it can further expand its markets, thereby selling goods to other countries, races, and powers, and acquiring massive amounts of raw resources.
What?
You wouldn't like to buy our high-quality, low-priced alchemical products?
Well, I'm sorry, but I'll have to put a knife to your throat.
The essence of military power is to seize and protect resources for development; otherwise, what's the point of having so many troops? Just to keep them around for fun?
Of course, the current Royal Court does not yet possess such formidable military strength and comprehensive national power that it is insufficient to allow its products to traverse all dimensions.
Trade is never simply an economic issue; politics and the military are also deeply involved.
Why has the Guta Federation become the economic center of the entire Elven Plane?
Why has the Ta Pound become the undisputed universal currency?
Is it because those Guta Star People are cute?
Well, while the Guta Star People are indeed very good-looking, especially with those delicate antennae on their foreheads, that's definitely not the main reason.
The fundamental reason lies in the Guta Federation's terrifying "crystal technology" and its many Transcendent powerhouses who are renowned throughout the world.
They may seem cute and adorable, but if you really act unreasonable, the Guta Star People know a thing or two about martial arts.
The same principle applies to the Gendaya Royal Court.
For trade to develop, products must be sold. To have products, there must be a sufficient amount of raw resources, such as various metal ores and energy resources, which are essential for the production of alchemical products. Even the most skilled cook cannot make a meal without rice!
However, there are only two ways to acquire a sufficient amount of raw resources, or raw capital—either through trade or through plundering in war.
The Royal Court is working hard to expand its trade channels, but due to its own size and the short time it has been in power, it has not yet been able to build a sufficiently large channel to meet its own production needs and thus form a positive cycle of original resource acquisition.
That leaves only war and plunder.
The newly acquired Rising Sun Peninsula, Holy Knight Star System, and Dragon River Star System, if mined destructively, could meet the needs of early-stage development.
However, given the rapid pace of the Royal Court's alchemy industry's upgrades, the raw resources required, not just annually, but even monthly, will increase exponentially—this is no exaggeration.
Therefore, without the intervention of a third party, the best way for the Royal Court to maintain its development speed is to Continue the War and plunder.
But when it comes to war, one thing must be understood: it is a matter of national importance, a matter of life and death, and cannot be ignored.
War is always the riskiest business in the world.
There is no war that is guaranteed to be won, and the aftereffects of war far exceed those of normal trade and cooperation.
The more frequently you wage war, the more hatred you accumulate.
Not only abroad, but even domestically, if the right balance isn't struck, it can attract a torrent of criticism.
Despite Logo's current god-like image in the eyes of the people, if one day he really goes on a military campaign that plunges the country into recession and severely damages the interests of the people, they may not say it, but they will probably hate him a lot in their hearts.
At that time, the collapse of faith had an impact that Logo was unwilling to bear.
Because the Thoughts of Living Beings of the Royal Court's people is the anchor point that sustains Logo's human emotions, if it is suddenly lost, all his emotions may disappear instantly, his soul will be formatted, and he will be completely transformed into an information body with only data and operating logic.
Once you fall into that state, there is no difference between being alive and being dead, because you have lost the ability to perceive everything, fallen into Eternity nothingness, and even the feeling of loneliness is gone.
Given the current turbulent situation in the Elven Plane, launching a war rashly with the current strength of the Gendaya Royal Court would be too risky.
Moreover, the Royal Court, having absorbed three territories, is frankly already somewhat overfed.
Trade and wars of expansion—both paths were blocked.
At first glance, Logo seems to have no other way out but to slow down its development.
This was also the assessment of the Royal Court by Pope Anthony and Foreign Minister Howard of the Radiant Empire. They both believed that unless the Three-Eyed People was an idiot, he would spend more than a decade quietly digesting the fruits of his expansion.
As a result, the Royal Court will be confined to the realm of kingdom-level power for a long time to come.
Even if their new king Logo Campbell, is a genius, what good will it do?
Can you break through to the God Level? How many geniuses, whose performance in life was no less than Logo's, have fallen before the God Level barrier? Will you be an exception?
Therefore, according to common sense, the Gendaya Royal Court is indeed just a minor ailment to the Radiant Empire. Without a hundred or two hundred years of development, it will not pose any threat to the life and death of the Geya People.
A century from now, once the Spellcaster Association's Plane Protection Period expires, who knows what the situation will be like in the Elven Plane?
However, what Pope Anthony and Foreign Secretary Donald did not expect was that Logo had quietly taken control of a high-magic planet.
If the resources of Golden Star are developed in depth, they can fully support the Royal Court's all-out development of the alchemy industry.