Prado Civilization.
High-ranking officials gathered together.
An old man stood up, his face ashen, and said, "All of the Eight Gods' Realm' territories in the Crimson Moon Universe Cluster have been occupied by the Golden Divine Kingdom. Selwyn is nowhere to be found; he is suspected of having evacuated ahead of schedule."
"Hmph, Selwyn is always cautious and cowardly, so it's perfectly normal for him to run away beforehand. It's just that things are getting complicated with the Golden Divine Kingdom!"
"Yes, after defeating the Eight Gods' Realm, the Golden Divine Kingdom will definitely seek to become a formal Astral Realm- level civilization and join the Civilization Council. At that time, who will be in charge of the Prado Universe System?"
"Furthermore, as Astral Realm- level civilizations, while mutual annexation would incur sanctions from the Civilization Council, as members of the Civilization Council, the consequences wouldn't be too severe if handled properly; they would be entirely manageable!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Prado Civilization's high-ranking officials present completely changed.
Because this is what they are most worried about.
To this end, they even went so far as to secretly collude with the Eight Gods' Realm, providing resources to help them eliminate Lancelot and interrupt the rise of the Golden Divine Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, Lancelot, the Radiance of Holy Light, possessed extraordinary strength, sweeping away all the powerful figures of the Eight Gods' Realm, and even killing two Upper God in the battle.
The First Battle established the glorious name of the True God of Holy Light!
On the contrary, the Eight Gods' Realm, which the Prado Civilization had placed high hopes on, suddenly collapsed, and now its entire territory belongs to the Golden Divine Kingdom, greatly strengthening its foundation.
What should we do next?
"We can either prevent the Golden Divine Kingdom from joining the Civilization Council, but with the help of the Alpha Civilization, it seems we can't exert much influence."
"Either we negotiate peace with the Golden Divine Kingdom and see if we can resolve this grievance."
"Will the Golden Divine Kingdom agree?" A high-ranking official hesitated.
"Why not?!" Another high-ranking official immediately jumped out, scoffing, "Aren't the resources left behind by the Eight Gods' Realm enough for them? If they also covet the Prado Universe System, aren't they afraid of overeating and dying!"
"Yes, I also agree to peace talks. The Golden King is a calm man; he should know that under the current circumstances, peace talks are good for both of us. He can digest the massive benefits he gained from the Eight Gods' Realm, while we will not prevent the Golden Divine Kingdom from joining the Civilization Council, thus resolving past grievances—a win-win situation!"
"What if our two families have another conflict in the future?" a senior executive asked hesitantly.
Someone immediately chimed in, their words brimming with confidence, "You're thinking too far ahead. With the Golden Divine Kingdom's size, the territory left behind by the Eight Gods' Realm is enough to sustain it for centuries. The situation in the Astral Realm is currently turbulent and constantly changing; thinking too far ahead is actually not a good thing!"
"Yes, and the conflicts between the Astral Realm civilizations will gradually become blurred over time as they communicate and exchange ideas. Perhaps the Golden Divine Kingdom will soon let go of this grudge on its own!"
In the end, the high-ranking officials of the Prado Civilization basically reached a consensus.
Most people felt that they should negotiate peace with the Golden Divine Kingdom.
Moreover, it's not just them who think this way; they also believe that the Golden Divine Kingdom most likely thinks the same way!
In fact, if we follow normal logic, there are indeed no deep-seated hatreds or grudges that cannot be resolved between countries or between civilizations.
Advanced civilizations and powerful forces do not rashly categorize any faction or individual as an enemy based on one or two conflicts. The essence of politics is compromise, a principle that remains relevant even in higher-level power struggles. The scenario of you helping me today and me attacking you tomorrow is something that may seem strange, but is actually quite normal!
Many life-or-death struggles that occur at the level of ordinary people can often be resolved when elevated to the level of civilization.
However, what the Prado Civilization didn't know was that the information they possessed was different from the information possessed by the Golden Divine Kingdom.
The Prado Civilization was unaware of the New World Domain, nor did they understand that the value of the territory they currently occupied would increase dozens or even hundreds of times in the future.
Differences in values can change the direction of many things.
The information gap determines that the conflict between the Golden Divine Kingdom and the numerous Astral Realm civilizations in the Prado Universe System is, to some extent, irreconcilable!
The cake is only so big; if you eat one more slice, I'll eat one less!
The conflicts and struggles between civilizations have become even more naked, bloody, and ruthless!
Therefore, when the Prado Civilization sent peace-making diplomats to the Golden Divine Kingdom, they were quickly left out in the cold.
Initially, when the diplomatic corps reported this news, the Prado Civilization's leadership did not take it seriously.
They assumed that the Golden Divine Kingdom was venting its anger in this way.
After all, it was the Prado Civilization that struck first, colluding with the Eight Gods' Realm, their nominal enemy, and forming an alliance.
It's understandable that she would be treated coldly after being caught cheating.
In the diplomatic arena, this kind of thing is actually quite common.
This can be considered a semi-public way of expressing dissatisfaction.
In the past, the Prado Civilization might have been furious. As the dominant species in their universe, they also possessed an extremely strong sense of self-esteem and were exceptionally proud.
But now, Lancelot has used his fists to earn a formidable reputation for the Golden Divine Kingdom.
Not to mention the universe system, even looking at the entire universe cluster, the Golden Divine Kingdom is only one of the top small groups of forces, and this does not include the Prado Civilization.
The strong certainly have the right to ignore the weak, especially when the weak were the ones who made the mistake first.
However, the Prado Civilization soon discovered that something was amiss.
The Civilization Council of the Alpha Universe Cluster convened ahead of schedule.
More importantly, the first topic of discussion at the meeting was whether to agree to make the Golden Empire a formal Astral Realm civilization.
The representatives of the Prado Civilization immediately raised questions, suspecting that it was a setup by the Alpha Civilization without even informing them, and were very dissatisfied.
However, the representative of the Alpha Civilization casually informed them that this was an order directly issued by the Civilization Council Standing Committee of the Heavenly River Universe Domain.
According to parliamentary regulations, the higher-level Civilization Council Standing Committee has the right to directly nominate a qualified force in a lower-level administrative region to become a Astral Realm Civilization.
Of course, the voting power still rests with this universe group.
In other words, a host of the Astral Realm, including the Prado Civilization, still possess voting rights!
There is still a slight chance that the Golden Empire can be prevented from becoming a member of the Civilization Council.
Unfortunately, probability is just probability!
Throughout the entire Alpha Universe Cluster, no Astral Realm civilization would openly contradict the Golden Empire on this matter.
On one hand, there's the Alpha Civilization, the leader of the cosmic cluster, which unequivocally supports the Golden Empire, practically shouting its support through a Golden Empire.
Secondly, many Astral Realm have seen the intentions of the higher levels of the Civilization Council and dare not go against them. If they were to be reprimanded, they might face difficulties in allocating funds and providing disaster relief in the future, which would be disastrous.
The Astral Realm is not peaceful, and Astral Realm- level civilizations are not necessarily Destruction only in conflicts with other civilizations.
In fact, countless Astral Realm civilizations Destruction by sudden disasters such as Void Behemoth and Astral Realm catastrophes.
One of the original purposes of the Civilization Council was to enhance the ability of various civilizations to resist natural disasters and to ensure the diversity of civilizations.
The third and final reason is the powerful Intimidation force of the Golden Empire itself.
Just kidding. If we don't vote in favor, who knows if our True God might accidentally disappear one day and never be seen again, or be found dead in some remote corner?
When violence is powerful enough to intimidate people, throwing a punch is often more effective than reasoning.
It was in this atmosphere that the Prado Civilization representative, though his face was ashen, had no choice but to press the "agree" button.
With this, the Alpha Universe Cluster Civilization Council voted unanimously to formally recognize the Golden Divine Kingdom as an Astral Realm- level civilization and join the Civilization Council.