The meeting did not last long, only a single afternoon.
After the meeting ended, World Tree sought out Richard.
"Sir, why didn't you let me put forward the proposal?"
World Tree looked at Richard in confusion. To him, the little tricks of Shaping Crown and Alchemy Crown were a joke.
Richard could not put forward a proposal—could his allies not do so instead?
Yet Richard had stopped him during the meeting.
"There was no need." Richard shook his head. "If I put forward the proposal, whether Wizards or Gods, neither side would be very fond of my suggestion.
Even if I forced the proposal through, people would still have to carry it out in the end.
If they were unwilling, forcing it through would only make a complete mess of things."
"Then you're giving up?" World Tree asked.
"Of course not." A sharp glint flashed through Richard's eyes. "I'm merely postponing it a little."
Since the two Crowns of Shaping Alchemy had already joined forces, there was no need for him to think about alliances and counter-alliances. He would simply subdue them with force.
As long as he could physically suppress those two Truth Wizards, becoming the leader of Wizard Civilization would naturally follow as water flowed into a channel.
At that time, his plan would meet with no obstacles whatsoever.
As for Gods Civilization, whether they agreed or not, as an isolated civilization, they would inevitably have to obey the Alliance's will.
Seeing that Richard already had a plan in mind, World Tree said nothing more. After bidding Richard farewell, he immediately went to study the Critical Evolution Fluid with Alchemy Crown and the other Dominators.
Richard did not linger within the dimension either. This meeting had established the duties and leader of the nineteen Mercenary Dominators.
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