Chapter 202: Chapter 202: Alliances Also Need Hierarchy
For any civilization at the present, 1.7 billion people is an exceedingly large number.
The Great Yan Immortal Dynasty unified the entire world, with a total population exceeding 230 billion. Even faced with this brutal trial, they could still resist. Yet at this moment, hearing the number of 1.7 billion casualties in one day, they could still sense a great crisis.
The shadow of extinction had indeed enveloped them.
However, the assembly on the court was only noisy for a while before they focused their attention to the Empress seated on the throne.
Kong Zhaoxia was also looking at her.
She was recalling everything she knew as well.
Xi Qing was not always the Empress.
It wasn’t such good luck that the most powerful Chosen One in a civilization was also the most powerful person.
At the start of the last trial, the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty was in its decline, with rebellions everywhere and suffering for all living beings. Born into a small family among common folk, the Empress possessed outstanding talent from a young age. When her family chose her as a sacrificial lamb for a political marriage, she relied on her extraordinary strength to fight her way out, gaining a notable reputation in the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty within a mere three years.
Once the Civilization Trial had begun, her rise was meteoric.
She forced the previous Emperor of the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty to abdicate in favor of her prowess and quickly unified the world within a short period, gathering talents from everywhere. Looking at the court filled with civil and military officials, there was no one who did not acknowledge her authority.
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Facing everyone’s gaze, the Empress held her wine glass, clearly deep in thought.
After a while, she suddenly turned to look at Kong Zhaoxia.
“An alliance between two nations is inevitable, but,” the Empress paused momentarily, her spirited eyebrows flicking upwards, “in the face of crisis, alliances too must have their priorities.”
The scene was extremely quiet.
Apart from the orchestra and dancers continuing, everyone else was utterly silent. However, their gaze was suddenly focused on Kong Zhaoxia.
In the grand banquet, there were at least a thousand civil and military officials, and at least half of them were Chosen Ones, with none having power lower than the Second Stage.
Even though Kong Zhaoxia also possessed formidable strength, she still felt the pressure from these converging gazes.
However, it was just pressure, with no trace of fear.
Because she knew the President was watching over her.
On the back of her hand, the power belonging to the President was slowly flowing. If she activated it at this moment, regardless of how many people were present, there would only be one outcome.
But, Kong Zhaoxia was hesitating.
The Great Yan Immortal Dynasty was different from any previous civilization.
As a master of national studies, she could easily understand the culture of this civilization because it was very similar.
If not for the fact that the people of Great Yan looked slightly different from humans, with silver hair, and differences in clothing, buildings, and utensils, she would almost believe she had arrived at an ancient version of Hua Country from the Immortal Dynasty era.
Every place clearly displayed a “superior country mindset.”
“It can be simple, but it cannot be crude.” Kong Zhaoxia concluded in her heart.
Too crude an approach would be regarded as a “humiliation,” and such humiliation was not only limited to the high-level but also felt by ordinary civilians and soldiers within the army. Amidst the dire situations of the Desert Tower Civilization and the Louis Civilization, her task was actually the heaviest.
The almost imperceptible imprint on the back of her hand and the power within it began to calm down slowly.
However, this did not mean she would concede.
Kong Zhaoxia raised her head, looked around, and despite everyone’s scrutiny, she made no concessions.
“In my civilization, there is a saying: diplomacy is an extension of national power,” she proclaimed loudly, “Clearly, our strength far surpasses that of your civilization!”
Her tone was not loud, but it was very firm.
Combined with the previous eye contact, everyone understood that she indeed believed this.
But at this moment, a rebuttal was necessary.
“Absurd!” A great minister of the Great Yan, dressed in a long robe and looking somewhat old-fashioned, said sternly, “Although Great Yan has not made a move previously, it was only because we had no interest in other civilizations. However, it does not mean our strength is less than your civilization. If I am not mistaken, the area of your mother planet is less than one-tenth of that of Great Yan Planet.”
Can territory represent strength?
In the Extraordinary World, it really can.
At least to some extent.
Larger territory means more resources, more population, and the ability to breed more geniuses and stronger individuals.
In fact, if the Civilization Trial hadn’t begun, Human Civilization wouldn’t have stood a chance against the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty — their military formations could concentrate the power of hundreds of thousands, or even millions of soldiers at one point, unleashing a terrifying destructive force not inferior to nuclear weapons.
And the entire Great Yan Immortal Dynasty boasted tens of millions of soldiers!
If Xi Qing had not forced the old emperor to abdicate but had seriously fought, it could have lasted for hundreds of years.
This is why, even though the Royal Family was changed, the name “Great Yan” was still retained.
However, that was the past, not the present.
Kong Zhaoxia, having requested and received permission from Shen Hao in her mind, then boldly declared, “Our strongest Chosen One possesses Mythical Talent!”
Just this one statement immediately caused quite a disturbance in the court.
Mythical Talent?
Although all the Chosen Ones present knew that the strongest among human civilization was the one who ranked first, far ahead of their Emperor, few knew that he actually possessed a Mythical Talent!
That was a one in a billion chance!
One among a billion Chosen Ones!
Merely one-thousandth of the probability of having a Golden Legendary Talent!
“I believe in the power of Mythical Talent,” another minister suddenly stood up and said, his face solemn, “but at present, we are all only at the Second Stage Chosen Ones, facing tens of billions of the undead. Even with Mythical power, it’s hard to turn the tide single-handedly!”
Many people chimed in agreement.
In the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty, the strongest were not just those powerful individuals, but the army.
Even the Empress, capable of confronting hundreds of thousands of legions alone, had her limits.
However, Kong Zhaoxia merely smiled slightly and said, “The President has already reached the third stage. Even millions or even hundreds of millions of undead would not dare to gather in front of the President.”
The third stage?
Some were again astonished.
That was incredibly fast!
Everyone understood that in the path of transcendence, a level might not be insurmountable, but a stage was like a whole new realm!
It already represented a difference in life level!
No wonder he could suppress the entire Desert Tower Civilization alone on a single ship!
These people didn’t really understand what had happened in the Desert Tower Civilization that day and thought it was just a result achieved through diplomacy. But now, it seemed, it might be absolute strength.
At least, their Emperor truly couldn’t compare.
The scene seemed to fall silent for a moment, then another person stood up.
“Our Great Yan Immortal Dynasty has one hundred thirty-two legions, with a total force of one hundred fifty million! Even the lowest soldier is above Level 7. Formed into legions, they can fight and win against ten times their number of undead, and if we recruit more, our forces could increase by more than five times!”
At that time, the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty was indeed powerful and robust.
This was why, after this crisis erupted, their performance far surpassed that of the Desert Tower Civilization, becoming the only civilization apart from human civilization that could resolve the crisis independently.
Since the opening of the Civilization Trial, with the civilization unified under the Empress’s command, she ordered the public dissemination of all Qi refinement techniques, martial arts training, and Mystical Techniques through the establishment of Book Pavilions everywhere, making them available to everyone!
Furthermore, after the first trial, the Spiritual Energy of the world increased, resources were abundant, and the entire world entered an unprecedented golden age of Cultivation!
In the past, having a Level 7 was considered somewhat skilled, but now, it was merely a lower soldier.
The strength of the legions increased rapidly, and so did that of the civilians.
The minister’s words were genuinely credible.
However, at this point, Kong Zhaoxia was certain of something.
The question that the Empress had thrown out was indeed pre-arranged; otherwise, such information wouldn’t just be casually mentioned.
She too had consulted before speaking out.
At this remark, she smiled again.
Said, “In terms of military strength, your side is far behind, after all, we control all the other civilizations’ legions, including those of the Desert Tower and Louis Civilizations.”
Although the tone in which she spoke was very calm, the impact it brought was by no means less than before.
Even the minister who, directed by the Empress, had announced their military strength, now had an utterly astonished expression.
They’d taken over the Desert Tower and Louis Civilizations?
Then, wasn’t their human civilization already in control of all civilizations in this Trial, apart from their Great Yan Immortal Dynasty?!
Even if he was proud of the Great Yan’s mighty military force, he wouldn’t dare to claim they could compare with the combined strength of all civilizations!
You should know, even though some civilizations had perished, those who survived, were definitely the strong ones!
Not to mention, the strength of the Desert Tower Civilization was there for all to see—it was the second last time in the civilization rankings!
“Is that truly so?”
Even though they knew it was impossible to lie about such a matter, some still couldn’t help but ask aloud.
The other civilizations had already been observed to belong to human civilization.
But the Desert Tower and Louis, how could that be? It had only been a day!
“Since we are to form an alliance and face the Trial together, we naturally need to understand each other,” Kong Zhaoxia said calmly with a smile. “A lie that can be punctured at the slightest touch is meaningless.”
The banquet fell silent once again.
In fact, everyone could faintly see that the strength of human civilization was indeed greater than theirs.
But to be so much stronger was still a considerable shock to them.
And not just that.
They fell silent, but Kong Zhaoxia had no intention of being silent.
“The President’s Chosen One Mall has reached the twenty-fourth level,” she dropped another bombshell again without stopping, “The President’s profession as a Chosen One is also Mythical, all the President’s Chosen One abilities are Golden Epic, the President’s equipment…”