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"I only accept Power Stones or Magic Crystals for payment. Divine crystals hold no interest for me right now."
Eira gaped in disbelief at his stance, "Your hundreds of Gods do not crave them for cultivation? Even if they can gain strength through battles, they should need Divine Crystals for maintainance."
"Temporarily, my empire runs on Power Stones and Magic Crystals exclusively without issues."
A headache bloomed behind Eira's eyes immediately. As the Ice Queen, her wealth was vast, but it proved far from bottomless in reality, "Very well then. At most I will borrow from allied empires."
"A wise choice on your part. I eagerly await your good news." Haru beamed with satisfaction.
"I have thousands of Gods' corpses as well. Are you interested?"
She shook her head firmly without hesitation, "Those lie far beyond my reach financially and frankly, I don't have much use for them."
An awkward beat passed between them and she continued, "I suggest Your Majesty try to sell them to the Dark Empire. They would pay a high price for them."
His eyes lit up instantly as he sensed an opportunity, "Would Your Majesty connect me to them please?"
"Consider it done." Eira nodded.
After the talks, Haru handed over two hundred seventy thousand Bloodline Evolution Blueprints and the Saber of the Undying Bloom to Eira.
She paid sixteen billion Magic Crystals on the spot without delay and Haru's mind raced with swift calculations, 'Sixteen billion Magic Crystals can be traded for 1.6 million Divine Crystals via the GM. Adding that to my stash of two hundred thousand, my reserves exceed 1.8 million Divine Crystals. Even the Gods of Faith are like beggars in front of my vast wealth!'
Christine's initial gift of one hundred Divine Crystals seemed pitiful now in hindsight. Even the Ancient Goddess of Fate Svetlana scraped together barely one hundred thousand at best to support the Nature Pantheon. Only the Titan and Dragon Pantheons truly swam in wealth because their base planets birthed Divine Crystals natively through World Laws.
Satisfaction flowed mutually between both parties as Eira smiled warmly, "Congratulations again on establishing an empire, Your Majesty. The Aetherium Empire is the tenth Empire on the Endless Continent now."
Haru waved it off casually, "Just another milestone in the journey."
She fell speechless momentarily from his nonchalance. The other nine empires consumed their races' foundations of countless years, pushed out the Dimensional Demons and finally managed to establish their empires. This young Emperor on the other hand barely arrived for less than two months and achieved this feat.
"Which is the ninth empire? The eight ones I know are:
•Ice and Snow Kingdom
•Elf Empire
•Light Empire
•Dark Empire
•Dragon Empire
•Royal Beast Court
•Dwarf Empire
•Ocean Empire."
"The ninth empire is the Dark Elf Kingdom ruled by the Dark Elf Queen Kelythra. It makes sense that Your Majesty wouldn't know about it as it is in the Underground."
Haru was surprised. He had eyed the Dark Elf Kingdom as a mere Dynasty with a few Gods previously, "Are they really empire level?"
"They are barely empire level, as a matter of fact, they are considered the weakest one. Although Kelythra's Intermediate stage High God Tier strength is the weak among the Emperors and Empresses, she commands vast territories in the Underground, which is the only place where they can run rampant. If they try to carve out territories on the surface, they would get wiped out."
Her tone iced over sharply. Almost all surface races loathed the Dark Elves except the Elves and Nagas.
"Which is the strongest empire in Your Majesty's opinion?"
"Although the Dragons led the early Era of Truth through their rich inheritance, Her Majesty Aurelyss' Elf Empire dominates now. The Elven Mother Tree seeds planted by them have exploded their numbers exponentially. They rank second only to humans in population."
"If the human empires united, they would be able to crush the Elves decisively, but alas…" She added firmly without a shred of doubt.
The Ice and Snow Kingdom, Light Empire and Dark Empire: three heavyweights combined are undoubtedly strong but the deep feud between the Light and Dark Empire makes it impossible. The Ocean Empire, not located in the central region, ruled the vast depths of the seas as they were composed of races that lived underwater.
The conversation pivoted smoothly, "I heard that there is a Demon Slayer Tournament tomorrow for you Castle Lords?"
Haru arched a brow curiously in response, "It seems that word travels swiftly among the Gods."
"The Castle Lords' secrets are thin to us Gods. Just you stand equally as our peers." Her smile lingered knowingly on her lips.
He nodded with a grin confidently, "We are traveling to a different planet to purge the Demons. If even one percent among the billions of Castle Lords and Rangers attain Godhood this time, it would yield tens of millions of Gods."
She sighed deeply in acknowledgment, "Endless Continent's Will is deliberately arming you against the Abyss. This is not only an opportunity for you to increase your strength, but also an eye opener for the Castle Lords to experience the horrors of the Dimensional Demon Race, to change their attitudes and make them take the upcoming Divine War seriously."
"Indeed, but this is a huge opportunity for me. After this event, my wars will continue unimpeded. The Light Empire will become the first to fall before the Demons invade."
"Will your capital's defenses hold firm against all threats during the period when you would be gone?" Her probe carried genuine concern.
"Indeed, even if the entire Evil Pantheon arrives, they would not be able to breach the capital."
Eira nodded approvingly with respect. After their farewells, she departed to borrow Magic Crystals from the other empires.
At the same time, Haru went to his Angel Reincarnation Pools to recruit today's troops, followed by upgrading his two growth type artifacts.
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In case anyone wants a summary or to screenshot this, a list of the ten empire level factions is as follows:
•Aetherium Empire
•Ice and Snow Kingdom
•Elf Empire
•Light Empire
•Dark Empire
•Dragon Empire
•Royal Beast Court
•Dwarf Empire
•Ocean Empire
•Dark Elf Kingdom
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