Chapter 244: The Surging Imperial People

A few months later.

The plane of eternal night.

Eternal Night City, Imperial Council of Elders.

Compared with the original simple Elders' House, the newly expanded Elders' House now covers an area several times larger.

Entering the Elders' House, the first thing that comes into view is a magnificent meeting room. The door of the meeting room is inlaid with a dark golden emblem of eternal night, symbolizing the authority of the empire. The interior of the meeting room is luxuriously decorated, with exquisite tapestries hanging on the walls, thick carpets on the ground, and comfortable chairs placed around it. The overall layout is fan-shaped.

Elders from all over the planes gathered here. Due to the expansion of the empire's territory and the continuous growth of the population over the years, the number of empire elders has also increased, from a few hundred at the beginning to more than ten thousand today.

Everyone took their seats one by one, and as the last elder entered the meeting room, the entire space suddenly became quiet, with only the slight sound of breathing and the rubbing of clothes. Everyone's eyes were focused on the front of the meeting room, where there was a huge oval conference table.

The consul sat in the main seat, while the ministers who held the power of the empire sat in the front row.

Looking at the Archon above, most of the elders had respect and a hint of fear in their eyes.

The current Imperial Archon remains the same as he was decades ago, Artison Ulysses.

As a rare genius in the empire in a century, Artison Ulysses not only possesses extremely strong political abilities, but is also a top cultivation genius.

Unlike the previous archons, most of whom were only at the epic or legendary level, Artison broke through to the ninth level of the holy realm at a young age.

And now he has reached the limit of the ninth level. He is only one step away from breaking through to the demigod level and becoming the most advanced creature in the world.

Artison Ulysses did not have a prominent family background, and his growth experience was truly legendary.

He was originally a child from an ordinary family in the Northern Continent. He showed extraordinary talent for cultivation since he was young. He was discovered by the local priest of the Eternal Night Cult and then sent to the Extraordinary Academy to study.

After passing rigorous tests, he successfully entered the best supernatural academy in the Eternal Night Empire. He then went to the "Blood Li" plane for training and fought against geniuses from various planes. This also established his life goals for Addison.

He didn't expect that the world was so big.

In that vast void, demigods are as numerous as ants, and gods are no less numerous.

Even in the eyes of mortals, the supreme and great gods actually have different levels of strength.

This instantly awakened Addison, who had been living in a comfortable world.

After graduation, with the support of his friends, Artison formed a ragtag army and won many military exploits on the way to destroying the Blood Empire. With his outstanding military exploits, Artison climbed up all the way and became a great noble of the empire, and then entered the Council of Elders, until the last election, when he was successfully elected as the Archon of the Empire.

The Eternal Night Empire, led by Artison, showed a more iron-blooded side, which was very much in line with the tastes of the citizens of the empire, and therefore he was very popular with the citizens. In the subsequent elections, he was re-elected with an extremely high number of votes.

Coming back to his senses, Artison looked at the people in the audience and couldn't help feeling a little emotional. Even as the Imperial Archon, the supreme ruler of the Eternal Night Empire, he was still shocked by the strength of the empire.

The elders below came from all over the place, including humans, sea people, dragons, dog demons, and undead. It can be said that as long as there is a race in the Eternal Night Plane, it can be found here.

The entire Eternal Night plane, which is affiliated with the Eternal Night Empire, has sent a representative even if the lord himself cannot come. This level of grand occasion has not appeared for a long time.

"Today's meeting is held for only one thing: territorial expansion."

After taking a quick look, Artison said softly, "With the help of our supreme, eternal and immortal great gods, the Eternal Night Plane has now been upgraded and its territory has expanded more than tenfold. Our originally crowded territory has now become vast again."

The people below were all shocked when they heard this. Although they had expected a big change, ten times was too outrageous.

Territory is both a good thing and a bad thing. Whether it is good or bad depends entirely on one's own strength.

It is a good thing because as the plane's territory becomes larger, it also means that the empire's territory can also expand, and the Eternal Night Empire will gain more land for reproduction and development.

With land, the treatment of the empire's citizens will naturally improve.

At present, the Eternal Night Empire does not lack labor, so those lands can basically be directly linked to resource production.

It is a bad thing because the plane is expanding too fast.

The original Eternal Night Plane is now completely under the control of the Eternal Night Empire. Whether it is the sky, land, or ocean, all belong to the territory of the Eternal Night Empire.

Now, the territory of the Eternal Night Plane has expanded tenfold, even though part of those plane territories had previously been controlled by the Eternal Night Empire.

But relatively speaking, uncontrolled and undeveloped areas still occupy the vast majority, so the empire's actual control over the Eternal Night Plane has barely exceeded one-tenth.

Most of the territory is still a wild place.

Artison slowly explained the situation of the plane, then thanked the gods, and finally looked at everyone with a smile on his face, and said;

"Just like our predecessors who conquered vast territories for us, now it is our turn to leave even greater territories for future generations! Everyone, the era of conquerors has arrived!"

"Since the destruction of the Blood Empire and the unification of the entire plane, the Empire has not carried out a large-scale war for nearly a hundred years. I wonder if the legionnaires and citizens of the Empire under your command still have enough fighting power? Are they still willing to fight for the Empire?"

Although the Eternal Night Empire has been developing and has never stopped exploring the outside void, it has been almost a hundred years since it launched a large-scale war.

In this plane, the Empire can no longer find an opponent worthy of fighting.

The exploration process of the void plane has never slowed down, and the war has never stopped, but large-scale wars will not break out in most void planes.

Because it is not necessary.

The forces within the void plane are indeed not weak in strength, but compared with the Eternal Night Empire, there is already a gap in level, and the two sides are no longer opponents of the same level.

To deal with them, the Eternal Night Empire can just send a few legions to wipe them out.

"Please rest assured, Archon. I will use my actions to tell His Majesty the God that even though there has been no war for many years, the warriors under His command are still the bravest and most powerful warriors in this void!" Upon hearing that Artison had doubts about the warriors under his command, a great lord immediately responded.

"The warriors of the Dog Demon clan will also use their actions to show their loyalty to our supreme king!" The Dog Demon Lord, who was sitting in the front row, had shrunk several times in size and shouted fanatically. If it weren't for the wrong location, he would even want to show everyone directly what real strength is.

"Naga warriors will sacrifice the blood of their enemies to the great gods!" The Naga elder from the deep sea world also said piously.

"Wherever my Lord's eyes reach, that's where our swords will point."

"May death favor us." The lords and representatives from various forces in the front row expressed their opinions one after another, and they seemed eager to try. It seemed that they had been living in peace for too long and had become sick from idleness.

Over the years, the Empire has not advocated fighting much.

After all, they really don't need so many warmongers.

The scale is too large, and it will be difficult to control no matter how we continue.

But the fact that the Empire no longer advocates it does not mean that they can change back. The believers and people within the Eternal Night Empire still believe in the absolute use of force.

This has become a tradition that cannot be changed.

And all living creatures have a characteristic, that is, after they become stronger, they always want to find something to fight with in order to verify their own strength.

This also led to the constant occurrence of violent conflicts within the empire after it had been idle, with many casualties every year, and the situation remained unchanged despite repeated warnings.

In the end, the empire and local lords had no choice but to open dueling arenas on a large scale to give these violent elements a space to vent their energy.

This also made the empire, which was already full of martial virtues, even more abundant at this moment.

This is also the reason why the lords from all over the country responded so positively after hearing the arrangements made by the consul.

The active guys under their command finally have a place to go.

Let's put it this way, even if the Empire does not launch any action, or even prohibits any action, as long as the Cult of Eternal Night does not issue clear instructions, it won't be long before these lords will organize their own people to explore the newly expanded territories.

"Since everyone is so supportive, I will get straight to the point. Conquest and expansion cannot be done recklessly. At least as great lords of various places, this is the case. Each of you shoulders the fate and future of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people in the empire. You must be cautious in this regard."

Addison tapped his fingers lightly, and a magic projection immediately appeared. It was a newly drawn plane map. According to the strategy formulated by the Empire's think tank, Addison began to assign conquest tasks to everyone.

As a consul who rose from the bottom and has been in charge of the Eternal Night Empire for so many years, Artison knows these lords very well.

Never give them vague instructions, otherwise big problems will definitely arise.

This does not mean that they will do anything bad. As the most devout believers of the King of Eternal Night, their loyalty is unquestionable, and they will definitely complete the orders issued by the Empire.

But how to accomplish it is another matter.

As for ordinary small teams, Artison doesn't care what they do, as it doesn't affect the overall situation anyway.

But these great lords cannot do this. They must be given precise instructions to restrict them to a certain area.

There was a huge dispute in the Council of Elders over the allocation of conquest missions, which lasted for nearly half a month before the first phase of tasks was completely allocated.

As the imperial policy was promulgated, each territory began to expand its army and recruit local imperial subjects.

The people of the entire Eternal Night Empire have all started to move.

There's nothing I can do. I'm really too free.

They were so idle that they became sick, so they responded very actively to the call of the empire, joined the army and fought for the empire's territory.

It is no wonder that they are so active. The main reason is that in the previous wars, the Eternal Night Empire has gained huge benefits, which in turn brought great gains to the empire's warriors.

To put it bluntly, it was too smooth.

Since the dark gods came and bestowed their favor, they have not lost any major war from the early days of the Night Tribe to the current era of the Eternal Night Empire.

Not to mention the battles, no matter how powerful a force is, it is impossible to win all the time. Along the way, the Eternal Night Empire has encountered many powerful enemies, and its legions have also been annihilated.

But one thing is certain: in all major wars, they will be the final winners.

There may be some fluctuations along the way, but the final result will inevitably be victory.

This is also one of the reasons why the people of the Eternal Night Empire love war so much.

They firmly believed that they would win. Who wouldn't like a war that was bound to win and could bring huge benefits?

To put it bluntly, he has never been beaten.

They have never suffered the trauma of war, but have only enjoyed the benefits it has brought.

Su Xingyu had no other options. Although this situation was not very good, he couldn't deliberately lose a few games and let his followers suffer, right? That must be because Chunchun had a problem with his brain. This was a thankless task!

The reason why they always win is not because God favors the Eternal Night Empire, but because they really cannot lose.

Whether it was the initial flattening of the kingdoms in the Eastern Continent, or the subsequent sweep across the Northern Continent and blitzkrieg on the Western Continent, before the war began, the Eternal Night Empire conducted lengthy deductions and only took action after being certain that it would win.

With the general trend, even if there are ups and downs, they will be quickly crushed.

Their huge size gives them a very high tolerance for error, which also means that it is almost impossible for them to lose.

Because they simply won't fight a war if the chance of winning is not high.

In wars with a high winning rate, after they have taken advantage of their size and continuously expanded their victories, the enemy's so-called "winning rate" will become smaller and smaller until it only exists in theory.

The imperial citizens who were keen on war either joined the local army, formed an adventure team on their own, or went alone. They left the control of the imperial forces and headed towards that wild land.

This move actually caused some territories of the empire to become empty for a time.

Even though the imperial officials had anticipated the imperial people's passion for exploration, they now discovered that they had underestimated it.

Fortunately, local lords responded quickly and formulated a plan overnight, raising the threshold for "opening up new land" significantly, allowing most of the empire's citizens to stay in the country and continue to develop the empire.

But even so,

A turmoil that swept across the entire plane finally began.

(End of this chapter)