219: Chapter 219 Capturing the Imperial Emperor Alive! The Interstellar Empire Destroyed!

The winds of Canglan Divine Capital finally blew away the smoke and panic that had permeated for days.

After the crisis of the planetary core detonation was completely resolved, the order of the entire planet was recovering at an astonishing speed.

On the streets and alleys, the civilians who had once fled in terror due to the doomsday alarms gradually emerged from their hiding shelters, watching the silver-blue Dawn Mecha marching in formation on the streets, and looking at the high-flying dragon flags of the Star River Empire, the fear in their eyes gradually replaced by relief and anticipation.

The insurgent civilians spontaneously formed patrol teams, cooperating with the landed Ground Legion of the Empire to clear the scattered weapon debris on the streets and capture the rogue soldiers and stragglers who were looting in the chaos.

The bans and curfews that once symbolized the authority of the royal family had long since become mere formalities; shops cautiously lifted their door panels, and parents hugged their children, pointing to the mechas passing through the sky, whispering about the emperor who brought rebirth.

And the gaze of the entire city finally focused on the northernmost end of the city's central axis—the golden, resplendent, and heavily fortified Cang Lan Imperial Palace that occupied nearly a hundred kilometers of land.

This palace complex, which symbolized the three-hundred-year hegemony of the Cang Lan royal family, had long since lost its former majesty and solemnity.

The towering palace walls had been blasted with several huge gaps, the once heavily guarded palace gates were wide open, and the royal statues at the entrance had been pushed to the ground by the insurgent civilians, shattered into pieces.

The silver-blue Dawn Mecha surged into every corner of the palace like a tide, their cold alloy feet stepping across the white marble-paved square, dragging those royal guards who were putting up a desperate resistance out of the palaces where they were hiding, one by one.

The main force of the Mecha Legion led by Commander Ling Shuang had already completed the blockade of the entire palace.

She personally piloted her exclusive "mecha" war god mecha, hovering above the Lingxiao Hall, the main hall of the palace, the silver-white mecha gleaming with a cold luster under the light of the star.

Optical radar scanned every inch of the palace, all life signals and energy fluctuations were precisely locked; not even a mouse could slip out of this airtight encirclement.

"Report, General! The East Palace area has been cleared, 37 royal clansmen captured, and all remaining guards have surrendered!"

"Report, General! The West Palace and Imperial Garden areas have been fully taken over, 212 concubines and royal family members captured, and no one has escaped!"

"Report, General! The Imperial Guard camp has been controlled, all soldiers who laid down their weapons have been concentrated and guarded, and the armory and ammunition depot have all been sealed!"

Successive reports of victory came from the communication channel of the Mecha Legion and clearly reached the ears of Commander Ling Shuang.

Her hand gripping the joystick turned slightly white at the knuckles, and her cold phoenix eyes surged with hatred and waves that had been suppressed for more than a decade.

The palace under her feet had never been a symbol of power to her, but a graveyard that buried her entire family, and the place where the nightmare for her and her younger sister, Commander Ling Ye, began.

More than a decade ago, her father, Ling Ce, was the famous "Star Shield War God" of the Canglan Empire, the youngest five-star general of the Empire, who led the Imperial fleet to guard the border, repelled foreign invasions several times, and made great contributions to the Cang Lan royal family.

Yet, such a meritorious general was framed for "colluding with the enemy and treason" by Emperor Cang Lan Hao, who was the Crown Prince at the time, in league with various noble clans, simply because his achievements posed a threat to the throne.

Overnight, the entire Ling family was executed, the mansion was washed in blood, and over a hundred people died under the butcher's knife.

Only she, at the age of 16, took her 10-year-old sister, Commander Ling Ye, and with the desperate cover of her father's old subordinates, luckily escaped from the Imperial Capital, embarking on a life of displacement and flight.

After Emperor Cang Lan Hao ascended the throne, he never gave up on hunting them down.

They fled from the core star territory of the Canglan Empire to the border of the Old Federation, changing their names and living in hiding, barely surviving.

But even in the Old Federation, when she gradually began to stand out in the Federation army with her excellent mecha piloting skills, Emperor Cang Lan Hao's black hand reached out again, designing a fatal encirclement and slandering her for colluding with the enemy and treason, forcing her to flee again with her sister.

The world was vast, but there was no place for the two sisters.

With no other choice, they had to take their few remaining old subordinates and break into the Dead Zone, known as the "Forbidden Zone of Life."

There, they met Emperor Chen Fan.

It was Emperor Chen Fan who gave them a place to settle down, gave them hope for revenge, and gave them the opportunity to pick up weapons again.

Also following Emperor Chen Fan, they grew step by step from the remnants in the Dead Zone, fought all the way back to the core of the Human Star Domain, and fought to the foot of this palace that buried their family.

The blood feud of over a decade was finally going to be settled today.

"General, Captain Commander Ling Ye sent word that she has led the team into the underground ultimate command fortress and has controlled Emperor Cang Lan Hao."

In the communication channel, the adjutant's voice interrupted her thoughts.

Commander Ling Shuang took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in her heart, and said in a cold and steady voice: "Understood. Leave the surface clearing mission to you all; I will go take a look at the underground fortress."

"Received!"

As the words fell, the engine behind the mecha roared to life, turning into a streak of silver light, speeding towards the depths of the palace and the entrance of the underground fortress.

One thousand meters beneath the palace, the ultimate command fortress.

The thick alloy door had long since been blasted open, the bodies of the guards at the entrance had been cleared to the side, and the corridor was filled with Shadow Fleet special forces holding firearms, their cold gun barrels aimed at the interior of the fortress to ensure no one escaped.

In the command hall, the atmosphere was as oppressive as solidified concrete.

Emperor Cang Lan Hao was pressed hard against the cold floor by two special forces soldiers.

His right arm had been pierced by a bullet, blood soaked his mysterious gold imperial robe, his hair was disheveled, and his face was stained with blood and dust; he no longer had any imperial dignity, only left with soul-lost madness and despair.

The few loyal ministers and guards around him were either killed on the spot or tied up tightly, kneeling on the ground and trembling.

Those engineers who were forced to develop the detonation device huddled in the corner, their faces full of the aftermath of survival, looking at the scene before them, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Commander Ling Ye, in a black special combat uniform, stood tall and straight in front of the console, her face still stained with traces of smoke, and those phoenix eyes, which were 70% similar to Commander Ling Shuang's, were full of icy coldness that could not be melted.

Her fingertips slid across the console screen, copying the core secrets, criminal evidence files, overseas accounts, and secret stronghold information of the Canglan Empire royal family, and transferring them into the zero ai database.

These were all ironclad proofs of the heinous crimes committed by the Cang Lan royal family during their three-hundred-year rule.

"Captain, all entrances and exits have been blocked, all personnel within the fortress have been controlled, and there are no omissions." Night Owl stepped forward and bowed to report to Commander Ling Ye, "Emperor Cang Lan Hao is right here, waiting for your disposal."

Commander Ling Ye nodded slightly, turned around, and her gaze fell on Emperor Cang Lan Hao, who was pressed to the ground; the coldness in her eyes was enough to freeze people.

It was this person who, for the sake of his own power, fabricated charges, washed her family in blood, caused her and her sister to lose their family, displaced them for over a decade, and hovered on the edge of life and death several times.

It was this person who ruled the empire for thirty years, dragged the entire Human Star Domain into an abyss of oppression and darkness, and made billions of living beings struggle in suffering.

She walked slowly to Emperor Cang Lan Hao, stopped, looked down at him with cold eyes, and said in a voice without a trace of warmth: "Emperor Cang Lan Hao, look up."

Emperor Cang Lan Hao trembled all over, slowly raised his head, looked at the young woman with eyes full of hatred, was stunned at first, and then a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

He did not recognize this woman and did not know where this bone-deep hatred came from.

"Who are you?" His voice was hoarse and dry, with a hint of fierce-looking but weak roaring, "I am the legitimate emperor of the Canglan Empire, how dare you, these rebels who commit treason, treat Me like this?!"

"Emperor?" Commander Ling Ye suddenly laughed, her laughter full of mockery and coldness, "Emperor Cang Lan Hao, do you deserve to be called an emperor? A butcher who sat on the throne by framing loyal officials and slaughtering meritorious ministers, a madman who treated all people like grass and took twenty billion lives as funeral objects, and you dare to say you are legitimate?"

She squatted down, stared intently into his eyes, and said word by word: "It doesn't matter if you don't recognize me, you should remember General Ling Ce, who was executed by you over a decade ago, right?"

The two words "Ling Ce" were like a thunderbolt, striking Emperor Cang Lan Hao's head fiercely.

His pupils suddenly contracted, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face, he stared at Commander Ling Ye's face, and finally saw the shadow of the Star Shield War God from that year between her eyebrows, and also remembered the Ling sisters who escaped from his net.

"You... you are that remnant of the Ling family?!" Emperor Cang Lan Hao's voice instantly became sharp, with unbelievable terror, "You are actually still alive?!"

"Thanks to you, both of us sisters are not only alive but have returned alive." Commander Ling Ye's voice was as cold as ice, "When you hung my father's head on the streets of the Imperial Capital back then, you probably never thought that more than a decade later, we would be standing here, watching you become a prisoner, right?"

"Your father colluded with the enemy and committed treason, he deserved to die! I killed him in accordance with the will of heaven!" Emperor Cang Lan Hao seemed to have been poked at a sore spot, roared hysterically, struggling to get up, but was pressed hard against the ground by the special forces soldiers, unable to move, "You remnants of the Ling family actually dared to collude with Emperor Chen Fan to overthrow My empire, you are the sinners of the empire!"

"Sinners?"

A cold and firm voice came from the entrance of the command hall.

Commander Ling Shuang walked in. She had already taken off her mecha pilot suit, wearing a silver-white military uniform with black military boots, standing tall, her aura cold and sharp.

Over a decade of battlefield tempering meant she was no longer the panicked young girl from back then; now, she is the mecha Commander of the Star River Empire, a founding hero with heavy troops in her hands, and the Frost War God that countless enemies fear.

Her gaze fell on Emperor Cang Lan Hao, and that hatred, suppressed for over a decade, pressed over like substance, making Emperor Cang Lan Hao tremble uncontrollably.

"Sister." Commander Ling Ye turned to the side and nodded slightly to Commander Ling Shuang, the coldness in her eyes softening slightly.

Commander Ling Shuang nodded, walked step by step to Emperor Cang Lan Hao, looked down at him, her voice calm but every word piercing the heart: "My father guarded the border all his life, protected the peace of the empire's territory, protected the safety of billions of citizens, did not die in the artillery fire of foreign races, but died under your schemes. The entire Ling family was loyal, over a hundred people, even the infants in swaddling clothes did not escape your butcher's knife, you tell me, who is the sinner?"

"We two sisters were hunted by you for over a decade, fleeing from the core star territory to the Old Federation, from the Old Federation to the Dead Zone, almost dying under your arrest warrants several times. You thought we were dead, but we came back alive, and followed His Majesty, step by step fighting back to the Imperial Capital, overthrowing your corrupt and brutal empire."

"Emperor Cang Lan Hao, the blood debt you owe our Ling family, the blood debt you owe these billions of citizens, today, it is time to settle it."

Emperor Cang Lan Hao looked at Commander Ling Shuang in front of him, then looked at Commander Ling Ye, the madness and hideousness on his face gradually replaced by despair.

He never thought that the two little girls who slipped through his fingers back then would become the backbone force that overthrew his empire.

He never thought that the remnants of the Dead Zone, which he regarded as ants and could manipulate at will, would, under the leadership of Emperor Chen Fan, overturn the empire he had managed for thirty years in just a few short years.

Unreconciled, he was really unreconciled!

"Winners are kings, losers are bandits, there is nothing to say!" Emperor Cang Lan Hao stiffened his neck, his eyes full of resentment, "Even if I lose, I am still the rightful emperor of the Canglan Empire! Even if Emperor Chen Fan wins, he is nothing but a lowly person who crawled out of the Dead Zone, a rebel who commits treason! You two sisters are nothing but the lackeys of a rebel, even if you get revenge, you won't leave behind a good reputation!"

"Presumptuous!"

Night Owl shouted sternly and raised his gun butt, smashing it onto his back.

Emperor Cang Lan Hao let out a muffled groan, slammed hard against the ground, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, still glaring viciously at the Ling sisters, cursing incessantly.

Commander Ling Ye frowned, a flash of killing intent in her eyes, but was stopped by Commander Ling Shuang's gaze.

"His Majesty has ordered to capture him alive and send him to the Supreme Court for a public trial." Commander Ling Shuang said lightly, "The sins he committed cannot be ended by just a shot. What he owes the Ling family, what he owes the billions of citizens, must be settled one by one in front of all humanity, letting him be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, never to turn over for eternity."

Commander Ling Ye nodded slightly, suppressing the killing intent in her heart.

"That's right, just letting Emperor Cang Lan Hao die like this would be letting him off too easily. Only by holding a public trial, exposing his crimes and those of the Cang Lan royal family over the past three hundred years to the world, and letting everyone who has been oppressed and harmed see his fate, can we achieve the most thorough reckoning."

"Get him up." Commander Ling Ye ordered the special forces soldiers coldly, "Guard him strictly. Do not allow him to self-harm, do not allow him any contact with the outside world, and await the Emperor's orders."

"Yes!"

Two special forces soldiers immediately stepped forward, dragging Emperor Cang Lan Hao up from the ground. They used specially made restraints to bind his hands and feet tightly, and even sealed his mouth with a restraint device, giving him no chance to spout nonsense, let alone the opportunity to self-harm.

Emperor Cang Lan Hao struggled desperately, emitting muffled roars from his throat, his eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness, but it was to no avail. He had once been a lofty monarch, whose words could decide the life and death of thousands, but now, he had become a prisoner, without even the qualification to open his mouth and curse.

Commander Ling Shuang's gaze swept over the royal criminal records on the console screen, then looked out the window. Through the thick rock layers, she seemed to be able to see the massive changes taking place on the entire planet.

The Ling family's vengeance had finally been avenged.

And this decaying Canglan Empire should also come to a complete end.

Just as Commander Ling Ye and Commander Ling Shuang secured Emperor Cang Lan Hao, the entire Canglan Divine Capital and the entire Canglan Star System were undergoing earth-shattering changes.

In the imperial palace, royal clansmen, harem concubines, and powerful ministers were dragged out of the palaces one by one. Those noble lords, princes, and princesses, who had once been high and mighty, living in luxury, were now pale as death, trembling, and being escorted by the empire's soldiers to be held in custody.

Among them were cruel officials whose hands were stained with the blood of commoners, heads of noble families who had amassed wealth by exploiting mine slaves, and powerful ministers who had participated in countless political purges and framed loyal officials. Without exception, they were all vested interests within the ruling system of the Canglan Empire, and perpetrators who oppressed the masses.

The imperial army had long had a contingency plan for these people. Commander Ling Ye's Shadow Fleet had long since thoroughly investigated their crimes, addresses, and spheres of influence. Before the general offensive had even begun, the arrest list had already been drawn up. Now, it was just a matter of following the list, and not a single one of them could escape.

In the city, soldiers of the Ground Legion, with the cooperation of the insurgent masses, took over all key facilities such as the city hall, police stations, prisons, and media centers. They opened the supply warehouses controlled by the royal family and distributed the stockpiled food, drinking water, and medical supplies to the commoners who were lacking food and clothing.

In the prisons, political prisoners who had been arrested for opposing the royal family or speaking a few truths, and innocent people who had been wrongly accused, were all released. When they walked out of the dark, miserable cells and learned that the Canglan Empire had collapsed and Emperor Cang Lan Hao had been captured alive, many burst into tears on the spot and bowed deeply to the flag of the Star River Empire.

The inspection teams and secret police that had once spread throughout the city were either beaten to death by the insurgent masses, laid down their weapons to surrender, or were hiding in corners, trembling, waiting to be arrested. Those institutions that had once terrified the public had now become the first places to be liquidated.

Meanwhile, in the near-Earth orbit of the Canglan Divine Capital, inside the command cabin of the flagship dawn of light, Emperor Chen Fan was listening to the reports of victory coming from the front line, his expression calm and unruffled.

"Your Majesty, Commander Ling Shuang reports that the entire imperial palace area has been cleared, and all royal clansmen and core war criminals have been captured, with none escaping."

"Your Majesty, Commander Ling Ye reports that the underground command fortress has been successfully controlled and Emperor Cang Lan Hao has been captured alive. Currently, specialized personnel have been arranged to guard him strictly. All residual risks of the planetary core detonation device have been eliminated, and the relevant criminal evidence data is being uploaded synchronously."

"Your Majesty, all twelve administrative districts of the main city of the Canglan Divine Capital have been completely taken over. Social order is stable, the public mood is calm, and civil relief teams have fully moved in to carry out livelihood security work."

"Your Majesty, the remaining seven administrative planets of the Canglan Star System have all declared their allegiance. The local garrisons have all laid down their weapons and are awaiting our army's takeover. Currently, all star domains formerly controlled by the Canglan Empire have been fully controlled by our army, and no large-scale resistance has occurred."

Xing Xi stood by Emperor Chen Fan's side, reporting the latest battle situation one by one. Her clear voice carried an unconcealable excitement.

From the start of the general offensive until now, it had been only a short dozen or so hours.

Seven defensive lines were broken through, the capital planet was completely surrounded, the self-destruction crisis was thoroughly resolved, Emperor Cang Lan Hao was captured alive, and the entire ruling system of the Canglan Empire collapsed and vanished into ashes.

This war, which ended the hundreds of years of division in the Human Star Domain, came to an end with the overwhelming victory of the Star River Empire.

The generals in the command cabin were all high-spirited, their faces filled with unconcealable joy and pride.

Who could have imagined that just a few years ago, they were still struggling to survive in the Dead Zone with His Majesty, being hunted by the coalition forces of the Old Federation and the Canglan Empire, living from day to day. But now, they had personally destroyed the Canglan Empire, which had dominated the Human Star Domain for three hundred years, captured the emperor of the Canglan Empire, and were about to complete the great unification of the entire human territory.

What a great achievement, what glory!

Commander Lei Meng stepped forward, pressed his fist against his chest, and said in a loud, resonant voice, filled with irrepressible excitement: "Your Majesty! The Canglan Empire has collapsed on all fronts, Emperor Cang Lan Hao has been captured alive, and the last fortress of the old era has been completely trampled by us! It's been three hundred years, and the Human Star Domain is finally about to welcome true unification!"

"Indeed, Your Majesty!" Old Hu also stepped forward, his tiger-like eyes even glistening with tears, "We've fought for so many years, so many brothers have died, and we've finally waited for this day! From today on, there will be no more Canglan Empire or Old Federation, only our Star River Empire, only a unified human civilization!"

The generals bowed one after another, their eyes filled with reverence and support for Emperor Chen Fan.

Being able to have today's victory and to end these hundreds of years of war and oppression was all because of the monarch before them. It was he who led everyone to fight a bloody path out of the Dead Zone, it was he who established the constitution of equality for all, and it was he who gathered all the oppressed forces, overthrew this decaying old era, and brought light and hope to everyone.

Emperor Chen Fan nodded slightly, his deep gaze passing through the porthole, looking at that azure planet, and then looking at that vast Human Star Domain on the star map.

From raising an army in the Dead Zone to deciding the fate of the world in a battle at the border, then to founding the nation and issuing laws, liberating billions of colonial stars, and now to arriving at the city walls and destroying the Canglan Empire, he had walked this path for several years, and had finally reached this step.

The destruction of the Canglan Empire was not just the end of a dynasty, but the curtain call of an old era.

That dark era of dividing people into noble and base by bloodline, implementing oppression through power, and plundering the masses through colonization, had come to a complete end.

"Issue the order." Emperor Chen Fan spoke slowly, his voice calm yet carrying the power to pierce through time and space, spreading throughout the entire command cabin and all communication channels of the army, "First, fully take over all star domains, planets, and military facilities of the former Canglan Empire, stabilize local order, ensure the supply of people's livelihood, and strictly prohibit any soldiers from looting or disturbing the people. Violators will be severely punished according to military law."

"Second, strictly guard the Cang Lan royal family, aristocratic clans, and core war criminals, register them, verify their crimes, collect relevant evidence, and await the public trial of the Supreme Court. Anyone whose hands are stained with the blood of the innocent, and anyone who has committed crimes of oppression, enslavement, or massacre, must not be let off, and must be severely punished according to the law."

"Third, all unequal decrees, racial discrimination policies, and oppressive systems promulgated by the former Canglan Empire are to be abolished. In all newly taken-over star domains, fully implement the 'Star River Empire Constitution', carry out the basic principle of equality for all, guarantee the legitimate rights and interests of all citizens, and let the light of the constitution illuminate every corner."

"Fourth, do a good job in the pension work for fallen soldiers. All soldiers who sacrificed their lives in this war will be compensated according to the empire's highest standards, and their families will be supported by the empire for life. All soldiers who have performed meritorious service will be rewarded according to their military merits, and we will never mistreat anyone who has fought bloody battles for the empire."

Each order was clear and explicit, covering every aspect of military takeover, civil resettlement, war criminal liquidation, and the implementation of decrees. They were comprehensive and rigorous, without the slightest omission.

"As you command!"

The generals responded in unison, their voices shaking the heavens, filled with incomparable firmness and reverence.

The orders were quickly conveyed, and the imperial troops spread across all the star domains of the former Canglan Empire immediately began the takeover work in an orderly manner according to the orders. The various planets, which were already demoralized and had lost the hearts of the people, encountered almost no resistance, opened their city gates one after another, raised the silver-blue dragon flag of the Star River Empire, and welcomed the new era.

That afternoon, a historic scene took place on the palace square of the Canglan Divine Capital.

The dark gold dragon flag of the Canglan Empire, which had stood in the center of the square and hung for three hundred years, was slowly lowered by the empire's soldiers. The moment that flag, symbolizing three hundred years of imperial power and oppression, fell to the ground, the surrounding onlookers burst into deafening cheers.

Immediately after, a brand-new silver-blue dragon flag of the Star River Empire slowly rose under the gaze of countless people, fluttering in the afternoon wind.

The moment the dragon flag rose, the people in the square knelt down one after another, bowing toward the direction of the flag with tears streaming down their faces.

Among them were mine slaves who had been oppressed for a lifetime, commoners whose families had been destroyed by the bullying of aristocratic clans, ethnic minorities who had been discriminated against for generations, and orphans and widows who had lost their loved ones in the war. They had waited for this day for far, far too long.

"Long live the Empire! Long live Your Majesty!"

"It's finally over! The dark days are finally over!"

Cheers, cries, and shouts of "Long live" converged together, rushing into the sky, spreading throughout the entire imperial capital, and seemingly spreading throughout the entire Human Star Domain.

On one side of the square, Emperor Cang Lan Hao and a group of royal clansmen and core war criminals were held in prison carts, watching this scene.

Looking at the rising silver-blue dragon flag, looking at those cheering people, and looking at the empire he had managed for thirty years completely collapsing, the last bit of madness finally faded from Emperor Cang Lan Hao's eyes, leaving only boundless despair and dead silence.

He had lost, lost completely.

He thought he was a monarch ordained by heaven, thinking that by relying on violence and slaughter, he could keep his empire forever. But he would never understand until his death that the water that carries the boat can also capsize it. When a regime completely stands on the opposite side of the masses, treating all its subjects as stepping stones and burial objects, its destruction is already destined.

The three-hundred-year Canglan Empire, which began when his ancestors overthrew the Old Federation, ultimately headed to its destruction in his hands.

With Emperor Cang Lan Hao captured alive, with the flag of the Canglan Empire lowered, and with the dragon flag of the Star River Empire successively rising in all star domains of the former Canglan Empire, a massive empire that had ruled the Human Star Domain for three hundred years officially declared its demise.

This Interstellar Empire, which had once dominated the region and made countless forces tremble with fear, was ultimately annihilated in the river of history, becoming a footnote to the old era.

And the era belonging to the Star River Empire, the new era belonging to the unification of human civilization, had just begun.

At dusk, Commander Ling Shuang and Commander Ling Ye stood side by side on the palace walls, watching the crowds that had still not dispersed in the square, and watching the dragon flag fluttering in the wind. In the eyes of the sisters, there was relief, as well as expectation for the future.

The bloody feud of more than a decade had finally been avenged.

And their lives had long been tightly tied to the Star River Empire and to the monarch who had brought them a new life. In the future, they would continue to follow His Majesty, guarding this hard-won new era and guarding this starry sky where everyone is equal.

Meanwhile, inside the command cabin of the dawn of light, Emperor Chen Fan's gaze had already crossed the boundaries of the Human Star Domain, looking toward the more distant and vast depths of the universe.

Destroying the Canglan Empire and unifying the entire human territory was just a beginning.

In this vast universe, there were still countless unknown civilizations, countless hidden crises, and an even broader world waiting for them to explore and conquer.

But now, the first thing he had to do was to complete the great unification of human civilization, integrate all human power, and let this civilization, which had suffered so much from war, truly become strong and move toward the more distant starry sky.