Chapter 953: Chapter 117 Peeking at the Truth

“What are we to do? It’s been half a month, and only a meager hundred kingdoms have joined…”

In the capital city, the old king was filled with melancholy, hoping that Zhao Yu could do something to quicken the pace at which other nations joined the Empire.

“Your Majesty…”

At that moment, an elderly official appeared at the old king’s side.

The old king frowned. “Didn’t I say not to call me that anymore?”

But the old official pretended not to hear and spoke softly, “If after a month the Empire is still not unified, can we confront that person?”

“You…”

The old king, feeling helpless, shook his head and said, “Let’s not talk so recklessly in the future!”

The old official was startled, confusion flashing in his eyes. “Your Majesty?”

A month ago, he remembered the old king secretly instructing him to rally many officials to pledge their loyalty to him behind the scenes.

But now, it was as if he did not acknowledge it at all.

The old king heaved a sigh and shook his head, stating, “Before, I had too little contact and did not know the awe of the Celestials, but that time, I was truly convinced, and only real Celestials could have such capabilities…”

“What capabilities?!” The old official was somewhat bewildered. “Has the Celestial been in contact with you privately since then?”

“No!”

The old king shook his head, his voice laden with significance, “What I am talking about is that day in the harem…”

“The harem?” The old official showed a hint of embarrassment. He had heard about Zhao Yu’s day and night in the harem but dared not delve into it out of respect for the old king.

“Exactly!”

The old king seemed to have reached an epiphany, admiringly saying, “I always thought ‘universal beneficence’ was an adjective, but that day, it turned out to be a verb…”

“Tell me, can an ordinary person do that?”

“Though my vigor has declined over the years, the harem still houses a bevy of beauties…”

The old official’s eyes widened in disbelief, “Are you saying that all those hundred women…”

“Yes!”

The old king expressed admiration. “Could you do that if it were you?”

“The old servant dares not!” The elder bowed his head in shame.

“Enough, you’re shameless. Go back, and don’t seek me out privately anymore. It wouldn’t look good if the king saw us…” the old king suddenly became serious and spoke sternly.

Heart full of grievances, the old official opened his mouth as if to protest but ultimately had to withdraw.

After he left, the old king closed his eyes and began to ponder.

The thought of just giving up the throne was out of the question; he did not rise above his peers just to relent easily.

The old king had his own understanding and ideas about how to retake the throne and was not eager to band together with these former officials.

On the contrary, he was wary that among these officials there might be traitorous villains who would turn around and tattle to Zhao Yu.

“If the Empire is unable to be reforged, indeed, it presents a good opportunity…”

A glint of sharpness flashed in the old king’s eyes.

Before he could further speculate, the old official who had just left returned.

“Your Majesty, something big has happened…”

“What is it?!”

The old king responded instinctively, then frowned, “I’ve told you, don’t address me as ‘Your Majesty’, there’s only one king now…”

“It’s the other Empires…”

The old official hurriedly explained, “I just saw the news, within a minute, five great Empires announced they want to join the Empire…”

“What?!”

The old king was startled and quickly unlocked his phone to check the news.

But when he looked, it wasn’t just five Empires that had announced their intention to join the Empire—nearly all Empires had decided to join.

Beyond that, the kingdoms, Dukedoms, Coalitions, and the like that had been watching cautiously also announced their intentions to join, in groups large and small.

At a glance, he saw that several hundred nations had declared their intention to join.

“What in the world is happening?”

The old king was massively shocked; after all, in the previous half month, only slightly over a hundred nations had joined, many of which were very minor.

Now suddenly so many nations, including all Empires, decided to join.

“Could it be that Celestial did something?!”

The only possibility they could think of was that Zhao Yu did something to these Empires to bring about this situation.

Although they knew Zhao Yu had instructed nations to send their sixth-tier and above into the Spirit World.

Yet, despite not often visiting the Spirit World himself, the old king had some understanding of it.

People from all corners of the world, upon entering the Spirit World, did not ignore distance; the truth was, where you were in reality, you would be in the same place upon entering the Spirit World.

“Could it be that some change has occurred within the Spirit World?!”

That was what the old king speculated.

Unfortunately, now that all sixth-tier powerhouses had entered the Spirit World, he found himself with no one to inquire, at least for the time being.

The old king wasn’t the only one in shock; ordinary people from various places were also astounded.

One second they were in nations queuing to see how the Empire would play out, sitting back to watch the show, and the next, their nation’s sovereign announced they were joining the Empire.

This left many commoners dumbfounded, feeling as if the joke was on them.

But what no one expected was that the subsequent official announcement would shock everyone even more.

“Following an official investigation, it has been confirmed that the Empire has indeed mastered a method that allows everyone to step into a new world. After study, to give all citizens a chance at longevity, it was decided to join the Empire…”

The internal statements from the major Empires could almost be said to be carbon copies of each other, as if one had written it and the others simply copied and pasted. The content was strikingly similar.

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