Chapter 332: Chapter 25: The Star Empire’s Preparations, the Beginning of the Mortal War

Karte World, above the great sun of its fixed star system.

[Crimson World, rule corrosion has reached its current limit of 5%. Star Gate construction in progress. Countdown: 30 minutes remaining.]

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"Has it been a hundred and twenty years?"

"No, has it already been nearly a hundred and twenty-five years?"

"And yet, it only felt like a short nap."

Within a Subspace nest, just outside the Great Sun.

The Giant Dragon slowly opened its golden eyes, shook its head slightly, and then mumbled as if yawning.

’So, just how much did I change during this nap?’

At that moment, Lince couldn’t even be bothered to check his own condition manually. He simply opened his stats panel out of habit.

[Identity: Dragon of Space and Fiery Sun]

(Ancient Dragon) (Catastrophe Dragon) (Imperial Totem)

[Tier: Ancient Deity]

[Divine Format: God of Space, God of the Fiery Sun, God of Civilization]

[Body Type: Approx. 17,400 kilometers]

[Authority: Possesses ninety-eight Dragon Descendant Transformation Bloodlines.]

(Twenty-two Divine Tier Bloodlines, forty-seven Demigod Tier Bloodlines, twenty-nine Saint Tier Bloodlines.)

[Potential: ★★★★★★★★★] (Nine Stars)

[Elemental Affinity: Primary Space, Secondary Fire; Full Attribute Affinity]

[Ordinary Skills: Omitted]

[Rule Skills:

1. Space Travel (Strong),

2. Space Cage (Strong),

3. Dragon God Ascension (Strong),

4. Dragon Descendant Transformation (Strong),

5. Elemental Body (Strong), 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

6. Great Sun Spirit Body (Strong),

7. Space Dragon Body (Strong),

8. Breaking Technique Body (Strong),

9. Star Body (Weak).]

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"How much?!"

’I’m over ten thousand kilometers long after just one nap?’

’It’s only been a little over a hundred and twenty years, right?’

’Are you sure it hasn’t been over twelve hundred years?’

Staring at the entry for his Body Type, Lince felt his drowsiness vanish in an instant.

’Over seventeen thousand kilometers long?’

Lince turned his draconic head to look back at his body. Honestly, even seeing it with his own eyes, He couldn’t quite grasp the reality of it.

After all, Lince had no frame of reference in his immediate surroundings.

From his perspective, He felt that He didn’t look all that different from before his slumber.

’What does seventeen thousand kilometers even represent?’

That was nearly one and a half times the diameter of Blue Star.

It was even slightly larger than the diameter of the Karte World.

In other words, Lince had now successfully grown his body to a size larger than an ordinary planet.

’This fast?’

Lince recalled the power of the previous Space Dragon.

’Well, the previous Space Dragon didn’t have the bloodline of a Fiery Sun Dragon.’

’So the fusion of two Ancient Bloodlines definitely produces a result greater than the sum of its parts.’

’Besides, his Power didn’t just come from the enhancement of these two Bloodlines.’

’It was also fueled by the growth of his civilization.’

’But this growth rate is still a bit too fast!’

’If it had taken a thousand, or even ten thousand years to reach this stage, Lince would have found it reasonable.’

’After all, a growth rate is supposed to slow down after becoming a Deity.’

’Even if the growth of an Ancient Dragon God was faster than that of ordinary Deities, it shouldn’t be *this* fast, right?’

’It’s just too ridiculous.’

As if he’d suddenly thought of something, Lince immediately pulled up the Star Empire’s panel.

[Star Empire] (Expand)

[Founding Emperor: York Smith]

[Imperial Totem: Dragon Race]

[Power Tier: Tier Nine Peak]

[Empire Territory: Karte World]

(Approx. 720 million square kilometers)

[Imperial Subjects: Approx. 15.7 billion.] (Expand)

(Comprising eighty-six Religious Countries, with a total of 639 Saint Tier and over 11,600 High Tier individuals.)

[Emperor’s Descendants: 538.]

(Eldest Son: Caesar Smith, 186 years old, Tier Nine Peak.)

(Second Son: Willard Smith, 178 years old, Saint Tier Initial Stage. Has renounced his right of succession to the imperial throne, joined Dragon Island, and is now a member of the Pure-blooded Dragon Clan.)

(Eldest Daughter: Julian Smith, 177 years old, Saint Tier Initial Stage. Has renounced all royal rights within the Empire, joined Dragon Island, and is now a member of the Pure-blooded Dragon Clan.)

(...)

[Civilization Level: Early Tier Two Civilization]

[Colonies: Twelve]

(Including the Intelligent Mechanism Star and eleven other lifeless planets within two fixed star systems.)

[Order Level: ★★★★★]

(Five Stars: +50% Player growth rate)

[Prosperity Level: ★★★★★]

(Five Stars: +50% Player growth rate)

(Evaluation: Your Empire’s Order and Prosperity have reached the maximum bonus limit. The next bonus tier will be unlocked after your Empire gains direct control over five Demon Worlds and advances beyond a Tier Two Civilization.)

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’What was that population?!’

’It’s already 15.7 billion?’

’Granted, before going to sleep, he had told York that he wasn’t very happy with the Star Empire’s population.’

’But for you to more than triple the population in just over a hundred years... you’ve been working a little *too* hard, haven’t you, York?’

’15.7 billion people.’

’Granted, the current Star Empire would have no trouble supporting that many people.’

’But with a limited Magic Environment, it’s impossible to ensure that such a large population can possess Extraordinary Power.’

’One can only imagine how hyper-competitive the current Star Empire must be.’

As this thought crossed his mind, Lince’s will stirred.