"Hey, did you see the message released by the False Committee?"

"I saw it, I saw it. It's unbelievable, how long has it been since the Source Zhou merged, and now the Federation is about to launch a Unification War? Never seen anyone so impatient."

"You better not speak recklessly, old pal. The authorities never said they were going to war. You see, the soldiers haven't been mobilized. It's just our leaders diving into the Mass Abyss, and with those masters, who can do them any harm, right?"

"I'm not worried about another war; every one of our Divine Clan has come out from battles. Can't lose face here. I just fear if we lose, and then Lai Anding takes the chance to drag us back for blood tax and slave labor."

"Oh, you're overthinking it. Is our Great Commander Leoz that kind of person? Lai Anding is just a logistics background, usually just treating people and taking care of kids. How would they know the ways of frontline battles? With our commander's aura of having climbed out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, he'd immediately stand his ground—hey, by then, Lai Anding would surely regret having paid for health insurance in the Primordial Abyss."

"I'm not as optimistic as you. As I see it, the authorities officially say it's to deal with potential armed conflict, yet they've dispatched even a legendary warrior like Gio Zieou. What does that mean? It means they want to use the Mass Abyss to break boundaries and ascend en masse."

"Ascend? So what if they ascend, it's nothing new."

"Haha, you seem to lack insight. Let me tell you, Within the Abyss is different from Beyond the Abyss. Ascension competes for divinity and godhood. Among these, Mass Abyss has seen many deities fall and disperse, that's why there's conflict—going to the Mass Abyss is for conflict! With such a luxurious lineup, top combat power, the Federation must aim to capture those deity-level divinities and godhoods. Lai Anding will certainly not sit by and watch our new Chief God; they will inevitably intervene, likely sending a tough character."

"Oh, according to you, this Mass Abyss war is inevitable?"

"Hard to say."

.........

Du Zexin tossed two peanuts into his mouth and glanced at the Haines citizen at the next table commanding the discourse, joking with Charlgarnia:

"These Primordial God Clan warriors are pretty simple-minded, never considering that the high-ups of the Federation also have internal struggles. They are nothing like the legendary group."

"These people aren't warriors. Most of them are slave labor and cannon fodder deities liberated by Your Excellency Leoz. Moreover, after losing the War Beyond the Abyss, those defeated soldiers and officers entered the Starry Abyss, without the Chief God's restraint, plundering to maintain continuance. What good could they be?"

Charlgarnia remained indifferent. Now as a mortal, she was merely managing the religious affairs under Leoz. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

It's well known that Your Excellency Leoz is hopeful of ascending to Chief God, and no one can stop this process. No one is surprised by the diving into the Mass Abyss.

After all, the godhood of Morphederia is vacant, and the remaining three true Chief Gods are all vying for the deity-level divinity left in the Mass Abyss.

Everyone knows that Leoz will definitely dive and participate in this Sovereign Chief God battle.

The reason for such a big fuss is because people's attention is not on Leoz.

"Has Gio Zieou always been so pure and kind?"

'Curator' Raguel Traiki glanced at the Goddess and asked:

"We Haines people have never heard of the myth of the Starry Abyss. This [God of Vanquishing Delusion] Gio Zieou is quite popular within the Starry Abyss, but I don't know the true origin."

"It's not that complicated."

Charlgarnia said calmly:

"Simply put, Gio Zieou is the successor to the [Destroyer] Chief God Dumfis. From the very beginning, his talent and strength far surpassed anyone."

"Not only that, in the Beyond-Abyss Battleground, Gio Zieou is, besides Leoz, the one who killed the most Divine Clan warriors. He is straightforward and generous, kind to others, even sparing his enemies if unnecessary, hence enjoying a good reputation."

"With noble status, excellent talent, guidance from benefactors, coupled with outstanding achievements—in the value management of Primordial Abyss warriors, among peers, no one is more attractive than Gio Zieou."

[White Knight] Yamo frowned upon hearing this:

"But why do I feel that person is a bit... dense? No, I don't mean intelligence, just that he seems a bit too naive..."

"Is it possible that this naivety is precisely why he is held in such high esteem?"

"... What does that mean?"

"If that's the case, I can somewhat understand why there would be conflict."

The Curator stroked the spine of a small Stitched Monster in his arms and shared his insight:

"This time, the conflict between Gio Zieou and Leoz seems to be over the ideology of war and peace, but in reality, it's a clash of thought patterns within the Starry Abyss."

"Thought patterns?" Du Zexin was puzzled.

"Well, put it this way, comparing Leoz and Gio Zieou side by side, you'll find that these two are almost mirror opposites. What Leoz lacks, Gio Zieou possesses in full, even to the extent that for the Primordial Abyss, Gio Zieou is more suitable to be a leader."

"No, why?"

Du Zexin was dissatisfied:

"The Federation was established by Leoz, the people were brought together by Leoz, and the territory was conquered by Leoz."

"And now you say that some idiot with pure horns who came out of nowhere is more suitable for leadership?"