Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'-Chapter 1281 - 273: Empire Line: Toward the [Spiritual Deer] Ending (67)_5

"...What does this mean?"

"Do you think, right here in this Border Abyss, within the territory of the Four Great Narrative Consortium, with so many established Narrative Civilizations, they would just watch us be invaded by the Secret Society?"

Oshen's pupils contracted:

"Are you saying they have some scheme?"

"The Narrative Union is deliberating. They can intervene whenever they want; it's not the complete form of the Society descending. A few Senators, they can still handle, but their not acting means one thing: from a profit standpoint, it's not worth making a move for Oxiulia."

Li Aozi turned his head, looking forward:

"This country is not worth keeping, nor are its people."

"For the past few decades, Oxiulia has been continuously expanding, nearly reaching the level of Narration. As long as Oxiulia continues to exist, the Unions won't go to war against the Secret; they want to use this opportunity to get rid of us."

"Now, Oxiulia is no more. We can disentangle ourselves."

"But you spent forty years building all this! This is the hometown of so many people—"

"It's just a small cost."

Li Aozi said calmly:

"In the Starry Abyss, the least valuable thing is human life. It is also the most important. For the Grand Narrative, there must be a sufficient population to contribute to prosperity, and countless talents and elites must be sacrificed for it."

He said, standing up slowly and walking down the steps.

"Oshen, to defeat the Society, you must become more like a beast than the Society."

Oshen lowered his head, his eyes filled with confusion. He clenched his fist, not knowing what to do.

"What should we do next? If even the Oxiulia Empire is to be abandoned, all your efforts over the past forty years will have been in vain. Those Secret people are still within the Inherent Time Domain, we simply can't penetrate."

Oshen said bitterly:

"I never thought the Secret would become so powerful. In the form of civilization, there is simply no way to combat the Secret."

"Then use the form of the Society."

Li Aozi lifted the Holy Sword from his throne, looking around at the people:

"From today, the Oxiulia Empire declares its destruction. You can disband now. Those willing to follow me or who want to leave, go ahead, disperse. It's actually beneficial for me. Otherwise, we might still be chased later."

The ministers and generals, hearing these words, did not stand on ceremony and turned to leave one by one.

Oshen looked at these people in surprise:

"Are they... too obedient to you."

"Of course, they must obey."

Li Aozi, with one hand on his hip, said casually:

"They are all my children."

Oshen was shocked:

"What did you say?"

"I have tens of millions of offspring with Zhi Xiang. I borrowed hundreds of thousands from her before, to serve as my ministers and military officers. As soon as I give the order, these children will return to me immediately and continue to serve me, along with a minor bloodline ability of mine... meaning—as long as I want, I can replace the entire Empire at any time."

Li Aozi said:

"Let's go, Oshen. The first Oxiulia Empire has perished. We must quickly prepare to establish the second Empire."

"...But what about those dead people?"

Oshen murmured:

"If you had done this sooner, dissolved the country, they could have avoided dying. They wouldn't even have to face the Secret—"

"They were going to die sooner or later anyway, better they die for our cause."

Li Aozi said indifferently:

"Besides, this way is the most efficient."

"A destroyed Empire, an unpopular Sovereign, an Exile Government, can completely dissolve the sense of crisis of other Narrative Civilizations. They won't even send spies. This way, on the basis that I can restore the country at any time, it helps us make an escape safely."

"Now, the death of tens of millions, at most a hundred million, is max. But if our cause fails, that would be a disaster for the entire Starry Abyss."

"Yes, I have killed these millions, slaughtered 820,000, but I think it's worth it to exchange the lives of tens of millions of people for the victory of the Starry Abyss. If necessary, I will also be part of that cost."

He glanced at Oshen, saying lightly:

"Now you understand how I kept Gaia at bay? My ruthlessness and cruelty surpass Gaia's. She fears me. She has retreats, she has companions and assets—so she doesn't dare to go all out against me, while I am always fighting with my life."

"No one is an individual. Everyone must fight for the Starry Abyss, and everyone must sacrifice. We are all consumables and cannon fodder. We have no leisure to die; we can only win, there is no other option."

"You also need to have this awareness. If I die, you succeed me; if Oshen dies, then Elevent, Gio Zieou, Severston—until the last Starry Abyss person falls."

"In this war sweeping across the Starry Abyss and Earth, each of us is a line of text, a word, a number in this narrative." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Do you understand?"

Oshen remained silent for a long time.

Until a message popped up in Li Aozi's information panel:

"Your strong Charm has influenced others' Worldview; through sincere communication, you have successfully transformed a Faction member 'Long Yuqiong's' thinking."

"'Long Yuqiong's' ideological stance: Traditionalist — transformed to — Chauvinist"

"Chauvinist: Output rate permanently increased by 30%, leadership cap increased by 10%; Chauvinists ignore 'War Criminal' type Judgment skills."

"Strongly supports: Various colonial activities, territorial expansion, reclaiming lost ground, large-scale military expansion, alliances with powerful Empires."

"Indifferent to: Economic and political issues."

"Strongly opposes: Army reductions, decreased defense spending, outdated military technology."

"Since 'Long Yuqiong' is a senior leader in the Faction, his ideological transformation will lead more people to shift towards similar thinking: Social Darwinism, Populism, Authoritarianism, Imperialism, Ethnic Nationalism, etc."