"The creatures inside cannot come out currently because of this vortex gate blocking them."
"But according to our Great Xia's deduction, perhaps in the near future, as spiritual energy further diffuses and the spiritual energy on Blue Star becomes abundant, these vortex gates will be able to open!"
"In other words, not only can humans and all other creatures on Blue Star enter the world within the vortex gate, but the creatures from inside can also freely come and go to Blue Star!"
Having said this, Bai Feng paused, cleared his throat, and his voice grew more serious. "Lord Ao Yuan."
"You have entered inside, so you naturally know the situation of the world within. Although there are slight differences between each vortex gate, most are similar. If they can come out and discover this fertile land of Blue Star, it is inevitable that war will break out!"
Hearing this, Ao Yuan fell silent. He was also constantly pondering. Indeed, as Bai Feng said, putting himself in their shoes, if he were a creature from inside and discovered such a fertile and vast land outside, it would be impossible not to try and occupy it. At that time, it would be inevitable for the creatures of Blue Star to erupt into war with them. And as Bai Feng had just explained, there were docile creatures inside, as well as ferocious ones, and those with low strength as well as those with immense power! If powerful beings came out, the consequences... were unthinkable!
"What do you wish to discuss?" Ao Yuan continued to ask, thinking of this.
Bai Feng cut to the chase. "Currently, only five small worlds similar to this have been discovered in the entirety of Great Xia. Based on their danger levels, we have divided them into five danger ratings, with one star being the lowest and five stars being the highest. Currently, the highest of these five small worlds is only two stars. However, we are unsure what may appear in the future."
"And Great Xia's intention is that the area within a hundred li of Mount Taibai will be your territory. Great Xia will not step into it unless absolutely necessary."
"Secondly, you may enter Great Xia freely, but as before, you are absolutely forbidden to use force against the citizens of Great Xia."
"Of course, Great Xia will also strictly prohibit its citizens from attacking you."
"If any citizen of Great Xia attacks you, you may retaliate!"
"Mhm~" Ao Yuan nodded slightly upon hearing this. He was a citizen of Great Xia in his previous life. Although he had now been reborn as a dragon, his heart still leaned towards Great Xia. Even if Bai Feng hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't attack Great Xia's people without reason.
"Third, if you are the first to discover a small world, you have the right to enter and claim it for yourself."
"But if the creatures inside are too powerful, I hope you can cooperate with Great Xia. After all, we must also prevent powerful creatures from entering Blue Star."
"Great Xia feels the same way. If there is anything we cannot resolve, we hope you will cooperate with us."
"At that time, we can split anything obtained within the small world equally. However, if you discover something yourself, you may enjoy it even with our help."
"But if there are any cultivation techniques, Great Xia hopes you can make a painful sacrifice."
"Of course, Great Xia will also pay a corresponding price."
"Mhm~" Ao Yuan nodded silently after listening. He had to admit that Great Xia was indeed Great Xia, full of sincerity. These points touched upon Ao Yuan's deepest desires. As for cultivation techniques, Ao Yuan didn't care at all. After all, he had a system and didn't need them.
"Agreed!" After a moment of thought, Ao Yuan nodded generously and then added, "If Great Xia does not provoke me, I will forever be a friend and even an ally of Great Xia!"
"Good!" Bai Feng's body stiffened, and his expression became excited. To be honest, in the past few days, he had also visited several other powerful demonic beasts. However, none of them had given a reply similar to Ao Yuan's. Basically, every demonic beast was very suspicious of Great Xia, or they simply drove Bai Feng away. Others remained silent. The best attitude was to say they would give a reply in a month. Of course, they naturally could not communicate in human language like Ao Yuan. However, after coming into contact with cultivation, they found that they could roughly grasp what the other party meant through telepathy.
"In that case, Lord Ao Yuan, I shall take my leave now."
Ao Yuan did not reply, merely nodding slightly to indicate he had heard. After Bai Feng left with great joy, Ao Yuan did not re-enter the small world. Instead, he led Dai Xiaomei, Mo Zi, and Ao Guang back to the Dragon Palace. After instructing Dai Xiaomei and Mo Zi to go and cultivate, Ao Yuan sat on the main seat of the Dragon Palace. He looked around the empty surroundings and pondered. Spiritual energy had already revived and was becoming increasingly severe. He knew from his mobile phone that in Great Xia and even around the world, many animals had evolved into demons. Some human nations were even on the verge of being occupied by the demon race. It was foreseeable that in the future, the demon race would be able to contend with humanity, and the relationship between the two races would become increasingly tense.
"It seems... I also need to recruit some subordinates." After pondering for a long time, Ao Yuan arrived at a conclusion. He was quite at ease with Great Xia, and he presumed Great Xia felt the same. However, one point remained: he was a totem of Great Xia, the faith of Great Xia, but his essence was that of a demon! This fact would not change! As an old saying goes, those not of our kind are bound to have different intentions! Great Xia would not think this way, but would other countries also do the same as Great Xia? Having been human in his previous life, Ao Yuan understood very well that human hearts were complex. He had to improve his strength to deter other countries from attacking him casually! Otherwise, if they attacked him every time, although Ao Yuan was confident that nothing would happen to him, if it continued like this, Ao Yuan would also be annoyed, and he could not guarantee the safety of those around him. Would he then passively accept being attacked, allowing others to attack his subordinates and his maids?
"But how should I recruit and enhance my forces?" After thinking hard, Ao Yuan shook his head, still without a good idea.
"Forget it, I'll focus on improving my strength first." Ao Yuan checked all his evolution points. Including the previous ones and those obtained during his slumber, he had a total of 11,000 evolution points. Even after upgrading, he would still have 1000 evolution points remaining.
"System, I want to upgrade!" Thinking of this, Ao Yuan turned back and said within the Dragon Palace.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for consuming 10,000 evolution points. Your level has been upgraded to Spirit Sea Realm Second Layer."
As the system's voice sounded, Ao Yuan felt a warm current instantly surge through his entire body. Unlike before, Ao Yuan could feel that with each level increase, his strength would undergo a drastic change.
"So refreshing!"
"System, open the attribute panel." After the feeling of the warm current disappeared, Ao Yuan immediately said.
"Host: Ao Yuan"
"Race: Five-Clawed Golden Dragon"
"Realm: Spirit Sea Realm Second Layer"
"Physique: 25 (Ten Thousand Jin Strength)"
"Length: 2.5 meters"
"Talents: Devour, Dragon's Might, Dragon Flame, Cloud and Rain Manipulation, Ten Thousand Zhang Body, Gale, Lightning Summoning, Dragon God Claw, Weak Water"
"Dragon Emissaries: Dai Xiaomei, Mo Zi"
"Evolution Points: 1000"
"Items: 8 Dragon Blood Pills, 1 Transformation Pill (30-minute effect)"
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out in Ao Yuan's ear. "Daidai, Daidai, where are you?"