Chapter 280: Chapter 5: War Considerations, the Power of the Ancient Dragon God

’After all, this world has no Magic. Without the suppression of the Mana Will, I feel like the Deities alone could steamroll this world.’

’I doubt conventional tech weapons are even effective against High Tier Players unless the tech itself has traces of the Magic Side. After all, it’s too hard for conventional weapons to track and lock onto Transcendents.’

’Of course, if they start bombarding us indiscriminately with Starships, that’s another story.’

"..."

The Player forums were buzzing with activity.

Meanwhile, Lince was watching everything, mulling over the specific details of what came next.

’This world’s main forces are all concentrated in outer space. And the so-called Intelligent Mechanism Star is just one of the less important strongholds within this Intelligent Machinery Civilization’s entire Fixed Star System.’

’This Fixed Star System is known to have six major planets, not to mention the moons orbiting them and the surrounding asteroid belts. I estimate that while this war won’t be too difficult, it will be quite time-consuming.’

"What are your thoughts on how we should fight this war? Feel free to share your opinions."

At that moment, six other octopuses had gathered beside the octopus Lince was possessing.

Of course, they weren’t actually octopuses, but six Player Deities. Five were from the Chosen Group, and one was the Masked Monk.

"The main combat zone for this war will definitely be concentrated in space. I don’t think anyone below Saint Tier will be of much use."

"So, how about we use only the Saint Tier Transcendents from both worlds for the war?"

"No, while Saint Tier Transcendents aren’t afraid of the vacuum of space, their Magic Power endurance is a major issue. Therefore, I think this war should be conducted in two parts."

"One part, led by us Deities and our subordinate Demigods, will focus on striking and eliminating all Intelligent Mechanism forces in outer space."

"The other part will be on the surface, where Saint Tier and High Tier Transcendents will sweep the planets to clear out the Intelligent Mechanism’s ground forces and search for any possible havens for Intelligent Mechanism life."

"Of course, before the Saint Tier and High Tier Transcendents join the battlefield, we must first eliminate all of this Intelligent Machinery Civilization’s outer space forces. After all, that’s the only way to minimize heavy losses among the mortal Transcendents."

Logical Genius spoke with eloquence and confidence, having clearly analyzed and considered the war in advance.

"That’s a good idea, and the most sound one," Sweet Little Cookie nodded in agreement.

"The idea is good, but it depends on one thing: Chief, how many Star Gates can you open in a short period?"

"After all, this Intelligent Mechanism civilization has openly developed four planets. This means we have to ensure all paths are clear so that the forces from both worlds can conduct the ground war smoothly."

Little Ordinary Person said.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, at least three of the quick-witted people around him shot him a strange look.

Can’t See the Bright Moon said with a smile, "You’ve achieved Ascension to Divinity for a few years now, haven’t you?"

"Have you forgotten that we Deities also have things like Divine Kingdoms?"

"We can gather all the Saint Tier and High Tier forces first, bring them all into our Divine Kingdoms, and just wait for us to secure the battlefields in outer space. Then, we can naturally use the ’lock the door and beat the dog’ tactic on each planet’s surface."

"This way, without their forces in outer space, the Intelligent Mechanisms won’t be able to conduct large-scale artillery bombardments on the surface. So, once the High Tier and Saint Tier Players enter the planets, we won’t even have to do anything else. This world’s purely technological power is no match for them at all."

"..."

As the group debated eloquently, Lince was contemplating other matters.

’First, if all the Players are mobilized, six hundred thousand High Tier and above Players would definitely be enough for the current war.’

’However, I can’t use only Players for this war.’

’After all, in a game that doesn’t involve Blue Star, the Players only have one life.’

’Therefore, I definitely can’t limit the call to war to just the Players.’

’The Star Empire was founded fifty-two years ago; I must make use of the forces it has available now.’

’As for the Oakland Continent, the Deities there and the multitude of mortal High Tier Transcendents they’ve rapidly produced recently can also be used.’

’Only by doing so can I truly declare my authority as the leader of both worlds.’

Considering these factors, Lince immediately looked at the Star Empire’s panel.

[Star Empire] (Expand)

[Founding Emperor: York Smith]

[Imperial Totem: Dragon Race]

[Power Tier: Tier Nine]

[Empire Territory: Karte World]

(Approx. 720 million square kilometers)

[Citizens of the Empire: Approx. 4.5 billion.] (Expand)

(Total of eighty-six Religious Countries under its rule. Currently, there are one hundred twenty-four Saint Tier beings and over one thousand four hundred High Tier beings among the various Religious Countries.)

[Emperor’s Descendants: 8.]

(Eldest son: Caesar Smith, sixty years old, Tier Six.)

(Second son: Willard Smith, fifty-seven years old, Tier Five.)

(Eldest daughter: Julian Smith, fifty-seven years old, Tier Five.)

(...)

[Order Level: ★★★]

(Three stars: +30% Player growth speed)

[Prosperity Level: ★★☆]

(Two and a half stars: +25% Player growth speed)

...

In fifty-two years, the population of the Star Empire had tripled.

’How should I put it... In truth, I’m not too satisfied with this data.’

’After all, compared to the real world, this level of population growth really isn’t that high.’

As for its High Tier forces, the Star Empire’s growth, while it seemed to fall far short of the Players’, was actually quite considerable.

After all, the situation with the Players was unlike that of the native life-forms.

They were the result of the True Game spending great effort to rapidly cultivate and nurture them.

Compared to the long lifespans of High Tier and Saint Tier beings, for the Star Empire to produce over a thousand High Tier Transcendents in just fifty-two years was already quite good.

And that was even considered a high number.

It should at least be no less than the number cultivated by the Deities of the Oakland Continent.

As for the reason, it was probably due to the existence of the Underground City in the Karte World.

Although the Underground City was high-risk, the speed at which one could increase their power was far faster than honestly cultivating through Meditation.

Therefore, it was obvious that these Transcendents must have gambled with their lives to achieve their power.

Professionals like these should have high Combat Power and extensive combat experience.

As for York himself, being the Emperor with no shortage of powerful items or even resources, it wasn’t surprising to Lince that he could step into Tier Nine.

So, after a simple glance at the Star Empire’s situation, Lince then turned his attention to his own detailed data panel from after this awakening.

[Identity: Dragon of Space and Fiery Sun] (Ancient Dragon) (Imperial Totem)

[Tier: Ancient Deities]

(No specific Tier exists; everything is determined by external body size and mastery of Law-based Abilities)

[Divine Format: Space God, God of Fierce Sun, God of Civilization]

(Space God: Your existence represents the manifest presence of Space rules on the Material Interface. You possess the Power to ignore all space, capable of instantly arriving anywhere within your line of sight without consuming any Power. At the same time, you can grow slowly on your own just by lying recumbent in the cosmos.)

(God of Fierce Sun: Your existence represents the status of a fixed star on the Material Interface. You can continuously jump to adjacent Fixed Star Systems through fixed stars, and you can also absorb the Power of any fixed star to achieve ultimate growth.)

(God of Civilization: As the totemic symbol of the ’Star Empire’s’ directed faith, the more powerful the civilization under your command, the faster you will absorb Energy and grow. At the same time, by destroying different civilizations, you can also obtain an unseen, fated luck to empower your own civilization in return.)

[Body Type: 5,000 kilometers]

[Authority: Possess 69 types of Dragon Descendant Transformation Bloodlines.]

(Fifteen Divine Tier Bloodlines, twenty-six Demigod Tier Bloodlines, and twenty-eight Saint Tier Bloodlines.)

[Potential: ★★★★★★★★★] (Nine stars)

[Elemental Affinity: Main 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),

6. Great Sun Spirit Body (Strong),

7. Space Dragon Body (Strong),

8. Breaking Technique Body (Medium),

9. Star Body (Weak).]

(Star Body: Your body is as immense as a star and contains a similarly intense life force. Your physical fitness and defensive capabilities have been raised to the ultimate level. At the same time, your bodily fluids are brimming with life force, and your aura has a radioactive, assimilating effect on mortal life. Creatures that remain in contact with you for extended periods will be subject to a faint, direct or indirect Dragon Descendant Transformation effect.)