The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 929: The Problem of the Blue Pearl World

’There will be a time when the red evils close in on your family. Keep holding on until the evils of the Northern Star are swept away by the brightest light. Stay near the light and follow it. Your family will be safe and reach glory.’ Aldrian thought, repeating what Patriarch Geodard had said.

From the style of the prophecy, he did not doubt that it came from his followers, as they sometimes referred to him as the light or the brightest star. He thought that the evils of the Northern Star were referring to the devils in the Northern Star Cluster.

"The evils of the Northern Star are swept away by the brightest light" must be referring to the war in the Northern Star Cluster, where the alliance forces successfully liberated the entire cluster.

"I see. So this family wants to fulfill the last part of the prophecy, stay near the light and follow it. They simply interpret it as moving all of their family members near the light, which is me."

However, Aldrian caught a piece of information from the prophecy that made him understand something. Before he asked the patriarch about it, he decided to question him about another matter first.

"I see. Then why do you think that prophecy has anything to do with this continent? There is nothing in the prophecy that points toward this place at all."

Patriarch Geodard nodded as he replied to Aldrian’s question.

"Well, the red evils here have already been agreed upon by many of our elders and ancestors as referring to the devils. There is no doubt about that. However, for some parts of the prophecy, there was still uncertainty until recently, when we heard about the liberation of the Northern Star Cluster."

"The evils of the Northern Star being swept away obviously refer to the devils that disappeared from the Northern Star Cluster. They lost to Your Majesty’s alliance forces. There are some guesses about the interpretation of the brightest light, but most of us believe that the brightest light might refer to this empire or to Your Majesty yourself. The name ’Aster,’ which means star, is the clue that made us believe so. Light and stars are connected, after all."

"So we interpret it like this: if there comes a time when the devils disappear from the Northern Star Cluster, then we move to the Aster Empire, and we could reach our glory. Well, something like that." Patriarch Geodard then paused.

Aldrian nodded, but then he smiled. "I see, but I think you still have not told me the complete meaning of the prophecy."

Patriarch Geodard was stunned, but before he could speak, Aldrian already continued. "Let me guess. The red evils that are closing in on your family might mean that, at this time, your family is facing problems with the devils in your world, and it might be a big enough problem for you to consider migrating to another world."

Hearing that, the entire group of the Alfemin family widened their eyes in surprise. But Aldrian did not stop.

"Then regarding following the light, were you planning to bring this up later, after telling me about your circumstances in your own world, Patriarch? Well, I suppose this is more like one of your intentions besides migrating your entire family to this continent." Aldrian paused slightly as he showed a smile.

"Please tell me, Patriarch, is my guess correct? If not, then just consider it my arrogance for speaking nonsense, and for that, I will apologize."

There was only silence from the group. But then Patriarch Geodard sighed. "As expected of Your Majesty. Even I felt goosebumps that Your Majesty could guess as far as that. Yes, what Your Majesty said is correct. I would like to tell Your Majesty about the circumstances that made me believe this prophecy is truly depicting our current situation, and later, I will have a request for Your Majesty regarding this matter."

Aldrian nodded. "Then let us hear about your family’s circumstances first. This must be the biggest factor that made you decide to migrate to my empire."

The patriarch nodded. "Correct, Your Majesty. The reason we began thinking about leaving our world is the situation there. The situation in our world, the Blue Pearl World, is quite dire, with the devils having already occupied more than half of it. We have already lost many people, and the devils’ numbers seem endless, as they keep receiving reinforcements from devils coming from other star clusters."

"We are overwhelmed, and as the years pass, we are being pushed back more and more. Moreover, the situation has worsened because the devils have many tricks up their sleeves, which led us to fall into our current state." Patriarch Geodard sighed.

"Support from other worlds is also limited, as they only think about themselves. Our choices are limited, and we know that it is only a matter of time before the devils completely occupy our world. There is no other outcome at the current moment."

"With the prophecy as a clue and the direction we have to take, we decided to plan our way out to minimize the deaths of our people and others. We need to start a large-scale evacuation."

"We know that, with the size of our family and the many people who will follow us, it will create a large surge of people entering Your Majesty’s empire, and we would like to compensate Your Majesty for it." Patriarch Geodard took a deep breath.

"We will give ourselves to you in exchange for the safety of the many people of my world. In other words, we, the Alfemin family, would like to serve under you, just as the prophecy says, to follow the light. All of our treasures and souls are at Your Majesty’s command." Patriarch Geodard then lowered his body.

"I hope that Your Majesty can consider what I have just said and help me, my family, and the many other people of my world." The others in the patriarch’s group also followed, lowering their bodies to Aldrian.

Aldrian did not answer them immediately. Instead, he looked at their bowing figures. He seemed to be pondering something, while the others waited for Aldrian’s answer with hope and tension.

After a few moments of silence, Aldrian finally opened his lips.

"Thinking of the safety of so many people, what a good leader you are. However, after thinking it through thoroughly, I believe you don’t have to leave your world."

Hearing that, Patriarch Geodard felt his chest turn cold. He thought that Aldrian had rejected his proposal and refused to take them in, which filled him with despair. However, before he could sink deeper into disappointment, he heard Aldrian continue.

"That is because I will help you defend your world from the devils, so you don’t have to move your people away from the world you call home."

Hearing that, the members of the Alfemin family straightened their bodies as their eyes widened in shock.

"What?" Patriarch Geodard instinctively blurted out.

Aldrian smiled as he nodded. "You heard me correctly. I will help you defend your world from the devils, so you don’t have to leave your world."

"I have several considerations as to why you don’t need to migrate here. The first, of course, is the populace. If you want to migrate as many people as possible, you would undoubtedly leave a number of people behind because of the limited space on interstellar vessels. You would need to sacrifice many people."

"Secondly, I don’t think the devils will allow you to evacuate many people. Once they see you doing that, they will try their best to kill as many as possible. It would create a bloodbath."

"Thirdly, well, let’s just say that this is my personal problem with the devils. I simply want to kill as many of them as possible, so eradicating all of the devils in your world would be my personal mission."

After making sure that he had not heard it wrong, Patriarch Geodard’s eyes began to glimmer, and his expression turned to one of ecstasy and relief. The others felt the same, which made them bow once again.

"If Your Majesty helps us defend our world, then it will be our greatest fortune." However, the patriarch then lifted his head, his expression turning to one of guilt.

"But I am afraid it will cause Your Majesty great trouble, as you would have to send troops to a war that is not even in Your Majesty’s people’s interests. It might create a rift between Your Majesty and your subjects."

Aldrian could not help but smile upon hearing that.

"That would be true for other empires, but I don’t think my people would have a problem with me fighting another war in the distant stars against the devils. If I say that I will go to war and want to bring troops, then there will be many who will voluntarily follow me."

Patriarch Geodard raised his eyebrows at Aldrian’s confidence. However, he soon understood. After staying on this continent for some time, he had learned how the people here truly revered and idolized their emperor. Many even considered him their god.

Perhaps that was why Aldrian was so confident in his subjects’ loyalty and unity, no matter what he ordered them to do.

"And who says that I need to bring troops to help you defend your world?" Aldrian continued, which left the others confused. However, Patriarch Geodard soon understood what Aldrian meant.

He was truly shocked, his lips trembling 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"That means...?"

Aldrian nodded. "I alone am enough."