Tang Shaoyang was held hostage by his wives. He thought of looking around the city while waiting for his people to return and meet the people from the three worlds. However, his wives held him and brought him to his room, a big room with a wide bed.
Kang Xue was sleeping soundly on his chest, stark naked. Zhang Mengyao was to his left, sleeping as well. Rosalie sprawled to his right, and the image of Rosalie sprawled, naked was funny to behold. She exuded an aura of royalty and elegance of an empress, but she was no different than a normal woman on the bed.
He slowly pushed Kang Xue to the side without waking her up. Checking uptime through the corner of his eyes. He slept for two hours after roughly more than three hours tussling on the bed with his wives. Maybe two months were too long for them, and maybe Li Shuang and Elin's pregnancy motivated them.
That was a wild three hours for him, and he was satisfied. He picked up the robe at the edge of the bed and went out of the room. He froze for a moment because a lot of people were outside the room. His other wives were outside, giving him a side glance as he immediately closed the door behind him.
Not just his wives, Lu An, and his girlfriend were here as well along with Wei Xi and his wife, and many more. He returned to the room and got a quick shower before showing up with a new set of his comfortable outfit. A black long-sleeved shirt and black pants, his usual outfit, and he pretended nothing happened before as he joined Jasmine's table with Aleesa and Sylvia.
Not long after he sat, Viona came up with a cup of coffee. As if she had prepared beforehand, Wei Xi came after her and made a report, "All of our people and our vassals returned half an hour ago."
"Let's warn the smaller factions in the Earth Alliance about what we are going to do and tell them the risks. We give them half an hour, and then we inform the three alliances for a meeting under my name. Let's get this done quickly because I want to go out to explore," Tang Shaoyang took a sip of coffee after giving the instruction.
Viona responded with a nod and put the instruction into action. She was the Vice Division Head of the Intelligence Division. She informed her people to send the message to the smaller factions.
An elven woman in her armor raised her hand, "Can I ask something, Your Majesty?"
Tang Shaoyang glanced at the girl and nodded. She was Ava's first daughter, Alissa, and also The Queen of the Elven Kingdom, one of the Tang Empire's vassals. She changed a lot from what she remembered. Alissa appeared a lot more mature and exuded the aura of a ruler, albeit weaker, but his sharp sense picked everything that changed.
"Why are we suddenly dissolving the alliance with the three worlds that will put us at risk? I can't understand your decision. The moment you enter the tower, you put our lives in danger." Alissa did not hold back as she questioned the decision.
Aleesa frowned and did not like how her niece phrased it. She could be more polite, and the worst part was that she questioned The Emperor in front of many people. Everyone in the room immediately turned toward Alissa, and the Queen of the Elven Kingdom was not expecting a strong reaction from the others. She flinched when all the high-ranking officers looked at her.
"I will answer that question," Zhang Mengyao came out of the room, stretching out her hand. She was wearing her official uniform and was followed by Rosalie.
Meanwhile, Rosalie's eyes locked on Tang Shaoyang, and she pointed her uniform toward his clothes. Tang Shaoyang shook his head fiercely, and no one noticed their interaction because they focused on Zhang Mengyao. They were also curious about the extreme move, pulling out of the alliance all of a sudden.
Zhang Mengyao proceeded to explain how the Earth Alliance shared more resources than the other three. She also shared Tang Shaoyang's vision for the alliance, and she told them why they had to pull out from the Earth Alliance.
Meanwhile, Tang Shaoyang checked his inbox. He had a message notification from Ira, Anne, and Khaya through the administrator menu. That was the only way for him to communicate with his team members. He mentioned Gondar, Etherna, and Valeur to the three, asking them whether they knew something about them.
Ira informed him that Gondar and Etherna were in the God Realm. The factions from Gondar entered the God Realm ten years ago, and Etherna entered the God Realm twelve years ago. Valuer entered the God Realm much earlier than the previous two, twenty-nine years ago.
The factions from Gondar named themselves as Gondar Alliance and joined a God Realm's alliance as an alliance. The Gondar Alliance was part of the Razdiol Alliance, and she graded them as weak alliances compared to most alliances.
Etherna which almost formed the Etherna Alliance to join the God Realm's alliance, Temporal. Ira put the Temporal Alliance above the Razdiol Alliance, but she mentioned the Temporal Alliance was still much weaker compared to the Nirvana Alliance or The God Order.
Valeur, or known as The Valuer Empire already made their name in the God Realm, and they were part of a stronger alliance compared to the previous two, The Boundless Alliance. Ira mentioned that Boundless was just a little weaker than her faction's alliance, Nebula.
Ira even gave him the notable figures from the two alliances and an empire. It was a long list of messages from renowned figures from the three worlds.
Anne and Khaya sent him general information, but they did not go into details. As the two were unfamiliar with their captain, they asked him what happened.
A shadow hovered above him, and Zhang Mengyao was standing in front of him. He looked up and asked, "Are you done?" The latter responded with a nod.
Tang Shaoyang forwarded Ira's message to his Supreme Commander, "That's a little bit more information about the three worlds. That might help you a little bit, and it's your choice should you share it with others or not."
He did not know if it was good to share the information as he was afraid that a little too much information would harm them. It was just another battle for him, but that information might scare his people into fighting an established force in the God Realm.
Zhang Mengyao furrowed her brow and did not hesitate to share the message with the others. She clapped her hand twice and said, "Read it and we will have a little discussion before we meet them."
She agreed with what Tang Shaoyang told her, her mindset in making decisions was different than Tang Shaoyang's. It was not necessarily wrong, but a different mindset could lead her to make a bad decision. She wanted to use this message to measure the Tang Empire's position, not just for her to know, but also for others to know.
"What discussion?" Tang Shaoyang asked, and Zhang Mengyao gave him a smile as a response. She gave everyone five minutes to read.
"Based on the information we just read, the Gondar Alliance is the weakest of the three, no?" Zhang Mengyao asked Tang Shaoyang which he responded with a nod. Then she continued, "Then what about us? What's our position?"
"Of course, we are the strongest one," Tang Shaoyang replied with no hesitation. He used The Emperor of Void Cult as a measurement, and he was confident that he was stronger compared to the list of names in the message.
The reason that they kept getting paired with a stronger force was him. The other worlds had more than hundreds or even more than a thousand God Ranks, and yet Earth with only six God Ranks competed with these factions. It meant he raised the bar for Earth and met the stronger force.
His answer surprised everyone in the room. They could see that each of the alliances had more God Ranks than Earth. They were surprised The Emperor claimed they were stronger than the three forces. If it was someone else who said it, they might not believe it. But it was different when The Emperor claimed so.
"It seems like you don't believe me, but let me correct you guys. I am stronger than those people, far above them combined. Let's say those fifty God Ranks came at me, I will wipe them. That's how strong I am. That's the only reason why The System keeps pitting us against the world that is stronger overall. I am the reason why we have to compete with the older world."
Most of them were in disbelief when they heard the first part, but when they listened to the last part, it made sense.
"And I bet Ophelius and Ophelia are stronger than those names in the list. They might have a hard time fighting fifty God Ranks at once, but it should not be a problem to fight ten to twenty God Ranks," Tang Shaoyang added nonchalantly, "Don't look at the twins as children, they are demons, calamity, and dragon combined."
The twins mentioned were currently sleeping on Li Na and Liang Suyin's laps. Even though they relied on the twins for protection, most of them spoiled and rarely got them involved in a fight.
Herman decided to visit The Tang Empire's area after he managed to calm down from his anger and frustration. He did not want to come and beg The Emperor for protection, but he had no choice because that was the only way for him to create a new alliance. The other big factions put him on the job because he was the closest to the Tang Empire.
Frans, Henry, and Mason followed him. Frans was his trusted Advisor while Henry and Mason were one of the most powerful after him.
Herman paused his steps as arrived in front of the area that The Tang Empire bought. He furrowed his brow, and Frans had the same reaction. They were not expecting the area to be crowded .
The sun was still up, and these people were supposed to be outside to explore the tower. Why did they return? Especially after The Emperor made his appearance, and he felt something ominous after finding this out. As if The Tang Empire was recalling all their people from outside to do something, something he did not like.
"Do you think the same, Frans?" Herman asked and hoped it was him overthinking.
"Yes. The Tang Empire seems to be trying something without telling us anything…" Frans' words trailed as he received a message. The message was from the alliance council. Herman also received the same message.
They both opened the message and found out it was a summon for them for a meeting. The meeting was initiated by The Earth Alliance, but they were from the Earth Alliance, and they knew nothing about this meeting. It meant the Tang Empire was the one who initiated the meeting without telling them anything.
Herman was fumed as this was a total disrespect for his authority and dignity. He was part of the council and also the Earth Alliance. The Tang Empire disregarded him and held the meeting without consulting him. They did not even tell him what the meeting was about. His chest heaved up and down.
Then from the corner of his eyes, he saw The Emperor with his entourage heading out.
"TANG SHAOYANG!" He screamed the name at the top of his lungs.