The troll king, now only a head, drifted in outer space, his eyes wide and round.

It was as if there was some immense resentment.

Without any hesitation, the drought demon king shouted, "No need! I'm willing! I'm willing to give up my entire position."

Lord Black God, from this day forward you will be the sole ruler who devours civilization.

Actually, I've had this idea for a long time.

However, that troll guy always disagreed!

I pledge my allegiance to you!

The Black God King slowly lowered his hand from the Drought Demon King's shoulder and then walked to the Black God King's front.

"Really?

You're not unwilling in any way, are you?

"What I hate most is forcing people to do things they don't want to do." The Black God King's words were tinged with mockery.

The drought demon king immediately said, "This was all of my own free will! I had no reluctance whatsoever, I didn't..."

"That's good.

"Then it's settled." The Black God King smiled and patted the Drought Demon King on the shoulder, then walked past him and headed towards the bridge gate.

The drought demon king breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this meant he lost his status as a king.

But if he hadn't done that this time, he might have lost not just his status as a king, but his life.

As the saying goes, "Where there's life, there's hope."

He's nothing like that troll king outside.

Just as the drought demon king was congratulating himself...

Suddenly, a cold glint flashed before his eyes, and the Drought Demon King felt a chill on his neck, as if something was flowing out.

He touched his neck and felt blood.

He clutched his bleeding neck, staring incredulously at the Black God King opposite him.

At this moment, the Black God King was facing him, holding the sword that the Black God King always wore, and traces of blood could be seen on the blade.

That was his blood.

"Why...why..." The Drought Demon King knelt weakly on the ground, looking blankly at the Black God King standing opposite him.

The Black God King flicked the blood off his sword and sheathed it.

Then he looked down at the drought demon king lying on the ground, slowly losing all signs of life.

He slowly began to speak, "I've been thinking about it, and I think the troll must be very lonely down there all by himself."

So you'd better go down and keep him company.

After saying that, the Black God King turned around and this time truly walked out of the starship's bridge.

Of his Black God guards, half remained.

While clearing away the corpse of the Drought Demon King, they also took charge of taking over the Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interstellar destroyer.

The once high and mighty corpse of the drought demon king was now disposed of like trash, and the bloodstains on the ground were quickly cleaned up.

It was as if this had never happened here.

The crew members and officers on the bridge, regardless of their inner turmoil, continued to do their jobs.

The Black God King walked into the hangar of the Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interplanetary destroyer and boarded his shuttle.

His adjutant followed closely behind.

"Handle these matters well. I'll give you a week to deal with all the forces under the control of those two guys, the trolls and the drought demons."

All the family factions on the list were eliminated.

As for the others, if they are willing to pledge allegiance to me, that would be fine.

If there are any stubborn ones, then get rid of them all.

I don't care about the process, I only care about the result.

A week later, the Devouring Civilization will no longer have three monarchs; only a single Black God Emperor will remain.

The Black God King... no, it should now be called the Black God Emperor.

"Emperor... that name sounds quite pleasant." The Black God Emperor gazed at the starry sky outside the shuttle's porthole, as if thinking of someone.

At that very moment.

The adjutant's handheld terminal kept flashing red, a notification that only appears when there is an emergency.

The adjutant immediately checked and his expression changed drastically. He looked at the Black God Emperor with some hesitation.

"Speak, what happened?" the Black God Emperor asked calmly.

The adjutant hesitated for a moment, but still honestly replied, "According to our latest information..."

Explosions have occurred at stargates in several of our star systems.

We have thirty-eight stargates destroyed.

The explosives used to destroy the stargate are similar to the super bombs that the Dragon Star Empire fleet used to destroy our star system during our first battle, but they are less powerful and more concealed.

So it only destroyed the stargate and the area around it.

It was probably some kind of simplified explosive device.

After the adjutant finished explaining the urgent matter, he immediately said angrily, "That emperor of the Dragon Star Empire is too cunning."

He actually broke the agreement and even launched a sabotage operation against our stargate.

After saying this, the adjutant Xiaoxing cautiously observed the aura of the Black God Emperor.

But he found that he did not see any anger in the Black God Emperor.

The Black God Emperor looked out the porthole and said in a calm tone, "That guy did not break our contract."

If he breaks the contract, he will be punished by the gods.

"Then why {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} were they able to destroy our stargate?" the adjutant asked in surprise.

The Black God King said, "These explosives should all be timed, and they were placed before we signed the oath to duel."

If that's the case, then according to the rules of the Oath Fruit.

He did not launch an attack on us after the agreed-upon duel time had passed.

They exploited this small loophole to launch this attack on us.

Moreover, their attack was very clever.

The attacks did not target the star systems and stargates that we prioritize protecting.

Because those places have a very high level of security, and there are even legion fleets stationed there.

It's possible that these timed explosives were discovered by our people before they even detonated.

Therefore, they chose some stargates that seemed relatively obscure.

Now if you look closely, you'll see that these obscure stargates are connected together.

This will have a tremendous impact on our stargate network that devours civilizations.

Our opponent is quite formidable.

Looking at the starry sky and vast ocean outside the porthole, the Black God Emperor chuckled and said, "Emperor Xiaolong... is this a little surprise you've given me?"

I'm getting more and more excited for our duel two and a half years from now.

I'm sure you'll bring me even more surprises then.

The adjutant looked on in surprise.

Despite the magnitude of this event, his Lord Kurokami showed absolutely no anger.

It's really special.

Especially after meeting that Dragon Emperor, it seemed that Lord Black God's attitude towards that Dragon Emperor had changed a lot.

They are not enemies, but more like friends on some level.

...

Dragon Star Empire

The starships of the Dragon Legion fleet gradually returned to their respective bases, and some severely damaged starships were arranged to undergo post-battle maintenance at starports or shipyards.

Although the frontline battles have ceased, the second-line staff responsible for the rear are now truly getting busy.

During this period, all the docks operated almost 24 hours a day.

All the staff are working overtime, and you can see many interstellar warship parts and repair materials being continuously transported to these shipyards.

Some of the severely damaged interstellar warships, after undergoing a period of repairs, emerged looking brand new.

Although there are some 'patches' and repair marks on the hull.

However, after undergoing a round of painting, it's basically impossible to tell the difference between these interstellar warships and the ones before unless you look closely.

Meanwhile, the high-ranking officials of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire have been extremely busy during this period, and have not had a chance to catch their breath even though the war has temporarily come to an end.

Dragon Galaxy - Chang'an City

Inside Conference Room Number One.

Zhao Chen sat there, looking at the group of people who had participated in the meeting.

He has been back in the Dragon Star Empire for about a week now.

He barely had any rest during the week.

Although he doesn't actually need to do the work, he has to attend countless meetings, big and small, every day.

It may take as little as fifteen minutes, or as long as a day.

Sometimes, during the intervals between Zhao Chen's shuttle rides, he might even be scheduled for an online meeting.

This is Zhao Chen's daily routine now.

This meeting is also very important because both Secretary Lilith and Grand Marshal Charlotte are present.

"Our meeting today is to report and summarize the post-war summary report of the previous attacks that devoured civilizations."

I have reported some data and information on this topic in previous meetings.

This time, some points will be mentioned again, which can be considered a summary. After saying this to everyone present, Secretary Lilith looked at Emperor Zhao Chen of the Dragon Emperor.

Emperor Zhao Chen nodded, indicating that Lilith could continue.

"Then first, please have the military's staff report on the enemy casualties and our own losses in this war," Lilith's secretary said.

At this moment, one of the secretaries sitting next to Grand Marshal Charlotte stood up.

This person is currently the first secretary of the military secretariat under Grand Marshal Charlotte, and can also be considered a secretary under Secretary Lilith.

"Now, I will describe our enemy kill data and our own losses in this military operation."

This military operation lasted for more than twenty days.

More than six million interstellar warships were mobilized.

Almost all of the regular Imperial Legion fleets, the elite Legion fleets, and His Majesty's personal guard fleets were mobilized.

Even the ten newly delivered Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts were put into battle.

In addition, about 95% of our strategic resources were used up by the end, and we were almost at the point of running out of supplies.

Fortunately, we ended the battle at the last moment, without incurring too many losses.

The First Secretary of the Military paused for a moment before continuing, “In this military operation, we destroyed more than 30 million enemy interstellar warships, including severely damaging two enemy quasi-T7 supercapital ships.”

Destroyed over a thousand enemy T6-class interstellar warships and severely damaged over a thousand T6-class interstellar warships.

It also severely damaged the stargates of thirty-eight enemy star systems and lightly damaged twenty-three enemy strategic star systems.

There are as many as three hundred strategic military facilities.

Destroying 30 million enemy interstellar warships is equivalent to cutting off another arm of the Devouring Civilization Legion fleet, which had just recovered with great difficulty.

Furthermore, because the stargate network was destroyed this time, it will take more time and effort to restore the scale of these interstellar warships.

After recounting the enemy's losses, the First Secretary of the Military Headquarters naturally went on to describe the losses suffered by their Xiaolong Legion fleet in this battle.

"In this battle, our Dragon Legion fleet lost nearly one million interstellar warships, a loss ratio of thirty to one."

A major reason for this is the fifteen near-T7 Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts we deployed to the battlefield.

Here's an additional point from the above.

All fifteen near-T7 Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts returned safely this time. There were no severely damaged interstellar warships, but two interstellar warships were moderately damaged, mainly the second and fifth ships, which had previously carried out sabotage operations against the enemy's Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interstellar destroyers.

Encircled by tens of thousands of enemy interstellar warships, the interstellar warships themselves naturally suffered heavy damage from enemy attacks.

However, moderate damage can be repaired after a period of time.

The remaining thirteen Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts were mostly slightly damaged.

Although all fifteen Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts were damaged, this was the first time the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts had been used in actual combat.

This victory was quite remarkable, demonstrating the terrifying combat power of this mass-produced, near-T7 Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought on the battlefield.

The First Secretary of the Military Headquarters couldn't resist praising this near-T7 Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought once again.

It can be said that this battle has thoroughly established the reputation of the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought.

Now, as the only mass-produced near-T7 class interstellar warship, it has practically been crowned the strongest interstellar warship.

Almost every interstellar civilization is now studying combat videos of this interstellar warship on the battlefield of devouring civilizations.

Even just scratching the surface of technology from these videos can be incredibly beneficial to understanding the military and technological advancements of interstellar civilizations and the universe.

"Of the one million interstellar warships, one thousand are T6-class interstellar warships."

Let me clarify here: it's not that our T6-class starships are weak, but rather that we now have a considerable number of T6-class starships in service.

This naturally leads to a greater number of T6-class interstellar warships being used on the battlefield, which also greatly increases the probability of them being damaged.

Therefore, this data is completely normal.

In this battle, we annihilated approximately 700 billion Devouring Civilization soldiers.

We have sacrificed approximately 1.7 billion JF-17 fighter jets, and we are currently collecting their vital signs.

According to our relevant departments' estimates, among those who sacrificed their lives, approximately 0.002% of the soldiers are expected to be relegated to secondary positions for various reasons, totaling around 30,000.

When I heard this data...

Zhao Chen frowned slightly.

As they fought more and more battles alongside the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, more and more soldiers in the Xiaolong Interstellar Legion fleet naturally reached their limits.

Having sacrificed themselves once again for the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, they have reached the point where they are forced to retreat to the second line.

And this number will increase as the number of subsequent wars increases.

This time it might only be 0.002%, or 30,000 people.

So next time it might be 100,000 or 300,000 people.

This data will show an exponential increase.

This is something the Dragon Star Empire must face.

Although some veterans have been lost, it is still acceptable that these veterans will at least contribute their efforts to the Dragon Star Empire in other positions.

They're certainly better than the soldiers who actually die in battle in those interstellar civilizations and universes.

Afterwards, the First Secretary of the Military Headquarters elaborated on some battlefield summary information.

Zhao Chen already had a general idea of ​​this information.

This time, it only requires Zhao Chen, the Emperor of the Dragon, to personally review it, which is considered a necessary process.

And at the end of this stage.

There is another very important step.

That would naturally be a reward, a celebration, and an award.

This is an essential step in ending a war, especially after a major victory, in any interstellar civilization or universe.

"In this battle, the best performer, according to the statistics and consideration of our military secretariat, is the Ghost Scout Ace Fleet Group."

Although this legion fleet is not considered a main force on the battlefield, their outstanding performance in this battle has given us a significant battlefield advantage in this intergalactic conflict.

A major reason for this is the intelligence network that the Ghost Scout Elite Legion fleet had set up in advance, allowing us to know the movement information of the opposing Devouring Civilization Legion fleet immediately.

And detailed intelligence data on battlefields in various star systems.

If it weren't for these factors, we wouldn't have had such a smooth battle.

Moreover, the losses will increase significantly.

Therefore, our military secretariat believes that the Ghost Scout Elite Fleet Group deserves the greatest credit this time!

The First Secretary of the Military Headquarters looked at Emperor Xiaolong, waiting for him to continue.

Regarding this matter, Grand Marshal Charlotte and Lilith's secretary had already privately discussed it with Zhao Chen.

After all, in such an important process of bestowing rewards, the amount of reward and who receives the reward are of paramount importance.

Zhao Chen then spoke up, "I understand."

Write down my command.

Zhong Xiaoxia, the supreme commander of the Ghost Scout Elite Fleet, was awarded the title of Four-Star Marshal.

The entire Ghost Scout Ace Fleet Group was awarded a First-Class Merit.

All lieutenant generals and commanders of general ranks below lieutenant general have been promoted one rank.

The lieutenant generals on that list were promoted to three-star generals.

Those below the rank of general and above the rank of lieutenant, except for those who have made outstanding contributions and received special commendations, will all be promoted two ranks.

All officers below the rank of sergeant will be promoted three ranks!

Such a large-scale reward is rare in the history of the Dragon Star Empire.

However, no one present had any objections.

Because everyone is well aware that the Ghost Scout Elite Fleet played a crucial role in this battle.

They took on enormous risks.

The Ghost Scout Elite Fleet was not without casualties; once their position was exposed, they were basically doomed.

Nevertheless, they carried out their combat missions without hesitation.

It was under these circumstances that they ensured that the Dragon Star Legion fleet maintained an absolute intelligence advantage throughout the entire battle.

That's why they are now receiving such generous rewards.

In addition to these military ranks, there are some honors that Zhao Chen has not directly announced, which will be arranged by the secretariat later.

For example, there were financial rewards and fiefdoms.

For example, someone like Zhong Xiaxia would usually be assigned one or more planets as her fiefdom.

However, these fiefdoms will be managed by the Xiaolong military headquarters until Zhong Xiaoxia retires.

Because there is a strict rule in the Dragon Star Empire.

All officers who were granted fiefs for their military achievements had their fiefs recorded.

No officer is allowed to simultaneously control the Dragon Legion fleet and possess their own fiefdom.

To prevent the emergence of a warlord.

Only when these officers retire and completely relinquish their military power can they gain control of their fiefdoms.

By then, these officers would only be lords, and some might be able to build some lord fleets, but they would also be subject to limitations.

This makes management much easier.

Otherwise, imagine a commander of an elite fleet who owns a fiefdom within a star system; wouldn't she be the local tyrant of that star system?

If something really happens, we can rely on our legion and fleet to establish ourselves as kings here.

Although, given the current situation, it's unlikely that the issue of appearance will be resolved under Emperor Xiaolong's rule.

However, this regulation is necessary, and who knows if such a situation will arise in the future.

This rule was actually finalized by Grand Marshal Charlotte.

As an officer, Charlotte was even more aware of the enormous potential problems that could arise if this aspect was not strictly managed.

Besides the Ghost Scout Elite Legion fleet, there were naturally other legion fleets that were also granted titles and rewards.

The number of officers at all levels has also increased considerably.

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