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Ibro looked astonishingly towards Topan as he asked:

"Do you have 100 million NPCs in one army? That meant the empire's total power was nearly 20 billion NPCs!"

Topan replied trying to explain further:

"Theoretically speaking it's around that number. But master, the empire size is huge. As in the case of the northern overlord, 5 local overlords are reigning over a huge area of land. 

That left only less than 50 armies in the hand of the royal family. I know 3 other army supreme commanders and I can convince them to bring all of their armies here."

Ibro was hooked. He thought about this idea for a while then he asked:

"If I told you to bring only the supreme commanders here, how many will you be able to invite?"

Topan thought for a moment before asking:

"Do you want all the commanders that I can invite to come here, master?"

Ibro nodded in agreement. Topan then added:

"Even if they might be enemies with me?"

Ibro understood his meaning, but he still confirmed his decision by replying in a firm tone:

"Yes, I want you to invite all you can. I will give each of them my proposal. If they agree, then it will be nice."

Topan looked in doubt towards Ibro while expressing his thoughts:

"What if they refused?"

"Then we have to kill them. They either agree and submit or refuse and die."

Topan felt a cold deep in his spine. He didn't think his master would be like this. Ibro guessed his thoughts, so he explained further:

"I'm not a bloodthirsty person. As you know, my proposal is very hard to come by, and many would agree to join us. Any more help won't be harmful. 

If they refuse, then we will gather together and kill this NPC. In this way, I will weaken the power of the royal family in the south. It's a win-win situation, so why don't we do it?"

Topan wasn't stupid, he got Ibro's hidden meaning. So, he said trying to confirm his guesses:

"So, master, you want me to go and get my closest friends first and let them join us. Then I invite the other commanders here one by one. 

If the commander agrees then you will help him. If he refuses, then will we fight him together and kill him?"

Ibro clapped with a big smile while approving:

"Yes, that's a nice plan."

Topan wasn't completely sure of this move, so he expressed his doubts again:

"But, won't that alarm the royal family to you, master? That might even enrage them when they will know about what you have done!"

Ibro had already thought about such a scenario, so he replied with the same smile:

"That isn't an issue to care about. The royal family is weak from the beginning. I just will deepen their injuries. They also have set their eyes over me. 

They sent you to me to either submit or die, right? Then it would be natural to respond with the same logic, right?"

Topan didn't know how to respond. He was really sent here with the same mission Ibro had already guessed. He just sighed, he knew it would be a risky plan. 

He also admired the courage that his master had shown just now. Sometimes, following a hesitant coward master wasn't a wise move. Topan was reminded about an issue, so he said at once:

"I just recalled an issue. I have come here with my whole 10 million NPCs army of assassins. Shouldn't I go and get them here to join you, master?"

Ibro laughed widely from excitement. More talented NPCs were a really good addition to his army. He would also gain a lot from killing their seeds. He ordered at once:

"You go now and bring all of them here. I will set their souls free."

Topan knelt down in acknowledgment while repeating:

"Thanks for your generosity, master."

Ibro then watched him moving away with the rest of his NPCs. The only one who remained behind was Shirazy. Ibro didn't mind his presence, though. Ibro had another issue he was thinking about. 

All these NPCs required massive amounts of stones. To make these stones, he needed cores. He also needed cores for his village. Ibro looked towards one of the death knights as he ordered:

"I want you to move with your fastest speed towards the location of my alpha death knight. Tell him to give you all the cores he collected at the cultivation gate world."

"I will go now, my king."

The death knight moved in fast speed towards the horizon. Ibro watched him disappear then he said to the system:

'I recall you got an ability that can support the functions of the village. is it right?'

The system replied at once:

'Yes. You need 2000 RSP stones to unlock it.'

Ibro wasn't concerned about the number of stones needed for this as he asked again:

'Can this ability raise the statistics of a certain building?'

'Yes, it has the options to do so.'

Ibro was relieved as he ordered:

'Then open it now.'

'System has unlocked the empire and supports divine ability. Do you want to check it now?'

Ibro had gotten used to the system routine as he said:

'Yes, view it now.'

'Empire Support Divine Ability has been activated successfully. This is a passive and active divine ability. As in passive form, it will support all the villages in any rank that lied under the system holder control. 

This support will only affect some random basic features of these villages. It needs 100 SPR stones daily to function normally. Each day it will support different random stats to each village. 

The active form had many varieties, like single stat support, multiple stat support, single building upgrade, multiple building upgrades, adding a new single feature, and adding multiple features functions. 

Each function requires different SPR stones according to the specific target. System holders can choose to use any active function once, or repetitive for a certain number of days. 

If the system holder chooses a repetitive option, then he will have to pay the needed SPR stones in advance.'

Ibro was amazed by this divine ability. This second to activate divine ability was really OP. Ibro then said at once:

"I will go back to the village. If Topan or the death knight come back, let them wait for me here. I will do something at the village and come back."

The guards exchanged glances silently. What they witnessed from their king was really touching. 

They knew how different their king was from them. Nonetheless, a group of 100 guards followed Ibro in his return journey.