Chapter 393: The Second Meeting with the Higher-ups (6)
"The two planets are merging with each other, and the Secret Realm is the fusion zone for both sides. It was originally meant to integrate into the world of the Blue Star and become part of our national territory. What do the former nobles want if they refuse to naturalize?"
Ye Nai’s words sent a jolt through everyone’s hearts present, yet they had to leave a backup plan, as nothing is absolutely certain.
"How can such a big planet just become part of our territory? The Blue Star has other countries too."
"There aren’t any left." Ye Nai shrugged.
"...What?!" Everyone was genuinely shocked.
"Stop fantasizing, really, there aren’t any. Countries smaller than ours are fragmented, those around our size have very few people, constantly being invaded and further split up by enemies, leaving empty lands that have been seized and divided. Now, we are the only political nation left on the entire Blue Star."
Ye Nai’s gaze slowly swept over each person present.
"I’ve traveled all over the Blue Star, and truly, there are no other countries. Either they’ve been annihilated, or their citizens have become laborers for the enemy. Those who managed to escape have reverted to tribal structures, returning to the way of life of their ancestors."
"Even those countries that were allied with us before the war are gone?" Vice Minister Su frowned deeply.
"Gone. Either they’re small countries with few people or large countries with sparse populations. Coupled with weak industries, although their physical qualities are decent, they couldn’t stand up against the Otherworldly foes. Young men back then were killed off, leaving almost none. To maintain a labor force, the enemy deliberately left some men to breed. Even our northern neighbor is gone, with only a few people in the permafrost zones, the physically fit ones were taken to battle elsewhere."
"Don’t the enemies farm?" Vice Minister Cheng asked in confusion.
"The enemies want to farm, but they have no seeds, seed companies, or seed warehouses left. The farmers who knew how to farm are gone. They love cotton products, but what’s the use? The destruction at the beginning of the war was too severe, too many people died. Calculating carefully, all the enemies have consumed over the years is some coal mining profits. And a small amount of gold, silver, and copper for daily items, but weaponry and important materials have always depended on the Otherworld, which still lingers in the era of handcraft. Without an industrial revolution, slowly dragging them down. That’s not even considering their internal conflicts and dangerous zones, so isn’t it inevitable they collapsed over time?"