Armipotent

Chapter 1741  World Congress (4)

It took some time for Gaius to calm down. He was aware that they needed to up one level of the tower in order to progress quickly. Choosing the second Sky Level Tower would slow their current progress down.

Especially with how rare The Demi-God Dungeon was, the only place for Demi-God Rank to grow. The Demi-God Rank needed a better place to progress, and Ancient Level Tower might be the best option.

"I have one last question."

Wei Xi and Kang Xue nodded, "Depending on your question, we might not answer your question."

Gaius nodded, "This might be rude, but may I know how many Demi-God Ranks in the empire?"

Kang Xue and Wei Xi exchanged glances. It was a sensitive question as Gaius was trying to measure the Tang Empire's force. Not it mattered since they had told them about the God Ranks. The decision was in The Emperor, and Wei Xi received the message not long after. He received a green light from Tang Shaoyang.

"I forget the exact numbers. Last time I checked we have around eight hundred Demi-God Ranks. That's including the people from our vassals. There might be more than a thousand now."

Wei Xi answered truthfully. The number inflated because it included the people from The Adventurer Guild, The Temple of Light, and their vassals from Aqura World.

Gaius stood up and shook hands with Wei Xi and Kang Xue, "Then we will vote for the Ancient Level Tower as well."

The soundproof was no longer active when Gaius said that. He was aware of that and purposely raised his voice so everyone could hear him. After that, they left the Tang Empire's section.

The aftershock remained on their faces, it looked like the Tang Empire threatened The Africa Nation. Especially because they could not hear what they talked about before.

Not long after that, the Duchy of Michalina returned with Zhang Mengyao and Li Shuang. Michalina brought a scroll in her hand. As soon as she arrived in front of the Tang Empire's section. She raised the scroll in her hand.

"From today onwards, the Duchy of Michalina will become The Tang Empire's vassal!"

Her voice echoed in the air, and everyone had their eyes on Michalina. They were first confused. Then the confusion turned into shock because Michalina and her people bowed toward The Emperor.

People did not understand why a big faction such as the Duchy of Michalina would give up their independence and surrender to the Tang Empire.

The Duchy of Michalina was in Europe, and the Tang Empire was in China. Both were set apart by many factions. The Tang Empire was still far from being a threat to the duchy. The Tang Empire must pass many factions to reach the duchy.

Many did not understand the Duchy of Michalina's decision, but one faction understood the reason. Gaius understood why they wanted to be The Tang Empire's vassals. He was tempted too after hearing the declaration, but Gaius did not want to betray the trust of his people.

They finally gained independence from The Uprising Guild. He would not betray the people who died for that by becoming the Tang Empire's vassal.

The United Sovereign's section

"Send someone to The Africa Nation and ask them why they agree to vote the Ancient Level Tower with the Tang Empire?"

Herman Bonivido let out a sigh. He hoped The United Sovereign would break free from The Tang Empire's shadow in this World Congress. They changed their name, coming out with a new identity, but he realized that it was not enough.

The United Sovereign could never break free from The Tang Empire's shadow. At this moment, he wanted to come to the Tang Empire's section and ask why they wanted to vote for the Ancient Level Tower.

The United Sovereign initially wanted to vote for the Ancient Level Tower as well. They held another discussion after finding out that the God Rank could enter the tower. They agreed to a second Sky Level Tower instead.

Rather than entering a place with abundant resources, they could not get it. They would rather pick a place with minimal resources, but they could benefit from it. But now he was curious about what changed The Africa Nation's mind. He wanted to know what they discussed that changed The Africa Nation's choice.

Yesterday, the big factions held a meeting right after the tournament. They agreed to form a temporary alliance inside the dimensional tower. That was the only way for them to compete for the resources inside the tower. They agreed to vote for Ancient Tower until a few minutes ago.

A few minutes ago, they held another discussion together after the condition for Ancient Level Tower was revealed. Because of the condition of Ancient Level Tower, they agreed to vote for Sky Level Tower instead, including The Africa Nation.

Frans leaned over and whispered, "The Africa Nation said they could not divulge what they discussed with the Tang Empire. But President Gaius recommended that we meet with The Tang Empire's representative and ask the reason why The Tang Empire voted for Ancient Level Tower."

Herman Bonivido let out a longer sigh, "We can't really break free from the Tang Empire's shadow."

He hoped the United Sovereign could stand alone, no longer dependent on the Tang Empire. He did not want the Tang Empire to influence their decision. But it looked impossible. The Ancient Level Tower was too tempting, and maybe that place would help them get closer to the Tang Empire.

"Let's meet them!"

"The Pantheon is ahead of us. Let's wait until they finish," Frans noticed the Pantheon's leaders invited into the Tang Empire's section.

After greetings and small talk, the soundproof function was active. It was the same process with The Africa Nation. After their discussion was over, the Pantheon announced that they would vote for Ancient Level Tower.

That convinced Herman further to visit The Tang Empire. Herman, Frans, and Henry stood up after The Pantheon left the Tang Empire's seats.

Herman finally understood why The Tang Empire could influence The Pantheon and The Africa Nation to vote for Ancient Tower. He understood why the Duchy of Michalina surrendered to be The Tang Empire's vassal.

The Duchy of Michalina also came to him before, proposing an alliance because of the threat of the North Federation. He could understand why The Tang Empire became the first choice instead of forming an alliance with the other big factions.

Herman returned to his seat with a bitter smile, "I don't we will ever catch up to the Tang Empire."

He was so pessimistic after hearing that The Tang Empire had six God Ranks. There was no need to ask how many Demi-God Ranks they had. The six God Ranks were enough to convince him that the United Sovereign was still far below the Tang Empire.