Chapter 1472: Chapter 1429: Void Colonization Colonial Fleet Chapter 1472: Chapter 1429: Void Colonization Colonial Fleet In a situation where the total amount of resources remained unchanged, the yearly increase in the number of creatures brought about immense troubles for the deities managing the world.

Due to the shortage of resources, famine, rioting, and even war were prone to erupt.

If it were during the period when deities coexisted, such matters would not become a problem that troubled the gods.

With any flimsy excuse for war between the gods, they could easily deplete the excess number of creatures. However, the prospect of the gods having to wage war to reduce an excessive creature population had never occurred in history.

The main reason for the concern over the number of creatures was that times had changed. The beings that dominated everything did not allow the gods to deplete surplus creature populations through the means of war.

Thus, in such circumstances, the gods were left with only one choice, which was to actively steer all beings to wage wars against Otherworlds Beyond the World.

Directing all the extra strength accumulated during the long peaceful years into exploration, colonization, and plundering.

With that, the grandiose World Exploration War had begun.

Vast domains and long stretches of time brought forth countless Intelligent Races, among which were a few that, in their continuous development, possessed the technology and ability for Void Colonization.

Under the unification and coordination of the deities, civilizations or races with Void Colonization Technology exchanged and spread the technology throughout the entire world.

After a preparation period that was not too long, those civilizations and races that already possessed Void Colonization Technology assembled a massive fleet. Blessed by the gods, they majestically set sail into the Void, initiating an era named Conquest.

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The vast Void, dark and lightless, silent and soundless, within it, a steel torrent sailed into the darkness, towards those shining miracles of the Void.

“Sure enough, just as expected, even the Eternity’s blessings of the gods, in the end, come from the gods themselves, and after we leave the world, the farther we go, the weaker the effect becomes, until it will likely be close to naught.”

Inside a spherical iron Fortress guarded by thousands of Iron Battleships, within a massive inverted trapezoid-shaped conference room, beings exuding a legendary aura gathered for a routine meeting.

“Indeed. I can feel that the Father Deity’s influence on me is gradually decreasing, and my strength has also weakened somewhat because of it.”

A unique life form that seemed to be woven from vines spoke up; on its body was a divine radiance that sparkled, the light from a Deity. However, it was dimming at a barely noticeable rate, eventually stabilizing.

This signified that during this process, it gradually shed the Deity’s influence, and although some power was lost, it also meant that it gained a certain degree of freedom, although this freedom was of little use.

“Does this mean we can…”

“Ha-ha, can what?”

A voice laced with a chilling sneer rose in the iron conference room. A giant with obvious Dragon traits sat at the highest point of the meeting room, looking down with an almost divine aura at the various legends of different races whose thoughts were diverse.

“You thought that by moving away from the world, free from the oversight and constraints of the gods, you could do whatever you pleased?”

“Your Excellency the Captain, you misunderstand, we have no such intention.”

A Lizard standing upright looked up at the nominal commander of the expedition fleet, responding with a measure of respect.

It knew the origins of this Dragonblood Giant before it, an envoy from the Divine Realm, an outsider who, before departure, had conquered all dissenters with his Fist.

Therefore, although the Epics and the strong from various races in the fleet had their own thoughts, none dared express them too openly and risk arousing the wrath of this fleet commander with a terrifying background.

“We were merely discussing how to better complete the first battle of the colonization era without the power of the gods.”

“Do you really need to discuss such matters? Haven’t your races already accumulated extensive experience in this?”

The Dragonblood Giant, born from the Divine Realm, inherently looked down with natural Pride upon the lower world species.

“Yes, that’s correct, but we have always fought independently before. We have never united as we are now, so it would be a big problem in terms of overall management.”

An awkward deep-sea giant beast wiggling continuously in the seats pointed out the crux of the issue.

Members of the first expedition fleet to Otherworlds were naturally developed civilizations and groups with Void Colonization Technology.

They already had the capability to independently conquer a world before divine intervention, and after the intervention by the Deities, each civilization basically obtained an even larger allocation of resources, additional technical references, and even the support of divine power.

However, clearly, as stated at the beginning of the meeting, powers such as the blessings of the Deities would weaken with increasing distance, ultimately disappearing.

Yet, interventions by Deities to forcibly elevate the essence of the fleet colonizers’ powers were unaffected by this. Deities still wielded tremendous influence over the Void Colonization squads.

However, due to the innate limitations of Deities, they struggled to directly lead the Void Fleet, thus they had to appoint physical bodies or Devout Believers, or even Saints to take on leadership roles.

As for the Deities spreading their Faith onto the fleet, it was undoubtedly rejected by civilizations capable of developing Void Colonization Technology, as this would interfere with their civilizations’ independence.

But under the pressure of great power, whether civilization or race, survival was the primary element, and ultimately, they would choose to compromise. Yet in the Void, bereft of the supreme power of the Deities, unusual thoughts were inevitable.

“Coordinating strategy for combat? This simple matter also worthy of being a problem? What do you think I’m here for? To serve merely as a symbol of pure military power, to be a mere decoration?”

The Dragonblood Giant commanding the fleet huffed coldly. As a giant who had followed from the early days of Muria and survived until now, war was an intrinsic part of his life.

In his eyes, commanding a fleet that had no issues in terms of military might, logistics, or other aspects to conquer a few small worlds was as easy as reaching out to grasp them.

Moreover, after he had been appointed, he obtained all the information about this Void Fleet, conducted war simulations and predictions, and everything was well within his control.

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