The Machinery Heart was not a new secret to the higher-ups of the Star Alliance. Among the 10,000 dimensional races, there would always be a few races or individuals who were close to the Machinery Race in every era and obtained the friendship of the Machinery Race. However, there were very few who actually passed the Machinery Heart test. The requirements of the Machinery Race were too high. The Machinery Race would usually give some support and convenience to these individuals or civilizations that entered the observation list, but that was all. There were no problems with introducing the Heavenly Gates and establishing personal relationships, but they would not go so far as to break the rules of the entire Star Alliance for them. This was probably one of the reasons why the Machinery Race did not directly protect the Earth this time.
Of course, there was definitely a more important factor in this.
That was the actual civilization level difference between the two sides. If it was really more than two levels, the Machinery Race would definitely not allow it to pass according to the law.
"What about the intelligence from the Earth?"
"The last time on Earth, a few Void Cores joined forces and used a set of level-7 artifacts from the Heavenly Gates to kill Leon." Aixen spoke with fervor and assurance. It was actually not difficult to collect intelligence from the Earth. After all, the level of civilization was too low. To the Blood Demon Race, as long as they had the intention to investigate, the Earth was almost like a layer of transparent glass. "Through Wang Zhong and the Illusion Race, they built a psionic base on the Earth. Those Void Cores were trained in this way, and they should be the strongest combat power on the Earth besides Wang Zhong and the others. Although the potential of the Earthlings is high, their development time is too short, and these people are not worth worrying about.
"The main combat power of the Earth should be three experts. There is a small Solid Core from the Sacred Arena called Aiolos, who is suspected to have the combat power of a Gold Core. Wang Zhong himself has advanced to the Solid Core Realm. Yesterday, he just received news from the underground world. Before he went out to sea to find the Netherworld King, he seemed to have fought with Bayan, a Gold Core from the Profound Fire Faction. In the end, Wang Zhong won, and there is no doubt that he has the combat power of a Gold Core. I have already sent people to the underground world to find Bayan. If we can find him, we should be able to know Wang Zhong's exact strength. The most troublesome one should be Mu Zi, who has subdued the Netherworld King. Although the Civilization War will be in the Land and his strength will be greatly reduced if he is far away from the Netherworld River, with the help of the Netherworld King, he should be able to display the combat power of a Gold Core. His strength should be slightly above Wang Zhong.
"In addition, the leader of the rebel army in the Mirror World has been confirmed to be an Earthling, but he mainly relies on the purification power of Buddhism to win over people's hearts. His own strength doesn't seem to be strong. Furthermore, Wang Zhong will definitely not be able to contact him in the Mirror World. News is blocked there, and the criminals are exiled there. I'm afraid that they don't even know about the Civilization War. " Aixen laughed. "But based on all the discoveries so far, the threshold for Earth to become a level-6 civilization might not be enough, but there's no doubt that it's a level-5 civilization."
"In just a few short years, this small indigenous civilization that just left their homeland has been able to do so well in the Land. The Earth really has some skills." The Blood Demon Ancestor sighed slightly, but there was a smile on his face.
He was not afraid that the Earth had any trump cards. They had just entered the Star Alliance for two years and had been a completely indigenous civilization. How strong could they be? On the contrary, he was afraid that the Earth was too weak, which proved that the Earth was not as valuable as he had imagined. Furthermore, there was a very important judgment prerequisite for a Civilization War. The difference between the civilization levels of the two sides could not be more than two levels. If not, the Machinery Race could ignore all other voices and directly stop the war according to the rules.
But now, the Earth seemed to have the strength of a peak level-5 civilization. In fact, considering Wang Zhong and Mu Zi's combat power, they could be judged as level-6. They were only one level away from the Blood Demon Race. Then, the Machinery Race definitely had no legitimate excuse to stop the war, unless they could completely ignore the pressure and public opinion from the middle levels of the Star Alliance.
"It's best if the war can start. I will personally hold the line then," the Blood Demon Ancestor said calmly. The Blood Demon Ancestor said faintly, "Also, ask Carlos and his two brothers to come back from the foreign battlefield. Recall Night Soul and prepare for battle. I'm afraid that the Earth has some trump cards that your intelligence doesn't know about. If we really fight, it's best not to lose any battles against such an opponent! "
"Yes!"
… …
Three days was not long, but it was not short either. Although the results of the Machinery Race's war were not out yet, the news of the Civilization War had quickly spread. Not only did it spread among the higher-ups of the many high-leveled civilizations in the Star Alliance, it had even begun to spread to the ears of ordinary people. It was not difficult to imagine that the Blood Demon Race was definitely behind the spread of this news. The more people knew about this, the more likely it was that the Machinery Race would conduct official business. This was obviously beneficial to the Blood Demon Race. However, this was only limited to the spread of news. For the time being, there were still relatively few people openly discussing this matter. After all, the results were not out yet. If the Civilization War did not end and a bunch of people went to ridicule the Earth, it would be a mistake.
Most people were waiting and watching, and they seemed relatively calm. However, it was not so calm around Lao Wang.
"Civilization War? With the Blood Demon Race? Boss, how big of a heart do you have to be able to laugh at this time? "
"Wang Zhong, the superintendent has already hinted to me that Rhode D has a certain say in the Machinery Race. Furthermore, both Chief Judge Lyon and Arbitrator Wiggins have a good impression of you and the Earth. It's not too late for you to look for Rhode D now."
"Wang Zhong, honor must be defended with blood. I support you! Although we outsiders can't participate in the Civilization War, if you need artifacts or the like, just let me know! "
"What? The Blood Demon Race dares to start a Civilization War with Master? They want to fight Master alone with eleven of them? Hmph! So what if they have more people? When I go back and gather my sisters, we will contract a hundred of them in one go. One hundred of us will fight against eleven of them! Ten to one! "
Jonas, Celeste, Pavaro, and even Nini were muttering in Lao Wang's ears. Regardless of whether they supported him or were worried about him, Lao Wang just smiled but did not respond. This simply made them anxious. The only thing that made him open his mouth was an oral investigation from the Machinery race.
On the surface, it seemed like it was just a routine collection of information for the Civilization War, but the one who came was Rhode D. Furthermore, after completing all the routine questioning, Rhode D said meaningfully, "Wang Zhong, you seem to be in a good state. You don't seem to be worried about this Civilization War. I believe that you must be very clear about the importance of this. Now, I just want to ask you this. If you were given a choice, would you choose to start a war? "
Lao Wang smiled and said, "Is this what you want to ask, or is it what Chief Judge Lyons and Arbitrator Wiggins want to ask?"
"… That's what I want to ask."
"Then, what do you think the Chief Judge thinks about this matter?"
Rhode D was stunned for a moment. This question was definitely quite complicated and contained too much information to be able to make the thinking of the Machinery Race, whose computing power was comparable to that of a supercomputer, pause.
He seemed to be recalling the few exchanges he had with the Chief Judge and the Arbitrator over the past two days. Finally, he said, "… It's very strange. I think that the Chief Judge and the Arbitrator have a very good impression of you, but they didn't directly stop this Civilization War … Under normal circumstances, a Civilization War with a difference of three levels would be completely one-sided, and the Chief Judge would generally not approve it." Wang Zhong laughed.
Wang Zhong laughed. "It seems that Your Excellency the Chief Judge and the Arbitrator don't think that this Civilization War is a one-sided massacre. The Machinery race obviously knows more about the Earth than other civilizations. There might be a lot of information that even you don't know."
"You mean the Netherworld King? And that Aiolos from the Gladiator Arena? " Rhode D frowned. "But I don't think that the three of you alone have the ability to fight against the Blood Demon Race. As for the Earth itself, the level of power is even weaker and is not qualified to step onto such a stage … To be honest, I really don't understand this time. Perhaps the Chief Judge and the Arbitrator really have some things that I don't understand. "
"Don't worry." Wang Zhong patted Rhode D's shoulder. "I know what I'm doing, and I believe in the chief judge and the arbitrator. They will definitely weigh all the factors and make a fair judgment in the end. What I want to know is, if the Civilization War starts, will everyone be able to participate? Will the participants be exempted no matter what happened before?"
Rhode D nodded blankly. "Of course. The Civilization War is the highest level of battle in the Star Alliance. Everything else can be exempted."
But what did this matter? How long had it been since the Earthlings came to the Star Alliance? How much trouble could they cause?
He was fooled into leaving in a daze. Even in the end, Lao Wang did not personally say his choice.
No one understood his thoughts, just like no one understood the strange choice of the Machinery Race.
After such a peaceful three days, the judgment from the Machinery Race arrived.
"Due to irreconcilable contradictions, the Earth civilization and the Blood Demon Race have started a Civilization War. After weighing all parties, the Star Alliance has approved this! Two months later, the fate of the two races will be decided publicly at the Star Observatory in the Machinery City! "
In just a short half an hour after the Machinery Race made their public announcement, messengers filled the sky and informed every corner of the Star Alliance about this news that was rarely seen in hundreds of years. Furthermore, the two Great Civilizations that were at war instantly ignited the gossiping hearts of all the other civilizations. From this moment onwards, the name Earth had officially entered the sights of the entire Star Alliance.
"Earth? What kind of civilization is that? They can actually start a Civilization War with the Blood Demon Race? "
"A level-4 civilization? Are you kidding me? The Blood Demon Race can force a level-4 civilization to start a Civilization War with them? "
Dumbfounded! Shocked! The entire Star Alliance was instantly in an uproar.
In the past, although the Earth had a good reputation, it was basically limited to a small circle. For example, the circle within the Heavenly Gates, the trade circle of peripheral worlds that the Illusion Race came into contact with, and the circle of some level-7 civilizations that could come into contact with the higher-ups of the Star Alliance. Although Wang Zhong had many achievements such as fighting Phumetheus, conquering the Ocean Empire Planet, and being a member of the Celestial Honors Class, many civilizations in the middle and lower levels of the Star Alliance did not know about his reputation. Not to mention the massive number of level-4 and level-5 civilizations, even the Shell Shade Faction was a level-6 civilization. However, how much did they know about the Heavenly Gates? They might not even know who the current superintendent of the Heavenly Gates was, let alone some of the incidents that happened within the Heavenly Gates at the right time.
Thus, other than some specific circles, there were relatively few people who knew about the Earth civilization. But at this moment, information about the Earth had drifted to every corner of the entire Land.
"They have only entered the Star Alliance for three or four years, but they have already jumped from a level-4 civilization to a quasi-level-6 civilization … This speed is simply too heaven-defying. They are even faster than the Heavenly Shell Race. Who exactly are they?"
"They are not quasi-level-6. They are standard level-6! I heard that they were just promoted two days ago, and the red-headed document with the stamps of both the Star Alliance and the Heavenly Gates has been sent to the Earth. "
"Their potential is too terrifying."
"They are just too arrogant. Back then, the rise of the Heavenly Shell Race took at least a few hundred years of accumulation. The Earth has only entered the Star Alliance for a few short years. Those who climb fast usually fall fast."
"If our race had the natural endowments and potential of the Earth civilization, we would definitely be extremely low-key and cautious. How could we provoke a great enemy like the Blood Demon Race? Even if they have become a level-6 civilization, the gap between them and the Blood Demon Race is still too big. What a pity."
"The Blood Demon Race can only be considered above average among level-7 civilizations, right? I wonder how many Gold Cores there are in this civilization. If I were to guess, there should be at least 80, if not 100. "
"Do you think almighty Gold Cores are cabbages on the street? A level-7 civilization having 20 to 30 Gold Cores is already the limit, let alone 100 or 80? The Heavenly Shell Race is more or less the same. "
"I don't know about the Blood Demon Race, but the Earth has just been promoted to a level-6 civilization. The announcement also said that it was because of personal contributions. I guess they don't even have a single Gold Core. Hehe, it seems that they are just waiting to die."
There was a heated discussion from various low-level parties. People were not necessarily concerned about the outcome of the two races, but were simply gossiping.
It had been a long time since the Star Alliance had started a Civilization War. After all, the various conditions for a Civilization War were very harsh, and it was even more difficult for the Star Alliance, which was represented by the Machinery Race, to recognize the legitimacy of the Civilization War. Moreover, the two parties involved must be quite powerful civilizations. Otherwise, if they were two low-level civilizations like ants, they would not be qualified to apply for a high-end ruling like a Civilization War. Once the legitimacy of the Civilization War was ruled by the Machinery Race, the losing party would inevitably lose everything. Don't even think about going back on your word. Unless you could fight against the entire Star Alliance, it was impossible for you to lose.
At this time, there were still two months before the start of the Civilization War, but the 100,000 seats for the Civilization War at the observatory of the Machinery City had long been sold out. Even the tickets for the most peripheral seats had been hyped up to hundreds of Gold Star Stones. This was simply unimaginable. Those who could get tickets were definitely rich or powerful! Everyone was passionately paying attention to this, and the originally stagnant Star Alliance suddenly became lively. To most civilizations, they could enjoy the rise and fall of two powerful civilizations just by sitting in the spectator stands. This was simply a grand event in the entire Fifth Dimension, and they would not be able to encounter such a grand event in an era.
Since there was a Civilization War, there were naturally various gambling games. The Insect Race was not only the wealthiest race in the Fifth Dimension, but also the biggest banker in this gambling game. After all, the Insect Race was not only one of the few civilizations in the entire Star Alliance that had the right to legally gamble, but they were also famous for being fair and conscientious in various gambling games in the Fifth Dimension. They never set up this kind of gambling game, and even the odds started from 1: 1. There was no loss and no profit. The Insect Race was only responsible for collecting an intermediate fee, and the betting house would automatically calculate and adjust the odds according to the bets of all parties.
The winner would only win the loser's money, and the Insect Race would only provide a platform to earn intermediate fees. It was fair and just, and basically put an end to under-the-table manipulations. This was the way the Insect Race made money.
Earth, Psionic Power Base …
The Skylink device in front of Ma Dong was currently displaying the betting odds on the large screen. Seated around the large screen were several hundred financial experts controlling their own Skylinks. All of them were wearing headphones, continuously receiving various kinds of information while communicating with each other. They were calculating various kinds of data on their Skylinks, while waiting for Ma Dong, the decision maker, to give his orders.
Ma Dong was sitting at the highest point in the center of this hall. He stared at the screen without blinking. Although his eyes were bloodshot, his spirit was surprisingly high and excited.
This was the biggest battle since the Earth had entered the Star Alliance. Wang Zhong and the others' battlefield was on the observatory, while Ma Dong's battlefield was on the betting house where almost the entire Earth was at stake.
Moreover, the amount of money they had to control this time was huge, and the price they had to pay was huge. They had completely bet the entire Earth! Ma Dong did not have any worries. If they wanted to win, they would win to their heart's content. If they wanted to lose, they would lose everything. If Wang Zhong and the others lost the Civilization War, then the entire Earth would become the private property of the Blood Demon Race. What was the point of leaving behind wealth then? But if they won the Civilization War, he had to maximize the benefits of this war! Whether it was fame or wealth!
The cup of thick black coffee on the table was almost empty, and he motioned for the secretary next to him to refill it for him. In just a few words, more than a dozen unhandled temporary messages had piled up.
He quickly issued a few orders, and the subsequent messages floated in like snowflakes. There were hundreds of betting houses, and the odds were changing at any time. Ma Dong was short of manpower, and he had to inquire about them one by one. One could imagine how much energy he had consumed.
"Your Excellency, Captain Emily has completed the seizure of the Cullen Family. In addition to a large number of raw ores in the WD9832 and WD2738 dimensional mines, she has also found 6,000 Gold Star Stones worth of Star Alliance currency, one level-9 artifact, and 16 dimensional basic artifacts from the Cullen Family. The transaction has now been completed."
"Your Excellency, the capital surge plan has been launched. The 163 families, including the Wang Family and the Mo Family, as well as the 26 provinces led by the southwestern region, have all donated and transferred available resources. It is expected that the last batch of goods will be stored in the warehouse at 10 o 'clock tomorrow night. In addition, the person in charge of the Illusion Race has been contacted. At 9 o 'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, a representative from the Illusion Race will come to inspect the goods and discuss the purchase price with you. "
"Your Excellency, 11 North American families led by the remnants of the Solomon Family, as well as three provinces and four autonomous regions led by the South American families, have adopted a hostile attitude towards the capital surge plan. The resources they have donated are pitifully small, and initial estimates say that the total amount is about 3,000 Gold Star Stones. At the same time, they have secretly instigated mass demonstrations to protest against the Alliance's capital surge plan …"
If one wanted to win big in the casino, the gambling capital was the foundation that determined one's upper limit. This was related to Ma Dong's plan to vigorously collect funds, the capital surge plan.
The current Earth was not as poor as when they had just entered the Star Alliance. Although it had only been a few months since they had become a quasi-level-5 civilization, the resources that the Earthlings had secretly collected in the peripheral worlds of the Fifth Dimension for hundreds of years were actually quite massive. Furthermore, many of the resources were special items, such as the Fire Spirit Stones in the secret realm that the Holy City once controlled. Wang Zhong and the others could easily collect them when they were still Heroic Souls. However, because they did not understand their value, they only used the fire elemental power in them roughly. As a result, they were only worth a few thousand Holy Coins in the Holy City. However, after coming into contact with the Illusion Race, they realized that the value of these things after processing was shockingly high in the Star Alliance. There were other similar things, but with the help of the Illusion Race, the situation was very different.
Now, the Earth was going to play a big game and bet everything to decide the fate of the Earth with Wang Zhong. Ma Dong wanted to collect all the available resources from the various families and even the entire Earth as much as possible and convert all of them into cash to invest in this banquet-like casino. Only then could he maximize his profits. At the same time, he promised all investors generous returns. This time, the Patriarch Society of the Holy City was unprecedentedly unified. The various families actively responded. There was no way they could not be unified. Those who objected had long been secretly dealt with by Ma Dong.
However, he had limited manpower and energy, and it was beyond his reach. He could only deal with some of the higher-ups in the Patriarch Society. As for the lower-level families, the remote provinces on the other side of the Earth, and even the autonomous regions, they were not something that he could deal with. For example, in North America, ever since Solomon died, the Kaiser Family had actually disappeared, but the remaining family forces were still struggling at death's door. At that time, Wang Zhong did not feel that they were a threat. Furthermore, Grai had lived there before, and he had some good friends who seemed to have pleaded with Wang Zhong on their behalf. Thus, Wang Zhong was soft-hearted and let them off. He also asked the Holy City to stop targeting them and gave them space to live. But now, there was just a little improvement, but they were already as annoying as flies.
To deal with these people, he still had to use high-pressure methods. At this critical juncture where the Earth's life and death was at stake, it would not be useful even if he had Grai's face …
"Deposit all the collected cash into account number 3. You will be personally responsible for the goods that are stored in the warehouse. You must complete all the inventory and list sorting work before 12 o 'clock tomorrow night! Let Director Hymin be in charge of the reception arrangements for the Illusion Race the day after tomorrow. She has interacted with the Illusion Race a lot and knows their preferences … Is Captain Emily back? "
"She is already on her way back and will arrive at the Psionic Power Base around 3 o 'clock in the afternoon."
Ma Dong looked at the time on the Skylink. "Inform Captain Emily to change her route and go directly to North America. Pass on my Patriarch's orders. Inform the North American provincial and military headquarters to transfer all command rights to Captain Emily. Ignore the marchers on the streets for now and let them cause trouble. However, the group of agitators led by the Solomon Family cannot be spared! I want to see all of their heads before 12 o 'clock tomorrow night! "
"Yes!"
"Wait!" Ma Dong pondered for a while and casually took a few names on the Skylink. "These people … Put them under house arrest first! But without my orders, they are not allowed to be released. "
Those were a few of Grai's good friends in the Solomon Family. Back then, he had pleaded for them. Although Ma Dong's words were strict, he had his own considerations. To put it bluntly, the Solomon Family was just a few small fish in Ma Dong's eyes. However, there was no need to make Grai feel uncomfortable.
"Sir Minister, Sir Hawkins from the Star Alliance Dimensional Bank has entered the Tianjing City through the transmission gate. He is currently on his way to the Psionic Power Base with Captain Barran. He is expected to arrive in five minutes."
"What? So fast?! "Ma Dong immediately stood up from his seat.
If the previous information processing was just trivial matters, then at this moment, it was the biggest decision that would determine the outcome of this casino war. If Ma Dong wanted to play big, it was far from enough to rely on the wealth that he could currently collect and sell on Earth.
After experiencing so many things, Ma Dong did not have the slightest bit of hope in his heart. If he failed, he would lose everything. Therefore, he had to dig out every bit of strength he had. As for whether he could return the favor?
Since he was already gone, how could he care about the torrential flood behind him?
"Director Hymin and the others have already prepared a welcoming ceremony in the reception room. We are only waiting for Sir Minister."
Vice President Hawkins of the Star Alliance Dimensional Bank! This relationship was introduced by the Illusion Race, and they had already made initial contact through the video. There was absolutely no problem with the mortgage. The Dimensional Bank was not afraid that the Blood Demon Race would cause trouble after this. They also represented a huge and complicated power. As long as the Earth was mortgaged to them and the procedures were in line with the rules, even if the Blood Demon Race won, the Earth would only win an empty shell.
The key now was how much could he borrow from the Dimensional Bank. He heard that Vice President Hawkins was a very difficult person to deal with. He was a famous vampire banker. The value of Earth's loans would definitely be pushed down infinitely by him. What he had to do was to fight with him to the end.
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