It would probably take some time for the races in Helcrown and the Aerymian elves to get familiar with each other, but the process should not be too difficult: the Aerymian elves had a high affinity and integration with foreign races, and the races in Helcrown who were willing to follow Y'zaks to this world were all die-hard followers of the "Great Unification of All Races", which had always been a creed to abide by multi-racial tolerance.
There was another more important reason: both groups of people who could not stay in their hometown and fled here. Who was bluffing? The Aerymian elves and the remnants of the demon king looked at each other's genealogy with tears in their eyes...
After the city settled on the sea, the Aerymian elves were busy helping to fix the behemoth. Engineers specializing in earth magic began to reshape the seabed rock formation and fixed Helcrown on the planet with incredible supernatural power. The city also sent a group of staff out to contact the Aerymian elves according to the plan, and at the same time to check whether Helcrown was damaged during the trip: after all, it was not a professional spaceship, and they did not know if there was any burn damage when re-entering the atmosphere.
After handing over the work to Zadamor, Lanina also came to the beach. She met the ruler of the Aerymian elves for the first time, and soon found that the other party's life form seemed to be different from ordinary people, but the smart succubus did not show it. Instead, she bowed to Hilda with the proper etiquette of the demon king's army. "Your Majesty, thank you for your help. I have heard from the king... "
"You don't have to be so polite with her," Hao Ren, a man who could not stand diplomatic rhetoric, interrupted without waiting for her to finish. "You two just need to get along well from now on. Don't be so tense and rigid. You're all neighbors who rent a house together. You just need to look out for each other …"
Lanina's tail was bent into several knots in the air. The succubus listened to Hao Ren's tone and did not know whether to laugh or cry, but she really could not do anything — the land belonged to him. This situation was really unprecedented: the representatives of the two civilizations were having a third kind of contact with each other with a serious face, and the atmosphere was like a United Nations conference, but Hao Ren only thought that there were a few new customers in his house... This was a different perspective!
Fortunately, not all of them were stupid, at least Vivian had thought far ahead. She reminded Y'zaks and Hilda, "That's true, but you'd better agree from the beginning on a mutually acceptable outline of coexistence, such as the respective scope of activities and future expansion of territory according to development needs, how to deal with cultural conflicts, the issue of resources on this planet, how to carry out trade between the two sides. Even if the two civilizations will merge in the future, as contemporary rulers, you have to think about the long-term. I've lived longer than you, and I've seen too many civilizations rise and fall in my life. Idealistic alliance ideas are unreliable, far less reliable than clear accounting."
When the vampire maiden said this, her voice was full of vicissitudes, but she had a youthful face, which was awkward...
Hilda's body shimmered, a sign that she was thinking, and then she nodded. "What Vivian said makes sense. I'll arrange some investigations and meetings, and reach a stable coexistence with our new neighbors as soon as possible."
Then she laughed. "Actually, this is not a big problem. The universe is so vast, and we all know that the real wealth lies in the depths of the stars: it's enough to feed countless generations. The races that have their eyes on the whole universe will not waste their limited energy on fighting for a planet. We just need to do a good job in the cultural integration. "
Hao Ren thought about it and added a few words. "Also, considering that your migration process is quite special, I guess you are the focus of God's attention. You have to think about how to deal with the Goddess in the future. Also, you have to keep in touch with me, I need to know about your situation."
Y'zaks thought that it made sense and nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes, the Goddess has given us the green light again, and I don't know how many times we will be taken care of by her in the future... Oh yes, Hilda, haven't you established a religion? It's a religion of the Goddess. I think this religion can also be introduced to my side, maybe it will be a good cultural bridge... "
As soon as Y'zaks finished, Lanina's tail suddenly swayed in the air like a rod, as if it was electrified. "My King, you said that you want to promote the belief of God among your subjects?"
Y'zaks smiled and spread out his hands. "Why not? It's not like you don't know the Goddess. She is a real existence, and worthy of worship. Without her, we would not be here. "
Lanina looked a little confused. "I know this... But we have never worshiped God. Since you formed the demonic army, we have been disdainful of all forms of religious belief... Even our propaganda is in the direction of ridicule. It's hard to change the habit of hundreds of years."
Y'zaks scratched his chin. "Well, what you said makes sense, then let's do it step by step... Anyway, we have to slowly introduce the concept of the 'Goddess' to everyone. She is a real God, not like the false Gods in our hometown. She cannot be slandered. And we have to be grateful. "
Then Y'zaks casually asked Vimm, "Speaking of which... how do you recruit new believers? Although I have met the Goddess a few times, I really dare not ask about this. "
Vimm's expression suddenly became interesting. He hesitated and looked at Hao Ren, then the corner of his mouth twitched. "Anyway, it's free, believe a little."
"... Are you serious?" Y'zaks asked.
Hao Ren and Vimm slapped their foreheads at the same time and said in unison, "The Goddess is serious!"
Then Y'zaks was speechless.
Looking at the busy scene in the city, Y'zaks seemed to be thinking about something. Suddenly, he sighed and said to Lanina, "From now on, the city will be handed over to Zadamor. He is good at internal affairs, managing the city and the people is better than you. There should be no war in the future, so you, as the military counselor, have some free time. You can help deal with internal affairs, and also serve as the liaison between the new Aerym and Earth. Y'lisabet is still young. She will be crowned queen when she is 600 years old. Before that... I will have to trouble you two old ministers. "
Lanina's face finally showed an expression more bewildered than before. She looked at Y'zaks blankly. "My king, are you... not going to stay?"
"Stay for what?" Y'zaks laughed. "Serathon told me the truth before he died. My time is over. The rule of the old demon king will come to an end. I can only let the empire run in the form of a war machine. But now what the people need is a stable environment to recuperate and rebuild their culture. This is not something an old guy like me can do. In this respect, I'm not even as good as Y'lisabet. So I should be smart to step down, so that I won't be a fatuous king. "
Lanina immediately shouted eagerly, "How can you be a fatuous king..."
Y'zaks gently waved his hand. "I'm not a fatuous king before the end of the war, but it's hard to say in times of peace. Kingship is not eternal, my child. You should be glad that I have retreated with success, and not rolled off the throne in disgrace. I believe you and Zadamor can maintain our empire before Y'lisabet's coronation, and continue to assist Y'lisabet after her succession. Oh, Zadamor has proved with his actions that he can do a good job in this regard. I believe my adopted daughter can't do worse, right? "
Seeing that Y'zaks was so determined, Lanina could only nod slightly. "I understand."
Y'zaks put Y'lisabet down from his shoulder. The little girl blinked her big eyes and looked at her father. She seemed to understand, but Hao Ren guessed that the clever little girl should have already known what her father was talking about.
"Child, you also remember this sentence, the throne is not eternal," Y'zaks touched Y'lisabet's head. "Many years ago, I told you, one day, my rule will come to an end, and you, will be crowned king..."
Hao Ren covered his face as soon as he heard this and muttered, "At least half of the credit for the old king's defeat..."
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