The efficiency of The Empire was astonishing, all thanks to the network that connected everything and everyone. The Creation of The Emperor, one of his Daughters, Akasha Elderblood. Ever since she assumed her role as the mind of The Empire, all Beings, from the lowest of subordinates to those who had the highest authority, second only to The Emperor, were very well informed of what was happening in The Empire. After all, Akasha Elderblood did not work alone. Despite being the central mind, she had hundreds of thousands of small A.I.’s that she controlled and several Operators that were still being created. The expansion of The Empire did not stop. Akasha’s prediction was that in the near future, when the Sector barrier fell, their entire galaxy would be under the control of The Empire. And in the near future, when they entered the ’great game’, more and more worlds would fall under the supervision of The Empire. It would not be an exaggeration to say that in the future, over a million populated worlds will be under the control of The Empire. Therefore, an efficient hierarchy was absolute, and a system that looked out for everyone in The Empire was essential. Akasha had learned a lot from her training in the Dream World, and thanks to the memories of the ancient Beings that her Father had given her, she had more or less an idea of ​​how most creatures functioned and behaved. Not to mention that with each encounter, with each interaction, she evolved and became more efficient. Everything she did was for The Empire, for The Emperor, and for her Family. Her Creator and Father had given her life, and she did not plan to waste it disappointing him, so when she received possible news of Higher Beings who were trying to invade the Lower Sectors, she immediately contacted The Emperor. This was a matter of extreme urgency. The Empire’s Hologram Technology looked like something out of a Science Fiction movie. The technology was top-notch, and she could form a hologram body anywhere in The Empire’s territory without leaving the sub-Dimension where she was being protected by her Father. After all, as The Mind of The Empire, which worked together with The Heart of The Empire, she was an important part that needed to be constantly protected and moved. Using Hologram Technology, she communicated with everyone when her presence was necessary. It was no different with her Father. Holographic images began to form where Victor was, and she looked briefly at her Mothers, at her newborn younger sister, and then at The Emperor with a serious look. "Emperor, I have some worrying news." "...Very well." Victor knew that when his Daughter called him by his Title, it meant that it was something that needed his attention immediately. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶 In front of everyone, another Victor appeared wearing the appearance of The Emperor and walked towards his Daughter. The next moment, Victor and Akasha disappeared. "I wonder what happened," Scathach muttered. "I’ll know soon enough," Victor spoke. "Stop resting and get back to training." "Yes!" Scathach, Kaguya, and Charlotte spoke. … Entering the sub-Dimension, Victor looked around. "Haven’t you customized this Dimension yet?" "I’ve had too much work to do." "Mm." Victor touched his chin. "How about a cozy environment in nature?" "…That would be preferable." As expected of her Father, he knew her tastes very well. Despite being a creature who was very attached to Technology, she didn’t particularly like a technological environment. She liked nature more. With a snap of his finger, the blank environment became a large, cozy old mansion. Through the window, Akasha could see a crystal clear lake, as well as several mountains and trees. Akasha couldn’t help but open her eyes at such absurdity. Her Father’s Reality Control seemed to have become even more efficient than before… ’Could it be because of his recent evolution?’ As someone who was essentially The Empire’s System, she was aware of all The Empire’s affairs. Something like her Father getting stronger wouldn’t go unnoticed by her. "How about something like this?" "Yes, Father." She smiled slightly. "I’m glad you like it." Victor smiled as he stroked his Daughter’s head. Despite being in a hurry to tell him what she discovered, she would never deny her Father’s affection. ’This is the best! No wonder my sisters are always fighting over this.’ Stopping his Daughter’s headpats, he assumed a neutral expression. "So? What’s going on." Seeing that the Father-Daughter time was over, Akasha returned to her seriousness and explained: "In the process of expanding The Empire, The Slayers who went out into space in search of understanding the Galaxy we are in captured several things on their scanners, things that I didn’t tell our Mother." Victor raised an eyebrow. "Explain." "Yes." Akasha gestured with her hand, and soon, several screens appeared around them. These screens showed several planets in several different solar systems. "On the recent mission commanded by Clare and her brothers, we came across an alien species that had an extremely efficient hive mind." "During the mission, Clare made a discovery through tissue analysis of the hive mind that indicated the possibility of these Beings being scouts for possible hostiles from Higher-Level Beings. Victor nodded. "I read that report and kept an eye on that particular planet. The theory is not wrong, those aliens were draining the planet to strengthen themselves, an attitude that does not suit a species that was created by a World Tree. I even had to restore the World Tree of that planet." "...Sentient Species are usually self-destructive to their own planet. Take the example of Humans, but even they knew that they could not bomb the planet with several nuclear weapons at the same time because they would be left without a home to live." "This attitude of not caring about the loss of a planet only suggests that this hive mind knew that there was more than just one planet under its control." "I thought the same thing, so I kept an eye on The Slayer scanners in every solar system my Mother and Clare passed through." "And I discovered that in several solar systems that have World Trees in baby states, several signatures similar to that alien species were found." "...Oh?" Victor began to look at Akasha’s personal report at high speed. "More precise observations show that this symbiotic species joins the World Tree in a baby state and receives nutrients from it so that in the future they become its ’sentient’ people, thus speeding up the process of a Negative World Tree being born, thus making the planet suitable for conquest." "...A conquest tactic that takes thousands of years to work, huh." "That’s clever... After all, Immortal Beings have a long lifespan and enough time to plan something like this. Not to mention that it is very likely for these Beings from the Higher Sectors that the Middle Sectors are not a priority for them. Therefore, these invasion tactics cost them nothing either." Victor stroked his chin as he looked at those solar systems, his eyes glowing a faint crimson violet. "For the Leaders of the Upper Sectors, only the resources of these planets are important to them. They are not the top priority." Victor could see a scenario where these Leaders treated the ’newbies’ who entered the Upper Sectors as mere food to be acquired, their true goals being the other places conquered by Higher Beings. But a question formed in Victor’s mind. Why were they in such a hurry to acquire resources from a Sector that had not yet fully developed? If it were not for Victor’s presence and the changes he had made, his Sector would have taken thousands of years to fully develop. Therefore, such a strategy of sending troops early only showed a rush to seek resources. "A Galactic War… Or a shortage of resources. Either way, it doesn’t paint a good picture." The information from the Upper World that Victor had, all came from the time his Wife’s Sector first set foot in the Upper World. The very fact that Velnorah left the Upper Sectors in a weakened state and went to the mid-level Sectors proved that the barrier between the Sectors created by the Primordials was meant to stop the big ’fish’ from interfering. A perfect example of this was Victor himself. He couldn’t go to the Witch’s Home World as he was. The barrier between the Sectors no longer allowed it since he’d become too big a ’fish’, but if he created a clone with less Power, he’d be able to pass. ’These theories aren’t perfect. I assume the Ranking System also prevents those who have a high understanding of the Universe from going to the low-level Sectors.’ In order not to leave his thoughts in theory but rather to see the practice of it, he created another clone with only 10% of his strength and sent it to Arcane. ... Arriving in Arcane, Victor looked at the portal connecting the Witches’ homeland and tried to pass... [Error... High-level Entity is trying to enter the Lower Sectors. Punishments will be applied if such action persists.] Victor felt the ’gaze’ of the Primordial Entities looking at him. One of them was The Owner of Limbo, who was responsible for The Balance. ’As expected.’ Victor thought, and then his clone began to be undone. ... Back where his Daughter was, Victor opened the Ranking of the Top 10. . 0 - 1 - , 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - , . ’Even though I am in the Middle Sectors, from the moment my understanding of the Universe increases to within the Ranks of the Top 10, I am being treated as an Entity from Higher Sectors by The System. The fact that I wasn’t ’kicked out’ of my Sector is that I was originally born here. I’m like a child prodigy who grew up too fast for The System to keep up with.’ Thoughts upon thoughts began to form, theories upon theories, and eventually, Victor formed an idea based on his experience. "…I see… It’s like they have their own Heralds, huh." ..... 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