Chapter 131 Settling Down

It would probably take some time for the various races in the Demon King's city and the Erem elves to become familiar and fully integrated with each other, but the process shouldn't be too difficult. The Erem elves have a high degree of affinity and adaptability to foreign races, and all the races in the Demon King's city who were willing to follow Izhaks to this world were steadfast followers of the "Great Unity of All Races" ideology. The latter have always adhered to the tenet of embracing and including multiple races.

More importantly, there was another reason: they were both fellow sufferers who had fled because they couldn't stay in their old homes. The Erem elves and the Demon King's survivors looked at each other's family trees, and their eyes filled with tears...

After the city settled firmly on the sea, the Erem elves busied themselves helping to secure the behemoth. Engineering personnel specializing in earth-based magic began to reshape the seabed rock formations, using incredible supernatural powers to fix the Demon King's city on this planet. The city also sent out a group of staff according to the plan to contact the Erem elves and check whether the Demon King's city had been damaged during the journey. After all, it wasn't a professional spaceship, and no one knew if any parts had been burned during re-entry into the atmosphere.

After handing over her work to Gadamore, Lanina also came to the beach. She saw the ruler of the Erem elves for the first time and quickly discovered that the other party's life form seemed to be different from ordinary people, but the clever succubus didn't show it. Instead, she bowed to Hilda with the proper etiquette of a Demon King's army advisor: "Your Majesty, Queen, thank you for your assistance. I once heard from the King..."

"Don't be so polite with her," Hao Ren interrupted before she could finish, as he couldn't stand diplomatic niceties at all. "Just get along well in the future, don't be so nervous and rigid. You're neighbors renting in the same building, so just take care of each other..."

Lanina's tail bent into several knots in the air. The succubus girl couldn't help but laugh when she heard Hao Ren's tone, but she really couldn't do anything about it—after all, the land belonged to him. This situation could really be described as unprecedented: the representatives of two civilizations were seriously engaging in a third-kind encounter, making the atmosphere like a United Nations meeting, but Hao Ren only thought that he had a few more new customers in his house... That's what different perspectives do!

Fortunately, not everyone present was a simpleton. At least Vivian thought far ahead. She reminded Izhaks and Hilda: "That's what you say, but you'd better agree on a coexistence outline acceptable to both parties from the beginning, such as your respective activity ranges and the territory to be expanded according to future development needs, how to deal with cultural conflicts, the resource issues on this planet, how to carry out trade, and even if the two civilizations will merge into one in the future, you contemporary rulers must consider the long-term path—I've lived longer than you, and I've seen too many civilizations rise and fall in my life. Idealistic alliance concepts are unreliable, and it's better to have a clear accounting."

The vampire girl spoke with a sense of vicissitudes, but her face was so youthful that it made people feel awkward no matter how they looked at it...

A faint light flickered on Hilda's body, seemingly a sign that she was thinking. Then she nodded: "Vivian is right. I will arrange some investigations and meetings as soon as possible to reach a stable coexistence with our new neighbors."

Then she smiled: "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: there is enough to feed countless generations. Races that focus on the entire universe will not waste their limited energy on competing for a single planet. We just need to do a good job in cultural integration."

Hao Ren thought for a while and added a few sentences: "Also, considering that your immigration process is quite special, and you are probably a key target of God's attention, you also have to consider how to deal with the Goddess in the future—and you also have to keep in touch with me, I have to know your situation at any time."

Izhaks felt that this made sense and nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, the Goddess really gave us the green light this time, and I don't know how many more times we'll have to be taken care of by her in the future... By the way, Hilda, haven't you already established a religion? It's a religion that worships the Goddess. I think this religion can also be introduced to my side, maybe it's a good cultural bridge..."

As soon as Izhaks finished speaking, Lanina's tail stood up in the air like a stick that had been electrified: "King, are you saying that you want to promote the worship of God among your subjects?"

Izhaks smiled and spread his hands: "What's wrong with that? You know who that God is. She is a real God who actually exists and is worth following. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have gotten here."

Lanina's expression was a little tangled: "This subordinate also knows... but we have never respected God. Since you formed the Demon King's army, we have always held a contemptuous attitude towards all forms of religious belief... Even the propaganda is mocking, and it's hard to change this inertia of hundreds of years."

Izhaks stroked his chin: "Well, what you said also makes sense, then let's take it step by step... Anyway, we have to slowly tell everyone the concept of 'Goddess'. This is a true God, not like those false gods in our old home, and cannot be slandered. And we must be grateful for her kindness."

Then Izhaks casually asked Wim: "Speaking of which... how do you recruit new believers? Although I've met the Goddess a few times, I've never dared to ask about this."

The expression on Wim's face was instantly wonderful. He hesitated and looked at Hao Ren before twitching the corners of his mouth: "Anyway, it doesn't cost any money, so believe a little bit."

Izhaks: "...Are you serious?"

Hao Ren and Wim slapped their foreheads at the same time and said in unison: "The Goddess is serious!"

Then Izhaks said oh.

Looking at the busy scene on the city side, Izhaks thought about something and suddenly sighed and ordered Lanina: "From now on, this city will be handed over to Gadamore. He is proficient in internal affairs and is better at managing the city and the people than you. There shouldn't be any wars in the future, so you, the advisor, should also take it easy and help deal with internal affairs, and also serve as the liaison between the new Erem star and Earth. Elizabeth is still young, and she will be crowned king after she turns six hundred years old. Until then... I will trouble you two old ministers."

The expression on Lanina's face finally showed more helplessness than the previous surprise. She stared blankly at Izhaks: "King, don't you... don't you plan to stay?"

"Stay and do what?" Izhaks grinned, "Seraton told the truth before he died, my era is over—the rule of the old Demon King will eventually come to an end. I can only operate the empire as a war machine, but now the people need a stable environment to recuperate and rebuild their culture. This is not something that I, this old fellow, can handle. In this regard, I am not even as good as Elizabeth. So I should step down smartly, so that I won't become a fatuous ruler."

Lanina immediately cried out anxiously: "How could you be a fatuous ruler..."

Izhaks waved his hand gently: "I'm not a fatuous ruler before the end of the war, but it's hard to say in peacetime. Kingship is not eternal, child, you should be happy, because I am retiring successfully, not rolling down from the throne in a mess. I believe that you and Gadamore can maintain our empire well before Elizabeth is crowned, and continue to assist her after Elizabeth succeeds to the throne. Oh, Gadamore has already proved with his actions that he can do well in this regard. I believe my adopted daughter won't do worse, right?"

Seeing that Izhaks was so determined, Lanina could only nod slightly: "I understand."

Izhaks put Elizabeth down from his shoulder. The little girl blinked her big eyes and looked at her father, her face full of understanding, but Hao Ren guessed that this smart little girl should have known what her father was saying.

"Child, remember this sentence, kingship is not eternal," Izhaks touched Elizabeth's head, "Many years ago, I told you that one day, my rule will come to an end, and you will be crowned king..."

When Hao Ren heard this, he covered his face and muttered: "At least half of the reason why the old king was defeated later was because of this sentence..."