Early January of Galactic Calendar 3036
Dragon Galaxy - Dragon Base
A dozen or so demons sat around the conference table, all looking very restrained.
"Red Eyes, do you think... it's okay for me to wear this? Is it not formal enough?" A male demon pointed to the clothes he was wearing, which were the traditional attire of the demon race.
"Yes. The Dragon Lord is human, so shouldn't we wear human clothing?"
"Red Eyes, why did your commander suddenly summon us? Did we do something wrong?"
"I told you before that we were going to be in trouble. The Falcon Dragon is currently at war with the Demon Clan."
Sigh, we're really unlucky.
No matter where you flee, you won't find peace.
Is this universe so vast, and we only have one place to live?
Akame frowned as she looked at the elders of her clan who were all related to her by blood to some extent. She said the same thing again, which she had said countless times before: "Don't worry."
The commander isn't here to cause you trouble.
"Think about it. I'm the commander of the Second Legion of the Falcon. If the commander were to target our Demon Clan, would I still have any command?"
No matter how Akame tried to comfort them, the elders of the clan remained worried and restless.
Until the meeting room door opened.
The once noisy conference room suddenly fell silent, and all the demon race members stood up and stood silently in their seats.
Zhao Chen walked in and greeted everyone with a smile.
"Hello, you must be Akame's father, welcome, welcome."
"Everyone, please sit down. There's no need to be so polite." Zhao Chen gestured for everyone to sit down.
However, since Zhao Chen, the Lord of the Dragon, did not take a seat, no one dared to sit down.
Helpless, Zhao Chen could only sit down first. Only then did the demons dare to sit down slowly, but they all sat upright and dared not look at Zhao Chen.
At this moment, Zhao Chen noticed that these demons were all wearing hats or had very long hair to cover their horns.
Aside from the black markings on their bodies and the horns on their heads, the demon race with the red eyes is basically indistinguishable from humans.
Therefore, when Akame first met Zhao Chen, he never doubted her racial identity, as long as she wore a mask.
"Everyone, please don't be nervous. I had Akame summon you here because I wanted to talk to you about something," Zhao Chen said in a kind and approachable manner.
At this moment, Akame also stepped forward and introduced the identities of everyone present to Zhao Chen one by one.
The people closest to Zhao Chen's seat were naturally Akame's father, his brothers, uncles, and other relatives, some of whom might even be several generations removed.
The only thing they had in common was that they were all high-ranking members of the demon race that had fled here, including the one with the red eyes.
"Commander, please just tell us what you want to do for us."
Our lives here have greatly improved during this time. You ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) arranged for the T5 Creator Starship to specially transform several habitable planets for us and also granted us Xiaolong citizenship.
"We should repay this kindness!" Chi Tong said to Zhao Chen with a solemn vow.
Zhao Chen naturally believed what Chi Tong said, but he didn't know if Chi Tong's clansmen shared the same thoughts.
But Zhao Chen didn't care about any of that. In his view, as long as enough benefits were offered, some things could be resolved.
"That's what Akame said."
Then I'll be frank with you all.
"The main reason I've summoned everyone here is because of the Demon Clan," Zhao Chen said.
Many of those who had been worried just moments before now had their heads bowed or their faces pale, as if they were about to die.
"Everyone should be aware of our war with the demons."
As for the current situation of the demon race, you are all probably aware of it.
The demon race is now an extremely evil force. In order to build interstellar warships, they can use the life force of other races, as well as their own, as energy sources, and have even built planetary breeding farms for this purpose.
Therefore, there is no possibility of reconciliation between us and the current demon race; a war is inevitable.
But I think the ones who are wrong are the current high-ranking members of the demon race, that so-called Demon King, those demon marshals, and those guys who suck the blood of the demon race's lower-class people!
And I am willing to rebuild a demon race suitable for all demon races to live in.
Zhao Chen stood up, looking indignant, and then said, "But I am, after all, a human, an outsider."
There are some things that the demon race must take responsibility for.
So I have a plan.
I've heard that in this new year, the Demon Race has mobilized for a full-scale war, and has allocated 90% of this year's production value to the military budget!
"What? 90%? Are they crazy?!"
"That will starve many people!" Akame's father exclaimed in alarm.
Akame's father was the clan chief, and he knew very well how much budget a race or a country needed for people's livelihood. If this part was less, it would mean that the lives of the lower classes would be in a mess, and people might even starve to death.
Zhao Chen was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes, the Demon King is now a madman."
We will stop at nothing to achieve victory.
I don't want to see the Demon King drag the entire demon race to his gallows.
Therefore, I hope that everyone here can help me.
Return to your homeland and persuade the demon races to join you in overthrowing the tyranny of the current Demon King's regime!
Upon hearing this, the demons present understood Zhao Chen's meaning.
Lord Xiaolong wanted them to go back and win over the demon races so they could rise up in rebellion.
However, thinking of the Demon King's terror, no one uttered a sound.
Even Akame's father looked worried.
"Although I cannot directly intervene in this matter, I will provide guarantees on my side."
First, we'll provide some interstellar warships, and then there's funding. The funding will be provided in stages; if your progress with the Demon Race goes smoothly, we'll provide a continuous stream of funds, and we can even provide entire fleets of starships.
Hearing this, Akame's father's brows relaxed considerably.
"Another point is that, suppose a galaxy is persuaded by someone to stand up and overthrow the tyranny of the demon king."
Once we have officially overthrown the Demon King's tyranny, we, the Dragonflight, are willing to acknowledge his right as the lord of this star system, and this star system will be considered his territory for generations to come!
Zhao Chen's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake.
It stirred up a huge wave.
Many of the people who had been looking down raised their heads.
Some people even showed excitement and fervor in their eyes.
