Wizard: I Have a Game Panel

"Makes sense." Feather Sky Leader agreed, "Let's discuss this plan when the others arrive, see if they have anything to add."

"By the way, what do you think is a suitable exchange ratio between the merits system and the contribution system? And how should contributions and merits be evaluated?"

"I think..." Lor conversed with Feather Sky Leader about the details of the merits and contribution systems while splitting a strand of perception into the Second World, sending a request to enter Francis's private space.

Currently, there are only three things he needs to do: one is to discuss with Feather Sky Leader and the alliance leaders and vice alliance hierarchs who will arrive later on how to govern the Alliance.

Secondly, explain to the legislators of Wizard Civilization and council members what has happened before, so they have an understanding.

Thirdly, to collect coordinates of all the planes where the Wizards have finished returning in real-time and pass them to Feather Sky Leader.

...

Second World, Francis's private space, inside the main conference room.

After Lor forwarded all the newly received plane group coordinates to Feather Sky Leader, he looked at the eager faces of the Wizard Civilization legislators and council members and said:

"Let me first talk about the information I received from the Great Manager. Firstly, Tier Nine cannot strike against the enemy, secondly..."

Things are kept secret.

Even facing these core members of Wizard Civilization, he also concealed the matter that Tier Nine wouldn't step in.

Not that he distrusted them, just as a precaution.

Once Lor finished conveying all the intel received from Blood, he halted his speech, and the conference room suddenly burst into noise.

"The Devouring Spirit Race can block space?!" Yasen's face showed worry.

"Fortunately, Tier Nine cannot strike against the enemy." Vincentia sighed gently.

"Why fear blocked space? It's not like there's no solution; just kill enough and it's done." Sanchez licked his lips, showing a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes.

"It's easy for you to say; what if we encounter Tier Seven, or even Tier Eight experts of the Devouring Spirit Race?" Domenico glared at Sanchez.

"So what?" Sanchez glared back: "Worst case, we die; you getting cold feet?"

"I..."

...

Lor listened to the various legislators and council members' opinions on this intel and then raised his hand to quieten the discussion.

The previously noisy conference room instantly fell silent, and everyone's gaze focused back on Lor.

Lor glanced around and continued, "Given the current situation, I decided to represent Wizard Civilization in forming an alliance with the remaining top large-scale civilizations and overlord-level civilizations in Plane Sea No. 758."

"We have jointly delineated a gathering circle to prepare to gather all known plane groups of Plane Sea No. 758 for centralized protection."

"By the way, the alliance leadership has allocated three leader positions and five vice leader positions; Wizard Civilization will occupy one of the leader positions."

As Lor mentioned the alliance formation, all the legislators and council members exchanged glances with expressions that seemed to say 'as expected'.

Coupled with the blockade from the Devouring Spirit Race, the gathering circle was also a natural development.

However, when Lor mentioned that Wizard Civilization occupied one leader position in the alliance, everyone present locked their gaze firmly onto Lor.

"Wait, leader?!"

"What?"

"Leader?!"

"How is that possible?"

"Speaker Lor, you're not just trying to cheer us up, are you?"

...

Including Francis, legislators familiar with Lor questioned, their tone filled with disbelief.

Simple-minded legislators like Sanchez and Jerald had faces full of joy.

Students like Van and Levan felt proud of their mentor's achievements.

Witnessing their mentor able to stand on equal footing with the overlord-level civilization at the pinnacle of the Crystal Domain, apart from the Silkworm Dream Civilization, was remarkable given his status at the Sixth Ring!

However, Yasen, Francis, and other meticulously minded legislators showed concern on their faces.

Based on their previous discussions, because Speaker Lor was highly regarded by the Great Manager, the two overlord-level civilizations and five top large-scale civilizations in Plane Sea No. 758 probably wouldn't treat Wizard Civilization as an ordinary large-scale civilization.

Thus, it was reasonable to promote them one level, making Wizard Civilization a vice leader in the alliance. After all, even if not considering the Space-Time Transcender's influence, they would respect the Manager.

But elevating them one level further, allowing Wizard Civilization to stand on par with the two other overlord-level civilizations, would be excessive.

Even if the leaders of the two overlord-level civilizations were willing for Speaker Lor to stand on level ground with them, would the Tier Eight leaders of the other top large-scale civilizations be willing for Speaker Lor to stand above them?

While Speaker Lor might dominate among Tier Seven experts, against Tier Eight, he would have to temporarily avoid their edge, and that's just the first point.

Secondly, Wizard Civilization's total strength doesn't even rank highly among large-scale civilizations, seriously holding them back.

Combining the two situations might lead to...

Lor took in the reactions of all his old acquaintances and immediately swallowed back what he was about to say about the merit and contribution systems he discussed with Feather Sky Leader.

His gaze scanned the worried faces of familiar figures like Francis, then he said with a smile: "In fact, at first, I thought just acquiring a vice leader position would suffice, but the two overlord civilizations were adamant about nominating me, making it hard to refuse."

"Additionally, I shared the messages I received from the Manager with them, plus provided them with unlimited supplies of Illusion Dream Value for constructing and developing the defense system of the gathering circle, making it natural for us to secure a leader position for Wizard Civilization."

Speaking of this, Lor paused briefly and noticed that Francis, Yasen, and others still wore worried expressions, so he directly played his trump card:

"There's also the most important point: if all goes well, I will break through to the Seventh Ring within ten thousand years."

"Due to the special nature of my cultivation, once I've broken through to the Seventh Ring, I'll be able to stand at the pinnacle of the Seventh Ring. Once I explore the path to breakthrough to the Eighth Ring, I can directly break through to the Eighth Ring."

"By then, if I can subsequently replace two segments of the Life Tree Root with Tier Eight Space-Time Law Treasures, I will also be an Overlord!"

"Therefore, once I break through to the Seventh Ring, would you all be willing to lend me a hand and jointly research the Wizard Civilization's Eighth Ring breakthrough method to firmly stand our ground in future wars?"

He understood Francis and others' worries. Frankly, it was concerns about Wizard Civilization's lack of hard power, the potential trouble of occupying a leader position rashly.

Actually, such concerns were entirely unnecessary; Wizard Civilization's existence in the Crystal Domain is still too short, Tier Nine is too far for them, making them unaware of the deterrent power of Manager Blood and the true strength of Tier Nine.

But Lor did not provide them with detailed explanations of the meaning of Tier Nine, instead focused on his capabilities.

He is confident that once he breaks through to the Eighth Ring, based on his cultivation system in Space-Time, even as a newcomer, he won't be inferior to established Tier Eight experts.

No quicker way to convince family than with authority, right?