"Of course!"
"Naturally."
"I will do my utmost!"
"If there's a need, summon me anytime."
…
The emotions of the council members were stirred by Lor's words, all stood up to express their support, turning the atmosphere in the grand meeting room lively, and the worry on the faces of Francis and others vanished completely.
Just as Lor had stated, as long as he could ascend to the Eighth Ring, he would immediately become an Overlord, and by then, the Wizard Civilization would firmly hold the position of Alliance Leader in Plane Sea No. 758. Furthermore, they could maintain a foothold in future wars.
Lor, with a smile at the corner of his lips, quietly listened to everyone's expressions of support, then gently pressed his hand downwards: "Thank you all for your support, please be seated."
"My ascension to the Seventh Ring is a matter of thousands of years, so that can be postponed, for now, let's focus on the present. How many Plane Groups of Wizards have not fully returned yet?"
The crowd sat back down as instructed, Francis responded first: "I am responsible for immediate contact with three hundred and fifty developing Plane Groups, forty-eight developed Plane Groups' Wizards have all returned, fifty-two developed Plane Groups' Wizards are still on their way back."
"Among them, five developing Plane Groups have been reached by Tier Seven Feathered Sky civilization members, who are currently setting up a spatial perception linkage array."
Jerald chimed in: "Regarding the immediate contact under my charge..."
"I..."
…
Everyone reported the status of the Plane Groups they were responsible for.
The Wizard Civilization's direct subordinates totaled one million three hundred ninety-two thousand six hundred thirty-two Plane Groups, with seventeen hundred being developed groups, thirty-seven thousand two hundred twenty-nine developing groups, and the rest yet to be ventured into.
When all the reports from the legislators and speakers were summarized, only three thousand two hundred seventeen developing Plane Groups had Wizards yet to fully return.
Half of the developed Plane Groups had not fully returned either.
The reason for this is that developing Plane Group installations are not fully organized, migration takes time, so many have received orders to wait in place before setting off.
Whereas developed Plane Groups are different, many things are systematic and can be mobilized at the fastest speed.
The result is that the faster they leave, the longer it takes to return.
"For those who have not returned yet, urge them to come back before the collapse of the Crystal Domain barrier, so they can receive timely support," Lor said.
Given the current situation, it's impossible to move all Plane Groups with Wizards into the assembly circle before the collapse of the Crystal Domain barrier.
The subsequent coping strategy is simple, which is to form a swift response corps.
This is also the reason the Feathered Sky Leader mentioned the merit system first when seeing Lor.
The Feathered Sky Civilization's spatial cultivators can be at the core of the swift response corps, but they must not be consumables, their safety must be ensured to the fullest.
The merit system is the Feather Sky Leader's thought for ensuring the safety of its people.
Earlier, while Lor was explaining the previous events to the Wizard Civilization council members and building confidence, he was simultaneously working with the Feather Sky Leader to draft a general support system.
If any Plane Group from Alliance Civilization encounters creatures from the other two domains before entering the assembly circle, they can immediately seek aid from the Alliance, but it can only be done as a Plane Group unit, otherwise the future support corps will be impossible to handle.
Of course, if Alliance members want to make their own rescue, they can act as they wish.
Currently, this support system is temporarily set up with manpower and resources from the other two Overlord-level civilizations and five top large civilizations, with each support team configured with eleven Tier Seven members.
As for the Wizard Civilization, currently having only one Seventh Ring, they don't need to contribute members.
After pulling enough large civilizations into the assembly circle later, amendments can be made, and the merit system can be formally effective.
Thus, Lor urged the legislators and speakers to hasten those who were moving fast to return.
After all, encountering creatures from the other two domains outside, conventional methods can't be used to call for alliance aid, and he can't save them alone.
Of course, if it's really too late, he has a way, which is to use illusion dream value to pave the way, but it's somewhat against the rules, and he doesn't want to use it unless absolutely necessary.
"Yes."
"Alright."
…
In the real world, within a border plane of the Karai Plane Group.
Over a million warships, each about two thousand meters long and five hundred meters wide, engraved with faint blue rune arrays all over their bodies, connected in formation, floated above the sky.
At the tail of the fleet, within the command cabin of one warship.
"Finally back." The Wizard of Flowing Water felt the familiar presence coming from the depths of the plane and gently exhaled.
"Yes indeed."
"Back again!"
…
In front of her, several assistants shared a look of sentiment.
In the previous half-hour, they experienced intense ups and downs.
The Butterfly Emperor announced that the Crystal Domain barrier was about to collapse, and the Wizard Supreme Council issued a withdrawal directive.
Legislator Reya convened all Wizards above the Fourth Ring in the Karai Plane Group, allowing them to choose whether to follow Speaker Lole back to the Wizard Plane Group or stay and bring the remaining mortals and ordinary Wizards in the Plane Group back themselves.
If they chose to take the mortals and ordinary Wizards back, they would receive a significant merit reward, but the danger level would rise exponentially.
In the end, more than half of the Wizards above the Fourth Ring in the Karai Plane Group chose to take the mortals and ordinary Wizards back themselves, leaving their talented descendants to follow Speaker Lole back to the Wizard Plane Group first.
The substantial merit reward was just one reason for their choice.
Most importantly, they profoundly understood that abandoning the Karai Plane Group meant it was at risk of destruction.
And if the Karai Plane Group was destroyed, they would no longer be promising elite Wizards with unpredictable futures; their upper limits would be directly sealed.
So, it's better to take a shot and gather more merits to cultivate their most promising descendants, letting them inherit their ideals.
Of course, these were their thoughts before receiving the command from Speaker Lole, but now, it seems everything has turned around?
After slightly calming their emotions, one assistant turned to the Wizard of Flowing Water with eyes full of expectation and asked, "Wizard of Flowing Water, have you received any follow-up commands yet?"
"Not yet..."
The Wizard of Flowing Water halted mid-sentence, then suddenly paused, a look of surprise appearing on her face, "Just received, the Wizard Civilization has allied with the two Overlord-level civilizations and five top large civilizations in Plane Sea No. 758, and holds the position of Alliance Leader, along with the other two Overlord-level..."
She passed on all notifications she had just received from the Second World.
"Haha~"
"This is great!"
"I knew Speaker Lole would have a way."
"Yes, yes!"
"The Karai Plane Group is saved."
Five assistants cheered and activated the miniature communication array, passing the news to each fleet captain.
In an instant, the entire fleet, no, the million-strong fleet floating in the sky of the border plane of the Karai Plane Group was in full celebration.

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