Building Interstellar Empire With Universal Synthesis

Chapter 189: Chapter 189: World Kings Panicked

3 Hours Ago.

There was a grand banquet on Eximious-33, organised by World King Ode.

He invited other 39 World Kings of their Rebel Alliance, to celebrate his great grand daughter’s 10th birthday.

After exchanging pleasantaries with the guests, King Ode headed to the Center of the Hall where the birthday girl waiting to cut the cake.

Just as World King Ode raised his crystal goblet, the opulent hall turned silent.

The golden chandeliers cast a warm, radiant glow over the gathering of the 40 most powerful rulers of the Outer Territory.

He looked proudly at the young girl standing beside the towering, frosted cake, then turned his gaze to his fellow kings.

​"My esteemed brothers and sisters of the Outer Eximious. Today, we gather not just to celebrate the 10th birthday of my beloved great granddaughter, Lenora, but to witness the dawn of a new era for our people. Just this morning, the royal priests confirmed a miracle. Our little Lenora has successfully awakened a true Dominator Core."

"What! Really?!"

"When did that happened?

Everyone seemed shocked.

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After all, to awaken a Dominator Core at such a incredibly young age was entirely unprecedented. It meant she had the access to the Dominator system which will enable her to eventually rival the ancient warlords of old times, and the new.

​King Ode proudly continued speaking,

​"My friends and allies, her awakening is a symbol. It is a clear sign from the Gods that our bloodline and our spirit remain unbroken. Right now, the cowardly lords of the Core World are actively bowing their knees to outlander tyrants. Those fools have surrendered our ancestral star system to this so called Zenith Empire without firing a single plasma cannon! They trade their pride for chains, blindly believing that this Emperor Neo is an unbeatable god. But—"

​Ode scoffed coldly.

​"But we are not the Core World! We are the 40 unbreakable pillars of the Outer Eximious! We have forged the Freedom Alliance because we absolutely refuse to grovel in the dark! Let the Zenith Emperor bring their interstellar fleets. Let them test the absolute might of our unified orbital defense shields. We have millions of warships, billions of proud soldiers, and now, we have a new generation blessed with Dominator Cores.

We will never be harvested. We will never be enslaved.

We will stand tall, independent and free, as the absolute masters of our own destiny!"

​He thrust his goblet high into the air, prompting the other 39 World Kings to rise from their seats.

​"To Lenora, the brilliant future of our dynasty! And to the Freedom Alliance, the unbreakable shield of the Outer Eximious! May our suns burn forever bright, and may our enemies completely shatter against our walls!"

With a unified roar, they drank to their hearts contents.

​Suddenly, King Velzad, the stern ruler of Eximious-XXII, raised his voice:

​"Your words are incredibly inspiring, King Ode. And I truly rejoice for young Lenora. But we must absolutely ground ourselves in cold reality. The Core World did not surrender out of mere cowardice. They surrendered because they faced an insurmountable defeat under Lord Epos."

​King Ode frowned, "Are you already trembling, Velzad? We have the combined military might of 40 sovereign planets! We have home field advantage and impenetrable fortresses!"

​"No. It should be 40 isolated planets, King Ode," Queen Seraphina of the Ice World corrected

"Our combined military might is still only a fraction of what Lord Epos commanded. And Epos was slaughtered. Our spies in the Core World report that the Zenith Vanguard possesses LORD class Starships . These ships so unfathomably massive they exert their own gravitational pull. And our planetary shields were designed to repel pirate raids and stray asteroids, not cosmic warships that eclipse entire stars."

​Several other World Kings began to mutter in agreement, their initial bravado quickly giving way to a creeping, suffocating paranoia.

​"Yes, I also heard a rumor that Emperor Neo does not even rely on his fleets. They say he possesses personal power that defies the natural laws of the cosmos. If he marches on the Outer Eximious, are we truly prepared to sacrifice billions of our innocent citizens for a hopeless rebellion? Perhaps a peaceful negotiation is still possible."

​Ode slammed his heavy fist onto the banquet table.

"Bang!"

​"Enough of this treason! You speak of baseless rumors and ghost stories meant to frighten children! Yes, the Zenith Emperor is arrogant. They expect us to roll over and expose our necks like the pathetic dogs of the Core World. We have fully deactivated the hyper lanes! It will take their massive fleets months to navigate the treacherous dead zones to reach us. By the time they arrive, our unified defense shields will be completely impenetrable!"

​ Saying that, his gaze turned toward the laughing ten year old girl standing blissfully near the giant cake.

​"I pray to the heavens you are right, Ode. Because if you have miscalculated their speed or their absolute power, we have just sentenced our entire lineage to utter extinction."

King Ode opened his mouth to reprimand Velzad once more. However, before a single word could leave his lips, the massive reinforced doors of the grand hall were violently thrown open.

The heavy metal slammed against the marble walls with a deafening crash that startled every noble in the room.

Little Lenora shrieked softly, dropping her silver cake knife onto the polished floor.

​Supreme Commander Tyran of the planetary defense company stumbled wildly into the banquet hall.

His immaculate uniform was completely drenched in cold sweat, and his face lacked any color, resembling a walking ghost. He entirely ignored the royal guards and the strict protocols of the gathering, collapsing heavily onto his knees directly before the stunned World Kings.

​"My King! My King! The deep space scanners!"

​Hearing him, Ode’s face turned ugly.

"Tyran! What is the meaning of this absolute madness? We are in the middle of a sovereign summit!"

​"My King, They are here! The Zenith Vanguard! They did not use the hyper lanes! They warped directly through the dead zones!"

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