Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

"I want to announce something," Alex declared, her voice ringing with authority. "The undead empire is declaring war on the Beastman Empire!"

A stunned silence fell over the room. No one had expected Alex's first order of business to be another war against the Beastman Empire.

However, despite their surprise, no one voiced any objections. They simply waited for Alex to elaborate.

Such was their unwavering trust in Alex. If it had been Xiao Hui making this declaration, the others would have surely protested.

"But before that, we need to deal with the troublesome Zarvox. Garethor, what do you think is the difference between Emperor level and first-stage Sovereign level?"

Alex turned to Garethor, the highest-level being present. All eyes followed her gaze.

With this single question, Garethor understood Alex's intentions. He smiled and replied, "As everyone knows, Sovereign level is divided into three stages, each with a significant power gap. However, first-stage Sovereign level isn't actually that different from Emperor level."

Garethor's words only deepened the confusion.

How could Sovereign level and Emperor level be similar?

"Reaching Emperor level means mastering a sphere. Perfecting that sphere allows one to ascend to Sovereign level, specifically the first stage. Therefore, the main difference between the two lies in the degree of mastery over one's sphere."

Of course, there were also significant differences in attributes, but at this level, who would engage in simple brute force combat?

"Garethor is right. Do you all understand now?"

Alex nodded, her gaze sweeping across the room. Although still puzzled, everyone grasped the essence of Garethor's explanation.

In other words, the Beastman Empire's Sovereign level beings were only at the first stage. With Alex's current strength, she wasn't afraid of them.

"Now, let me explain the era crisis. After hearing this, you'll understand why I'm declaring war on the Beastman Empire."

Alex concisely shared her knowledge about planet Astralon and the Eldoria continent. It was clear that she had acquired a vast amount of information during her absence.

As for her own level increase, it was entirely due to the experience points gained from her troops slaying enemies. If the undead empire had remained idle for the past three months, her level wouldn't have changed.

Well, the system reward would have granted her one level, but that was it.

Therefore, the undead's constant fighting provided Alex with a massive amount of experience points, significantly boosting her level.

Alex was pleased. Everyone had done an excellent job.

"Queen, if I'm not mistaken, this is only the first year of the Chaotic Era. How are the other races already prepared?"

Only Garethor and Torin had some understanding of this matter.

"That's a misconception. Although the system has set a time limit of one hundred years, why wait until the very end?"

Alex's words left the two race kings speechless. If they couldn't overthrow the current era's dominant race, they could only wait for the era to end and prepare to compete for dominance in the next era.

However, Alex felt that there was more to it than that. Could a race only rule for a single era?

Was this a system rule? Nonsense. It was definitely connected to the World's Heart.

Throughout the history of planet Astralon, every era's dominant race had been overthrown by a coalition of other races towards the end of their reign.

Except for the Angel race. They had ruled until the very end of their era, their strength growing at an alarming rate, far exceeding everyone's expectations.

If the Angel race had wanted to rule for a second era, a coalition of all other races could have stopped them, but it would have resulted in a catastrophic war that would have engulfed the entire planet.

Yet, nothing of the sort had happened.

In the end, the Angel race had voluntarily relinquished their dominance. Alex didn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on.

"So, you're saying that the current peace among the races is a sign that the era crisis is imminent, a war that will engulf all seven continents!"

Although Xiao Mu spoke calmly, his expression betrayed his shock.

The others were equally stunned. They hadn't expected Alex's return to bring such alarming news.

"Therefore, we must seize every opportunity to grow stronger. Otherwise, when the era crisis arrives, we'll be defenseless."

Alex's words were heavy with gravity. While other lords were still reveling in the joy of establishing their kingdoms, Alex and her companions were already preparing for the upcoming challenges.

Although it was called the era crisis, there was no set time for its arrival. All the major races were likely waiting for someone to make the first move.

Perhaps one day, a sudden action by the Angel race would ignite the entire planet, dragging all races into a war for era dominance.

But no one knew when they would strike, nor how much time remained. It could be ninety-nine years, or it could be tomorrow.

Therefore, their current priority was to become stronger. The system's plan to have lords conquer the continents' cores of will was a pipe dream.

This might be the unconscious World's Heart's countermeasure against the system, initiating the race war prematurely, denying those lords a hundred years of development.

Forget a hundred years, with the system's assistance, those lords could become major factions on the seven continents within a decade.

Alex, however, had no intention of becoming a puppet of the system. She wouldn't establish a divine kingdom, nor would she devour a continent's core of will.

These things had nothing to do with her own path to godhood.

Alex had her own plans and ambitions.

"Garethor, Ice Cream, you need to focus on increasing your strength. The battles ahead will be difficult. We'll be facing Emperor level and even Sovereign level factions."

The undead empire's high-end combat power was still insufficient. Even in their current state, Alex wasn't sure of their chances against the Beastman Empire.

After all, although she understood Sovereign level, she had never actually fought against one.

Another limiting factor was that Alex hadn't yet mastered the ability to summon Emperor level undead. Her previous tactics were no longer as effective.

Losing even a single high-level combatant would be a major blow.

Although the death angel could summon Sovereign level beings, after the enhancement, summoning a Sovereign level death angel was incredibly difficult, requiring the death of two Sovereign level angels.

This was currently impossible for the undead empire, let alone killing two Sovereign level angels.

The Rock Dragon and the Light Titan were also out of the question. They weren't undead. Relying on the barracks' natural growth rate was far too slow.

After a moment of contemplation, Alex continued issuing her orders.

"I've already established an undead fortress in the south of the Eldoria continent. The Skyreach Mountains and Eternal Night City are also our targets. Torin, you'll be in charge of this operation. Discreetly eliminate the surrounding minor races. Be cautious and avoid detection by the Angel race."

Alex turned to Torin, who was more familiar with the terrain there than anyone else.

"I'll heal your injuries before you depart. As for Garethor, you'll accompany Drake and Ice Cream to the Mossvale continent."

With Alex now back in the undead empire, it would be a waste to keep Garethor, their strongest combatant, idle.

"We stand ready to obey, Queen."