Chapter 986: Rulers


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    "...We haven''t received any communication from General Elizabeth''s army yet, we fear we''ve lost them."


    "...!!!" When he heard the news, Robin opened his eyes wide and stared at Leonid''s face as if he were seeing a human for the first time, but he quickly looked down again, maintaining the same expression of shock with a touch of panic.


    It had been a while since the planet invasion armies left, they had to dismantle and set up the space portals as soon as they arrived and secure the perimeter of the space portals, and once they secured that limited piece of land and activated the portal and then delivered a quick report to the headquarters, they could deploy to take over the planet, how difficult was that?


    Dismantling the portal and not setting it up yet can only mean that they couldn''t do it, meaning that something stronger than them prevented them, meaning that a disaster had occurred.


    But Robin didn''t care about the planet itself whether it was invaded or not, even if his portal was lost he could send a new army via spaceships, his shock and panic were because he was thinking of one thing: ''If Elizabeth dies, it''s my fault!!!


    ...Elizabeth is not a child, she is over 900 years old and she ruled the Sacred Tree Empire for nearly 200 years, and she was not just a weak ruler either but a strong rival to all the other empires!...But no one is perfect, and certainly she isn''t.No?v(el)B\\jnn


    Rulers are not the same, every ruler in history has a certain strength and weakness... For example, Alexander''s reign was characterized by order and discipline, all the organizations of the empire were running on a straight line without anyone daring to think about committing any kind of corruption, it was a dry and fearful era for the authorities, but a good one for the people.


    Victoria''s reign as ruler was marked by internal chaos, slums and crime were at their peak and the economy had plummeted, but the military had reached its peak of power compared to the last 10,000 years and she herself was one of the most powerful emperors to rule the continent, with a great familiarity with the path of water and an extremely hostile approach towards any obstacle.


    As for Old Man Gu, his reign was spent in complete peace, completely isolated from the other empires, and did not try to play with them or get into trouble over anything related to the Central Continent, at his time his people knew the meaning of stability during those years, although his reign was not marked by anything new or flashy, his people loved him and were saddened by the day he handed over power to his son.


    *Boom* *Boom* *Boom*


    "....." Alexander sat upright on a simple wooden bench, with his eyes wide open, his back straight, and his palms on his knees, watching the battlefield...


    This scene had become very familiar to him now, the fighting had not stopped for a moment since he had set foot on the planet, especially during the night when those bat-like creatures were active.


    So far, Alexander had seen hundreds of thousands of them, and they had united with the remaining forces of the Great Serpent Empire on the planet, estimated at around twenty thousand soldiers, in order to coordinate heavy attacks without stopping, and they even coordinated two big waves, each containing more than 150 thousand soldiers!


    In front of those waves and the high pressure, Alexander had no choice but to divide his small army so that some could rest and fight others, then make some plans to advance very slowly and provide defenses in any new spot he stepped into, in the face of all those dangers and continuous fighting, he had somehow managed to control 5% of the planet''s surface, and he was still advancing!


    But...


    *Swoosh* A shadow sword appeared next to Alexander, "Lord Governor, today''s losses are 571 soldiers, and one Martial Emperor."


    "..." Alexander''s eyelid twitched but he somehow maintained his apparent composure.


    He had lost almost a third of his army so far, if it weren''t for the three Warlords and the defensive arrays that were constantly being built, he would have already been crushed, but the soldiers inside the Warlords were dying of exhaustion right now, and the resources of the arrays weren''t just appearing out of thin air, they were draining the empire''s treasury and he shouldn''t be consuming them like this!


    There was no plan that could make up for the huge numerical deficit, he could currently stop at the last frontier he had fortified and start a purely defense job... But his mission was to subjugate the entire planet!!


    The shadow sword that hadn''t left yet bowed slightly after a while of hesitation, "...Lord Governor, I think it''s time to ask for support."