Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1466: Chapter 832:

Many were willing to follow Tai Shichen into Starfire, and all those attending the meeting at the Steel Flame Furnace eventually signed the documents.

They were willing to sign and ultimately ’unite’ mainly due to the changes in the objective environment.

In the past, before the unified local government system of the Empire collapsed, there were inherent conflicts among the various forces.

Previously, at least there was an order of the Empire that suppressed the conflicts from easily erupting.

But after the catastrophe, the isolation brought enormous disaster, not only leading to various crises like Aliens, Chaos, Cultists, and rebellions but also nearly incapacitating the Space Domain Government and Star Domain Government. These local governments either nominally ceased to exist after decades of turmoil, or they evolved into a single local force, losing control over other forces initially under their jurisdiction—this situation was more common.

For example, the Wangyue Star Domain, although the star domain government survived, they also emerged from isolation and contacted about fifty worlds around them.

Yet in the Wangyue Star Domain, the strongest force is not them.

Even though the Founding World of the Steel Flame Furnace only controlled twenty or thirty worlds nearby, its own strength, whether in output or military power, far exceeded the combined strength of the star domain government’s fifty worlds. Not to mention, the original two Battle Groups of the Wangyue Star Domain, after breaking out from the defeat against the Beastmen in Omgeria, the remaining over two hundred warriors rested at the Steel Flame Furnace and were to some extent under the control of the Sect of Mechanics—otherwise, they would lack weaponry and equipment.

The Mercenary Queen Tristan started with private armed forces; her father’s generation was Interstellar Pirates. After inheriting them, even though the Pirate Group was in its prime, she realized continuing this way was not sustainable and decided to accept allegiance. Simultaneously understanding that surrendering her military power after allegiance would only lead to being devoured, she employed every trick to retain her military strength, transitioning from pirate group to mercenary, surviving by providing military protection to some planets and the Imperial Merchant Fleet, additionally acquiring a merchant license to do some business. Occasionally, her troops would indulge in old habits as long as they didn’t get caught.

After the catastrophe, she rose during the chaos, occupying twenty or thirty worlds nearby, establishing herself as the queen, entangling with other forces.

The National Church also had its base in the Wangyue Star Domain. As a shrine world, Komeir quickly reestablished contact with over seventy surrounding worlds through devout prayers after the disaster. The Planetary Governors of these worlds were originally loyal followers of the National Church and maintained their faith after the disaster, entirely obeying the church’s command, be it planet resources or armies. Meanwhile, Komeir also commanded a formidable Battle Sister Squad.

Each had their own strength, and each also had their own conflicts and frictions. After the Empire’s official control failed, they all inclined towards self-preservation, simultaneously pondering if they could expand their ambitions amidst chaos. Additionally, they faced internal Chaos rebellions and external Alien threats… In such circumstances, they missed the opportunity to assist Omgeria Star Realm in suppressing the Green Skins’ rise.

At that time, they were busy vying for power, rushing to claim territory, handling their own internal and external challenges, having no time to manage issues in neighbouring star domains, because the threat had not yet loomed over themselves.

Now, the external environment has significantly changed, and everyone knew what happened in Omgeria. Regardless of what happens after the Insect Beast War ends, even currently, merely the insects and beasts emerging to wreak havoc from the exits of the Star Realm Tunnels numbered seven, eight, nine, in the Wangyue Star Domain, imposed direct pressure on them.

Any internal challenges or inter-factions conflicts, in such circumstances where they are all about to perish together, are trivial.

Especially after the arrival of the Alliance.

Though it’s merely a vanguard, even so, the forces Tai Shichen commanded were more powerful than any one of them could have alone.

Not to mention, there was an entire Alliance backing them up.

Their only hope of addressing the lethal threat posed by insects and beasts and resolving the massive ticking bomb of Omgeria next door lies with the Alliance.

One cannot hope for Terran Central on the other side of the Scarlet Scar?

Given such objective conditions, they inherently possessed the practical basis to unite and combine forces.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Tai Shichen to merely intimidate them at the meeting, expecting the Komeir people to give up their Holy Power Crystal regarded as a Holy Artifact, expecting greedy merchants to yield trade routes and merchant fleets, expecting the Steel Flame Furnace to serve as the front line of the battlefield, fully supporting the war.

Impossible.

Such things are not given up until life-threatening situations arise.

Of course, this does not mean that Tai Shichen’s efforts had no effect.

The arrival of his Vanguard Army itself was a significant opportunity to unite the Wangyue Star Domain.

Without his arrival, perhaps the Wangyue People would unite eventually, but it’s unclear if it would happen months or years later, as there are plenty of opportunities to prolong disputes and waste time. By then, possibly half of the Wangyue Star Domain would already be engulfed in war, rendering everything meaningless.