Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"I see." Li Shuying nodded. "My lord, you are indeed farsighted."

Ye Ge then asked, "What about those nobles, guild leaders, and bigwigs from various sects and companies?"

“They have all gone back.” Li Shuying smiled slightly: “The Sky Eye and the Magic Explosion Missile that you showed have completely shocked them. I think from now on, no one among the human race will dare to oppose us.”

Ye Ge nodded.

With Long Hai dead and Long Ying ascending the throne as Empress, the human race has officially entered the next stage.

However, the crisis of the Eighth War of All Races was not actually completely resolved; the dark races had only temporarily withdrawn their troops.

They simply haven't figured out Night Song's trump cards yet, which is why they dare not attack rashly.

As news of the Azure Dragon ruins spreads among the myriad races, more and more races will covet the Azure Dragon's treasure.

A war is inevitable sooner or later...

It's just a matter of time.

As Ye Ge thought this, he lowered his head. Xia Xiyao was still clinging to him like a koala, refusing to get down.

Even his hands and feet were clearly not behaving properly; his cold palms were placed on his back, deliberately pinching the flesh on his back.

Ye Ge ruffled her hair: "Alright, hurry up and get down, haven't you hugged me enough yet?"

Xia Xiyao shook her head vigorously: "Um...not enough."

Night Song: "..."

Ye Ge cast a resentful glance at Gao Shenxue, then looked at her.

"Xue'er," Ye Ge said, "Come with me for a moment, I have something to show you."

"Oh?" Gao Shenxue tilted her head, her dark eyes showing confusion, and her high ponytail swayed gently behind her head.

Half an hour later, Ye Ge brought Gao Shenxue to the Ye family's first underground experimental base.

This is a spacious warehouse, almost the size of an underground football field, but there is nothing there at first glance.

"What do you want to show me?"

Gao Shenxue looked at Ye Ge with clear, calm eyes like a lake and asked.

"Of course it's a gift for you."

Ye Ge smiled slightly, snapped his fingers, and downloaded the Mechanical Destruction Dragon from the system inventory.

A colossal mechanical dragon, hundreds of meters tall, entirely black and perfectly integrated, appeared before her!

Gao Shenxue had to crane her neck to see the entire massive mecha, and her beautiful, deep eyes lit up: "This is..."

......

A month later, Long Ying officially ascended the throne.

The imperial court officially announced that Long Ying had succeeded to the throne, becoming the third emperor of the Great Qin Empire and the first female emperor of the human race!

During this month, Long Ying thoroughly reorganized the entire court and the capital, eliminating all her brothers and sisters who wanted to compete with her for the throne, as well as all the high-ranking officials and ministers who were close to them.

In fact, after witnessing the power of the Ye family, there are very few brothers and sisters left who still dare to compete with her for the throne.

The entire empire now knows about Long Ying and Ye Ge's relationship. Although the wedding was postponed due to the invasion of the dark races and the death of Long Hai, the marriage contract between the Heavenly Chosen Ones is still in effect, and neither side intends to abolish it.

Furthermore, rumors have been circulating that Empress Long Ying and Ye Ge of the Ye family's marriage is not a cooperative political alliance, but rather a genuinely close relationship...

The palace maids often gossiped, saying they frequently saw Ye Ge appearing in the Empress's palace late at night and staying until dawn, wondering what the two of them did together...

Therefore, most of the princes and princesses, upon learning that Long Hai had been killed by Long Ying, immediately stood up to express their loyalty to Long Ying, stating that they had absolutely no intention of competing with her for the throne. They feared that Long Ying might eliminate them as a threat, or exile them to the border...

Only a few stubborn and reckless individuals, under the guise of avenging their fathers, still wanted to try and challenge Long Ying.

The result was that they were all killed one by one. Long Ying dealt with these fools who couldn't see the situation without much effort.

It was late at night.

Ye Ge once again came to the palace alone, arriving at Long Ying's bedchamber.

The palace has been largely renovated.

In this extraordinary world, most infrastructure projects are actually very efficient. Earth-attribute extraordinary individuals and wood-attribute extraordinary individuals can work together to create decent-looking buildings in a very short time.

Of course, "most buildings" here refers to ordinary buildings constructed with materials such as bricks, cement, steel bars, and wood.

Super military projects like the Great Wall, which require high-quality steel and advanced engineering, are far from simple. They could not have been built without a tremendous amount of material resources, manpower, and wisdom.

"knock knock"

Ye Ge quietly arrived at Long Ying's palace and knocked on the door.

"Come in, there's no one else here."

Long Ying's calm voice came from inside the room.

Ye Ge pushed open the door and entered.

Inside, the lights were bright.

Long Ying did not sleep.

Although it was already late, Long Ying was still standing by the window of the room, still wearing her magnificent and beautiful imperial robe.

Long Ying gazed at the bright moon in the dark night sky. Although she already held immense power, her beautiful eyes seemed to carry a faint sadness and loneliness.

"Oh, it's so late and Her Majesty the Empress is still awake." Ye Ge said, plopping down on Long Ying's bed without any hesitation, and even lying down to try out Long Ying's usual pillow.

Long Ying did not turn around, nor did her expression change. She continued to gaze at the night outside the window: "Today is the day I officially ascend the throne."

"Yeah, I know." Ye Ge rested her head on her arm. "That's why I came here specifically to congratulate you."

Long Ying continued, "From childhood, my mother told me that my goal when I grew up was to get the dragon throne. I must defeat all my older brothers and sisters, become the ruler of the human race, and inherit my father's throne. This is the education I received from childhood."

"But now that I'm actually in this position, I feel like it's not all that special."

"At the same time, I also felt somewhat lost, as if I had suddenly lost my goals..."

Ye Ge smiled but didn't say anything.

"You..." Long Ying finally glanced back at Ye Ge out of the corner of her eye, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "When you came, no one saw you, right?"

Ye Ge tilted her head: "Who saw it?"