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

Kyoto, Imperial Palace.

On this day, a special guest arrived at the empire.

An envoy from the Eastern Dragon Clan suddenly visited the human race.

The Eastern Dragon Clan ranks third among all races, second only to the Gods and Demons!

Upon learning the news, Long Ying naturally attached great importance to it and immediately summoned all the important officials of the empire to receive him.

The magnificent imperial palace.

Long Ying was dressed in a magnificent and elegant manner, wearing a black imperial robe with dragon patterns. Her expression was noble and aloof. She sat on the dragon throne given to her by Ye Ge. Both her temperament and appearance were indescribably beautiful.

In the hall below, two rows of high-ranking officials of the human court stood in neat rows.

A dragon clansman slowly entered the main hall.

He was a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty or fifty years old, except that he had a pair of light brown dragon horns on his head and faint dragon scale patterns on his neck. He had a very gentle and refined appearance and looked very kind.

The dragon envoy came alone, without any subordinates.

However, through the Deep Blue System, Long Ying could see that this dragon envoy was a powerful expert at the peak of the Heavenly Revelation Realm!

Long Ying thought to herself, 'As expected of the strongest Eastern race with a civilization history of hundreds of millions of years, strength second only to gods and demons, and a profound foundation, even a random envoy they send is at the Heavenly Revelation Realm!'

"Your Majesty the Empress of the Human Empire, please allow me to extend my greetings on behalf of His Majesty the Eastern Dragon Emperor."

The dragon envoy bowed slightly and smiled politely.

"Please also give my regards to him."

Long Ying revealed an elegant and noble faint smile: "It is quite unexpected that the Dragon Clan has suddenly sent an envoy to visit our human race. On behalf of the human race, I welcome your arrival."

"Your Majesty, you are too kind."

"The Dragon Clan has suddenly sent an envoy to visit us. What is the purpose of this visit?"

The dragon envoy said with a smile, "It's like this, Your Highness Long Ying should know that the once-in-a-decade 'Summit of All Races' will be held in three months, right?"

Long Ying nodded: "Of course I know that."

"Originally, this year's All Races Summit was scheduled to be held in the kingdom of our Eastern Dragon Clan." The Dragon Clan envoy sighed softly as he said this, "However, due to an unexpected event this year, His Majesty the Dragon Emperor's mother suddenly passed away. His Majesty the Dragon Emperor did not wish to hold the All Races Summit at this time, lest it disturb the spirit of his deceased mother, so he decided to relinquish the right to host the All Races Summit."

"After a vote by the Light Faction Alliance, the major races of the Light Faction highly recommend that your human race host this once-a-decade grand event. I wonder what Empress Longying thinks?"

"Oh? Us?" Long Ying raised an eyebrow slightly, quite surprised.

How could this be so sudden?

Moreover, the major races of the Light Faction Alliance actually entrusted the power to host the All Races Summit to the human race.

This was something that would have been absolutely unthinkable in the past.

Let alone hosting a summit of all races, the human race doesn't even have a seat in the Light Faction Alliance!

With only three months left, changing the venue and even the organizers all at once seems a bit too hasty...

Long Ying had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

Upon hearing these words, the high-ranking officials of the human race below immediately began to discuss among themselves.

"I never imagined that our human race would one day be able to host a summit of all races!"

"Lord Nightsong's Deep Blue System and Magic Explosion Missiles have indeed greatly elevated the status of our human race among all races. Now, the other allied races of the Light Faction can no longer underestimate us!"

"Waaaaah... I really want to cry. I feel like I've finally returned to the time of the First Emperor..."

"Looking at it this way, it seems like it was a good thing that the late Emperor Longhai was bewitched by the demon. Otherwise, if he hadn't abdicated, our human race probably wouldn't be as strong and prosperous as it is today..."

"Shh! Hey, Old Wang, you've gone too far! This is in the Imperial Court! You should at least keep your voice down when you insult the late Emperor like this!"

"..."

The human officials whispered excitedly.

Long Ying remained seated on the throne, silent for a long time.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" The dragon envoy asked hesitantly when he saw that Long Ying hadn't responded for a long time.

Long Ying paused, then revealed an elegant and noble smile again, and said slowly, "There are only three months left. The human race has never held such a grand ceremony and summit before. I am worried that our human race will find it difficult to shoulder this heavy responsibility."

The dragon envoy smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please don't be too modest. The current strength of the human race is evident to all races. Our Eastern Dragon Clan also wants to take advantage of this summit to discuss more cooperation with the human empire."

Long Ying hesitated again.

"I'd like to consider this further and then give you an answer."

The dragon envoy chuckled: "Of course."

......

"That's just the way it is."

Long Ying recounted the entire incident in a video call.

"What do you think?"

Ye Ge leaned back lazily in her chair, one arm behind her head: "So that's how it is, the Summit of All Races..."

The Summit of All Races is the world's largest national celebration.

It is held only once every ten years, and the top 500 of all races can participate, excluding the dark races. To put it simply, it is a gathering of the leaders of all races to discuss interests, cooperation, and the next steps for world peace.

It is also the grandest celebration for all ethnic groups, featuring numerous traditional activities. People from all ethnic groups will gather together in the host country's territory to celebrate, bringing enormous tourism, trade, and economic benefits to the host nation...

In some ways it's a bit like the Olympics on Earth in my previous life, but it's also slightly different in nature.

In short, being able to obtain the right to host the event is, in all common sense, an absolutely fantastic thing.

In the past, the races that could win the right to host the event were at least among the top 30 of all races. Every time the Light Faction Alliance voted for the right to host the event, they would fight tooth and nail before they would give up.

This time, however, it was as if a pie had fallen from the sky and landed squarely in the face of humanity.

Thinking of this, Ye Ge's lips curled into a slight smile: "A pie falling from the sky certainly doesn't seem like a good thing."

"You also find it suspicious?" Long Ying asked.

Ye Ge shrugged: "The main problem is that the Dragon Clan's reason is too far-fetched. What, the Dragon Emperor's mother passed away? It's like they're forcibly finding a reason to relinquish this power. It looks like a conspiracy no matter how you look at it."

"Hmm... But what kind of conspiracy could it be?" Long Ying asked worriedly, puzzled. "The dragon race isn't a dark race. Although the dragon race has never looked up to us humans before, at least nominally, we are still allies, right?"

Ye Ge smiled.

"That's not necessarily true."

"Sometimes, a friend on the surface can be more dangerous than an enemy."

Long Ying: "You mean...?"

Night Song: "The reason why the races of the Light faction are allies is because we need to fight against the Dark races together. So, to put it simply, we are bound together for the sake of interests."

"But if a greater temptation were presented to them, do you think those old foxes would be capable of betraying their allies?"

"..." Long Ying paused for a moment: "What could be the temptation that would make them willing to tear up the alliance agreement and give others cause for criticism...?"

Long Ying's eyes flashed, and suddenly she thought of something: "Could it be... the Azure Dragon Ruins!?"

Night Song shrugged again.

"Speaking of which, the Azure Dragon can be considered an ancient ancestor of their Eastern Dragon Clan."

"Although they now have less than 10% of the bloodline of the ancient dragon race, just like the demon race."

"But if we're talking about which race most desires the Azure Dragon Treasure, it's probably none other than them."

Long Ying frowned: "So the Dragon Clan wants to take advantage of the lively occasion of the Ten Thousand Races Summit to enter the human territory and find an opportunity to open the imperial mausoleum where the Azure Dragon's relics are buried?"

"Maybe," Ye Ge said, touching his nose. "It's just a guess."

Long Ying's expression turned very serious as she said, "Then I'll go and refuse them now!"

"Refuse? No way! Why would we refuse such a golden opportunity?" Ye Ge laughed. "The Summit of All Races... In the past, the races that hosted the Summit of All Races were all races with at least tens of millions of years of history and civilization. We humans only have tens of thousands of years of civilization history, yet we get this opportunity. It's like our ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke, right? If the First Emperor knew about this, he'd probably laugh so hard he'd jump out of his tomb and dance a couple of times..."

Long Ying frowned with worry: "But, what if..."

"If the Dragon Clan truly knows the location where the Azure Dragon's remains are buried, it's in the mausoleum of our First Emperor," Ye Ge said calmly. "Then even if you refuse them, they will definitely find other ways to compete for it."

"Moreover, holding the Summit of All Races requires the consent of the other major races in the Light Faction Alliance."

"Apart from the dragon race, the other major races have also tacitly agreed. Don't you find that strange?"

Long Ying asked incredulously, "Could it be that those races also...?"

The night song is silent.

The location of the Azure Dragon's remains had always been a secret.

After the First Emperor sealed the Azure Dragon's aura, theoretically no one should have been able to sense its existence.

However, six months ago, so many dark races, including demons, evil spirits, devils, fallen angels, vampires, werewolves, and nightmares, seemed to have received some kind of intelligence at the same time, which led them to prepare to attack the human race almost simultaneously.

This time, it's not just the dark races anymore.

Even on the side of the Light faction, it seems that many races have learned about the Azure Dragon Treasure!

Ye Ge narrowed her eyes slightly.

Clearly, there is an invisible hand behind this, silently trying to push all of this forward!

The first thing that came to Ye Ge's mind was a gene company.

It seems his earlier guess was correct. The Eighth War of All Races, though not explicitly explained in the game's background story, now appears to have been deliberately instigated by the Gene Corporation.

Use the Azure Dragon Treasure to incite all races to fight each other!

Ye Ge thought to himself, "It's a pity that I still know too little about gene companies."

Sooner or later, however, he will definitely expose the true face behind the gene company.

"Okay... I'll do as you say."

Long Ying said, "Then I'll agree to the dragon envoy's request?"

“Okay, sure,” Ye Ge said. “Anyway, there are still three months, which is enough time to prepare.”

"Hmm..." After finishing her business, Long Ying paused for a moment, then asked shyly and hesitantly, "Um... Ye Ge, do you have anything planned for tonight?"

"Huh?" Ye Ge asked, puzzled. "Is nothing wrong?"

Long Ying: "Then... then will you come to the palace tonight?"

Night Song: "...Huh?"

Long Ying blushed instantly. After saying those words, she felt burning all over, especially her ears, which turned incredibly red!

In the past, she would never have imagined saying such a thing to a boy, or making such an invitation!

"I...cough cough...I wanted to discuss some important national affairs with you!"

Long Ying looked very serious: "Because you know, I haven't been on the throne for long, and I really need someone trustworthy to help me make decisions!"

"Oh?" Ye Ge feigned ignorance: "Then why not just say everything in the holographic chat room?"

"That...that's different!" Seeing his reaction, Long Ying angrily asked, "Are you coming or not?"

"Come, of course I'll come." Ye Ge smiled faintly: "After all, it is Her Majesty the Empress's order. If I disobey, wouldn't that be defying the imperial decree?"

"Hmm..." Long Ying's voice softened immediately, her tone elegant and graceful yet slightly shy: "Then I'll wait for you tonight."

The video call was disconnected.

Ye Ge scratched his face.

Lately, Long Ying seems to be relying on him too much.

At first, he would only occasionally wander into the palace late at night when he had nothing else to do.

Now, however, Long Ying invites him to wander around the palace every day...

Even the most trivial matters could become her excuse to drag him along to discuss them.

This cannot continue.

After all, he has quite a lot of feathers, and if this continues, it will become unfair to favor one over the other.

"Xiaoye Xiaoye!"

At this moment, Xia Xiyao suddenly reached out and waved her hand forcefully in front of Ye Ge.

"Uh?"

Ye Ge snapped out of her daze.

Xia Xiyao pouted: "Who are you video chatting with?" She couldn't see Ye Ge's system panel, but she could vaguely guess what Ye Ge was doing.

Night Song: "No, I was just lying down and resting with my eyes closed."

"You're lying!" Xia Xiyao stretched out her hands, pinching Ye Ge's cheeks with each hand: "Are you video chatting with other childhood sweethearts again?"

Ye Ge gave an awkward, dry laugh: "How could that be..."