He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

Artoris was somewhat surprised upon hearing the information provided by the other party.

"The North has been unified so quickly?"

Although there are some doubts, it makes sense when you think that Xie Bai was in charge of all of this.

Moreover, considering this perspective, the pace seems rather slow, likely due to the need to recruit some northern lords to work for them.

"But since you came to inform me personally, it can't be that simple, can it?"

Seeing that Atoris had relaxed his guard a little, Thanatos began to explain the main points of the trip.

"Indeed, in addition to unifying the North, the North has also merged with the central region of the Northern Continent, around the Ice Dragon's Nest, and there are plans to explore the Stormlands and completely unify the Northern Continent."

Upon hearing this, Atoris finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

"So you want to create a second continental empire..."

"Yes, considering that this may encounter considerable resistance, we intend to form an alliance with Your Majesty's Audu Empire."

"alliance?"

Upon hearing this, Atoris realized that unifying the northern continent was just an appetizer.

"You mean a super alliance spanning two continents?"

"Yes."

"You're kidding me! Do you know what the rest of the world will think when a super alliance that occupies half the world emerges?"

They will definitely unite to fight against us, and then it will be a real world war…”

Thanatos shook his head in response to Atoris's reprimand.

"No, Your Excellency, you need not worry about those issues. First and foremost, unifying the entire world is one of our goals."

Secondly, we do not believe that loose alliances temporarily formed due to crises can compare to cooperation between two empires.

Upon hearing the explanation, Atoris frowned slightly.

"Even so... you should still look for Orion and the others. I'm not the Emperor anymore..."

At this moment, Thanatos interrupted Atoris.

"No, sir, as far as I remember, my lord said that you are the most trustworthy person, and that anyone who asks for your help will surely receive it."

Artoris, who was still hesitating, froze instantly upon hearing these words.

She looked at Thanatos somewhat bewildered and asked hesitantly.

"Um...did our lord really say that...?"

Seeing Artorias's brows slightly lowered, Thanatos realized that things were under control.

"Yes, Your Excellency, in my lord's eyes, you have always been the most trustworthy one..."

"Alright, alright, that's enough!"

After quickly interrupting Thanatos, Atoris lowered his head and secretly glanced at Thanatos.

"I'll take care of the league's affairs for you. At least Orion won't dare disobey my orders."

With that, Atoris hurriedly fled the area.

Watching the other person's departing figure, Thanatos shook his head helplessly.

If he had a choice, he would also like to deal with Orion.

To outsiders, Emperor Orion was the one who truly ruled the empire.

But in the eyes of those who truly know the inside story, the one who truly holds the reins of the empire is actually the short Imperial Sword standing next to Orion.

Normally, Atoris doesn't influence Orion's decisions, but once Atoris needs Orion to do something, the other party is absolutely unwilling to refuse.

In a sense, Atoris is more worthy of being called the Regent than the Sword of the Empire.

However, Artorias didn't make many moves, and her appearance was also very deceptive.

This makes it seem to outsiders that Atoris is not like a regent.

Instead, he seems more like someone who received special treatment from the emperor.

Admittedly, such rumors are like popular romance novels on the market; they seem very appealing to those who are unaware of the truth.

But in Orion's eyes, this was a complete horror story.

Fortunately, Atori himself was unaware of this matter.

Thanatos did not reveal these matters to Atoris.

With that thought in mind, Thanatos used the shadows of the guards nearby as a cover to leave the area.

……

Before long, Artoris arrived at Orion's private meeting room.

"Hey, Orion, I need to..."

Upon opening the door, Artorias saw Orion and Roland in a meeting.

"Um... cough cough... Father, is there something important that you need?"

Seeing Brandon's stammering, Atorius narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

"Roland, what were you two discussing just now?"

Faced with Atoris's questioning, Roland stood up and offered a seat.

"The situation was urgent, and I apologize for not being able to notify you immediately..."

Hearing Roland's explanation, Atoris became even more skeptical.

"What else could be so urgent that you could forget about me at the same time..."

As he spoke, Atoris naturally sat down in the chair.

"Tell me everything that happened."

Faced with Atoris's question, Orion and Roland exchanged glances, and Roland was the one who chose to speak.

"Simply put, when I was observing the natal star, I suddenly discovered nearly a thousand strange stars scattered across the sky above the empire. This symbolizes that our empire will usher in an unprecedented grand occasion."

"Huh? What kind of spectacle?"

"This means that an equal number of Fateless Ones will be born within the Empire. These Fateless Ones are recorded in ancient history and are a group of powerful beings who are not afraid of life and death and are not tainted by karma."

Hearing this, Atoris had a clue.

"So you mean we should prepare to accept these people?"

"Yes, and this is a good opportunity to try incorporating them into the Wheel of Fortune, so that we can have another special force that is not afraid of death and cause and effect."

"So, you were just negotiating these things with Orion and introducing the existence of the Wheel of Fate?"

"That's right."

"What were you avoiding me about just now? Is there something else that concerns me?"

As he spoke, Atoris looked at Orion beside him.

After being stared at, Orion seemed a little embarrassed.

"Well, how should I put it? I agreed to help Master Roland operate the Wheel of Fate, and in exchange, Master Roland agreed to help me develop an alchemical device..."

Upon hearing this, Atoris sensed that something was amiss.

"Alchemy device? What does it do..."

"Uh... I didn't do anything special, just interfered with some cognition and modified the other person's memory. After all, this is suitable for controlling some speech and preventing rumors..."

"Rumors? What rumors are circulating in the Empire lately?"

"Uh... this..."

As he spoke, Orion frantically winked at Roland, who was standing to the side.

Seeing this, Roland's face showed a hint of helpless frustration. He sighed and prepared to leave.

"Wait, why are you leaving? You've finished talking, but I haven't said my piece yet."

After calling out to Roland, Artoris turned his gaze back to Orion.

Upon realizing that she was being watched again, Orion quickly perked up.

"Um... Father, please feel free to tell us what you need, and we will do our best to help."

"real?"

"real."

"That's good."

As he spoke, Artoris suddenly spoke up while Orion was still feeling relieved.

"Now we're preparing to unite with another newly formed empire to create an alliance that will occupy half the world. Orion, you should be able to take charge of this, right?"