Chapter 540: 538 Promise Goodwill_1
Currently, all three Floating Cities are under Otto’s control, and aside from Dawn Garden and Blood Fortress, the Blackstone Floating City is also bustling with activity.

However, the busiest part of this Continental Largest Floating City, which can even rival the incarnation of a deity, is unrelated to war.

Not only that, but the entire Floating City is adorned with colorful decorations, as if it is preparing to welcome a grand celebration.

In fact, it is. Although the Dragon Soaring Empire has almost effectively controlled the entire continent, this newborn empire has not yet been able to truly hold a founding ceremony.

After consulting with Otto, the Blackstone Floating City will be the main venue for the founding ceremony, and it will be planned above the Land of the Soaring Dragon at that time.

In order to make it a grand ceremony unparalleled in the history of the continent, it requires a lot of manpower, material resources, and time.

However, now that the continent has just experienced the flames of war, excessive conscription and expenditure seem unwise.

Fortunately, what Otto has most is time. For a long-lived or even immortal race like him, he has an absolute advantage over the ordinary race of human emperors.

When the founding ceremony of the Dragon Soaring Empire will be held – maybe in five years or ten years – Otto doesn’t care.

In the meantime, he also put forward a new request to Longfang.

At the same time as the founding ceremony, he will marry Sofia and make her the Empress of the Empire.

Regarding this matter, no one in the empire dares to disagree, and in fact, Sofia has already become the most important figure in the empire besides Otto.

As for Otto now, he is fulfilling his agreement with the Father of the Forest, staying in the center of Nolan Forest, and nurturing the land while patiently waiting for Kishel’s revival.

In this way, time went by, and before anyone knew it, five years had passed.

Under the efforts of Gaz and Saru, almost all opposition forces in the continent have been eliminated, except for some remote corners of valleys and ravines.

Aside from a small number of troops left to clear away these stubborn problems, most have returned to their respective jurisdictions to prepare for the upcoming founding ceremony.

Many monsters and other humanoid soldiers, who had previously been fighting and killing, are now beginning to consider changing their jobs and switching to production work.

Under Otto’s consistent ideas and regulations, everyone in the Dragon Soaring Empire, whether monsters, various humanoids, or even Dragonborn, has an equal status except for a few select ones who are blessed with Otto’s bloodline.

Even for Dragonborn monsters like Mega Fatty and Little Fatty or Otto’s Dragons, who received Otto’s blessings, their superior status is only reflected in a kind of honorary title.

Even they cannot ignore the empire’s laws, and at most, they will be punished lightly.

No matter which race, even if they are monsters, their needs are actually quite similar.

Whether it is in forests, grasslands, deserts or towns, all people need is to survive.

Now, the Dragon Soaring Empire has met this need of theirs.

And gradually, they started to desire more than just that.

Simply being fed and surviving was not enough, and unknowingly, they began to pursue other things.

For example, the civilians who once belonged to the old empire could never have imagined before that they could freely enter the central areas of towns, opera houses, and other entertainment venues like the nobles they used to be.

Even in rooms where they once struggled to have a decent bed, furniture like tables and chairs was gradually being added.

Life had indeed improved.

Of course, occasionally some fools would come out, waving banners of old nobles or royal families, claiming to defeat the evil dragon and return to the glory of the past.

However, they rarely got support from other people and were often caught and hanged at the city gate due to the reports of the residents.

As long as they can continue to live such a good life, most people don’t care who is ruling over them.

At present, the entire empire is developing steadily. Although there are some difficulties and obstacles that have never been encountered in the process, they are ultimately methodically resolved by Gaz and his people.

In this process, the new generations like Longleg and Bark have shown their splendid talents, and many other talented individuals have emerged.

From the current perspective, even if Otto does not directly participate in the empire’s affairs, it will not affect the development of the empire.

As for Otto at this moment, he has just been released from his commitment to the Father of the Forest.

A small bud finally emerged from the charred remains of the ancient wood.

Originally, Otto didn’t think much of it, because as the land gradually recovered, this situation was common.

But with the appearance of this bud, Otto could clearly feel that the deathly aura surrounding the area was fading rapidly.

Not long after, the Father of the Forest received news from Treeman Leon and descended once again to Otto’s side through Leon’s body.

“Otto, you have fulfilled your promise to me.”

The Father of the Forest cherished Kishel’s bud in his hand like a treasure. He would take Kishel back to his Divine Kingdom for safekeeping.

Then, he handed a coffin to Otto with a light smile. Judging by the size of the coffin, it should contain a humanoid body.

Curious, Otto opened the coffin and found a tall, thin human male inside.

Through his senses, Otto knew that this human male had been dead for a long time, but his body showed no signs of decay or stiffness.

His complexion was rosy like a normal person, but his eye sockets were empty, giving off a sinister appearance.

Looking at him, Otto strangely felt a strong sense of familiarity.

When he looked at the Father of the Forest, the latter nodded at him, “You guessed right; he is the birth father of that little Half-Elf.”

Next, the Father of the Forest gave Otto a more detailed account of this human’s background.

In short, it was the struggle of a human genius with extraordinary talents.

However, it was a pity that although he had a high starting point, he did not achieve a perfect ending.

His most representative eyes were seized by the Spider Goddess, and even his body itself became her plaything.

Even after his death, his body still became one of the many collections of the Spider Goddess.

In order to retrieve him, the Father of the Forest paid some price, but it was not worth mentioning when compared with Kishel’s revival.

This gift was sufficient to represent the Father of the Forest’s goodwill, and in addition, he also brought some other things.