Death... and me

Seeing Mia's reaction, Rean sighed. In the end, he could only turn to Roan back in the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. 'Are you seeing this? What do you think?'

Roan momentarily stopped playing with his new toy, although that toy didn't seem to be enjoying his play at all. Roan was obviously interrogating Vladrie to find out more about the power he came from and what kind of dangers they offered to their planet. Too bad Vladrie couldn't utter a single sound. All he could do was to suffer as Roan drove his Dark Element inside his body. Well, things wouldn't need to get that far if he just talked, but he refused at the start, which brought them to this moment.

'Hum... Counting the Royal Family experts and the other four sects, we would have way over a hundred thousand members in the Dalamu Sect,' Roan said. 'But then again, now that we have already decided to bring the Dalamu Sect and our Varen Tribe, adding more members won't make much of a difference. We have a planet in our Dimensional Realm, and the number of Demon Beasts far surpasses that. Celis also made pretty much the entire planet lush. A mere hundred or even double that will make no impact in the general situation of the planet.'

Rean nodded. 'So, we are bringing them in and... letting them live in the Dimensional Realm? What about experiencing the Outside World? It's not like we can stay in one place and wait for everyone to go right and left to train.'

'That's the point,' Roan said. 'We don't need to. If someone decides that they want to live outside, we can simply let them out once we arrive in the Realm of Gods. Those who wish to stay can stay and cultivate/live in the Dimensional Realm. Our Dimensional Realm is probably one of the best places in the entire Universe for cultivation since it always has more Divine Energy than the outside. Besides, this is the Dalamu Sect, and everyone here is experienced. They don't need to gain experience with the outside world's tricks. They already know it themselves and will definitely let the younger ones experience it.'

Sister Orb suddenly intervened. [Do you have any plans for these new people? Or could it be you simply want to make the Soul Gem Planet look more like a real planet by having its own population?]

'Both,' Roan answered. 'If they cultivate in the Dimensional Realm, they will improve many times faster than outside. The Demon Beasts inside are already doing that, and most of them don't have sentience. Imagine how good it will be for the Dalamu Sect and the others. Perhaps we will truly have an army of our own in the future.'

[But in that case, why didn't you simply keep the Freedom Sect back them?] Sister Orb couldn't help but ask. [They were even stronger than these people from the Mortal Realm. I reckon they would be even more now if we go back to fetch them.]

Roan shook his head. 'Back then, our Dimensional Realm was big, but it couldn't be compared to the real planet we have now. It was just 300 kilometers long. How do you expect anyone to cultivate and live inside? We released the Freedom Sect way before we upgraded the Dimensional Realm since the environment simply wasn't enough to evolve inside. It is different now.'

Rean understood and agreed with Roan. 'Alright, alright. That means you don't mind if they all live inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm from now on.'

'I don't,' Roan confirmed. 'Sister Orb can easily set the boundaries so none of them will ever get close to places they shouldn't, so there is nothing to worry about.'

[That's true,] Sister Orb agreed.

'Fine!' Rean decided to follow that plan too. 'Since even Roan thinks it is a good idea, and Roan is someone who absolutely hates crowds, then I guess there is a real merit to that.'

Rean's focus returned to the outside world before he addressed everyone. "Alright, I got confirmation that you can all come. So, the plan goes like this: Our Dimensional Realm is the size of a small planet. We truly have a small planet there where you can live. It is full of Demon Beasts we gathered back in the Realm of Gods, so your presence would only add the right balance to it."

Rean continued. "Once we get to the Realm of Gods, I'll ask all of you if you wish to continue living in our Dimensional Realm or go out and live on your own. We won't stop any of the decisions. Once I send you inside our Dimensional Realm, I'll have someone there explain everything you will gain by staying there, but also what you will be losing. It will take some time before we go back to the Realm of Gods anyway, so you can check whether it is worth it or not by yourselves."

Rean then looked at the members of the Umbral Sect. After all, they weren't exactly on good terms back before the planet exploded. "Still, I'm surprised that you had the face to come and ask the same thing for me."

The Umbral Sect leader, Sacio Danit, quickly raised his head. He already expected Rean's comment. "I apologize for everything that happened between us in the past. We are well aware that you have the right to ignore us and simply leave us here. In fact, with your power now, you could completely wipe us out with just a thought. Still, we beg you to let us follow. That's why we will give up our name as Umbral Sect and join under the banner of the Dalamu Sect."

Rean looked back at Mia. "Ultimately, you are the Sect Master. Are you sure about it?" For Rean, it didn't make much of a difference. The Umbral Sect simply couldn't cause him any trouble.

Mia nodded. "Yes, we have discussed everything during the days you were off. We already got plenty of compensation as well."

"Very well," Rean didn't ask about this issue anymore. "So, even the Royal Family Experts and the king himself want to come. In that case... what will happen to this country?" If all the six main powers, which are the five sects and the Royal Family, leave, there would be no one else to take it. That's what Rean was most curious about now.