Chapter 1374: Chapter 1055: Upgrading Magical Treasures_3 Chapter 1374: Chapter 1055: Upgrading Magical Treasures_3 Divine Emperor Yi Fire looked towards the Divine Realm representatives present and spoke slowly.

“Your Majesty is wise, we have no objections!”

Some of the upper echelons of the Divine Realm showed faces of surprise, realizing the Divine Emperor intended to reduce their resource allocation. They exchanged glances and stepped forward to speak.

“Your Majesty…” one of the Peak Divine Realm frowned.

However, before he could finish his words, he saw Divine Emperor Yi Fire’s gaze turn towards him and immediately stopped talking.

At this moment, it was obviously not good to interrupt the Divine Emperor’s words.

“All of you from the Peak Divine Realm need this artifact to upgrade to the level of a top-grade Divine Artifact, but before that, it must first be upgraded to a high-grade Divine Artifact. Therefore, you all will need resources for both stages. Is this okay?” Divine Emperor Yi Fire looked at those from the Peak Divine Realm as he spoke.

Some from the Peak Divine Realm slightly furrowed their brows.

In doing so, they would need to provide even more resources, which in comparison, meant that those from the upper echelons would need to give up less.

However, the Divine Emperor had not finished speaking yet, so they did not interrupt.

The individuals from the upper echelons felt another surge of joy and did not speak either, happily listening.

“Next, let’s discuss the Netherworld, which is a potential great enemy of our empire without a doubt. Therefore, as members of the empire, it is the responsibility of every one of us. Upgrading this artifact to the level of a top-grade Divine Artifact is not only a matter for the empire but also for all of you. Therefore, all of you from the upper echelons also share a portion of this responsibility. Do you agree to this?” At this point, Divine Emperor Yi Fire turned his gaze back to the upper echelons.

“Moreover, what some of the Peak Divine Realm said earlier was not wrong. If they were to enter the Netherworld, they would also be protecting you to a greater extent and exerting more effort for the empire. Thus, you from the upper echelons should also acknowledge this and bear a portion of the favor. Is this fair?”

“Furthermore, someone said earlier that if they don’t enter the Netherworld, no resources should be allocated… As members of the empire, the responsibility to defend against the Netherworld falls on all of you. Allowing you to enter the Netherworld is also your duty. Now, you want to shirk your responsibilities and refuse to allocate resources–is that not rather presumptuous? You may choose not to enter the Netherworld this time, but you will need to pay several times the resources!”

“Lastly, to those from the upper echelons, if you believe that this artifact only needs to be upgraded to a high-grade Divine Artifact, then when you eventually break through to the Peak Divine Realm and need this artifact to reach the level of a top-grade Divine Artifact, the resources you lack now will need to be supplemented in the future, and the cost will be shared by everyone present!”

“Based on these rules for distributing resources each of you should provide, what do you think?”

Divine Emperor Yi Fire said all this in one breath, then looked at everyone present.

His words not only struck at some from the Peak Divine Realm but also served as a warning to many from the upper echelons. Upon closer analysis, however, one could see that these rules were relatively fair.

“His Majesty is wise!”

“Please, Your Majesty, allocate…”

The strong ones present had nothing to say against it. In the end, it was just a matter of resources, and with the division among several hundred strong ones present, the share each would pay wouldn’t be too great. After some thought, they refrained from opposing the Divine Emperor.

The face of the Divine Emperor must be given, and moreover, the division of responsibilities as stated by the Divine Emperor was indeed quite fair.