Published: March 12, 2025
Aks stood calmly atop the war chariot, gazing into the immense space within. It felt like another world; although no people were visible, the expanse seemed endless. Aks was almost certain that this space wasn't much smaller than the Ark Continent.
Despite the calm expression on his face, Aks's heart was racing with excitement. Another space, another space—how many have they discovered here so far? The total area of these spaces might far exceed that of the Atlantis Continent, and now all of this belonged to the O'Neill family!
Thinking of this made Aks even more exhilarated. He took a deep breath and slowly calmed his rapid heartbeat, but his eyes sparkled with excitement.
George stood beside Aks, and upon seeing Aks's expression, he knew the young master was incredibly excited. To be honest, he was equally thrilled. He had not expected this space to be so vast. George understood very well what this meant for the O'Neill family, and he would definitely have a share in this major achievement.
Looking at Aks, George softly said, "Young master, let's head back. It's quite windy up here."
Aks turned to George and smiled, saying, "George, if we conquer this place, just how much territory will the O'Neill family have?"
George replied with a smile, "If we really manage to conquer this place, I am confident that the O'Neill family will become the foremost family in the Atlantis Continent."
Aks laughed heartily, "Well said! We, the O'Neill family, will become the foremost family in the Atlantis Continent."
George laughed along, and it took a while for Aks to calm down. He looked at the Winged Horse Tribe Continent and snorted, "This will belong to the O'Neill family. No matter who is living here now, they have only one path—either submit or die!"
George solemnly said, "Please rest assured, young master. I am willing to sacrifice everything for the O'Neill family!"
Aks nodded in satisfaction, "George, you need to work hard. In the future, the O'Neill family will expand greatly, and we will definitely send loyal people to establish some vassal families outside. If you perform well, there will surely be a place for you among those vassal families."
George respectfully replied with a smile, "Yes, young master. Please rest assured. I will definitely be loyal to you and to the O'Neill family." George's words were quite tactful; he first spoke of loyalty to the young master, and then to the O'Neill family, indicating that his utmost loyalty was still to Aks.
Being loyal to the O'Neill family did not necessarily mean being loyal to Aks. Aks was not yet the clan leader of the O'Neill family, so even if others said they were loyal to the O'Neill family, it didn't guarantee their loyalty to Aks. What Aks needed the most right now was the loyalty of others.
Moreover, George had changed how he addressed Aks. He used to call him "young master," but now referred to him simply as "young master," which also represented a shift in his status.
When he called him "young master," it meant that George was still directly under the authority of the O'Neill family and did not wholly belong to Aks. However, calling him "young master" indicated that George had become a trusted subordinate, and his own honor and disgrace would now be tied to Aks.
Aks was very pleased. He patted George on the shoulder and said, "Good, well done! Let's go back and discuss how to conquer this space."
George replied, and the two of them jumped down from the war chariot, entering the command chariot specially prepared for Aks.
The command chariot was essentially an ordinary war chariot transformed; it wasn't equipped with mecha but designed like a room, allowing the commander to study better. It resembled a mobile home, though it wasn't as comfortable as one, but it was much safer.
Once inside the command chariot, George immediately poured a glass of water for Aks. Aks looked at a partially drawn map on the table and gently furrowed his brows, saying, "George, look at this map. It only shows some of the areas we've surveyed, where we discovered some observation points of people in this space. They have all been removed, but I am certain that the people in this space already know we have arrived. What do you think?"