Yun Xinghe said, "The Human King is powerful and can summon the Yinglong King for help at any time. Moreover, most of the human geniuses are waiting in the Human King City. Unless Aorong comes in person, it will be like throwing an egg against a rock. The Jackal Empire will certainly not go to Realm 6528. As for other realms, they have not yet been attacked by the Jackals and Beastmen."

Although Yun Xinghe did not say it explicitly, Jiang Hao could imagine that if the 122 human star-level realms were to resist the attacks of the jackals and beastmen, there would probably be a continuous stream of humans being conscripted from other realms.

Despite having over two thousand subordinate realms, the truly valuable ones are these 122 star-level realms. As the foundation of a great race, each star-level realm is an invaluable asset that humanity cannot afford to relinquish. Moreover, if a star-level realm were to fall into the hands of the Gnoll Empire, hundreds of surrounding lower-level realms would likely be swiftly annexed by the Gnoll Empire as well.

Jiang Hao, however, was unaware of the meaning behind the Human King's ability to summon the Yinglong King for assistance at any time. As far as Jiang Hao knew, the Yinglong King also had another name: the Sun-Chasing King, and was the current Dragon King of the Dragon Clan. Why could the Human King summon the Dragon King?

Jiang Hao asked, "Is the Human King a summoner?"

Yun Xinghe shook his head and said, "No. The Human King's luck is extraordinary. His profession is the same as yours, a very rare hidden profession: Dragon Knight. And the one who signed the life-and-death contract with him is the current Sun Chasing Dragon King."

Sign a life-or-death contract?

Perhaps because the other party was the Dragon King, Yun Xinghe spoke rather politely.

Dragon Knight: A dragon knight is obviously a warrior who rides a dragon.

Jiang Hao was completely dumbfounded.

He had considered the power of the Human King, but having the Dragon King, one of the five great clans, as his mount was something Jiang Hao could never have imagined.

I never even considered it.

Yun Xinghe said, "A long time ago, before the human race and the jackal race became the five major races, there were only three major races in the Spirit Ruins: the dragon race, the beast race, and the deep-sea race. The Human King had extraordinary luck and signed a life-and-death contract with a young dragon. Afterward, the Human King overcame all obstacles and pushed the human race from a realm-level race to one of the five major races in the Spirit Ruins. His experience was almost the same as Aorong's, and coincidentally, the two of them rose to prominence at almost the same time."

"And the Human King's mount, due to its many adventures alongside the Human King, awakened its bloodline power, which grew stronger and stronger, and eventually became the Dragon King of the Dragon Clan."

Jiang Hao could imagine the magnificent lives of the Human King and the Dragon King. Judging from the ending, the Human King's fortune was indeed far better than Auron's.

He starts as a hidden class, a dragon knight. As he rises through the ranks, he becomes the king of the human empire, and even his mount becomes the king of the dragon empire. Meanwhile, Oron is still just an archmage, his status only reaching the empire's national advisor.

This is generally evident.

But now it seems that Oron has the upper hand.

Jiang Hao felt a pang of regret. If, in his anger, he hadn't asked Yun Xinghe to contact the human leadership and relay the information about Aorong's skills to them, would the human race have avoided this catastrophe?

Seeing that Jiang Hao was not right, Yun Xinghe asked, "What's wrong? You look so dejected. Do you think this war started because of you?"

Jiang Hao nodded.

Yun Xinghe laughed heartily and said, "You're overthinking it. Do you think the human race's high-ranking officials are like children, believing everything they hear?"

Jiang Hao looked up at Yun Xinghe with a puzzled expression.

Yun Xinghe said, "In recent years, the jackals have become increasingly unscrupulous. They invade human territory at will, slaughter humans at the drop of a hat, and even openly violate the regulations of the five major races of Lingxu by trafficking human slaves."

"And Oron is even more ambitious and insatiable. In addition to controlling the Jackal King and dominating the Jackal Empire's government, he has also sent assassins to kill princes and grandsons several times, attempting to overthrow the human empire. If the Jackal Empire is not destroyed, the entire human race is at risk of extinction."

"Therefore, this battle was unavoidable, whether it was fought sooner or later. Based on the information you provided, the King of Men deduced that Oron's preparations were at a critical juncture. If we delayed the battle, the consequences would only be more severe. Therefore, we decisively launched the attack."

Jiang Hao was speechless.

He had to admire the King's wisdom and courage. He had made such a decisive move based solely on the few skill details he had provided. If he were in the King's position, he would probably have doubted the veracity of the information first, and then considered whether to play it safe a little longer.

After a pause, Yun Xinghe said, "Alright, that's the current situation. Prince Yi has a few words he wants me to convey to you."

Jiang Hao nodded, feeling uneasy, wondering if the man had agreed to his trade request.

Yun Xinghe said, "He said, 'Heroes emerge in times of chaos, and now is the perfect time for a genius to make a name for himself.' He hopes you will seize this opportunity and contribute to the human race."

Jiang Hao said, "What does he want me to do? To help the Human Empire guard its borders?"

Yun Xinghe shook his head and said, "Prince Yi said that defending the borders is unnecessary; the human race hasn't reached that point yet. He hopes that you can take advantage of the enemy's weakened forces to seize a few of the Gnoll Empire's affiliated star-level borders. After this battle ends, any Gnoll borders you seize will be yours. If you can't defend them, the human empire will help you. If you're not comfortable with that, the human race can provide you with a fleet of star-level warships, but of course, you'll have to exchange them for legendary-grade Spirit Sun Trees and energy crystals."

Take a picture!

Jiang Hao was so moved that he practically revered Prince Yi as a god!

Carefully considering Prince Yi's request, doesn't it resemble the saying: "Fellow villagers, join the Red Army and you can get land!"

How could Jiang Hao not be tempted?

Moreover, once Jiang Hao takes action, the legions of the Jackal Empire will inevitably return to reinforce him, and the crisis facing the Human Empire will naturally be resolved.

And you won't owe Jiang Hao a favor.

Jiang Hao's lips twitched as he asked, "This Prince Yi... is awesome!"

Yun Xinghe raised an eyebrow and said, "What? You agreed?"

Jiang Hao nodded and said, "I agree, but I have a more important task to do. But before that, I can try to seize a star-level domain."

The more important task, of course, is to get to the realm where spatial skills can be obtained as soon as possible.

Jiang Hao knew what Aorong lacked most: a spatial displacement skill similar to the Little Shit Travel skill. If it wasn't stopped, the entire human race's more than two thousand realms would likely never have peace again.

The reason they agreed to seize a star-level realm was because it was the closest jackal-affiliated realm to the No. 1 realm.

The Number One Realm contains the Gnoll Empire's interstellar teleportation array. If we seize that realm, the Gnoll Empire will have to detour through other areas if they want to attack the Number One Realm again. And that detour will take at least three days.

Jiang Hao acted immediately. With a flash, Xiao Shi led Jiang Hao and the other ten people to the sky above the Number Realm.