I put the crown on. I was finally a diamond-section emperor, with multiple star systems, a throne, a crown, and a palace. A proper emperor, as most on Kantala would say, though most commoners weren't adverse to a gold-section emperor, as there was almost no difference to those weakling commoners. To those idiots who never passed level 10-what was the difference between a weak god, which was called a gold-section, a god, which was called a diamond-section, a strong gtod, which was called a god, and a supreme god, which was called a system? Sure, one of them could strike down a weaker type of god, but all had godlike power. Those idiots. Some wanted a commoner ruler, who was chosen by a popularity contest, but almost all gold and diamond-sections shot those ideas down when they came up.

But to proper leveled people, over 50, who weren't weak like those commoner idiots, any emperor had to be diamond-section, otherwise the empire would be utterly destroyed by rivals. And yes, there were rival empires to that empire besides the Sasomac Empire. That empire was called the Holthar Empire. There were five Empires in the multiverse. Holthar, and its main rival, Quansheesh, were both level 99 empires. The Cancall empire was level 96, a close competitor, and there was one more, Hallhar, a level 87 empire. And of course, there was the new fifth Empire, the Sasomac Empire, at level 75.

After I had just relished being diamond-section for a few years, with Tighyt Sasomac day celebrations growing bigger each time, I left Mars for Venus. I went to the planet's core. I raised the planet to level 74, then went home. Getting it to level 75 would take a lot of mana.

I remembered a seemingly useless design I had found at level 37, while dealing with mana tank issues, as my mana had been flowing into my pathways when my tank was full. It would hold 99/100 of my mana regeneration in a mana battery. I used that design on myself so I could get enough mana to break Venus through.

In the meanwhile, I decided to explore my new powers. I went to a spot on Venus that was level 54. It was the lowest level area on Venus. I had killed all the monsters there-the strongest boss was level 70.

I still had that feeling in my head. It felt like I was carrying around a world in my head.

I tried to enter that world. It somehow worked. Everything about the world seemed malleable. It was kind of like the inner worlds some people with photographic memories put together, but it somehow felt more tangible.

I changed the sky color from blue to red to pink. I set it back to blue. The color of the sky would serve me no utility, and changing it's color was merely a test. I summoned my warhammer.

I tried forcing it into that world. It went in and out easily. I decided to use something that wasn't connected to me so much. Also, that reminded me I needed to upgrade my hammer, but since it was binded to me, I could just feed it enough Greatite to turn into a Greatite hammer.

I tried forcing a blanket I had in my spatial ring in. It worked well enough. I sensed a level 56 fire elemental had spawned nearby. It would be my test guinea pig.

I forced it in. I forced it to set a fire pit I had willed into existence on fire. It obeyed my thought to do it. I willed it and the fire pit out of existence. They both vanished, and I gained some essence. I left the realm after adjusting it to be a planet that had parts for me to train, other parts for luxury, other parts for utility, like a jail. I found a level 70 monster. I forced it into my inner world. It worked, but the monster resisted some. I willed it out of existence. The little resistance I felt was greater, but I still could. I estimated that after level 73, I wouldn't be able to will stuff out of existence, and at my level, I wouldn't be able to force any living object into my inner world. I spent a few years consolidating essence, just killing millions of weak gold-category monsters.

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I then left that solar system. The Sasomac Empire was too small. If any of the four other empires found us, we'd be subjugated, at least. If Holthar found me, I'd be dead. So, I needed more planets. Sure, I was powerful as an individual, but my Empire needed power. Sure, we had two gold-sections. So what? If some other Empire sent a few diamond-sections, we'd be dead. Sure, I was a great Emperor, and I was level 75. But what if some level 90 came and killed me? Then, the rest of my empire would just have couple gold-section nobles to defend it. And against a level 90? Not going to happen.

My personal power was something I'd work on after I had a planet at my own level. Until then, I set up two programs.

I summoned all nobles to Mercury. I had set up seven boxes, ranging from level 45 with level 55 bosses to level 55 with level 65 bosses.

"My nobles. As I have attained diamond-section, and a diamond-section planet would cost too much mana for even me, the great Emperor, to stomach, I have decided that the empire needs more power. From others. It won't work if we just have all our power rely on me, your great level 75 Emperor. I will tell you something that must be kept to only us. If needed, I will declassify this information, but until I, and only I, your great Emperor, decrees so, this information shall be kept secret.

"We are not truly alone in this universe. There are five Empires in the universe:

"The most powerful empire is a tie between Holthar and Quansheesh, both level 99 empires. You all remember when I first came to Earth. The reason I came was that I was teleported from Holthar to Earth in my sleep.

"Next most powerful is Cancall, which is a level 96 empire. The second weakest one is Hallhar. It's a level 87 empire. And of course, the great Empire we all live in, and rule over, Sasomac, a level 75 Empire.

"Let's say Holthar found out about me. I was supposed to be protecting one of their cities when I was teleported. They'd send a level 90, who would turn the Empire into nothingness.

"That's where these chambers come in. Each of you will go inside one. Some are marked as silver, others as gold. The ones that are silver will help you break through to gold, and it will have monsters from level 45-50, mini-bosses from level 51-54, and level 55 bosses. You can shut off monster spawning for three hours, once every week, to work on Truths, Transcendences, and reaching gold. For those of you who have reached gold, you will be put in one of these, except it will be ten levels higher. Once you reach the max level of your chamber, all monsters will increase by 5 levels, up to level 70, where it will let you out.

"I will also be leaving. I will be conquering new planets for the Empire. I shall conquer eight galaxies. You will rule over one galaxy each, and I will rule over this one, which I will conquer the rest of, and I will rule over one more galaxy. However, I can, as your great Emperor, create laws that must be followed in all noble's areas.

"Gold-sections, into those boxes, and silver-sections, into those. I will let you out once I finish conquering, which should take a few years, or a decade at most. I expect to see some progress from all of you, now that there are no distractions.

"My simulacrum shall act as a stand-in Emperor."

Once all were in their boxes, I kicked off from Mercury's dusty surface, killing a few low-level monsters on the way. I was out to conquer new lands.

So I started the conquest.