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The Empress Dowager's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, her previously somewhat annoyed look instantly turning grave.

Her brows furrowed deeply, and a sense of unease welled up within her.

If someone was secretly collecting these amethysts, the intention behind it was intriguing. Perhaps some force wanted to monopolize the resources for exchanging potential-breaking potions, or perhaps they had even more sinister motives.

If this matter was not handled properly, it would not only affect the acquisition of potions but might also threaten the stability of the empire.

The Empress Dowager's face was dark, and she said in a serious tone, "I understand. I will have the Emperor personally look into this matter. It seems that after hundreds of years of stability, some families are becoming restless."

She knew that the problem hidden behind this was no small matter and had to be thoroughly investigated by the Emperor, using the highest power of the royal family, to prevent those treacherous families from secretly disrupting the stability of the empire.

Empress Consort Maria hurriedly nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, Empress Dowager. We can start with the underground labyrinth. Some time ago, Soren discovered something unusual while exploring a labyrinth. At that time, the Orcs were fiercely attacking a labyrinth, and within that labyrinth, there was a powerful family stationed. That family's strength is truly not to be underestimated, with two Saint-level experts and a dozen Semi-Saints. They claim to be the labyrinth management family."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's gaze instantly sharpened, like two sharp swords.

Empress Consort Maria's words revealed a great deal of information, indicating that the situation in the underground labyrinth was far more complex than imagined, and that those so-called labyrinth management families had an extraordinary background and purpose.

In fact, this was information that Soren deliberately had Empress Consort Maria reveal.

Soren understood that if he wanted to obtain more resources, he had to control more high-level labyrinths, and now was a good opportunity to seek support from the royal family.

Although he also anticipated that doing so might lead to conflicts with these labyrinth management families, he believed that this was a challenge that had to be faced on the road to development.

As for whether the royal family would establish a connection with the powerhouses of the Upper Realm because of this, Soren was not worried at all. The powerhouses of the Upper Realm possessed absolute power, and their attitude towards these lower worlds was mostly for the sake of obtaining benefits.

Just like the Nasirk Underground Labyrinth incident before, if it hadn't been for the Venerable One cooperating from the inside, solving the controller of the labyrinth's Upper Realm, it would have been difficult to conquer, and they would have inevitably encountered a frenzied attack from the powerhouses of the Upper Realm.

Those Orc Saint-level experts were like ants in front of the Venerable One, unable to resist and easily killed.

Even if the empire was lucky enough to develop new labyrinths, it would be difficult to guarantee that they would receive their support.

Unlike Soren's Venerable One, who had a strong background and resources behind him, he could construct a complete plane channel, which was why he could send Soren so many 'good things'.

And in the Upper Realm, these underground labyrinths were magic crystal resource points controlled by various forces, and for them, they were a valuable source of wealth.

Although they would also make some necessary investments to develop these resource points, without a complete plane channel like the Venerable One, it would not be easy to descend to this place or deliver supplies from the Upper Realm.

The consumption during this process was extremely large, and the cost was frighteningly high, so the powerhouses of the Upper Realm would definitely not easily give up too much profit.

Even if the empire controlled some underground labyrinths, the future benefits they could obtain from them would definitely be far less than Soren's.

Therefore, Soren didn't have to worry too much that the empire's development of the labyrinths would lead to too close an entanglement with the powerhouses of the Upper Realm. In the end, these amethysts would flow into his own pocket, and Soren could even use this to curry favor with the Venerable One. If the Venerable One was interested in that underground labyrinth, he could earn a fortune.

Moreover, Soren knew that even if the powerhouses of the Upper Realm could descend to the underground labyrinth, they could only be active on the last floor.

As long as they didn't actively attack that last floor and didn't touch the core interests of the powerhouses of the Upper Realm, they would still be relatively safe.

In this way, as long as the royal family was willing to support and send enough power to assist, collecting the amethysts from the periphery of the underground labyrinth was still very likely to be achieved. After all, the underground labyrinth was so large, and those management families only controlled some high-yield areas, and there were still many places for them to explore and obtain resources.

The Empress Dowager was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "This matter is of great importance, allow me to discuss it carefully with the Emperor. However, the risks involved are not small, and we must plan carefully, and must not act rashly, so as not to bring disaster to the empire."

She was already calculating which ministers to summon and which forces to use to deal with this thorny matter, because it concerned the empire's future control of resources and stability, and she had to be very careful.

Empress Consort Maria nodded in agreement. She knew that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor would treat it with caution, and next, they would wait and see what decisions the royal family would make and how they would seek the greatest benefits for the empire in this complex situation.

After this matter was discussed, the Empress Dowager and Empress Consort Maria began to coordinate the royal family's relationship and the exchange of interests between the two families.

The Empress Dowager slowly said to Empress Consort Maria, "This time, in order to consolidate the close relationship between our royal family and all parties, and for the common prosperity of the families, we have considered it and decided to marry a direct daughter of the Box family's younger generation to Torres. The Box family has a great influence in the economic field of our empire, and Torres is also a promising child with unlimited potential in the future. Such a marriage is a good thing for both families, and it can make the relationship between the royal family and them more stable, which is also of great benefit to the stable development of our empire."

Empress Consort Maria hurriedly echoed, "The Empress Dowager is wise. This arrangement is indeed comprehensive. I believe that this marriage will satisfy all parties. In the future, everyone will work together to make the empire more prosperous."

She understood that behind this were complex trade-offs of interests and power layouts, and every decision affected the whole body. At this moment, this marriage move was undoubtedly another key piece on this big chessboard.

It was just unknown what kind of chain reaction would be triggered in the future.

Obviously, this was a benefit that the Empress Dowager gave to Empress Consort Maria. The marriage of two Saint-level expert families would make their position in the imperial capital even more unshakable.