Master Ja: "For example, when that moronic Jia Lai wasn't able to hold back and disclosed that matter to Gu Yun in advance?"

Jia Lai Ying Huo had resented the last member of the Gu family too immensely. In addition to this hatred, there was nothing left in his entire existence. He had long left behind the dignity of a Wolf King and became a mad dog. He could no longer see the grander picture. In his view, as long as he could bring down Gu Yun, he did not care whether he destroyed someone else's planning.

However, they must cooperate with this mad dog. The hatred entangling for generations between the Eighteen Tribes and the Central Plains was too deep, the forces currently in hiding left behind in the capital by the deceased goddess were also incredibly important.

"I truly admire that Gu Yun," sighed Master Ja, "If I were him, who knows what I might have done already, but he quietly handled all these things. Otherwise, the truth that we turned over today will absolutely be even more insane than what it is now. The garrisons in different locations may have already been... What do they call it? ‘Qing jun bian’*?

*eliminated the traitors next to the ruler

The pope: "This effect is not ideal, but there is no other chance. An opportunity is as fleeting as time, we have no choice.

“Jacques, all of us are trapped beasts, we are all looking for a way to survive. If we do not devour the others, we will be devoured. Countless pairs of eyes are staring at this large and appetizing herbivore, we must take one step ahead first, otherwise, we will not necessarily have the power to go out for battle after three or five years in the future."

Master Ja looked at the sea, everywhere was water; the sea and the sky shared the same shade. He partially could not comprehend: "Your Majesty, if this is only a herbivore, why should we pour in so much effort to plug away its fangs?"

"Carnivore or herbivore, the differences do not lie in its fangs nor its shape," the pope murmured. "You must assess whether it is greedy, whether it has the heart that is eager to bite and swallow… were you able to detect that scent?"

Master Ja was dumbfounded. Ziliujin with high purity when burnt created almost no scent; only Gu Yun and dogs would probably be able to detect it. He tried to ask: "Your Majesty refers to... the scent of sea water?”

"It is the stench, my son," the pope whispered. "If the devil truly existed in this world, then it would definitely be this little mineral with blue and violet flames. From the day it pierced through the ground, it had ignited this damn era. It turned the Children of God into the hearts of iron monsters."

Weren't the machines that burned Ziliujin man-made?

Master Ja shrugged, he did not rebut, but he also somewhat disagreed.