What I was even more curious about was who exactly had made those three ancient powers stay away from modern humanity and sign this contract.
Or rather, what kind of force was it?
I believed that without the existence of that force, neither the Ancient Shu people, the Ancient Pompeii people, nor even the Ancient Atlanteans could possibly have retreated deep underground or into the oceans, giving up the superior living conditions on land.
But I noticed that A Tai was extremely evasive about this question.
When I asked him, he said this: "Mr. Jiang, we're friends. As your friend, I think it's better if you don't know—at least, not yet. Telling you now might only harm you. Besides, even if you knew, what could you do?"
He was right. Even if I knew, what could I do?
"However, there is one thing I can tell you to put your mind at ease. Their purpose is actually very simple: to ensure that you modern humans have enough time to develop your own civilization. But it seems that time is running out. The approaching invasion of the Outsiders will be a tremendous trial for modern human civilization. Of course, we won't simply stand by and watch. We can't just watch our homeland be destroyed by these Outsiders. It's just that we still can't determine whether they will take action. If they don't, we also don't know whether they'll allow our three ancient powers to intervene."
At this point, A Tai's expression turned solemn. "Without our help, I'm afraid you may not win this battle. Fortunately, they haven't shown the slightest reaction so far. They should have known long ago that I came into this world, yet they still haven't made a move. To be honest, I worry about it every day.