"We're not enemies." Looking at Wu Kaishan, I spoke softly.
Wu Kaishan simply looked at me, and I had no idea what he was thinking.
After a long while, he slowly nodded. "That's right. We're not enemies, and we shouldn't be enemies."
Only then did the three people beside him seem to breathe a sigh of relief and gradually relax.
"Have a seat!" he said, pointing at several chairs in the room.
I sat down first, and Ye Jinghong sat as well. Jiang Xiaohui remained standing behind me, as did Qin Song. I could sense that Qin Song still couldn't fully relax around Wu Kaishan. No matter what, Wu Kaishan had once been the king of their world, the ruler of a nation. He truly carried the aura of someone in power.
Wu Kaishan sat across from us, but his three subordinates remained standing. One stayed at his side, while the other two left the room, presumably to stand guard outside.
Wu Kaishan looked at Qin Song. "I didn't expect all of your people to be wiped out."
Qin Song gave a bitter smile and glanced at me. "We underestimated them."
Wu Kaishan said calmly, "The advancement of civilization doesn't necessarily mean one side will hold an absolute advantage. I said long ago that the people of our world had lost more than just wisdom—they had lost their humanity as well. They lacked too many human emotions, and everything began from self-interest. I originally hoped to awaken the human side in them, to keep them from relying too heavily on chips. Besides, once civilization reached a certain stage, imperial rule and aristocratic systems had become poisonous tumors severely restricting the progress of that world. But they didn't agree with me, including my own brothers."
After saying that, he sighed.
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