Time was tight.
There was only so much we could do in such a short time.
I had also considered whether we could use this Dark Matter to fight against the Great Barren Civilization.
But that would be like driving away a tiger only to bring in a wolf. The outcome would likely cost us more than we gained.
I had Liu Lan notify the patriarchs of the Four Great Families and have them come directly to the Yu Family for a meeting.
This time, I only had her notify the patriarchs. The fewer people who knew about this, the better. Otherwise, it could easily cause panic before the war, undermine morale, and affect our fighting spirit.
The patriarchs of the Liu Family and Fan Family arrived quickly. The Zhong Family patriarch did not come. Since that meeting, the Zhong Family had no longer been very obedient to the Island Lord's Mansion, so Liu Lan had summoned Zhong Wuming instead.
In other words, the Zhong Family had effectively split into two factions. Both sides had roughly the same number of people, which showed that Zhong Wuming still held considerable influence within the Zhong Family. He had directly taken away half of its members.
And the Zhong Family's true strength was on Zhong Wuming's side. After all, he controlled more than half of Little Barren Island's financial power.
I showed them Yu Bo's condition before laying the matter of Dark Matter out before them in full. The doctor carefully explained it to them, and when they learned of Dark Matter's dangers, every one of their faces changed.
The Yu Family's Old Patriarch said, "Mr. Jiang, I am also a returnee. It is only because I am from several generations earlier that the Yu Family made me patriarch. I would like the