Of course, whether he threw himself at the feet of the future Turan King, "Jackal" Kanus—
Or pretended to throw himself at "Jackal" Kanus's feet, then found an opportunity to take him out—
The prerequisite was finding him first.
Based on fragments of memories from his previous life, Meng Chao had worked backward along the timeline. At this point, "Jackal" Kanus should still have been serving as the leader of the wolf clan in Crimson Gold City, the Golden Clan's main city, awaiting the commands of lion-man and tiger-man powerhouses.
That was why Meng Chao was so eager to head to Crimson Gold City.
But on second thought, since "Jackal" Kanus was about to lead the wolf clan's army on a campaign to suppress the Great Horned Rebellion—
Would it not also be a viable option to first make contact with the Great Horned Rat God's believers, or even infiltrate the Great Horned Righteous Army and wait for "Jackal" Kanus to come knocking?
Incidentally, while analyzing Turanze's situation and searching for potential allies within the Turan Civilization, the ratfolk rebels had once entered Meng Chao's sights.
However, although Meng Chao deeply sympathized with the ratfolk, including Ye Zi, for the oppression and trampling they had endured for thousands of years—
And acknowledged that ratfolk driven beyond endurance possessed the natural right to rise up—
He was even willing to help ratfolk such as Ye Zi kill the "Clan Lords" who rode on their necks and lorded it over them.
But the ratfolk rebels' combat strength was simply too weak.
In the history of warfare on ancient Earth, such uprisings—born when people had nowhere left to turn, fueled by fanatical superstition, lacking both professional skills and equipment, without a unified program or rigorous organization, and seeking only momentary satisfaction—usually could not