Compared with these two major strategic mistakes, becoming muddleheaded and tyrannical in the twilight of his rule, stubbornly clinging to his own views, cruel and bloodthirsty until he was abandoned by all, and so on and so forth—these were all merely minor branches and leaves, not the true reason Dragon City Civilization had walked toward its doom.
"So long as I avoid these mistakes I have yet to commit, practice restraint and unity in the real timeline, and appropriately yield benefits and authority to the Nine Great Families; so long as, in terms of war strategy, I keep the Holy Light Human Race firmly in my sights as the primary target; and so long as I cultivate myself at all times and curb the foul temper brought about by absolute force, I believe the future will surely become brighter, and final victory will surely belong to us!"
Meng Chao's thoughts raced as his gaze fell upon the countless crystalline, glittering "jellyfish" drifting through the boundless deep sea before him. Among all these possibilities for the future, is there one like the future I just envisioned? And if events truly unfold that way, what will that future become?
As though they had sensed even his gaze and thoughts.
The countless "jellyfish" all quickened the rhythm of their graceful dance.
One of the "jellyfish" pulsed and contracted, its tentacles fluttering lightly as it appeared before Meng Chao like a Crystal Flower Bud slowly blooming.
Meng Chao understood that the future he had just described was gestating inside this "jellyfish."
Without further hesitation, Meng Chao extended the index finger of his right hand toward the "jellyfish."
The "jellyfish's" tentacles, like wisps of clearly defined mist, lightly wound around his finger. Its ever-opening cavity resembled a tunnel leading to the tomorrow beyond tomorrow.
Meng