"What news is there from the Ziwei Civilization?" Tong Qing asked.
"They're developing as we anticipated. Zi Junzhi has completely lost his prestige. If he refuses to step down, the Ziwei Civilization will descend into chaos, and he will have no authority left to speak of. If he steps down, they will have to select a successor.
"At present, Fatty Luo is the best choice. But from what I know of him, he isn't suited for it. As for the other candidates, if they cannot win public support, we can back certain families in competing for the position. Even if they fail to seize it, their internal turmoil will benefit us. It all depends on Zi Junzhi's desire for power. If his hunger for power is great enough, then the Ziwei Civilization will no longer pose a threat."
Yan's voice carried incomparable confidence.
"What about the Army Ant?"
Yan shook his head. "They haven't made any major moves. After taking the Sauron Alliance, they have kept an unusually low profile, as though they are digesting the Sauron Alliance's starfields. After their alliance with the Ten Cities Alliance was blocked by several opposing factions, they haven't made any significant moves. Still, we cannot rule out the possibility that they are cooperating with the Ten Cities Alliance in secret."
"Secret cooperation? We haven't detected it?"
"Ling Xi controls the military department of the Ten Cities Alliance. He keeps a low profile. He is the lord of Ximo City and the nephew of Kahn, the current leader of the Ten Cities Alliance. The military department answers to him, free from the influence of the other city lords. We have no informants around him, so if Ling Xi is privately contacting the Army Ant, we would not know."
Yan had always acted cautiously and