When Earth faced a crisis, would the whole world unite and cast aside selfish interests?
If the crisis stood right before them, that might be possible. But if it existed only in the "future" and "in theory," then nothing would be any different from the past.
The West Continent's loose system meant that their "Explorers" did not need to answer to their own race or country. Naturally, they simply did whatever made money fastest.
"We hope for unity and long for peace and development. But sometimes—most of the time—they will only sit down and reason with you when your fist is harder than theirs."
News that a group of Aus had become enemies quickly spread through every camp. This was currently the most important intelligence.
"Not every Aus or white person is our enemy. But once those bastards drew their blades and killed our people, there was no second option. Any organization or individual affiliated with the Eastern Kingdom—kill them on sight."
This was not an age of peace, and this world was not one of technological civilization. The existence of "pollution" had inevitably led every nation into an excessively fragmented reality.
Even the great eastern nation that had been a centralized republic in Lu PingAn's original world was, in this world, a country dominated by provincial alliances. Every province possessed considerable autonomy, and they were even gradually becoming more independent.
But at this point in time, the Eastern Kingdom had achieved unification through its "Explorer" system!
The organization of Ship Tickets and ships meant that all sides had to obey arrangements. A sufficiently large new cake had, at least for now, forcefully united the hungry wolves below.
The west was different. Decades ago, those with connections, networks, and money had already begun Otherworld Exploration, even though Earth had once