Today's first update: Chapter 3049! 1/4!
As the saying went, no amount of an enemy's scheming could compare to a flash of inspiration from one's own side.
In this unpredictable Myriad Races Game, getting one step ahead often meant maintaining the initiative at every step.
From the initial joint signing of the grand Slay the Wilds Petition by four hundred races, to Second Crown Prince Erh's detailed and meticulous Deep Penetration Strategy for the Wild Hunt Operation, and finally to appointing She Tu Renekton as commander-in-chief of the allied forces—behind this series of interlocking arrangements lay Xu Kun's careful calculations and guidance through his Formless Hands.
He had calculated nearly every variable that could arise with exacting precision, leaving virtually nothing out.
This naturally included the true limits of She Tu Renekton's abilities, the complex web of his relationships, and even the deeply ingrained suspicious natures and methods of the Eight Wise Kings and Ting Sha Piaoliang.
If one truly traced it back to the source, perhaps they had to "thank" Black Tortoise Crown Prince Si, whom Xu Kun had instantly killed amid thunder and lightning.
It was precisely from Si's memory fragments that Xu Kun had clearly grasped and deeply understood the personalities and behavioral patterns of key figures such as She Tu Renekton, the Eight Wise Kings, and Ting Sha Piaoliang.
Thus, rather than saying the current development of the war had exceeded certain observers' expectations, it would be more accurate to say that everything was still progressing steadily within Xu Kun's precise, instrument-like arrangements.
He was the chief screenwriter behind it all, the creator of the script; Second Crown Prince Erh had become the perfect, unwitting executor in his hands, strictly following the established script; and the Black Tortoise Race's upper echelon, including the Eight Wise