Today's third update: Chapter 3175! 3/4!
The Royal Lion Race's inaction, watching helplessly as the Mongoose Race suffered, did not mean they truly feared the Wild Race. Rather, it was a shrewd calculation: using the Mongoose Race to unite the Black Tortoise and Crocodile Races against the Wild Race had been a move that followed the tide.
If it succeeded, the Royal Lion Race could easily step forward to share the fruits of victory and raise their prestige. If it failed, they could immediately play dead and hide, ensuring their core interests remained untouched.
Even if the Wild Race wanted to settle scores afterward, without conclusive evidence, they would have no just cause and could hardly make a direct move against a royal race!
But now... this "open secret" that everyone tacitly understood but never spoke of had been utterly exposed by Ting Sha Piaoliang, the Crocodile Race's Princess Consort and the former Tortoise Lord's principal consort, in such a sensitive and public setting, with an attitude bordering on accusation!
What was she trying to do?
Amid the heated discussions and rampant speculation, Xu Kun stood above them. Not only was there no anger on his face, but a meaningful, almost imperceptible smile appeared.
He slowly opened his mouth, his voice calm yet clearly reaching every ear.
"Oh? So that's how it was?" As though he had only just learned of it, his tone carried a trace of realization.
"So the Royal Lion Race had been instigating and driving all this from behind the scenes... Fine. Our Wild Race will remember this 'friendship'!"
The words struck many hearts like a thunderclap. In an instant, quite a few quick-witted people understood the true purpose behind Ting Sha Piaoliang's seemingly abrupt, even somewhat foolish statement—
Divert Calamity Eastward!
She was attempting