Today's fourth update: Chapter 3432! 4/4!
Her gentle yet resolute voice broke the brief silence. "Sister Yao Yao's considerations make perfect sense. Everyone, we must no longer remain fixated on the gains and losses of a single city or territory before us. Many times, a temporary strategic retreat is precisely for a grander and more solid advance in the future."
"What do you mean by that...?" Hao Jian frowned slightly, his gaze toward his beloved wife filled with trust and inquiry.
Su Xiaoxiao looked toward Yang Yao. Only after receiving a slight nod of approval from her did she continue clearly, "Imagine this: if the Huang race had not emerged out of nowhere, then in this War of the Myriad Races, no matter how terrible the price, our human race would have poured everything into fighting our way into the top ten of the rankings.
There was no other reason. The royal race ranks within the 'top ten' and those outside them were worlds apart, fundamentally different."
This was the deepest and most fundamental driving force in the hearts of every ambitious human. The words "royal race" were far from an empty title. They represented a qualitative transformation in resource allocation, authority, racial security, and room for development—the crucial step for a civilization to rise.
"However, now there is the Huang race."
Su Xiaoxiao shifted the subject, her eyes turning profound.
"Since 'he'—regardless of his true identity—has already made it clear through this encounter that the Huang race intends to walk the most difficult yet most direct path of blood and fire: to Become King, Be Hegemon, then if our human race stubbornly continues to fight for those limited positions according to the original plan, we will inevitably collide head-on with the Huang race's path to rise.
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