Zhao Han stood by the window, gazing at the distant mountains. Her brow was furrowed, her heart full of worry.
She knew those dukes and barons were weak enough for her to take on easily by herself.
In fact, she did not even need a plan. All she had to do was spread a little plague, and the king and his ducal lords would die one after another.
There was no need for a plan that could keep them in check over the long term.
Yet she could not do that.
That would no longer be playing a game to relax. It would be acting as a world-destroying demon.
She had no choice but to ask Wenren Sheng for help.
Wenren Sheng smiled and told her, "Ultimately, you two are just casual players. You play for a while, then leave."
"You need to find some players and set up rules that will let them keep opposing these dukes and barons over the long term."
That plunged her into deep thought.
She knew her teacher's words held a deeper meaning.
He was right, too.
That was exactly how it worked: she and Little Illusion would play, then leave.
They would leave a huge loophole behind, and the world would change because of it.
The valley had become the Garden of Eden.
It would inevitably draw the attention of mortals.
In the end, either the Garden of Eden would be destroyed, or the mortals would suffer mass extinction.
There would be no balanced state in between.
The treasure within the Garden of Eden was simply too precious. It was eternal life.
Ordinary people would do everything in their power to obtain it.
Just like the many large animals hunted to extinction for their valuable pelts.
Those pelts were merely ordinary wealth.
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