"Old Imperial Household..."
A glint flashed in Chen Chuan's eyes. "Is the country willing to negotiate with them?"
Yao Zhiyi said, "There's no harm in talking. What if they've come to surrender?"
Chen Chuan knew he was joking. The Old Imperial Household would never surrender. Even if they wanted to, the Ancient Deities behind them and the generations of deities they worshipped might not agree.
After all, Great Shun truly intended to kill Them.
The Old Era had already passed. Those former tangible religious cults had been purged on the surface, leaving only the deities worshipped within the Convergence Zone. If they had the capability, every national government would surely eliminate the hidden dangers within the Convergence Zone before the Great Collision arrived.
The only countries in the world without much of a problem in this regard were probably those on Ying Land, including the Federation.
Yao Zhiyi said, "Director Chen, I'd say this is the result of the Skyline. The Old Imperial Household can no longer sit still.
"Over the past year, Longyou Road and Shannan Province have both joined the Skyline. Hedong Province and Huainan Province are about to join as well, while Haixi Province is likely a done deal. Just those provinces joining forces and unifying their military command would be enough to run the Old Imperial Household ragged.
"Once all of Great Shun is united as one, it will be the end of the Old Imperial Household.
"That's why they want negotiations. But they may not truly intend to negotiate. Eighty percent of the time, they're just stalling. If they can drag things out until the Great Collision, no one will have time to care about them then."
Chen Chuan agreed. With the loss of Jibei Province, the Old Imperial Household's military position had effectively already