Three Aspects Return to One

Sayibayar said without hesitation, "Yes, I lean toward Norland, but Norland is far enough away from us. We can borrow their strength, yet they cannot effectively control us. That gives us sufficient room for autonomy, instead of being constrained by them in every respect.

"Moreover, to make us oppose Great Shun, they will certainly support us without sparing any effort. That will give us more opportunities to develop our own technology and industries."

Chen Chuan pondered this. In response to the Great Collision, major powers were concentrating resources as much as possible. Yet this had effectively created a kind of competition between them. To avoid falling behind or allowing other countries to grow too powerful, the major powers tripped one another up, and the smaller nations became sacrifices caught in the middle.

In ordinary times, they had to provide all sorts of resources to the major powers, while also being pushed to the front to fight their battles. They truly were in a difficult position.

Sayibayar continued, "Heh, thinking about it now, Master Zhen Guan may very well have learned of my return long ago. That is why he kept hiding and made no move, waiting for an opportunity instead. You won this round."

Master Zhen Guan was the Fighter in Barktu Central City.

Chen Chuan thought about it and held a different view.

Great Shun's overseas intelligence department had not previously known that this man had returned, so the one in Barktu could not possibly have known either. And even if he had truly known, he would certainly have informed Chen Chuan beforehand rather than deliberately concealing it.

Without knowing Chen Chuan's strength, the other party would never have dared let him face two Fighters alone. If anything had truly gone wrong, Great Shun would definitely have held him