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"The inevitable within the accidental."

Upon receiving the telegram from Beiyang's representative in France, Xu Yue was not particularly surprised.

His purpose in stirring things up over here had been to free up his hands so he could return home.

If China wanted to undergo a change, it had to seize the moment when the great powers were in chaos. Otherwise, most countries would never sit back and watch this nation—with the world's largest population and the oldest history—rise again.

Since the two top domestic powers had decided to fight it out, they would naturally be highly sensitive to outside reactions.

After such a major problem suddenly arose in Germany, the Beiyang Army decisively made its own judgment.

Although the incident had come somewhat abruptly and their actions were rather rushed, they would not give up this opportunity.

Their first move was to summon all their overseas experts back home.

That was why this telegram had arrived.

Xu Yue did not object to this. He had been planning to return home anyway, and according to the arrangements, he was to return this month. That meant the domestic situation should still be in its final planning stages, with neither side having openly torn off the mask yet.

Xu Yue sent back an affirmative reply and asked when they were to assemble.

Let Europe be chaotic. While he was away, Penguin would maintain an absolutely neutral stance, and with the residual prestige it had accumulated in the past, there should not be much of a problem in the short term.

For now, though, he still needed to make good use of the points he had begged for and preliminarily activate the Reality Stone's effects.

The reason he had chosen the Reality Stone rather than the simpler, more singular Power Stone was naturally