The whole affair had clearly been an unimaginably immense clash between powerful beings. Guo Xiaoyun was intensely curious about what had caused it, but as Bi Fang had said, they were still merely pieces on the board. A chess piece had no right to know how the overall game was arranged or what had caused it—not for now, at least.
The only path was to become a more powerful chess piece, then grow stronger while secretly searching for an opportunity.
That made her current choice extremely important. It might determine what kind of chess piece she would become.
But making that choice was not simple. The only information she had was a collection of names resembling figures from Central China's ancient mythology, and their value as references was simply too low.
Yet she could only use the contents of those myths as a basis for her decision. This left Guo Xiaoyun, who had always liked analyzing intelligence through data, extremely uncomfortable. Still, she knew that sufficient data would not always be available for analysis. Much of the time, the information one received was simply vague and unreliable.
She took a breath and began slowly considering her choice.
"Can I choose nothing and keep going farther in?" Guo Xiaoyun asked after taking a breath.
Cotton Candy, who was leading the group, was taken aback. Then she smiled adorably, like a child. "You're such a sly one."
"Sly one, sly one."
Guo Xiaoyun did not argue with the childlike assessment. Her suggestion had indeed been somewhat opportunistic. With the information unclear, it was difficult to guess which of the four beings just mentioned was stronger, weaker, or more worth pledging herself to. But one thing was certain: those who acted first were usually the least cost-effective choices.
If they were powerful beings,