The average person who had only skimmed history books would believe that history was written by the victors, and therefore victory was justice.
But the wise, far-sighted person would understand that the victors were not necessarily just, but justice would ultimately prevail.
No matter how overwhelming evil's might, it would eventually decline; no matter how darkness covered the world, it would eventually welcome the dawn.
The grand tide of history flowed where the people's hearts turned.
From ancient times to the present, the victors had always grown more numerous.
From the slave owners of ancient times, to the nobles and merchants of the Middle Ages, and then to the officials, martial artists, and scholars of the Radiance era.
The development of productivity allowed more winners to emerge.
Justice, in essence, was the people who adapted to the development of productivity fighting for the position they deserved in history.
Supporting justice meant investing in the future.
That was Lan Yan's way of doing business.
He had keenly sensed that the class destined to redefine wealth and status was about to emerge, and that the budding working class had appeared in the East Sun District. That was why he was willing to provide Le Yu with assistance.
If he failed, he would lose nothing. Even if Le Yu went down in flames, he could bring his troops to the East Sun District again and extort them; the next Silver Blood Society president would still have to pay. If he succeeded, Lan Yan would become a founding father of the workers' movement. If the working class truly represented the next grand tide of history, then he would already have taken the side of the victors.
To Lan Yan, this was merely an investment that cost him little and brought him great benefits, yet