No matter what his appearance was, Fu Qian had always been a materialist.
Everything had to follow objective laws. The role of subjective initiative had its limits.
His analysis of the next-best option just now hadn't been idle talk. He'd backed it up with detailed reasoning.
Based on his experience dealing with Ariel, a Second Order had clearly grasped some conceptual authorities. And with the full moon as their home ground, there was a good chance they wouldn't be able to stop Embo if he was determined to leave.
So, in Fu Qian's view, joining the fight right away wouldn't accomplish much.
Of course, that was under normal circumstances. If he really went all out, he still had a few tricks up his sleeve, such as False God Incarnation, which he'd never used before.
But his role this time was to provide backup. No matter how you looked at it, this wasn't a situation where he should burn through 10 points of sanity value.
Without using that trump card, changing the outcome would require finding another way.
So, after some thought, Fu Qian made an unusual decision: he would answer the call.
On one hand, it would mean truly providing backup by introducing a few variables beyond his control. On the other, Fu Qian himself was curious about the call.
Embo had endured years of hardship for centuries, and the Progenitor hadn't so much as stirred.
Yet the first time Fu Qian synchronized with this world, the revelation had appeared immediately. It was hard to imagine that being a mere coincidence.
If there really was a causal link, then the obvious guess was that the Blood Clan Progenitor had done this because of his arrival.
Was the goal to guide Embo to Shangjing, have him find Fu Qian, and make