That day, Li Ce had at least reported to Zhou Xu that the centaurs led by Lex had held a banquet at their camp.
Neither Zhou Xu nor Li Ce had any intention of showing themselves throughout the entire affair.
To a certain extent, Zhou Xu understood the centaurs better than anyone. Their temperament was simply there to see. Put plainly, they were used to living wild, and if you pursued them relentlessly, it would be useless.
The more you pursued them, the more wary they became. In the end, it would often backfire, causing them to distance themselves from you even further.
The reason Diak had brought up the matter of a merger at Lex's camp earlier was that the other party had raised it first. Diak had merely followed the topic and mentioned it in passing.
After that conversation ended, Diak never brought it up again, as though he had forgotten about it entirely.
Instead, Lex himself had his curiosity piqued by the delicious food during the banquet. His curiosity about Great Zhou grew, and later he asked Diak quite a few questions about Great Zhou.
Diak merely cooperated by answering him, giving Lex the reassuring feeling that he had always held the initiative in his own hands.
But in reality?
In reality, Li Ce was pulling the strings from behind the scenes, while Diak handled the execution.
After seeing Lex off, Diak went to report the situation to Li Ce.
"Good, I understand. Sorry for the trouble, Major Diak. From now on, if you come into contact with Chief Lex, just continue handling things this way."
Li Ce obviously could not teach Diak what to do step by step. What he taught Diak was a method.
The method itself was not complicated. Once he understood some of