The More Urgent They Get, the Calmer I Become (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader "Pipi Xiao's Zoo")

"On this matter, I think it would be better to consider it a little longer."

The more anxious Holy Roland I became, the calmer Zhou Xu grew.

He was now like someone holding patented technology that everyone wanted, with no fear of being unable to find partners.

If he really started putting it into practice, the various factions might even hold an auction to compete for the chance to work with him.

Holy Roland I had clearly realized this as well. He had no desire to let the matter develop into that sort of situation.

With that in mind, Holy Roland I braced himself and grabbed Zhou Xu.

"His Majesty Zhou, what is there left to consider? Among all the various factions, I dare say that our Holy Roland Empire has the most excellent-grade equipment, as well as the richest resource reserves."

It had to be said that Holy Roland I's words had hit the nail on the head. Never mind the number of excellent-grade pieces of equipment—the resource reserves were crucial.

Excellent-grade equipment would certainly have much higher requirements for forging materials, far beyond those of superior-grade equipment. If they cooperated with another faction, even if the research succeeded, the other party might not be able to produce enough special materials of a high enough grade for mass production.

The Holy Roland Empire, on the other hand—

Although Zhou Xu had no idea what they possessed at this stage, the Holy Roland Empire was loaded, occupying the largest stretch of land and possessing the most resources on this continent. This was, at least for now, a consensus within the allied forces.

From this perspective, cooperating with the Holy Roland Empire could save him a great deal of trouble.

Of course, knowing that was one thing. Zhou Xu certainly would