"Your Excellency Nalga, what do you think is most important if the United Nations is to be maintained for a long time—and in peace?"
The moment he heard the question, Nalga immediately understood. He knew the other party had already seen through him.
Since things had been laid bare to this extent, there was no point in continuing to pretend.
As his thoughts raced, Nalga calmly said two words.
"Balance."
"That's right. Balance."
Zhou Xu picked up the thread and voiced his agreement.
"In this United Nations, which is made up of five countries, if the three of us form a bloc, what balance would there be left?"
"Copper Furnace Fortress has just changed kings. Judging from the attitude displayed by the new king so far, they will definitely continue maintaining their neutrality as always. If that happens, the Holy Roland Empire will be completely at a disadvantage."
At this point, Zhou Xu paused.
"Do I need to continue, Your Excellency Nalga?"
"I merely wanted to confirm His Majesty Zhou's thoughts. I hope His Majesty Zhou won't take offense."
At this moment, the old man admitted his mistake quite readily.
According to normal logic, among the five nations of the allied army, if three formed a bloc and one remained neutral, then the remaining country would certainly be suppressed completely, and the United Nations would directly become Great Zhou's one-man show.
But in reality, that wasn't the case. Once such a situation took shape, the feeling it would give the Holy Roland Empire would be akin to having a fierce tiger at its side.
Even if the tiger had no intention of hurting anyone, could a person really let down their guard and coexist peacefully with a tiger?
The answer was impossible. People would only spend every day in a