Eredar's way of realizing his ideals mainly involved fighting.
To put it bluntly, it meant wiping out other factions, plundering their resources and territory, and using them to strengthen the Elf race.
In Zhou Xu's view, however, war was the last resort when all else failed. War existed to facilitate development, while development was all about profit.
If the highest ruler of a country launched into battle at the slightest provocation, without thinking twice, that country would never last long.
Zhou Xu personally preferred achieving his goals without shedding blood.
Eredar and Zhou Xu were clearly on entirely different levels. That was also the fundamental reason Eredar had been unable to reach an understanding with Wright back then.
If he had possessed even a third of Zhou Xu's ideals, he wouldn't have fallen out with Wright all those years ago.
Given the circumstances back then, if Zhou Xu had been in his place, he would have lain low and then used subtle, imperceptible methods to work toward his goal step by step. By now, the Elf race would probably have a new master.
Instead, Eredar had slapped his forehead and launched a rebellion outright. That was the stupidest course of action.
Still, his proactive desire for change, and his belief that the race had to grow stronger and improve its overall strength, happened to align with Zhou Xu's thinking.
The Elf race had been far too content to rot away in the past. Even Zhou Xu couldn't stand watching it.
In a sense, drawing closer to Eredar was simple: all he had to do was join Eredar in thoroughly complaining about the Elf race's idleness.
Of course, the prerequisite was that you had to possess enough strength to earn his respect. If you were just a weakling whining there, all