1132: Friends Come from Afar, Yet However Far, They Must Be Slain [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"So it was these two?"

Zhai Le stared at the intelligence report, sinking into a certain memory.

"...Heh, I vaguely remember them."

More accurately, the impression had been etched deep.

His first impression of the two came from a Mountain Sea Sacred Land expedition many years ago, when his elder brother had tried to extend an olive branch to Gu De.

The Southeast Continent was dominated by small countries. Small countries had little land and few people, and their national strength was usually evenly matched. None was strong enough to crush the others. If they slaughtered one another, nobody would benefit, so they simply banded together for warmth. They not only agreed not to invade each other, but would also join forces against great powers when necessary. This cooperation was used not only for defense, but elsewhere as well—for example, in the Mountain Sea Sacred Land!

If a country could not open the Mountain Sea Sacred Land, how could it retain its own talents? This matter practically concerned a nation's survival and extinction. A single small country did not possess enough National Fortune to open it independently, so the Southeast countries jointly hosted the event and allocated slots according to the proportion of National Fortune contributed each time. After Zhai Huan staged a coup and usurped the country, Qu Country was never recognized by this alliance and was repeatedly made things difficult for.

The Mountain Sea Sacred Land refused to let Qu Country join the fun.

Qu Country contributed its National Fortune, yet received no slots.

It had been made a complete sucker.

This incident also became the spark that set off Zhai Huan's foreign wars. Qu Country fought a battle with several neighbors and only then won some peace, but the grudge had been forged. At the second Mountain