An Unexpected Visitor

Sometimes, in order to achieve practical results, decision-makers had to choose options they disliked but that were genuinely feasible.

After all, compared to those, plans that seemed morally perfect often had no practical feasibility whatsoever—like the Human Alliance that had previously tried to reason with everyone.

Even Chen Dahammer, someone who could be considered excessively kind-hearted in the horror and thriller genre, had once said something famous—kindness, too, needed an edge.

Of course, the original quote had actually come from Yang Jiang.

"I was too weak."

Klon sighed.

"Perhaps I should have been more forceful back then... Even if you hadn't returned, I could have taken on your share of the responsibility."

"But the psychological pressure of shouldering that responsibility isn't small either, so leave it to me."

Adam did not blame Klon.

Not everyone possessed the resolve to take hold of the helm that controlled the course of the entire world, especially someone with normal moral values.

Under such circumstances, navigating well might not earn any extra reward, but any problem that arose could be blamed on you.

That was why he had said from the beginning that whether it was the establishment of the Human Alliance, the drafting of its rules, or strikes beyond those rules, he alone would drive them forward, and he alone would bear the consequences.

"I still intend to reclaim that power..."

But Klon had already made up his mind:

"I'll go with you when the time comes."

"Oh?"

Adam looked seriously at Klon, then smiled and nodded.

"Alright. You'll come with us when the time comes."

"Us???"

Uther fell silent for a moment, then raised a hand and gestured among the other three.

"You mean... which of us?"

Indeed, Uther had once won the Duelling Competition, but that depended on who his opponent