"Of course we should keep expanding, and now is certainly a good opportunity to do so."
Professor Sai, [The Hermit], shook his head, rejecting Chu Yuan's suggestion.
In fact, he had never considered putting their expansion on hold.
After all, exploring the new world-or rather, the Karim Continent-was something the long-lived species had been doing for a hundred years.
That expansion was itself a struggle for the right to survive.
They certainly wouldn't stop just because something had happened.
Now they had Storm Island as a logistical base, along with over ten billion more people.
It would be a waste not to continue expanding under those circumstances.
After all, neither he nor the others in the manor were content to sit still.
Of course, one could also say they weren't the sort to coast through life waiting to die. They were pioneers.
Given that, he could hardly suggest stopping.
"What I mean is that there's no need to rush our expansion because of this business with Steel Wool."
"That could very well lead to consequences none of us could imagine."
"Or, to put it another way, we should proceed more cautiously."
"While maintaining our current pace of expansion, or speeding it up a little, we should deal with another matter at the same time."
Samael, [The Hermit], met Chu Yuan, [Judgment]'s gaze.
His meaning was clear.
Haste made waste.
It was better to take a measured approach to everything.
That was especially true when it came to expanding into the Karim Continent.
After all, this was a place polluted by the soul of a Proto-Star Beast-level monster.
No one knew what unknown dangers might lurk in the depths of the Karim Continent.
Under those circumstances, there was absolutely nothing wrong with being careful and taking things slowly.
And besides their