Thinking back to his exchange with Xu Zefu, Xu Zefu had spoken of only two words throughout: "order."
But in today's exchange with Xu Zeming, Xu Zeming had likewise spoken of only two words throughout, yet they were: "greatness."
Order was cold, devoid of emotion. It was also objective, free from interference.
Greatness, however, held far too much subjective emotion.
Xu Zefu had consistently avoided forming any sort of connection with Jiang Wang. The moment he finished handing over matters concerning the Great Void Corner Tower, he left at once, refusing to allow himself too much favor or aversion toward Jiang Wang.
Xu Zeming, on the other hand, spoke constantly of unity, fellow travelers, and the future of the Human Race.
These were two different philosophies. Though they converged beneath the same goal, and Jiang Wang did not for a moment doubt their resolve to strive for that shared goal... fundamental differences still existed between them.
If one were to ask which side Jiang Wang leaned toward, his stance had already been very clear.
What Xu Zefu had repeatedly emphasized back then was that the Great Void Illusion Realm was absolutely fair, absolutely just, and absolutely safe.
And the prerequisite for absolute fairness and absolute justice was absolute noninterference.
It was precisely Xu Zefu's attitude of "absolute noninterference," "absolute transcendence," and "success need not be mine" that had moved Jiang Wang back then, leading him to accept the identity of a Great Void Envoy, marshal his strength, and take part in constructing the Great Void Corner Tower.
Now Xu Zeming had appeared, calling for the creation of the Great Void Scroll to mobilize the power of Great Void Illusion Realm participants through the issuance of bounties... setting aside whether his original intentions were truly only to build the Illusion Realm,