But now, Great Qin was sweeping through one alchemy family after another with unstoppable momentum. The common people were slaughtered in bloody massacres, utterly incapable of putting up any resistance.
It was not that they were too weak, but that Great Qin was truly too powerful. Even if they joined the fight, the result would be the same.
They too became afraid. They did not want their families destroyed, nor did they want to die. Deeply regretting what they had done, they hurriedly sent envoys to Great Qin, hoping Great Qin would not attack them.
At this time, they were also willing to become friends with Great Qin and even apologize for what had happened before.
Zhao Fu had guessed their identities, because at a time like this, no families other than those ones would come looking for him.
After introducing themselves, the first thing they did was apologize with sincere expressions. "We are sorry, Your Majesty of Great Qin. We were wrong before. We were far too arrogant and conceited. Please give us another chance. We are willing to be friends with Great Qin."
Zhao Fu had already anticipated their words, but there was no way he could agree. First, Great Qin was not so easy to reason with. If they said they would resist Great Qin, then resisted Great Qin; if they said they would not resist, then they would not resist. Great Qin had its own dignity and would not permit such behavior.
They had to pay a price—and a grievous one at that—to uphold Great Qin's dignity and prestige. Otherwise, they would think Great Qin was weak and could be toyed with however they pleased.
Second, Great Qin's purpose was to attack them. If he accepted their apologies, whom would Great Qin attack next? There simply