Facing the surrounding regions, Zhao Fu did not adopt a strategy of direct attack, but instead chose to persuade them to surrender. With Great Qin's strength, coupled with the Inner Great Wall, it was more than enough to withstand their attacks. There was nothing they could do to Great Qin.
Relying on such formidable strength, Zhao Fu was also able to patiently persuade them to surrender. These system main cities should know something: if the real world were swallowed, players would no longer revive, and the system main cities would lose their absolute neutrality mode as well.
At that point, players would still hold the greater advantage. After all, players' levels had now risen, and they no longer feared system main cities, while system main cities would instead be at a relative disadvantage.
Zhao Fu even suspected that, before the real world was swallowed, the system main cities might already have lost the ability to use absolute neutrality mode. The Great Chaotic World had already gone through several stages. It was now a war between nations and would soon enter its final stage.
The final stage would be people slaughtering one another. It would no longer be only killing foreigners that earned rewards—killing anyone would bring rewards. When that time came, system main cities would not be spared either and would be forced into it.
Zhao Fu did not know these things for certain, but those system main cities, as city lords, surely knew something. He did not believe they would not consider the future. The dangers ahead would not be something a single region could withstand, so they too would seek the support of someone stronger.
And right now, Great Qin was undoubtedly the best choice. Great Qin had already unified thirty-one regions and even built the Inner Great