But in the end, he had not chosen that path.
On the contrary, he had stripped away his own presence in this place as much as possible, concentrating all the glory on someone else.
Sikong Xue.
He had done everything he could to help Sikong Xue quickly take control of this region, drawing up detailed plans for her to ensure Blazing Sun City's future development.
Following Heyang City's successful path, he had found a broad road that led straight to the heavens.
He had even considered that the Alliance would not waste its time and effort for nothing. In order to make the benefits look worthwhile when the mission was settled, he needed to quickly find a way to convince the Alliance that this place was worth investing in—and that it would be willing to put up a portion of the initial gains.
Blood Feast Valley, the Blood Demons' territory, other exotic beast settlements, the characteristics of the infected cultivators...
He linked those scattered clues together, ultimately weaving them into an airtight net.
This enormous net could gather in every benefit, and its only requirement was that whoever held it had to continue according to every plan laid out beforehand.
Even to deal with unforeseen circumstances, he needed to cultivate the net-holder's own ability to think as much as possible.
Everything in this world was first imitated, then understood, and finally integrated and transformed into innovation.
In such a short time, Xu Qing could not pass on everything he had learned at the Academy to Sikong Xue, so he could only teach her a way of observing the world.
A method of observation that stripped away one's personal will and regarded everything rationally.
He himself had relied on this method to rise all the way up from adversity.
Xu Qing