Heaven and Earth Bowed for You

Three updates totaling ten thousand words, delivered...

The Crown Prince Residence, once the strongest Otherworlder Faction, had stood proud above all others in China. Now, it barely qualified among the ten greatest powers, holding on only through the strength of its real-world backing!

Xiong Ba, chairman of the Heroes' Association, had once been an Apex Otherworlder whose prestige surpassed even Jian Shang's, hailed as China's foremost Otherworlder. After dying several times, directly or indirectly, at Jian Shang's hands, he had gradually sunk into decline. He remained an advanced Otherworlder, but the apex ranks no longer had a place for him...

Facing the Crown Prince Residence and Xiong Ba, Jian Shang felt emotions too tangled to name, along with a little guilt and shame.

Rationally speaking, the Crown Prince Residence and Xiong Ba had brought their present circumstances upon themselves. Yet here and now, they had come all the same. Whether sincerely or merely for appearances, they had shown where they stood. That was enough!

At this moment, Jian Shang did not doubt the intentions of the Crown Prince Residence or the Heroes' Association. Among the members of these top real-world powers, there were certainly rat droppings that spoiled the pot, but few when it came to fundamental questions of right and wrong. Relatively speaking, they were indeed more passionately patriotic, rational, and serious than the vast majority of ordinary people. They neither would nor dared betray their country. Their upbringing and surroundings had made them so.

"I can tell you seem rather surprised..."

As Jian Shang sighed, Song Zutian, Xuanyuan Tian, Tang Guantian, Xiong Ba, and the other leaders walked straight up to him. With an expressionless face, Song Zutian asked the question with self-mockery.

"..."

Jian Shang nodded and remained silent.

Wasn't it obvious? If one were to