As the one who had called this meeting, Hodgson kept an eye on everyone. The moment a mysterious smile crossed Wen Xiangyu's face, he spotted it and frowned.
"Mr. Wen, do you find it funny that we're discussing how to deal with a natural disaster?"
Wen Xiangyu's face stiffened. He had been lost in visions of his nation gaining vast magical knowledge from the mysterious spellbook Seven Secret Doctrines of the Earth, then dominating Blue Star and building a new international order with his country at its center. He immediately began cursing Hodgson in his head.
You've got some nerve, Hodgson. When that old bastard Tagawa Masamune went after you, you didn't dare talk back. But you'll pick on me because you think Universe Country's an easy target?
Just wait. Once Universe Country deciphers the Seven Secret Doctrines of the Earth, America will be our first target.
"No. I just remembered that my relative's friend's wife is having a baby today. I'm happy for him, so I smiled," Wen Xiangyu explained.
They had obtained the Seven Secret Doctrines of the Earth, but he had to keep his composure. They had yet to decipher its writing, much less turn its magic into power they could wield. He couldn't afford to get carried away. If he drew America's attention now, he would go down in history as a traitor to his country.
His country, Universe Country, was one of Blue Star's developed nations, one of the most important economies in the world, yet it did not even have its own army. It was a disgrace.
Worse, it had no army, remained divided, and had foreign troops stationed on its soil. It was one of the most warped countries of the new century. Only the neighboring Eastern Isles could compare.
He wanted to