Without the Eternal Flame, that would have been that. But since they had something like it, something that could reveal a little of Mechanical City's attitude, they naturally had to take a look.
The condition for claiming the Eternal Flame was the resolve to sacrifice everything for civilization.
That condition might not reveal whether Mechanical City would attack them, but one thing was certain: if most of its people could absorb the Eternal Flame, then their alignment was at least lawful.
Chu Sheng had thought about this before. Anyone who knew about the Eternal Flame and the conditions for claiming it would naturally trust its wielders more than other people.
The same reasoning applied to the people of Mechanical City now.
Although Wang Jianguo hadn't said so outright, he understood this too.
The moment Chu Sheng explained the Eternal Flame's abilities and the conditions for claiming it, he knew how it should truly be used.
As one of the decision-makers at an official Kindling Base, Wang Jianguo possessed that resolve. His attitude toward Chu Sheng and the others also changed.
After parting with Chu Sheng's group yesterday, his opinion of them had dropped considerably following the Lie Detector test and a review of their encounter. But today, after hearing Chu Sheng explain the Eternal Flame's abilities and its price...
Seeing Chu Sheng and the others wielding the Eternal Flame, his lost goodwill instantly returned, and even rose considerably higher.
Whether you told the truth or not, as long as you have the Eternal Flame, we're good friends!
Your lies become white lies told to protect yourselves.
Everything for civilization!
His civilization wasn't humanity, but Huaxia.
Human civilization was a civilization, and so was Huaxia civilization.
With his conversation with Chu Sheng finished, all that remained was to wait for the