Qin Siyang hesitated for a moment, then shared his thoughts with the two ministers. "Everyone knows how to make Sequence Potions. Why do they have to get them from the Ministry of Armaments?"
"Because of the United Government's restrictions, of course," Tang Wangong said. "Sequence Potions are essential for every Sequence Ability User's advancement. Control the means of producing Sequence Potions, and you control the strength of Sequence Ability Users."
"To keep order in the Safe Zone within manageable bounds, we have to minimize the instability caused by Sequence Ability Users. Before the Apocalypse, there were gun restrictions. After the Apocalypse, there are laws restricting Sequence Potions. Different approaches, same goal."
"That's why the decision-makers in the United Government and the various factions don't want Sequence Potions flooding the market and sending the Safe Zone out of control."
Sun Linshou added, "Minister Qin, you said everyone knows how to make Sequence Potions, but that 'everyone' really only means people at the very top, like us. Ninety-nine percent of Sequence Ability Users don't even know how to obtain Sequence Potions."
Tang Wangong said, "Minister Sun is right. At least for now, both unauthorized mass production of Sequence Potions and unauthorized military expansion are major taboos in the Safe Zone."
"If you expand your army and I don't, won't you swallow me up sooner or later? So as soon as one faction secretly expands its army, the others naturally have to follow suit. Then the entire Safe Zone gets trapped in an endless arms race, and no one gets any peace. Rather than turn the Safe Zone into a powder keg ready to blow, it's better for everyone to slow down and give peaceful development more time."
"With the current consensus on maintaining order in the Safe Zone, none of the legions