"I do have an idea, but I'm not confident about it. Before that, I have a few questions I need answered."
"Ask."
"As far as you know, who's stronger: Ander, Royt, or that Chao Ding whom Qi Tian mentioned before he died?"
Qian Wendao answered without hesitation. "In terms of pure combat strength, Ander is the strongest in the Safe Zone. Royt is a rabid dog, but no matter how vicious a rabid dog is, it can't sink its teeth into a tiger."
"What about Chao Ding?"
"Leave that person out of it. Don't ask."
Qin Siyang didn't understand why Qian Wendao refused to discuss Chao Ding, but he didn't press him. He continued, "I don't know Ander very well. If Ander is the person closest to sequence level eleven, then based on what you know of him, could we talk to him?"
"About what?"
"Ask him to stop advancing along the path of the believer and not break through to sequence level eleven. We'd hold our levels back too. Everyone would maintain the status quo, and we wouldn't merge into that damned [evolutionary origin domain]."
"Absolutely impossible."
Qian Wendao sneered. "You know far too little about Ander. That cat might seem cautious, but his craving for power is pathological. His aptitude is mediocre. He's only gotten this far because of that bizarre sequence ability of his, all so he can control the entire Safe Zone and command everyone in it. Ask him to stop getting stronger? He'd find that worse than death."
"But if he breaks through, everyone dies." Qin Siyang frowned.
"First, Ander is suspicious and coldhearted. You're on the opposing side, so he won't believe a single word you say. Second, even if he believes you, he'll choose another path-"
Qian Wendao's gaze seemed to see through