Faced with Qin Yingguang's blunt interrogation, Royt showed no guilt. "I'm taking my revenge now precisely so I won't interfere with everyone's plans."
"You're already interfering plenty!"
"Qin Yingguang, answer me this. Is Zhong Dingming on Qian Wendao's side or ours?"
"He's on neither side. He's just against you!"
"Being against me means choosing Qian Wendao's side."
Qin Yingguang snorted and stopped going in circles with him. "Say whatever you like, but taking revenge now is ridiculous. What were you doing before?"
"If Manderson were still alive, I'd have acted long ago!"
Royt's tone was forceful. "Surely you don't think Zhong Dingming is some brainless idiot? He killed so many members of my World-Destroying Church. He must have prepared for me ages ago. His artifacts give him unmatched power in the entire Safe Zone. If I'd gone after him earlier and he'd figured out my true identity, wouldn't that have caused even more trouble?"
"But things have changed. It was precisely because I was considering our plans that I held back all this time and chose to act now."
Han Huizhi said, "Then why must you go after Zhong Dingming now?"
"His artifacts are too powerful. Once he finds out we're going after Qian Wendao, don't you think he might step in to help them?"
"But I'm not certain I can kill him, so I can only move against him at the last moment. Because if he escapes, don't you think he might sell, or even give, his countless high-tier artifacts to Qian Wendao and the others?"
"Killing Zhong Dingming is also a way to eliminate potential complications!"
Royt explained his assessment of Zhong Dingming's position, giving the other three something to think about.
Ander said, "I think Royt has a point. No one knows how many Tier Five Artifacts