There will be others like me after I am gone (an extra update to celebrate the end of the Gaokao)

William was left speechless by Qian Wendao's pointed questioning.

He had never considered peace talks in the first place.

In his eyes, Qian Wendao had to die, and none of these hostages would survive either.

As soon as he forced Qian Wendao out of the Safe Zone's defensive range, he would strike and kill him.

And yet.

The technological development within this [Evolutionary Sequence Domain] far exceeded his expectations.

Despite having developed for only a little over a decade, its infrastructure and research into tools were already far beyond anything their First Domain could match.

Throughout history, meetings and banquets had been among the most effective ways to kill an enemy.

Yet this tactic, which William had believed would never fail him, proved utterly useless today.

Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that the Eighth Domain could even transmit live video remotely!

Moreover, Qian Wendao had been exceptionally cautious, using the Lie Detector from the outset and exposing his true intentions ahead of time.

For the first time, William, who firmly believed that power decided everything, felt at a loss.

Before coming here, he had assumed that their repeated attacks on the Eighth Domain had failed because Margaret had commanded poorly and Sima Ji and the others had shirked their duties.

He had never expected that even with him personally leading over a hundred elite fighters into battle, they would suffer severe losses and struggle to advance their plans.

At this point, William could only admit that he could not swallow the Eighth Domain whole.

He had no choice but to adjust his plans on the fly.

After a long silence spent thinking, William said, "Domain Master Qian, if you are willing to come out and negotiate with me, I can guarantee that half the people in War