Chapter 1855: Consort Lu, Three Days Later
"Doing this would mean offending the Heavenly Court," King Qin said, his gaze suddenly sharpening with authority.
"You seek to divide our human race. What crime should that be?"
"Offend the Heavenly Court?
What, does your Qin State fear the Heavenly Court?" Xu Zimo asked with an open smile.
"Only profit is eternal in this world.
Can King Qin not see that?"
"Profit? What profit can the Demon Race bring me?" King Qin asked, his expression easing somewhat.
"The profits offered by the Demon Race are simply too immense to explain in a few words,"
Xu Zimo replied.
"First, Qin State can seize the Demon Race's resources.
You could even gain a certain degree of command over them.
If you cooperate with the Demon Race, Qin State's national strength will surpass the Heavenly Court within a hundred years."
"More importantly, keeping the Demon Race around would leave a buffer between Great Qin and the Heavenly Court.
Otherwise, once these two colossal powers have no enemies left, it will be time for your two races to contend for supremacy.
Does King Qin wish to see that day?"
"Let me ask one more question: between Great Qin and the Heavenly Court, who is stronger and who is weaker?"
"I am not one to belittle myself, but the Heavenly Court is indeed stronger than Great Qin," King Qin said with a nod.
"The Heavenly Court was founded long ago. The gods had already been enfeoffed, and the Heavenly Realm unified.
Though there had been turmoil in recent years due to changes to the position of the Jade Emperor, the overall direction remained sound."
"As for Great Qin, we were merely a small state back then.
It took five generations of my ancestors and a thousand years