"Several layers of meaning..."
Young White Ape did not quite understand Old White Ape's words for a moment.
"Wasn't he simply seizing this awkward period of ours to launch a surprise attack?"
"Even that involved a gamble on his part."
"If we went all out, the Human Race might well have been wiped out completely this time."
Young White Ape thought for a moment before speaking.
Looking at the nephew before him, Old White Ape sighed softly and shook his head. "It seems everyone's intelligence is innate. Trying to change someone's ingrained way of thinking through effort later in life isn't very realistic."
"I was foolish enough to try to defy heaven."
At that moment, Old White Ape seemed to realize something. He shook his head slightly and sighed softly.
"If the reasoning were that simple, Yu Mo wouldn't necessarily have staked so much on this gamble."
"At the very least, the timing of Yu Mo's declaration of war was very clever."
"If he hadn't made his move now, I would have been playing house... with Ji Hong."
"Was it really just a coincidence?"
"Or was he cooperating with Ji Hong to distract me?"
"With his and Ji Hong's intelligence, they could pull something like this off even without being in contact."
"If that's really the case, then Ji Hong..."
Old White Ape paused, looking thoughtful. "If that's really the case, then whatever Ji Hong himself is preparing becomes very intriguing."
"What exactly is he preparing?"
"Something worth having Yu Mo stake so much just to cover for him?"
As he spoke, Old White Ape shook his head slightly. Clearly, he had not worked that out either. He was proceeding entirely on instinct.
Only after a moment did Old White Ape speak again, as though talking to himself. "Besides, the