The words fell, the video flickered, and suddenly another person joined.
Seeing the avatar of the person who entered, the leaders of several countries' faces tensed.
Because it was Han Yibang who entered this meeting!
When spiritual energy surged today, they had already gotten wind of the news that a small world exit had suddenly appeared in the territory of the Korean Peninsula, and quite a few strong individuals from these small worlds had emerged. The Korean Peninsula, already ravaged by floods, could not resist at all.
Now that he appeared here, they clearly understood what he meant.
"Elder Long, you should be aware of the crisis currently facing the Korean Peninsula, right?"
John Clisson first looked around the room, then set his gaze on Elder Long.
"I know." Elder Long said concisely, his expression grave.
"Then aren't you going to do anything about the Korean Peninsula?" John Clisson asked directly, "Isn't your Great Xia always compassionate?"
"Are you just going to stand by and watch the people of the Korean Peninsula suffer?"
Before Elder Long could speak, John Clisson sighed again, "Han Yibang, if I were Great Xia, I would have already intervened to help you."
Elder Long's expression remained unchanged, but he was cursing inwardly.
If he followed John Clisson's words,
Tomorrow, the headlines of major countries' networks would inevitably proclaim that Great Xia disregarded righteousness.
The leaders of the other countries also turned their gaze, waiting to hear Elder Long's intentions.
The five nations stood at the pinnacle of Blue Star together, and although they discussed major matters collectively,
These five nations were by no means a solid bloc.
As long as their own interests were not harmed, they would not mind sitting on the sidelines and watching the tigers fight!
Only the leader of the Northern Bear Country wanted to speak for Elder Long but found himself at a loss for words.
"Great Xia is currently unable to fend for itself." Elder Long replied with a sigh.
"Unable to fend for itself? Han Yibang, it seems we can't help you then." John Clisson smiled and then shrugged.
"Elder Long, Elder Long."
"We have millions of citizens in the Korean Peninsula. We are all human, you can't just abandon us!" Han Yibang became flustered upon hearing this.
If even Great Xia couldn't be persuaded, then the other countries would be even less likely to help.
Elder Long remained silent. It wasn't that he didn't want to help the Korean Peninsula.
It was that even he wasn't entirely confident of victory against the beings from the small worlds.
He suspected that even if victory were possible, it would come at a great cost.
Great Xia, though benevolent, was not foolish.
How could it possibly risk the lives of its national warriors to help other countries?
"Oh dear."
John Clisson looked at Elder Long and Han Yibang and said, "Han Yibang, can't you see clearly?"
"Great Xia simply doesn't want to help you."
"If they wanted to help, they would have already sent Great Xia's Guardian Divine Beast to assist you."
"I heard that when our countries jointly prepared to condemn Ao Yuan, Great Xia went on high alert."
"Right, right!"
Han Yibang, completely at a loss, suddenly brightened up and exclaimed, "Elder Long, have Ao Yuan help us."
"He could make it rain in our Korean Peninsula in an instant, he must have a way to solve this!"
John Clisson looked at Elder Long with amusement.
His reasons for saying this were twofold: firstly, to force Elder Long to make Ao Yuan act.
This would inevitably displease Ao Yuan, and he could then observe Ao Yuan's methods more closely to devise countermeasures.
If Ao Yuan didn't act, then it would be a happy outcome!
At the very least, it would create a rift between Ao Yuan and Great Xia!
Apart from the Northern Bear Country, the leaders of the other nations nodded in agreement, their gazes fixed on Elder Long as if watching a show.
If they could weaken the connection between Great Xia and Ao Yuan without expending any effort or incurring the displeasure of Ao Yuan and Great Xia, why wouldn't they do so?
"Do you truly want Ao Yuan to intervene?"
After a moment of silence, Elder Long looked up at Han Yibang.
Han Yibang fell silent. The current predicament of the Korean Peninsula was caused by Ao Yuan.
How could he possibly hope for Ao Yuan to intervene? If Ao Yuan were to resolve the situation, it would be a slap in his face.
But in the end, he nodded firmly. "That's right!"
"Alright, please wait a moment."
Elder Long nodded, then stood up and disappeared from the video feed.
Upon witnessing this, a subtle smile flickered across John Clisson's face.
Everything was proceeding according to his plan.
Meanwhile, in the Dragon Palace.
"Dai Dai, Elder Long is looking for you!"
Ao Yuan was deep in thought when Dai Xiaomei's voice interrupted his musings.
"What is it?" Ao Yuan turned to ask her.
"Elder Long is looking for you." Dai Xiaomei's expression was a little strange.
Ao Yuan nodded and then answered the call. Elder Long's voice immediately came through.
"Ao Yuan, do you have some time right now?"
"What is it?" Ao Yuan asked.
Elder Long didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly, "I don't know what happened today, but spiritual energy in various countries suddenly surged."
"There have also been frequent appearances of small worlds, which I believe you are aware of."
"And the Korean Peninsula has been extremely busy dealing with the aftermath of a previous incident."
"Coincidentally, a very powerful small world exit has appeared in the Korean Peninsula."
"Currently, the Korean Peninsula cannot resist and is retreating steadily."
Listening to Elder Long's words, Ao Yuan's expression remained unchanged.
The destruction of the Korean Peninsula by beings from a small world would not cause any ripples in his state of mind.
"The beings from this small world are very powerful, and we can only barely contain them within the Korean Peninsula."
"So?" Ao Yuan asked casually.
"We held a meeting of various countries," Elder Long stated truthfully. "John Clisson explicitly requested that you go and help the Korean Peninsula."
"I didn't agree. Do you want to confront them?"
"Certainly!"
Ao Yuan's eyes lit up at this, and he nodded.
He suddenly thought that humans were the overlords of Blue Star.
Just because he hadn't heard about spiritual energy stones didn't mean humans didn't have them.
Perhaps he could still gain some benefits from this, it wasn't impossible!
At this very moment.
In the video conference.
After finishing the call, Elder Long reappeared on the screen.
Seeing Elder Long's expressionless face, John Clisson's face immediately broke into a smile.
It seemed everything was progressing in the direction he had envisioned.
He just wondered how deep the rift between Great Xia and Ao Yuan had become.
However.
Crackle! Crackle!
Just as he was contemplating this, there was a sudden flash of static.
Following that, Ao Yuan's massive dragon face appeared on the screen.
Upon seeing Ao Yuan, John Clisson's smile froze.
The atmosphere of the video conference instantly became oppressive.
Ao Yuan!
The names of the leaders of the various countries in the video were all too familiar with this name.
Recently, almost all major online platforms were abuzz with news about Ao Yuan.
And the Ao Yuan appearing on the screen now was casually sweeping his gaze over the others.
But when he saw John Clisson, a flicker of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He noticed that the arm John Clisson had broken off had been reattached.