Self-establishment?
The impact of this word was a hundred times stronger than the previous "do it ourselves," as if a grenade had been thrown into the room.
This was no longer a simple military action; this was about uprooting the century-old foundations of France and Britain, the two major colonial powers, in Sena!
This is bare-faced, flipping the table!
This is equivalent to declaring war on two great powers at once!
The massive risk was like a substantial iceberg, pressing down on everyone present in an instant.
Moreover, time! Where will they find, in just a few months, an "agent" with enough military strength, influence, and willingness to act as their puppet?
This is simply a pipe dream!
It's a thought only a madman would have!
The immense shock left everyone speechless.
Collins instinctively gripped the handle of the gun at his waist, his knuckles white.