"But that's not the most crucial thing; the most crucial thing is that with Li Fei here, our Da Lan Dynasty will eventually embark on an expedition to the West Continent!"
"Do you think if the West Continent is conquered, the world's situation would remain as it is now? How many more Gate Valve families would emerge by then? What position would the Li Family occupy among them, and how large a share of the pie would they get?"
Zhao Chenxi listened with sweat on his forehead and bowed again:
"I have been enlightened, uncle!"
The reason Da Lan Dynasty has only ten Gate Valves and not fifteen or even twenty is because resources are limited and already divided cleanly, leaving little room for new Gate Valves to emerge unless some old ones are destroyed first.
However, if the West Continent is conquered, there will be more resources and territories to be reallocated, and who knows how many new Aristocratic Families may emerge!
Zhao Mingxu continued to walk forward, speaking softly:
