Before Qin Ye opened his mouth to speak, Zhao Yun said, "You're correct, Your Excellency. The other three pillars aren't stupid, and they've already backed down after failing to breach our Cathayan Underworld's defenses for over 10 years. The fact that the attitudes of many of the underworlds toward our Cathayan Underworld has begun to shift is a clear indication of this. They wouldn't dare to do that if the three pillars were going to oppose our Cathayan Underworld to the very end. It's already been several years since the new energy resource was released, and as long as their advisors aren't completely useless, they'd realize that even if our Cathayan Underworld had been standing on its last leg, these past few years would've been enough for us to make a rapid recovery. Of course, in reality, we're nowhere near as powerful as they imagine. However, are we going to continue to isolate ourselves just because of that?"

His voice began to grow louder as he spoke. This was something that he had to say, as even if he were to encounter resistance from the department directors, Qi Ye would be able to shore him up. If Qin Ye were to say this and encounter resistance, then there would be no backup, and it would be difficult to bring up the subject again in the...