Indeed, sacrifices had to be made for the greater good.

In order to buy Hell another century of time for it to develop in peace, then he would have to make some concessions. International conferences were processes of constant probing and negotiation. During conferences of that scale, no one's word was absolute, and no one would perpetually benefit.

If he wanted to buy time for Cathay, then he would have to attend this 20th conference. However, he was only an Abyssal Prefect at the moment, so how was he supposed to attend?

Of course, if Hell were to agree to an expansion of the four pillars, then no one would say anything further, but they couldn't afford to accept this proposal right now.

Perhaps they could've just not held this video teleconference in the first place, but that would've led to a slow and torturous death anyway. Of course, even if Hell were to continue to remain silent, no one would dare to provoke it anyway. However, over time, Hell's regional and international influence would continue to diminish. Cathay had already been silent for a century. How many more centuries of silence could pass by before the world turned on Cathay?

After taking a moment to arrange his thoughts, Qin Ye asked in a calm manner, "What time next year is the conference going to be held?"

"It'll be held on the 7th of June at Tōdai-ji of Nara, Nippon," Thanatos replied with a smile, "Have you made your decision, Yanluo Qin?"

"Rest assured, I'll be there...