Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

Nie Bing scanned the crowd and said, "What do you think East Asian countries are? A loose alliance of nations whose doors were blasted open by your iron ships and cannons, leaving them in a panic, fighting their own battles?"

Nie Bing's voice suddenly rose, becoming piercingly powerful, "Completely wrong!"

"As I said, the biggest thing Xiao Ce and his team did in less than ten years wasn't developing a lot of advanced weapons. Although that's terrifying, it's not their biggest achievement!"

"His greatest achievement was using the framework of the League of Nations to transform East Asia into a solid, unyielding rock, uniting nations together..."

The stone hall was deathly silent, with only Nie Bing's chilling voice echoing through it.

"The foundation of the Xiao Kingdom Dynasty, the Xiao Kingdom's unparalleled war mobilization and technological research and development system, the unimaginable resource reserves of the Slavic Empire, the natural defensive capabilities of the Baiyue tribes in complex terrain, the strategic location of the island nation in the South Seas... and the exquisite craftsmanship displayed by the Japanese after being subdued by Xiao Ce!"

“These countries might stand out on their own, but Xiao Ce has united them!”

Every time Nie Bing pointed out a country or power, his gaze would sweep over a family patriarch.

"These powers, in Xiao Ce's hands, are not simply additive!"

"The alliance that Xiao Ce formed with them is a real alliance, not just the kind of alliance that's just talk!"

"Do you know to what extent he has built up their trust in each other? Their Western Regions granaries can supply Xiao Kingdom's military factories without any hindrance! Xiao Kingdom's core technology research and development blueprints can be directly placed in the secret base of the Slavic Empire for production experiments! The primeval forests of the Baiyue tribes can become the strategic depth and manpower reserve of the entire East Asian Alliance!"

"In their world, there is no 'monopoly of core technologies,' only 'alliance sharing.' There is no 'fighting alone,' only 'unified command.' There is no 'family property above all else,' only 'alliance interests above all else'! This is the kind of alliance that is a true alliance..."

Nie Bing's voice was like a cold blade, cutting open the West's greatest weakness: "Do you know what this means?"

She stopped in front of the family patriarchs who had originally intended to surrender!

"So, you want to play the 'feigned surrender' game to sow discord and divide us? Absolutely not! They will use iron discipline and shared ideals to isolate every family that wants to be 'smart,' slowly eroding your capital and influence, rendering your 'family glory' meaningless under the alliance's standardized system and resource allocation mechanism! Just like..."

Nie Bing's gaze slowly fell on Cassivus Aurelius. "The corrupt imperial power and conservative nobles they dealt with were the same."

Xiao Ce listened to Nie Bing talking, but Nie Bing still didn't say what they wanted to do.

He was still talking about East Asia.

However, the objective is already very clear...

This chilling statement sent a shiver down the spines of the family heads present, far more so than a simple description of the advanced weaponry of East Asia.

Nie Bing only needed to describe that what Xiao Ce had built was a massive system that was enough to crush their survival philosophy and social foundation.

Surrender? In this system, surrender is just the beginning of being slowly boiled like a frog in water. The final outcome is complete assimilation or marginalization, with absolutely no possibility of preserving core interests.

This Nie Bing does have some tricks up her sleeve...

Although Nie Bing didn't say it, Xiao Ce was already very clear about her soon-to-be-revealed purpose.

The head of the Seren family of the Madan Empire asked in a dry voice, "Isn't... there even the slightest crack? Doesn't the alliance have any internal conflicts? Don't their royal family and nobles have any dissatisfaction?"

Nie Bing let out a short, cold laugh: "First of all, the alliance that Xiao Ce formed, just as I said, they have no royalty, no nobles, and not even any deeply rooted tycoons!"

"They replaced it with the Alliance Government, which they now call the People's Government!"

"Gap? Conflict? Dissatisfaction? Yes, of course there are!"

"After all, any large organization will have that!"

"But what did Xiao Ce use to resolve this? It was tangible shared benefits! It was a visible and tangible system of military merits and promotions! It was the terrifying productivity brought about by resource and technology sharing that far exceeded your imagination!"

"They are not without dissent, but the enormous benefits brought by development have drowned out most of it. The internal rifts you're hoping for are insufficient to support your effective efforts to divide them! Moreover..."

"Xiao Ce had an even more brilliant approach to unifying them... After the alliance was formed, he unified the written language, the spoken language, the currency, and the system of weights and measures. Most importantly, he unified their thoughts. Xiao Ce's works on unifying thought completely unified the ideology of their entire alliance... That's the brilliance of his work!"

The patriarch of the Gallo family from the Gallo Empire said, "Master, isn't what you're saying a bit alarmist... How could that be? Does no one in their country oppose them? Does their country have no faith?"

After hearing what the patriarch of the Gallux family said, Nie Bing smiled faintly and said, "This is where Xiao Ce's brilliance lies. Xiao Ce appeared in those countries in East Asia as a savior. You saw his Robin Hood-style methods in Lingas City. In fact, the core of each country is just ordinary people... You are ordinary people. If such a person appeared and gave you wealth, land, and future possibilities... what would you think?"

"Even if people have faith... the gods they worshipped before didn't bring them any benefits. But Xiao Ce brought them everything they wanted. Do you think they would still be foolish enough to believe in what they firmly believed in before?"

The clan leaders present were immediately speechless.

Nie Bing subtly recounted Xiao Ce's methods, essentially telling them that Xiao Ce's methods were specifically aimed at them, and that they had no choice but to resist...

Nie Bing's gaze sharpened as he continued, "In fact, the current state of disunity in the West is precisely the greatest source of cohesion within the East Asian Alliance!"

"Their propaganda machine relentlessly instills the idea in all the people that the West is greedy, selfish, and divisive, a remnant of the old era, and a stumbling block to humanity's march toward a new order! Look at your performance today! You are preparing for their westward conquest!"

Her voice suddenly turned sharp, and she looked at Sean Aurelius (Xiao Ce) and said, "Mr. Sean's few words have made you all have different thoughts and are thinking about ways to escape! This mentality and this state of mind are exactly what they are targeting you with! How can you be confident that you can divide and resist an enemy alliance that sees you as a symbol of decay and is itself advancing triumphantly?"

These resounding words, which starkly exposed the deep-seated problems of the West, plunged the entire stone hall into an even deeper silence.

The clan leaders who had just echoed Sean's words turned pale and felt extremely uneasy.

Mergrave and Joels, the two loyal dogs, now had their faces full of fawning.

Cassies frowned, and his hands, which were under the table, clenched unconsciously.

Kate was so nervous that her palms were sweating, and she dared not breathe, only daring to steal glances at "Ninth Master" beside her.

Compared to their tension, Xiao Ce, who was called out, was not nervous at all; on the contrary, he was very relaxed...

Because Xiao Ce knew very well that Nie Bing wasn't saying these things to settle scores.

Nie Bing actually just wanted to replicate a Western alliance.

Nie Bing returned to the main seat, her voice regaining its previous composure, yet carrying an iron will:

"So, don't have any illusions!"

"Facing an East Asian alliance that shares the common ideal of living space and development dividends, and has already completed initial resource integration and technological breakthroughs!"

"Our West, a disorganized mess, obsessed with its own interests, and too lazy to even update its guns, will only be completely overthrown and replaced. There is no third way to survive! Feigned surrender? That's just a slow death sentence!"

She stood still, surveying the entire audience, and delivered her final verdict:

"Therefore, our new Illuminati will break down the old barriers! The Illuminati will reintegrate resources, not only as a spiritual leader, but also as a practical integrator!"

"First of all, the correct answer is right in front of us; all we need to do is copy it! Our goal is to build a seamless alliance like the West!"

After Nie Bing said this, the people present looked at each other in bewilderment.

Clearly, they felt that this was unlikely to succeed.

No one answered.

Nie Bing then looked at Sean Aurelius (Xiao Ce): "Sean, your ideas always represent everyone's. Do you think what I'm talking about is feasible? It seems like no one is very interested... What do you think?"

Xiao Ce was both amused and exasperated by Nie Bing's words.

He's acting like a spokesperson.

Now that things have come to this point, Xiao Ce naturally won't try to steal the limelight anymore.

Because Xiao Ce had already discerned something fishy from Nie Bing's expression and attitude just now.

Nie Bing seemed to have some doubts.

Xiao Ce then stood up and gave Nie Bing an awkward smile: "President, I think what you did was very reasonable and correct..."

"I also think the West has many problems. I think the East Asian Alliance is a viable step, and I think we can follow it... As I just said, as long as we can resist, we will naturally do our best to resist, otherwise our final result will only be to survive. We will lose everything... I personally support Chairman's decision!"

"Of course, I'm only speaking on my own behalf. I can't even represent the Aurelius family, much less the opinions of the family heads..."

Nie Bing nodded, then looked at the others.

"If you have differing opinions, please speak them directly... If you all support this, then I will assume you agree... and I will continue. Now, you can express your opinions, and I can also clarify any doubts you may have..."

The clan leaders looked at each other...

Soon, some of the bolder family patriarchs began to speak: "President, as Sean said, your idea is good. But if we in the West adopt their East Asian system, can we adapt to it...?"

"Furthermore, their people-oriented policies require robbing the rich to help the poor. Do we also need to do the same?"

"And then there's the feasibility of this alliance. We have kings and nobles below us; will they all agree? There are many issues involved... So, are we the ones who call the shots?"

Listening to the doubts raised by Chief Golux and others, Nie Bing showed no anger whatsoever. Instead, a knowing smile, as if she had been prepared all along, appeared on her mask-like face.

She did not answer immediately, but slowly walked back to the main seat, her posture calm and elegant, as if she had everything under control.

"Good question!"

Nie Bing's voice echoed clearly in the solemn hall, drawing all the tense or skeptical gazes. "Your concerns are all spot-on; these are precisely the core issues we need to address to build a Western alliance. I am not asking you to copy the East Asian model, but rather to extract its essence of unity, combine it with our Western history, traditions, and realities, and forge a completely new Western alliance that belongs to us!"

The clan leaders all knew in their hearts that they had no choice.

It's unlikely that Nie Bing was lying to them about what she said, since they could easily find out the truth about these things after making a few inquiries.

Therefore, they need the new president of the Illuminati to give them a reason to convince them.

Nie Bing's voice rang out in the solemn stone hall.

She still didn't answer directly, but continued to evade the question.

"Chief Gallux, do you think the East Asian Alliance's system was born that way? Or was it a divine decree that fell from the sky? No, it was something that Xiao Ce forcibly 'shaped' over more than ten years, using the iron and fire of his East Asian battlefield, and 'feeding' him with the Western artisans, scholars, and countless resources he plundered, on countless corpses and ruins!"

She stopped in the middle of the long table, placed her hands on the cold, smooth, mirror-like oak surface, and stared sharply at the patriarch who had asked the question.

"Xiao Ce forcibly unified the writing systems of various countries, using the Xiao Kingdom's language as the sole bridge; he erased the various currencies of different countries! He minted Dragon Coins that belong only to the alliance!"

"He used the butcher's knife and the land to cut off the heads of all the rebellious nobles, turning those so-called princes and nobles into foremen in his factories!"