There were no other alternatives, nor any time for them to think.

Prior to this, no one had imagined that there would actually be a nation holding something capable of changing the entire world, but refuse to release it to the world! This was something that hadn't happened in the past several thousand years!

Furthermore, it was enabled by the contradiction between the laws of the Coalition of Underworlds and international trade regulations, and regardless of whether it was in the underworld or in the mortal realm, cases with no precedents were almost always given a "not guilty" verdict.

As such, they really couldn't do anything to the Cathayan Underworld!

"Listen to me," Archimedes said in a serious voice. "I admit that I've withheld some information from you all."

The break was only 30 minutes, and around half of that had already passed by. In these final 15 minutes or so, he had to arrive at a consensus with the secretaries of the World Energy Resource Research Organization.

There was no time for them to pick and choose!

They weren't targeting anyone, they were simply fighting for the basic interests of the entire world.

He exchanged a glance with Aristotle, then said, "The Cathayan Underworld most likely really has already partially developed a new energy resource."

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