"What about internal threats?"
In response to Su Zhou, Zhang Qingyun stroked his beard. He nodded, then shook his head. "You have to understand, we've never been on good terms with the American Federation, and Ross Country clashed with us at the border decades ago. The world's major powers are hardly a monolithic bloc. They are our strongest competitors. It's possible our development is just another arms race, like the global Cold War from decades past."
Su Zhou replied calmly, "The global situation is stable now. The European Union, Ross Country, the American Federation, and us—these major powers are both wary of and cooperative with each other. Before the Spiritual Energy Revival, the resources available on Earth weren't enough for all of humanity to live in prosperity, which is why we competed. But things are different now."
