The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 204 Unassuming

Upon hearing Sun Quan's words, Cheng Pu, who had come to protect Sun Quan, felt somewhat embarrassed. The other two sides stepped back, so what was he afraid of? After so many years of fighting on the battlefield, was he really inferior to that young upstart?

After everyone had left, Sun Quan spoke first, saying, "Lord Liu, this meeting was initiated by you. I wonder what important matter you wish to discuss with His Highness the Prince of Wei?"

"Then I'll be frank and say it directly."

Upon hearing Sun Quan's question, Liu Bei replied without hesitation, "I don't think I need to explain our identities. Since Heaven has chosen the three of us to take on the mission of this world..."

"When I learned that there were two other people with the same identity, I wondered if we could join forces to complete this mission. So, as soon as I confirmed your identities, I immediately extended an invitation to discuss this important matter with you. What do you two think?"

Upon hearing Liu Bei's words, Chen Er and Sun Quan fell into deep thought. Sun Quan was alright, but Chen Er knew that Liu Bei had joined forces with Liu Biao and mobilized a force of seventy to eighty thousand men, who were heading towards Shiyang.

Presumably, they have already begun crossing the river. Through his observation of Sun Quan, Chen Er has not yet discovered any connection between him and Liu Bei. However, regardless, Liu Bei's intentions are certainly not what they appear to be.

Of course, he wasn't in a hurry to expose Liu Bei's conspiracy. Chen Er just sneered inwardly and said, "I wonder what kind of alliance Lord Liu wants."

"Then naturally the three parties will unite to assess the remaining forces."

"And then?" Sun Quan asked.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Naturally, it will be a joint government by the three parties."

Chen Er said with a sneer, "Lord Liu is quite democratic, isn't he?"

As a young man of the new century, Chen Er knew exactly what tricks Liu Bei was up to. Of course, he didn't want to expose Liu Bei yet and needed to wait for the right opportunity.

Liu Bei naturally understood the sarcasm in Chen Er's words, but he didn't show his emotions. He said to Chen Er and Sun Quan, "Although I was an organizer during the Republic of China era, I still prefer Western democratic politics, especially American democracy, which I admire. Now, the three of us should naturally follow this path."

Sun Quan then spoke up, saying to Liu Bei, "How can the legitimate rights of each party be guaranteed in a three-way coalition? What if two parties unite to suppress the other?"

"We can form a parliament, with each of the three parties holding one-third of the seats."

Liu Bei's suggestion sounded quite good, but Sun Quan didn't think so. Sun Quan said to Liu Bei, "This still doesn't solve the fundamental problem: how to ensure fairness."

Liu Bei was getting a little anxious. He stood up and said to Sun Quan, "Where in this world is there absolute fairness? In the end, it will all come down to ability."

"According to Lord Liu's words, since His Highness Prince Wei now controls half of the country, he should naturally be the leader. If that's the case, then I have no objection."

Sun Quan's words directly directed the criticism at Chen Er. Upon hearing this, Chen Er quickly said to the two of them, "Let's not talk about these things. There's always a solution to everything. We all come from the same place, so we all know that democracy is relative and can't be achieved overnight."

Before fully understanding whether Liu Bei and the Sun family were plotting, Chen Er did not intend to break ties with them. He quickly changed the subject and asked Sun Quan, "I wonder which era General Sun lived in in his previous life?"

“I’m from the 1980s,” Sun Quan replied directly, not paying any attention to the question.

Chen Er said with a smile, "Sun Jiang and I are from the same era."

Sun Quan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked Chen Er and Liu Bei, "Although I don't understand what kind of existence this world is, I only want to answer the past, so I only hope to complete our mission as quickly as possible and then go back."

"Go? Is it even possible?" The three of them became somewhat dejected at the mention of this topic. No matter how noble their current status was, they were ultimately not from this world. Deep down, they all longed for their previous lives, though they had somewhat forgotten them.

Liu Bei stood up again and said, "In that case, we should unite as soon as possible to complete our mission. After all, the Great Immortal only said to quell the chaos, not that we cannot unite with other forces."

In fact, Liu Bei's words made a lot of sense. However, all three of them knew very well that they could not truly trust the other two, and even if the three of them joined forces to pacify the world, it would be impossible for them to truly trust the other two.

So in the end, the three forces will have to fight to the death. Even if they are unwilling, will their subordinates and those who have benefited from the situation stop? Obviously, that's impossible.

“Sometimes we can’t completely control the situation,” Sun Quan said somewhat dejectedly. Among the three, he was probably the one with the least say. Regardless of Liu Bei’s current strength, Liu Bei was still a powerful figure and the one who made the decisions, while Sun Quan was only the second-in-command, a relatively powerful second-in-command.

Liu Bei and Chen Er were certainly aware of Sun Quan's predicament, but it was Sun Quan's family matter, and they had no right to interfere. Moreover, the fact that Sun Quan did not hold real power was a good thing for them.

At least for the time being, there was no need to worry too much about the threat from Jiangdong. However, both of them were blinded by Sun Quan's performance at this time. They had no idea that Sun Ce was now listening to Sun Quan's advice. The two Sun brothers were cooperating very closely and had no intention of killing each other.

"None of these are important. What's most important is our alliance, which is for the sake of all people."

Well, now even the common people of the world have been brought up. Looking at Liu Bei at this moment, Chen Er had some other thoughts in his mind. Was this guy really possessed by Liu Bei?

"The people are indeed suffering, but the lives of the people in the district I govern are gradually improving. Most of them can now solve their basic needs for food and clothing, which is already a significant improvement."

Chen Er said with some pride that he could indeed be proud of being able to solve the problem of food and clothing for most people in such an era. Moreover, the people in the district he governed were not only able to eat their fill, but many people could also eat meat and vegetables. This was a great improvement.