Chen Xi was unaware that the grand vision he painted for Li Youu and others had already been validated by Li Jue, while the Roman Empire, originally on the brink of chaos, was forcibly restrained from self-destruction due to a powerful opponent under the high heavens.
Unlike Parthia, which continued to fail against its own people even after understanding the power gap between the two sides, the Romans faced their adversaries with great solemnity.
The peril of Rome entering the Third Century largely stemmed from a lack of opponents, much like the undefeated Han Dynasty's global dominance in the past, Rome, after toppling Parthia, entered an invincible state, with the world having no rival against it.
In such an era of strength without external enemies, it seemed that no one could resist the urge for self-sabotage; this situation could not be salvaged by either the East or the West.
