Li Yao was relieved to see the brand-new settlements growing into scale, wondering if there was indeed such a thing called 'fate' that was guiding them to find the best path.
If he had refused Di Feiwen's proposal a few months ago, or if the commander of the fleet near the brown dwarf had not been a 'merchant' like Di Feiwen who was open to compromises and negotiations but another relentless 'soldier' like Heiye Ming, the federation and the Black Wind Fleet would have been vastly different.
