The tension in the standoff melted away with Lide's words.
Alliance, this was a path unimagined before.
But against the backdrop of the looming Old Days Catastrophe, when compared to an uncertain tomorrow and the visible dangers of the old days, this option, which ordinarily wouldn't satisfy the Sea Clan Gods, suddenly became a decent choice.
The Ocean God System, though powerful, was also incapable of overcoming the Divine Calamity of world-ending proportions.
If they could ally with a divine system even stronger than theirs, they would undoubtedly stand a better chance against the approaching crises.
This was a win-win selection.
Moreover, the most crucial point was—Lide clearly had a deity of extremely high status within the Sea Clan on his side.
What did this indicate? It indicated that they were actually on the same side...