Chapter 2053

Perseus and Clarissa fell silent and exchanged glances, each recognizing a glint of understanding in the other's gaze. They then simultaneously turned to Jerome, prompting him to continue. With no hint of hesitation, Jerome took a sip of his tea and continued, "You see, numerous businesses in our country have faced sanctions and malicious attacks from Ebrea's so-called experts, causing many to falter or even go bankrupt. "You guys remember that space station project years ago, right? It was Ebrea and its allies, the Merovan and Teravic countries, that imposed a tech blockade on us. It was downright infuriating! "Those online trolls are really just destined to be trolls, spewing their nonsense and barking from behind their screens. They deride their own nation, accusing it of lacking resolve. They criticize our leaders for being passive, for only issuing verbal condemnations when we're being pushed around and for never daring to take real action. "I see their comments every day, an