Idk but my first impression of this chapter is that it's so far fetched? Like, we were told that Zhuge didn't appreciate Zhong da and now out of nowhere they are what- allies with a plan they thought up together or sth, like friends 😭 will have to come back to reread this one for sure
What i noticed is that all the "very smart" people in ROT have that vision of a world divided in 3.. And at the beginning of the story there was that thing about 3 important people that were : Grand Tutor Sima, Grand Commandant Jia, and Chancellor Zhuge. I wonder if it's related.
Plus now Zhong da's basically a genius too. He can predict the weather, he was taught war formations by Guo Jia, he's a formidable businessman, and he read a lot when he was young.