Chapter 685 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Could a capitalist country really be pure?

Sui Xiong felt that it could be possible. Although the world had all kinds of magical powers and dangerous monsters as well as mighty gods, the average human’s life was still comparable to that of Earth. While Earth was dominated by merchants, such an idealistic world was still possible.

As Sui Xiong had entered this world, the Earth’s most powerful country was holding elections, and the first candidate was backed by a big consortium and the second candidate was an influential merchant. He had not voiced his opinion aloud but rather pondered on how to solve the issue.

Although the Goddess of Wealth had felt that the issue was serious and deep, Sui Xiong felt that a solution could be found, however temporary. After all, on Earth, when the merchants had first risen in status, they had not been in immediate conflict nor violent war with the aristocrats. Of course, he also knew that any temporary solution would eventually be useless when faced with a new problem and that eventually, war would be waged between both sides. However, the social situation was not at such an extreme level yet.

While Sui Xiong was not familiar with this world’s society and its history, he nevertheless understood the idea that a capitalist revolution usually took place after an industrial revolution. If an industrial revolution had not even taken place, there would not be a situation where a bigger rebellion was needed.

If Marcus were aware of this, he would definitely have teased them!

“What do you plan to do now?” Sui Xiong asked the Goddess of Wealth. After racking his brains, he still could not come up with a temporary solution and decided to deviate from the topic at hand as a means of distraction.

“Well, I don’t really have a choice at the moment. I think we’ll have to leave it in the hands of the church to mediate as much as possible to perhaps stall for as much time as possible,” the Goddess of Wealth replied.

To this, Sui Xiong nodded in agreement. While dragging the situation out was only prolonging the tension, it was a logical choice to make at this point in time. With more time on their hands, they could spend it thinking of better solutions to solve the problem.

“Actually, couldn’t we organize a meeting for them to discuss the situation, such that they could come to a compromise or negotiate with each other?” Sui Xiong mused.

“They’ve had countless meetings in the past that have been of little help. This is due to the fact that both sides feel that they’ve already had to give in many times till they’ve drawn the line and refuse to negotiate further,” the Goddess of Wealth replied with a bitter smile.

All of a sudden, Sui Xiong had a flash of inspiration, and a perfect solution popped into his head.

“We could organize a conference where all the main issues plaguing the country can be brought up and addressed by the different societal group’s representatives. How does that sound?”