Chapter 687 (2/2)
Sui Xiong found himself at a loss for words and was silent for a while before asking in a slightly hostile way, “Why do you think they would lose?”
“While the merchants have money to hire large amounts of troops, the loyalty and fellowship of the troops is highly unpredictable, and they may not have the determination to complete the battle fully. On such grounds, fighting with the aristocrats’ personally trained and fully developed private army would be akin to sending the merchants to die! I may not be a war veteran, but I am aware of the basics of warfare,” the Goddess of Wealth retorted in an equally hostile fashion. She went on to say, “Furthermore, the merchants’ wealth has always been dependent on trade. If a war breaks out, trade will cease as roads will be blocked or destroyed. Even those with inheritances would not be left with much when their property is ruined.
“After a while, they will also run out of means to pay the troops. On the other hand, the aristocrats only need to provide resources for their troops and will not run out, even if they have to fight for three to five years. From my point of view, the merchants will definitely lose. If they really stood a chance of winning, they wouldn’t’ have had to back down so many times in the past in the first place.” The Goddess sighed.
Sui Xiong was silent again. He faced an internal dilemma of whether to share on a powerful weapon that he had used to set off extreme chaos on Earth previously. In the end, he decided not to. It would have been akin to releasing a large tiger out of its cage. It would then be extremely hard to reverse such an action then. While he wanted to help this world improve and develop, he was certain that he did not want to use extreme violence nor cruel means to do so.
On Earth, a king had previously been quoted to have said, “Who cares if chaos is unleashed after I die?” But Sui Xiong, while not entirely opposed to such a liberal mindset, had to consider his immortality… Upon considering the prospect of staying alive and watching the spark that he started ignite into flames that engulfed the entire country, he broke out in cold sweat.
Nima, this could not happen!
In the end, Sui Xiong had backed down and could only suggest that if there was a need to, the Republic of Northwest could send troops to aid the merchants in war.
The Goddess of Wealth wavered slightly and had thought about it for a long time before nodding her head in agreement. “Maybe… that may turn out well. We might as well compel the merchants to relocate to the North where they would be adjacent to the Republic of Northwest and could create a common republic. They could also choose to merge directly into the Republic. With the division of the Commonwealth, maybe the aristocrats would not feel the need to be so aggressive towards other clans as well.”
“I’m surprised that you’re willing to divide a country that believes in you so easily.” Sui Xiong was shocked.
“What’s the issue with that? To me, the concept of a country is fleeting. As long as those who believe in me continue to work and strive, they can continue to develop themselves even within a divided Commonwealth,” the Goddess shot back. Sui Xiong was unable to reply as he felt that he was no longer on the same frequency as the goddess.
After a while, the duo brought their entire conversation to the gods’ meeting to discuss.
The God of War approved of such a suggestion. “Since the situation is now rather transparent in the Commonwealth, the two major clans would probably be unable to maintain the current peace for much longer. It would either be a vicious fight to the end or a major separation where each clan goes their own way. If they choose to separate, at least we can prevent a huge war.
“Do you really think we can prevent an entire war?” Sui Xiong remained skeptical.
“Of course, we can’t guarantee such things, but even if war were to break out after the separation, it would be on a much smaller and less violent scale as compared to a fight over the entire country’s powers. If we can’t ensure that there is no violence whatsoever, at least we can try to scale it down. Unless, of course, you have a better suggestion to share with us right now,” the God of War replied.
The gods had looked at each other, and no one could think of a better suggestion. They eventually decided to agree on the only proposed solution then and there.