Chapter 738 (2/2)

So he chose not to say anything though clearly, he could go to Sui Xiong and ask him about it. Instead, he buried himself in his thoughts as he pondered over what exactly was going on.

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“Which one of the two do you think has a higher possibility?” A shadow flashed within the God’s Kingdom, and a clone of Sui Xiong appeared beside Easter, asking, “What do you think of this intense internal conflict between the two forces of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins?”

“Is there even a need to ask? Someone is stirring up trouble,” Easter said. He put down his pen, then smiled and said, “The merchant party and aristocratic party are currently seeking stability. They both want steady development. The merchant party is training new soldiers, so they need time to get their new army in shape. The aristocratic party needs to stabilize agricultural production, and also need to appease the lords who have just changed their territories. How would they possibly find the time and energy to fight a war now? However, other than the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, I’m certain there must be other people who don’t wish to see both sides settle down so stably and peacefully. So they can’t wait to provoke the two parties into waging war with one another and also hope for their war to get as intense as possible. The more intense it is, the better it will be.”

“So which force do you think it’ll be?” Sui Xiong asked?

“The greatest possibility, of course, is the Duchy of Thunder. There is also a possibility that it might be the Kingdom of Eagle,” Easter said. “After all, wanting to benefit from its civil war, it only makes sense if the other force was located someplace contiguous to the Commonwealth of Gold Coins.”

He thought for a while, then said, “In fact, it might possibly be the Dhaka Commercial Association too. Both the Dhaka Commercial Association and the Commonwealth of Gold Coins are purely commercial states, so there’s always intense competition between them. If a civil war breaks out within the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, the Dhaka Commercial Association can make use of the opportunity to conquer and dominate many more markets. From this point of view, perhaps it’s the likelier one to want to instigate a civil war within the Commonwealth of Gold Coins.

“Are there no other forces?” Sui Xiong asked.

Easter thought about it very carefully for a long time. Then he shook his head and said, “At least I can’t think of anything else. There might be other forces that could possibly benefit from a civil war, but these benefits are clearly not enough to make up for any advantages. Take the Church of the God of Aristocracy, for example. I’m sure they will be able to gain some benefits from this civil war, but how can they guarantee that victory of the civil war will definitely go to the aristocratic party? If the merchant party wins, they will lose everything.”

“But if the aristocratic party wins, they will make a fortune, won’t they?”

Easter nodded first, then he shook his head.

“It’s unreasonable to use 10% of capital to pursue 20% of profits and also face the risk of losing everything,” he said. “Even if you did earn something, the earlier investment would be much too great, and it would definitely impair the strength of the aristocratic party itself. If there’s no wish to impair the strength of the aristocratic party, then you’d have to damage that of Church of the God of Aristocracy—the aristocrats are no fools. If you are going to make them fight against the merchant party, the Church of the God of Aristocracy will spare no effort and money. They would at least send out a great number of Sacred Warriors, priests and pontifex to fight the war. Though they have been established for hundreds of years and also have the heritage of the former Church of the God of Royalty, fighting such a battle would certainly deal a great blow to their vitality…”

“What if they don’t send anyone to war?” Sui Xiong asked.

“Then that would affect the influence of the Church of the God of Aristocracy. How can a church expect the aristocrats to support it when it gets other people to fight wars but, in the end, not send any soldiers to render them support?”

Sui Xiong thought about it, and it did seem like there was truth to what Easter said.

Wanting others to put their all on the line for him, yet unwilling to put in one’s own capital? Who would be able to believe in such a person?

“So, it’s indeed highly unlikely that the Church of the God of Aristocracy is the troublemaker here?”

“Unless there is some inside info that I don’t know of, then I really don’t see the need for Church of the God of Aristocracy to fight this war,” Easter replied as such, but not with much confidence. “It’s just that… the matters of the gods are simply unfathomable. I’m not too sure myself whether there could have been some other reason that I have not thought of.”

Sui Xiong smiled and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll look into it. There will be results soon.”

Having said that, he went to Javier’s to inquire more about the situation.

To name the most well-informed of the gods, apart from those professionals who specialized in intelligence gathering, it would be none other than the God of Pleasure. He was the expert in indulging in good food, fine wine and merry-making, and he had friends all over the world.

If the God of Aristocracy truly had some tricks up his sleeves or was devising some plot, Javier would more or less always be able to find a little clue.