Chapter 740: Vol V Chapter 100
In the face of the questioning eyes of the aristocrats, as well as that shocking question from that earl, though Marquis Yug’s expression was as calm as water, he was cursing and swearing in his heart.
If he had a choice, of course he was unwilling to suggest making peace with the rchant party. But now, did he have any other choice?
Last night, he received a letter from his sister. It was a magic ssage telling him about so extrely secretive information.
Though his sister was very prudent with her choice of words, it was evident that she did not have much confidence. When he compared her the information to his, Marquis Yug could affirm that her speculation was right.
He was positive that the aristocratic party did not send anyone to attack the trade caravans and civilians of the rchant party. And he also guessed that the attack on the soldiers and lords of the aristocratic party stationed at the border was not a deed by the rchant party.
Previously, he thought that since everyone was so angry, they might as well just fight things out. Anyway, the main forces to dispatch an army were the local aristocrats. Even if they lost the fight, as a central aristocrat, his loss was very limited. So he chose to be a mber of the war-advocating party and was inclined towards fighting a small battle with the rchant party.
But in contrast to his sister’s information, as he carefully thought about it for a long ti, he got so scared that he broke out in cold sweat.
If war were to happen, he was afraid this would not be a “small-scale war,” and he could forget about wanting to maintain “limited losses.”
What the person behind the scenes who was pushing for this war wanted was not a small-scale war at all. He wanted a raging and aggressive war that could engulf the entire Commonwealth of Gold Coins!
Though he could not understand that person’s rationale for doing such a thing, it was not important. What was important was that as soone benefiting from the existing order within the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, he absolutely could not allow the Commonwealth of Gold Coins to stage an extensive civil war!
That not only ant that he would incur a great loss, but it also ant that there would be great danger.
The higher one stood, the harder one would fall. That was a given.
The Yug family had been the apex of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, and there was no way they could go up any further. But there was a high possibility of them falling instead—he was sure that despite how bright and dazzling his family was now, there were many people plotting behind the scenes, wanting to stab them in the back or even wanting to utterly destroy the entire Yug family and then hold a grand banquet to feast around their dead bodies.
He would not allow such a thing to happen! If anyone brought untoward accidents to the Yug family, whether a mortal or god, that person would be his enemy!
So he called all the core mbers of the family together before dawn and held a secret eting. Then he put his oldest son under house arrest by confining him in a secret chamber. He personally contacted the leader of the various heads of the aristocratic party and spoke to them about the matter of making peace with the rchant party in a most straightforward manner.
This would certainly taint his image as well as mar the prestige of the Yug family. But at that mont, he could not be bothered.
Now, the conflict between the rchant party and the aristocratic party was only on the level of “friction” or “minor conflict.” If they did not calm things down now, when the raging fire of war comnced, even the Yug family would not be able to do anything.
Looking at the many aristocratic heads projected as images by magic communication, he sighed quietly to himself and said, “Dear all, just as the saying goes, that was then, and this is now. Previously, I advocated war most fervently because I felt that I could reap so benefits from the war. But now, I just received so important information! That was the key to changing my mind.”
“What information?” asked Marquis Gordan in a low voice.
“The Republic of Northwest has sent a joint exploration team to explore a mine with the rchant party.”
“We already knew of this, so what’s so great about it?” an earl said with a laugh.
Marquis Yug sneered and continued to say, “They discovered Mithril in the mine.”
“A Mithril mine... is also not a big deal,” said that earl who had just spoken.
An expressionless Marquis Yug said, “It has been verified that that Mithril wasn’t generated from ordinary silver ore that has been imrsed in magic. It is naturally-occurring Mithril that was ford when the Main Plane ca into existence.”
The earl, who had spoken twice earlier on, fell silent. The other earls could not hold back their gasps. Even Marquis Gordan had to frown.
“is this news reliable?” he asked.
“Of course, it is,” Marquis Yug said lightly.
Telling them this piece of news would suffice. He would certainly not divulge the other more important pieces of news to these people.
That involved the Yug’s family’s biggest secret. So long as that secret was carefully guarded, he could protect his family’s survival for at least a thousand years, or even much longer.
After a while, Marquis Gordan said in a low voice, “Do you know the quantity contained in the reserves of that mineral vein?”
“What do you take the scouts under my command for?” Marquis Yug laughed and asked in reply, “Do you think you will ever be able to get another good night’s sleep if you know that they can even find out the exact amount contained in the reserves found in that mineral vein?”
Marquis Gordan laughed dryly and said nothing more.
There were conflicts between the local aristocrats and the central aristocrats, so of course, there were also conflicts among the central aristocrats themselves. Marquis Gordan and Marquis Yug had been longti rivals. They belonged to the kind of rivals that “yearned for you to et death.” The fact that the spies under Marquis Yug’s command were able to get ahold of such confidential information was enough to make Marquis Gordon sowhat uneasy. If they were able to further inquire about top-secret information about the reserves of the mineral vein, then they might not have any difficulty in acquiring confidential information about him.
At least... they would be a little closer.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little awkward, an earl who was quite close to Marquis Gordon hastily changed the subject, “The value of a mineral vein containing naturally-occurring Mithril is worth a fortune. This will greatly strengthen the relationship between the Republic of Northwest and the rchant party. If we strike the rchant part at this point in ti, we’ll easily attract the attention of the Republic of Northwest. It’s indeed... not appropriate at all.”
“Yes, they must be very nervous right now. Once hyped up, they tend to overreact. Their heightened emotions might only start to ease up after everything is settled, that is, when that mineral vein is mined and the silver is verified,” said another earl. “Even if they want to fight a war, they will also have to wait until then.”
With that, all eyes fell on Earl Good Horse.
“Good Horse” was not actually the surna of Earl Good Horse. The origin of this na had to be traced back to the founder of the family. That earl’s na was “Good Hauss,” and he was nicknad “Good Horse.” Later, though their family’s official na was Earl Hauss, the na of “Good Horse” was so popular that it beca a nickna that people commonly used to address them.
Of course, this was also because they were bothered by it. On the contrary, they might even be proud of this title.
At present, it was this “Good Horse,” Earl Hauss, who was in conflict with the rchant party. Originally, he wanted to use his assassination as a pretext to demand so compensation from the central aristocrats. He had not expected the rchant party to make a move against him first and accuse his soldiers of crossing the border to attack the trade caravans and civilians. At that ti, he had not even started on negotiations with the central aristocrats about the substantive issues.
Earl Hauss, who was already in a bad mood, was subjected to further distress. He could no longer hold himself back and flew into a rage. Without another word, he chased the ssenger of the rchant party away.
As a result, the rchant party actually assembled their army at the border, as though they had braced themselves to fight a major war.
The “Good Horse” family had never been afraid to fight and always went all out. If he chose not to attack another party, the other side should be thanking the gods while counting their blessings. Yet now, they actually had the guts to co find fault with him?!
To borrow a famous saying of Brother Illidan, who was whitewashed by the gaming company, Blizzard, after Sui Xiong had traversed the world, “You are all trying to et your doom!”
So he did not hesitate to gather his military force and horses to confront the rchant party.
Over the past few days, there had been two small-scale skirmishes between the two sides. Though the losses incurred were small, the anger was building up.
And at this very mont, if the aristocratic party wanted to make peace, his attitude would beco the key.
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