What Does the Holy Maiden Think? (6K)

They were planning to seize back their own fief, then raise the banner of rebellion.

This was no good news. Tyrant Gold Duke's territory was easy to defend and difficult to attack, with towering mountains and great rivers serving as natural barriers. Although Zhao Yang would have a hard time taking it, once he did, it would likely require three to five times the force to retake it.

Moreover, Tyrant Gold Duke's territory was rich in resources. While it did not produce much in the way of restricted Rare Metals, a mountain range within the fief served as a natural barrier, and its output of ordinary Rare Metals was frighteningly high.

Otherwise, Xu Tianran would not have contacted the Holy Spirit Cult to set this scheme in motion. The first to be dealt with was always the one who stuck his head out.

If Zhao Yang truly reclaimed his original fief, not only would the Empire's annual supply of low-grade Rare Metals drop by nearly twenty percent, it would also trigger a chain reaction. Nobles everywhere would grow restless, eager to put on a grand show of carving up lands and establishing their own domains.

By then, forget pointing their swords at the Three Great Empires—the Sun Moon Empire itself would be a clay Buddha crossing a river, unable to save even itself.

Third Elder watched the Lone Wolf Soul Engineer Legion depart with a grave expression. Looking at it now, the Lone Wolf Troupe's decision to abandon its baggage and travel light had not been a hasty move, but the result of careful consideration.

They did not need to wipe out Zhao Yang's men. They only needed to attack from both sides and keep Zhao Yang firmly pinned down to complete their task. If he could not seize the