"If Star Abyss had made up everything it owed me back then, I wouldn't have had to usurp Morphedria."
Li Aoz tossed out the joke, drawing uproarious laughter.
Ou Shen gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Things have come to this. We can only fight to the end. Everything Lai Anding does is for himself and the stability of his interest groups. We have to smash groups like that."
"Lord Lioz has provided a vast population and abundant resources through the Empire. Those can serve as the foundation for the warriors' development and advancement. But right now, aside from our own strength, choosing sides is even more urgent."
"With just this handful of people, we're nowhere near enough to take on Lai Anding. Not to mention we still have to enter the void. So I was just thinking... could we make a move against Rand Lord first?"
Ou Shen put it vaguely. They were to make a move against Rand Lord—but what kind of move, exactly?
Kidnapping, coercion, temptation, persuasion, house arrest—there were plenty of methods, and their effects varied greatly.
Anyone who had often staged coups knew that kidnapping was a thankless, labor-intensive business.
Political leaders who made it to the top were usually hard-hearted.
Even if you kidnapped their family, you might end up helping their political grandstanding instead, turning yourself into a terrorist. Not only would you fail to achieve your goal, you would also ruin your own reputation and end up hated on all sides.
But if done well, a kidnapping could become the battle that turned everything around.
Most people simply went with the flow. Even if they knew the royal family sucked the marrow from their bones, they still feared revolutionary "thugs." After all, if those people did not even respect royal