The Three Great Commerce Guilds' Decision!
Although Arid Dragon City had three great commerce guilds, eighteen lineages, and countless small and mid-sized forces, everyone knew that only three people truly held decision-making power in Arid Dragon City—the presidents of the three great commerce guilds.
Simply put, whether Arid Dragon City would fight or surrender was up to the three presidents.
If the three presidents advocated war, the martial artists of Arid Dragon City would surely follow them; if the three presidents advocated peace, no one in Arid Dragon City would dare oppose them.
That was why, when Clan Head Zhao, Clan Head Qian, and the others had been arguing endlessly over whether to fight or make peace, the presidents of the three great commerce guilds had remained silent. They knew that once they declared their positions, they would change the future course of Arid Dragon City.
"Speak your minds, my two old friends." The president of Azure Dragon Commerce let out a long sigh. With the situation in Mountain Province collapsing, he knew that the time had come for Azure Dragon Commerce to make a decision.
The president of Treasure Seeking Commerce sighed softly. "First, the three of us should decide whether to fight or surrender."
The president of Sky Beam Commerce said, "The human race and the Demon Race have been at odds for a long time. Although our three great commerce guilds hold unquestioned authority and prestige in Arid Dragon City, if we surrender to the Demon Race, many martial artists in Arid Dragon City will surely resent us."
"You must understand that Arid Dragon City was founded single-handedly by our three great commerce guilds, but it is also a city belonging to the martial artists of the human race... If we surrender to the Demon Race, the