Chapter 1503: Shut Up
"Utsunomiya Taro! How dare you betray the Baharuth Empire?"
The dying Great Priest seemed to have injected himself with something, then sprang back to his feet while coughing up blood.
His face was full of disbelief.
Fuck!
This Legion War had been forcefully demanded by those two!
Because of their outstanding record, the cabinet had approved this Legion War, staking the three main legions on it!
Even His Majesty had personally taken the field!
All because they had approved the three-stage plan those two had submitted!
And this was what it turned out to be?
You're telling me you two were undercover agents all along?
In the Great Priest's eyes, everyone else might have betrayed them, but those two absolutely should not have!
"So that's how it is. It seems my subjects have repeatedly suffered setbacks lately because of your Penguin Merchant Guild. With two traitors who sold out their own nation and souls among you, it is hardly surprising that you could accomplish this."
Muren was, after all, an outstanding ruler. He recovered his composure remarkably quickly. Even in the face of something so absurd, he forcibly calmed himself and began thinking rapidly.
"So this Legion War was actually orchestrated entirely by your Penguin Merchant Guild? You wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight? Use our three legions to crush the enemy, then reap the benefits and absorb the survivors from both sides?"
"A fine scheme. A fine calculation!"
Though he was the one who had been plotted against, Muren lightly applauded with an admiring expression. Yuan Shijia's face, meanwhile, darkened somewhat.
Indeed, regardless of the reason, far too many people had died or been wounded.
So many fine men had died in such a conspiracy. It truly was not worth