Strong medicine was needed for a serious illness!
Eastern Victory's situation was vastly different from Eastern Japan's. Although Eastern Victory fell under the Marquis Manor—its students were still counted as part of the Marquis Manor and governed under a unified rule—the Marquis Manor neither prohibited associations nor could it. After all, Eastern Victory's population had multiplied after absorbing Eastern Korea and Eastern Ryukyu. With so many associations, Eastern Victory was effectively in another form of division. The Marquis Manor and the various associations were like the central court and its feudal lords.
Eastern Japan, however, was different. It had only two associations, and those two were actually one force, both belonging to the Yamato Restoration Society—though few people knew that. On the surface, the Dusk Association and Ouroboros stood opposed to one another, mainly for Eastern Victory to see. Thus, Eastern Japan was truly and absolutely unified.
Therefore, once trouble broke out, Eastern Japan, which had long been unable to hold itself back, would surely mobilize in full force. As for Eastern Victory, while its associations seemed unrelated to one another, once the incident involved Eastern Japan and the conflict came from outside, internal contradictions would instantly yield to external ones. With a little instigation from someone with ulterior motives, everyone could easily unite against a common enemy. When that happened, an enormous vortex of chaos and battle would inevitably form.
That did not serve Yin Kuang's interests!
So, Yin Kuang had always wanted to unite most of the associations and reach an agreement to adopt a strategy of "nonviolent nonparticipation" in response to Eastern Japan's various provocations. As for the small number of people or associations who wanted to wave the banners of justice and fairness and confront Eastern Japan, they could do as they pleased. As long as