"Brute Cavern's stance?" Iron Granny sipped her tea and looked at Angor through the steam. "What do you think?"
"I don't know."
Iron Granny put down her teacup. "Let me ask you something else. You were there when Monkey wreaked havoc in Rasudelan. What do you think Brute Cavern's stance was? "
Angor thought about his trip to the Abyss Plane.
He wasn't at the frontline, but he did see the wizards fighting against the demons through Fafnir's eyes.
From what he saw, Sunders' unparalleled fighting prowess played an indelible role in the battle.
Brute Cavern must have put in a lot of effort to help Sunders in Rasudelan.
In other words, Brute Cavern was on Monkey's side during the battle. In other words, all the organizations and alliances that participated in the battle were on Monkey's side. They just didn't have the same degree of support.
Angor told Iron Granny his opinion.
"Then do you know why we chose to help Monkey?" Iron Granny asked.
"Maybe Mister Rein wanted to see if he could break through the legendary barrier?"
"I won't deny it. But the main reason is that we have core interests in the Abyss Plane," Iron Granny said.
"The Abyss Plane may look barren, but there are plenty of treasures to be found there."
Angor didn't mind. He had been to the Abyss Plane before, and he knew that there were plenty of "treasures" hidden under the barren surface. Even if they couldn't find them, they could still kill demons and extract their blood to sell. That would earn them a lot of money.
The southern region of the Abyss Plane was the poorest region in the Abyss Plane. It wasn't hard to imagine how rich the Abyss Plane was.
It was precisely because of such massive benefits that all the major adept organizations had set up base cities in the Abyss. They had to earn a seat in the Abyss, regardless of the dangers that lurked around them.
"Currently, Moonfrost Union is the leader of all human organizations in the Abyss Plane. More than 70% of the footholds and supply lines in the Abyss Plane are controlled by them. If human wizards want to survive in the Abyss Plane, they have to go through them.
"So now you should understand why Rhine chose to help Monchi in the Abyss. This is the reason. "
Moonfrost Union was the most powerful organization in the Abyss Plane. Therefore, all major organizations, including Brute Cavern, had to join Monkey's plan.
"However, it's different in the southern region. Although the Goman Kingdom matter was also led by Monchi, did he dare to forcefully issue orders like the Abyss? Obviously not. As such, Monchi had no choice but to use the method of sharing benefits to bring the major organizations to a certain level of tacit understanding. "
"Let's not care about what the other adept organizations think for now. To Brute Cavern, do you think Goman Kingdom is as important as the Abyss Plane? "
He considered and shook his head. There were benefits to be found in the Goman Kingdom, but they were definitely not as important as the core benefits.
"That's right. That's why we didn't dance with them this time." Iron Granny said, "But Goman King has reached the last few steps of the ritual. The dangerous balance of Goman Kingdom has been broken, and the consequences will be even worse. So, even if you don't dance with Monchi, you have to at least pretend that you don't object. "
"So this is Brute Cavern's stance? They're just watching from the sidelines? Why do I feel like this is the same as Moonfrost Union? "
Iron Granny shook her head again. "On the surface, yes. But in reality, our stance is very different from Moonfrost Union's."
With Iron Granny's explanation, Angor's confusion was slowly resolved.
Brute Cavern had to maintain the balance because Goman King was the ruler of the kingdom. The Abyss Ritual he used was based on his desire for power. Once the ritual backfired, it would not only harm Goman King but also the citizens of the kingdom.
The consequences of such a disaster would be no worse than what happened in the Evernight Kingdom. In fact, it might even be worse. At least, many civilians managed to escape from the Evernight Kingdom. The backfire of Goman Kingdom's ritual could easily take away the lives of most of its citizens.
Brute Cavern had to maintain the balance to avoid such a disaster.
As long as Brute Cavern maintained the balance, they would appear to be on the same side as Moonfrost Union. However, Monkey was more concerned about the outcome of the ritual, while Brute Cavern was more concerned about how to avoid the disaster.
On the surface, Brute Cavern appeared to be "indifferent bystanders". However, Rein and several other wizard organizations were secretly sending people to Goman Kingdom to check on the device.
If possible, they would try their best to destroy the ritual at the right time. Even if they couldn't completely destroy the ritual, they would at least try to minimize the potential damage.
Moonfrost Union, on the other hand, didn't want the ritual to be destroyed. They even wanted to ensure that the ritual could proceed to the final step.
Thus, there were two different sides.
The Supreme Cult was determined to kill Goman King. However, killing Goman King would cause the ritual to backfire, which would lead to terrible consequences in the future.
On the other hand, Goman King wanted to protect the ritual and achieve his ultimate goal. However, in order to prevent the Supreme Cult from invading, Goman King had to lure the tiger to drive away the wolf.
On the other hand, Monkey was the "tiger" that Goman King lured in to stop the "wolf" that was the Supreme Cult. In the end, they would get the "answer" from Goman King.
Most of the Sorcerer organizations seemed to be on Monchi's side. However, there were two different sides. One side supported Monkey's decision, so they wanted to maintain the balance until the ritual was over. The other side wanted to maintain the balance now.
It could be said that the positions involved involved many kinds of relationships. There were opposing and supporting sides, as well as opposing sides and opposing sides.
There were also similarities between opposing and supporting sides. For example, Monkey's side and the Supreme Cult's side seemed to be on opposite ends of the spectrum. However, both sides also agreed that Goman King had to die.
However, the Supreme Cult wanted Goman King dead right now, while Monkey wanted to wait for the answer before killing Goman King.
It could be said that the complicated multilateralism formed the current muddy waters of the Goman Kingdom.
But once it was clarified, it was easy to understand. It was easy to tell the reasons of different sides. The Supreme Cult was here for the banner of the "world's consciousness". Monkey was desperate to find a way to break through the barrier, even if Goman King was going to use it against them. As for organizations like Brute Cavern, they were forced to join the fray in order to avoid the disaster caused by the counterattack of their secret instrument.
"Brute Cavern seems to be on the side of justice now," said Angor.
"Justice only depends on the result. In the end, it's all about geography. Goman Kingdom is too close to Brute Cavern, and it controls all the ports along the southeast coast. Anyone who wants to reach Brute Cavern from the outer sea must pass through Goman Kingdom.
"Once an apocalyptic disaster befalls Goman Kingdom, many of the plans made due to geography will have to be redrafted. Also, Yali Duchy is right next to Goman Kingdom. Yali Duchy will probably fall into chaos, which will affect Brute Cavern as well.
"Therefore, most wizard organizations that are affected by geography are on the same side as Brute Cavern. For example, Floating Mech City. "
Floating Mech City's influence on the continent began with the steam trains. They valued geography and transportation, and Goman Kingdom was the key to both land and sea routes.
This meant that Floating Mech City would suffer the most if Goman Kingdom fell into chaos. For example, White Clam Sea and the shipping companies here would all suffer.
"You're right, but the result is relatively fair. At least, some people won't be affected by Brute Cavern's stance. "
Iron Granny: "Someone? You mean — "
"White Bear, for example."
He wanted to know Brute Cavern's stance because he suddenly thought of "White Bear" Hobson, one of Maya's students.
White Bear was persecuted by Goman King, and his family was almost wiped out. In the end, he wandered around for many years before he came to Brute Cavern.
He wondered if White Bear would lose his mind if he knew that Brute Cavern was one of the masterminds behind Goman Kingdom's invasion. Would White Bear lose his sense of value?
At least someone like White Bear who joined Brute Cavern after being persecuted by Goman King would not be affected.
The result was still justice, wasn't it?
(End of Chapter)
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