CHAPTER 405: CHAPTER 180: INTERNAL STRUGGLE

After Anvis’s task was posted for a while, echoes of a rumor about an external major commerce ready to invest a large sum of money into the Federation to massively build Mechanical Industries swiftly spread among the underground forces of the Federation.

Especially after Anvis deliberately underpaid some Gold Coins in the first few transactions and compensated the remaining payment with several High-Rank Magic Gems, it ignited the enthusiasm of many sellers.

Exchanging a bunch of Low-Rank skeleton labor for precious High-Rank Magic Gems, which are hard to buy even with money, was indeed an incredibly good deal!

Moreover, during the compensation, Anvis calculated based on the normal market price. These Magic Gems, even if auctioned directly, were enough to let them earn a tidy sum.

However, when these people thought there was a profit to be made and sold a large batch of skeleton labor to Anvis at a high price, the raw materials on the market were almost depleted.

Since the structure of skeleton labor required Soul Fire of higher quality, the requirements for manufacturing raw materials were very strict; not just any skeleton could be turned into a finished product.

Previously, the Federation’s Necromancers had almost swept clean all the qualified raw materials.

When Anvis almost bought the remaining few batches of goods at a 150% high price, the market resources soon faced a supply shortage situation.

Lacking the crucial raw materials, the Necromancers couldn’t continue producing finished goods, nor could they partake in this lucrative order, which was extremely frustrating.

There’s a saying that when the profit reaches fifty percent, people are willing to take risks, and when it reaches a hundred percent, people are willing to trample on all laws in the world.

Since they couldn’t get the raw materials through normal channels, why not get them through abnormal ones?

Quickly, a few quick-witted individuals each came up with their own schemes.

If the raw materials weren’t sufficient, then why not simply find a way to make them sufficient?

Given the current national situation of the Federation, many people unanimously thought of the most efficient method.

A few days later, several remote small kingdoms in the Federation, which were already at odds, suddenly experienced some frictions in their border areas.

Following this, several kingdoms used this as an excuse to dispatch armies of tens of thousands and launched several battles.

These small kingdoms often experienced frictions over trivial historical matters.

For example, your ancestor ambushed mine, and then my ancestor stole your ancestor’s wife and gave birth to each other’s child, eventually ending up in a messy account where even they couldn’t clearly settle among themselves.

In the past, although there was mutual disdain, considering the horrifying cost of war, these small kingdoms dared not easily initiate conflict.

However, now with the backing of the skeleton labor orders, as long as they could win, even just by clearing the battlefield of corpses, it would be enough to recover most losses, not to mention other spoils of war.

In this peculiar situation, the last chain binding these kingdoms was unlocked, and so they all went head-to-head, fiercely competing against each other.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes, the number of skeleton labor that Anvis received suddenly increased by tens of thousands.

To perform the act completely, Anvis casually fabricated a name for the Black Ring Commerce, under its name he purchased a very large piece of land in Leka Kingdom, and there flamboyantly began to build the Mechanical Factory.

He also spent a lot of money to introduce a new production line from the Magic Council, and transported all the high-priced bought finished skeleton labor to that place, producing various types of the latest war-use Mechanical equipment.

As there might be more wars and frictions appearing in the Federation soon, inevitably leading to more military materials orders, he was now preparing in advance, and thereafter he zealously provided to those in need.

As for whether the situation would proceed according to his script, Anvis wasn’t worried at all.

According to his recent observations of the Net of Destiny, other High Rank Prophets not only did not intervene to stop the actions, but even seemed to further incite the events.

It is easy to understand why, as the Stargazers are temporarily absent, their top priority now is to take this rare opportunity to find a way to break through to the Ninth Rank.

An Eighth Rank Prophet seeks to break through to the Ninth Rank by using their own destiny line as an anchor to cause significant interference with the Net of Destiny.

In simple terms, it means to stir up trouble, and it must be something with enough impact.

In the Gloria Empire, due to Anvis’s previous secret manipulations, the Empire’s upper echelons have been thoroughly alarmed, and a rigorous search is ongoing throughout the Empire, so much so that even the local gray forces dare not show themselves.

At this time, causing trouble in the Empire is clearly not a wise action.

The remaining options are between the Saint Messia Empire and the Yiter Kingdom Federation; causing trouble in the latter is evidently much easier.

The former is recognized as the strongest empire on the continent, highly unified, and because of churches everywhere, any abnormal situation is swiftly dealt with by church personnel.

The latter, due to its special multi-kingdom union political structure, is much more loosely structured. Even if two small kingdoms start a war, as long as it doesn’t exceed a certain level of intensity, the Federation Council will not intervene.

In fact, even if Anvis does nothing, the Federation will not be able to remain calm going forward.

While Anvis was orchestrating a series of operations, some people were secretly investigating who this big buyer that suddenly appeared was.

Anvis’s actions directly drove up the prices of skeleton laborers, forcing other small nobles and businessmen to also raise their buying prices significantly, greatly increasing their costs, which was very unpleasant for them.

While these people were investigating, they were at the same time cautiously considering whether to issue a warning or take direct action.

However, in the end, they only found out that all the skeleton workers had been purchased by the Black Ring Commerce and were intended for use in the Mechanical Factory in Leka Kingdom.

Further investigations could not unearth any information; the opponent’s Prophet was extremely skilled, making even the Sixth Rank Prophet they hired at a high price unable to divine any information regarding the opponent’s origins.

This result caused many to feel disheartened.

Although they had never heard this name before, the fact that it could block a Sixth Rank Prophet indicated that this so-called ’Black Ring Commerce’ was likely a cover for some long-standing major force.

While being cautious, some also took a probing stance, arranging for a small force to test the reality.

But when that small force and the people behind them mysteriously ’disappeared,’ no one dared to think about challenging the Black Ring Commerce again.

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"...just like this, based on the current situation, it is the best choice to channel part of our main forces into the Federation to develop, as it maximizes our benefits."

"Based on the current circumstances, more low-intensity wars will inevitably break out in the Federation, offering us our best opportunity for development.

Players in the War Profession System can efficiently gain Military Merit and Experience Value, and players in the Life System will have more opportunities for practice, while keeping the risk controlled within a certain range.

After the war, even through the military merit system, we can let our people enter the ruling class of the Kingdom, which is the real jackpot of resources.

Whether it’s trading in various special goods, cultivation of magic-modified plants, or private mining rights for magic minerals, we can only get qualified to participate once we enter the ruling class."

In an antique-styled study, a figure wearing a pale blue Magic Robe was narrating their views to a Crystal Ball.