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Chapter 584: Chapter 300: The Whole Story, Awakened to the Conspiracy (Part 2)

The former Sovereign who was once aloof has now become entangled in a struggle with the united northern and southern military factions.

“No wonder I never saw anyone from the Northern political faction speaking in the Parliament; it’s always the Southern military faction taking the lead.”

“So they had already reached an agreement…”

Fang Yu suddenly understood.

“Exactly!” Changl Li nodded, “But this has always been conducted in secret; even I, at my level of office, was kept in the dark. I only discovered it after a thorough investigation.”

“Moreover…”

“The situation between the two political factions has become very strange.”

Changl Li spoke gravely, “Once like water and fire, the two political factions seem to have now formed a subordinate relationship?”

“A subordinate relationship?”

Fang Yu was taken aback, a bit surprised.

“Yes! The upper echelons of our Southern military faction, for some unknown reason, inexplicably follow the directives of the Northern military faction, becoming their frontrunner in opposing the Sovereign.”

“And the Northern military faction remains silent and extremely low-key, not giving the Sovereign any leverage over them.”

Listening to Changl Li, Fang Yu nodded slightly, “No wonder when the Sovereign heard about Southern military officers being secretly deployed to the Divine Hall war and then investigated by the Duorong military, he did not use this as a reason to make a move.”

“Presumably, the Sovereign knew that the Southern military faction was not the real focus, and targeting them would inevitably expose a flaw, giving the Northern military faction an opportunity.”

“Yes!”

Changl Li spoke in a low voice, his eyes complex.

“Hmm?”

At this moment, Fang Yu seemed to catch onto something.

He showed a pensive expression on his face.

After a while, Fang Yu suddenly took a deep breath and murmured, “I understand… I understand… It’s all clear now.”

“You understand? Have you thought of something?” Changl Li couldn’t help but look at Fang Yu, speaking with confusion.

“This is not just about two peaks in one nation…”

Fang Yu murmured, his eyes sharp, as he looked at Changl Li, speaking word by word in a low voice, “This is clearly someone trying to leverage the Nation’s Fate to achieve a pinnacle!”

“Leveraging the Nation’s Fate to achieve a pinnacle?”

Changl Li murmured but quickly his pupils contracted as he realized, “Someone hidden in the Peacekeeping Council?!”

“Yes!”

Fang Yu nodded, “I fear that the second pinnacle figure the two military factions wish to promote is that member of the Peacekeeping Council who hides in the Lanyun Sea Country to steal the Nation’s Fate, leveraging the push from both military factions to gain the glory of the era and ascend to the pinnacle!”

Changl Li drew a sharp breath, instantly feeling a chill in his heart.

“It’s all clear, it’s all clear, everything is clear now!”

Once a knot is untied, all becomes clear. At this moment, Fang Yu suddenly sorted out the strange things he had encountered for such a long time.

The person from the Peacekeeping Council is likely hidden within the Northern political faction.

And for some unknown reason, the Southern military faction also became his subordinate army, manipulating them to cause friction with the Duorong Federation, gradually stirring up public resentment and triggering war between the two countries.

The battlefield of the two countries could only occur in the adjoining south; once war starts, the power of the Southern military faction and the Parliament would be largely depleted, while the Northern military faction, being in the north, would remain unaffected, preserving its strength in this war.

By then, when the forces of the Southern military faction and the Parliament are greatly depleted.

Someone would wave a hand and shout out the slogan of two pinnacles in one nation.

Just after the war ends, it would be the time to boost morale; propelled by such public sentiment, two pinnacles in one nation would inevitably become the mainstream slogan.

The Sovereign would have no choice but to comply, lest losing the people’s support, equating to losing the glory of the era.

Thus, the person hidden in the Northern political faction, no longer needing to hide their identity, would emerge naturally, supported by the Northern military faction, becoming the “Second King” and stepping into the pinnacle.

For so long, whether it was Meng Biao’s grasp on the Lanyun Army or the border friction between two countries, it was all orchestrated by that person.

“Changl Li…”

Fang Yu took a deep breath, looking at Changl Li with burning eyes, speaking in a low voice, “I fear there’s more than one member of the Peacekeeping Council.”

“Only if the Southern military faction also contains someone from the Peacekeeping Council could the person hidden in the Northern military faction manipulate the Southern military faction.”

Changl Li was taken aback upon hearing this, feeling a chill run down his spine.

“Could it be that members of the Peacekeeping Council have infiltrated both military factions?”

Changl Li’s breathing was heavy.

“No!” Fang Yu shook his head, giving Changl Li a deep look, “Is it possible… that the high-ranking officials of both military factions were invited to join the Peacekeeping Council only after becoming military top brass? Perhaps it wasn’t infiltration from the beginning…”

“Changl Li!”

Thinking of this, Fang Yu stood up, earnestly speaking to Changl Li, “From now on, stop investigating the Southern military faction, and start investigating the Northern military faction, identifying who among them has the highest prestige and is most likely to be promoted as the second pinnacle.”

“That person… must be a member of the Peacekeeping Council!”

…

Sovereign…

Friend or foe?

Did he set this difficult problem for me merely as a pretext to draw something out through my efforts?

Fang Yu paced on the beach, feeling the cold seawater wash over his ankles, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

He pondered over the problem set by the Sovereign, questioning whether it genuinely proved that Kong Huaao did not intend to release the Sin Domain but was instead schemed against by the substituted Hua Yu, or if the Sovereign was using this as a means to lure out something darker?

Logically, Fang Yu and Kong Huaao’s goal was to unearth the member of the Peacekeeping Council.

In a sense, their objectives aligned with the Sovereign’s.

The enemy of my enemy should be my friend.

But…

Fang Yu realized that at the Sovereign’s level, a simple division between friend and enemy might not apply.

Anyone could be considered a friend by the Sovereign, or an enemy.

Someone could be an enemy one moment, and a friend the next.

And vice versa.

If he simply assumed they had the same objective and enemies, and therefore an alliance with the Sovereign, it could very well lead to an unknown demise.

Thus, after much contemplation, Fang Yu concluded that the Sovereign’s problem wasn’t issued with moral intent.

The Sovereign’s thoughts and objectives might change at any time, always steering towards what benefits the Sovereign and making use of it.

Faced with absolute power, Fang Yu was naturally at a disadvantage.

However…

“I still need to find a way to prove Hua Yu was indeed switched, to clear Mr. Kong’s wrongs.”

“This way, at least in principle, I stand on solid ground, and even if the Sovereign wants to move against us, he would be restrained somewhat.”

Fang Yu murmured.

The best scenario would be the Sovereign following along, selling a favor to us and Mr. Kong, and reestablishing a good relationship with the Duorong Federation.

The worst-case scenario…

Would be facing the Sovereign and the two military factions as enemies, then it would be an uphill battle.

Currently… only 6 days remain until the final deadline…

It’s time to take action.

Fang Yu thought to himself.

“Captain!!”

At this moment, Ma’s voice came from afar.

Ma stood at the bow of the ship, waving to him, signaling him to come over.

“What’s going on? Ma!”

Fang Yu quickly stepped forward, loudly asking Ma.

Without saying a word, Ma jumped off the ship, grinning at Fang Yu, “Captain, two things.”

“First, Ming has come, and he wanted me to ask if you still want the [Training Capsule 3.0] since he just acquired a second-hand set.”

“If not, he’s planning to return. Duorong Federation’s demand for military equipment is huge lately, with many military production orders sent to the Ji Clan Trading Association. They’re extremely busy and need Ming to return to work.”

“If you buy it later, you may have to wait until we return to the Duorong Federation.”

Ma said.

Upon hearing Ma’s words, Fang Yu immediately replied, “Buy it! Tell Ming I’ll buy it now and ask him to come find me on the ship.”

“What’s the second thing? Besides that, what else?”

Fang Yu asked curiously.

Hearing Fang Yu’s question, Ma showed a strange expression on his face and then said, “Captain, the Viper Commerce Association has contacted us…”

“The Viper Commerce Association?”

Fang Yu was startled, involuntarily recalling the ugly face of the Black Snake Gang’s boss…