The Necromancer's Fourth Catastrophe-Chapter 412 - 372: That One
Hearing Metheus' words, the Legendary Tier beings present all fell silent, with no one responding.
After a while, finally, a Legendary Tier being slowly spoke: "If this matter is told to the Ten Mother Islands, it would basically be equivalent to all the major forces in the world knowing about it..."
"Wouldn't that be too reckless?"
The Ten Mother Islands is a very special force, its founder is said to have been one of the largest underground forces of that era.
It is said that during that era the seas were not fully developed yet, and even the forces within the sea were extremely chaotic, far from the unified state of today.
This underground force created the Ten Mother Islands, with the core high-level members managing the ten largest islands in the ocean.
The middle level was assigned to the nearby region of the Ten Mother Islands, which is the current inner circle domain of the Chaotic Sea Domain.
As for the lower level, they were assigned to even farther seas, which is the current outer region of the Chaotic Sea Domain.
This underground force then completely transitioned into a legitimate force on the surface.
But later, something happened and the Ten Mother Islands suddenly announced severing all ties with personnel from both the inner and outer regions of the Chaotic Sea Domain, simultaneously transforming into a neutral trading venue, fully open to cooperation.
They declared that as long as a force is strong enough, it can establish a territory on the Ten Mother Islands, join them, and enjoy various benefits.
There is no specific record of this event in ancient texts, only brief mentions, so no one knows exactly what happened.
The only thing known is that since then, the Ten Mother Islands have firmly established an absolutely neutral position, while the inner and outer regions of the Chaotic Sea Domain have fallen into total chaos.
More and more wanted criminals gradually began entering the inner and outer regions of the Chaotic Sea Domain, and it seemed that, possibly due to the influence of the Ten Mother Islands, the forces that issued these warrants started to turn a blind eye once those criminals entered these regions.
As time went on, the inner and outer reaches of the Chaotic Sea Domain became increasingly chaotic, and the middle and lower-level members of the original underground force either split or were annihilated, leading to the current situation.
From ancient times to the present, one can see the attitude of the Ten Mother Islands based on the situation in the Chaotic Sea Domain.
They do not allow outside forces to occupy any territory in the Chaotic Sea Domain, but that's all.
Not allowing external forces to occupy territory in the Chaotic Sea Domain doesn't mean they forbid those forces from eliminating the local forces.
Quite a few Chaotic Sea Domain forces have indeed been wiped out by external forces, though those outside forces all had legitimate reasons, which may also represent the Ten Mother Islands' bottom line.
They are unwilling to inform the Bright Church Country and other leading forces of the information because they don't want to give those forces a legitimate reason to station themselves in the Chaotic Sea Domain.
Even though they needn't worry that the Bright Church Country and those forces would occupy the territory of the Chaotic Sea Domain, once given legitimate reasons, those forces would definitely seize the opportunity to eliminate the inner circle forces and plunder their resources, something all the inner circle major forces are well aware of.
Though on the surface, the forces of the Bright Church Country pose as upright and dignified, when it comes to interests, their actions are less than appealing.
Metheus then spoke again: "Think about it, if countless external forces become involved, then no one would sit idly by as others plunder or devour us, the Chaotic Sea Domain forces, especially since with so many forces entering, they cannot evenly share the benefits; in that case, we might have a sliver of survival."
"Otherwise, only a dead end awaits us."
After Metheus finished speaking, all the inner circle major force leaders of the Chaotic Sea Domain fell silent once more.
After a long time, finally, a leader of an inner circle major force slowly spoke up: "What Metheus says makes a lot of sense; although extremely risky, it is indeed a way out, and it may well be the only way out."
"If we don't do this, whatever other choice we make, the only outcome awaiting us, these inner circle major forces, is annihilation." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
The inner circle force leaders present are no fools; in fact, each one is a shrewd old fox and naturally understands that what this leader said is all true, yet they are reluctant to agree solely because this scenario holds tremendous risk.
A slight misstep could leave these inner circle forces of the Chaotic Sea Domain with no path but extinction.
Yet, just as the other leader said, if unwilling to take this method, then what awaits them is a dead end without a flicker of hope, so after some deliberation, the leaders of these inner circle forces one by one began to voice their agreement with the proposal.
Seeing that all the leaders present had agreed, Metheus lightly nodded and then said: "Since that is the case, let me handle this. I will send someone to the Ten Mother Islands to spread the news throughout. Next, we will quietly await the subsequent response and consolidate our strength as much as possible to strive to survive in the ensuing chaos."
