Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 1129

One of the three strongest existences.

'That sure is a title,' Kyle thought. 'I didn't know the Array of Stars was this powerful. Based on how he talks, the Array of Stars seems like the most powerful non-political power.'

"If the Array of Stars is so powerful, why is the Contrast Empire antagonizing them?" Kyle asked. "Seems like a dumb move to go after them if they're that powerful."

"Who told you that they're the instigators of this conflict?" the man asked.

"They..." Kyle said before he remembered his source, the Chief Overseer of the local branch of the Array of Stars.

"Never mind," Kyle answered. "Seems like my source was biased."

"Legally, the Contrast Empire is the aggressor," the man explained, "but in reality, the Array of Stars seems more like the instigator. The Array of Stars has been keeping to the established rules but without any goodwill or leniency. If they are legally allowed to do something, they will do it. That caused them many problems with the other political powers as well."

"The way the Array of Stars behaves is similar to how a political power behaves. A non-political power is not forbidden from filling an entire Planet with only their people, leaving the commanding political power a hollow shell. However, proper etiquette requires some restraint and some diplomacy. Instead of just colonizing the Planet, you're supposed to ask the power if they're fine with it, even if you're technically allowed to do it."

Kyle could see how this could become problematic.

'It's like a neighbor constantly blasting loud music during the day without care for anyone else. Only when it's late enough that it could be considered causing a commotion will they stop. Alternatively, you could also say that it's not illegal for your employer to ask you to work twice as much without an increase in pay. Asking isn't illegal. You could just say no, but it's not that easy.'

"The Contrast Empire is afraid of a second revolt," the man added.

"Revolt?" Sebastian asked.

"That's how the Wargod's Peak was formed," the man answered. "They used to be a non-political power that specialized in selling mercenaries for battle. They worked very closely with another Empire back then. It even went so far that the mercenaries made up 40% of the Empire's forces."

"The Empire and the Wargod's Peak worked closely together, and many of their own soldiers saw the mercenaries as their true comrades. Then, due to some political incidents that made the Empire look unfair, the mercenaries left, and many of the soldiers followed them, joining the Wargod's Peak."

"This left the Empire's forces a hollow shell, and the other Empires turned their eyes to them. Long story short, in order to stop his Empire from crumbling, the Emperor joined the Wargod's Peak as a co-leader. The Empire was renamed, but nothing had truly changed. While the co-leader is not the official Emperor, he is still running the Empire, just under a new name."

"The Contrast Empire noticed that the Array of Stars was getting similar levels of influence, and they quickly put a stop to it. If they didn't, the Array of Stars would one day swallow them as well."

"Can they win?" Kyle asked.

"Of course," the man said. "As a political power, they can easily enter alliances. A non-political power can have some skirmishes with a political power, but a non-political power can't enter a war with a political power. If they do, they are automatically a political power. Therefore, if the conflict escalates, the other non-political powers can't give support to the Array of Stars if it surpasses normal business-to-business transactions."

"The Contrast Empire can call for aid from the Wargod's Peak, and the Wargod's Peak will oblige. The Wargod's Peak has way too many soldiers, and they want their soldiers to enter as many battles as possible. Every dead soldier represents fewer resources they need to invest, and every surviving soldier becomes stronger. Additionally, the Contrast Empire will even pay them to do the very thing they wanted to do anyway."

"I think we've gone off-topic," Swamp Dragon commented. "This is about Ayuvar's future owner."

"Right," the man said with a smile. "As eligible owners, we have the Wargod's Peak, the Contrast Empire, the Array of Stars, Auspicious Karma, the Grand Exchange, and the World Seekers. The others won't be very interested."

"How are they treating their worlds?" Melanie asked. "I don't want this world to turn into a machine that chases nothing but profit. Ayuvar is my home."

Sebastian nodded in agreement.

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