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Chapter 731 - 455 Inside Tatar Chao

Chapter 731: Chapter 455 Inside Tatar Chao

Xu Yuan’s fingertips gently skimmed over the ink marks on the rice paper, a flash of peculiarity in his eyes.

Perhaps because of the butterfly effect his arrival caused, that belt-wearing woman’s escape from the Dachao Royal Court had happened so much earlier than expected.

The Desert Goddess’s escape was not unfamiliar to him; in his previous life, in the numerous storylines of the "Cangyuan Chronicles," this woman almost always made such a move in each one.

When Xu Yuan played through this woman’s related storylines in his past life, he had always been puzzled about her reasons for escaping.

This woman’s goal had always been to seize the highest power of the Tatar clan, and escaping from the Dachao Royal Court meant she would be completely distancing herself from the center of power in the Great Desert.

However, with the current combination of various secret reports from the Prime Minister’s Mansion, Xu Yuan could understand why she chose to do this.

Because of the woman’s identity as a Goddess.

And also, the deeply ingrained personal reverence each Tatar clan had for this identity.

In his previous life, Xu Yuan couldn’t comprehend such personal reverence at all, but during his travels in Dayan, he had seen this phenomenon in others.

Even though the center of power in Dayan was already a stand-off between imperial power and ministerial power, the comments about his prime minister father from the lower-level officials, scholars and countless civilians were almost always "a thief of the state."

And the Emperor was regarded as a divine Saint in the hearts of all the common people.

This was the historical inertia accumulated by Dayan over a millennium of imperial reign, as well as the inevitable result of the government’s propaganda over countless years.

As a nation where politics and religion were one, Dachao naturally had two "Kings."

One was the secular Royal Family, while the other was the religious Goddess.

She was the deity’s representative in the world, the hope for the resurgence of the Great Desert, and nearly every citizen of the Great Desert had a natural reverence for the Goddess.

The identity of the Goddess naturally garnered support the moment it was revealed.

Just like the sixth prince of Tatar Chao who died at his hands, who, despite being a member of the Tatar Royal Family, still chose to betray his clansmen.

As long as the belt-wearer could escape the control of the Tatar Royal Family, relying on the revered identity of the Goddess and the special nature of the Qilin Wolf, she could rapidly develop a dedicated following among the various tribes of the Great Desert.

At this thought, a wry smile appeared on Xu Yuan’s lips.

This Desert Goddess should be in deep trouble.

According to his knowledge of the "Cangyuan Chronicles" storyline, Li Junwu’s unexpected patrol would likely be the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.

In ordinary times, there were many high-ranking individuals with full bellies and empty minds, but in this era where a great upheaval was about to begin and stars were about to shine, those who sat idly by were mostly ousted and met their deaths by various means.

As one of the final bosses in one of the "Cangyuan Chronicles" storylines, the Desert Goddess rose to lead the Great Desert with her cunning and abilities among the top in the world, but this did not mean there were no ruthless people in the Dachao Royal Family who could contend with her.

In "Cangyuan Chronicles," if the player missed certain options, in most storylines, the Desert Goddess would simply become untraceable, and from the subsequent minor storylines, players could find out that this woman was killed by the Dachao Royal Family.

At this thought, Xu Yuan gently shook his head.

Having traveled to this world, he seldom believed this was the result of the world filling in gaps anymore.

Everything has its causes and effects.

In the power game with the Dachao Royal Court, the Desert Goddess had always been at an absolute disadvantage.

To win with the odds against her, she would need to tread on thin ice; success was coincidental, while failure was the norm.

This time, the loss of a thousand elite troops at the hands of Li Junwu would be hard to cover up, and the Dachao Royal Family’s surveillance of the Goddess was bound to become even stricter.

Even,

Xu Yuan felt that after this battle, the Dachao Royal Family might even design a plan to kill the woman at all costs....

Experience informs perspective.

In his memories, the conversations between his father and the high-level officials at the Prime Minister’s Mansion, along with the internal reports he had seen over the past year, had allowed Xu Yuan to develop a deeper understanding of power than he had in his previous life.

Due to the Desert Goddess’s status and the unique nature of the Qilin Wolf, the Dachao Royal Family could tolerate that waist-sensitive creature’s many improper acts.

For the Dachao Royal Family, compromise and tolerance could bring a great deal of benefits, whereas breaking off relations would result in tremendous losses.

But the Desert Goddess’s recent escape had already crossed the Dachao Royal Family’s bottom line.

She had threatened the Dachao Royal Family’s control over the lowest levels of rule in the Great Desert.

Politics is the art of compromise and cooperation, but once the struggle for supreme power ensues, there is no longer compromise, only a relentless fight to the death regardless of the cost.

Li Yaoxuan, the once tolerant and even supportive emperor who had helped the Prime Minister’s Mansion grow powerful, couldn’t escape this vicious cycle in the last moments of his life, let alone those in power within the Dachao Royal Family.

As Xu Yuan silently mourned for the familiar yet unfamiliar waist-sensitive creature, a thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

If the circumstances allowed, perhaps their Prime Minister’s Mansion could get involved in the power struggle in the Great Desert?

According to his reasoning,

the Desert Goddess would likely die in the Dachao Royal Family’s internal strife, but if the Prime Minister’s Mansion could offer her some minor assistance, her fate might just be rewritten.

Of course, he was not helping this woman out of charity.

By supporting an opposition force within the Great Desert, they could not only divide and weaken its strength, but they could even extract some benefits in exchange.

Sunlight cascaded like a waterfall, and the room fell silent for a moment.

This thought, once arisen, began to spread uncontrollably in Xu Yuan’s heart.

Lou Ji’s Black Scale Guards already had a complete process for supporting an opposition under a united regime, but looking at the current political situation within the Great Desert, it seemed that even this process was unnecessary.

All the Prime Minister’s Mansion needed to do was to rescue the waist-sensitive creature from the Dachao Royal Family’s surveillance, then release her back into the wild.

As for the rest, the woman herself would handle it...

This was a deal where the return greatly exceeded the investment.

A flash of thought passed, and Xu Yuan suddenly hesitated.

Every craft has its masters, and Lou Ji’s Black Scale Guards are not omnipotent gods; they can’t obtain every piece of intelligence.

If he were to implement this plan, he would have to shamelessly ask Li Junwu, this good sworn brother, to copy for the Prime Minister’s Mansion the maps and letters she received, as well as all the intelligence on the Tartar People collected by her mansion in the west.

Without such intelligence to support them, sending people blindly into enemy territory could end up like sending meat buns to a dog – never to return.

But such intelligence is classified among the classified.

If he asks Li Junwu for everything, that’s all well and good; it would just mean that Xu Yuan would owe him a huge favor in return.

If it’s not given, then can they still be friends?

Moreover,

Friendship ceases to be pure once entangled with interests.

Sighing in his heart, Xu Yuan silently put the stack of letters into the Sumeru Ring, slowly rose to his feet, and walked towards the location of the "Communication Crystal" in the inner courtyard of the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Due to the special status of the Desert Goddess, the Dachao Royal Family should still have a grace period before they act against her.

First, he’ll go and ask Lou Ji for help. If there’s really no way, then he’ll test the waters with this good sworn brother...