Chapter 1340
They had gathered and were talking about Orient Commerce.
Maxine was talking about the current members of Orient Commerce that she was aware of.
The current Orient Commerce relied heavily on the Great Four of the ancient martial arts world.
However, the Great Four had been doing their own thing for years and were rarely in contact with one
another.
Now, Orient Commerce was just for show. Despite that, it was not dissolved, given that there were
always profits to be made.
“Still, I think it''s necessary to establish a chamber ofmerce first.” After speaking for a while, Maxine
looked at James once again and continued, “Once the chamber ofmerce is established, we’ll
recruit some foreignpanies topete with Orient Commerce.”
“It’s toote for that,” said Quincy. “The election is only six months away. In the remaining time, the
chamber ofmerce won''t be able to grow, and James intended to resolve everything before the
election.”
“Recruiting the Great Four would be the only option then,” Thea chimed in. “If the Great Four take
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James’ side and support him, everything will be easy to manage.”
Hearing that, Maxine shook her head slightly.
“I’m afraid that’s not going to work. In the past, the Great Four had an agreement with the King not to
interfere in the affairs of the country and not to take sides.”
“The situation is already in chaos right now,” said Thea, “It has been in disarray since James
assassinated the previous Emperor. Moreover, this chaos was deliberately orchestrated, and not by a
single person. All forces have silently agreed to this. Since no one wanted the situation to remain in
such a stalemate, they decided to use James to resolve the situation.
“Besides, it has been even more chaotic since the Mount Thunder Conference. Right now, nobody
even seems to care that much. Who still cares which sides the Great Four are on?”
James could not help but take a nce at Thea.
Thea was thought to be simple-minded. He had not expected her to grasp the situation so thoroughly.
Maxine was getting lost in her thoughts as well.
Thea was right. It was due to the Great Four not choosing sides that so many people were trying to
make them do so in an effort to resolve the situation.
She looked at James and said, “James, say something.”
With a look of frustration, James touched his nose and said, “It''s a tricky situation. I''m really at a loss
about what to do. I''m not sure who I can trust at the moment. Initially, everything was done to assist the
King in cleaning up and preparing for the new King''s ascension, but now I realize that the King was
doing the same thing that the old King, Lance, was doing. I worry that once Orient Commerce is
dissolved and the Gu Sect is destroyed, another ‘ident Commerce’ will rise up and take control of
Sol again.”
“If you’re worried, why not be the King yourself,” suggested Maxine, “If you be the King, then all
your worries will be gone.”
James waved his hand slightly. “Don’t bring that up again. I’m not interested in being the King. After all
of this is resolved, I''ll go far away with Thea, away from the Capital and Cansington, and find a ce
where there is no one and live a life free of the world.”
As James said that, he could not help but take Thea''s hand in his. In a way, he wanted to stop being
concerned with the Capital’s affairs, but he was worried that if he did, the situation in the Capital would
spiral out of control.
He was worried that the current King would not be able to defeat the Gu Sect, led by Lucjan.
Maxine and Quincy were both looking at James. For a brief moment, both of them fell silent.
Maxine nced at Thea.
She wanted to tell Thea to make use of the Celestial Sect, and in the shortest amount of time possible,
unify the ancient martial arts world.
The words were almost out of her mouth before she forced them down.