898: Chapter 566: Sambia’s Conspiracy 898: Chapter 566: Sambia’s Conspiracy “One way is naturally by sea, taking ships across Dragon Lake and landing on the north shore of Dragon Lake.
They are unlikely to choose this route because they have too few warships—three three-masted sailboats seized from the Petrified Lizards’ Slave Traders Group are a drop in the bucket given their massive size.
Moreover, once they are on the water, they lose their original advantage, and the north shore of Dragon Lake is either the heartland of the Koer Kingdom or under our control, neither of which would easily allow such a large army to land.”
“What about the other route?”
“The other is naturally by land, and they have two choices.
One is to enter the East Road via the wilderness trails of the Goblin Margins, crossing the entire Koer Kingdom to reach the Valley and then diverting to Battle Valley, which is the best land route from Giant Dragon Bay to this area.
But while rchant caravans can travel this route, they would find it very difficult.
The old dragon at the head of the Koer Kingdom isn’t so blind as to allow a large army to traverse his entire country.
Therefore, they are most likely to blaze a new trail in the Goblin Margins, cutting directly into the High Road that crosses the Koer Rocks.
This area, although it belongs to the Koer Kingdom, is a borderland that is often neglected.
In addition, it is relatively poor, so as long as we promise significant profits, it’s not difficult to borrow a way through.
Those mbers of the Sambiyan Business Council who could infiltrate the council are no pushovers.
Without even looking at a map, just by using their brains, they convincingly analyzed the path that the Conqueror Army would take.
“You an to say, prepare to make a move in the Goblin Margins?
Utilize the power of the monsters there?
That’s sothing even the Troll Kingdom above the Giant Plains couldn’t do.
Do you think those Jackalweres and Goblins in the Goblin Margins could pull it off?
They might simply flee at the sight of trouble.”
“It’s completely different.
The Troll Kingdom faced the Conqueror Army alone, without sufficient equipnt, and supported by intelligence.
It’s normal for them to be eliminated.
But the monsters in the Goblin Margins are different.
We can completely arm so of them with a portion of our equipnt and unite other forces that don’t want the Conqueror Army to rise.
It’s been said that the Santarin Association has taken control of Dark Castle within the Sunset Mountain Range and has been secretly bribing and manipulating the Monster Tribes here.
I believe they also don’t want a complete Valley to erge.
In this regard, our interests align and we can definitely contact them for cooperation.”
“This thod is feasible.
We don’t need to win the ultimate battle.
We just need those monsters to cause a big enough impact, to kill enough settlers.
If only a few thousand migrants co over, the impact won’t be as significant, and it will deal a fatal blow to their reputation.
Such migration won’t have any follow-up.”
“Even if we don’t organize it, many Monster Tribes will take action.
After all, the Conqueror Army has looted an enormous amount of wealth on the Giant Plains and along the Giant Dragon Coast, which will tempt many.
What we need to do is organize these people into a force rather than let them act alone and be defeated one by one by the Conqueror Army.”
“We also need to sever their connection with the reinforcents on the Giant Plains.
The Rulers of the Giant Dragon Coast are likely very willing to do this.
If the Conqueror Army suffers defeat in the Goblin Margins, I trust they will not hesitate to rush in and grab a share.”
“We must ensure that the Conqueror Army can only take this path to avoid wasting our preparations.”
These Sambiyan rchants Council mbers, chattering noisily, pieced together a broad outline of a plan— not only did they corner the Conqueror Army, but they also roped in the Santarin Association, the Koer Kingdom, and the coastal cities along the Giant Dragon Coast.
Once the war starts, no matter which side wins or loses, it will have profound effects, and Sambia, despite contributing the least, will be the most greatly affected.”
“The dyke has broken, the dyke has broken, the dyke has broken…” A Sambiyan rchant Council mber rushed into the great hall, drenched to the bone, though it was unclear whether from the rain or his own sweat.
“The dyke has broken?
How is that possible?
The rains haven’t been heavy these past few days, why would it break?”
“Where did it break?
Above Black Feather Bridge?
Or below?
Speak quickly…”
“Above Black Feather Bridge…
Thirty kiloters above Black Feather Bridge, a massive breach occurred, creating a flood crest at least three ters high.”
“Above Black Feather Bridge?
A flood crest three ters high?
This is the worst-case scenario.
A flood of this scale will repeat last year’s disaster.
If not handled properly, the flood will rush all the way down to Odulin, subrge all the farmlands along the riverbanks, and block Rosaville Road for months on end.”
“Block it, try every thod to block the breach.”
“We can’t block it; the gap is simply too large.
Even if all the Spellcasters combined to create earthen walls, they’d be shattered with a single slap of the flood.”
Upon hearing of the Ashaba River dyke breach, those Sambiyan rchant councillors imdiately forgot about the Conqueror Army.
That was a future threat, but the flood crest raging below was imminent— mishandled, it could bring enormous losses, and all would be involved without exception, with both direct and indirect damages.
“I reiterate my previous suggestion: to destroy a few dykes downstream of Black Feather Bridge, allowing the floodwaters to spill over into the low-lying, frigid Tillage Valley.
As long as there’s a new outlet for the flood before it reaches Scar Gorge, our side will face drastically less flooding, and subsequent damage will be severely reduced.”
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