amaotonovel Chapter 1594 Why did the Pure Ruins erupt into a full-scale war? It's so hard to guess!
Chapter 1594 Why did the Pure Ruins erupt into a full-scale war? It's so hard to guess!
"War and state of alert? What's going on?"
Chen Le listened to Lin Yu's statement and a puzzled expression appeared on his face.
"The merfolk's kingdom...has been invaded?"
Lin Yu shook his head: "I don't know either. I just saw that there are a lot of armed fishmen patrolling near each of their settlements now, and many signs outside the settlements have prohibition signs with symbols like 'human,' 'mermaid,' and 'naga.'"
Seeing Chen Le's even more serious and confused expression, Lin Yu turned around and asked, "What... is this unusual?"
“Something is very wrong. This isn’t the Black Swamp Realm, so how could there be a war here… Although there are conflicts among the various forces in the Pure Ruins, based on my observation, they should be in a delicate balance,” Chen Le said. “Although the eight races of the Pure Ruins have their own grudges and look down on each other, they also have many interests involved. In addition, none of them are confident that they can completely destroy the others… I think it is unlikely that they will start a full-scale war right now.”
"Especially recently, most of the leaders of various races are actually 'doves'."
Chen Le analyzed.
Lin Yu was somewhat surprised: "You actually know so much about the situation in the Pure Ruins?"
Chen Le looked at Lin Yu, who was setting sail, and sighed: "Are you kidding me, 'Zhu Ming'? Don't you think that among these ten realms, the one I understand best is definitely the Pure Ruins Realm?"
"I'm called 'Fisherman'... how could I not know much about a world full of oceans and fish?"
Hearing Chen Le's question, Lin Yu shrugged: "I just think... you might be more concerned about the fish here than the intelligent life—or rather, I thought you weren't very interested in the power dynamics here."
To be more precise, I thought you were the type who didn't care much about lives that "couldn't be caught".
Chen Le crossed his arms and said, "That's a complete stereotype, you know. 'Zhu Ming,' or rather, 'dog trainer' lady, don't you have absolutely no interest in a life that can't be a pet?"
Lin Yu tilted his head and looked at Chen Le, then said softly, "Otherwise what?"
"I love dogs, and everything that can be a dog—I love and care about these lives more than anything else."
Chen Le's expression froze slightly for a moment.
Then...
Chen Le sighed: "Very well, it seems I underestimated you."
"Anyway, I actually have a PhD in Sociology from the University of Hong Kong, which makes me one of the two most highly educated people in the organization—and I majored in History for my undergraduate degree, so although my hobby is fishing, it's not that I'm oblivious to social realities. On the contrary, I'm quite interested in learning about the customs and cultures of different places," Chen Le said, leaning back against the wall inside the Sea Moth. "When I travel to different places, besides fishing, I also visit the unique cultural landscapes..."
Lin Yu raised an eyebrow: "So, you not only understand the Pure Ruins Realm, but your judgment just now was basically reliable?"
Chen Le nodded: "Yes - based on my limited understanding, the probability of another corporate war breaking out in the City of Never Sleeps is higher than the possibility of unrest among the eight races of the Pure Ruins Realm."
Lin Yu said, "But... what I saw was indeed the truth."
“I don’t think you’re lying to me either, so this can only be explained as some kind of unexpected upheaval in the ‘Pure Ruins Realm,’ which happened rapidly during the relatively short period of time I was away,” Chen Le said calmly. “To be honest… the Pure Ruins Realm does have sufficient preconditions for war to break out—eight mutually isolated races and deepening contradictions. If this realm continues to develop in this direction, it is inevitable that a full-scale war will break out in the future.”
“However… my long-held assessment has indeed been that a full-scale war, especially one that could affect the merfolk, is unlikely to break out in the short term,” Chen Le pondered, “unless…”
Lin Yu asked, "Unless what?"
“Unless there is a sudden change in the 'King' of the Merfolk or the chief ruler of the Sirens, resulting in a power shift between the two races, a rapid replacement of the entire leadership by the pro-war faction, and the launch of a 'revenge-style' invasion against the other race, which then dragged in other races such as the Merfolk during the stalemate,” Chen Le said seriously, “then it is indeed possible to explain why even the small settlements in the heart of the Merfolk Kingdom are on high alert.”
"Because the ocean has the characteristics of vastness and freedom—compared to the land, the ocean has 'depth,' and the borders between kingdoms are difficult to seal. In addition, the previous civilizations of the Pure Ruins Realm had very advanced spatial technology and left behind many spatial jump nodes. Therefore, once war breaks out, every race must be wary of enemy troops and combat personnel appearing in their own territory."
Chen Le paused here, then continued, "But it's quite a coincidence. I went to the Black Swamp Realm a while ago, and there was a war going on there too... Of course, you know that, because you were involved in the war between the Xia Jin human race and the Three Hills demon race."
"Qianhuan mentioned that the 'director' asked you to help him with his 'cameo invitation'—so you should have noticed that Xia Jin's human shaman Lugu also devised a way to secretly transport troops behind enemy lines."
“However, while Lugu’s operation can be considered a dimensional reduction attack in Xia Jin, to the point that it is even the source of Lugu’s confidence in starting the war and Li You—and his results are now very significant, with Xia Jin now having gained an overall advantage—Lugu’s method is just routine in the Pure Ruins,” Chen Le couldn’t help but sigh. “Of course, this does not mean that the Black Swamp Realm is inferior to the Pure Ruins Realm… It’s just that the different world characteristics of the ten realms have given rise to extraordinary systems and development directions, which in turn have led to significant differences in their social forms and even their forms of warfare, which is indeed quite interesting.”
As Lin Yu listened to Chen Le's analysis, he began to realize that this guy was indeed a sociology PhD.
Or rather...
Lin Yu vaguely realized that when 'Fishing Master' Chen Le stayed away from fishing and saw no hope of catching fish again, his intelligence level would gradually improve.
Whether it was his assessment of the situation in the Black Swamp Realm or his analysis of the Pure Ruins Realm, Lin Yu felt that they were quite insightful.
So Lin Yu continued speaking, following Chen Le's lead.
"In short... the Pure Ruins may have indeed changed, but chaos should be more advantageous for us, right?"
“Things like the ‘Nine Treasures of the Pure Ruins,’ which sound incredibly valuable, are more likely to be collected in times of chaos and when the world is engulfed in war, aren’t they?”
Chen Le nodded: "That's right...that's why we should be even more careful."
Lin Yu asked curiously, "Why?"
“Because… if a coincidence occurs in the real world that causes a dramatic change in the entire world, such as the sudden death of an important leader, which causes a slight deviation in the historical development of the entire region, we would think that it is ‘just the way things are,’ or a ‘coincidence of fate,’” Chen Le paused for a moment, “but in the Ten Realms, we must consider one element—that is, the existence outside each world that can interfere with the operation of the current world.”
Lin Yu casually asked, "Gods from other worlds?"
“Including, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about us ‘players’,” Chen Le said, pointing to himself and then to Lin Yu. “I’m wondering… could the source of this upheaval be a certain player?”
"Among the merman nobles or the siren rulers, there are some potential radicals... If a certain 'player' quietly plots a coup and supports a hawk to take office, that guy doesn't need to do anything more—the entire Pure Ruins will naturally start a war ahead of schedule."
Lin Yu was somewhat shocked when Chen Le said this.
This "fisherman" is pretty much right.
Chen Le's analysis continues.
“If it really was caused by the players, then I have to consider whether the other side’s deliberate dragging the Pure Ruins into the chaos of war is intended to target me—someone wants to take advantage of this chaotic situation to collect the ‘Nine Treasures of the Pure Ruins’ in advance or to set up a trap for me,” Chen Le said. “I know it sounds a bit narcissistic to say this… but objectively speaking, I should indeed be a key target of observation for various organizations.”
“Just like Fang Qing really hopes I can advance to the fourth rank… Apart from the people in the Free Alliance, people from all other organizations absolutely do not want our organization to produce another fourth rank,” Chen Le paused and said, “Especially once I open my Heart Domain and advance to the fourth rank, although I don’t know what that is, Fang Qing said that I would probably become even stronger than Lao Wu.”
"Moreover, the 'diviner' of the 'Raiders' seems to have anticipated this... So, it seems that the 'Raiders' don't really want me to complete the collection."
As Chen Le spoke, Lin Yu listened and slowly nodded.
"Yes, the 'fortune teller' seems petty, vengeful, and unscrupulous."
He paused for a moment at this point.
"By the way, you know... thanks to the 'Director,' I've actually had access to some of the 'Order's' internal documents."
“Knowing that I was coming to ‘Clean Ruins’ to collect ‘Whale Tears,’ he also showed me some internal information about ‘Order’ beforehand.”
"Some time ago... 'Berserker Blade' of 'Order' and 'Mountain Sparrow' of 'Night Watchers' encountered two very troublesome guys from 'Raiders' in 'Clean Ruins'."
"And those two members of the 'Raiders' do seem to have done some outrageous and outrageous things within the Siren Kingdom during the 'Tide Festival'."