"What's going on? Why is the Moore Merchant Federation in combat readiness?"

Latinia stepped out of her holy abode, and her stern voice woke up the clergy who were immersed in shock, and when they came to their senses, they hurriedly bowed their heads to the gods they believed in, "My lord!"

With her brows furrowed tightly, Latinia waved her hand irritably, "Let's talk about things first! Why did the Moore Merchant Federation suddenly enter a state of combat readiness, because of what?"

These days, she rarely pays attention to things outside the principality, and the matter of the Kurt Kingdom and the Black Forest is enough to make her anxious, and now that this matter has suddenly happened, how can she not be annoyed?

Although the Moore Commercial Federation has gradually declined with the passage of time, until now, this country is still the number one economy on the continent of Mendes, and the huge commercial network radiates outward with Moore as the center, controlling the economic lifeline of the entire continent, and the chambers of commerce and caravans of other countries are just an addition.

Today, the Duchy of Sorrow has risen to compete with the Merchant Federation of Mor on the commercial side, but Mor is still an integral part of the continent of Mendes and the whole world.

The Moore Commercial Federation suddenly announced that it had entered a 'state of war readiness', obviously something particularly serious had happened, they should know very well that doing so would cause a huge blow to the mainland's commercial system, as far as the current technology is concerned, if the Moore Commercial Federation does not make a big mistake, then it is impossible for the geographically remote Principality of Sorrow to replace Moll as the 'commercial network center' of the Mendes continent.

However, now the nobles of Moore are making an unforgivable mistake!

Combat readiness implies a blockade of national borders, which is undesirable for commercial practices that focus on 'circulation'.

Commerce, as the foundation of Moore's statehood, is the foundation of the country's survival on the mainland, their technology is not advanced, and the military strength is not very strong, if the Eagle Duchy can unify its own military strength, then it is not difficult to attack the Moore Commercial Federation.

As a commercial country, there are only two principalities between the Moore Merchant Federation and the Kurkut Empire, as a country without strong military power, adjacent to such a big country, if it weren't for Moore's control of the economy and the support of the Wealthy Church, the Moore Commercial Federation might have been swallowed by the Kurkut Empire long ago.

Hundreds of years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the Kurkut Empire only really rose more than three hundred years ago and became a superpower, but the Kurkut Empire at that time was still aggressive, otherwise, the country's land area would not be so vast now.

The Kurkut Empire only stopped its aggression more than 200 years ago, but until then, the empire has always wanted to expand its territory, they will not start a particularly large war, they will use their unique influence to influence the surrounding countries, conspiracies, coercion, temptation, steal...... They used various methods to annex the surrounding countries one by one, and it was against this background that the Merchant Federation of Moore grew up with the Kurkut Empire.

Today, both countries have become behemoths, but unlike the fully developed Kurkut Empire, the Moore Merchant Commonwealth has nothing to offer other than commerce.

Historically, the Merchant Federation of Moore has also had many people of insight who wanted to make the country develop like the Kurkut Empire, but there is no doubt that they all died, some died in the intrigues and calculations of other countries, and some died at the hands of their own people.

If you want to make the military strong, you need to organize a 'military department' like the Ogordon Empire and the Kurkut Empire, but the nobles of Moore do not want this, and the same is true of other countries, which have not developed to this extent, so there is no need to rush to reform the military system.

The nobles didn't want to lose their strength, and naturally their military strength couldn't be improved too much, so how could a group of scattered and independent legions compare to an army with a complete command system?

But what is Moore doing now?

Destroy yourself?

Even if the nobles of Moore drove her out, it was a country she had created after all, and she couldn't watch that country ruin.

Latinia was desperate to know the answer, and her followers reported the answer in time: "My lord, it is because the great nobles of Mor have been assassinated—not one or two, but several of them have been assassinated at the same time, and only two of them have not been harmed. ”

Hearing this, Latinia was stunned and frowned.

"The result?" her voice was extremely low, and her face was rather ugly, as if a storm was brewing.

"As ......a result," the cardinal hesitated, "two nobles died, one of whom died summarily in the assassination, another who died in the subsequent resuscitation, and two who are still being treated and are unconscious. ”

Tapping her toes on the ground irritably, Latinia took a deep breath, "So, who spread the news?"

If it is said that the news that the Moore Commercial Federation has entered a state of combat readiness cannot be hidden, however, it is impossible for the news that there are still two great nobles who are 'still being treated' to be disseminated, behind this, someone has already made all the plans, but now it is time for the plan to be launched.

"We don't know, but now the nobles of Moore are in danger, because it is not only the big nobles who have been assassinated, but also several other nobles have been assassinated, and the most important thing is that these nobles have nothing in common, the titles are big and small, the power is big and small, the economic power is big and small, and there is even one nobleman who is very down, only a piece of land around the manor is left, and even an ordinary 'landlord' can't compare. The cardinal replied truthfully.

Latinia wasn't happy with the answer, but she knew that it was nice to be able to get so much information in a short period of time.

After thinking for a moment, she continued, "When did it happen?"

The cardinal replied: "Yesterday." ”

"What else?" Latinia sighed under her breath, "what else is there to do?"

"The great nobles and their families are wary of other great nobles, and there are even rumors in aristocratic circles that it may be the Kurkut Empire or ...... Or, 'we' do it, because we are vested interests......" The cardinal's voice grew quieter and quieter, and finally it came close to nothing.

He felt that in this hall, there was a low pressure gradually spreading, and he was a little breathless.

It wasn't an illusion, it was the coercion of the 'gods', and the last time he felt the existence of such a thing was during the battle with the [Spirit of the Net] more than a month ago......

But this pressure comes and goes quickly, after all, they are not 'enemies'.

"Keep gathering information!" the cardinal's cold voice rang in the cardinal's ears, followed by the sound of heels stomping on the ground and eagerly leaving.

The cardinal breathed a sigh of relief, but soon, emotions became tense again.

If the Moore Merchant Federation were to enter a state of combat readiness, the business activities on the continent would suddenly decrease by a quarter or more, and then continue to decrease to about half of what it is today within a year.

How could the Fortune Church, which had just ushered in a period of development, be willing to let this happen?

Moreover, the nobles on the side of the Moore Merchant Federation are suspecting that their church has done this, and if nothing else, their church will definitely be questioned, and maybe even monitored.

In short, this is not a good thing, and they must respond early in order to ensure the safety of the parishioners in the Moore Commonwealth.

"Hear that, go gather information, we need it right now - the sooner the better!"