Eternal River Secret Plane
“Leylin, did you know how the two Great Magus Wars began?”
Martin suddenly asked.
“It seemed to be because of the differences in values between light and dark Magi, as well as some anticipated benefits.” Leylin combined the factors he had read about in books and added his personal take on it.
“Benefits! Everything was for the sake of benefits!”
Martin waved his hand, his expression increasingly agitated.
“Saying that there was a difference in opinion is just a superficial reason, but when it comes down to it, it was all for benefits! When I find out who said this, I’ll copy it down and engrave it in my room!”
Martin quickly proceeded, “In reality, no matter if they were light or dark Magi, they were on the path of pursuing the truth! As long as they were not obstructed, no matter which areas the light Magi occupied, or what massacres the dark Magi were responsible for, the Magi couldn’t care less.”
“The real reason for the two Great Magus Wars was to obtain resources! The meagre resources in the south coast were not enough for the many of the Magi here…”
Leylin listened quietly as Martin explained the truth behind the Great Magus Wars.
At this moment, a cold smile emerged on his face.
“The so-called Great Magus Wars were actually just for the sake of obtaining more materials, which were not even abundant in the first place. It was a battle started by the highest tier of Magi on both the light and dark Magi’s ends, and was a way to ‘clean up’ the Magus World. After the war, there were massive casualties on both the light and dark Magi’s sides, and the remaining resources were enough for the Magi who had survived to advance. This is how the generations of families came to be on the south coast.”
As Martin was narrating, Leylin saw a rare look of heartache on his face.
From the looks of it, Martin did not approve of these methods and reasoning, and it was highly likely that he was somehow directly affected by the wars.
Leylin immediately thought back to his previous world.
In his previous life, the fall of any empire was said to be caused by corruption and an incompetent monarch, amongst many other things.
The way Leylin saw it, the real reason for their fall was due to benefits and resources!
In ancient times, the land was the base of life. As time passed, the population rapidly grew, and since there wasn’t family planning, people kept on having babies and used them for manual labour. That was the norm!
With an increase in population, but with the same amount of land available, not everyone was able to own land to support themselves. For this reason, the entire empire naturally declined.
Of course, during this process, high officials and landowners had their lands taken over, which hastened this decline.
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After that, the confusion and deaths caused by the war caused the population to be diminished by about 60 to 70%, and the land and territory were left open for the remaining survivors to use. With this foundation, a new leader could govern well for a century or two and then decline. The cycle would continue…
Leylin believed that the south coast’s Magus World was in such a situation.
Even with various measures, the number of Magi was still on the rise, and the south coast’s rate of production of materials was hardly enough to support the rate at which Magi advanced in strength.
Many had to see their dreams crushed due to the lack of resources available.
This bitterness and hatred were passed down from generation to generation, resulting in a state where the ruling Magi began to feel afraid!
Hence, a few of the top guilds in the south coast were unafraid of the losses that might be incurred, and initiated wars, disposing of less powerful Magi organisations.
In those wars, winning was useless! Surviving was the best form of victory!
Once he thought that through, Leylin sucked in a breath of cold air.
Compared to the huge empires in his previous life that could not forge ahead any longer, the south coast Leylin was in was just a small part of the Magus World. It could almost be said to be a rural country area.
Even so, those wielding power in the south coast would rather constantly exhaust their own power by raiding to reduce the risks and resentment of their people, than expand their territory. There was only one reason for this!
Just as how it had happened with the Great Magus Wars, the desire to expand would often result in the opposite reaction, where gains did not make up for the losses. No leader was willing to lose their Magus underlings.
“What sort of dangers lie beyond the south coast?”
Leylin sighed inwardly. He had intentions on travelling all around the Magus World and climbing up to bigger heights. However, from this situation, it seemed rather impossible to even leave the south coast.
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