Chapter 3295: Defining the Internal Strife

"Your Excellency Aosi, if it is merely to investigate the Illuminati, what Yierlan is currently doing has already completely exceeded normal bounds. I ask that you immediately cease all related unnecessary actions."

Although Youfunisi is a Cormanthor Elf, and the purge actions within Yierlan seem to have no impact on Cormanthor, in reality, the impact has already appeared, and it is very serious.

Many large and small families within Cormanthor are worried that Cormanthor will also, like Yierlan, use the excuse of investigating the Illuminati to plunder or even purge them. Some who are overly sensitive are already thinking of ways to flee to the south, and some have even put it into action.

Under the current circumstances, it is not the case that Cormanthor can eliminate all influence simply by unilaterally announcing that it will not make an issue of it; in fact, it is very difficult for the Cormanthor side to make such a promise.

It is not that the upper echelons of Cormanthor want to use the excuse of investigating the Illuminati to strike at the lower echelons, but rather that in the process of investigating the Illuminati, it is inevitable that there will be actions that lead to misunderstandings. It is almost impossible to ensure that everything conforms to the rules, especially when the Illuminati itself does not need to follow any rules.

For example, although there are suspicious points, there is indeed no conclusive evidence. In this situation, must one wait until evidence is found before being able to control the members of a certain family?

Shouldn't the normal situation be to control them first and then look for evidence? But now, with Yierlan taking the lead, this originally normal behavior might be regarded as a precursor to plunder or purging.

This makes it very difficult for normal investigative actions to proceed, as they will encounter layer upon layer of obstacles.

Therefore, the Cormanthor side held an emergency meeting and decided that it was still necessary to solve the problem from the source, that is—to have Cormanthor temporarily stop its actions, or at most, stop the plundering and purging actions related to investigating the Darkness Society.

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If that were placed in the past, it would be an almost impossible scene. In the past, the Falangyangjiao side would support a certain topic proposed by Aosi, but would not directly voice their support; at most, they would silently acquiesce.

"Originally, even if Ambassador Youfunisi did not convene the Alliance General Assembly, I would have taken the initiative to convene it. For a period of time to come, Cormanthor may close its borders until the internal chaos is completely purged. I ask for everyone's understanding and forgiveness."

But if a major power itself has problems, just like what the Cormanthor representative said just now—the Gaoshu Elder Council can no longer control the chaotic situation within Cormanthor—that, for a small country, might very well be a disaster.

This kind of system has instead made the Falangyangjiao Crown King a major feature of the Northland. Apart from Aosi, which has only had one Crown King since its founding, only the Falangyangjiao Crown King can designate a successor on their own; other countries require consultation among the upper-tier families, and it is not necessarily the case that the previous Crown King's offspring or designated person will succeed.

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At the same time, representatives of other countries also expressed their concern one after another, especially the representatives of those small countries. If it were just a purge within Cormanthor, the impact on those countries would actually be very limited, because after all, they are small countries; it is easy for a small boat to turn around, and even those who should have been purged were purged long ago. Internally, they are basically all in harmony, with few major conflicts of interest.

Moreover, as a country founded by ancient Falangyier Commoners, there are indeed situations within Falangyier where those in high positions make concessions because of the choices of the Commoners, and this happens very frequently.

But now, Saiputalisi, as the Plenipotentiary Representative of Falangyier in the Alliance, cannot possibly not understand this principle, yet he still did so, which shows that the view within Falangyier—even regarding the enemy Aosi—is extremely agreeable.

"Out of control?" Youfunisi's voice could not help but rise by more than an octave; clearly, he did not believe what Yierlantusi said was true.

Sharing the same concerns as Youfunisi is the Falangyier representative. Unlike other Elf countries where aristocratic politics are the main focus, Falangyangjiao is characterized by Commoner politics. Although the substantive power of the Commoners may not differ much from that in other countries, at the official level and under the law, the power of the Commoners is far superior to that of other countries.

Most crucially, whether the Executive Consultants at various levels can remain in office is related to their popularity among the people. This is a political rule that has formed over a long time, to the extent that even now, if someone wants to change it, their political rivals will use this set of rules to strike at them.

Regarding this, the Cormanthor representative, after a moment of silence, reluctantly gave an explanation: "It should be the Darkness Society playing a role in this."

If there really were any, wouldn't the victors worry about the losers seeking intervention from major powers? Therefore, there would not be such serious internal infighting as in a major power.

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"I support the Cormanthor representative's point of view, and I demand that the Cormanthor side suspend related actions and provide an explanation to the countries of the Alliance regarding their previous actions."

In fact, the ruling group of Aosi—the Executive Consultants—if one does not consider the few at the very top, the rest are almost all of Commoner origin, and each one of them has an almost Legendary experience.

Therefore, the representatives of the small countries inquired about the situation one after another so that their countries could make preparations as early as possible.

A major power's diplomatic note is different from a small country's indirect inquiries. Regardless of whether the Cormanthor representative is willing or not, he must give a clear answer. Of course, Tiao was not the first to propose that the Cormanthor side provide an explanation; the Falangyier representative was the first.

It might even lead to a change in the Chief Executive Consultant, which, if placed in other countries, would be similar to the Crown King and his supporters collectively stepping down.

The reason lies in the fact that the Falangyier public still holds great hostility toward Aosi. As a diplomat, if one makes the wrong choice on the issue of friend or foe, one might not wait until the end of the term before being demanded by angry citizens to be recalled to the country to apologize.

The Falangyier representative to the Alliance, Saiputalisi, is also of Commoner origin, but he comes from a poor family and is far from being a family with a long history. At this moment, he represents Falangyier in expressing clear support for the Aosi representative's point of view.

"Everyone, if I say that the current situation within Cormanthor is out of the control of the Gaoshu Elder Council, would you believe it?"

Xia Duo also attended this urgently convened Alliance General Assembly. Just when he thought that public anger was hard to defy and that the Cormanthor representative would definitely agree to this request, the Cormanthor representative Yierlantusi revealed a helpless bitter smile:

And they also demanded that the diplomat must facilitate this matter. Under such circumstances, if Saiputalisi's attitude were ambiguous, he would be the one to suffer.

After Saiputalisi, representatives of other countries also expressed their views one after another. Except for the slightly more tactful wording, they almost unanimously expressed support for the Aosi representative's point of view.

At Xia Duo's request, the Netheril representative Tiao also issued a diplomatic note to Yierlantusi, demanding that the other party explain the series of situations that have recently occurred within Cormanthor.

"Actually, the situation was not that serious at the very beginning. Neither the Crown King nor the Council ever thought of taking the opportunity to purge, but as more and more families became involved, the situation gradually spiraled out of control.

This has also made Falangyier the country that values the voices of the Commoners the most in the entire Northland and even the entire Main Plane. Now, affected by the major purge within Cormanthor, the grassroots of Falangyier are unstable, which will likewise make our upper echelons unstable.

"It is very regrettable that in this process, the Crown King and the Council had some wishful thinking, and only realized it when the situation was completely out of control. At present, Cormanthor has lost mutual trust from top to bottom, and the black hands of the Darkness Society are constantly running rampant."