Chapter 905: Volume 28: The Long Spear Plows the Courtyard, - 22: The Poisonous Hand
Maha Gummi fell silent for a while, as if searching carefully for something useful in his brain. The unique community system of the beastmen made it quite difficult for mortals to infiltrate and understand their core secrets. They could only judge the relationships among the beastmen through various daily actions and signs. The conclusion he had just reached from his own words had taken considerable time and effort. Now, Lord Komer made it clear that he wanted to find a breakthrough among the beastmen, and the contradictions between the beastman tribes were the most important.
"Lord Komer, although the Wolf Clan and the Tiger Clan don’t get along very well, with the support of the Fox Clan, and the remarkably astute Fox tribe queen, Christina, who is said to be the wisest among the beastmen, it’s difficult to exacerbate the relationship between the Tiger and Wolf Clans. Even Shami Taegor, the Tiger Clan King, has great respect for Christina’s opinions. Hence, it’s difficult to find opportunities there," Maha Gummi said after careful consideration, dousing Komer’s idea with a dose of reality.
"No, I’m not asking for a conflict between the Wolf and Tiger Clans. What I hope for is to disrupt the unified actions among the beastmen internally. If the action of each tribe must be decided through their Leader Conference, then our prospects are slim. What I mean is, if tribes from the Tiger or Wolf Clans, which have a certain degree of autonomy, could be tempted by external factors to act independently, we might then be able to break the current deadlock. That would be of considerable operational value to us."
Komer shook his head, knowing that Maha Gummi still hadn’t fully grasped his idea. He didn’t harbor any illusions about internal strife among the beastmen – that would be unrealistic. He simply hoped that one of the beastman tribes would violate the principle they had previously established, namely, the principle of temporarily not intervening in the affairs of other regions of Nicosia. If they could do this and thus cause turmoil within Nicosia, his goal would be achieved.
Maha Gummi looked up with a puzzled gaze.
"Maha Gummi, what I mean is, within the Six Great Royal Tribes of the beastmen, the Tiger Clan undoubtedly takes the initiative, as can be seen from the Tiger Clan Leader holding the position of the Beastman Alliance Chief. But it seems that the Wolf Clan also possesses considerable power. In Jazair, isn’t there any dissatisfaction within the Wolf Clan with the policies established by the Tiger Clan, or is there any discord between the Wolf and Tiger Clans over interests? For instance, do the Tiger Clan and its close allies gain more benefits than the Wolf Clan? Is there such a phenomenon?" Komer asked.
Maha Gummi’s eyes lit up, "Lord Komer, I understand you now. You mean to divide and dissolve the unified front of the Beastman Alliance, letting them act individually?"