The room suddenly grew cold.
The two looked at each other.
Suddenly, Yan Xing laughed, "What reason do I have to conquer Nuta City?"
Count Theodore instantly understood.
Land was not an urgent need for Yan Xing now; vast areas within Thunderous Swamp remained undeveloped.
What he needed was money.
The money to develop Thunderous Swamp and the Eternal Domain.
Nuta City was currently Yan Xing's window for making money, with the Eternal Commerce Guild and Eternal Grain Bank amassing wealth for him on a grand scale.
Once the war ended, the road between Wildwind Highlands and the heartland of the principality would be clear.
The Eternal Merchant Guild established by Yan Xing would deliver even more wealth into his hands.
However, if Thunderous Swamp were to seize Nuta City, it would be tantamount to declaring war on Silvermane Principality. Occupying a city whose wealth would quickly be exhausted and then waging war with Silvermane Principality was an utterly losing proposition.
