Lightning Is the Only Way

"I guess with loss percentage, you mean the fact that a beast that eats another one at the same level isn't worth as much as two beasts if a third one kills and eats that one, right?" Gravis asked with a smirk.

Morn had already realized that Gravis wasn't stupid. When Gravis had invaded the Spire and killed their Lord, he had talked a lot with Morn. After discussing for a while, Morn had realized that Gravis had quite some intricate plans and a lot of knowledge regarding psychology and similar things.

Morn had been the imperial teacher for their Lord for a long time. Back then, the ancestors of the Sand Tribe hadn't died yet. However, back then, the Sand Tribe wasn't called the Sand Tribe but the Sand Kingdom. This meant that they had had a Nascent Beast as their leader. Because of that, Morn knew many things.

"Yes, that is what I mean," Morn said, "there are a lot of beasts with peculiar abilities that make them effective against a specific kind of beast. Those beasts might be able to beat another beast but have a weaker overall Battle-Strength."

"Allowing every beast to fight every beast without the opponent needing to consent to the battle could create a lot of meaningless death," Morn explained.

"I agree with the Elder," Silva said from the side. "Additionally, this will only increase the divide between the two camps."

Gravis listened to them as they spoke. Sometimes, other people or beasts had some insights into things that Gravis didn't know. If the leader didn't listen to their advisors, the spot of an advisor would be meaningless. Yet, this time, Gravis was sure of his plan.

"So, there are two problems," Gravis said. "One problem is the loss percentage while the other problem is the divide between the two camps, correct?"

Morn and Silva nodded.

"Shira, what do you think about this?" Gravis asked.

Shira was a bit surprised that Gravis was asking for her opinion. Was this a test of loyalty? Was this a test of her intelligence? A lot of scenarios went through her head at once.

that's the problem," Gravis said, making Shira narrow her eyes. "You are so used to your own way of thinking that you

at Gravis with shifty eyes, but she decided to state her opinion. "The increase of the loss percentage would be a small problem," she said. "Of course, the outstanding

quality of the troops by sacrificing a large amount of quantity. Yet, this brings some issues to light. For example, one camp could become ruthlessly suppressed by the other one, creating a vast divide. On top of that, when new Lords

nodded. "Okay, that sounds reasonable." Then, Gravis looked at the eating Orthar. "Orthar, what do you think?" he asked with a

eating. "I see no

issues with the plan, but Orthar simply accepted it without any discussion. Was he not seeing

from him, and therefore, also knew the hidden effects of the plan. The others just weren't experienced enough with tempering and had perspectives limited by the political

Beast can kill tens of Spirit Beasts. The addition of one more Unity Beast is worth more than all other lower members of the Tribe," Orthar explained without having to

of having 200 Spirit Beasts when the enemy has one or two more Lords than us? We are not aiming to stay alive but to rise to power. We are not preparing for our current enemies, but for our

words for a while, they realized that their current neighbors were no danger to them. They had all witnessed Gravis' power, and there was no level one Lord that could stop him. The Spirit Beasts made no difference,

said, "the one about the enmity between camps,

matter?" Silva asked incredulously. Wasn't this a problem? Didn't

matter," Orthar answered. "The strong will prevail, and if one camp gets completely annihilated, it just proves that the other one is more powerful. We accept beasts from both camps, but we don't need to protect

that both sides remain at the same power. In that case, they will notice that the other camp isn't that easy to kill. After all, they

from clashing, they would both continue thinking that the other camp is weak and unworthy of staying in the River Tribe. With this, both camps will remain at full power, but they won't be able to fight together when an external force attacks us. As long as they acknowledge the strength of the other camp, they

a new Lord could threaten Gravis," Orthar said and then huffed, "that won't matter even a little bit. You don't know him as well as I do. Right now, no level one Lord in this entire world can even threaten him. On top of that, he has enough meat to reach the power of an actual Lord soon.

long as a member of our Tribe doesn't reach the power of a level three Lord soon, they will only

astounded by Orthar's analysis. They all had a lot of knowledge, so they understood everything that Orthar had said. Yet, they hadn't noticed these effects. How could

his hands a bit. "Great explanation," Gravis said. "This is the same thing I would have said. So, are you still against the plan? You can say if you're still against it. After all, you're

seems I still have a lot to learn," Morn said to the others. "I have prided myself in my vast knowledge. Yet, I wasn't able to make these seemingly obvious connections. I

Morn said as he looked at Orthar, "I would like to exchange knowledge, principles, and ideas with you, Oracle. Your