The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 378

In the state of Mexica, Governor Benito Diaz sat in his office, the weight of recent events still pounding in his head.

Hours ago, he'd watched the new king execute the Governor of Colombia.

The image wouldn't leave his mind.

Since the king's decree just a few hours ago, the government offices were swarming with officials, their voices clashing in heated debates over how to respond.

Papers piled high, phones rang without pause, and the tension was thick enough to choke on.

It was clear they were in for a long night-every light in the building would burn until dawn, because by tomorrow morning, the press would demand an answer.

"Sir Governor," a secretary stepped in, voice tight.

"The people are waiting for your decision. Will we keep producing weapons like we have for the last two hundred years... or stop and switch to farming?"

Benito's eyes hardened. "Call everyone here. I'll speak to them directly." Moments later, about ten of his most trusted officials filed into the room.

Benito rose from his chair, cigar unlit in hand.

"The Diaz family has been making weapons for generations," he said, voice low but firm.

"That doesn't end with me not now, not ever."

He knew the profits were too great to abandon.

He wasn't about to throw them away just because a young king thought he could command him.

But open defiance would mean sharing the Colombian governor's fate-public execution.

“But, sir... the king's order?" the secretary pressed.

Benito's tone sharpened.

"We'll still make weapons. We'll sell them outside the country, and to the gangs within. Colombia's stopped production, and soon all the other states will follow."

"We'll have the market to ourselves."

He leaned forward, a thin smile curling on his lips. "While others are too afraid, we'll be the ones to strike. If you want the tiger, you go into the tiger's den."

A senior advisor frowned. "And the king's inspection?"

"We'll make farming equipment too-just enough to keep up appearances."

The secretary hesitated. "Sir, are you sure this is wise?"

Benito lit his cigar, the flame reflecting in his eyes.

The king's turning this country

great nation. We'll wake them from

do?" the

the state and national news with propaganda. We'll say

by day, we'll shift public opinion

looked around the room. "Do

Sir," they answered in

could be the number one state-and maybe, just maybe, take the king's place." He laughed, a dark, satisfied

between us.

"Yes, Governor."

the window, staring at the night sky.

kitchen and found Josephine

Alex pulled out a chair.

to see this." She turned the screen

anchor's voice filled the

Diaz, was arrested last night after ordering continued weapon production in

planned to spread false information about the king to incite rebellion. He

The broadcast continued coldly:

from the country. All property and assets will be seized by

his ministers have appointed Alfred Kingston to gover Mexica for the next five years, before returning control to its own people. This measure

frowned at the

Jo?" Alex asked,

fet

know much about politics... but don't you think the

executed, now the

family and

lot," she said, stabbing her fork into

thousand years, our civil wars and state wars have

lowest death toll in all that bloody history was still a hundred

He sighed.

some governors don't. Without war, they can't

the blood flowing so their weapon factories keep running.

Josephine's eyes widened. "Really?"

think the wars never stop? You think people just... can't get

Three states keep fanning the flames because they're the biggest arms dealers. Two of them are Colombia

it coming before he even gave his

it, so he put eyes and ears so close on them he

Josephine froze. "You mean...?"

Then cleaned them out before they

the people, and spark

might be the most efficient civil